Scholarship :

Merit Scholarship (Govt. of India)

Course :

Education (PhD)

Provider Address :

Director (Scholarships), Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Secondary and Higher Education, External Scholarships Division(ES-3), A2/W4, Curzon Road Barracks, KG Marg, New Delhi-110001. Tel: 011 2338 6401 Fax: 011 2338 5337

Description :

	Eligibility Criteria
Age	No age limit. Preference for candidates who have obtained their qualifying degree within the last 5 years
Academic	The candidate must have completed tertiary education in English Medium Masters First class Bachelors for Engineering/ Architecture/ Medicine and Pharmacy Masters of others Doctoral Upper Second Class Masters in the relevant subject
Others	The candidate should be an Indian national have a sufficient knowledge of English or French undertake the TOEFL test if her/his mother tongue is not English
	Scholarship Details
Number of Scholarships	10-12
Duration	Masters - 2 years, Doctoral - Maximum of 4 years
Value	Expenses of travel, living and study Approved medical expenses One-time settling-in allowance Annual book allowance and research and equipment allowance Extra baggage vouchers for personal effects when returning to home country
Passage Cost	Economy class return airfare
Application Procedure	Application should be sent in the prescribed format along with the necessary documents
Notification & Deadline	Notification in August/ September Deadline as per the notification