GIM offers Scholarships to Meritorious Students

Goa Institute of Management (GIM) one of the premier B-schools of India has always strived for excellence and has believed in forming responsive and responsible leaders who would make significant contribution to the growth of the nation and its people. With this aim, GIM offers scholarships to meritorious students.

GIM offers twenty Academic Competence and Excellence Scholarship Scheme (ACCESS) scholarships each amounting to six lakh rupees and twenty five scholarships each amounting to four lakh rupees to students who excel in GIM’s selection process and demonstrate a fitting attitude to learning. GIM also offers five GIM-MBBS Scholarship (GMS) of four lakh rupees each to candidates holding an MBBS degree and admitted into the PGDM in Health Care Management (HCM).

GIM has instituted a total of six Sir Ratan Tata scholarships to encourage girls. Two scholarships of rupees six lakhs each are awarded to the most meritorious girl students admitted to the institute and four scholarships of rupees two lakhs each, to aid and assist girl students in exchange programmes. Additionally, GIM also offers two exchange program scholarships of rupees two lakhs each to encourage students to participate in exchange programs which will broaden their horizon and help them understand global management scenarios.

GIM offers a full waiver of the tuition fees for up to a maximum of 5% of students admitted whose total family income is below 4.5 lakhs per annum. The institute also offers freeships of up to 5% of its students admitted who have passed their qualifying examination from colleges and universities in the state of Goa and whose family income is below rupees five lakhs per annum.

Eden Jacques, student at GIM who received one of the scholarships said, “I have received ACCESS Scholarship from GIM. The scholarship amount will reduce my loan amount and help me support my own education. The GIM scholarship has motivated me to excel in my academics and it also encourages other students to join GIM”.

Siddhi Sinai Zingde, GIM student who is another recipient of the scholarship said, “The scholarship helped me in both ways, financially and academically. It has also helped me in boosting my self confidence. GIM is doing a great job by awarding scholarships to deserving students as it helps them to excel in academics”.

Apart from giving scholarships, GIM also has tied up with The Bank of India and The State Bank of India to provide loans to students without any collateral or security. The Bank of India provides a loan of up to rupees 10 lakhs for any student studying at GIM, while The State Bank of India provides a loan of rupees seven lakhs for GIM students, which is also likely to be upgraded to rupees ten lakhs soon.

Goa Institute of Management (GIM) believes in the philosophy of excellence with ethics in the educational process.