Since its establishment by Jamsetji Nusserwanjee Tata, the Promoter of the Tata Group, in 1892, the 131 year – old J N Tata Endowment has awarded loan scholarships to more than 5700 Indian students, drawn from all over India. The Endowment supports only higher studies overseas – Master’s, Ph.D., Post – doctoral fellowships, across all education streams. Based only on Merit, it seeks to recognise and award, “the best and most gifted so as to make them of the greatest service to the country”.

Candidates should be Indian citizen, not older than 45 years as on June 30, 2025, and graduates of a recognised Indian university with at least 60% marks on average in their undergraduate or post-graduate studies. Candidates are not eligible to apply if their undergraduate degree is not from a recognised University in India.

• Candidates should be Indian citizen, not older than 45 years as on June 30, 2025, and graduates of a recognised Indian university with at least 60% marks on average in their undergraduate or post-graduate studies.
  
  
• Candidates are not eligible to apply if their undergraduate degree is not from a recognised University in India.
  
  
• Candidates who are admitted to the course, must be recognised as a Graduate Program (post – graduate in Indian terminology).
  
  
• Candidates who did not get selected in the previous year/earlier for the J N Tata Endowment loan scholarship and candidates who could not avail of the loan scholarship when they were selected, are eligible to apply afresh.
  
  
• Candidates who are already pursuing postgraduate studies abroad may apply either at the end of their first year of studies or at the commencement of the second year, provided there is a minimum of one full academic year (12 months) remaining to be completed at the time of the loan scholarship award, typically in July of any calendar year.
  
  
• Candidates in the final year of their degree courses and those awaiting results are eligible to apply. 
  
  
• Candidates may apply, even if they do not have the admission/offer letters from the universities to which they have applied for the academic year 2025-2026, at the time of filling out the application form. However, they must update their application status with the Endowment once they secure admission by sending an appropriate email to jnteapplication@tatatruts.org, quoting the reference number which appears on the top left side of the form.
  
  
• J N Tata scholars who have fully repaid their existing loan scholarship amount are eligible to apply.
  
  
• Candidates going overseas for seminars, conferences, training, workshops, paper presentation, undergraduate studies, and any post-graduate degree/diploma/certificates through Distance learning or online medium are not eligible to apply.
  
  
• Candidates planning to pursue postgraduate and undergraduate studies in India are not eligible to apply.
  
  
• Candidates who are planning to study for a diploma of at least 1 year duration, whose entry-level requirement is higher secondary level, are not eligible to apply.
  

Candidates are required to validate the application form before final submission, after which they will not be able to make any changes therein.

After the initial screening of applications, candidates whose applications will be processed further will be informed a week in advanced over email that they have been shortlisted to undergo the aptitude test. The remaining candidates will be notified that there application will not be processed any further.

This is not a subject-specific test and is designed to primarily assess the critical thinking and problem solving skills of a candidate, more details of which will be shared when the candidate is intimated of the shortlisting. The candidate will be guided with detailed instructions and a mock test will also be arranged for familiarization. The technical requirements such as internet connectivity and related aspects will also be clearly conveyed to the candidate. The results of the test will be announced within a week from the date of the test by email.

Of those who take the Aptitude test, some will be shortlisted for the technical interview and the remaining will be informed that their applications will not be processed any further.

Candidates will be required to submit preliminary details such as personal and academic information, work experience (if any), and statement of purpose. Scanned copies of the following documents will need to be uploaded:-

Candidate’s photo (500 * 500 pixels in jpeg format)

Aadhar card

Passport (first & last page)

Marksheet / Transcript/s for each academic qualification

The Statement of Purpose (SoP), carries considerable weight in the selection process and while there is no set template for the same, it is expected that the content be written by the applicant and be free of plagiarism and biographical details. The narrative should not exceed 800 words. The SOP should clearly convey the thinking behind your academic choice and the preferred / chosen University and how the same ties in with your academic qualifications, work experience if any and career goals/ plans; both short term as well as long term.

Working professionals need to upload 3 additional documents (if any):-

Work Experience certificate from the previous employer
Appointment letter from the existing employer and
Latest filed ITR / 3 months’ pay slips.

All documents should be uploaded in a grayscale pdf suitably named to identify the nature of the document being shared.