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No. F. 22-1/2007-ES.4
Government
of India
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Department of Higher Education
ES.4
Section
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COMMONWEALTH
SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PLAN – 2008 – U.K.
Last Date: 5th
November, 2007
I.
Applications are invited from Indian nationals either
through
http://www.education.nic.in/
or on plain paper in the FORMAT GIVEN BELOW for
nominations from India for the award of Commonwealth
Scholarship tenable in United Kingdom from October
2008 for higher studies/research/specialized
training in the subject mentioned below in the United
Kingdom. Up to Sixty (60) nominations are to be
sent to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission for
final selection to be made by them. Out of these not
more than 35 (thirty five) are for one year Master’s
Degree Course/Six months clinical training and twenty
five(25) are for three year’s Ph.D. Course and 1 year
Research on Split-Site basis.
II. ELIGIBILITY
The
candidate should not be more than 40 years of age as
on 30.09.2007 and fulfill the minimum qualifications
as per Para (IV) below.
III. LEVEL OF COURSE
These
scholarships will be awarded for studies leading to
either: -
(1) SIX MONTH CLINICAL
TRAINING/RESEARCH/SPECIALISATION
1. Cancer Research 2. Cardiology
(including Cardiac Surgery) 3. Gynaecology 4.
Medicine and 5. Dentistry.
(2)
(i) ONE YEAR TAUGHT MASTER’S COURSES OR EQUIVALENT
DEGREE, (ii) THREE YEARS DOCTORAL DEGREE (iii) ONE
YEAR RESEARCH ON A SPLIT SITE BASIS, TOWARDS A Ph. D.
REGISTERED AT A UNIVERSITY IN HOME COUNTRY:
(A)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY:
1. Electronics 2. Environmental Studies 3.
Remote Sensing Technology
4.
Communication Engineering 5. Biotechnology or
Biochemical Engineering
and 6.
Robotics (including Artificial Intelligence)
(B)
SCIENCE (PURE AND APPLIED)
1. Mathematics
2. Molecular Biology 3. Physics and 4. Chemistry
(including Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry).
(C)
AGRICULTURE
1. Agronomy & Forestry.
(D)
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
1.
Sociology 2.
Management Studies 3. Economics 4. Psychology 5.
Computer Applications 6. Law 7. English
(Literature/Linguistics) 8. History 9.Philosophy and
10. Political Science with International Relations
Candidates
who have already completed Ph.D. or are about to
complete it will not be considered.
(IV)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
The candidates must have completed tertiary education
in English Medium :-
(A)
FOR
MASTER’S DEGREE OR SIX MONTHS CLINICAL TRAINING/
RESEARCH
One
should hold or be able to produce the certificate of
Bachelor’s Degree by 31st August 2008 in
the subject field concerned (indicated above) securing
55% or above marks in Humanities and Social Science
group and 60% or above marks in Medical, Engineering
and Technology, Science and Agriculture Group.
Candidate should give one page academic justification
for pursuing the course in U.K.
Candidates who wish to undertake
postgraduate study in Business and/or Management
should before applying for a Commonwealth Scholarship,
have taken the Graduate Management Admission Test
(Princeton Test). Enquiries to: G.M.A.T. Educational
Testing Services, Box 966 – R, Princeton, NJ 08541,
U.S.A. Candidates for awards in Economics and related
subjects should be aware that a number of departments
may require them, before admission, to pass the
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) of which details may
be obtained from Graduate Record Examination,
Educational Testing Service, Box 955, Princeton, NJ
08541, U.S.A. Service, Box 955, Princeton, NJ 08541,
U.S.A.
Applicants for level of course at ‘1’ in
Para III above whose programme requires them to
practice clinically, or to work in a laboratory
department reporting on samples from patients, can be
considered only if they are eligible for registration
with the General Medical Council or the General Dental
Council. Information about current conditions for
registration can be obtained from: -
“The General Medical Council,
Overseas Registration Division,
178 – 202 Great Portland Street,
London WIN 6JE,
or,
The General Dental Council,
37 Wimpole Street,
London WIM 8DQ”
Candidates whose native language is not
English will be required to provide evidence that they
have sufficient competence in English to practice
Medicine or Dentistry in the United Kingdom. Nominated
candidates will be required to take the IELTS, for
which they may contact local British Council Office.
(B) FOR Ph.D. DEGREE:-
One should hold or be able to produce the certificate
of Master’s Degree by 31st August 2008 in
the concerned subject fields (indicated above)
securing 55% or above marks in Humanities and Social
Science group and 60% or above marks in the relevant
subjects in Medical, Engineering and Technology,
Science and Agriculture group.
V.
VALUE OF AWARD
Each scholarship provides: -
(A)
Student
concessionary or other approved air fare to the United
Kingdom by the most direct and economical route and
return on expiry of the scholarship (the cost of
journey made before receipt of award will not normally
be reimbursed nor can fares be paid for a scholar’s
dependents).
(B)
Approved
tuition and examination fees.
(C)
A personal
maintenance allowance payable monthly.
