Cummins Celebrates Two Decades of ‘Nurturing Brilliance’ by Awarding Scholarships to 520 Meritorious Students

PUNE, India, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Celebrating two decades of empowering future engineers, Cummins in India, a leading integrated power solutions provider, today marked the 20th anniversary of its flagship Nurturing Brilliance program by inducting a new cohort of 520 scholars. This initiative is being implemented through Cummins India Foundation, which provides scholarships and mentorship opportunities to students from the lesser privileged backgrounds, to pursue diploma and degree in engineering and build future-ready careers. The 2025-26 scholars were felicitated by Shveta Arya, Managing Director, Cummins India Limited, and Ashish Aggarwal, Chief Administrative Officer, Cummins in India, during a ceremony at the Cummins India campus in Pune.

This year, the program witnessed an overwhelming response, receiving over 9,600 applications. Following a rigorous selection process for the 2025–26 academic year, 520 deserving scholars were selected, including 20 scholars with disabilities, underscoring the program’s deep commitment to equity and inclusion. To date, ‘Nurturing Brilliance‘ has positively impacted more than 3,100 students with 52% of them being girl student beneficiaries, enabling them to build strong and sustainable careers.