1. The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), New Delhi, has offered one scholarship slot to a national of the Hellenic Republic, under the General Cultural Scholarship Scheme (GCSS).

2.  A set of useful guidelines on the Scholarship Scheme, is given below.

3. Tuition and other compulsory fees are covered under the Scholarship Scheme.  Details of living and other allowances paid to the scholar are given below.

4.  Airfare is not provided to the students selected under GCSS.

5. It is mandatory that nominees for B.E. courses (Engineering) must have science subjects, i.e., Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics in their school leaving certificate.

6. Interested applicants may collect the Application Form from the Embassy of India, 3, Kleanthous Street, 10674 Athens.

1. Six complete sets of application forms (properly tagged) to be submitted.  Special attention may kindly be made in respect of tagging of the sets.

2. Applications should be properly filled-up/tagged and sent with complete supporting documents.  Please carefully scrutinize applications, prior to forwarding them.

3. Candidate should clearly mention the course and university to which he/she is seeking admission.  He / She can consult the “Universities / Institutes in India Directory”, available in the Embassy of India, Athens.

4. Certified copies of all documents should be accompanied with English translations; a syllabus of the qualifying examination should be enclosed with the application.

NOTES:        

a) Students applying for Doctoral/Post-Doctoral courses or Architecture should include a synopsis of the proposed area of research.
b) Students wishing to study performing arts should enclose Video/Audio cassettes of their recorded performances wherever possible.

5. Candidates nominated should have fluent knowledge of English.

Applications may be scrutinised prior to forwarding them and verified for knowledge of English of the applicant.  For this purpose, Embassy of India, Athens, may conduct English proficiency test on the basis of model test paper, as the Embassy is required to certify the applicant’s proficiency in English.

6. Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will not entertain applications which are sent to it directly by the students, or which are sent by local Embassies in New Delhi.

Priority will be given to students who have never studied in India before.  Students who have formerly studied on ICCR Scholarship should be given second preference.

7. No candidate should be nominated for medical / dental sciences, and any other courses related to medicine.

8. Candidates should be informed that Indian universities/educational institutions are autonomous and independent and hence have their own eligibility criteria.  Forwarding of applications is thus not a guarantee of admission.  A scholarship is awarded only when admission is confirmed by ICCR.

9. Ministry of Home Affairs / Government of India guidelines stipulates that if a scholar arrives without the proper visa and his / her actual admission at the university / institute cannot materialize, he / she will be deported to his / her country for the required change in visas.

10. ICCR would not be able to entertain a subsequent change in course of study or university, once admission of a scholar is confirmed and the scholar has arrived to join the course.

11. Hostel accommodation is not guaranteed and is an exception, rather than an assured facility.  The small accommodation allowance that ICCR gives, allows 2 to 3 students to “chum-up” and share a small flat.  It is important that the students are aware of this situation.

12. Scholars should be advised to carry some money to meet some incidental expenditure on arrival.

13. It should be ensured that the student is sufficiently briefed about the terms and conditions of the scholarship.

14. All intending candidates must obtain a certificate that they are free from AIDS, prior to their departure for India.  Even in India, the applicant would have to go for AIDS test, before the admissions is finally given to overseas scholars.  In case any of the nominees is found HIV positive in India, the scholar will be repatriated immediately and the Council would not bear any expenses on this account.

According to the new rules, all students seeking admission to M. Phil and higher course now require Research Visa, instead of Student Visa.  It is quite impossible to convert a Student Visa into Research Visa, once a student is already in India.
           
15. Please note, in case of scholar pursuing science courses, the expenditure on laboratory chemicals and other related incidental charges will be borne by the scholars themselves.

16. No airfare is provided to the students selected under General Cultural Scholarship Scheme. 

TERMS & CONDITIONS OF GENERAL CULTURAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
2011-12

Rates w.e.f. July 2009