Annually Indian government offers scholarships under the GSS scheme for international students belonging to certain Asian, African, and Latin American countries, interested and eligible candidates can apply before the deadline at http://www.iccr.gov.in…
The government of India is offering scholarships under General Scholarship Scheme (GSS) for undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs at Indian universities. Scholarships for students in the field of medical studies for MBBS, BDS, or for medical research leading to a Ph.D. degree are not offered under the GSS scheme, as a mode of instruction in Indian universities is English, so the candidates should have good proficiency in the language, General Scholarship Scheme (GSS) is provided to the foreign students under ICCR norms.
Courses offered:
The Government of India offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate, M.Phil. or Ph.D., Post-doctoral Fellowship courses under the scheme, Number of fellowships is not specified.
Field of study:
Scholarships are available to candidates in any of the courses offered by the university, except in the Medical stream.
Stipend and duration:
The selected candidate will be given a grant that includes a living Allowance Per Month, a House Rent Allowance, a Contingent Grant per annum, thesis and dissertation expenses for once in the entire duration, and of course, medical Benefits where all the above stipends are different for different courses.
| General Scholarship Scheme 2023-23 | Details |
| Name of the Scholarship | General Scholarship Scheme |
| Courses offered | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, M.Phil. or Ph.D., Post-doctoral Fellowship courses |
| Education Qualification | UG & PG degree |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Nationality | International students belonging to certain Asian, African, and Latin American countries |
| Name of Origination | The government of India |
| Official Website | http://www.iccr.gov.in |
| Deadline | The deadline for submitting the online application form is not fixed |
| Period of Scholarship Award | Two years |
| Emergency Contact Number | +91-11-23379309 |
| Grievance Email | grievance[at]iccr[dot]gov[dot]in |
Eligibility criteria for General Scholarship Scheme 2023-24 (GSS) for Foreign Students in India
The following are the criteria an applicant must be possessed in order to be eligible for the scholarship, Applying candidates should hold a degree qualification obtained from an accredited university, Applicants for the General scholarship scheme scholarship should have English proficiency as they should demonstrate good language skills, Candidate should have good writing and speaking skills in the English language.
Target group:
Candidates from Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Cambodia, Fiji, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saint-Denis Reunion Island, Saudi Arabia, Siberia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, UAE, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen are eligible to apply.
The Application Process to Apply for General Scholarship Scheme GSS 2023-24 in India
Attachments to be submitted:
- recent passport size photographs
- Academic transcripts till the degree are required
- Summary of the proposed area of research
- Video/ audio cassettes of students wishing to study performing Arts are to be enclosed
- Copies of Physical fitness
- letters of recommendation
- copies of relevant pages of passport
Candidates should ensure that certified copies of documents showing specific qualifications required for the course of their choice are genuine, Applications submitted by the candidate should be complete in every detail, and as it is compulsory during scrutiny, Applications that are incomplete in any way will not be considered.
Application deadline: Expected
The deadline for submitting the online application form is not fixed, information about the applications will be released in the print media.