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PRESS RELEASE
The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India has
announced the Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC
2010-2011) to assist children/wards of PIOs / NRIs to pursue
undergraduate courses in several disciplines 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 following are the highlights of the SPDC 2010-2011 :
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100 scholarships are being offered for undergraduate courses in
several disciplines including
Engineering/Architecture/Technology, Humanities/Liberal Arts,
Commerce, Management–BBA/BBM, Computer–BCA, Journalism, Hotel
Management, Agriculture/Animal Husbandry, Sciences, Law, etc.
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The programme is open only to PIOs/NRIs from the specified 40
countries, including Kuwait, 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 family income per month does not exceed an
amount equivalent to US $2,250 (US dollars two thousand two
hundred and fifty only).
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Children ot 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 should have
passed the qualifying examination abroad.
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The last date for receipt of duly filled-in application forms in
the prescribed format by Ed.CIL is 10th June 2010.
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PIO/NRI students already studying in India on a self-financing
basis or under any other arrangement will not be eligible under
this scheme, which is open only for fresh admissions in the
first semester/year of undergraduate courses.
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Candidates would be selected on the basis of their performances
in the qualifying examination (equivalent to plus 2 stage in
India) which decides the eligibility to apply for the
scholarship scheme. The candidates would also have to fulfill
all the criteria prescribed for the purpose.
The guidelines and the application form can be downloaded from the
Ed.CIL websites: www.edcilindia.co.in and
www.educationindia4u.nic.in
Kuwait
March 15, 2010 |
