The KC Mahindra Education Trust (KCMET), which has been working for 71 years to make a difference in the lives of thousands of students by offering them a variety of scholarships, invites applications for its annual Mahindra All India Talent Scholarship (MAITS) 2024 to encourage and support students from low-income families who wish to pursue a job-oriented diploma course from recognized Government Polytechnic Institutes in India. A scholarship award of Rs 10,000 per annum is given to 550 students annually for a maximum period of 3 years.To be eligible, the candidate should have passed SSC/ HSC or equivalent examinations in the 10th/ 12th standard with more than 60% marks. The candidate should have secured admission to a government or any other recognized Polytechnic Institute for a diploma course. This scholarship will only be given to candidates enrolling for the first year of their course.
For further details on the Mahindra All India Talent Scholarship (MAITS) please visit: www.kcmet.org . The application form and list of documents required for the application is available on the portal – https://maitsscholarship.kcmet.org/. Candidates should register themselves with their valid email ID to login on the portal.
For students in Telangana, the deadline to submit the application is 21st August 2024. Shortlisted applicants will be informed of the interview date and venue well in advance.
The KC Mahindra Education Trust has been awarding this scholarship since 1995. Till date, 12,390 students have been awarded this scholarship across India. A special preference is given to girls, children from lower income group families, differently abled children, and children of armed forces personnel or other Central Armed Police Forces, while awarding the scholarship.
MAITS recipients have gone on to win over adversities and chart a new course in their lives. Today MAITS awardees are in established positions in diverse fields like Computer Engineering, Civil Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, etc.
About KC Mahindra Education Trust (KCMET)
The KC Mahindra Education Trust (KCMET) was founded by the late KC Mahindra in the year 1953. With its vision to transform the lives of people in India through education, by providing financial assistance and recognition to them, across age groups and income strata, KCMET has undertaken many education initiatives. Since inception, these initiatives have made a difference in the lives of over 13,76,327 deserving and needy students through the provision of more than USD136.30 million in the form of scholarships, livelihood training programmes, educational support, and financial aid.
