How to Get Scholarship in India

Posted on November 25, 2007
Filed Under Blogger Indonesia, Education, Fatih Syuhud, Indonesian Blogger, News

Despite I no longer stay in India, emails keep pouring in requesting some clues on how to get scholarship in the Mahatma Gandhi’s country. For time-saving, your time and mine, I’d explain here some important info and how to get scholarship in India the easy way.

First off, Indian government offers scholarship for all academic degrees i.e. bachelor (S1), master (S2) and PhD (S3) of all field of studies but medicine (kedokteran) for this you need a special arrangement. My advice, don’t apply for medical studies in India. The procedure will be quite complicated and tedious; not suitable for an easy-going Indonesian.

Second, India government offers only 20 scholarships each year called ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations), it starts from early December until 31 January the following year.

Third, the ICCR does not make any collaboration with any Indonesia universities or schools. Every single student should apply directly to India Embassy in Jakarta or India consulate where it’s available. The good thing with this system is that everybody invited. You don’t need to be a student of some prominent state schools or universities in order to get accepted.

Fourth, in the form which can be downloaded below, you’ll be asked to choose three universities of choice. Pick Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU) New Delhi, for social sciences; Delhi University (DU) for science. That’s said, the decision is entirely belong to the ICCR committee. You could be neither placed in one of them.

Here’s the official info from India embassy in Jakarta:

General Cultural Scholarship Scheme(GCSS)

Government of India, through the General Cultural Scholarship Scheme (GCSS) administered by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), has announced the grant of 20 scholarships for Indonesian students and 10 scholarships for students from Timor Leste for the academic year 2007-2008 in the fields of Arts, Architecture, Literature, Commerce and Science and degree courses in Engineering, Pharmacy and Agriculture. The scholarships are also extended for doctoral and post doctoral courses.

Interested and eligible candidates may download the Application Form, General Instructions to applicants and Instructions to Candidates for filling the Application Form. The last date for receiving application forms duly completed in all respects in 6 (six) copies alongwith all supporting documents is 31st January, 2007. All candidates will be required to appear in a test in the English language which will be held on 7th February, 2007.

Candidates applying from Sumatera may send their applications to:

Mr. M.S. Mandhaiya
Consul General
CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA – MEDAN
19, Jl. Uskup Agung A. Sugiopranoto
Medan 20152, Sumatera Utara
Ph. 061-4531308, 4556452

Candidates applying from Bali may send their applications to:

Mr. Awanish Tiwari
Deputy Director
INDIAN CULTURAL CENTRE BALI
Jl. Raya Puputan No. 42-44
Renon – Denpasar – Bali
Ph. 0361-241978

All other candidates from other parts of Indonesia may send their applications to:

Mr. Ravi Chandar
Attache (Edu & Inf)
Embassy of India
Jl. H R Rasuna Said Kav S-1
Kuningan, Jakarta Selatan -12950
Ph. 021-5204168, 5204150/52/57