Item: Sona College of Technology, Salem
Rating: 4
Author: Surya

Facilities Available

Library

The institute has a library in the campus with 80640 books, 2037 journals, and periodicals, magazines etc.

Computer Lab

The institute has a computer lab in the campus with 1400 desktop, 100 laptops, 14 servers, 200 printers and also they have internet connectivity with the speed of 205 Mbps.

Auditorium

The institute has 3 spacious auditoriums in the campus with good seating capacity.

Gym

The institute has a gym on the campus with modern machines and tools like treadmill, dumbbells etc.

Lab

The institute has various state of the art laboratories in the campus with latest equipment and tools.

Medical

The institute has a medical facility in the campus for both student and staff and also they have a dispensary headed by Dr. Mrs. A.S. Hemavathi in the morning and Dr. T. Prakath in the evening.

Transport

Wi-Fi

yes

Cafeteria

The institute has a cafeteria in the campus in which they are providing healthy and nutritious food to both student and staff.

Hostel

The institute has hostel facilities in the campus for both boys and girls in which they are providing well-furnished rooms with all the necessary amenities.

Scholarship

Various Scholarships

The institute provides various scholarships like:-

Merit-Based Scholarships
Government Scholarships
Management Scholarship

Merit-Based Scholarships:-

Scholarships	Norms	Eligibility
Merit Scholarship (Tuition Fee Waiver) INR 10,000 to INR 40,000 per annum	Students of the first year BE/BTech/ME/MBA/MCA are eligible based on the commitment given during admission based on cut off marks / TANCET score / MAT score. The scholarship amount may be continued for the further year based on the following conditions. 1. The student should not have any arrear in the previous year(s). 2. The student should have a minimum of 95% attendance in the regular classes and class/model tests/exams in the previous year(s). 3. Academic results should be within the top 10% in the branch.	First Year BE, BTech, ME, MBA, MCA
Merit cum Means Scholarship INR 5,000 to INR 10,000 per annum	1. The annual income of the parents (Father & Mother) or Guardian should not exceed Rupees One Lakh per annum. 2. Students other than the first year will be required to fulfill the following conditions. 3. Students should not have any arrear in any of the subjects. 4. 95% overall in class attendance in the previous year. 5. Every student selected for this scholarship will have to contribute 8 hours/month for Library /Admission/students' affairs/Laboratory/ Cleaning of the classroom/ Sports assistance etc.	All Students of BE, BTech, ME, MBA, MCA
Sports Scholarship INR 10,000 to INR 40,000 per annum	Based Sports Performance on the academic year in Zonal, Inter-zonal, State, National, International Participation and Place	All Students of BE, BTech, ME, MBA, MCA
Special Scholarship (a) Category I	It is applicable for all the classes (First year to Final year). This scholarship is to the students who are physically handicapped and wards of deceased/serving defense personal/ex-serviceman. This will be continued based on the following conditions. 1. The students should not have any arrear in the previous year. 2. The student should have a minimum of 90% attendance in the regular classes and class/model tests/exams in the previous semester(s)	All Students of BE, BTech, ME, MBA, MCA
Special Scholarship (b) Category II	It is applicable for the students based on the performance in the extracurricular activities of NSS, NCC, YRC and RRC based on the performance in the respective fields.	All Students of BE, BTech, ME, MBA, MCA

Government Scholarship:-

Scholarships	Eligibility
Government Scholarship	BC / MBC – SWS only Parent Annual Income should be less than 1,00,000 INR
Government Scholarship	SC / ST – SWS only Parent Annual Income should be less than 2,00,000 INR
Government Scholarship (SC/ST Fee waiver scheme) 100% free	SC / ST – SWS only Parent Annual Income should be less than 2,00,000 INR
Govt. Special Scholarship	SC/ST Students only Stay in Sona College Hostel Parent Annual Income should be less than 1,00,000 INR
Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College & University Students	80% and above Marks in HSC
Merit Scholarship	Highest marks in HSC & studied in Municipal/ Corporation School
Chief Minister Farmers Security Scheme	Wards of Farmers
Tamilnadu National Teacher Welfare Fund	Wards of Teachers
Tamilnadu Educational Trust, Chennai	60% and above Marks in HSC Parent annual Income should be less than 50,000/-
Minority Scholarship	Christians, Muslims, Sikhs & Buddhist 50% marks in previous exams
Physically Challenged Scholarship	Students with disability

Management Scholarship:-

S. No	Scholarship Type	Number of students	Amount (INR)
1.	Merit Scholarship	09	1,20,000 INR	1,20,000 INR
2.	Merit Cum Means	164	9,84,000 INR	9,84,000 INR
3.	Sports Scholarship	75	3,00,000 INR	3,00,000 INR
4.	Special Scholarship - I Ex-Serviceman & Physically Challenged	13	65,000 INR	3,22,000 INR
	Special Scholarship - II NCC, NSS, YRC & RRC	16	80,000 INR
	Special Scholarship - III Fees Concession	9	1,77,000 INR
TOTAL				17,26,000 INR