Sunstone Merit Scholarship
Sunstone
📌 About the Scholarship
Sunstone Merit Scholarship, listed as the Bright Minds Scholarship Test (BMST) 2026, is a merit-based scholarship opportunity by Sunstone for students planning to pursue B.Tech, BBA, BCA, or MBA at Sunstone partner campuses. The scholarship offers up to 100% tuition fee support from a total scholarship pool of ₹4 crore, with only 200 seats available across 15+ partner colleges.
ℹ️ Scholarship Details
- Organizer: Sunstone
- Mode of Conduct: Online application and proctored scholarship test
- Scholarship Type: Merit-based scholarship test
- Applicable Courses: B.Tech, BBA, BCA, and MBA
- Applicable Campuses: 15+ Sunstone partner colleges across India
- Total Scholarship Pool: ₹4 crore
- Maximum Scholarship: Up to 100% of the total programme fee
- Seats Available: Only 200 seats
📅 Important Dates
- Application Status: Open
- Last Date to Apply: 30 June 2026
- Test Slots: Available twice a month, and candidates can choose their preferred date during registration.
- Attempts Allowed: Up to 3 attempts before reporting to campus.
- Score Validity: 15 days from the date of result; candidates must apply the scholarship within this window.
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibility: Open to college aspirants, admitted students, and droppers applying to or admitted at a Sunstone partner campus.
- Course Eligibility: Students interested in B.Tech, BBA, BCA, or MBA programmes can apply.
- Academic Requirement: minimum Class 10, Class 12, or entrance-score requirement is needed to register for BMST.
- Test Sections: The BMST includes Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability, and Artificial Intelligence.
- Test Difficulty: The test is described as proctored and of medium difficulty.
- Evaluation Process: Scholarship is evaluated mainly on test-day performance, not past academic history.
- Scholarship Rule: If a candidate receives both SAT scholarship and BMST scholarship, the higher amount is retained, but both scholarships cannot be combined.
🏆 Prize Details and Value
- Top Incentive: Up to 100% tuition fee scholarship
- Total Pool: ₹4 crore worth of scholarships
- MBA Scholarship Slabs: CAT/XAT percentile-based scholarships go up to ₹5,00,000.
- CMAT Scholarship Slabs: CMAT score-based scholarships go up to ₹2,00,000.
- BBA/BCA Scholarship Slabs: Class 12 marks-based scholarships go up to ₹1,50,000.
- Additional Benefit: Candidates can access Sunstone’s partner colleges, career-focused learning model, internships, projects, and placement-linked support.