ONGC Scholarship Scheme
for meritorious students of SC/ST, OBC & EWS Category

Aiming to bring about changes in the Indian society, ONGC Foundation has been striving in the fields of Education, Health, Livelihood and many more. It has provided scholarships to meritorious SC/ST, OBC & General (EWS) students pursuing courses of
Engineering
MBBS
MBA
Geology & Geophysics
under the scheme – ‘Scholarship to meritorious students’ to ensure that the talented students belonging to the economically backward classes get the equal opportunity to perform their best in their respective educational domains and shine bright in the future. 50% of the scholarships are reserved for female candidates to promote women empowerment through their education. This would also help to promote education amongst the underprivileged and weaker sections of society who are otherwise unable to support their own education. This would encourage the meritorious students of SC/ST category to pursue higher education without having to worry about the finances.
As a result, a large number of students will be able to fulfill their dreams and be successful in their careers which will also inspire others who come from similar backgrounds to pursue higher education and achieve success. Under this scheme, the scholarships have been provided to meritorious students in different years as follows-
The scholarship is being provided to
457
2016-17
694
2018-19
855
2019-20
844
2020-21
ONGC Merit Scholarship for OBC Students of batch 2019-20
The ONGC scholarship scheme for the meritorious students belonging to the OBC category is an exclusive scholarship opportunity for students belonging to the marginalized sections of the society who are studying in the first year of Engineering, MBBS, MBA or pursuing Master’s in Geophysics/Geology. The aim of this scholarship is to provide financial support to the meritorious students belonging to the economically weaker sections of the society. The selected 500 students will receive a scholarship of INR 48,000 each on an annual basis to enable them to complete their education.
ONGC Merit Scholarship of 2019-20 for General Category students belonging to the Economically Weaker sections
The ONGC scholarship scheme for meritorious students belonging to the economically backward general category is an exclusive scholarship opportunity for the students belonging to marginalized sections of the society who are studying in the first year of Engineering, MBBS, MBA or pursuing Master’s in Geophysics/Geology programme. The aim of this scholarship is to provide financial support to the meritorious students belonging to the economically backward general category. The selected 500 students will receive a scholarship of INR 48,000 each on an annual basis to enable them to complete their higher education.