Chief Minister's Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Minorities
The scheme “Chief Minister's Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Minorities” was launched by the Minorities Welfare Department, Government of Telangana in the year 2015-16 for students belonging to the Minority community to pursue Higher Studies in Post Graduate Courses in Foreign Universities.
- Ministry / Department
- Minorities Welfare Department
- Level
- State
- Benefit type
- cash
What is Chief Minister's Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Minorities?
The scheme “Chief Minister's Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Minorities” was launched by the Minorities Welfare Department, Government of Telangana in the year 2015-16 for students belonging to the Minority community to pursue Higher Studies in Post Graduate Courses in Foreign Universities.
- Benefit
- 1. Fees: Fees shall be payable in two installments as follows: • Instalment-I: An amount of ₹10.00 Lakhs or the actual fee (whichever is less) shall be payable to the Students upon production of the landing permit/1-94 Card (Immigration Card); • Instalment-II: An amount of ₹10.00 Lakhs of the actual fee (whichever is less) shall be payable to the Students upon production of the 1st Semester Results. 2. The assistance amount will be sanctioned to the individual towards fees and living expenses by way of a grant subject to his / her joining the course, which shall be issued to the candidates selected by the Selection Committee. The sanction proceedings can be made use of by the candidates for obtaining a Visa from the respective Embassy. 3. The student shall be eligible for an educational loan from any Nationalized Bank at prevailing rates of interest. 4. The awardees are permitted to supplement their prescribed allowances by undertaking a Research/Teaching Assistantship. 5. One-way ticket fare shall be paid to the selected candidates.
- Level
- State — Telangana
- Ministry / Dept.
- Minorities Welfare Department
- Benefit type
- cash
- Key eligibility
- 1. The applicant should be a resident of Telangana. 1. The applicant should belong to the minority community. 1. The qualifying upper age limit for applicants for the scheme should not exceed 35 years as of 1st July of the year. 1. Only one child from a family is eligible. 1. The awardee cannot be c
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Benefits
1. Fees: Fees shall be payable in two installments as follows: • Instalment-I: An amount of ₹10.00 Lakhs or the actual fee (whichever is less) shall be payable to the Students upon production of the landing permit/1-94 Card (Immigration Card); • Instalment-II: An amount of ₹10.00 Lakhs of the actual fee (whichever is less) shall be payable to the Students upon production of the 1st Semester Results. 2. The assistance amount will be sanctioned to the individual towards fees and living expenses by way of a grant subject to his / her joining the course, which shall be issued to the candidates selected by the Selection Committee. The sanction proceedings can be made use of by the candidates for obtaining a Visa from the respective Embassy. 3. The student shall be eligible for an educational loan from any Nationalized Bank at prevailing rates of interest. 4. The awardees are permitted to supplement their prescribed allowances by undertaking a Research/Teaching Assistantship. 5. One-way ticket fare shall be paid to the selected candidates.
Eligibility
Documents Required
How to Apply
Step 1: Online application — step 1
Step 01: Notification shall be published in leading dailies calling for applications and wide publicity will be given in University Campuses and in the e-PASS portal in August / September and in January/February of the year; Step 02: All such students desirous of applying for financial assistance for studies abroad shall apply online from 1st August to 30th September and again from 1st January to 28th /29th February of the year. Step 03: To avail of the benefits of the scheme, the applicants shall apply online by accessing the website “ Telangana ePass ”. Step 04: Scroll down the homepage and click on “Overseas Scholarship Services”. Step 05: Select the scheme “Chief Minister's Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Minorities” and click on ‘Registration’. Step 06: Fill out the registration form completely and click on ‘submit’. Note: The applications should be complete in all respects and should be accompanied by all relevant documents. The applications, incomplete in any respect, are liable to be rejected.
Sources & References
- Official scheme website ↗
- Source record ↗
- Information is summarised from official government sources. Verify all details on the official website before applying.
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