Ministry of Human Resource Development jobs for Commonwealth Scholarship in Delhi. Last Date to apply: 19 Dec 2018

2019 Commonwealth Scholarship in the United Kingdom

The Scholarships are offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC), UK for the following Scholarships only:

• Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships (for low and middle income Commonwealth countries)
  
• Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (for low and middle income Commonwealth countries)
  

Number of nomination :  52 nominations would to be made, out of which 13 nominations would be for PhD

The specific terms and conditions in respect of Master’s and Ph.D. scholarships are available on the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s website.

Eligibility :  (i) The candidates who have received the offer of admission, from any of the university listed with the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission are only eligible to apply. (ii) The applicant must be a permanent resident in India. (iii) The applicant must be available to start his/her academic studies in the UK by the start of the UK academic year in September/October 2019 (iv) The applicant must NOT be registered for a PhD, or an MPhil leading to a PhD, at a UK university or India university or elsewhere before September/October 2019 (v) The applicant must not be able to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship. (Candidates are compulsorily required to sign a declaration that they do not have access to sufficient funds to study in the UK). (vi) Candidates who have already been abroad for studies/training/ specialization either on scholarships or on their own, for a period exceeding six months are eligible to apply, if they have been in India for at least two consecutive years as on 10th January, 2019 after returning from abroad.

Minimum Qualifications :

(i) For Master’s course: One should have completed or is expected to complete the Bachelor Degree by October, 2019. The academic qualification must have direct and applied relevance to the development theme selected by the candidate.

(ii) For Ph.D. degree:- One should have completed or is expected to complete the Master Degree/Qualifying Exam, by October, 2019. The academic qualification must have direct and applied relevance to the development theme selected by the candidate.