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Shri Shanti Saroop Agarwal Scholarship


Shri Shanti Saroop Agarwal Scholarship

Shri Shanti Saroop Agarwal Scholarship has been instituted in the year 2020 and is open to all B.Tech students. The scholarship amount is Rs. 1 lakh per student per year and is awarded to one B.Tech student every year in order to support internships (international or domestic), special projects and opportunities, financial needs, etc. B.Tech students with a minimum CPI of 6.5 are eligible.

Ankit Agarwal is a B.Tech alumnus of 2017 batch with a major in Mechanical Engineering. He is the co-founder of Agmaco Industries. He was the founding President of the Shastrarth Socratic Society, a student organization at IIT Gandhinagar that focuses on important issues and events. He was the recipient of the Director's Silver medal in Mechanical Engineering, B.Tech. He was also the coordinator of Career Development Services at IITGN from 2015-16. ‘Shri Shanti Saroop Agarwal Scholarship’ is set up by him in the honor of his late grandfather, Shri Shanti Saroop Agarwal. The scholarship of Rs. 1 Lakh per year would support the undergraduate students for their financial needs, funding internships (international or domestic), or special projects and opportunities, etc. This scholarship is to further this effort of providing quality education and opportunities to students, with the hope that the students who avail of this scholarship prosper and help continue this chain of philanthropy.

Meet the Recipients

Current Recipients (AY 2022-2023)

Divya Chinchole | B.Tech Materials Science and Engineering

Past Recipients

2021-2022
Bhatt Pratyush Hemant | B.Tech Chemical Engineering

Instituted By

Ankit Agarwal

Amount of Scholarship per Year

Rs. 1 lakh

Number of Scholarships

01 per year

Eligibility

B.Tech students with a minimum CPI of 6.5 are eligible