Central Sector Scheme of National Overseas Scholarship for SC etc. candidates for Selection Year 2010-2011 (Plan).
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISRTY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT
Regulations governing the Central Sector Scheme of National Overseas
Scholarship for SC etc. candidates for Selection Year 2010-2011 (Plan).
The Scheme
The Scheme provides financial assistance to the finally selected candidates for pursuing Master level courses and Ph.D abroad in following specified fields of study:-
a) Engineering; b) Management; c) Pure Sciences; d) Agricultural Science; and e) Medicine.
Thirty awards per year are available under the Scheme with following distribution:
Discipline wise:
| Fields of study | No. of seats each year | |
|---|---|---|
| a) | Engineering | 20 |
| b) | Management | |
| c) | Pure Sciences | 05 |
| d) | Agricultural Science | 05 |
| e) | Medicine |
Category wise:
| (i) | Scheduled Castes | 27 |
| (ii) | Denotified, Nomadic and Semi- Nomadic Tribes | 02 |
| (iii) | Landless Agricultural Labourers and Traditional Artisans | 01 |
| Total | 30 |
If for any specific year, successful candidates are not available to the extent prescribed for each of the above listed categories, the awards for that year will become open for candidates belonging to other categories mentioned above as per merit grades attained by such candidates. Bachelor Level Courses in any discipline are not covered under the Scheme.
