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Average Bursary Scheme Manager Salary in India for 2026

A bursary scheme manager in India earns about 369,300 INR a year. That's 4% roughly in line with the national average of 384,200 INR.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in India sit around 172,200 INR a year, while the very top stretches to 589,400 INR. Everything on this page is in Indian rupee (INR, symbol ₹), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in India, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.

How much does a bursary scheme manager make in India?

Average salary
369,300 INR
30,775 INR per month
Lowest reported
172,200 INR
14,350 INR per month
Highest reported
589,400 INR
49,116 INR per month

A typical bursary scheme manager working in India brings home around 30,775 INR a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 172,200 INR, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 589,400 INR for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior bursary scheme manager working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around.

How bursary scheme manager pay ranges in India

A good way to think about salary in India is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all bursary scheme managers in India earn less than 397,900 INR a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 258,400 INR (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 533,000 INR (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of bursary scheme managers sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 172,200 INR. The highest stretch to 589,400 INR, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

172,200
Low
397,900
Median
589,400
High
258,400
25th
533,000
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in INR

Bursary scheme manager pay by experience in India

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for a bursary scheme manager in India, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical bursary scheme manager salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    191,600 INR
  • 2-5 Years
    +34% from previous
    257,700 INR
  • 5-10 Years
    +49% from previous
    383,300 INR
  • 10-15 Years
    +21% from previous
    464,900 INR
  • 15-20 Years
    +9% from previous
    507,300 INR
  • 20+ Years
    +8% from previous
    547,800 INR

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 49%. That is the point at which a bursary scheme manager typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.

Bursary scheme manager pay by education in India

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving bursary scheme manager pay in India. Higher qualifications consistently pull higher salaries, but the size of the gap tends to be smallest at junior levels and widens as people move up. Two people in the same role with the same years of experience but different degrees can end up earning very different money once they reach mid-career.

Below is the average bursary scheme manager salary in India broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Bachelor's Degree
    225,700 INR
  • Master's Degree
    +92% from previous
    433,400 INR

Bursary scheme manager gender pay gap in India

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and India is no exception. Male bursary scheme managers in India earn an average of 406,300 INR a year, while female bursary scheme managers earn around 335,800 INR. That works out to a 21% gap in favour of men, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

Bursary Scheme Manager gender pay gap

17%

Men earn this much more than women on average in India.

Men 406,300 INR
Women 335,800 INR

Pay raises for a bursary scheme manager in India

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in India sees a raise of about 11% every 17 months, which works out to roughly 8% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in India, the national average raise is around 9% every 16 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in India:

  • Banking
    1%
  • Energy
    2%
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
  • Construction
  • Education

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

  • Junior Level
    3% - 5%
  • Mid-Career
  • Senior Level
  • Top Management

Bursary scheme manager bonus rates in India

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

59%

59% of bursary scheme managers in India reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes a bursary scheme manager a moderate-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary. The remaining 41% of bursary scheme managers reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in India

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

  • Finance
  • Architecture
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Marketing / Advertising
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Construction
  • Transport
  • Hospitality

Bursary scheme manager: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in India is about 6% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

5%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in India on average.

