ICCR Scholarship Programme 2026-27

Scheme-wise allocation of slots & scheme details

Scheme-wise Allocation of Slots

S. No.	Scholarship Scheme	Slots	Funding Agency
1	Sushma Swaraj Silver Jubilee Scholarship Scheme for Nepal nationals	64	MEA
2	Aid to Maldives Scholarship Scheme	20	MEA
3	Mekong Ganga Co-operation Scholarship Scheme	235	MEA
4	The India-Africa Maitri Scholarship Scheme	1503	MEA
5	Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Scholarship Scheme for Mongolian nationals (10 slots MEA + 10 slots ICCR from 2026)	20	MEA
6	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Scholarship Scheme for Bhutan nationals	60	MEA
7	Quad STEM Scholarship Scheme (only for AY 2025-26 to 2027-28)	50	MEA
8	Aid to Sri Lanka (for Sri Lankan nationals)	200	MEA
9	AYUSH Scholarships Scheme for BIMSTEC Countries	30	MEA
10	Special Scholarship Scheme for Afghan Nationals (SSSAN) e-Scholarship through e-Vidya Bharati Network Project (ilearn portal) for UG/PG online courses) from 2023-24 onwards.	1000	MEA
11	AYUSH Scholarship Scheme for Non-BIMSTEC countries	25	Min. of Ayush
12	AYUSH Scholarships Scheme for Malaysian nationals	20	Min. of Ayush
13	AYUSH Scholarships Scheme for South East Asian Region (SEAR) Countries	29	Min. of Ayush
14	Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme	554	ICCR
15	Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme	15	ICCR
16	Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Cultural Exchange Scholarship Scheme	116	ICCR
17	Lata Mangeshkar Dance & Music Scholarship Scheme	100	ICCR
18	Suborno Jayanti Scholarship Scheme for Bangladesh nationals	500	ICCR
Total		4541

Sushma Swaraj Silver Jubilee Scholarship Scheme for Nepal

Name of Scheme	Sushma Swaraj Silver Jubilee Scholarship Scheme for Nepal
Countries Covered	01 (Nepal)
Number of Slots	64 (60 slots for PG and 4 slots for Ph.D.)
Level of Courses Offered	PG, Ph.D.
Streams Offered	STEM / Non-STEM
Prohibited Courses/Streams	Medical, Law, and Integrated
Airfare	Return economy class airfare to the airport nearest to the place of study & 3-tier AC train fare (if so required) to the place of study in India.
Facilities	Stipend, HRA, Contingent Allowances, Thesis/Dissertation Allowance, Airfare, Tuition fee/OCF paid to Universities (Norms attached)
Charges payable by the student	Hostel/private accommodation charges, mess charges, security deposit, caution money, fees for obtaining all certificates, registration fees/penalties for registration/updation with immigration authorities, any other fees/charges not covered under scholarship norms

Aid to Maldives Scholarship Scheme

Name of Scheme	Aid to Maldives Scholarship Scheme
Countries Covered	01 (Maldives)
Number of Slots	20
Level of Courses Offered	UG, PG, Ph.D.
Streams Offered	STEM / Non-STEM
Prohibited Courses/Streams	Medical, Law, and Integrated
Airfare	Return economy class airfare from Male to Chennai & 3-tier AC train fare (if so required) to the place of study in India.
Facilities	Stipend, HRA, Contingent Allowances, Thesis/Dissertation Allowance, Airfare, Tuition fee/OCF paid to Universities (Norms attached)
Charges payable by the student	Hostel/private accommodation charges, mess charges, security deposit, caution money, fees for obtaining all certificates, registration fees/penalties for registration/updation with immigration authorities, any other fees/charges not covered under scholarship norms

Mekong Ganga Cooperation Scholarship Scheme

Name of Scheme	Mekong Ganga Cooperation Scholarship Scheme
Countries Covered	05
Number of Slots	235
Level of Courses Offered	UG, PG, Ph.D.
Streams Offered	STEM / Non-STEM
Prohibited Courses/Streams	Medical, Law, and Integrated
Airfare	Economy class air ticket to the airport nearest to the place of study & 3-tier AC train fare (if so required) to the place of study in India.
Facilities	Stipend, HRA, Contingent Allowances, Thesis/Dissertation Allowance, Air ticket at the time of joining and upon completion of the course, Tuition fee/OCF paid to Universities (Norms attached)
Charges payable by the student	Hostel/private accommodation charges, mess charges, security deposit, caution money, fees for obtaining all certificates, registration fees/penalties for registration/updation with immigration authorities, any other fees/charges not covered under scholarship norms

