Alumni aid for students
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M
embers of
the Jamshedpur
chapter of XLRI Alumni Asso-
ciation step forward to help stu-
dents from weaker sections of the society.
The association will offer financial sup-
port to MBA aspirants who are meritorious
but poor. They will start offering scholar-
ships from 2014 academic session to four
deserving students to fund their education
at XLRI.
National president of XLRI Alumni
Association Rana Sinha, MD of the Tata
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd,
informed that the association plans to
increase its endowment fund of Rs 3 crore
to Rs 500 crore. He also expressed the urge
to chalk out a number of other scholarship
schemes, but added that it would be pos-
ones. That’s the plan as of now. Later, we
may extend the scholarship to more number
of students,” said Sharad Sarin, chairperson
of the alumni association. The association
already sponsors the graduation of as many
as 10 tribal students at XITE, Gamharia.
The Jamshedpur chapter of XLRI Alum-
ni Association has a base of nearly 1,000
former students from different batches and
the objective of the meet was to strengthen
the bonding of the alumni with its Alma
Mater and to espouse socially relevant
projects in future.
Amongst the distinguished attendees
at the meet were Tata Motors Jamshedpur
plant head AB Lall, who is also the presi-
dent of the Jamshedpur chapter.
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sible only after the endowment amount was
increased.
“To start with, we will select two stu-
dents for the two courses. The selection cri-
teria have not been decided yet. But it will
be done very carefully and we want to offer
the financial support to the most deserving
The association
will offer financial
support to MBA
aspirants who are
meritorious but poor
Prof. Shard Sarin (Extreme left) and Director, XLRI, Fr E Abraham S.J. (Extreme right) with members of the association
february 2014
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