Sports Authority of India Scholarships, Sports Authority of India Scholarship Information In India

Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports (NSNIS), located at Patiala is one of the Asia's largest Sports Institute. It is an  academic Wing of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) with the objective of developing sports in the country on Scientific lines and to train the Coaches in different sports disciplines.The Institute was renamed as Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS).

National Institute of Sports,  is now the Academic Wing of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) was established by the Government of India  with the objective of developing sports in the country on Scientific lines and to train the Coaches in different sports disciplines. 

The Institute has enormous facilities for academic programmes & sports training. In its aim to promote sports in the country, Institute introduced a new scheme of  providing  scholarships  for talented sports person. Some of the  main Scholarships are State Level Scholarship, National Level Scholarship, Scholarships For College/University Students, Special Scholarships For Women. This scheme aims at recognizing achievements of young sports persons and their outstanding performance at the national, state and university levels.

Eligibility: The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of sports performance in recognized competitions held between the previous calendar year.

State Level Scholarships: There is a quota for award of State level sports scholarships which is 150 per State and 100 per Union Territory.

National Level scholarships: All eligible sports persons under this category will be considered for the award of scholarships.

Scholarships for College /University Students: All eligible sports person under this category will be considered for the award of scholarship.

Scholarships for Women : 50 scholarships are available for women Sports persons