Coaching scholarships for India's toughest exams
Our programmes
Eight pathways for every need
The Vedicology Foundation funds coaching for India's most competitive professional exams, so that money is never the reason a capable young woman cannot prepare for them. We cover six exams — NEET, JEE, CA, CMA, UPSC and CAT. For every exam we pay 50% to 75% of your coaching fees directly to a verified coaching institute — our Scholarship Committee decides the exact percentage — and we also cover your study materials and books for the course. You never handle the money we pay. It is open to the young women we support across Tamil Nadu and Kerala, and there is no cost to apply or to ask.
Choose your exam below to see what it leads to and the marks you need to begin.
Coaching for these exams is expensive, and that cost shuts out talented students every year — not because they could not do the work, but because their families could not pay the fees. We exist to remove that barrier. Whether you want to become a doctor, an engineer, a chartered accountant, a cost accountant, a civil servant or a management professional, there is a path here, and the next step is simply to find your exam.
The six exams we fund coaching for
Each exam has its own page with the full detail — what it leads to, the marks you need, and how to begin. Choose yours:
Coaching Scholarship
six exams, one path
NEET
To become a doctor — MBBS, BDS, BAMS and other medical programmes
Explore NEETJEE
To get into IIT, NIT and the top engineering colleges across India
Explore JEECA
Chartered Accountancy — Foundation, Intermediate and Final levels, India's top finance qualification
Explore CACMA
Cost and Management Accountancy — Foundation, Intermediate and Final levels
Explore CMAUPSC
Civil Services — to become an IAS, IPS or IFS officer
Explore UPSCCAT
Common Admission Test — to get into IIM and other top MBA programmes
Explore CATWhat the coaching scholarship covers
For whichever exam you are preparing for, the scholarship covers:
- 50% to 75% of your coaching fees, paid directly to the coaching institute — for every exam
- Study materials and books required for the course
For every exam, we pay 50% to 75% of your coaching fees. Our Scholarship Committee decides the exact percentage for each student. Our share goes straight to the institute, so the money never passes through your hands. Exam registration fees are not part of this scholarship — see Exam Fee Support below.
How it works
The process is the same for every exam.
Assessment
We assess your application and check your marks and documents.
Home visit
Our Programme Officer visits your home and talks with you and your guardian about your goals.
Quality check
We check the quality of the coaching institute before we choose it — qualified faculty, a record of results and a real learning environment — because we want you in a place that will actually get you ready.
Direct payment
Our Scholarship Committee decides your support, usually within 4 to 6 weeks of a complete application. We then pay the fees directly to the institution — you never handle the money.
Ongoing support
Our team reviews your progress with you at regular intervals during your coaching.
Who can apply
This coaching is for the young women the Foundation supports across Tamil Nadu and Kerala — including girls who have lost both parents, girls whose father has passed away or left the family, and girls whose father is alive but cannot support them. If even one of the situations on our eligibility list sounds like your life, you may qualify.
The Foundation funds girls and women aged 18 and above. We do not fund minors.
Each exam has its own marks bar to begin coaching — and they are higher than our general scholarship marks, because these are the hardest exams in the country and the coaching is intensive. Here is a quick orientation:
| Exam | Marks to begin | Measured on |
|---|---|---|
| NEET | 90%+ | Physics, Chemistry, Biology (PCB) specifically, Class 12 — Class 12 completed |
| JEE | 90%+ | Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (PCM) specifically, Class 12 — Class 12 completed |
| CA | 90%+ | Overall Class 12 — Commerce stream, Class 12 completed |
| CMA | 90%+ | Overall Class 12 — any stream, Class 12 completed |
| UPSC | 90% + 85% | 90%+ in Class 12 and 85%+ average across all graduation semesters, any discipline — graduation completed or in final year |
| CAT | 90% + 85% | 90%+ in Class 12 and 85%+ average across all graduation semesters, any discipline — graduation completed or in final year |
This is only a summary to help you find your footing. The full marks table for every Foundation programme — and what happens if your marks are slightly below the bar — lives on one page. See the full marks table.
If your marks are a little short of your exam's bar, please do not rule yourself out. Apply anyway and explain — our Scholarship Committee reviews each case with understanding, not just numbers.
Coaching, or the exam fee? They are different
It is worth being clear, because the two are easy to confuse. This page is about coaching — the classes, materials and guidance that prepare you for the exam. If what you need is help paying the fee to register for and sit the exam, that is a different programme: Exam Fee Support. It is for students of government institutions only (not government-aided), and no marks are needed.
If you study in a government institution, the two can work together — we may help you with coaching to prepare, and then with the registration fee when it is time to sit.
Important
Vedicology Foundation never charges any application fee, processing fee, registration fee, or documentation fee. Applying is free, at every stage. If anyone asks you for money in our name, please report it to us.
Frequently asked questions
Which exams does the Foundation fund coaching for?+
Does the coaching cost me anything?+
Will I be given the money to pay the institute myself?+
Is this the same as paying my exam fee?+
My marks are just below my exam's bar. Should I still apply?+
Do I have to be a certain age?+
Does it cost anything to apply or to ask?+
Not sure which exam fits you, or worried your marks are short? It costs nothing to ask. Talk to us and we will help you work out the right path.
Choose your exam, or just ask
It costs nothing to ask.