Academic Eligibility

• Current FFE Inc. and FFE India Trust scholars and new, first time students applying for scholarships to begin studies in professional degree courses in academic year 2010-11 should have passed the higher secondary school, pre-university or intermediate college board examinations not earlier than in 2008.
• Only professional degree courses (BE, B Tech and MBBS) are eligible for scholarships.
• Current FFE Inc. and FFE India Trust scholars and new, first time applicants seeking admission to state level professional education institutions should have obtained an open/general merit rank at the state or national entrance tests as per the table given below.  
• Where no state level entrance test is conducted (as in the case of Tamil Nadu state), an open merit or general admission or counselling rank awarded by a recognized state authority will be taken into consideration.  Such ranks are generally determined on the basis of the qualifying marks obtained by the applicant in an examination specified by the respective state government.   
• Some relaxations in the academic excellence criteria may be provided to applicants who do not meet the rank criteria specified in the table below.  To be eligible for such relaxations, applicants should have done their higher secondary school/pre-university or intermediate college studies in local or state government schools or colleges and should have obtained admission to government owned engineering, technical and medical colleges.
• Applicants who have obtained admission to IITs, regional NITs, and central, state and municipal medical colleges on the basis of national level tests (JEE, AIPMT, etc.) will be considered as special cases on the basis of their respective merit ranks and financial need.

      Maximum eligible ranks for entrants to professional courses in AY 2010-11

Course Category and States	New, firstTime students	FFE (RL) Scholars and Students of Govt. Hr. Sec. School/ PUC/Inter Colleges
Engineering and technology courses
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.	7.500	10,000
Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Orissa, Punjab and West Bengal	5,000	7,500
All other states	2,500	5,000
All India Engineering Entrance Exam (all India rank)	100,000	125,000
Medical and health science courses
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu	1,000	1,500
Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal	750	1,000
All other states	500	750

      The above rank levels by states are based on the official intake or seats as authorized by the All India Council of Technical Education or the Medical Council of India.  The maximum eligible ranks are generally based at about 15% to 20% of the total authorized intake or seat capacity for the entire state.