List of Countries
Sr. No.	Country	Slots
1	Cambodia	40
2	Lao PDR	18
3	Myanmar	100
4	Thailand	29
5	Vietnam	48

India-Africa Maitri Scholarship Scheme for African Countries

Name of Scheme	India-Africa Maitri Scholarship Scheme for African countries
Countries Covered	54 (list of countries with slots given below)
Number of Slots	1503
Level of Courses Offered	UG, PG, Ph.D.
Streams Offered	STEM / Non-STEM
Prohibited Courses/Streams	Medical, Law, and Integrated
Airfare	Return economy class airfare to the airport nearest to the place of study & 3-tier AC train fare (if so required) to the place of study in India.
Facilities	Stipend, HRA, Contingent Allowances, Thesis/Dissertation Allowance, Airfare, Tuition fee/OCF paid to Universities (Norms attached)
Charges payable by the student	Hostel/private accommodation charges, mess charges, security deposit, caution money, fees for obtaining all certificates, registration fees/penalties for registration/updation with immigration authorities, any other fees/charges not covered under scholarship norms

List of Countries
S.No.	Country	Slots
1	Algeria	1
2	Angola	10
3	Benin (concurrent with Nigeria)	3
4	Botswana	75
5	Burkina Faso	4
6	Burundi (concurrent with Uganda)	15
7	Cameroon	10
8	Cape Verde (Cabo Verde)	1
9	Central African Republic	1
10	Chad	35
11	Comoros (concurrent with Madagascar)	14
12	Congo (Republic of Congo)	2
13	Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	15
14	Democratic Republic of Congo	2
15	Djibouti	20
16	Egypt	15
17	Equatorial Guinea	1
18	Eritrea	1
19	Ethiopia	130
20	Gabon	5
21	Gambia (concurrent with Senegal)	33
22	Ghana	70
23	Guinea-Bissau (concurrent with Senegal)	1
24	Guinea	1
25	Kenya	100
26	Lesotho (concurrent with South Africa)	40
27	Liberia	20
28	Libya	1
29	Madagascar	45
30	Malawi	30
31	Mali	20
32	Mauritania	1
33	Mauritius/Rodrigues	40
34	Morocco	2
35	Mozambique	115
36	Namibia	30
37	Niger	10
38	Nigeria	40
39	Rwanda	25
40	Sao Tome & Principe (concurrent with Angola)	1
41	Senegal	2
42	Seychelles	2
43	Sierra Leone	50
44	Somalia (concurrent with Kenya)	15
45	South Africa	28
46	South Sudan	40
47	Sudan	72
48	Eswatini (Swaziland)	40
49	Tanzania	135
50	Togo	15
51	Tunisia	1
52	Uganda	64
53	Zambia	35
54	Zimbabwe	20
Total Slots		1503

Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Scholarship Scheme for Mongolia

Name of Scheme	Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Scholarship Scheme for Mongolia
Countries Covered	01 (Mongolia)
Number of Slots	20
Level of Courses Offered	UG, PG, Ph.D.
Streams Offered	STEM / Non-STEM
Prohibited Courses/Streams	Medical, Law, and Integrated Courses
Airfare	Return economy class airfare to the airport nearest to the place of study & 3-tier AC train fare (if so required) to the place of study in India.
Facilities	Stipend, HRA, Contingent Allowances, Thesis/Dissertation Allowance, Tuition fee/OCF paid to Universities (Norms attached)
Charges payable by the student	Hostel/private accommodation charges, mess charges, security deposit, caution money, fees for obtaining all certificates, registration fees/penalties for registration/updation with immigration authorities, any other fees/charges not covered under scholarship norms

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Scholarship Scheme for Bhutan Nationals

Name of Scheme	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Scholarship Scheme for Bhutan nationals
Countries Covered	01 (Bhutan)
Number of Slots	60
Level of Courses Offered	UG, PG, Ph.D.
Streams Offered	STEM / Non-STEM
Prohibited Courses/Streams	Medical, Law, and Integrated
Airfare	Return economy class airfare to the airport nearest to the place of study & 3-tier AC train fare (if so required) to the place of study in India.
Facilities	Stipend, HRA, Contingent Allowances, Thesis/Dissertation Allowance, Airfare, Tuition fee/OCF paid to Universities (Norms attached)
Charges payable by the student	Hostel/private accommodation charges, mess charges, security deposit, caution money, fees for obtaining all certificates, registration fees/penalties for registration/updation with immigration authorities, any other fees/charges not covered under scholarship norms

