Awarding Teleeducation Scholarships To Afghan Students

About This Scheme

The "Awarding Teleeducation Scholarships To Afghan Students" scheme under e-VidyaBharati Network Project, launched by the Ministry of External Affairs in October 2019, aims to provide 1000 scholarships annually to Afghan students for pursuing various UGC-approved online Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs from Indian universities. It promotes India as a global hub for higher education and enables Afghan nationals to receive quality education in fields such as Business Administration, Commerce, Computer Science, Arts, and more. > Tenure of scholarship: It should be the endeavor of each student to complete the UG, PG, programmes within prescribed time period of 3 years, 2 years, respectively. However, any relaxation will be strictly as per UGC guidelines.

Eligibility

- The applicant must be a national of Afghanistan. - The applicant must possess a valid Afghan National ID or Passport. - The applicant must be between 18 to 35 years of age as on July 1 of the academic year. - The applicant must meet the minimum academic qualifications required by the respective Indian university for the chosen program. - The applicant must ensure proficiency in English to understand and complete the program, as the medium of instruction is English. - The applicant must apply only for one program under the e-VB project. - The applicant must not be enrolled in any other ongoing program under the e-VB project. > Note: - Applicants must check the eligibility criteria/pre-requisites for admission to a particular programme/course on the respective university portal and then apply. - Students who have already obtained a degree under e-VB project (at the time of announcement of the new academic session) and willing to avail scholarship under e-VB project for pursuing another degree, may also apply afresh through iLearn portal to process their application

Benefits

The scholarship amount covers the entire degree programme fee including: - Tuition fees, - Admission fees, - Examination fees, - E-content charges, - Other charges like registration fee, re-examination, and award of degree, etc. > Note: - The passed students are awarded Degree online and physical copies of degrees/certificates are also sent to Indian Mission in Kabul, and students need to collect from Indian Mission in Kabul.

How to Apply

Where This Comes From

This scheme was sourced from myScheme, the Government of India's official Central+State scheme discovery portal, and reviewed by an editor before publishing. Use the button above to read the full details and apply directly on the official source.