(D)
A grant for
books and apparatus in the first year of study and for
a subsequent full year also; and a grant towards the
expenses preparing a thesis of dissertation, where
applicable;
(E)
A grant
for expenses of approved travel within the U.K.
(F) An initial clothing grant for most
scholars on first arrival from tropical developing
countries;
(G) Where a host institution has in
advance declared and the Commission has accepted, the
need for fieldwork outside the United Kingdom, a grant
towards the cost of such fieldwork, which shall not
normally exceed one economy and tourist class return
fare to the fieldwork location. Scholars for whom
fieldwork fares are provided to their home country
shall not be entitled to a mid – term homeward fare;
(H)
For married
scholars selected by the Commission for awards
exceeding 12 months, a marriage allowance per
mensem is payable provided
that the husband and wife are residing together at the
same address in the United Kingdom. It is not paid
when a husband or wife of the scholars is also in
receipt of an award, or is in paid employment. For
such married couples accompanied by their children, a
child allowance is payable for the first, second and
third child under the age of 16 provided they are
residing with their parents. A scholar who is
unaccompanied by spouse but accompanied by children
for whom he/she is legally responsible, shall receive
the equivalent of the spouse’s allowance for the first
child, and child allowances for the second and third
child, irrespective of the length of tenure of award.
Scholar’s
emoluments are not subject to United Kingdom income
tax, but holders and their spouses may be liable for
the payment at least in part of any Council tax levied
by the local authority where they live.
VI
LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:
(A)
For those
applying by post, applications on plain paper (as per
format given below) alongwith the required documents
(attested copies of all certificates/degrees/diplomas
have to be attached) should reach Section
Officer, Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Department of Higher Education, External Scholarship
Division, ES.4 Section, A-2/W-4, Curzon Road Barracks,
Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi - 110 001 by Monday 5th
November, 2007.
(B)
For those
applying through the website, online applications
should be submitted by Monday 5th
November, 2007.
VII
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :
1. A candidate may apply for only one subject
of his/her choice.
2. As a condition of award, the Commission or
a host institution in Britain may also require a
candidate to take particular English Tests and/or
training in English.
3. The final selection of the nominated
candidates rests with the Commonwealth Scholarship
Commission in U.K.
4. Nomination of a candidate by Government of
India does not guarantee final selection or placement.
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission will make its
own selection out of overall nominees recommended by
all the participating countries in the programme.
5. Mere fulfillment of minimum requirements
as laid down in the advertisement does not qualify a
candidate for interview. Interview letters are sent
only to a limited number of candidates after their
applications are examined by the Committee of
Experts.
6. Application must be accompanied by
attested copies of certificates regarding date of
birth, diplomas, degrees, mark sheets in respect of
all the examination passed alongwith experience
certificate of Employment (if any) and one copy of
recently taken passport size photograph with signature
(to be pasted on application form). Self attested
certificates will not be accepted.
Those who will be called for
interview will have to bring seven attested copies of
the abovementioned documents alongwith the originals
as also one original and six attested copies of
references (not testimonials) from the referees
specifically related to the candidate’s suitability
for the planned studies.
7.
Applicants already holding a Doctoral Degree or about
to obtain will not be considered. Candidates who have
already done a Ph.D. in India or abroad are not
considered.
8. Candidates who have already been abroad
for studies/training/specialization either on
scholarships or on their own, for a period exceeding
six months are eligible to apply if they have been in
India for at least two consecutive years after
returning from abroad as on 22.10.2007.
Applications of candidates who are already abroad will
not be considered.
9. In case of candidates qualifying from
Universities, where grades are awarded, the candidates
are required to furnish exact percentage of marks
and indicate the conversion formula.
10.
Candidates will be expected to have some knowledge of
India and of the donor country.
11.
Candidates who are employed must apply through their
employers. Candidates belonging to the All India
Services should send their applications through
their Cadre Controlling Authority. No Objection
Certificate from Employer should invariably be
submitted on or before the time of interview.
Otherwise candidates will not be allowed to appear for
interview.
2.
It is very important that applicants who are in
employment to which they wish to return after
completion of their studies in UK should have an
assurance from their Organisation that if their
nomination is successful, they will be granted
sufficient leave of absence. In general, a candidate
undertaking research for a Ph.D. can be expected to
need 36 months study in the United Kingdom even though
in the first instance, the award will only be offered
for one or two years.
13.
While indicating the period of past experience and
stay abroad, candidates should mention the specific
dates.
14.
As these scholarships are offered by Commonwealth
Scholarship Commission in UK the applications should
be submitted in English only.
15.
Applications in subject-fields other than those
specified in the advertisement will not be considered.
possess the essential qualification need not apply.
17. Candidates must furnish a clear and
precise programme of study/research (minimum 500
words) justifying that their study/research can be
carried out in the United Kingdom. Candidates are
advised to describe their research proposals carefully
as these will be a primary condition in selection.
18 Incomplete applications and applications
received after the stipulated date will not be
considered and no correspondence will be entertained.
19. Documents submitted along with the
application will not be returned. Hence, candidates
are advised to send only attested copies of the
certificates.
