What marks do you need for a scholarship?
Find the exact bar for every programme below. It costs nothing to ask.
For most Vedicology Foundation scholarships, you need 85% or above in your most recent qualifying exam. If you are a full orphan — that is, both your parents have passed away — the bar is lower, at 75%. If you grew up in a children’s home with no family at all, the bar is gentler still — 60% — and your whole education is funded; that is the Care Leaver Scholarship, explained below. Competitive-exam coaching has its own marks, ranging from 85% to 90% depending on the exam. Some kinds of support, like vocational training and emergency help, have no marks requirement at all. The full table is below.
And if your marks are a little below these numbers, please read to the end of this page before you decide you don’t qualify — because you may still be able to apply.
We support adolescent girls and women aged 18 and above. We do not fund minors.
We know that a number on a marksheet never tells the whole story of a student’s life. But marks help us be fair and consistent with the families who come to us, so we keep them clear and public. Find your situation in the table below. Wherever you see two numbers, the lower one is for full orphans and the higher one is for every other circumstance we support.
The complete marks table
One table, every programme. Where two different numbers appear, the lower one is for full orphans (both parents deceased) and the higher one is for every other circumstance. The Care Leaver Scholarship row is the same 60% in both columns — the note below the table explains why.
| Programme | Full Orphan | All Other Categories | What the marks are measured on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Care Leaver Scholarship — Undergraduate & Postgraduate | 60%+ | 60%+ | Class 12 marks — for girls leaving a children’s home (see the note below the table) |
| Merit Scholarship — Undergraduate | 75%+ | 85%+ | Class 12 overall aggregate |
| Merit Scholarship — Postgraduate | 75%+ | 80%+ | Average across all graduation semesters |
| Education Continuity Grant — Undergraduate | 60%+ | 60%+ | Class 12 marks |
| Education Continuity Grant — Postgraduate | 60%+ | 60%+ | Graduation average |
| NEET Coaching | 90%+ | 90%+ | Physics, Chemistry, Biology (PCB) specifically |
| JEE Coaching | 90%+ | 90%+ | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (PCM) specifically |
| CA Coaching | 90%+ | 90%+ | Overall Class 12 — Commerce stream |
| CMA Coaching | 90%+ | 90%+ | Overall Class 12 — any stream |
| UPSC Coaching | 85%+ | 85%+ | Graduation aggregate, any discipline |
| CAT Coaching | 85%+ | 85%+ | Graduation aggregate, any discipline |
| Vocational Training | No bar | No bar | No academic requirement |
| Emergency Assistance | No bar | No bar | Crisis-based |
| Exam Fee Support | No bar | No bar | Need-based |
| Study Material & Device Support | No bar | No bar | Need-based |
About the Care Leaver Scholarship row
This one works differently from the rest of the table, so here it is in plain words. It is for a girl who grew up in a registered children’s home and is leaving with no family to return to. The entry mark is 60% in Class 12 — the same for both undergraduate and postgraduate study — and it does not change whether you are a full orphan or not, because what defines this support is your circumstance, not which parent you lost. For a girl on this scholarship, the Foundation funds 100% of her education — full college tuition, full hostel and accommodation, and full examination fees. If a degree is not your path, a vocational course is fully funded instead, with no marks requirement at all. Everything about it lives on one page.
Keeping your scholarship after you are selected
The marks on this page are the marks you need to qualify. Once you are selected, the marks needed to continue each semester are different — and we have built in a first-semester grace period and a recovery semester so that one difficult term does not cost you your support.
The continuation rules apply to degree-based scholarships (undergraduate and postgraduate study). They work a little differently for professional courses like CA and CMA, which progress by attempts and levels rather than by semester percentages.
You will find the full renewal and continuation terms on the programme pages:
- Merit Scholarship — renewal marks, grace period, recovery semester, and how professional courses are handled.
- Education Continuity Grant — renewal terms for the grant.
Why orphan girls have a lower bar
If both your parents have passed away, you have carried more than most students your age ever will. We recognise that by setting the marks bar lower for full orphans — 75% for the Merit Scholarship, where other students need 85%. It is a small acknowledgement that you have done your studying without the support most children take for granted.
This 75% bar is for a full orphan who still has family around her — grandparents, an aunt or uncle, relatives who form a home. If you instead grew up in a children’s home with no family at all, you are not on the Merit Scholarship; your support is the Care Leaver Scholarship, with a gentler 60% bar and your whole education funded. The row at the top of the table is yours.
Read more on the Orphan Girls page.
A note for students from strict-marking universities
If your university or board is known for strict marking, and your marks are slightly below the threshold, please apply anyway and explain your situation. Our Scholarship Committee reviews each case with understanding, not just numbers. We would always rather you reach out and ask than rule yourself out.
Frequently asked questions
What if my marks are just below the threshold?+
Do orphan girls really have a lower marks requirement?+
I grew up in a children’s home. What marks do I need?+
I want to do NEET / JEE coaching. Is the 90% on all my subjects?+
I am in the Arts stream. Can I get CA coaching support?+
My marks are below everything on this table. Is there anything for me?+
Does it cost anything to apply or to ask?+
Slightly below the bar? Not sure where you fit? It costs nothing to ask. Talk to us and we will tell you honestly what you can apply for.