Does the Institute offer scholarships?

Yes, the Institute offers various scholarships to its students.

How much percentage is required for a scholarship?

Students are required to score a minimum of 60% in the entrance test.

Can I get a free seat in GITAM?

Yes, candidates who secure good marks in the entrance exam are eligible for a full scholarship.

Who is eligible for a merit scholarship?

Students who perform well in the entrance exam qualify for the merit scholarships.

Do I need to maintain marks to continue the scholarship?

Yes, students must regularly meet the CGPA requirement every year to keep their scholarship.

Gandhi Institute of Technology Visakhapatnam Scholarship Overview

GITAM offers scholarships to support students with tuition and hostel fees. Scholarships are awarded based on merit, financial need, sports achievements, employee benefits and loyalty categories. Merit scholarships range from 15% to 100% based on entrance exam scores and interviews. Need-based scholarships provide additional support depending on family income. Sports scholarships reward talented athletes. Hostel fee concessions are also available for merit students. Scholarships are offered across all disciplines and students must maintain the required CGPA each year to continue receiving the benefit.

Gandhi Institute of Technology Visakhapatnam Scholarship Type

Gandhi Institute of Technology Visakhapatnam offers different scholarships to help students reduce their tuition and hostel fees. These scholarships are given based on merit, financial need, sports performance, family connection with the university or if the student is a child of an employee. Students must meet the required eligibility criteria and maintain the necessary CGPA every year to continue receiving the scholarship. The total scholarship amount is limited and the final decision is made at the time of admission.

GITAM Visakhapatnam Merit scholarships

Merit scholarships are given based on students' entrance exam marks. If students score good marks they can get a tuition fee discount from 15% to 100%. Students who receive 60% or more must attend an interview. After the interview, the scholarship may increase, remain the same or decrease. To keep the scholarship each year, students need to maintain the required CGPA.

Key Points:

Scholarship levels: 100%, 75%, 60%, 40%, 25%, 15% tuition fee waiver
Accepted exams: GAT, GBAT, JEE Main, EAPCET, CUET, SAT, CAT, MAT, NMAT, CMAT
Interview needed: For 60% and above awards

After the Interview:

Score 8.0 or above → Scholarship increased by one level
Score 6.0–7.9 → Scholarship stays the same
Score below 6.0 → Scholarship reduced by one level (not below 40%)

To Continue the Scholarship:

CGPA 8.0 or above → Continues
CGPA 7.5–7.99 → Reduced by one level
CGPA below 7.5 → Stopped

Note: Students who have failed in subjects, backlogs or taken betterment exams are not eligible for scholarships.

Need Based Scholarships

Need based scholarships provide extra tuition fee support to students who are already receiving a merit scholarship between 15% and 75%. This support is given based on the family’s annual income. Eligible students can receive a higher scholarship slab if they meet the income criteria and submit the required documents on time. The scholarship is reviewed every year and will continue only if income proof and CGPA requirements are satisfied.

Key Points:

Its for those students who secured 15% to 75% merit scholarship
Based on family annual income

Income Eligibility:

Tier A (Program fee INR 2 lakh or more per year) → Family income less than INR 12 lakh per year
Tier B (Program fee below INR 2 lakh per year) → Family income less than INR 8 lakh per year

Documents Required:

Form-16 or ITR of both parents/guardians

Scholarship Upgrade:

75% → 100%
60% → 75%
40% → 60%
25% → 40%
15% → 25%

Renewal:

Reviewed every year
Must submit income proof
Must meet required CGPA criteria

GITAM Visakhapatnam Hostel Scholarships

Students who receive a merit scholarship are also eligible for a hostel fee discount. This support helps reduce the cost of staying in the university hostel. The scholarship applies only to a standard non-AC room and regular mess food. The percentage of hostel fee waiver depends on the tuition fee scholarship a student has. To continue receiving this benefit each year, students must maintain the required CGPA.

Key Points:

It's given only for merit scholarship students
Covers non-AC room and food only
Does not cover premium rooms or extra services

Hostel Scholarship Based on Tuition Slab:

100% tuition → 100% hostel fee
75% tuition → 75% hostel fee
60%, 40%, 25%, 15% tuition → 20% hostel fee

Renewal Rules:

CGPA 8.0 or above → Same hostel scholarship continues
CGPA 7.5–7.99:
- 100% or 75% tuition holders → Reduced to 20% hostel scholarship
- 60%, 40%, 25%, 15% tuition holders → Reduced to 10% hostel scholarship
CGPA below 7.5 → Hostel scholarship stopped

Employee Children Scholarships

This scholarship is for children of full-time GITAM employees. The employee must have completed at least one year of continuous permanent service. Eligible students can receive up to 60% tuition fee scholarship, if they are not already getting 75% or 100% merit scholarship. The total scholarship a student receives from all categories cannot be more than 75%. To continue the scholarship every year, the student must maintain a CGPA of 7.5 or above.

