The AIA Scholarship Programme for Medical Courses is a need based scholarship offered through an online scholarship portal for students pursuing medical education at undergraduate level. Programmes of this type are intended to reduce the pressure that course fees, hostel charges and study material place on students from lower income households, so that a candidate who has secured a place in a medical course is not forced to interrupt it for money reasons. The title of this entry carries an academic session that has passed, so the entry should be read as a record of an earlier cycle rather than as a currently open call. The award value and the number of awards in the current cycle are not confirmed here. Details of the present cycle, including the amount and the schedule, are published on the official portal listing.

The scheme is intended for students admitted to an undergraduate medical course in India who come from households within the income ceiling set for the cycle. Applicants are generally expected to have passed class 10 and class 12 with the minimum marks the scheme prescribes, to be currently enrolled in the qualifying course, and to be able to produce documentary proof of family income. Applicants of all genders are described as covered. The qualifying marks and the income limit held in this record relate to an earlier cycle and are not restated here, since such thresholds are commonly revised. Applicants should read the criteria published for the current cycle on the official portal before preparing an application.

Applications are submitted online through the scholarship portal hosting the scheme. The usual sequence is to register an account, complete the applicant profile with academic, family and bank details, select this scheme from the list of schemes open at that time, and upload the documents requested. Typical documents include a recent photograph, identity and address proof, class 10 and class 12 mark sheets, proof of admission and fee payment for the medical course, an income certificate or income tax return, and a bank passbook copy. The application has to be completed before the announced closing date for the cycle. Applicants should confirm the form, the document checklist and the timeline on the official portal, since these change from one cycle to the next.