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PRESS RELEASE
The Ministry of
Overseas Indian Affairs
Scholarship Programme
for Diaspora Children
The Ministry of
Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India has announced the
Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC-2008) for the children
of PIOs / NRIs to pursue undergraduate courses in Higher and Technical
Institutions in India. The Educational Consultants India Limited (Ed.CIL),
a Government of India Enterprise, has been designated as the Nodal
Agency for implementation of the SPDC. The announcement details,
guidelines and the application form can be downloaded from the Ed.CIL
websites (www.edcil.co.in;
and
www.educationindia4u.nic.in ).
Highlights of the SPDC-2008 are:
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100 scholarships
are being offered for Undergraduate courses in disciplines including
Engineering/Architecture/Technology, Humanities/Liberal Arts,
Commerce, Management - BBA/BBM, Journalism, Hotel Management,
Agriculture/Animal Husbandry, Sciences, Law etc.
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Teh Programme is
open only to PIOs/NRIs from the specified 40 countries having a
larger concentration of Indian Diaspora.
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50% of the
scholarship would be reserved for PIOs. However, in the event of
non-availability of suitable PIO candidates, the unfilled slots
could be assigned to NRI candidates.
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NRI candidates
would be eligible for the grant of scholarship only if their total
monthly family income does not exceed an amount equivalent to US $
One thousand and five hundred (US $ 1,500).
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Children of NRIs
should have pursued at least three years of education inclusive of
11th & 12th or equivalent (not beyond), in a foreign country during
the last six years, and have passed the qualifying examination
abroad.
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Candidates are
required to submit the Original Application Form (Hard copies only),
complete in all respects to: The Project Manager (SPDC), Educational
Consultants India Limited, P&S Division, Ed CIL House, 18-A Sector
16-A, NOIDA -201301, Uttar Pradesh, India. The last date for receipt
of form by Ed.CIL is 4th April 2008.
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Candidates would be
selected on the basis of a common entrance test to be conducted by
Ed.CIL on 18th May, 2008 in Kuwait. Exact timings would be intimated
by Ed.CIL. The candidates would also have to fulfill the entire
criterion prescribed for the purpose.
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The amount of
scholarship admissible would be 75% of Institutional Economic Cost (IEC)
or US $ three thousand six hundred (US $ 3,600), whichever is less.
IEC includes Tuition fee, Hostel fee & other institutional charges.
Dated: March 09, 2008 |
