Sports Scholarship

Sports Scholarship

Sports Quota Admissions at GITAM

At GITAM, we believe that Sports is one of the key components in enhancing the Campus life experience of students. Hence, we focus on providing sports opportunities to students to help with developing social awareness and interaction. Through the Sports Quota, GITAM aims to attract talented athletes to pursue education at GITAM Deemed to be University, while offering them an opportunity to continue practicing and playing the sport of their choice at a competitive level for the University.

How to Apply?

  • Fill out the GITAM application
  • Select Sports Quota in the Scholarship drop down box
  • Fill out all your sports achievements with proof in the allotted provision
  • The achievements should be within 3 years from the year of application

Note: The application will be considered only if the applicant has participated/won in their sport at an International, National, State or Zonal level.

Applicable Sports

Following is the list of Sports for which Sports Quota can be availed by prospective students:

Basketball

Badminton

Cricket

Football

Kabaddi

Table Tennis

Tennis

Volleyball

Handball

Chess

Scholarship Process

There will be a two-stage screening process for finalizing the Sports Quota candidates.

Stage 1 - Application review :

All applications will be analyzed and the candidates who rank the highest amongst the applicants and meet the criteria set will be called for Selection Trials & Interview.

Stage 2 - Selection Trials + Interview:

The candidates who have cleared the Application review process will participate in a Selection Trials process, which will be an assessment of their game/sport – which shall include:

  1. Sport specific Fitness.
  2. Fundamental knowledge and skills on the sport.
  3. Overall playing ability.

Grant of Scholarship

Scholarships for candidates will be granted at the discretion of the Directorate of Sports, GITAM.
The scholarship will be granted on an annual basis. Sports performance, Academic and overall performance of the current year will be considered for continuation or withdrawal of scholarship for the 2nd year and subsequent years.