National Overseas Scholarship For Scheduled Caste Etc. Candidates
Category: Education & Learning, Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: Central | State: All
Ministry: Ministry Of Social Justice and Empowerment

Details:
A scholarship scheme by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment for regular, full-time students from Scheduled Castes, Denotified Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Tribes, Landless Agricultural Labourers and Traditional Artisans; to obtain higher education viz., Master degree or Ph.D courses by studying abroad in Institutions/Universities accredited by the Government/authorized body of that country in any field of study.

Benefits:
Annual Maintenance Allowance: 
For the United States of America (USA) & other countries except for the UK: 15400 US Dollars. For United Kingdom (UK): 9900 Great Britain Pounds
Contingency Allowance: 
For the United States of America (USA) & other countries except for the UK: 1500 US Dollars. For United Kingdom (UK): 1100 Great Britain Pounds
Tuition Fees:
 Actual as charged
Visa Fees:
 Actual Visa Fees in INR
Medical Insurance Premium:
 Actual as charged
Incidental Journey Allowance & Equipment Allowance:
 20 US Dollars for each or its equivalent in INR.
Air Passage: 
Purchase air tickets (from the nearest Airport to Hometown in India to the nearest place to the educational institution and back to India) from the three authorized travel agents viz. Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL), Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT), Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC). The ticket purchased must be of economy class/shortest route on the date of booking. The choice of the travel agent for booking the ticket is left open to the awardees. No Booking charges/excess baggage/cancellation charges & other add-ons will be reimbursed to awardees.

The awardees will claim reimbursement of airfare from their respective Indian Mission abroad after joining the University and providing a joining report from the University.

The conditions will be effective from 1st Jan 2022.

Return tickets will be booked by Indian Mission abroad as per Clause 11(iii) of the scheme guidelines.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant must be a student belonging to a Scheduled Caste, Denotified Nomadic, Semi Nomadic Tribe, Landless Agricultural Labourer, or a Traditional Artisan.
1. The applicant must have been admitted to or received an unconditional offer of admission for pursuing a master's / Ph.D. from an institute/university located abroad.
1. The institute/university of the applicant must be accredited by the Government/authorized body of that country.
1. The applicant must have secured at least 60% marks or equivalent grade in the qualifying examination (In the case of Ph.D. courses, the qualifying exam is a Master’s Degree; In the case of a Master’s Degree, the qualifying exam is a Bachelor's Degree)
1. The total income of the family of the applicant (from all sources) is less than or equal to ₹ 8 lakh per annum.
1. Two or more of the applicant's siblings must not be already availing of this scholarship.
1. In case a student has completed a Bachelor of Engineering after completing a Diploma (Lateral Entry to 2nd year), the percentage of marks obtained in Bachelor's degree will be taken into account.
1. 30% of the awards for each year shall be earmarked for women candidates. However, in case, adequate women candidates are not available as per the stipulations of the scheme, then the unutilized slots will be utilized by selecting suitable male candidates.
1. There are 115 slots for Scheduled Castes, 6 slots for Denotified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, and 4 slots for Landless Agricultural Labourers and Traditional Artisans.