FORE Delhi Scholarships: Amount, Eligibility & Details

FORE School of Management, New Delhi (FORE) lists six scholarship and award routes on its Scholarships page. They are the Merit Scholarship and the FORE Elite Scholarship (FORElite 95+). They also include the Means Scholarship and the Saksham Scholarship. The other two are a 10% tuition waiver for J&K, Ladakh and North-East students. The last is the Dean's List with the FSM Fellowship. A student takes one route. The one allowed pair is Merit with the J&K, Ladakh and North-East waiver. FORE says it gave scholarships of more than ₹3 crore in AY 2024-25.

Merit Scholarship. It goes to the top performers of each programme, ranked on first-year CGPA. It waives the full tuition fee of the first year. A student must have no D or F grade in any course and no proven case of indiscipline. FORE offers 12 awards: PGDM 6, PGDM(IB) 1, PGDM(FM) 3 and PGDM(BDA) 2.

FORE Elite Scholarship (FORElite 95+). It is for candidates with a CAT percentile of 95 or above. Only the top 25 candidates get it. It gives a 100% tuition fee waiver, adjusted term by term. It does not cover hostel, mess or other charges. FORE selects on academic performance, CAT score, personal interview and overall profile. A student must keep a CGPA of 7.0 and 80% attendance to continue. The student also pays a refundable security deposit of ₹4,64,800 as the first instalment. FORE may forfeit this deposit if the student withdraws.

Means Scholarship. It is a 100% tuition fee waiver. The family income, including the student's own, must be below ₹12 lakh a year. The student needs a CGPA of at least 7.00 and no D or F grade. FORE offers 24 awards in the first year and 24 in the second year. Each year the split is PGDM 12, PGDM(IB) 2, PGDM(FM) 6 and PGDM(BDA) 4.

Saksham Scholarship. It is a 100% tuition fee waiver for SC, ST and OBC (non-creamy) students. They must fall short of the Means Scholarship CGPA bar. The student needs a CGPA of at least 4.5, and D and F grades are allowed. The family income, including the student's own, must be below ₹8 lakh a year. Company-sponsored and NRI category students cannot apply. FORE's Scholarship Committee decides the number of awards. It depends on funds.

Scholarship for J&K, Ladakh and North-Eastern States. It is a 10% tuition fee waiver for students domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir or Ladakh. It also covers the eight North-Eastern states: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. Every student who qualifies gets it.

Dean's List and FSM Fellowship. The Dean's List gives a merit certificate to the top two students of each section, ranked on CGPA. The FSM Fellowship is open to students in the top 10% of each PGDM programme by first-year CGPA. It gives a fully sponsored International Immersion Programme Plus, subject to seats and the Scholarship Committee.

Can a FORE student receive more than one scholarship at once? Generally no. A student takes one route. The routes are Merit, Means, Saksham, FORElite 95+ or the waiver alone. Merit with the waiver is the one allowed pair.

Does the Means Scholarship at FORE guarantee an award to every eligible applicant? No, FORE offers 24 awards a year. The Saksham Scholarship also depends on funds and the Scholarship Committee's decision.