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Official Notification of Commonwealth Scholarship & Fellowship for B.Tech/M.Sc/M.Tech/PhD Life Sciences
Applications are invited from Indian nationals either through http://www.education.nic.in/ or on plain paper in the FORMAT GIVEN BELOW for nominations from India for the award of Commonwealth Scholarship tenable in United Kingdom from October 2010 for higher studies/research/specialized training in the subject mentioned below in the United Kingdom. Up to Sixty (60) nominations are to be sent to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission for final selection to be made by them. Out of these not more than 35 (thirty five) are for one year Master’s Degree Course/Six months clinical training and twenty five (25) are for three year’s Ph.D. Course and 1 year Research on Split-Site basis.
ELIGIBILITY
The candidate should not be more than 40 years of age as on 15.10.2009 and fulfill the minimum qualifications as per Para (IV) below.
These scholarships will be awarded for studies leading to either
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY:
SCIENCE (PURE AND APPLIED)
Molecular Biology
AGRICULTURE
Agronomy & Forestry
Fellowship for Master's Degree
One should hold or able to produce the certificate of Bachelor’s Degree by 31st August 2010 in the subject field concerned (indicated above) securing 60% or above marks in Humanities and Social Science group and 65% or above marks in Medical, Engineering and Technology, Science and Agriculture Group. Candidate should give one page academic justification for pursuing the course in U.K.
For PhD Degree
One should hold or able to produce the certificate of Master’s Degree by 31st August 2010 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 Medical, Engineering and Technology, Science and Agriculture group.
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 15th October 2009. (Tele. No. 23384501, 23386401 and 23384687, 23382498)
(B) For those applying through the online, hard copy application alongwith supporting documents should be submitted by 20th October 2009.
