{"id":8485,"date":"2026-07-21T18:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=8485"},"modified":"2026-07-21T18:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:46:03","slug":"idfc-first-bank-mba-scholarship-program-2026-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/idfc-first-bank-mba-scholarship-program-2026-28\/","title":{"rendered":"IDFC FIRST Bank MBA Scholarship Program 2026-28"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83d\udccc About the Program<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The IDFC FIRST Bank MBA Scholarship Program 2026\u201328 is a financial assistance initiative designed to support underprivileged first-year students pursuing full-time MBA or equivalent postgraduate management programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By relieving the financial burden of tuition fees, the scholarship empowers promising future business leaders to focus on their academic and professional development at leading management institutions across India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Program Details &amp; Schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Application Deadline: August 8, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mode of Application: Online Only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Target Students: First-Year Full-Time MBA Students (Batch 2026\u201328)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operating Partner: Buddy4Study &amp; IDFC FIRST Bank<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83d\udcb0 Prize Pool &amp; Scholarship Rewards<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Selected scholars receive a total financial grant of \u20b92,00,000 spread over their 2-year management degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Total Scholarship Amount: \u20b92,00,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disbursal Rate: \u20b91,00,000 per year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tenure: 2 Years (Duration of the MBA Program)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Detailed Eligibility Criteria<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nationality: Open exclusively to Indian nationals residing in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enrollment: Must be enrolled in the 1st year of a 2-year full-time MBA program or its equivalent for the class of 2026\u201328.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Institution Requirement: Must be enrolled in one of the approved partner MBA colleges (refer to the official college list on the Buddy4Study portal).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Family Income Limit: Gross annual family income from all sources must be less than or equal to \u20b96,00,000.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verification Requirement: Applicants must possess a valid active mobile number linked to their government photo ID\/identity card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc About the Program The IDFC FIRST Bank MBA Scholarship Program 2026\u201328 is a financial assistance initiative designed to support underprivileged first-year students pursuing full-time MBA or equivalent postgraduate management<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":8502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scholarships"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>IDFC FIRST Bank MBA Scholarship 2026\u201328 | Apply by Aug 8<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Apply for the IDFC FIRST Bank MBA Scholarship 2026\u201328! 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