Details about Higher Education Scholarship Test for Indian Students HEST 2025
Higher Education Scholarship Test for Indian Students HEST 2025 is offered for Bachelors, Masters, MBA, Diploma degree in the field of All courses except Medicine/ MBBS are eligible. You can apply to this scholarship here. The deadline for the sending your application is 30 Jan, 2025. This scholarship is provided by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, India and the value of this scholarship is Partial Funding, Funding upto 3 lac per student . This scholarship is open for: Open to Indian nationals.
- Degree: Bachelors, Masters, MBA, Diploma
- Provided by: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, India
- Deadline: 30 Jan, 2025
- Scholarship value: Partial Funding, Funding upto 3 lac per student
Higher Education Scholarship Test (HEST) is the largest scholarship test in India wherein students from top colleges in India compete for winning scholarships for their abroad education. This national-level test is powered by WeMakeScholars, an initiative funded and supported by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India under the Digital India Campaign.
HEST 2023, conducted last year, received a tremendous response with over 10,000 applications. Hence, the commitee has launched HEST 2024, this year, which will be funding upto 2 Crore, with each scholarship amounting upto 3 lacs. The exact value of each scholarship depends on the quality and quantity of scholarship applications received in that particular season.
HEST Eligibility Criteria:
- The applicant should be an Indian national with a valid Indian passport.
- Applicants should have a minimum score of 55% in 10th and 12th.
- Applicant NEED NOT produce the foreign university admission confirmation at the moment. It can be submitted later while receiving the scholarship cash award.
- Those who will be self-funding their total expenses are NOT eligible for this scholarship program as we believe they are financially stable to fund their studies. Our motto is to support the needy and financially weak students.
HEST Benefits:
This national-level scholarship test organized by WeMakeScholars, an initiative supported by the Ministry of IT has the following benefits:
- An opportunity to participate in India’s Largest Inter College Scholarship Test.
- Winners will receive a Scholarship cash reward of up to 3 lakh Rupees per student.
- Participating students will also be given access to all the full fee waiver scholarships offered by various government bodies, Trusts, and foundations.
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Mitali
Harril Tom
Scholarship Expert
Hi Mitali,
We regret to inform you the deadline for the scholarship has passed. Mitali, it is always advisable to apply for scholarships at least a week before its headline due to the huge volume of traffic received on our website. However, do not be disheartened. I would encourage you to apply for the following scholarships:
Do go through the above scholarships and you will find a scholarship that fits your requirements. Hope this helps. All the Best!
Benda Rishika
Harril Tom
Scholarship Expert
Hey Rishika,
Our Financial Officer Rama Devi tried to last contact you on 9th January but couldn't connect with you. Please get in touch with her about your query; she will assist you through the process. I hope you found this helpful. Please reach out if you have any other doubts.
Athota Sam Sujjan
Snigdha Paravasthu
Scholarship Expert
Hey Sam Sujjan,
Unfortunately, the Higher Education Scholarship Test for Indian Students HEST 2025 is not applicable to students pursuing their PhD. But do not worry as we have many PhD Scholarships in Biotechnology, Biomedical and other related for International students that you can take a look at. If you have any other regarding funding your education, you can reach out to your assigned financial officer Crispin Mijo. I hope you found this helpful. All the best.