Sir Ratan Tata Trust
Studies in India Programme 2008 - 2009
Forms issued: September 16, 2008 to September 18, 2008
Last date of submission: October 1, 2008
Timings: 10.30 a.m. to 12.00 noon.
(Trust Office is closed on Saturdays and Sundays)
The Sir Ratan Tata Trust awards scholarships to students studying in India covering tuition fee, at the undergraduate or postgraduate level. Hostel and other fee are not covered under the scholarship.
For the financial year 2008-09, scholarship forms from the Trust Office will be issued to the following course of study only:
| Sr. No. |
Course |
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| 1 |
Pharmacy |
2nd year onwards |
1st year onwards |
| 2 |
Nursing |
2nd year onwards |
1st year onwards |
| 3 |
Architecture |
2nd year onwards |
1st year onwards |
| 4 |
Catering & Hotel Management(Diploma/Degree – after 12th/HSC) |
2nd year onwards |
1st year onwards |
| 5 |
Fine Arts (BFA/MFA) |
2nd year onwards |
1st year onwards |
| 6 |
LL.B. (three year course) |
1st year onwards |
- |
| 7 |
LL.B. (five year course) |
2nd year onwards |
- |
| 8 |
LL.M |
- |
1st year onwards |
| 9 |
Education (B.Ed. / M.Ed.) |
1st year onwards |
1st year onwards |
| 10 |
MCA/MCM |
- |
1st year onwards |
|
- Students will NOT be issued forms if: (a) waived from paying tuition fee; (b) received full scholarship from trusts / organisations; and (c) receiving stipend.
- All students who have passed their 12th (HSC) and have secured admission to the 1st year pharmacy, nursing, architectural or LLB (five year) courses are NOT eligible for the scholarship.
- No forms will be issued to students studying diploma, part-time, correspondence or certificate courses.
- Only one student per family may benefit from the scholarship, each year.
- Cut off percentages:
| Undergraduate Course |
Current Academic year |
Last examination Passed |
Aggregate % in the last examination |
| Pharmacy |
2nd year |
Diploma |
80 |
| 2nd year |
1st year |
75 |
| 3rd year |
2nd year |
75 |
| 4th year |
3rd year |
75 |
| Nursing |
2nd year |
1st year |
65 |
| 3rd year |
2nd year |
65 |
| 4th year |
3rd year |
65 |
| Architecture |
2nd year |
1st year |
60 |
| 3rd year |
2nd year |
60 |
| 4th year |
3rd year |
60 |
|
1. For Undergraduate/Postgraduate students studying inlaw, catering and hotel management, education and fine arts, the cut off percentage is 65.
2. For MCA/MCM the cut off percentage is 70.
3. The cut off percentage for students studying in postgraduate pharmacy is 75.
4. The cut-off percentage for students studying inpostgraduate nursing is 65.
5. The cut-off percentage for students studying inpostgraduate architecture is 60.
Students who meet all the above criteria and wish to collect the application form may come to Mulla House, 3rd Floor, 51, M. G. Road, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001 along with a photocopy of:
- Current year’s tuition fee receipt (April 2008 - March 2009) and / or for second year direct admission students, centralised admission letter.
- Mark sheet of the last year examination appeared for.
Outstation students meeting the Trust criteria may send the above mentioned documents by POST to the Trust Office latest by September 15, 2008, at the following address:
Secretary & Chief Accountant
Sir Ratan Tata Trust
Bombay House,
24, Homi Mody Street,
Fort,
Mumbai 400 001
Please Note that the issue of Scholarship Application Form DOES NOT guarantee scholarship from the Trust and the Trust’s decision would be final.
The criteria has also been displayed on the Trust’s website: www.srtt.org.