Scholarships at TCE Madurai 2026

Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai offers a structured Merit Scholarship that waives 25-100% of tuition for top JEE Main / TNEA scorers — TNEA top 200 state ranks get 100% tuition waiver; ranks 201-1000 get 75%; ranks 1001-3000 get 50%; ranks 3001-7000 get 25%. JEE Main top 5,000 AIR get 50% tuition waiver. The Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar Scholarship (named after the founder) supports 30 students annually with 50-100% tuition waiver based on financial need (family income under INR 4 lakh) plus academic merit (12th >85%). Tamil Nadu State Government Post-Matric Scholarship is available for SC/ST/OBC/MBC/DNC students through the e-Pass portal — covering INR 25,000-1.5 lakh annually. The Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Welfare scheme supports SC/ST students with monthly stipends of INR 1,500. Female BTech students with family income under INR 8 lakh receive AICTE Pragati Scholarship (INR 50,000/year). Sports excellence scholarship covers INR 25,000-50,000/year. Industry-sponsored scholarships include Tata Trust Excellence Award, Microsoft Aspire Award and the IBM-Skillbuild Scholarship.

Scholarships & Financial Aid — TCE Madurai