Quad STEM Scholarship Scheme

Name of Scheme	Quad STEM Scholarship Scheme
Countries Covered	32 (list of countries with slots given below)
Number of Slots	50
Level of Courses Offered	UG (Only in B.Tech courses) in the 8 institutes only
List of Institutes	Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur (Rajasthan) National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (West Bengal) National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) Delhi Technological University (Delhi) National Institute of Technology, Warangal (Telangana) Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi (Kerala) Anna University, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, New Delhi (Delhi)
Prohibited Courses/Streams	Medical, Law, and Integrated
Airfare	Return economy class airfare to the airport nearest to the place of study & 3-tier AC train fare (if so required) to the place of study in India.
Facilities	Stipend, HRA, Contingent Allowances, Thesis/Dissertation Allowance, Airfare, Tuition fee/OCF paid to Universities (Norms attached)
Charges payable by the student	Hostel/private accommodation charges, mess charges, security deposit, caution money, fees for obtaining all certificates, registration fees/penalties for registration/updation with immigration authorities, any other fees/charges not covered under scholarship norms

List of Countries
S.No.	Country	Slots
1	Bangladesh	3
2	Burundi	1
3	Cambodia	1
4	Comoros	2
5	EOI Tokyo, Japan (Republic of Marshall Islands)	1
6	EOI Manila, Philippines (Palau, Federated States of Micronesia)	1
7	Eswatini	1
8	Ethiopia	1
9	HCI Canberra, Australia	1
10	HCI Port Moresby, PNG (PNG, Solomon Islands)	1
11	HCI Suva, Fiji (Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu)	1
12	HCI Wellington, NZ (Samoa, Niue, Cook Islands, Vanuatu)	1
13	Indonesia	2
14	Kenya	3
15	Laos	1
16	Lesotho	1
17	Madagascar	5
18	Malawi	1
19	Malaysia	1
20	Mozambique	2
21	Myanmar	3
22	Philippines	1
23	Rwanda	1
24	Seychelles	5
25	Singapore	1
26	South Africa	1
27	Tanzania	2
28	Thailand	1
29	Timor-Leste	1
30	Uganda	1
31	Vietnam	1
32	Zimbabwe	1
Total Slots		50

Aid to Sri Lanka

Name of Scheme	Aid to Sri Lanka
Countries Covered	01
Number of Slots	200
Level of Courses Offered	UG, PG, Ph.D.
Streams Offered	STEM / Non-STEM
Prohibited Courses/Streams	Medical, Law, and Integrated Courses
Airfare	Return economy class airfare to the airport nearest to the place of study & 3-tier AC train fare (if so required) to the place of study in India.
Facilities	Stipend, HRA, Contingent Allowances, Thesis/Dissertation Allowance, Airfare, Tuition fee/OCF paid to Universities (Norms attached)
Charges payable by the student	Hostel/private accommodation charges, mess charges, security deposit, caution money, fees for obtaining all certificates, registration fees/penalties for registration/updation with immigration authorities, any other fees not covered under scholarship norms

Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme

Name of Scheme	Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme
Countries Covered	116 (list of countries with slots given below)
Number of Slots	554
Level of Courses Offered	UG, PG, Ph.D.
Streams Offered	STEM / Non-STEM
Prohibited Courses/Streams	Medical, Law, and Integrated
Airfare	Return economy class airfare to the airport nearest to the place of study & 3-tier AC train fare (if so required) to the place of study in India.
Facilities	Stipend, HRA, Contingent Allowances, Thesis/Dissertation Allowance, Airfare, Tuition fee/OCF paid to Universities (Norms attached)
Charges payable by the student	Hostel/private accommodation charges, mess charges, security deposit, caution money, fees for obtaining all certificates, registration fees/penalties for registration/updation with immigration authorities, any other fees/charges not covered under scholarship norms

