Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children-SPDC SCHEME 2022-23

Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children-SPDC SCHEME 2022-23

About Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children-SPDC SCHEME 2022-23
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR DIASPORA CHILDREN [SPDC] FOR HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN INDIA – GUIDELINES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-23

Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India introduced “Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children” (SPDC) in the academic year 2006-2007 for the children of Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs)/ children of Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) and Non Resident Indians (NRIs), to assist them in pursuing Undergraduate courses in Indian Universities /Institutes and promote India as a centre of higher studies. The SPDC was subsequently extended to the Children of Indian Workers in Emigration Check Required (ECR) countries (Afghanistan, Bahrain, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Yemen) in 2015-16.

Under the SPDC, financial assistance for under-graduation in India for specific Professional and Non-Professional courses (except Medical and related courses) as listed in Appendix-A, ( Please refer the Informaion Document at the bottom of this article ) is provided towards tuition fee, admission fee and post admission charges. Scholarships under the SPDC is granted in the first year of the under-graduate courses and shall not be granted in second and subsequent years of under-graduate courses

NUMBER OFSCHOLARSHIPS, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, & HOW TOAPPLY please refer the Information Document : Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children for academic session 2022-23

Last Date for submission of Completed Applicationform onlineon SPDC portal (http://spdcindia.gov.in) is

30th November, 2022

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