National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for SC Candidates 2018-19

Last date to apply:
March 31, 2017

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About National Overseas Scholarship for SC Candidates

National Overseas Scholarship for SC candidates is an initiative launched by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. It is the SC Scholarship to study abroad.
Those students or professionals belonging to Scheduled Castes who scored 55% marks in their Bachelor's and Master's can apply for this scholarship to pursue Masters’/ Ph.D. in overseas institutes.

Fields of study eligible for National Overseas Scholarship for SC students are:

Engineering and Management
Pure Science and Applied Sciences
Agricultural Sciences and Medicine
International Commerce, Accounting Finance
Humanities, Social Science & Fine Arts

Out of total 100 scholarships which are to be granted, 30% of the scholarships are allotted to female applicants. The National Overseas Scholarship will be granted in the following manner.

Category	No. of Scholarships	No. of passage grants
SC	90	04
Denotified, Nomadic, and semi- nomadic tribes	6	01
Landless Agricultural Labourers & Traditional Artisans	4	05

National Overseas Scholarship for SC Candidates Eligibility Criteria

Gender	Both
Region	All India
Class/ Age	Below 35 years, as on 1 April 2018
Details	Educational Qualification: For Ph.D. Scholarships: The Applicants must have obtained at least 55% marks in relevant Masters’ Degree. For Masters’ Degree: The Applicants must have obtained at least 55% marks in relevant subjects Total annual income of the applicant or Family must not exceed Rs.6 Lakhs even if he/she is self-employed or of parents/guardians and from other sources (allowances made for the purpose of income tax will not be considered) Maximum two children from the same parents will be granted National Overseas Scholarship. The second child of the same parents will be considered subject to the availability of the slots for that year.

National Overseas Scholarship for SC Candidates Reward

Eligible fields of study and number of seats for National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for SC Students are:

S. No.	Field of Study	Number of Seats
1	Engineering and Management	32
2	Pure Science and Applied Sciences	17
3	Agricultural Sciences and Medicine	17
4	International Commerce, Accounting Finance	17
5	Humanities, Social Science & Fine Arts	17
	Total	100

After getting the scholarship, the scholars are liable to take admission for the concerned subject within 1 year, else the scholarship will be canceled.

Duration of Scholarship:
- For Ph.D. - 4 years
- For Master - 3 years.
Amount of Scholarship will be provided on the basis of the country chosen for further studies.

National Overseas Scholarship - Annual Maintenance Allowance

For U.S.A and other countries

Annual Maintenance Allowance: USD 15,400 will be offered as Annual maintenance allowance for all level of courses.
Contingency Allowance: Allowance of 1500 USD for study tour/travel cost /books/essential apparatus / attending subject related conferences, workshops, typing and binding of thesis etc.

For United Kingdom

Annual Maintenance Allowance: GBP 9900 will be given as an Annual maintenance allowance.
Additional Allowance: Allowance for typing, workshops, books/essential apparatus /study tour/travel cost for attending subject related conferences and binding of thesis etc. will be 1100 GBP.

Research/Teaching Assistantship

Applicants can increment their prescribed maintenance allowances by engaging in activities related to Research/Teaching Assistantship.

National Overseas Scholarship - Additional Allowances and Benefits

Incidental Journey Allowance: USD 20 or its equivalent in Indian rupees will be Incident Journey allowance.
Equipment Allowance: Equipment allowance of USD 20 will be given.
Poll Tax: Payment of Actual Poll Tax wherever applicable will be done.
Visa Fee: The payment of Actual Visa Fees in Indian Rupees will be done.
Medical Insurance: The payment of Fees and Medical Insurance Premium will be done.
Air Fare: Economy class Airfare for the return journey from India to the relevant destination will be paid.
Local Travel Allowance: Local Travel allowance will be provided after considering the requirements and criteria.

Return to India after the completion of course

The Awardees are required to come back to India after finishing their course.
Extension of stay: The stay can be extended for next two years by the consent of Indian Government, but no financial assistance will be provided to them for the extended period.
The reasons for the stay will get recorded in writing by Indian Mission.

National Overseas Scholarship for SC Candidates Application form and Process

The students can apply for the SC Scholarship by downloading the Application form. There is no online application for this.

National Overseas Scholarship for SC Students - List of documents to be sent with the Application Form

The following documents are to be sent along with the application form for Scholarship of National Overseas for SC Students:

Proof of Date of Birth such as matriculation or the other certificate.
Mark sheet of Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates.
Income certificate in the prescribed format.
Self-attested photocopy of Caste Certificate issued by a Competent authority.
In the event of passage grant, the following additional information must be attached:

(a) Particulars of the merit scholarship and how it has been obtained
(b) The letter of the award with self-attestation.

Employed candidates need to submit a copy of latest tax-assessment and latest monthly salary slip of the organization with which they are presently working.
Offer letter from the institute in case, already obtained.

Submission of the National Overseas Scholarship for SC Application Form

Employed candidates must forward their application through their employer along with a No Objection Certificate.
Completely filled National Overseas Scholarship applications must reach the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India before the last date (31 March of the financial year 2018-19) in the following Address:

The Director
SCD-V Section,
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
Room No.636 - ‘A’ Wing,
Shastri Bhavan,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Marg,
New Delhi-110 001.

National Overseas Scholarship for SC Candidates Selection Process

The Selection Committee formed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India will do the final selection of awardees for the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for SC students.

Preference will be given to

the student who has already taken admission in the foreign institute.
If there is a tie between two or more students, senior aged candidate as per the DOB mentioned in the 10th or 12th certificate will get the preference.
The candidates having work experience would be preferred over other inexperienced candidates.

National Overseas Scholarship for SC Candidates Address

The Director
SCD-V Section,
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
Room No.211 - ‘D’ Wing,
Shastri Bhavan,
New Delhi-110 001.

National Overseas Scholarship for SC Candidates Contact Details

Website: www.socialjustice.nic.in

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Goverment of India.