ICCR offers Commonwealth Scholarships to 02 Canadian students for academic year 2021-22

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is offering two scholarships under the Commonwealth Scholarship to Canadian students. Applications are invited from interested scholars. Salient features of the plan are as under:

1.  The prospective candidates should do due diligence & research on the specific admission criteria laid down by the various Universities for each subject, and ensure that they submit all relevant documents as required by the Universities in addition to the basic certificate mentioned in the application form. For this they may refer to the Universities Handbook/University Grants Commission's website and the concerned institute’s website.
2. For BE/B Tech courses, the candidates must have taken Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics (PCM) courses in their school leaving examination, as this is mandatory for Engineering courses.
3. Applicants should be 18 years of age at the time of admission in Indian Universities/Institutes and not more than 30 years of age.
4. Applications should be forwarded as per the guidelines laid down. For Science courses, the expenditure on laboratory chemicals and other related incidental charges will be borne by the scholars themselves.
5. The Council does not arrange admission in Medical/Paramedical (Nursing/Physiotherapy/anesthesia etc.)/fashion courses.
6. In order to ensure security of the foreign students, Council has decided to make it compulsory for all ICCR sponsored students to stay inside hostel wherever available.
7. Scholarship includes return economy class air fare to the nearest international airport and 3rd class AC train fare to the place of study.
8. Detailed guidelines on the process of applying for ICCR Scholarships online on the A2A Portal and the procedure and norms governing the same is given on the website www.a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in
9. Last date of receipt of application is 30-April-2021. 

Ottawa
15.01.2021