CS & AI totals ₹22.99 lakh; AI & Business totals ₹24.49 lakh — tuition, hostel & mess included. NSET registration fee is ₹1,000 (₹500 with referral ARIYD8B6).
Scaler School of Technology fees for 2026: the published CS & AI grand total is ₹22.99 lakh over 4 years (admission ₹50,000, tuition ₹17 lakh, hostel & mess ₹5.49 lakh). AI & Business is ₹24.49 lakh. Always verify on Scaler's official admissions page before applying.
Looking up SST fees, NSET college fees, or NSET registration fee? Tables below cover programme cost; the NSET application fee (₹1,000 / ₹500 with code) is separate — see Scaler NSET referral code ARIYD8B6.
| Year | Admission Fee | Tuition | Hostel + Mess |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | ₹50,000 | ₹4.5 lakh | ₹1.23 lakh + ₹60,000 |
| Year 2 | — | ₹5 lakh | ₹1.23 lakh + ₹60,000 |
| Year 3 | — | ₹5 lakh | ₹1.23 lakh + ₹60,000 |
| Year 4 | — | ₹2.5 lakh | — |
| Total | ₹50,000 | ₹17 lakh | ₹5.49 lakh |
Grand Total (CS & AI)
Over 4 years, including hostel & mess
The NSET application / registration fee is ₹1,000 on Scaler's portal. With a valid student referral code such as ARIYD8B6, you pay ₹500 instead (₹500 off). This fee is separate from Scaler School of Technology programme fees above.
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Scaler School of Technology itself explicitly describes its programme as certificate-based. It is not a university or college and does not confer a Bachelor's degree on its own.
Scaler recommends (but does not require) students to separately and independently enroll in a university degree programme if they want a formally recognized qualification. These degrees are run entirely independently of SST, have their own admissions and fees, and are paid directly to those institutions — not to Scaler.
BS in Data Science & Applications
Run entirely independently of SST, with separate admission and fees.
BSc (Hons) in Computer Science
Run entirely independently of SST, with separate admission and fees.
MSc in Computer Science
Post-SST option. Available after completing the SST programme.
Bottom line: If you want a UGC-recognized Bachelor's degree, plan to also enroll in IIT Madras or BITS Pilani's online programmes. The additional cost is roughly ₹3.5–4.6 lakh over 4 years, paid directly to those institutions. Scaler SST's certificate has real-world value given their placement track record, but it is not a government-recognized degree on its own.
Short answers on total cost, hostel, NSET registration fee, and parallel degrees — based on the figures on this page.
For the CS & AI track, Scaler's published grand total is ₹22.99 lakh over 4 years (admission fee ₹50,000, tuition ₹17 lakh, hostel & mess ₹5.49 lakh). For AI & Business, the published grand total is ₹24.49 lakh. Always confirm on Scaler's official admissions page.
Published hostel & mess totals ₹5.49 lakh over the programme (typically shown as ₹1.23 lakh + ₹60,000 per year for Years 1–3). Mess is listed separately in Scaler's breakdown. Confirm current room tiers on the official site.
The standard NSET application fee is ₹1,000. With a valid student referral code such as ARIYD8B6, applicants pay ₹500 instead (₹500 off).
Yes. IIT Madras BS and BITS Pilani BSc pathways are independent of SST, with separate admissions and fees paid to those institutions (about ₹3.52 lakh and ₹4.59 lakh over 4 years respectively in this guide's figures). They are not included in the ₹22.99 lakh SST total.
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Last verified: July 21, 2026 (previous day, IST) · live-verified at Scaler NSET checkout