The Bright Minds Scholarship by Sunstone is a merit-based, transparent initiative that does not require another exam. This scholarship program helps students claim 100% scholarships up to ₹6 lakh at top colleges powered by Sunstone. B.Tech. aspirants can claim the scholarship based on their JEE Mains score and MBA aspirants can claim the scholarship amount based on their CAT/XAT percentile.
About Sunstone
Sunstone empowers college students with a recruiter-driven curriculum, real-world projects and internships, allowing them to practise what they have learned. It equips students to meet industry demands and stand out in their careers by blending the best of learning and industry practices.
Founded in 2019, Sunstone is one of India’s leading higher education service providers that works with top colleges and leading recruiters across India. Sunstone enhances your employability with an industry-aligned curriculum, designed and delivered by industry experts, that emphasises hands-on learning. Sunstone offers its career-oriented pedagogy for MBA/PGDM, MCA, BBA, BCA & B.Tech. in 35+ leading colleges across 15+ Indian cities with a pan-India placement panel of 1,200+ recruiters.
- Open to students enrolling in their first year of B.Tech. or MBA programs in the 2024-25 academic session at institutions powered by Sunstone.
- Students can take admission to 35+ top colleges powered by Sunstone to receive the scholarship.
- Students who wish to enrol in the B.Tech. program must achieve a percentile over 60 in their JEE (Mains) exam.
- Students enrolling in MBA programs must have obtained a score of more than 60% in the CAT/XAT examination.
Note: To go through the list of institutions, please click here.
Students stand a chance to receive up to 100% scholarship worth up to ₹6 lakh on their tuition fee. The scholarship amount varies from ₹75,000 to ₹6 lakh, depending on students’ performance in CAT/XAT or JEE.
For B.Tech. Aspirants
| JEE Mains Percentile | Scholarship Amount |
| 97-100 | ₹6,00,000 |
| 94-97 | ₹4,00,000 |
| 90-94 | ₹2,50,000 |
| 85-90 | ₹1,50,000 |
| 80-85 | ₹1,00,000 |
| 60-80 | ₹75,000 |
For MBA Aspirants
| CAT/XAT Percentile | Scholarship Amount |
| 95-100 | ₹4,00,000 |
| 90-95 | ₹3,00,000 |
| 85-90 | ₹2,00,000 |
| 80-85 | ₹1,50,000 |
| 70-80 | ₹1,00,000 |
| 60-70 | ₹75,000 |
Note: The scholarship offers financial support for students’ academic pursuits by covering tuition fees. Additional expenses such as books, materials, and living expenses are not included.
- Government-issued address proof (e.g., Aadhaar card)
- Copy of Class 12/graduation marksheet
- Copy of JEE Mains/CAT/XAT scorecard
- Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
- Login to Buddy4Study with your registered ID and land on the ‘Application Form Page’.
- Register at Buddy4Study with your email/mobile/Gmail account if not registered.
- You will now be redirected to the ‘Bright Minds Scholarship 2024-25’ application form page.
- Click on the ‘Start Application’ button to begin the application process.
- Fill in the required details in the online application form.
- Upload relevant documents.
- Accept the ‘Terms and Conditions’ and click on ‘Preview’.
- If all the details filled in by the applicant are correctly showing on the preview screen, click the ‘Submit’ button to complete the application process.
