Commonwealth Scholarship And Fellowship Plan – 2012 – UK
- Last Date :: 7th Oct 2011 for applying online -
Kindly share the link below for scholarship in UK .
http://www.education.nic.in/scho_announcements/ukcommonwealth2012-scheme.asp
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Sujata Konjengbam
COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP PLAN – 2012 – U.K.
LAST DATE: 7th October, 2011 for applying online.
12th October, 2011 for receiving application in the Ministry by post/by hand.
I. Applications are invited from Indian nationals either on line through http://www.education.nic.in/ or on plain paper in the FORMAT GIVEN BELOW for nominations from India for the award of Commonwealth Scholarships in United Kingdom tenable from September/ October 2012 for higher studies/research/specialized training in the subjects 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 twenty five (25) are for doctoral studies.
II. ELIGIBILITY
The candidate should not be more than 40 years of age as on 12.10.2011 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 MONTHS OF CLINICAL TRAINING (For MBBS, BDS,MS, MD degree holders only who have qualified as MBBS and BDS between 1st October, 2002 and 30th September, 2007.
1. Cancer Research 2. Cardiology 3. Gynecology 4. Medicine 5. Dentistry 6. Orthopedics 7. Neurology and 8. ENT. .
2) *From 1st October 2010, all international medical graduates, including those on Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships, who apply for registration with the GMC will be required to score 7.0 or above in every band of the academic IELTS test.
Applicants in medicine and dentistry whose programme requires them to practice clinically, or to work in a laboratory department reporting on samples from Patents, can be considered only if they are eligible for registration with the General Medical Council or the General Dental Council (Current conditions for registration can be obtained from the GMC and GDC Website: www.gmc-uk.org and www.gdc-uk.org).
(2) (i) ONE YEAR TAUGHT MASTER’S COURSES OR EQUIVALENT DEGREE,
(ii) DOCTORAL DEGREE OF UPTO THREE YEARS DURATION
(A) ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY:
1. Electronics/Electrical 2. Environmental Studies 3. Remote Sensing Technology 4. Communication Engineering 5. Biotechnology or Biochemical Engineering 6. Robotics 7. Computer Applications/Computer Science 8. Aerospace Engg./Aeronautics 9. Civil Engineering 10. Material Science 11. Mining Engineering and 12. Marine Engg. .
(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. History 2. Sociology 3. **Management Studies 4. Economics 5. Philosophy 6.Psychology 7. Law 8. English (Literature/Linguistics) and 9. Political Science with International Relations
Candidates who have already completed Ph.D. or are about to complete, will not be considered..
(IV) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
The candidates must have completed tertiary education in English Medium :-
(A) FOR MASTER’S DEGREE
One should hold or able to produce the certificate of Bachelor’s Degree by October, 2012 in the subject field concerned (indicated above) securing 60% or above marks in Humanities and Social Science group and 65% 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.
(B) FOR Ph.D. DEGREE:-
One should hold or able to produce the certificate of Master’s Degree by October 2012 in the concerned subject fields (indicated above) securing 60% or above marks in Humanities and Social Science group and 65% or above marks in the relevant subjects in Medical, Engineering and Technology, Science and Agriculture Group.
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, West Block-1, Wing-6, 2nd Floor,
R.K. Puram,
New Delhi - 110 066
by 12th October 2011. (Tele. No. 26172491 and 26172492).
For those applying online, hard copy of application alongwith supporting documents should be submitted so that it may to reach the above-mentioned address by 12th October 2011.
* This information was provided to e-pao.net by , Sujata Konjengbam who can be contacted at sujata(dot)konjengbam(at)gmail(dot)com
This Post is uploaded on September 27 2011
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