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National Overseas Scholarship For Scheduled Tribes (ST) Students

A scholarship scheme by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for regular, full-time ST students to obtain higher education (post-graduate courses viz. Masters, Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral Research) from foreign institutes/universities. The Scheme is implemented through the Indian Embassies.

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About This Scheme

A scholarship scheme by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for regular, full-time students from Scheduled Tribes, to obtain higher education (post-graduate courses viz. Masters, Ph.D. and Post-Doctoral Research) from foreign institutes/universities. The Scheme is implemented through the Indian Embassies/Missions abroad, Ministry of External Affairs. 30% of the scholarship awards are earmarked for female candidates. Bachelor-level courses in any discipline are not covered under the scheme. Financial assistance is provided till completion of the course/research or the prescribed duration of the course, whichever is earlier. Selection is based on Interview based merit list prepared by An Expert Committee. The Scholarship comprises of tuition fee, Annual Maintenance allowance of USD 15400, Contingency Charges of USD 1532, Poll Tax, Visa Fee, Medical Insurance, Cost of Air journey, Incidental Journey expenses. The fields of study covered in this scheme are -: 1. Pure/Applied Science/Engineering/Technology/Mathematics(STEM), 1. Management, 1. Economics, 1. Finance, 1. Law, 1. Agriculture/Medicine, 1. Humanities/Social Science/Fine Arts. - Number of Award: 20 awards every year would be sanctioned to ST students as under: Sl. NoCategoryNo. of Award 1.Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates 172.Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG)03Total20 - Subjects and Slots covered under the Scheme: The subjects/disciplines in which student can opt for studies abroad and the number of slots available under each field for grant of award are listed below: - Field of studyNumber of slots for the field of study Pure/Applied Science/ Engineering/Technology/ Mathematics (STEM) 10Management, Economics, Finance, Law04Agriculture/Medicine04Humanities/Social Science/Fine Arts 02 - Duration of award with Financial Assistance: Financial assistance will be provided till completion of the course/research or the prescribed duration of the course, whichever is earlier: - Sl. NoCourseMaximum Duration 1.Post-Doctoral Research 2 years 2.Ph. D4 years (four years) 3.Master&amp;#39;s Degree 1 or 2 years (One/Two years) depending upon the type and duration of the Course.

Benefits

Sl. No.	Scholarship Component	Details
1.	Annual Maintenance Allowance	The Annual maintenance allowance in USD15,400 ($ Fifteen thousand four hundred only) in US/ Pound sterling 9,900 (£ Nine thousand nine hundred only) in United Kingdom for all level courses. For other countries, the USD or equivalent rates would be applicable.
2.	Annual Contingency and Equipment Allowance	The Annual Contingency and Equipment Allowance for books/essential apparatus/study tour/typing and binding of thesis etc. will be $ 1532 (US Dollars One thousand five hundred thirty-two only) for the candidates in US and for candidates in United Kingdom, it will be £ 1116 (Pounds sterling One thousand one hundred sixteen only). For other countries, US Dollar or equivalent rates would be applicable.
3.	Poll Tax	Actuals shall be paid, wherever applicable.
4.	Visa Fees	Actual visa fees in Indian Rupees will be paid.
5.	Incidental Journey Expenses	Incidental journey expenses up to US Dollars 20 or its equivalent in Indian Rupees are permissible.
6.	Fees	Tuition fees and other non-refundable fees which is required to be compulsorily paid by the student for completion of the course, as per actuals.
7.	Medical Insurance Premium	Actuals as charged will be admissible. The Indian Embassy/Mission in the respective country will however examine the reasonableness of medical premium opted/claimed by the student.
8.	Cost of Air Passage	Air passage grant on actual basis from India to the nearest place to the educational institution and back to India, by economy class and shortest route at best available price shall be provided.
9.	Local Travel	Second class railway fare from the port of disembarkation to the place of study and back; in case of far flung places not connected by rail, bus fare from the place of residence to the nearest railway station, actual charge of crossing by ferry, air fare to the nearest rail-cum-air Station will be permissible.

Note: Extension of stay beyond prescribed duration for levels of courses as mentioned above, will be without financial assistance of any kind except the air passage to return to India, if the candidate decides to come back to India on completion of the course.

Eligibility

Note: You may be eligible based on the information shown. Please verify the official eligibility requirements before applying.

Required Documents

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Required Documents:-
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Profile/Personal Photo (Image file only).
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Date of Birth (D.O.B) Certificate (10th Marksheet/ Certificate in PDF only).
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Family Income Certificate (PDF only).
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Master Degree (Marksheet) and Conversion factor formulae from CGPA to equivalent percent of mark (if applied in Ph.D or Post Doctoral Research) (PDF only).
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Ph.D (Marksheet) and Conversion factor formulae from CGPA to equivalent percent of mark (if applied in Post Doctoral Research) (PDF only).
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Graduation(Marksheet) and Conversion factor formulae from CGPA to equivalent percent of mark (if applied in Master Degree) (PDF only).
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ST Certificate (PDF only).
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PVTG Certificate (If belongs to PVTG) (PDF only).
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Copy of latest Tax-Assesment (ITR/ Form-16) (PDF only).
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Admission or Offer Letter (PDF only)
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Note:-
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The above documents should be in the applicant’s Digi locker ID ([https://www.digilocker.gov.in/](https://www.digilocker.gov.in/)) either in issued documents section or in Digi locker Drive. 1. Income certificate is required to be taken once only i.e., at the time of admission to course which will be valid for the entire duration of the course.
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The income certificate given at the time of admission should be taken in the same year for which the admission is taken.
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In case of salaried employee, the income of previous financial year will be considered for the purpose of eligibility. For example, if a candidate applies afresh for academic year 2021-22, the family income for financial year 2020-21 would be required.

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How to Apply

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A. Registration Process on Digilocker portal (Only for those candidates who doesn’t have

their Digilocker Account):-

The applicant need to visit: https://www.digilocker.gov.in/signup
Enter your Full Name, Date of Birth, Date , Mobile Number, Email ID and Set 6 digit security PIN.
Submit the OTP and enter your Aadhaar Number.
Now log in to your account.
If any related document is not under Issued documents, upload all the required document at “Uploaded documents” section.

B. Registration Process on National Overseas Portal:-

The applicant need to visit: https://overseas.tribal.gov.in/StudentsRegistrationForm.aspx
Enter Full Name, Mobile Number, Date of Birth, E-mail Id, State , District and set a Password.
After verifying the captcha, click on “Register” button.
On the next screen enter the received OTP. Then the confirmation message as “Your registration completed successfully” will be shown.

C. Filling up of Application Form process:-

The applicant needs to visit: https://overseas.tribal.gov.in/Login.aspx
Applicant needs to enter email ID, password and validate the captcha code.
After successful login, application form will be displayed to fill remaining information.
Applicant needs to fill complete personal information, education qualification and other details as required in the application form.
For Documents upload, applicant will be redirected to the Digilocker window, then applicant have to sign in and click on “allow” button to get the documents from the Digi-locker.
Then applicant will get the access for the section of “Issued Documents” and “Uploaded documents” on the application form.
To “Retrieve issued document” applicant needs to click on "Retrieve" button.
Read declaration part carefully Click on “Submit” button for final submission of the Application. (Any information cannot be updated/edited, if application submitted successfully.)

Note:

Documents should be in the applicant’s Digilocker ID (https://www.digilocker.gov.in/) either in issued documents section or in Digilocker Drive.
To know more details, please read the Instruction Manual for Application Process as per:-

https://tribal.nic.in/downloads/faqs/Instruction-manual-NOS-2022-23.pdf

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