S K Somaiya College Scholarship Details

Ajay Morab

Updated on - May 18, 2024

S K Somaiya College is rated among the top institutes in and around the city of Mumbai. The college offers courses at the UG, PG, PG Diploma and PhD levels. The college is known for offering excellent academic services to students. S K Somaiya College, Mumbai also offers scholarship facilities to students that assist them in eradicating their financial hurdles and thus allow them to focus towards their academics. Dr. Meenakshi Rajan Memorial Scholarship, Smt. Sakarbai K Somaiya Memorial Scholarship and Smt. Nirmala Raychand Savla Memorial Scholarship are a few of the scholarships offered by S K Somaiya College, Mumbai. 

Table of Content

• Dr. Meenakshi Rajan Memorial Scholarship
• Bharti Nanji Gala Memorial Scholarship
• Smt. Nirmala Raychand Savla Memorial Scholarship
• Smt. Sakarbai K Somaiya Memorial Scholarship
• Smt. Mayadevi S Somaiya Memorial Scholarship
• Shri. Raychand Karamshi Savla Memorial Scholarship
• Financial Aid

Dr. Meenakshi Rajan Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship is offered to students who are well-rounded, skilled in reading, writing, thought, and speech, and who possess an eye for integration of academics.

Students must have an Income certificate/bank statement of a salaried person, a mark sheet of the previous class, a donation request letter, and identity proof in the form of a ration or Aadhaar card as documents to find themselves eligible for the scholarship process.

Dr. Meenakshi Rajan Memorial Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must be applying to the Humanity course.
• The candidate may be limited to other need-based scholarships & loans.
• The candidate must have scored first class in the previous academic year.
• Humanities Scholarships will be awarded based on previous academic grades and need.

Bharti Nanji Gala Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2014 through a contribution by Mr. Dhiren Savla (Alumni of KJ Somaiya College of Science and Commerce) who later pursued engineering and is today a Global CIO for a multinational firm & his sister Priti Shah (Alumni of KJ Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce) is a lawyer in Mumbai High Court. Students with all valid documents including their identification card, academic certificates and bank statement are eligible for the scholarship selection process.

Bharti Nanji Gala Memorial Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate should be a female student of Somaiya Vidyavihar/Ayurvihar.
• Candidate May be attending any diploma, full time or part-time course.
• Candidate should have scored first class in all previous academic years.
• Annual Household income of INR 3,00,000 or less.

Smt. Nirmala Raychand Savla Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established in the year 2014 through a contribution by Mr Dhiren Savla, Somaiya Vidyavihar Alumnus, for a named annual scholarship in memory of his mother Smt. Nirmala Raychand Savla. Students with all the valid documents including Income certificate/bank statement of a salaried person, a mark sheet of the previous class, a donation request letter, and identity proof in the form of a ration or Aadhaar card are eligible for the scholarship selection process. 

Smt. Nirmala Raychand Savla Memorial Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate should be a female student of Somaiya Vidyavihar/Ayurvihar.
• Candidate May be attending any diploma, full time or part-time course.
• Candidate should have scored first class in all previous academic years.
• Annual Household income of INR 3,00,000 or less.

Smt. Sakarbai K Somaiya Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship sponsors students who lack financial support to complete their education and have no access to other government scholarships & loans. Priority will be given to candidates with a marked socio-economic disadvantage. Once the scholarship is awarded it will continue till the end of the course.

Smt. Sakarbai K Somaiya Memorial Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate must demonstrate proven financial need and be able to provide evidence of their financial accounts.
• Candidates must be asked to submit additional documents during the application or interview process.
• The candidate should be a student of Somaiya Vidyavihar / Ayurvihar and could have limited access to other need-based scholarships & loans.

Smt. Mayadevi S Somaiya Memorial Scholarship

S K Somaiya College, Mumbai offers Smt. Mayadevi S Somaiya Memorial Scholarship to students who lack financial support in completing their education and 

have no access to other government scholarships & loans. Priority will be given to candidates with a marked socio-economic disadvantage.

Smt. Mayadevi S Somaiya Memorial Scholarship Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate must demonstrate proven financial need and be able to provide evidence of their financial accounts.
• Candidates must be asked to submit additional documents during the application or interview process.
• The candidate should be a student of Somaiya Vidyavihar / Ayurvihar and could have limited access to other need-based scholarships & loans.

Shri. Raychand Karamshi Savla Memorial Scholarship

Shri. Raychand Karamshi Savla Memorial Scholarship is awarded to students 

who have faced a sudden economic, or financial loss due to a death in the family or loss of a job, etc. This could apply to any student across our campuses at any point during their course.

Shri Raychand Karamshi Savla Memorial Scholarship Eligibility Criteria 

• The family income of the students should be INR 3,00,000 or less.
• Students can be from any institute, course or campus.
• Students must have scored 80% in their previous examination.

Financial Aid

The Financial Aid is available to students at entry level, i.e. while applying for admission to a programme under any of the SVU institutes. While admission to a programme is based on academics, extra-curricular activities and other criteria as prescribed, Financial Aid is assessed entirely based on the financial standing and needs of the student /student’s family.

Eligibility Criteria

Financial Aid is available for applicants seeking admission into any undergraduate and postgraduate programme offered by the institution. To be eligible for financial aid, applicants need to fulfil any one of the following criteria.

• Family income of less than ₹ 800,000 per annum
• People with Disabilities (PwD)
• Wards of Defence personnel disabled or deceased in the line of duty
• Applicants who have represented the state and/or country in any recognised sport. (Only for B.Sc. Sports and Exercise Science applicants).

Selection Process

The selection process will follow the below-mentioned procedure:

• Submission: Applicants to register on the admissions portal (admissions.somaiya.edu) and submit the Financial Aid related documents along with the Admission Form
• Screening: All applications thus submitted will be reviewed and screened based on the eligibility criteria
• Evaluation:
  1. Applicants found eligible after the screening, will go through an interview round
  2. Scrutiny /verification of documents will be done as per the requirements