GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS
(ICCR SCHOLARSHIPS)
1) Five
complete sets of application forms are to be submitted to the Indian Mission.
2) Candidate should clearly mention the
course and University to which he/she is seeking admission. The applicants are advised to go through
the "University Handbook" available with our
ICCR would not be able to entertain a
subsequent change in course of study or University once admission of a scholar
is confirmed and the scholar has arrived to join the course.
3) Certified copies of all documents
should be accompanied with English translations. A syllabus of the last
qualifying examination should be enclosed with the application.
NOTE:
a) Students
applying for doctoral/post-doctoral courses or architecture should include a
synopsis of the proposed area of research.
b) Students
wishing to study performing arts should, if possible, enclose Video/audio
cassettes of their recorded performances.
4) Candidates
must have adequate knowledge of English.
5) ICCR will not entertain applications
which are sent to ICCR directly by the students or which are sent by local
Embassy/High Commissions in
6) Priority
will be given to students who have never studied in
7) No
application will be accepted for admission to courses in medicine or dentistry
8) Candidates may note that Indian
universities/educational institutions are autonomous and independent and hence
have their own eligibility criteria. Forwarding of applications is thus not a
guarantee of admission. A scholarship is awarded only when admission is
confirmed by ICCR.
9) Student must carry a proper visa.
Scholars for structured undergraduate and postgraduate courses should carry
full term "Student Visas" while for Ph. D. students "Research
Visas" for a specific period of 4-5 years is required. Students should
ensure that they get the correct visa from the Indian Embassy/High Commission.
Govt. of India guidelines stipulate that if a scholar arrives without proper
visa and his actual admission at the University/Institute does not materialize,
he/she will be deported to his/her country.
In the
case of students who require Research Visas, an (additional application for the
Research Visa has to be filled and submitted in six copies along with six
photographs & synopsis. Applicants may note that clearance of Research Visa
can take as long as six to eight months.
10) Before departing for
11) Hostel accommodation is
not guaranteed and is an exception rather than an assured facility. The
accommodation allowance that ICCR gives, allows 2 to 3 students to "chum
up", and share a small flat.
12) Scholars are advised to carry some
money to meet some incidental expenditure on arrival.
13) All intending candidates should in their
own interest obtain a certificate that they are free from AIDS prior to their
departure for
14) The scholars who are awarded scholarships
should bring with them all documents relating to their qualifications in original
for verification by the respective college/ university at the time of
admissions.
15) This application form contains a
'tear-out' sheet at Appendix- 7 titled "Joining Report of the
Scholar". This form should not be submitted along with the main
application. Instead, the 'Joining Report' form should be removed and
submitted to ICCR by the scholar in the event the scholar has been granted
scholarship and only after the scholar has joined an educational institute
in
16) For information not available in the
"Universities Handbook" or from the Indian Missions abroad,
applicants are welcome to contact the "ISO Division" at any of the
following telephone/e-mail address :-
1. Senior Programme Director (SW) 3379158
2. Programme Director (ISD-I) 3379226
3. Programme Director (ISD-II) 3378079
4. Programme Officer's (ISD-I & II)
3370784
e-mail: 1.
Spdsw@netkracker.com
2.
iccr@vsnl.com