O.P. Jindal Engineering and Management Scholarship

The O.P. Jindal Engineering and Management Scholarship, called OPJEMS, is a merit-based award from the O.P. Jindal Group. The Group instituted the scholarship in 2007. Every year, 100 students from approximately 45 premier engineering and management institutions are awarded. Engineering students receive Rs. 80,000 and management students receive Rs. 1,50,000.

The 2026 cycle is over. Registration and business proposal submission closed on 15th September 2026. The Stage I results for engineering and management programmes have been published. The official site calls this the 2026 cycle and does not name a 2026-27 session. The official pages I read do not show dates for a next cycle.

What you get

The official award page gives a yearly scholarship amount for each category, as follows.

Accepting the scholarship does not require signing any bond. A student who already holds another scholarship can still apply, if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Who can apply

The official eligibility page sets these criteria as the basis for nominations to the scholarship test.

• Engineering: the first three toppers from each year of the Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering streams.
• Management: the first ten toppers from each year of management study.
• First-year students are ranked on the entrance exam rank that the college uses at admission.
• Second, third and fourth year engineering students are selected on the academic performance of the previous year. Management students in their second year are selected the same way.
• Financial need is not considered in any decision. The award is based purely on merit.

The official eligibility page lists the participating institutes. They include IITs such as Bombay, Delhi and Kharagpur, NITs such as Trichy and Surathkal, BITS Pilani, IIMs such as Ahmedabad and Bangalore, FMS Delhi, XLRI Jamshedpur and MDI Gurgaon. Check the full list on the page before you apply.

The official pages I read do not publish an age limit, a domicile or nationality rule, or a family income limit.

How to apply

The official site has a Register Now link and a Log In link for candidates. The pages I read do not give registration fields or step-by-step instructions. The steps below follow the stages the official site describes.

1. Confirm that your institute and branch are on the participating list, and that your rank or topper position fits the criteria.
2. Use the Register Now link on the official site to create your candidate registration.
3. Submit your business proposal by the registration deadline.
4. Take the online test on the dates the site gives.
5. If you are shortlisted, attend the virtual interview.

The official eligibility page says nominations follow the criteria, but the pages I read do not explain how colleges send nominations. Ask your college how it handles them.

Documents you need

The official pages I read do not publish a list of documents for the 2026 cycle. For queries, the official site gives opjems2026.helpdesk@jindalsaw.com as the contact address.

How students are selected

Selection runs in stages, and each stage narrows the list.

1. Business proposal: You present an innovative and sustainable solution to a problem India faces. Reviewers judge how thorough, innovative and feasible the proposal is.
2. Online test: The test has a behavioural part on leadership competencies and a general awareness part on the O.P. Jindal Group.
3. Interview: Shortlisting uses the cumulative score from the first two phases. Shortlisted candidates are interviewed virtually by a panel of experts from various industries.
4. Final results: The official site has declared the list of 100 final scholars, with separate engineering and management lists.

Renewal

The official pages I read do not say whether a scholar can get the award again in later years. They describe the amount as yearly, and they say no bond is needed.

Important dates

These are the 2026 cycle dates from the official site.