About Us
At Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation, we empower not-for-profit organisations and social entrepreneurs to make a positive, lasting and sustainable impact on society. We are among leading funding agencies in India. As a charitable funding agency, our focus areas include promoting excellence among individuals, improving the quality of life for socially and economically disadvantaged communities, and promoting and protecting Indian traditions.
Established in 2002 by Mr. Narotam Sekhsaria, we have established a successful track record of identifying and supporting meritorious developmental enterprises across diverse domains including health, education and livelihood. Inspired by vision for a socially, culturally and economically vibrant India, the Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation remains committed to facilitating meaningful change in the country.
Scholarships
The Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation is offering engineering scholarships to BE/BTech students applicable only to the Mumbai colleges included in the scholarship programme for the academic year 2013-14.
EXCELLENCE AWARD & CERTIFICATES OF MERIT
One Excellence Award of Rs 1,00,000/- and two Certificates of Merit of Rs. 50,000/- each are offered to outstanding students from the final year engineering students of those engineering colleges included in the scholarship programme
Criteria for Merit
The criteria for deciding merit include the marks obtained at examinations and the candidate’s overall performance at co-curricular and extra-curricular activities during the entire course
Documents to be attached
| Attested copies of all mark sheets and certificates in support of your educational qualifications |
| Attested copies of MHT-CET/AIEEE/IIT-JEE Score cards |
| Attested copies of Award letters of scholarships/ awards/ prizes received |
| Attested copies of Certificate of participation at seminars/workshops/conferences |
| Bonafide certificate from college |
| Copy of college identity card |
MERIT- CUM - MEANS SCHOLARSHIPS
100 scholarships upto a maximum of Rs.30,000/- each to be awarded to the undergraduate students of the engineering colleges included in the scholarship programme across all the four years
Eligibility Criteria
a) Candidates in the first year of the BE/BTech programme must have obtained 85% and above aggregate marks in Class XII.
b) Candidates in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year of the BE/ BTech must have obtained 70% and above aggregate marks in the previous year.
c) Gross family income of candidate must be less than Rs. 50,000/- per month.
d) Overall meritorious performance of candidates.
Documents to be attached
| Attested copies of all mark sheets and certificates in support of your educational qualifications |
| Attested copies of MHT-CET/AIEEE/IIT-JEE Score cards |
| Attested copies of Award letters of scholarships/ awards/ prizes received |
| Fee receipt of the current year |
| Bonafide certificate from college |
| Copy of college identity card |
| Proof of gross family income per month (Income certificate/ latest IT returns/ Form 16/ latest salary slip) |
PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION
- Opening date: September 02, 2013
- Closing date: September 20, 2013
Incomplete applications and late submissions will not be considered.
Students who have applied for other scholarships are also eligible to apply.
Shortlisted applicants will be required to come for a personal interview.
Colleges
- Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Technology (VESIT)
- Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT)
- Thadomal Shahani Engineering College (TSEC)
- K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering (KJSCE)
- Dwarkadas J. Sangavi College of Engineering (DJSCOE)
- Sardar Patel Institute of Technology (SPIT)
- Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI)
- M.H. Saboo Siddik College of Engineering (MHSSCOE)
- Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B)
- Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College (SAKEC)
- Sardar Patel College of Engineering (SPCE)
- Father Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering (Fr CRCE) Bandra
- Father Conceicao Rodrigues Institute of Technology (Fr CRIT) Vashi
Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation
102, Maker Chambers III, Nariman Point,
Mumbai- 400021
Tel: 2282 4589/ 2282 8502/2282 4705
