National Overseas Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

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Scheme Name National Overseas Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
Purpose To provide financial assistance to the students with disabilities for pursuing studies abroad at the level of Masters’ Degree and Ph.D.
Agency Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Govt/PVT Govt
Eligibility For Ph.D. - First class or 55%(fifty five per cent) marks or equivalent grade in relevant Master’s Degree. Preference would be given to the experienced candidates, especially to those who are on lien with their existing post and employer.

For Masters’ Degree: - 55%(fifty five per cent) marks or equivalent grade in relevant Bachelor’s Degree. Preference would be given to the experienced candidates, especially to those who are on lien with their existing post and employer.
Income Total income from all sources of the employed candidate or his/her parents/guardians, shall not exceed Rs.6,00,000/-( Indian Rupees six lakh only) per annum,
Last date 30th Sep, 2016
Amount Under the scheme, there is a provision of annual maintenance allowance of 9,900/- Pound (Great Britain) for courses in the United Kingdom and US$ 15,400/- for courses in other countries. In addition, there are provision of tuition fees, cost of air passage etc.
Number of Awards
Fields of study Total No. of scholarships (each year) (including women candidates No. of scholarships reserved for women candidates (each year) Category-wise distribution of seats
a) Engineering & Management 06 (six) 02 (two) Two each from VH, HH and OH categories
b) Pure Sciences & Applied Sciences 03 (three) 01 (one) One each from VH, HH and OH categories
c) Agricultural Science & Medicine 03(three) 01 (one) One each from VH, HH and OH categories
d) Commerce, Accounting & Finance 04(four) 01 (one) At least one each from VH, HH and OH categories
e) Humanities, Social Science & Fine Arts 04(four) 01 (one) At least one each from VH, HH and OH categories
Total 20 (twenty) 06 (six)
Procedure Offline.
Website http://disabilityaffairs.gov.in
Phone Number 011-24369051
Email [email protected]
Details http://www.disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/Extension%20-%20Date.pdf

http://disabilityaffairs.gov.in/content/page/nos-for-students-with-disabilities.php
Address Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment,5th Floor,Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,New Delhi - 110003 (India)