Scholarships

Pearl Academy South Campus scholarships

Pearl Academy publishes several Academic Year 2026 scholarship policies for undergraduate applicants, with awards tied to NIFT rank, Class 12 marks, defence-family status or CUET percentile. The listed waivers reduce first-year semester-component fees; the policies do not promise a recurring award for later years. These are Creative Arts Education Society (CAES) policies under the Pearl Academy name, but the public pages do not clearly state whether every scheme is available for each Delhi-South programme or how many awards remain. Treat the 2026 rules as the latest published reference, confirm the target programme and campus in writing, and budget using the fee stated in the offer letter. Pearl scholarships · fee structure

What the published 2026 policies offer

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Route listed by Pearl	Eligibility trigger in the 2026 policy	First-year waiver shown
NIFT rank	NIFT rank 1–1000, qualifying CAES entrance where applicable, Indian resident	50% (rank 1–100); 30% (101–500); 20% (501–1000)
Board merit	Class 12 aggregate 90.01% or above, qualifying CAES entrance and document checks	50% (95% or above); 25% (90.01–94.99%)
Defence background	Parent’s active recognised defence service, supporting proof, and qualifying CAES entrance where applicable	10%; maximum 10 awards under the stated policy
CUET-based	Eligible undergraduate applicant with a verified CUET percentile and admission requirements met	100% (≥95.01); 75% (90.01–95.00); 50% (85.01–90.00); 25% (75.01–85.00)

All four sets of terms are explicitly for Academic Year 2026. Their percentage bands apply to semester-component fees, not necessarily every amount due at admission. Pearl’s dedicated policies say the grant is for the first academic year only and is not renewable for later years. The NIFT, Board and Defence policies describe adjustment against the second-semester fee; the CUET policy does the same. None of these percentages should be multiplied by the full course cost without first checking which charges the offer identifies as eligible components. NIFT policy · Board policy · Defence policy · CUET policy

NIFT, Board and Defence routes

The NIFT Rank Based Scholarship is for first-year Bachelor’s applicants in AY 2026 who meet the published Class 12, CAES entrance and residency conditions and hold a verifiable NIFT entrance rank from 1 to 1000. Pearl assigns 50% to ranks 1–100, 30% to 101–500 and 20% to 501–1000. Places are limited; award follows campus registration and document verification. The policy says the scholarship cannot be transferred to a different course, campus or academic year. Candidates need to submit the scorecard and meet the stated conditions; an NIFT rank alone is not presented as sufficient. NIFT policy

The Board Merit Scholarship is also for undergraduate entrants in AY 2026. The eligibility section requires Class 12 completion by July 2026, a recognised CBSE, ICSE or State Board examination, at least 90.01% aggregate, Indian residency, application to a Bachelor’s programme and successful CAES entrance where applicable. Its table assigns 50% at 95% or above and 25% from 90.01% through 94.99%. The page contains a material internal inconsistency: one clause says the award is based solely on Class 12 marks and not another assessment, while the benefits clause says it is based on performance in the CAES entrance examination. Applicants in this band should obtain written confirmation of the operative assessment rule before relying on the award. Board policy

The Defence Background Scholarship is limited to ten awards in its stated 2026 policy. Applicants must be undergraduates, meet Class 12 and residency requirements, provide verifiable proof that a parent is actively serving in a recognised Indian defence force and qualify in the CAES entrance examination when applicable. The waiver is 10% of the first-year semester component fees, applied after registration and verification; the policy says awards are first-come, first-verified and subject to seat availability. The published conditions do not describe an automatic award for every eligible defence-family applicant. Defence policy

CUET route and award rules

Pearl’s CUET-based policy lists undergraduate scholarships for AY 2026 at four percentile bands: 100% for 95.01 and above, 75% for 90.01–95.00, 50% for 85.01–90.00, and 25% for 75.01–85.00. The policy states that the scorecard must be verified and the applicant must satisfy Pearl’s admission requirements. The waiver covers first-year semester fees, is adjusted against the second semester, is not renewable, and cannot be transferred to cash. A student qualifying for more than one award receives only the highest value under this policy; the wider scholarship terms also say a student may use only one scholarship or fee-waiver scheme in an academic year. Check the exact percentile as shown on the verified scorecard and ask how a tie at a band boundary is treated before accepting an offer. CUET policy

Pearl’s separate fee-structure page says Academic Year 2026 applicants are automatically eligible for a scholarship based on performance in the Comprehensive Aptitude Interview, with the result stated in the offer letter. The dedicated scholarship page instead gives named criteria and banded amounts for specific undergraduate schemes. The public pages reviewed do not explain how this general statement fits with those criteria or whether it describes an additional award. It also does not publish a standard rupee award amount. Read the scholarship section of the individual offer letter and ask Pearl to identify the exact scheme, assessed measure, award percentage and fee components to which it applies. Do not assume an automatic waiver without a written offer. fee structure · scholarship policies

Campus scope, deadlines and financing

The scholarship terms name CAES and Pearl Academy rather than listing a Delhi-South campus allocation table. Some policies explicitly prohibit transferring an award to another campus, course or academic year, so a student should confirm the selected award is attached to the New Friends Colony campus and intended programme. The 2026 page also says the NIFT, Board and Defence schemes began with the January 2026 admission or examination cycle; seats are limited in the NIFT and Defence policies, and the Board policy says availability ends when its allocated seats are filled. These conditions make timing relevant, but they do not establish a current deadline or remaining seat count. scholarship policies · Delhi-South campus

Pearl’s fee page separately describes a six-month no-cost EMI plan through GrayQuest for Professional Certificate Courses. That is a financing option for those certificates, not a scholarship or tuition waiver, and the page does not extend it to degree programmes. Ask the financing provider for the repayment schedule and applicable eligibility terms. For any 2027–28 admission, confirm whether updated scholarships have been announced; the published thresholds here are tied to AY 2026 and should not be carried forward automatically. Use the official Admissions portal or Pearl’s helpline to get current terms, and retain the written campus-specific offer before planning family finances. fee structure · Delhi-South campus