National Overseas Scholarship for Indian Students to Study Abroad

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible Countries: India
• Acceptable Course or Subjects: The scheme scholarship is given for Master and PhD level courses only.
• Admissible Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following criteria:
• The candidates should, however, apply for only such type of visa which requires them to return to India after pursuing their course abroad.
• Candidates having an unconditional offer of admission to the top 500 ranked foreign Institutes/Universities as per the latest available QS rankings for the year 2023 only will be selected for grant scholarships during the first round of selection.
• In order to be eligible for the scholarship, at least 60% marks or an equivalent grade in the qualifying examination would be required. In the case of PhD courses, the qualifying exam would be a Master’s Degree and for Master’s Degree courses, the qualifying examination would be Bachelor’s Degree.
• Age: Not more than 35 (Thirty-Five) years, as on the first day of April for selection year.
• The following target groups are eligible to apply under the Scheme:
• (i) Scheduled Castes
• (ii) Denotified Tribes
• (iii) Traditional Artisans
• (iv) Landless Agriculture Labourer
• The Applicant for Master’s Degree courses abroad is required to provide the details of his/her graduation degree.
• The candidate applying for PhD is required to provide the details of his/her Post Graduation degree.

Offered Benefits

There are 125 awards available as the following:

• Scheduled Castes – 115
• Denotified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribes – 06
• Landless Agricultural Labourers and Traditional Artisans – 04

The duration of the scholarship is a maximum of 3 years for a Masters’s and a maximum of 4 years for PhD. Under the scheme the following assistance is provided:

• Tuition Fees.
• Maintenance allowance (US Dollars 15,400/- Annually except UK.Great Britain Pound 9,900/- Annually in the UK)
• Contingency
• Visa fees
• Equipment allowance
• Tuition Fee only and medical insurance premium
• Air Passage by economy class as per scheme guidelines.

Application Process

Applicants can apply on the online portal only.

• How to Apply: Applicant can refer to how to file the form documents available in the portal http://nosmsje.gov.in/. The detailed documents explained the documents required and other detail for filling out the form.
• Supporting Documents: The candidates are required to submit their Aadhar Card on the NOS portal and make their own efforts in seeking admission in programs/ fields specified in the Scheme in the latest available top 500 QS ranking Institutions/Universities.

A – List of documents required at the application stage:

• 10th Board Certificate
• Caste Certificate
• Photo
• Scanned Signature
• Current Address proof/Permanent Address Proof, in case different from current address
• Qualifying Degree/Provisional Certificate
• Mark sheet of qualifying examination
• Valid Document regarding admission to Foreign University (Application, Registration, or Admission related document) (*).
• Income documents of all family members
• Employer’s NOC Certificate if the applicant is employed. Gap certificate in case there is a gap of more than 6 months after completing a qualifying degree.
• ITR acceptance document.
• Aadhar Card

B – In case of selection of the candidate, then issued Provisional Award Letter under the scheme of National Overseas Scholarship for SC, etc. The candidate applicant is required to submit the following:

• Attestation form
• Self-Declaration/Undertaking Regarding Total Annual Family Income.
• Self-Declaration Regarding any Pending Case/No conviction of Offense.
• Copy of Passport
• Admission Requirements: The minimum 60% percentage of marks required to apply for this funding program. Selected candidates are required to themselves arrange for their admission to foreign accredited educational institutions/universities.
• Language Requirement: English language skills are required to study abroad.