Keeping with its tradition, SRM IST has awarded sports scholarships amounting to Rs. 6, 00, 00,000/- to one hundred seventy-five (175) sports men and women, admitted in 2023 to its various programs in Engineering and Technology, management, Science and humanities, Law etc. This scholarship is given to them as full waiver of tuition fees, hostel accommodation, and mess and transport fees. The university provides a total sports scholarship of nearly Seven (8.0) crores in a year by including the existing senior class sports person.
The awardees were selected in the selection trials conducted in a transparent manner on 17th to 23rd April 2023, in which more than thousand five hundred (1500) sports persons participated. The trials were conducted in Archery, Basketball, Badminton, Ball Badminton, Cricket, Chess ,Football, Hockey, ,Tennis, Table tennis, Swimming and Volleyball and by experts from inside and outside the university.
The University is proud to have selected many National and International players such asOlympian Ms.Nethra Kumanan(Sailing) –
The Scholarship award function was held at the SRMIST Kattankulathur campus on 30.06.2023 at 12.00 Noon.The Chancellor of the university Dr.T.R Paari Vendhar presided and gave the admit cards to the awardees. The Registrar and the Director of Sports were present along with other university officials.