Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC) 2022
Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC) 2022 is a scholarship scheme being implemented by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India to provide financial assistance to children of Indian Workers in ECR countries and NRIs/PIOs/OCIs. The selected students will be awarded 75% of the Institutional Economic Cost (IEC), subject to a maximum of USD 4,000 per annum.
Eligibility Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC) 2022
Education Qualification
be a ward of Indian Workers in ECR countries/Non-residential Indians (NRIs)/Persons of Indian Origins (PIOs)/Overseas Citizenship of India (OCIs)
be in the age group of 17 to 21 years as on 31st July in the year to apply for SPDC
have passed Class 11 and 12 from abroad
have secured a minimum score of 60% aggregate marks or equivalent grades in aggregate of all the subjects in the Senior Secondary or equivalent examination
have secured admission in undergraduate courses in any of the following categories of institutions are eligible to apply for SPDC -
Central Universities of India offering Undergraduate courses
'A' Grade Institutions accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and recognized by UGC
National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Schools of Planning and Architecture and Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) through the DASA scheme
have an annual income of less than US Dollar Five Thousand (US$ 5000) [for NRIs/PIOs/OCIs category] and equivalent to US Dollar Three Thousand (US$ 3,000) [for Indian Workers in ECR countries]
Both parents should be registered in the Indian Mission/Post in Nepal for a minimum period of two years.
The applicant has completed at least two years of schooling in Class 11 and 12 in Nepal prior to applying.
Benefits For Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC) 2022
The selected students will receive financial assistance as given hereunder -
In the first year, partial financial assistance to the extent of 75% of the total Institutional Economic Cost (IEC) subject to a maximum of US$ 4,000 per annum whichever is less would given to the applicants selected for the SPDC scheme.
For second and subsequent years - The parameters for the continuation of scholarship to selected applicants for the second and subsequent years of study are as follows -
Students securing 50% and above marks in aggregate in an academic year with clear pass marks in all subjects of study, will be eligible to receive the maximum admissible. scholarship i.e. 75% of IEC or US$4,000 whichever is less in the following year of study.
Students, who secure less than 50% marks in aggregate in an academic year and have obtained clear pass marks in all subjects of study, will be eligible to receive 90% of the maximum admissible scholarship in the following year of study.
Students, who did not secure clear pass marks in all subjects but have been promoted by the Institute/University to the next academic year, will be eligible to receive 50% of the 14 maximum admissible scholarship in the following year of study.
Documents For Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC) 2022
Self-attested salary certificate of the parents from the employer based in a foreign country
Admission letter issued by the institution
PIO card or OCI card issued by the Government of India
Academic transcripts of marks/grades secured in the qualifying examination [Note: For PIO/NRI/OCI, provide transcripts of Class 11 and 12.]
Passport size photograph as specified below -
Width: 100 px to 200 px
Height: 120 px to 230 px
Dimension: 200 x 230 pixels (preferred)
Size of File: 20 to 50 KB
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