Saksham is a scholarship programme run with support from thyssenkrupp Industries India and administered through an online scholarship portal. It is described as a need based scheme intended to help students from lower income households meet the cost of a skills or trade based course, in this instance at industrial training institute level. Support of this kind is generally meant to cover part of the direct cost of study so that a student in training is less likely to break off the course for financial reasons. The award value carried in this record is not confirmed and is not restated here, and the number of awards offered in any cycle is not stated. Applicants should treat the amount, the selection method and the current cycle status as details to be read from the official portal listing for this scheme.

The scheme is intended for students enrolled in or joining an industrial training institute course who come from households of limited means. Applicants are generally expected to have passed the qualifying school examination with the marks the scheme prescribes, to fall within the family income ceiling set for the cycle, and to be studying in India. Both male and female applicants are described as being covered. The specific qualifying marks and the income ceiling are not restated here because the figures held in this record may relate to an earlier cycle and may since have been revised. Meeting the stated criteria does not by itself confer an award, since selection is normally competitive and subject to verification of documents.

Applications for this scheme are made online through the scholarship portal that hosts it. An applicant normally creates an account, completes the profile with personal, family and academic details, selects this scheme from the list of open schemes, and uploads scanned documents. Papers commonly asked for include a photograph, proof of identity and address, the latest mark sheet, a bonafide certificate or admission proof from the institute, a fee receipt, an income proof such as an income certificate or income tax return, and bank account details for disbursal. Applications must be completed before the announced closing date. Because that date and the document list can change between cycles, both should be checked on the official portal listing before applying.