Commonwealth Scholarships 2015

Government of India

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department of Higher Education

Commonwealth Scholarships 2015

Online applications are invited from Indian nationals, through MHRD’s website http://mhrd.gov.in/  for nominations, of the award of Commonwealth Scholarships in United Kingdom tenable from September/ October 2015 for higher studies/research in the subjects mentioned below in the United Kingdom. Up to Sixty five (65) nominations are to be sent to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission for final selection to be made by them. Out of these not more than twenty six (26) are for doctoral studies.

ELIGIBILITY

The candidate should not be more than 40 years of age as on 10.10.2014 and fulfill the minimum qualifications as per Para (IV) below.

LEVEL OF COURSE

These scholarships will be awarded for studies leading to either:

(i) ONE YEAR TAUGHT MASTER’S COURSES OR EQUIVALENT DEGREE

(ii) DOCTORAL DEGREE OF UPTO THREE YEARS DURATION

(A) ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY: 1. Electronics/Electrical 2. Environmental Studies 3. Remote Sensing Technology 4. Communication Engineering 5. Biotechnology or Biochemical Engineering 6. Robotics 7. Computer Applications/Computer Science 8. Aerospace Engineering /Aeronautics 9. Civil Engineering 10. Material Science 11. Mining Engineering and 12. Marine Engineering.

(B) SCIENCE (PURE AND APPLIED) 1. Mathematics 2. Molecular Biology 3. Physics 4. Chemistry (including Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry).

(C) AGRICULTURE 1. Agronomy & Forestry.

(D) HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 1. History 2. Sociology 3. **Management Studies 4. Economics 5. Philosophy 6.Psychology 7. Law 8. English (Literature/Linguistics) 9. Political Science with International Relations

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The candidates must have completed tertiary education in English Medium

FOR MASTER’S DEGREE One should hold or able to produce the certificate of Bachelor’s Degree by October, 2015 in the subject field concerned (indicated above) securing 60% or above marks in Humanities and Social Science group and 65% or above marks in Engineering and Technology, Science and Agriculture Group. **Candidates who wish to undertake postgraduate study in Business/ Management Studies should have taken the Graduate Management Admission Test (Princeton Test) before applying for the Commonwealth Scholarship. Details about GMAT may be obtained from G.M.A.T. Educational Testing Services, Box 966 – R, Princeton, NJ 08541, U.S.A. Candidates appearing for Scholarship in Economics and related subjects should be aware that a number of departments may require them, before admission, to pass the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) of which details may be obtained from Graduate Record Examination, Educational Testing Service, Box 955, Princeton, NJ 08541, U.S.A. Service, Box 955, Princeton, NJ 08541, U.S.A. Candidates whose native language is not English will be required to provide evidence that they have sufficient competence in English to study in the United Kingdom. Nominated candidates will be required to take the IELTS, for which they may contact local British Council Office. An IELTS test will only be considered valid if taken after 1st October 2014 and before 6th March 2015.

FOR Ph.D. DEGREE:- One should hold or able to produce the certificate of Master’s Degree by October 2015 in the concerned subject fields (indicated above) securing 60% or above marks in Humanities and Social Science group and 65% or above marks in the relevant subjects in Engineering and Technology, Science and Agriculture Group.

Awards are tenable at any UK institution of higher education with whom the commission has a part-funding agreement; a list of these institutions can be found at: http://bit.ly/cscuk-uk-universities.  Candidates are expected to state up to three preferred institutions(s) on the application form, but the final decision on host institution will be made by the Commission. Candidates are advised to submit independent applications directly to their preferred institutions at the same time as applying for this Scholarship. Where formal offers of admission have been obtained, these should be included with the application. All candidates applying for Doctoral Study must provide the commission with evidence of support from a prospective supervisor from atleast one of their chosen Institutions at the time of interview. So, if such support letter is not submitted at the time of interview, he/she will not be allowed to appear before the interview and no TA will be given.

A candidate may apply for only one subject of his/her choice. As a condition of award, the Commission or a host institution in Britain may also require a candidate to take particular English Tests/ training in English. The final selection of the nominated candidates rests with the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in U.K. 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. The applications would be scrutinized and only shortlisted candidates would be called for interview. Applicants who have already been registered for Ph.D or completed/ about to complete Ph.D will not be considered.

Last date for applying is October 10, 2014.

For details, visit: http://mhrd.gov.in/