Lok Sabha Question No. 5518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: National Overseas Scholarships
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak, Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5518 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2022

## NATIONAL OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIPS

## 5518. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK: SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has planned to provide National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) to all students on merit basis too;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the process of selection for the NOS scholarship and conditions thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A: NARAYANASWAMY)

The   Ministry of   Social Justice & Empowerment implements National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) schemes. One is   implemented  by the   Department of  Social Justice Empowerment under which financial assistance is provided to selected students from Scheduled Castes, Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic   Tribes, Landless   Agricultural Labourers   and Traditional Artisans for pursuing Masters and Ph.D level courses abroad. The other is implemented by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DoEPwD) under which scholarship is provided to the selected students with disabilities for pursuing Masters and Ph: D level Affairs is also implementing NOS Scheme for students   belonging to ST communities There is no proposal to include   other categories of students under any of these schemes. two

- (6): Does not arise.
- (c): The process of selection in the Ministries/Departments are as follows:
- (i) Under the scheme run by the Department of   Social Justice & Empowerment 125 meritorious SC students are given scholarship every Applications are invited on the online portal of the Ministry: The online applications of the eligible candidates are placed before a Selection-cum-Screening Committee for making their recommendations for selection in year.

accordance with the conditions of the scheme. The merit list is prepared based on the international ranking of the institutions in which the candidates have secured admission:

- (ii) In respect of the scheme run by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), the receipt of applications of National Overseas Scholarship for 20 slots are open throughout the year. The applications are   screened by the   Screening Committee the conditions of the Scheme. The   candidates  shortlisted by the Screening Committee are placed before the   Selection Committee. The Selection Committee assesses individual candidate' s educational  qualifications and experience, and draw a merit list   which and  decisively completes the selection procedure. finally
- (iii) With  regard to the scheme of NOS of Ministry of Tribal Affairs 20 meritorious ST students are given  scholarship every year: Applications are invited on the online portal of the Ministry: All applications received within the stipulated are before an independent Screening Committee for short-listing of the applications The candidates  short listed by the Screening   Committee are required to   present themselves for  personal interview before the Selection Committee. The merit list is prepared, based on the assessment of candidates by the Selection Committee. The selected candidates are given two years time to secure admission in the accredited University/Institute abroad. period put

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