TNEA 2016 - Leo Muthu Merit Scholarship

Shri. Leo Muthu Merit Scholarship
Rewarding talent!
Leo Muthu Merit Scholarship is an initiative of Sairam Institutions being instituted this academic year in
memory of our beloved Founder Chairman Shri MJF.Lion.Leo Muthu. The Scholarship will be awarded to
meritorious students who have performed exceptionally well in the +2 examinations. The following is the
details of the criteria and scholarship amounts for students securing admissions to Sri Sairam Engineering
College and Sri Sairam Institute of Technology through the TNEA Counselling:
Marks in +2 (Maths, Physics & Chemistry
Scholarship Amount
State Board - Centum in all subjects
Rs.1,00,000/-
State Board - Centum in any 2 subjects
Rs.50,000/-
State Board - Centum in 1 subject & Total 585+
Rs.25,000/-
State Board - PCM with total 580 & above
Rs.10,000/-
State Board - PCM with total 570 to 579
Rs.5,000/-
CBSE - Physics, Chemistry & Maths with 290 & above
Rs.50,000/-
CBSE - Physics, Chemistry & Maths with 285 to 289
Rs.25,000/-
CBSE - Physics, Chemistry & Maths with 275 to 284
Rs.10,000/-
In addition to this newly introduced scholarship for First year students, the college has been offering merit
scholarships to top performing students of the college for the past several years. Till date scholarships worth
more than Rs.5 crores have been awarded to the students based on the following criteria:
Marks
CGPA
Scholarship Amount
85% to 87%
8.76 - 8.99
Rs.5,000/-
87% to 90%
9.00 - 9.24
Rs.10,000/-
90% and above
9.25 & above
1 year full tuition fee waiver
Last academic year more than 600 students benefitted from the Scholarship programme. Besides the Merit
scholarship Programme, the college has also been offering free engineering education to several students
who have been selected by various Social service organizations like Agaram Foundation, Matram
Foundation, Aram Foundation and through popular talk show “Makkal Arangam”. We have also been
offering 100% free education to Srilankan Tamil refugees at several of our group institutions.
Students are also encouraged to get involved in various co-curricular activities beyond academics and the
college passionately supports such initiatives. The college management bears 50% of the entire expenses of
Students who have been selected to present papers at International conferences held outside India. Last
academic year, as many as 37 students attended such conferences held in other countries.