For students considering NIFT Kolkata, the main published tuition-support route is SARTHAK, NIFT’s financial assistance scheme. It applies across NIFT to eligible regular undergraduate and postgraduate students. The policy defines percentages against tuition fees, sets income and academic conditions, and leaves each grant to campus-level review. No 2027–28 application schedule is published in the sources checked for this page.
SARTHAK benefits: a tuition schedule, not a full-cost waiver
NIFT’s SARTHAK policy lists four undergraduate household-income bands and three postgraduate bands. The benefit is a percentage of tuition, not of hostel, mess, travel, equipment or the total cost of attendance. Use the applicable course fee circular to estimate tuition separately, and do not treat a listed percentage as a rupee award or guaranteed net bill.
The policy describes SARTHAK as financial assistance, not an entitlement. Students admitted under the NRI or NRI-sponsored category are excluded. A campus committee decides individual applications from the submitted information and documents; the Campus Director may adjust or realign percentages. A budget should therefore model the scheduled percentage as a possible tuition reduction, not money already awarded.
Eligibility and continuation
Applicants must be regular NIFT undergraduate or postgraduate students and fall within the income band for their course level. The policy says eligible first-year students can apply regardless of entrance rank or marks. Continuing undergraduate students in years two to four and postgraduate students in year two generally need an average SGPA of at least 6.00 across the last two consecutive semesters, with no carry-forward. The policy allows approved medical or extenuating-circumstance cases to be considered by the competent authority.
Applicants must clear previous dues. The policy also excludes students declared failed in an earlier semester, subject to a possible relaxation for mitigating circumstances, and bars assistance for the remainder of the course after a major or minor disciplinary violation. For an award to continue, the student must meet the policy’s academic and conduct conditions each year; an initial application does not guarantee a later subsidy.
The policy addresses overlapping education support directly: students receiving other financial assistance or reimbursement towards education from another source are not eligible under SARTHAK, and it says an SARTHAK award may have to be returned if another aid is received later. It separately directs reserved-category students to apply through the National or State Scholarship Portal and give the campus proof of application. These clauses do not establish that two awards can be stacked. Ask NIFT Kolkata’s campus office how the policy applies before accepting another education subsidy.
Application, documents and the last published window
Applications are made through NIFT’s Campus Management System (CMS) when the campus notice opens. The policy says students whose parental or total family income, as declared at admission, is up to ₹8 lakh a year can access the form. If income changes while a student is enrolled, the policy describes approaching the campus committee with supporting documents so the CMS profile can be corrected before applying. The student should complete every mandatory form field and upload the documents before final submission; original documents are checked physically during verification.
The policy’s checklist includes a prescribed Income and Asset Certificate from an authorised public official, income-tax returns for the previous three years, residence proof, PAN copies for the student and parent or guardian, school-leaving certificates for Classes X and XII, a tuition receipt if already paid, a parent undertaking and stamped bank statements for the previous 12 months. Keep the originals available for campus verification. NIFT says incomplete submissions or missing originals can prevent consideration.
NIFT’s first-year notice for academic year 2026–27 set an online application window from 1 September 2026 to 30 September 2026. That window has passed. Scrutiny, appeals, document verification and final selection follow the application stage. The notice does not announce 2027–28 dates, so applicants for the next intake should check NIFT’s official notices and Kolkata campus/CMS communications again; do not reuse the 2026 dates as a forecast.
Other NIFT-listed support
NIFT’s Financial Aid page also lists UDAAN for eligible students selected for approved international exchange or study-abroad programmes, and a Student Laptop Assistance Scheme for eligible regular UG and PG students. The page describes government support through the National Scholarship Portal and PM Vidyalaxmi; the latter is an education-loan route, not a scholarship award. These programmes have separate rules and documents, and the public page does not give a Kolkata-specific award amount or a 2027–28 deadline for them. Check the applicable scheme policy and campus notice before budgeting or assuming eligibility.