Scholarship Overview

Narotam Sekhsaria’s Scholarship is given by the Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation (NSF) established by Narotam Sekhsaria. Narotam Sekhsaria is the founder and CEO of Ambuja Cement (earlier Gujrat Ambuja). He belongs to the family of cotton traders from Rajasthan. He went to the prestigious Elphinstone College in Mumbai and pursued a Bachelor degree in chemical engineering at the University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT). He is one of the biggest philanthropists in India.

Narotam Sekhsaria established Narotam Sekhsaria’s Foundation in 2022 for social welfare activities in the field of health, education and employment generation through its self designed programmes and partnerships with other organizations to support their projects. Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation believes in promoting excellence and innovation by providing financial support to students and mid-career professional through various scholarships and fellowship programmes. Through its scholarship porgrammes the Foundation aims to enable meritorious Indian students to pursue postgraduate studies in top universities and colleges in India and Abroad.

The NSF scholarship programme is a merit-based scholarship programme awarded to very few students who meet the high standard criteria set by the Foundation. The programmes award scholarships as interest-free loans to students aiming to pursue PG courses. The students awarded this scholarship are assigned a mentor to guide them in their endeavour to become professionals in their fields and motivate them to strive for excellence.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree

This scholarship is applicable for all universities in USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Singapore +235 more

• The course is available to all the students pursuing postgraduate studies at prestigious institutions in India or abroad

Scholarship amount details

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	×Not covered in scholarship

• The scholarship is available as a tuition fees discount

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

• No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name	Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
12	Required
UG	Required
Interview	Required

Eligibility

• Applicant must be an Indian national, residing in India

• Applicant must have graduated from an accredited Indian University

• Students in their final year of the degree course or those awaiting results are also eligible.

• Applicants planning to pursue Postgraduate studies at top ranking institutions from Fall 2024

• Applicants who have applied and are awaiting an acceptance from the university are also eligible to apply.

• The award of scholarship is subject to securing admission

• Shortlisted candidates will need to attend interviews

Application Process for this scholarship

Application Documents

Type of documents	Indicates if this type of document is required to be submitted
LOR	Required

• Submit the following documents:
  • Attested copies of the mark sheets of all years of the undergraduate study and post-graduate study, if any
  • Attested copies of scorecards of any qualifying examination taken. (E.g. GRE, GMAT, CAT, GATE, etc.)
  • Acceptance letter with the fee structure
  • Reference Letters
  • Any document indicating an award of any other funding, scholarship, fee waiver, etc.
  • Latest Income Tax Returns of parents
  • Attested copy of the passport
• Application Process:
  • A fee of Rs.500 is applicable on the online application form

Please note: Apart from the above-mentioned documents, the Foundation may request the applicant to submit any other document required to verify the details provided

Scholarship Application

This scholarship needs a separate external application.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	Not Available	The deadline has passed
Interview	Not Available	Shortlisted candidates will need to attend interviews, which will be scheduled between April and June 2024

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

FAQ Link	https://pg.nsfoundation.co.in/faqs/
Contact email	pgscholarship@nsfoundation.co.in