93RD  FOUNDATION DAY CELEBRATIONS

The President and Members of the Managing Committee request the pleasure of your company, with family and friends, on the occasion of the 93rd Foundation Day Celebrations of the Sabha.

Programme Details

Date and Time

Sunday, 16th August 2026, 4 p.m. onwards

Venue

Third Floor, ShreeVidyadhiraj Sabha Graha,
Gokarn Parthagali Jeevottam Math,
Shree Ram Mandir, Wadala,
Mumbai – 400 031

Chief Guest

Dr. Chitra Kamath,
Head of Department, Department of Chemistry,
K.J. Somaiya College

Programme Schedule (4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.)

Formal Programme

1. Lighting of Lamp
2. Welcome and about the Sabha
3. Introduction of the Chief Guest
4. Honouring Merit Students from Std X onwards
   Silver medals are sponsored by Smt. Jayashree Ramesh Shenoy
5. Felicitation of meritorious Vidyanidhi beneficiaries, from Std I to IX,
   with the V.R. Shenoy Memorial Vidyanidhi Merit Award
   Sponsored by Smt. Sadhana and Shri Sunil Shenoy, USA
6. Felicitation of children contributing drawings/articles/poems to Voice of G.S.B.,
   with GSB Promising Talent Award
   Sponsored by Smt. Suchitra Sukhthankar
7. Speech by the Chief Guest
8. Talk by the Sabha President
9. Vote of Thanks

6:30 p.m. – Light Refreshments Courtesy: Nagesh Rama Nayak’s ‘Café Mysore’

Honouring of Merit Students

Sabha presents educational merit awards to students of the GSB community with the following criteria:

1. The student should be a resident of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane/Palghar or Raigad Districts, although the studies may be pursued out of Mumbai.
2. The student himself/herself or one of his/her parents should be a member of this or any other G.S.B. institution based in Mumbai and its suburbs.
3. Only Final Year/Semester exam performance for the Academic Year 2025–2026 will be considered. Also, students who could not apply for the previous Academic Year and whose final year/semester results were declared after 3rd August 2025 will be considered.
4. Eligible courses of study:
   • SSC, HSC, Graduate Courses, Medical, Engineering, Technology, C.A., I.C.W.A., C.S., Law, M.B.A. Any other post-graduate/professional examinations conducted on an All-India basis or completed abroad will also be considered.
   • Minimum percentage criteria:
     • SSC / ICSE / CBSE – 90%
     • HSC Science – 85%
     • HSC Arts – 80%
     • HSC Commerce – 75%
     • Graduate Courses – 75%
     For post-graduate/professional courses, a final year pass is needed.
5. Certificate of merit will be presented to all awardees. In addition, for students pursuing courses in India, silver medals and felicitations, from the endowments set up for this purpose, will be awarded based on criteria laid down.

Application Process

Applicants should fill in the online application form on the given link: https://forms.gle/6Mct3t2vCm1qXZ7j9

Deadline: Online application forms must be filled on or before Sunday, 2nd August 2026. Applications received late, if any, will be presented with a Certificate of Merit, and the presentation of silver medals/felicitations to late applicants will be at the discretion of the Committee.

All award winners will be informed by e-mail only. The list of award winners will be displayed on our website, www.gsbsabhamumbai.org , by Wednesday, 5th August 2026.

Applicants may seek any clarifications in this regard by Friday, 7th August 2026. The decision taken by the Managing Committee will be final and binding on the applicant.

Presentation of the GSB Promising Talent Award

The GSB Promising Talent Award will be presented to the children who contribute their drawings and articles to Voice of GSB, Sabha’s quarterly newsletter. Issues released from October–December 2025 to July–September 2026 will be considered for this event. This year, these awards are sponsored by Smt. Suchitra Sukhthankar.