Loyalty Scholarships

The Loyalty Scholarship gives a 10% tuition fee discount to eligible students. It is available for alumni who come back for higher studies, children of alumni, siblings of current GITAM students, spouses of GITAM employees and children of retired employees. A student is able to apply for only one category. Students who already receive 75% or 100% merit scholarships cannot get this scholarship. To continue it every year, the student must maintain a CGPA of 7.5 or above.

GITAM Sports Scholarships

Sports scholarships are given to students who have achieved success in zonal, state, national or international sports events within the last three years. The scholarship amount depends on the student’s level of achievement and performance during the selection process. Both tuition and hostel fee support are available. The scholarship is reviewed annually and can modify according to the performance of sports and academic improvement.

Key Points:

Scholarship Amount:

Tuition fee waiver: 15%, 25%, 40%, 60%, 75% or 100%
Hostel fee waiver: 50% or 100%

Selection Criteria:

Submit application with proof of sports achievement
Attend sports trial (fitness, skills and performance test)
Attend personal interview
Academic record review

Renewal Requirements:

CGPA 6.0 or above
Must actively participate in university-level sports
No disciplinary issues
Scholarship amount may change each year based on performance

GITAM Combined Scholarship Cap

Students can receive scholarships from different categories, but the total cannot be more than 75% of the fees. Only full 100% Merit or full 100% Sports scholarships can cover all the fees. If students qualify for more than one scholarship, they are added in a fixed order such as Merit and Need-Based first, then Employee, then Loyalty and finally Sports. The final amount is decided at admission and cannot be changed later.

Program Transfers within Liberal Education

If a student changes their program within Liberal Education such as moving between BBA, B.Com and B.Sc, they can keep their scholarship based on their CGPA. In case they have a CGPA of 8.0 and above, they will proceed with the same scholarship slab. In case they are below 8.0 in CGPA, their scholarship will be lowered by a level. Students are required to pay new tuition fees after transferring to a new program.

Gandhi Institute of Technology Visakhapatnam Discipline Wise Scholarship

The institute offers discipline-wise scholarships for students in Architecture, Management, Humanities, Engineering, Law, Pharmacy and Science programs. These scholarships are given on the basis of the needed entrance exam scores. The required scores and eligibility criteria vary by program and level of study (UG, PG or Diploma).

GITAM Scholarship for Architecture Discipline

GITAM offers scholarships for Architecture students in both UG and PG programs. The scholarship is given based on the student's entrance exam scores. For UG, scores from GAT, NATA, JEE Paper 2 and NID DAT are considered. For PG, GAT, GATE and PGETA scores are accepted. If students score high marks they can get a higher percentage of fee waiver. The scholarship ranges from 15% to 100%. Check the table below to see the score required for each level.

Scholarship for UG Architecture

Scholarship %	GAT Score	NATA Score	JEE Paper 2 (Main) Percentile	NID DAT Score
100%	141–200	170–200	97–100	97–100
75%	131–140	150–169	94–96.99	94–96
60%	121–130	140–149	92–93.99	92–93
40%	111–120	130–139	90–91.99	90–91
25%	101–110	70–129	85.5–89.99	85–89

Scholarship for PG Architecture

Scholarship %	GAT Score	GATE Score	PGETA Score
100%	141–200	900–1000	86–100
75%	121–140	800–899	76–85
60%	111–120	700–799	66–75
40%	101–110	600–699	61–65
25%	91–100	500–599	56–60
15%	81–90	400–499	50–55

Scholarship for Management Discipline

GITAM provides scholarships for students who choose Management programs at UG and PG levels. These scholarships are provided based on entrance exam performance. For UG courses such as BBA, BBA (Business Analytics) and BBA (Financial Markets), scores from GAT, UGAT, SAT and CUET (UG) are needed. For PG programs, students can apply using scores from GAT, CAT, XAT, GMAT, MAT, NMAT or CMAT.

The percentage of scholarship will be decided based on the student's score which can range from 15% to 100%. Students with higher scores can receive higher fee waivers. The table below shows the required scores for each scholarship level.

