GITAM HBS Hyderabad: Admission 2025, Courses, Fees, Cutoff, Placements, Ranking

GITAM Hyderabad Business School, Hyderabad provides an opportunity to its students to apply for and to avail various scholarships. The Scholarships are being offered by GITAM HBS Hyderabad, AICTE and UGC to the students. The Scholarships which are being offered at GITAM Hyderabad Business School, Hyderabad can be availed by both the UG and the PG students. The Scholarships at GITAM School of Business, Hyderabad are being awarded on the Merit-Cum-Means basis to the deserving students. Every Scholarship which is being awarded to the students at GITAM HBS Hyderabad has different Eligibility Criteria and the students who meet the eligibility criteria can apply for the scholarship. 

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Structured support for students with demonstrated merit and financial need

 This policy applies to undergraduate and postgraduate programs offered at GITAM Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru campuses for the academic year 2025–26. It excludes programs under the Kautilya School of Public Policy (KSPP), MBBS, Dental, CDL, and PhD.

 1. Merit Scholarships

Merit scholarships are awarded based on entrance exam performance.
 Scholarship slabs: 100%, 75%, 60%, 40%, 25%, 15% of tuition fees.

Accepted entrance exams include: GAT, GBAT, JEE Main, EAPCET, CUET, SAT, CAT, MAT, NMAT, CMAT.

Applicants offered 60% or higher must attend a personal interview. Evaluation criteria include academic consistency, communication, program fit, and extracurriculars.

Post-interview adjustment:

• Score ≥ 8.0 → upgraded by one slab
• Score 6.0–7.9 → original slab retained
• Score < 6.0 → slab reduced by one level (not below 40%)
   

Renewal requirements:

• CGPA ≥ 8.0 → scholarship continues
• CGPA 7.5–7.99 → slab downgraded by one level
• CGPA < 7.5 → scholarship discontinued
   

Scholarships are not available to students with backlogs, failures, or CGPA improvements via betterment.

2. Need-Based Scholarships

Need-based scholarships offer additional tuition fee support to students already receiving a merit scholarship between 15% and 75%.

Eligibility thresholds:

• Tier A (program fee ≥ ₹2 lakh/year): family income < ₹12 lakh/year
• Tier B (program fee < ₹2 lakh/year): family income < ₹8 lakh/year

Documents required: Both parents’/guardians’ Form-16 or ITR
Submission deadline: 31 August 2025

Eligible slab upgrades:

• 75% → 100%
• 60% → 75%
• 40% → 60%
• 25% → 40%
• 15% → 25%
   

Need-based benefits are reviewed annually. Continuation depends on income proof and CGPA eligibility.

3. Hostel Scholarships

Merit scholarship recipients are also eligible for hostel fee scholarships, which cover both non-AC accommodation and food.

Scholarship breakdown by tuition slab:

• 100% tuition → 100% hostel
• 75% tuition → 75% hostel
• 60%, 40%, 25%, 15% tuition → 20% hostel
   

Renewal conditions:

• CGPA ≥ 8.0 → original hostel slab continues
• CGPA 7.5–7.99 →
   
  • 100%/75% → revised to 20% hostel scholarship
  • 60%/40%/25%/15% → revised to 10%
     
• CGPA < 7.5 → hostel scholarship discontinued

Hostel scholarship applies only to standard non-AC rooms and food. Premium services are not included.

4. Employee Children Scholarships

Children of full-time GITAM employees with at least one year of continuous permanent service are eligible.

• Maximum scholarship: 60% (if not already receiving 75% or 100% merit)
• Total combined scholarship across categories is capped at 75%
• Renewal: CGPA ≥ 7.5
   

5. Loyalty Scholarships

A flat 10% tuition scholarship is awarded for any one of the following:

• Alumni returning for higher education
• Children of alumni
• Real or step-siblings of current GITAM students
• Spouse of a GITAM employee
• Children of retired employees
   

Only one category applies per student.
Not applicable for students with 75% or 100% merit scholarships.
Renewal: CGPA ≥ 7.5

6. Sports Scholarships

For student-athletes with recognized achievements in zonal, state, national, or international events within the last 3 years.

Scholarship slabs:

• Tuition fee: 15%, 25%, 40%, 60%, 75%, 100%
• Hostel fee: 50% or 100%
   

Selection process:

• Application with proof of achievement
• Sports trial (fitness, skills, game performance)
• Personal interview
• Academic record review
   

Renewal requirements:

• CGPA ≥ 6.0
• Active participation in university-level sports
• No disciplinary action

Scholarship slabs may be adjusted annually based on performance. Check here for further details on GITAM sports scholarships.

7. Combined Scholarship Cap

The maximum total scholarship a student can receive across all categories is 75%, except:

• Full 100% merit scholarships
• Full 100% sports scholarships
   

Priority order for calculating combined scholarships:

• Merit and Need-Based
• Employee
• Loyalty
• Sports
   

Combinations are fixed at the time of admission and cannot be changed later.

8. Programme Transfers within Liberal Education

Students transferring between BBA, B.Com, and B.Sc. (Liberal Education) retain their scholarship if:

• CGPA ≥ 8.0 → slab retained
• CGPA < 8.0 → slab downgraded by one level
   

Note: Students must pay the revised tuition applicable to the new programme.