Public sector 392,300 INR
Private sector 371,100 INR

Bursary scheme manager salary by city and region in India

Bursary scheme manager pay is not even across India. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities and regions in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • Bihar
  • Maharashtra
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Bangalore
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • West Bengal
  • Mumbai
  • Delhi (city)
  • Chennai
  • Rajasthan
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
BiharRegion455,400 INR491,000 INR208,600-724,300 INR
MaharashtraRegion445,100 INR478,000 INR205,700-706,200 INR
Uttar PradeshRegion444,300 INR480,300 INR204,000-707,700 INR
BangaloreCity440,200 INR478,100 INR204,700-702,800 INR
Madhya PradeshRegion437,300 INR472,100 INR200,000-695,200 INR
West BengalRegion431,300 INR467,100 INR197,600-691,200 INR
MumbaiCity431,300 INR467,100 INR197,600-689,900 INR
Delhi (city)City428,400 INR462,300 INR195,200-680,100 INR
ChennaiCity428,400 INR460,500 INR195,200-680,100 INR
RajasthanRegion426,700 INR464,400 INR195,200-681,500 INR
KarnatakaRegion425,100 INR459,300 INR196,800-677,100 INR
Andhra PradeshRegion424,900 INR459,700 INR196,800-675,100 INR
GujaratRegion424,300 INR459,700 INR196,800-675,100 INR
Tamil NaduRegion424,300 INR457,300 INR194,600-675,100 INR
JharkhandRegion411,400 INR445,100 INR189,300-652,200 INR
OrissaRegion411,400 INR442,300 INR189,300-652,200 INR
AhmadabadCity409,000 INR440,200 INR189,300-649,700 INR
AssamRegion407,300 INR442,200 INR187,300-646,600 INR
KeralaRegion404,600 INR436,200 INR187,300-645,800 INR
KolkataCity404,600 INR436,200 INR187,500-643,800 INR
PuneCity399,900 INR431,300 INR185,100-639,100 INR
HyderabadCity399,900 INR431,300 INR185,100-638,700 INR
ChhatisgarhRegion398,300 INR430,000 INR183,700-632,400 INR
LucknowCity396,300 INR426,700 INR183,600-633,100 INR
SuratCity396,300 INR431,100 INR183,600-633,100 INR
KanpurCity394,800 INR424,900 INR181,600-625,000 INR
PunjabRegion394,300 INR425,100 INR181,600-626,800 INR
HaryanaRegion389,200 INR421,400 INR180,300-618,800 INR
IndoreCity385,300 INR419,400 INR175,900-614,600 INR
NagpurCity384,500 INR417,200 INR175,900-610,100 INR
Delhi (region)Region384,500 INR417,200 INR175,900-615,000 INR
BhopalCity384,200 INR414,000 INR176,800-607,400 INR
VisakhapatnamCity382,600 INR413,900 INR176,800-612,500 INR
Jammu & KashmirRegion381,800 INR411,400 INR174,000-603,400 INR
CoimbatoreCity378,300 INR407,300 INR172,200-600,000 INR
JaipurCity377,200 INR407,100 INR172,400-597,800 INR
Pimpri-ChinchwadCity371,100 INR401,300 INR172,200-592,600 INR
Himachal PradeshRegion371,100 INR401,300 INR172,200-592,600 INR
UttaranchalRegion369,900 INR398,300 INR172,200-588,500 INR
GhaziabadCity365,400 INR392,300 INR168,100-576,500 INR
PatnaCity362,200 INR388,100 INR164,200-575,100 INR
ManipurRegion362,200 INR388,100 INR168,100-575,100 INR
TripuraRegion361,500 INR390,000 INR168,100-575,100 INR
MeghalayaRegion357,700 INR385,300 INR163,800-566,900 INR
Arunachal PradeshRegion357,300 INR384,500 INR163,800-566,900 INR
GoaRegion352,000 INR378,300 INR159,500-556,000 INR
MaduraiCity351,200 INR383,300 INR161,300-562,200 INR
NagalandRegion351,200 INR381,800 INR161,300-559,000 INR
agraCity348,300 INR377,200 INR159,500-553,400 INR
LudhianaCity341,900 INR369,300 INR159,100-545,300 INR
VadodaraCity341,900 INR369,300 INR158,700-543,200 INR
PondicherryRegion340,400 INR367,900 INR158,700-539,700 INR
ChandigarhRegion340,400 INR367,900 INR157,600-538,600 INR
MizoramRegion339,100 INR363,000 INR154,700-537,300 INR
Dadra & Nagar HaveliRegion330,900 INR357,700 INR152,000-525,700 INR
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsRegion330,700 INR357,300 INR152,100-524,700 INR
SikkimRegion327,800 INR353,600 INR152,100-522,700 INR
Daman & DiuRegion322,600 INR348,300 INR150,000-514,300 INR
LakshadweepRegion313,700 INR340,400 INR146,200-501,400 INR

Bursary Scheme Manager in India: FAQs

  • How much does a bursary scheme manager make per month in India?

    A bursary scheme manager in India earns about 30,775 INR a month before tax, based on an annual average of 369,300 INR.

  • What's the salary range for a bursary scheme manager in India?

    Entry-level bursary scheme managers in India start near 172,200 INR. Top-end pay reaches around 589,400 INR. The middle 50% of earners sit between 258,400 and 533,000 INR.

  • Is the median bursary scheme manager salary in India higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 397,900 INR, higher than the average of 369,300 INR. Half of bursary scheme managers in India earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for bursary scheme managers in India?

    Men working as a bursary scheme manager in India earn around 21% more than women on average (406,300 vs 335,800 INR a year).

  • Do bursary scheme managers in India get bonuses?

    About 59% of bursary scheme managers in India reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 2% to 7% of base salary.

  • Do bursary scheme managers earn more in the public or private sector in India?

    In India, the public sector pays a bursary scheme manager about 6% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do bursary scheme managers in India get a pay raise?

    A bursary scheme manager in India sees a raise of around 11% every 17 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.