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Asha & Chandrakant Navarkar Scholarship


Asha & Chandrakant Navarkar Scholarship

Asha & Chandrakant Navarkar Scholarship has been instituted in the year 2022 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.

Mr Abhishek Navarkar is a B.Tech alumnus of 2015 batch with a major in Mechanical Engineering. During his time at IITGN, he received the Charpak scholarship from the French Embassy for pursuing an internship at the University of Bordeaux, France. After graduating from IITGN, he worked as a Scientist at the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). He further pursued a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, USA, and is currently working as a Data Scientist at Amazon, Seattle, USA. ‘Asha & Chandrakant Scholarship’ is instituted by him in honour of his parents, Asha Navarkar and Chandrakant Navarkar. The scholarship of Rs. 1 Lakh per year would support the undergraduate students for their financial needs, for funding internships (international or domestic), or special projects and opportunities, etc.

Meet the Recipients

Current Recipients (AY 2023-2024)

Nilansh Sharma | BTech Chemical Engineering

Past Recipients

2022-2023
Patel Kush Kirankumar | BTech Mechanical Engineering

Instituted By

Mr Abhishek Navarkar

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