COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PLAN – 2009 –
I. Applications are invited from Indian nationals either through www.education.nic.in or on plain paper in the FORMAT GIVEN BELOW for nominations from
II. ELIGIBILITY
The candidate should not be more than 40 years of age as on 31.10.2008 and fulfill the minimum qualifications as per Para (IV) below.
III. LEVEL OF COURSE
These scholarships will be awarded for studies leading to either: -
(1) SIX MONTH CLINICAL TRAINING/RESEARCH/SPECIALISATION (For
MD degree holders only)
1. Cancer Research 2. Cardiology (including Cardiac Surgery) 3. Gynaecology 4. Medicine and 5. Dentistry.
(2) (i) ONE YEAR TAUGHT MASTER’S COURSES OR EQUIVALENT DEGREE, (ii) THREE YEARS DOCTORAL DEGREE (iii) ONE YEAR RESEARCH ON A SPLIT SITE BASIS, TOWARDS A Ph. D. REGISTERED AT A UNIVERSITY IN HOME COUNTRY:
(A) ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY:
1. Electronics 2. Environmental Studies 3. Remote Sensing Technology 4. Communication Engineering 5. Biotechnology or Biochemical Engineering and 6. Robotics (including Artificial Intelligence)
(B) SCIENCE (PURE AND APPLIED)
1. Mathematics 2. Molecular Biology 3. Physics and 4. Chemistry (including Pharmaceutical/ Medicinal Chemistry).
(C) AGRICULTURE
1. Agronomy & Forestry.
(D) HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
1. Sociology 2. Management Studies 3. Economics 4. Psychology 5. Computer Applications
6. Law 7. English (Literature/Linguistics) 8. History 9.Philosophy and 10. Political Science with International Relations Candidates who have already completed Ph.D. or are about to complete it will not be considered.
(IV) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
The candidates must have completed tertiary education in English Medium :-
(A) FOR MASTER’S DEGREE OR SIX MONTHS CLINICAL TRAINING/ RESEARCH
One should hold or able to produce the certificate of Bachelor’s Degree by 31st August 2009 in the subject field concerned (indicated above) securing 55% or above marks in Humanities and Social Science group and 60% or above marks in Medical, Engineering and Technology, Science and Agriculture Group. Candidate should give one page academic justification for pursuing the course in
Candidates who wish to undertake postgraduate study in Business and/or Management should before apply for a Commonwealth Scholarship, have taken the Graduate Management Admission Test (
Applicants for level of course at ‘1’ in Para III above whose programme requires them to practice clinically, or to work in a laboratory department reporting on samples from patients, can be considered only if they are eligible for registration with the General Medical Council or the General Dental Council. Information about current conditions for registration can be obtained from: -
“The General Medical Council,
Overseas Registration Division,
178 – 202 Great
The General Dental Council,
Candidates whose native language is not English will be required to provide evidence that they have sufficient competence in English to practice Medicine or Dentistry in the
(B) FOR Ph.D. DEGREE:-
One should hold or able to produce the certificate of Master’s Degree by
V. VALUE OF AWARD
Each scholarship provides: -
(A) Student concessionary or other approved air fare to the United Kingdom by the most direct and economical route and return on expiry of the scholarship (the cost of journey made before receipt of award will not normally be reimbursed nor can fares be paid for a scholar’s dependents).
(B) Approved tuition and examination fees.
(C) A personal maintenance allowance payable monthly.
(D) A grant for books and apparatus in the first year of study and for a subsequent full year also; and a grant towards the expenses preparing a thesis of dissertation, where applicable;
(E) A grant for expenses of approved travel within the
(F) An initial clothing grant for most scholars on first arrival from tropical developing countries;
(G) Where a host institution has in advance declared and the Commission has accepted, the need for fieldwork outside the
(H) For married scholars selected by the Commission for awards exceeding 12 months, a marriage allowance per mensem is payable provided that the husband and wife are residing together at the same address in the United Kingdom. It is not paid when a husband or wife of the scholars is also in receipt of an award, or is in paid employment. For such married couples accompanied by their children, a child allowance is payable for the first, second and third child under the age of 16 provided they are residing with their parents. A scholar who is unaccompanied by spouse but accompanied by children for whom he/she is legally responsible, shall receive the equivalent of the spouse’s allowance for the first child, and child allowances for the second and third child, irrespective of the length of tenure of award.