20. CANVASSING IN ANY FORM WILL BE A
DISQUALIFICATION.
21.
In case no interview letter is received by an
applicant by 25th November, 2007, it may be
presumed that he/she has not been short listed by the
Selection Committee. No correspondence will be
entertained in this regard.
22.
THE DECISION OF SELECTION COMMITTEE SHALL BE FINAL.
NO REPRESENTATION IN THIS REGARD WILL BE ENTERTAINED.
23. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON
THE WEBSITE WWW.EDUCATION.NIC.IN APPLICATION FORM CAN
BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE SITE OR CAN ALSO BE SUBMITTED
ON LINE. IN CASE OF ONLINE SUBMISSION, THE CANDIDATES
MUST SUBMIT THE HARD COPY OF APPLICATION MENTIONING
THE REGISTRATION NUMBER RECEIVED ONLINE AND THE
PHOTOGRAPH, ATTESTED COPIES OF CERTIFICATES MENTIONED
IN PARA 6 ABOVE WITHIN 1(ONE) WEEK OF THE CLOSING DATE
OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
24.
NO APPLICATION FORMS ARE BEING SUPPLIED BY THIS
MINISTRY.
IMPORTANT:
(i) Candidates
are advised to submit simultaneously another
“Independent Application” to their chosen
‘Institution’ in the U.K. directly so that their
placements and admission become easier.
(ii) In
case, the candidate has received any offer /
invitation for admission in any University or
Institution in U.K., he/she should bring the same and
produce before the Selection Committee at the time of
interview.
NOTE:
The number of applicants for Commonwealth Scholarship
UK is quite large and interested candidates who have
applied for the subjects offered for Commonwealth
Scholarship UK 2008 can also be considered for
scholarships offered in these subjects by other
countries. The countries that have offered slots for
scholarships for 2008 till date in various subjects
(not necessarily those listed above) are given below:
(1) Japan
(2) Mexico (3) Italy (4) Czech (5) Belgium (6) Israel
(7) China (8) Slovak (9) Turkey.
Candidates who are also interested in being
considered for these subjects for other countries
scholarships, if offered in these subjects may give
their order of preference of countries. Candidates who
have not given any preferences will only be considered
for Commonwealth Scholarship UK 2008. All the terms
and conditions including value of award may vary from
country to country.
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FORMAT
OF APPLICATION
1.
Name of the Scholarship Scheme:
2. Country for which
applying:
3.
Preference, if intended to be considered for
other countries also:
4.
Level of Course:
5.
Subject (indicate one of the subjects given in the
advertisement)
6. i
Name of the candidate Sh./Smt./Km.
(in Block letters)
ii Full mailing
address with Pin Code and
Telephone Number, if any
iii
Full name of Father/Mother/Guardian
 7.
i Sex : Male
Female
ii Marital status:
iii Nationality:
8.
Date of birth and the State to which the candidate
belongs:
9.
Academic record starting from High School/Higher
Secondary (Attested Copies of certificates to be
attached)
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Name
of the University/ Board/ Institute |
Examination(s) |
Date
of passing |
Division/ Class with position, if any, |
Maximum marks and marks secured for the entire
degree |
Percentage of marks obtained and position if
any, (No rounding off) |
Subjects taken |
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10.
Have you cleared IELTS/TOEFL/GMAT ? If so, give score
(a) IELTS (b) TOEFL
(c) GMAT
11.
Details of
I.
Professional/Practical Training :
II.
Research
Experience:
III.
No. of papers published:
IV.
Previous
Employment (Period, Designation, Employer):
12.
(a) Are you employed ?
Yes No
(b) In case you are employed then
give the nature of the present
employment with name and date
of appointment/designation
and the name and address of
the employer :
13.
Have you been abroad? If so give full particulars of
I Country/Countries visited:
II Period of stay (give details):
III Date, Month and Year of return
to India:
IV Purpose of visit:
14.Name
and address of three persons who are familiar with
your work (Two of them who taught you in an area of
study relevant to course and the third may be your
employer or a person with whom you have worked
professionally):
15.
Proposed programme of study/research/training
specifying details on a separate sheet
I The work at present engaged
in:
II Nature and programme of
proposed study/research/training:
III Future plans/proposals after
the study/research/training and its prospectus:
16. Have
you been received offer letter for joining
research/admission, if yes you must attach supporting
documents:
17. Have
you received any academic awards/credential such as
Gold Medal, National Awards etc. if yes, mention the
name of award and attach the supporting documents:
ENCLOSURES TO BE ATTACHED : (DULY ATTESTED)
a)
Proof of
age.
b)
Educational
Qualification
c)
University/College Transcript
d)
No Objection
Certificate from Employer (in case of employed
persons)
e)
Programme of
study/research/academic justification.
18.
DECLARATION
I certify that foregoing information is
correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and
nothing has been concealed/distorted. I understand
that if at any time I am found to have
concealed/distorted any material information, my
selection shall be liable to summary termination
without notice and compensation.
Place :
Date:
Signature of the Candidate
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