Schemes of Government of India regarding admission under SPDC and DASA Programme

Category: Embassy News
Published: Tuesday, 29 April 2014 06:57
 SPDC and DASA Programme
Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA), Government of India, launched a scheme called “Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children” (SPDC), in the academic year 2006-2007, for the wards of Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to assist them in pursuing Under Graduate courses in several disciplines in India. EdCIL (India) Limited, a Government of India Enterprise, Ed.CIL House-18-A, Sector-16-A, NOIDA - 201 301, UP, (India), has been designated as the “Nodal Agency” for implementation of the admission under SPDC programme  on merit basis in Ed.CIL’s associated institutions.

 

The following are the highlights of the SPDE 2014 – 15, which is being announced by MOIA :

100 scholarships are being offered for undergraduate courses in several disciplines including Engineering/Architecture/Technology, Humanities/Liberal Arts, Commerce, Management – BBA/BBM, Journalism, Hotel Management, Agriculture/Animal Husbandry, Science, Law etc.

The programme is open only to PIOs/NRIs from the specified 40 countries having a larger concentration of Indian Diaspora.

50 % of the scholarship slots would be reserved of PIOs. However, in the event of the non-availability of suitable PIO candidates, the unfilled slots could be assigned to NRI candidates.

NRI candidates would be eligible for the grant of the scholarship only if their total family income per month does not exceed an amount equivalent to US $ 2,250 (US dollars two thousand two hundred and fifty only)

Children of NRIs should have pursued at least three years of education, inclusive of 11th & 12th or equivalent (not beyond), in a foreign country during the last six years, and should have passed the qualifying examination abroad.

 PIO/NRI Students already studying in India on a self-financing basis or under any other arrangement will not be eligible under this scheme, which is open only for fresh admissions in the first semester/year of undergraduate courses.

Candidates would be selected on the basis of their performance in the qualifying examination (equivalent to plus 2 stage in India) which decides the eligibility to apply for the scholarship scheme. The candidates would also have to fulfill all the criteria prescribed for the purpose.

The amount of scholarship admissible would be 75% of the total Institutional Economic Cost (IEC) subject to a maximum of US $ 4,000 (US dollars four thousand only) per annum, in respect of NITs and othr institutions covered under DASA Scheme with effect from the academic year 2011 – 2012 and where there is no increase in tuition fees for the academic year 2011 – 2012, the existing limit of 75% of  or US$ 3600 whichever is less would continue and could be made by the MOIA, Government of India to the applicants selected for the SPDC.  IEC includes Tuition fee, Hostel fee & other institutional charges (Food charges are excluded).

The last date for receipt of duly filled-in application forms in the prescribed format by Ed.CIL is 10th June 2014.

Admission may be sought in one of the institutes/colleges/universities given in Appendix ‘C’ of the information booklet.

For more details on SPDC 2014–15, please visit their website ‘www.edcilindia.co.in’.  The registration will be done on receipt of APPLICATION FORM (Downloadable from EdCIL’s websites) along with the required documents latest by 10th June 2014, at EdCIL.  Applications received after 10th June 2014 shall not be considered and shall be summarily rejected.
 
 
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