AICTE Pragati Scholarship Eligibility Checker
Check AICTE Pragati eligibility for girl students in AICTE-approved degree/diploma programmes — income ≤ ₹8 lakh, admission year, and two-girls-per-family cap.
A maximum of two girl children per family can receive Pragati.
Fresh Pragati covers 1st-year degree/diploma or 2nd-year lateral entry in the scheme year.
Family income must not exceed ₹8 lakh.
Answer each question to see a live eligibility result with criterion checks and next steps.
How Pragati eligibility works
Published criteria, not guesses
AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scheme guidelines (Degree/Diploma): girl candidates admitted to 1st year or 2nd year lateral entry in AICTE-approved institutions; max two girls per family; family income ≤ ₹8 lakh; applications via NSP; guidelines on aicte-india.org.
Pragati is AICTE’s dedicated scheme for girl students in technical education — selection for the degree quota is merit-based on qualifying exam marks within each state’s scholarship allotment.
About AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scheme (Degree & Diploma)
₹50,000 per annum (lump sum toward tuition, books, equipment, etc.) for eligible girl students in AICTE-approved technical degree/diploma programmes.
Income ceiling: ₹8 lakh — Family income from all sources during the current financial year; max two girl children per family..
What this checker does
You answer the same gates listed in the guideline PDF. The result shows which bars you cleared or missed, then gives concrete next steps on the official apply portal.
Final awards, quotas, and deadlines are decided by the implementing ministry — never by this page.
Frequently asked questions
Who can apply for AICTE Pragati?
Girl students in 1st year of an AICTE-approved degree/diploma or 2nd year via lateral entry, with family income ≤ ₹8 lakh and max two girls per family.
Is Pragati only for engineering?
It covers AICTE-approved technical degree/diploma programmes as defined in the scheme guidelines — confirm your course is AICTE-approved.
Where are the official guidelines?
On the AICTE website under student development schemes, with applications on scholarships.gov.in when the window is open.
Does meeting eligibility guarantee the scholarship?
No. Where scholarships are quota-limited by state/UT, selection is merit-based on qualifying examination percentage.
What is the award amount?
Typically ₹50,000 per annum as a lump sum for eligible years — confirm the current guideline PDF.
For developers & AI agents
The AICTE Pragati Scholarship Eligibility Checker is also available as a free, unauthenticated JSON API — no API key, no sign-up, CORS enabled for all origins. Send a GET request with the parameters below and receive the computed result as JSON, including the source of the format or formula used. Invalid input returns HTTP 400 with a JSON { "error": "..." } body.
GET https://knwdle.com/api/tools/aicte-pragati-scholarship-eligibility-checker| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
girlStudent | Yes | Are you a girl student? (true|false) |
maxTwoGirlsFamily | Yes | Within two-girls-per-family cap? (true|false) |
aicteApproved | Yes | Admitted to an AICTE-approved institution? (true|false) |
firstYearTech | Yes | 1st year admission or 2nd year lateral entry? (true|false) |
otherScholarship | Yes | Already on another overlapping govt scholarship? (true|false) |
annualIncomeLakh | Yes | Annual family income (₹ lakh) (number) |
Request:
GET https://knwdle.com/api/tools/aicte-pragati-scholarship-eligibility-checker?girlStudent=true&maxTwoGirlsFamily=true&aicteApproved=true&firstYearTech=true&otherScholarship=true&annualIncomeLakh=2.5
Response:
{
"tool": "aicte-pragati-scholarship-eligibility-checker",
"scheme": "Pragati",
"query": {
"girlStudent": "true",
"maxTwoGirlsFamily": "true",
"aicteApproved": "true",
"firstYearTech": "true",
"otherScholarship": "true",
"annualIncomeLakh": "2.5"
},
"status": "borderline",
"summary": "One or more criteria need a closer look for Pragati: No other overlapping govt scholarship.",
"nextStep": "If two girls in your family already hold Pragati, you may be over the family cap — confirm with AICTE FAQ. Another overlapping govt scholarship may block Pragati even if other criteria pass.",
"checks": [
{
"key": "girlStudent",
"label": "Girl student",
"ok": true,
"detail": "Girl student."
},
{
"key": "maxTwoGirlsFamily",
"label": "Within two-girls-per-family cap",
"ok": true,
"detail": "Within family cap."
},
{
"key": "aicteApproved",
"label": "AICTE-approved institute",
"ok": true,
"detail": "AICTE-approved."
},
{
"key": "firstYearTech",
"label": "1st year / lateral 2nd year",
"ok": true,
"detail": "Eligible admission year."
},
{
"key": "otherScholarship",
"label": "No other overlapping govt scholarship",
"ok": false,
"detail": "Another scholarship may block Pragati."
},
{
"key": "annualIncomeLakh",
"label": "Income ≤ ₹8 lakh",
"ok": true,
"detail": "₹2.5 lakh is within ₹8 lakh."
}
],
"benefitSummary": "₹50,000 per annum (lump sum toward tuition, books, equipment, etc.) for eligible girl students in AICTE-approved technical degree/diploma programmes.",
"source": "AICTE Pragati Scholarship Scheme guidelines (Degree/Diploma): girl candidates admitted to 1st year or 2nd year lateral entry in AICTE-approved institutions; max two girls per family; family income ≤ ₹8 lakh; applications via NSP; guidelines on aicte-india.org.",
"applyPortalUrl": "https://scholarships.gov.in"
}