Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences awarded the first of its kind M.S. Ramaiah Memorial Scholarship Scheme 2023 – 24 which was introduced in fond memory of Founder Chairman, Dr. M. S. Ramaiah. The scholarships were given to the first-year students (Batch 2023) under eight categories based on academic performance in the preceding year of their study and ranking/​percentile in competitive exams like JEE/KCET/CAT/XAT/MAT along with achievements in sports, encouraging students from Northeast states of India, Tibetan diaspora, and wards of Ramaiah Group of Institutions alumni. 

The awards ceremony was presided by Honourable Chancellor, Dr. M. R. Jayaram on 25^th April 2024. Shri M R Sreenivasa Murthy, IAS, Chief Executive, Gokula Education Foundation (Medical), Prof. Kuldeep Kumar Raina, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Govind R. Kadambi, Pro Vice Chancellor (Research) and Dr. Om Prakash Kharbanda, Pro Vice Chancellor (Health Sciences), Dr. Pushpati Nath Razdan, ‑Quality Assurance & Excellence, Dr. Medha Y Rao, Dean-Academics were the other dignitaries present on the occasion. 

Prof. Raina welcomed the dignitaries and congratulated the awardees. He said that the scholarship amount may not meet the entire financial requirements for the academic session but will go a long way in motivating the awardees. Shri Sreenivasa Murthy announced that the university would award scholarships to meritorious students in the subsequent years of their study too. The Chancellor in his address said that this gesture should inspire students to strive hard to maintain and improve their academic grades. 

A total of 84 students received the prestigious scholarships. The beneficiaries included students from different disciplines like Engineering, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Management & Commerce, Law, Life & Allied Health Sciences, Hospitality Management and pure sciences.

These scholarships aim to encourage and recognise the students for their hard work and dedication towards their academic activities and to empower and enable the countless bright minds present in the university to reach their highest potential and contribute meaningfully towards the betterment of humanity.