UG – BBA, BBA (Business Analytics), BBA (Financial Markets)

Scholarship %	GAT Score	UGAT Score	SAT Score	CUET (UG) Domain Marks
100%	85–100	99–100	1501–1600	180–200
75%	80–84.99	98–98.99	1451–1500	170–179
60%	75–79.99	96–97.99	1401–1450	160–169
40%	70–74.99	94–95.99	1351–1400	150–159
25%	65–69.99	90–93.99	1301–1350	130–149
15%	60–64.99	85–89.99	1201–1300	110–129

PG Management Scholarship

Scholarship	GAT (Avg Score)	CAT/XAT/GMAT (Percentile)	MAT (Percentile)	NMAT (Score)	CMAT (Percentile)
100%	85 – 100	95 – 100	95 – 100	270 – 999	95 – 100
75%	80 – 84.99	80 – 89.99	93 – 94.99	250 – 269	93 – 94.99
60%	75 – 79.99	75 – 79.99	90 – 92.99	234 – 249	90 – 92.99
40%	70 – 74.99	70 – 74.99	85 – 89.99	220 – 233	85 – 89.99
25%	65 – 69.99	65 – 69.99	80 – 84.99	200 – 219	80 – 84.99
15%	60 – 64.99	60 – 64.99	75 – 79.99	175 – 199	75 – 79.99

Scholarship for Humanities Discipline

GITAM gives scholarships for Humanities students in UG and PG courses. They are based on exam scores like GAT, CUET, SAT, GATE, and TISS NET. Students with higher scores get up to a 100% higher fee discount. The table below shows the details.

UG Humanities Scholarship

Scholarship	GAT (Aggregate Score)	CUET (UG) (Domain Marks)	SAT (Score)
100%	85 – 100	180 – 200	1501 – 1600
75%	80 – 84.99	170 – 179	1451 – 1500
60%	75 – 79.99	160 – 169	1401 – 1450
40%	70 – 74.99	150 – 159	1351 – 1400
25%	65 – 69.99	130 – 149	1301 – 1350
15%	60 – 64.99	110 – 129	1101 – 1300

PG Humanities Scholarship

Scholarship	GAT (Aggregate Score)	GATE (Score)	CUET (PG) (Marks)	TISS NET (Score)
100%	85 – 100	900 – 10000	285 – 350	80 – 100
75%	80 – 84.99	800 – 899	275 – 284	70 – 79
60%	75 – 79.99	700 – 799	250 – 274	65 – 69
40%	70 – 74.99	600 – 699	225 – 249	60 – 64
25%	65 – 69.99	500 – 599	200 – 224	55 – 59
15%	60 – 64.99	350 – 499	180 – 199	50 – 54

Scholarship for Engineering Discipline

Engineering students at GITAM can get scholarships for UG, PG and Diploma courses. This scholarship is given on the basis of the required entrance exams. Students need to secure required marks to get this scholarship. The table below shows the score or rank required for each scholarship level.

UG Engineering Scholarship

Scholarship	GAT (Score)	JEE Main (Percentile)	AP EAPCET (Rank)	SAT (Score)	NID DAT (Total Score)
100%	141 – 200	97 – 100	1 – 100	1501 – 1600	97 – 100
75%	131 – 140	94 – 96.99	101 – 250	1451 – 1500	94 – 96
60%	121 – 130	92 – 93.99	251 – 1000	1401 – 1450	92 – 93
40%	111 – 120	90 – 91.99	1001 – 2500	1351 – 1400	90 – 91
25%	101 – 110	88 – 89.99	2501 – 5000	1301 – 1350	87 – 89
15%	86 – 100	85 – 87.99	5001 – 25000	1201 – 1300	84 – 86

PG Engineering Scholarship

Scholarship	GAT (Score)	GATE (Score)	AP/TS PGECET (Rank)	CUET (PG (Score)
100%	141 – 200	900 – 1000	1 – 10	285 – 350
75%	131 – 140	800 – 899	11 – 25	275 – 284
60%	121 – 130	700 – 799	26 – 100	250 – 274
40%	111 – 120	600 – 699	101 – 200	225 – 249
25%	101 – 110	500 – 599	201 – 300	200 – 224
15%	86 – 100	400 – 499	301 – 500	180 – 199

Diploma Engineering Scholarship

Scholarship	GAT (Score)	AP/TS ECET & DCET (Branch Rank)	State Technical Board % (Except AP, TS & KA)
100%	141 – 200	1 – 100	95 – 100%
75%	131 – 140	101 – 500	91 – 94.99%
60%	121 – 130	501 – 1000	88 – 90.99%
40%	111 – 120	1001 – 1500	83 – 87.99%
25%	101 – 110	1501 – 3000	80 – 82.99%
15%	86 – 100	3001 – 5000	70 – 79.99%

Scholarship for Law Discipline

Scholarships are available at GITAM for UG and PG Law students. Students with the required entrance exam score can get the benefit of this scholarship. The mentioned table provides detailed information about the scholarship.