List of Countries
S.N.	Country	Slots
1	Albania	1
2	Andorra	1
3	Antigua and Barbuda	2
4	Argentina	1
5	Armenia	2
6	Austria	1
7	Azerbaijan	1
8	Bahamas	1
9	Bahrain	2
10	Barbados	2
11	Belarus	2
12	Belgium	1
13	Belize	1
14	Bolivia	10
15	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
16	Brazil	1
17	Brunei	2
18	Colombia	1
19	Cook Islands	2
20	Costa Rica	1
21	Croatia	1
22	Czech Republic (Czechia)	1
23	Denmark	1
24	Dominican Republic	2
25	Ecuador	2
26	El Salvador	1
27	Estonia	1
28	Fiji (Suva)	20
29	Finland	1
30	France	3
31	Georgia	1
32	Germany	2
33	Greece	1
34	Grenada	1
35	Guadeloupe	2
36	Guatemala	1
37	Haiti	1
38	Holy See	1
39	Honduras	1
40	Hungary	2
41	Iceland	1
42	Indonesia	20
43	Iran	12
44	Iraq	75
45	Ireland	1
46	Israel	3
47	Italy	2
48	Jamaica	5
49	Japan	6
50	Jordan	5
51	Kazakhstan	10
52	Kiribati	2
53	Kyrgystan	4
54	Latvia	1
55	Lebanon	1
56	Liechtenstein	1
57	Lithuania	1
58	Luxembourg	1
59	Malaysia	3
60	Malta	1
61	Marshall Islands	2
62	Micronesia	2
63	Moldova	1
64	Monaco	1
65	Montenegro	1
66	Nauru	2
67	Nepal	70
68	Netherlands	1
69	Nicaragua	1
70	Niue	2
71	North Macedonia	1
72	Oman	1
73	Palau	2
74	Palestine	35
75	Panama	1
76	Papua New Guinea	2
77	Paraguay	1
78	Peru	1
79	Poland	2
80	Portugal	1
81	Qatar	1
82	Republic of Korea (South Korea)	2
83	Reunion Island	2
84	Russia	20
85	Saint Kitts & Nevis	2
86	Saint Lucia	5
87	Samoa	2
88	San Marino	2
89	Saudi Arabia	2
90	Serbia	1
91	Singapore	2
92	Slovak Republic	1
93	Slovenia	1
94	Solomon Islands	2
95	Spain	2
96	St. Vincent & Grenadines	2
97	Suriname	1
98	Sweden	1
99	Switzerland	1
100	Syria	20
101	Tajikistan	30
102	Timor-Leste (Indonesia)	2
103	Tonga	2
104	Trinidad & Tobago	3
105	Turkey	2
106	Turkmenistan	12
107	Tuvalu (Fiji)	3
108	UAE	1
109	Ukraine	3
110	United Kingdom (UK)	2
111	United States of America	2
112	Uruguay	1
113	Uzbekistan	12
114	Vanuatu	2
115	Venezuela	1
116	Yemen	35
Total Slots		554

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme

Name of Scheme	Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme
Countries Covered	04 (list of countries with slots given below)
Number of Slots	15
Level of Courses Offered	UG, PG, Ph.D.
Streams Offered	STEM / Non-STEM
Prohibited Courses/Streams	Medical, Law, and Integrated
Airfare	Return economy class airfare to the airport nearest to the place of study & 3-tier AC train fare (if so required) to the place of study in India.
Facilities	Stipend, HRA, Contingent Allowances, Thesis/Dissertation Allowance, Airfare, Tuition fee/OCF paid to Universities (Norms attached)
Charges payable by the student	Hostel/private accommodation charges, mess charges, security deposit, caution money, fees for obtaining all certificates, registration fees/penalties for registration/updation with immigration authorities, any other fees/charges not covered under scholarship norms

List of Countries
S.No.	Country	Slots
1	Canada	2
2	Guyana	9
3	New Zealand	2
4	UK	2
Total Slots		15

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Cultural Exchange Scholarship Scheme

Name of Scheme	Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Cultural Exchange Scholarship Scheme
Countries Covered	23 (21 countries without airfare & 2 countries with airfare)
Number of Slots	116 (country-wise allocation with level of courses on offer given below)
Streams Offered	STEM / Non-STEM
Prohibited Courses/Streams	Medical, Law, and Integrated
Airfare	Return economy class airfare to the airport nearest to the place of study & 3-tier AC train fare (if so required) to the place of study in India is provided for students of Mexico and Turkmenistan only.
Facilities	Stipend, HRA, Contingent Allowances, Thesis/Dissertation Allowance, Airfare, Tuition fee/OCF paid to Universities (Norms attached)
Charges payable by the student	Hostel/private accommodation charges, mess charges, security deposit, caution money, fees for obtaining all certificates, registration fees/penalties for registration/updation with immigration authorities, any other fees/charges not covered under scholarship norms

