Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities jobs for National Overseas Scholarship in Delhi. Last Date to apply: 31 Dec 2018
National Overseas Scholarship
Job Description
F.No.6/10/2018-SCH
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment inviting application for National Overseas Scholarship for Students with Disabilities for the year 2018-19.
Financial assistance to pursue Master's Degree and Ph.D courses abroad in the fields of (a) Engineering & Management
(b)Pure Sciences & Applied Sciences (c)Agricultural Science & Medicine (d) Commerce, Accounting & Finance (e) Humanities, Social Science including Law & Fine Arts.
A total of 20 scholarships are awarded every year, out of which six scholarships are reserved for female candidates.
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 provisions of tuition fees, cost of air passage etc.
Eligibility: Candidates with 40% and more disability and having a proper disability certificate to this effect issued by a competent medical authority with age not exceeding 35 years, securing 55% marks and above in Bachelor's Degree/Master's Degree with parental annual income not exceeding
Rs. 6.00 akh per annum are eligible to apply.
Disability is as defined in Rights to Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.