Top University in India that Offer Sports Scholarships

India has produced a number of exceptionally talented sportspersons in various fields, from Sachin Tendulkar to Saina Nehwal, and the likes of Vishwanathan Anand, Leander Paes, Abhinav Bindra, and the list goes on. Although we Indians show a lot of enthusiasm when it comes to sports (especially cricket), but the sad reality is that young students pursuing a career in sports are not much encouraged. Parents and teachers favor and praise students who are more interested in studying and go for professions like engineering and medicine. Sports are almost always considered a secondary option and bookish knowledge is considered more important than the real-life learnings it imparts. However, there is still hope as there are a few colleges in India who recognize and in turn encourage young students to pursue sports at the professional level by offering scholarships. Here is a list of a few reputed colleges which offer such opportunities.

Delhi University-

The Delhi University offers admission to students through sports quota. The student’s eligible for admission through this category consists of those who have already represented their country in certain competitions. These students are admitted directly. Apart from these, the various colleges affiliated to Delhi University conduct sports trials, in which they conduct tests to assess the student’s strength, endurance and speed and offer admission to those who clear at least 2 out of the 3 tests.

SRM University, Tamil Nadu

The SRM University awards sports scholarships worth rupees 7 crores to more than 100 students every year. The students are admitted to various fields ranging from engineering, management, science and humanities, etc. The students are selected on the basis of trials in various sports like, Cricket, Volley ball, Football, Badminton, Hockey, Table Tennis, Chess, etc. The students are judged by experts from inside and outside the university. Overall, admission in SRM University is a great opportunity for anyone interested to become a sports person.

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Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission and Anna University, Tamil Nadu

 This University has increased the sports quota seats from 100 to 500. It also offers training in as many as 51 different sporting disciplines. They identify talented students and mark them on the basis of merit and their achievements in sports.

Rizvi College, Mumbai

Rizvi College offers sports scholarships across various sports disciplines. Those students who apply through the sports quota have to undergo challenging trials, and are selected if they manage to pass through them. Their main focus and aim is to encourage students to pursue sports professionally.

Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS)

This institute offers scholarships in order to promote sports in the country. The institute is situated in Patiala and is quite unique as it offers excellent sports training as well as high levels of academic programmes. They provide a wide range of scholarships from State and National level to special scholarships for women students, and thereby groom talented sportspersons from different walks of life. They select students on the basis of merit as well as performance.

St.Stephen’s College, Delhi

St.Stephen’s College offers financial aids along with scholarships to students based on need-cum-merit. The students who are keen to get admission through sports quota have to go through a fitness test and clear mandatory trials.

These are just a few institutes in India who have taken a step forward to promote sports and sportspersons. 

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