SCHEME OF NATIONAL OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIP PhD

SCHEME OF NATIONAL OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIP PhD

Eligibility Criteria Age 35 years, as on first day of the month of the advertisement

Academic: Post Doctoral
• 1st class or 60% marks or equivalent grade in relevant Masters Degree (2nd class with 50% for STs)
• PhD and 5 Years’ Research/ teaching/ professional experience in the concerned field

PhD
• 1st class or 60% marks or equivalent grade in relevant Masters’ Degree (2nd class with 50% for STs)
• 2 years teaching/research/professional experience/MPhil degree in the concerned field

Masters degree
• 1st Class or 60% marks or equivalent grade in relevant Bachelors degree (2nd class with 50% marks for STs)
• 2 years work experience in the concerned field

Scholarship Details Number of Scholarships:

30 per year (SC 17; ST 9; Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes 1; Scheduled Caste Converts to other religion - 2; Landless Agricultural Labourers and Traditional Artisans - 1)

Duration
Postdoctoral Research : 1.5 years
PhD : 4 years

Master Degree : 3 years

Value
Maintenance allowance : US $ 770 pa
Maintenance allowance for United Kingdom Pound Sterling 5000 pa

Contingency Grant
US$ 500 pa
For candidates in United Kingdom
Pound Sterling 325 pa

Others
Actual charges will be paid, wherever applicable
• Actual visa fees in Indian rupees
• Equipment Allowances: Rs.1100
• Incidental journey expenses: Up to US$ 15 or its equivalent in Indian rupees

The awardees are permitted to supplement their prescribed allowances by undertaking Research/Teaching Assistantship up to US$ 2400 pa and for awardees in United Kingdom, Pound Sterling 1560 pa

Application Procedure Applications should be made to the Ministry. Details can be viewed from http://tribal.nic.in/index1.html

Applications on plain paper in the prescribed format are also invited for the award of nine passage grants in a year to Scheduled Castes (4 grants), Scheduled Tribes (4 grants) and Denotified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Tribes (One grant) which are open throughout the year

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SCHEME OF NATIONAL OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIP PhD