List of Countries (Without Airfare)
S.No.	Country	Slots	Level of Courses
1	Australia	2	UG/PG/PhD
2	Belarus	2	UG/PG/PhD
3	Brazil	2	UG/PG/PhD
4	Bulgaria	6	1 for UG/PG; 5 for one-year certificate course in Hindi
5	Canada	2	UG/PG/PhD
6	Chile	2	UG/PG/PhD
7	China	25	One-year certificate course in Hindi
8	Cyprus	2	PG/PhD
9	France	2	UG/PG/PhD
10	Guyana	2	UG/PG/PhD
11	Indonesia	2	UG/PG/PhD
12	Israel	5	PG
13	Malaysia	2	UG/PG/PhD
14	Norway	2	UG/PG/PhD
15	Romania	5	2 for UG; 3 for PG
16	Russia	2	UG/PG/PhD
17	Spain	5	PhD
18	Suriname	4	PG/PhD
19	Syria	5	UG/PG/PhD
20	Uzbekistan	5	UG/PG/PhD
21	Yemen	23	UG/PG/PhD
Total Slots		107

List of Countries (With Airfare)
S.No.	Country	Slots	Level of Courses
1	Mexico	4	PG
2	Turkmenistan	5	UG/PG
Total Slots		9

Total slots: 107 + 9 = 116 slots

Lata Mangeshkar Dance & Music Scholarship Scheme

Name of Scheme	Lata Mangeshkar Dance & Music Scholarship Scheme
Countries Covered	Globally
Number of Slots	100 slots globally, as follows: 75 slots to pursue studies in Indian Culture including Dance and Music, Theatre, Performing Art, Sculpture, Indian Language, Indian Cuisine etc., with a restriction of 10 slots per country. 25 slots for a one-year diploma course in Yoga at 4 institutes, with a restriction of maximum 2 slots per country. Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Uttarakhand Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute, Lonavala, Maharashtra Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore Slots are offered on a first-come-first-served basis.
Level of Courses Offered	UG, PG, Ph.D. for studies in Indian Culture (against the 75 slots above); one-year Diploma in Yoga at the 4 institutes above (against the 25 slots above)
Courses Offered	Indian Culture including Dance and Music, Theatre, Performing Art, Sculpture, Indian Language, Indian Cuisine etc., and one-year Diploma in Yoga
Airfare	Return economy class airfare to the airport nearest to the place of study & 3-tier AC train fare (if so required) to the place of study in India.
Facilities	Stipend, HRA, Contingent Allowances, Thesis/Dissertation Allowance, Airfare, Tuition fee/OCF paid to Universities (Norms attached)
Charges payable by the student	Hostel/private accommodation charges, mess charges, security deposit, caution money, fees for obtaining all certificates, registration fees/penalties for registration/updation with immigration authorities, any other fees/charges not covered under scholarship norms

Suborno Jayanti Scholarship Scheme

Name of Scheme	Suborno Jayanti Scholarship Scheme
Countries Covered	01 (Bangladesh)
Number of Slots	500
Level of Courses Offered	UG, PG, Ph.D.
Streams Offered	STEM & Non-STEM (50% each)
Prohibited Courses/Streams	Medical, Law, and Integrated
Airfare	Return economy class airfare to the airport nearest to the place of study & 3-tier AC train fare (if so required) to the place of study in India.
Facilities	Stipend, HRA, Contingent Allowances, Thesis/Dissertation Allowance, Airfare, Tuition fee/OCF paid to Universities (Norms attached)
Charges payable by the student	Hostel/private accommodation charges, mess charges, security deposit, caution money, fees for obtaining all certificates, registration fees/penalties for registration/updation with immigration authorities, any other fees/charges not covered under scholarship norms

ICCR Scholarship Schemes

ICCR Scholarship Programme 2026-27

Scheme-wise Allocation of Slots

Sushma Swaraj Silver Jubilee Scholarship Scheme for Nepal

Aid to Maldives Scholarship Scheme

Mekong Ganga Cooperation Scholarship Scheme

India-Africa Maitri Scholarship Scheme for African Countries

Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Scholarship Scheme for Mongolia

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Scholarship Scheme for Bhutan Nationals

Quad STEM Scholarship Scheme

Aid to Sri Lanka

Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Cultural Exchange Scholarship Scheme

Lata Mangeshkar Dance & Music Scholarship Scheme

Suborno Jayanti Scholarship Scheme