Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence Announces Scholarship for Women Students in Engineering
Chennai: Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (IoE), Delhi-NCR, today announced a new scholarship worth Rs 4 lakhs for five meritorious female students who join a B.Tech. program in the School of Engineering in 2024. Selected students will receive an annual disbursement of Rs. 1 Lakh for each year of their four-year engineering program at the university.
The new scholarship is an addition to the scholarships the university already offers for incoming students. Further details about the scholarships and application procedures are available on the university’s official website: https://snuadmissions.com/.
Dr. Ananya Mukherjee, Vice-Chancellor, Shiv Nadar IoE, Delhi-NCR, said, “We look forward to seeing many more women succeed in the profession of engineering. With our multidisciplinary curriculum, we believe that all our graduates – men and women – bring to it the kinds of leadership and vision that foster greater diversity and inclusion.”
In order to be eligible for this scholarship, a student must have received and accepted an offer of admission to any engineering program offered by the university. The selection process will be based on academic achievements as well as extracurricular activities. Certain terms and conditions may apply.
Shiv Nadar IoE, Delhi-NCR, is currently inviting applications across all programs in its four schools: Engineering, Natural Sciences, Management and Entrepreneurship, and Humanities and Social Sciences. The application form is accessible at (http://www.snu.edu.in/home).
About Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence Delhi-NCR, is a student-centric, multidisciplinary research university offering various undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral academic programs. The institution was set up in 2011 by the Shiv Nadar Foundation, a philanthropic foundation established by Mr. Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL. As per QS Asia 2024 rankings, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence is placed amongst the top 36% of institutions in Asia and is ranked 41 among Indian institutions. The Nature India Index 2023 ranked it amongst the top 30 Indian institutions for research. In the Government’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), Shiv Nadar IoE has been the youngest institution in the ‘top 100’ Overall list for six consecutive years. In NIRF-2022, it ranked 62 in the ‘University’ category.
About Shiv Nadar Foundation
Established in 1994 by Mr. Shiv Nadar, Founder, HCL – a US$13.1 billion leading global technology enterprise, the Foundation is committed to creating a more equitable, merit-based society by empowering individuals through transformational education and bridging the socio-economic divide. Over the last 30 years, the Foundation has directly touched the lives of over 36,000 alumni and students through its marquee institutions in literacy, K12, and higher education. Today, the Foundation has a community of over 100,000 constituents, including globally dispersed alumni and students and faculty members, corporate executives, and extended families.
The Foundation has invested over US$1.2 billion in its seven landmark institutions and initiatives across education and art. Close to 15,000 students and over 2,200 faculty are part of the Foundation, along with more than 24,000-strong globally dispersed alumni community.
The Foundation’s students have gone to study at some of the best institutions globally, including the Ivy League in the US and top universities in other countries, including Australia, Singapore, China, and the UK. Students are also working in major corporations, including Goldman Sachs, Dell, Microsoft, Google, ZS Associates, Bain & Co., McKinsey & Company, Berkadia, Palo Alto, Tata consulting engineers, Optum, Adobe, Silicon Labs, etc, and several others both in India and across other geographies. Faculty across the Foundation institutions are drawn from the best Indian and international universities, with a strong focus on research and innovation.
The Shiv Nadar Foundation pursues the philosophy of ‘Creative Philanthropy’. It is a powerful model that envisages the creation of institutions built to last and continue to impact future generations. It is an approach that allows sustained institutionalised philanthropy for long-term, high-impact, socio-economic transformation.
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