[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":120},["ShallowReactive",2],{"/guidance/scholarships/isc-icse-scholarships":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"category":105,"date":106,"description":107,"downloadUrl":108,"extension":109,"format":108,"meta":110,"navigation":111,"pages":108,"path":112,"pdfUrl":108,"seo":113,"size":108,"stem":114,"subject":108,"tags":115,"year":108,"__hash__":119},"content/guidance/scholarships/isc-icse-scholarships.md","Scholarships for ISC and ICSE Students (Class 10 and Class 12)","10 Years Question Paper Editorial Team",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":95},"minimark",[10,15,19,25,30,64,68,71,75],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"if-you-studied-icse-or-isc-heres-what-you-can-apply-for","If you studied ICSE or ISC, here's what you can apply for",[16,17,18],"p",{},"CISCE (the council that runs ICSE and ISC) does not run a single large merit scholarship fund the way some state boards do — most ICSE/ISC students access scholarship money through the same central and private schemes open to every board, plus a smaller set of school- or diocese-run awards specific to the ICSE/ISC network.",[16,20,21],{},[22,23,24],"em",{},"Last verified: 1 September 2026.",[26,27,29],"h3",{"id":28},"what-actually-applies-to-icseisc-students","What actually applies to ICSE/ISC students",[31,32,33,46,52,58],"ol",{},[34,35,36,45],"li",{},[37,38,39,40],"strong",{},"Every central and private scheme listed in our ",[41,42,44],"a",{"href":43},"/guidance/scholarships","main scholarships guide"," applies regardless of board — NMMS, CSSS, PM YASASVI, Reliance Foundation, Kotak Kanya, HDFC Parivartan, and Aditya Birla all evaluate by marks and income, not by board.",[34,47,48,51],{},[37,49,50],{},"School and diocese-run awards."," Many ICSE/ISC schools, particularly those run by Christian dioceses or trusts, offer fee waivers or merit scholarships funded by the school's own trust. These aren't publicly listed — ask your school's accounts or principal's office directly, and ask before the new academic year's fee cycle starts.",[34,53,54,57],{},[37,55,56],{},"Merit-based fee concessions at the school level."," Several private ICSE/ISC schools reduce fees for the top rank-holders in their own Class 10 batch entering Class 11 at the same school. This is a school policy, not a government scheme, so eligibility and amount vary entirely by institution.",[34,59,60,63],{},[37,61,62],{},"Rank-based scholarships for entrance exam qualifiers."," If you're an ISC student who also qualifies for JEE, NEET, or a state CET, several private universities (VIT, SRM, Manipal, Amity, among others) offer merit scholarships based on your entrance rank rather than your board score — worth checking even if you didn't top your board exam.",[26,65,67],{"id":66},"why-theres-no-single-icse-scholarship-portal","Why there's no single \"ICSE scholarship portal\"",[16,69,70],{},"CISCE is an examination board, not a state government — it does not administer welfare scholarships the way state education departments do. Any website claiming a dedicated \"ICSE scholarship 2026\" with an application fee is not an official CISCE program; CISCE's own scholarship-adjacent activity is limited to occasional merit certificates, not cash awards.",[26,72,74],{"id":73},"related-reading","Related reading",[76,77,78,83,89],"ul",{},[34,79,80],{},[41,81,82],{"href":43},"Full scholarship list for Class 10-12 and college students",[34,84,85],{},[41,86,88],{"href":87},"/guidance/scholarships/national-scholarship-portal-guide","National Scholarship Portal walkthrough",[34,90,91],{},[41,92,94],{"href":93},"/guidance/college-costs","What college actually costs in India",{"title":96,"searchDepth":97,"depth":97,"links":98},"",2,[99],{"id":13,"depth":97,"text":14,"children":100},[101,103,104],{"id":28,"depth":102,"text":29},3,{"id":66,"depth":102,"text":67},{"id":73,"depth":102,"text":74},"Scholarships","2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z","Board-specific merit scholarships and general scholarships that ICSE Class 10 and ISC Class 12 students commonly qualify for.",null,"md",{},true,"/guidance/scholarships/isc-icse-scholarships",{"title":5,"description":107},"guidance/scholarships/isc-icse-scholarships",[116,117,105,118],"ISC","ICSE","CISCE","5rrpw72OORLHfmfBv1nI_5-ww95tX0YPPv5IMqoZwWY",1789457239635]