UG Law Scholarship

Scholarship	GAT (Aggregate Score)	AILET (Score)	CLAT / LSAT (Rank)
100%	85 – 100	110 – 150	1 – 1000
75%	80 – 84.99	90 – 109	1001 – 2000
60%	75 – 79.99	80 – 89	2001 – 3000
40%	70 – 74.99	70 – 79	3001 – 4000
25%	65 – 69.99	60 – 69	4001 – 5000
15%	60 – 64.99	50 – 59	5001 – 7000

PG Law Scholarship

Scholarship	GAT (Score)	AILET (Score)	CLAT / LSAT (Rank)
100%	141 – 200	95 – 100	1 – 500
75%	121 – 140	85 – 94.99	501 – 1000
60%	111 – 120	75 – 84.99	1001 – 1500
40%	101 – 110	65 – 74.99	1501 – 2000
25%	91 – 100	55 – 64.99	2001 – 3000
15%	81 – 90	45 – 54.99	3001 – 4000

Scholarship for Pharmacy Discipline

Students who wish to pursue pharmacy programs and require financial assistance from the institute must qualify for scholarships. These scholarships are given based on entrance exam scores. Applicants who meet the required score criteria are eligible to apply. For complete scholarship details, students can refer to the table below.

UG Pharmacy Scholarship

Scholarship	GAT (Score)	NEET (UG) (Rank)	AP EAPCET / TS EAPCET (Rank)
100%	141 – 200	1 – 100000	1 – 1500
75%	121 – 140	100001 – 200000	1501 – 5000
60%	111 – 120	200001 – 300000	5001 – 10000
40%	101 – 110	300001 – 400000	10001 – 15000
25%	91 – 100	400001 – 500000	15001 – 20000
15%	81 – 90	500001 – 800000	20001 – 30000

PG Pharmacy Scholarship

Scholarship	GAT (Score)	GPAT (Rank)	AP PGECET (Marks)	TS CPGET (Marks)
100%	141 – 200	1 – 500	110 – 120	95 – 100
75%	121 – 140	501 – 1000	100 – 109	85 – 94
60%	111 – 120	1001 – 2000	90 – 99	80 – 84
40%	101 – 110	2001 – 3000	80 – 89	75 – 79
25%	91 – 100	3001 – 4000	70 – 79	65 – 74
15%	81 – 90	4001 – 6000	55 – 69	50 – 64

Scholarship for Science Discipline

The institute also provides scholarships to science students. These scholarships are also provided based on entrance exam scores. Students with higher entrance exam scores receive higher scholarship amounts. To know the complete details about the scholarship, students are advised to go through the given table and avail the benefits of this scholarship.

UG Sciences Scholarship

Scholarship %	GAT Score	JEE (Main) Percentile	AP EAPCET Rank	CUET (UG) Marks	NEET Rank
100%	85–100	90–100	1–8000	180–200	1–2,00,000
75%	80–84.99	85–89.99	8001–10000	170–179	2,00,001–4,00,000
60%	75–79.99	80–84.99	10001–12000	160–169	4,00,001–5,00,000
40%	70–74.99	75–79.99	12001–15000	150–159	5,00,001–6,00,000
25%	65–69.99	70–74.99	15001–25000	130–149	6,00,001–8,00,000
15%	60–64.99	60–69.99	25001–40000	110–129	8,00,001–12,00,000

UG – B.Sc CS with Cognitive Systems / BCA

Scholarship %	GAT Score	CUET (UG) Marks	SAT Score	UGAT Score
100%	141–200	180–200	1501–1600	99–100
75%	121–140	170–179	1451–1500	98–98.99
60%	111–120	160–169	1401–1450	96–97.99
40%	101–110	150–159	1351–1400	94–95.99
25%	91–100	130–149	1301–1350	90–93.99
15%	81–90	110–129	1201–1300	85–89.99

PG Science Scholarship

Scholarship %	GAT Score	JAM Rank	CUET (PG) Marks	AP PGCET Marks	TS CPGET Marks
100%	141–200	1–200	285–350	110–120	95–100
75%	121–140	201–300	275–284	100–109	85–94
60%	111–120	301–500	250–274	90–99	80–84
40%	101–110	501–750	225–249	80–89	75–79
25%	91–100	751–1000	200–224	70–79	65–74
15%	81–90	1001–1500	180–199	55–69	50–64