Scholar’s emoluments are not subject to
VI LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:
(A) For those applying by post, applications on plain paper (as per format given below) along with the required documents (attested copies of all certificates/degrees/diplomas have to be attached) should reach Section Officer, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, External Scholarship Division, ES.4 Section, A-2/W-4, Curzon Road Barracks, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi - 110 001 by Thursday, 30th October 2008. (Tele. No. 23384501, 23386401 and 23384687)
(B) For those applying through the website, online applications should be submitted by
VII GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. A candidate may apply for only one subject of his/her choice.
2. As a condition of award, the Commission or a host institution in
3. The final selection of the nominated candidates rests with the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in
4. Nomination of a candidate by Government of India does not guarantee final selection or placement. The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission will make its own selection out of overall nominees recommended by all the participating countries in the programme.
5. Mere fulfillment of minimum requirements as laid down in the advertisement does not qualify a candidate for interview. Interview letters are sent only to a limited number of candidates after their applications are examined by the Committee of Experts.
6. Application must be accompanied by attested copies of certificates regarding date of birth, diplomas, degrees, mark sheets in respect of all the examination passed alongwith experience certificate of Employment (if any) and one copy of recently taken passport size photograph with signature (to be pasted on application form). Self attested certificates will not be accepted.
Those who will be called for interview will have to bring seven attested copies of the abovementioned documents along with the originals as also one original and six attested copies of references (not testimonials) from the referees specifically related to the candidate’s suitability for the planned studies.
7. Applicants already holding a Doctoral Degree or about to obtain will not be considered. Candidates who have already done a Ph.D. in
8. Candidates who have already been abroad for studies/training/specialization either on scholarships or on their own, for a period exceeding six months are eligible to apply if they have been in India for at least two consecutive years after returning from abroad as on 30.10.2008. Applications of candidates who are already abroad will not be considered.
9. In case of candidates qualifying from Universities, where grades are awarded, the candidates are required to furnish exact percentage of marks and indicate the conversion formula.
10. Candidates will be expected to have some knowledge of
11. Candidates who are employed must apply through their employers. Candidates belonging to the All India Services should send their applications through their Cadre Controlling Authority. No Objection Certificate from Employer should invariably be submitted on or before the time of interview. Otherwise candidates will not be allowed to appear for interview.
12. It is very important that applicants who are in employment to which they wish to return after completion of their studies in
13. While indicating the period of past experience and stay abroad, candidates should mention the specific dates.
14. As these scholarships are offered by Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in
15. Applications in subject-fields other than those specified in the advertisement will not be considered.
16. Candidates who do not possess the essential qualification need not apply.
17. Candidates must furnish a clear and precise programme of study/research (minimum 500 words) justifying that their study/research can be carried out in the
18 Incomplete applications and applications received after the stipulated date will not be considered and no correspondence will be entertained.
19. Documents submitted along with the application will not be returned. Hence, candidates are advised to send only attested copies of the certificates.
20. CANVASSING IN ANY FORM WILL BE A DISQUALIFICATION.
21. In case no interview letter is received by an applicant by
22. THE DECISION OF SELECTION COMMITTEE SHALL BE FINAL. NO REPRESENTATION IN THIS REGARD WILL BE ENTERTAINED.
23. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE www.education.nic.in APPLICATION FORM CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE SITE OR CAN ALSO BE SUBMITTED ON LINE. IN CASE OF ONLINE SUBMISSION, THE CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT THE HARD COPY OF APPLICATION MENTIONING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER RECEIVED ONLINE AND THE PHOTOGRAPH, ATTESTED COPIES OF CERTIFICATES MENTIONED IN PARA 6 ABOVE WITHIN 1(ONE) WEEK OF THE CLOSING DATE OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
24. NO APPLICATION FORMS ARE BEING SUPPLIED BY THIS MINISTRY.
IMPORTANT:
(i) Candidates are advised to submit simultaneously another “Independent Application” to their chosen ‘Institution’ in the
(ii) In case, the candidate has received any offer / invitation for admission in any University or Institution in
NOTE: The number of applicants for Commonwealth Scholarship UK is quite large and interested candidates who have applied for the subjects offered for Commonwealth Scholarship UK 2009 can also be considered for scholarships offered in these subjects by other countries. The countries that have offered slots for scholarships for 2008 till date in various subjects (not necessarily those listed above) are given below: (1) Japan (2) Mexico (3) Italy (4) Czech (5) Belgium (6) Israel (7) China (8) Slovak (9) Turkey.
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