CBSE Toppers Eligible for Full-Ride Scholarships at HKU

The University of Hong Kong (HKU), ranked 17th globally in the QS World University Rankings 2025, has announced full-ride scholarships for top-performing students from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). This initiative is designed to support exceptional CBSE students applying for undergraduate programmes at HKU, especially in fields related to innovation, technology, and interdisciplinary studies. The move aligns with CBSE's focus on competency-based education under the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which has significantly improved student performance across disciplines, including STEM and the humanities.

HKU is offering a broad range of cutting-edge programmes under this scholarship scheme, including:

• BA in Humanities and Digital Technologies (HDT)

• BBA in Business Analytics

• BSc in Marketing Analytics and Technology (MAT)

• BSc in Quantitative Finance (QFin)

• BA in Global Creative Industries (GCIN)

• BBA BEng – Global Engineering and Business Programme (GEBP)

• BEng Elite Programme

• BEng X+ MScEng in Artificial Intelligence in Engineering (AIE)

• BSocSc (Major in Computational Social Science)

• BASc in Applied Artificial Intelligence (AppliedAI)

• BASc in Financial Technology (FinTech)

• BSc in Actuarial Science (ActuarSc)

• Bachelor of Statistics (BStat) with tracks in Decision Analytics, Risk Management, and Statistics

• BEng in Computer Science (CompSc)

• BEng in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AI&DataSc)

• BSc in Innovation and Technology

• BEng in Biomedical Engineering (BME)

Beyond academics, HKU offers students access to over 420 global exchange partnerships across 49 countries and regions, along with dual degree and collaborative programmes with world-renowned universities such as the University of Cambridge, University of British Columbia, and Sciences Po.