Atal Bihari Vajpayee Scholarship 2023: The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Ministry of External Affairs has started the registration process for the Atal Bihari Vaipayee General Scholarship Scheme. Interested candidates will be able to apply for the scholarship at the official website – a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in. Check all details given below. Click here to join whatsapp/ telegram study group →
The scholarship is provided to those who require financial-aid for higher education. The candidate, if he achieves 85 per cent, will be getting Rs 25000 monthly.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Scholarship 2023: Last Date
| 20 February 2023 | Opening of ICCR A2A Portal for admissions |
| 30 April 2023 | Last date of application to be submitted by students |
| 31 May 2023 | Last date of Universities to inform the decision (if confirmed, intimation to Missions; if rejected, intimation to students) |
| 30 June 2023 | Last date for allocating scholarship and generating Offer Letters by Indian Mission abroad |
| 15 July 2023 | Last date of acceptance by students |
| 22 July 2023 | Based on the number of acceptances in the first round (if acceptances are less than the scholarship seats allocated) Indian Missions to offer scholarship to other students who were not considered in the first round |
| 30 July 2023 | Second round students to convey their acceptances |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Scholarship 2023 Age Limit
- For Undergraduate/Post-graduate courses – between 18 to 30 years
- For PhD Programmes – between 18 to 45 years
Applicants have the option to apply to 5 Universities/Institutes in the order of their preference of study. The admission, as far as possible, shall be given as per applicant’s preference. However, there maybe a scenario when students do not get admission in their preferred Universities/institutes due to limited number of seats on offer. Students should therefore be prepared to receive admission from any of their five preferences. Mission may to consult ICCR HQ in certain cases where some particular Universities/institutes are oversubscribed and the next preference will have to be exercised.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Scholarship 2023 Selection Process
For AY 2023-24, a 500-word essay in English has been introduced to ascertain English proficiency. Besides, students can also submit their TOEFL/IELTS etc. Standardized Test scores, if available. ICCR is also requesting Universities/institutes to conduct interviews of applicants online, if so required. There will be no separate English tests by Missions, as was earlier.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Scholarship 2023 Eligibility Guidelines
It may be noted that for BE/B.Tech courses, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (PCM) are compulsory in 11 and 12 Grades and it is a mandatory requirement for Engineering courses. Mark sheets for each i.e., level 10 and 10+2 equivalent level of school should be uploaded along with the transcripts in English. The applications will not be considered without English translation of documents if the original documents are not in English. It may also be noted that incomplete application can be summarily rejected by Universities. Students should be advised to thoroughly check their applications and attach requisite documents before submission of the application.
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