ICCR Scholarship Schemes

Scheme-wise Allocation of Scholarship Slots

Academic Year 2024-25

S.NO. Scholarship Scheme Slots Courses Offered
1 Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme (ICCR) (formerly General Scholarship Scheme) 638 UG, PG, Ph.D. Courses
2 Suborno Jayanti Scholarship Scheme for the nationals of Bangladesh (ICCR) 500 UG, PG, Ph.D. Courses
3 Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme (ICCR) (formerly Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme) 24 UG, PG, Ph.D. Courses
4 Nehru Memorial Scholarship Scheme for the nationals of Sri Lanka (ICCR) 60 UG Courses
5 Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Cultural Exchange Scholarship Scheme (ICCR) (formerly CEP/EEP Scholarship Scheme) 152 UG, PG, Ph.D. Courses
6 Lata Mangeshkar Dance & Music Scholarship Scheme (ICCR) (formerly ICCR Scholarship Scheme for Dance & Music) 100 Indian Dance, Music, Sculpture making, Indian Theatre, Cuisine Courses
7 Sushma Swaraj Silver Jubilee Scholarship Scheme (formerly Silver Jubilee Scholarship Scheme for the nationals of Nepal) (MEA) 64 PG, Ph.D. Courses
8 B.R. Ambedkar Scholarship Scheme (formerly Aid to Bhutan Scholarship Scheme) (MEA) 25 BE, B.Tech. Courses
9 Aid to Maldives Scholarship Scheme (MEA) 20 UG including Engineering
10 Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Scholarship Scheme (formerly Aid to Mongolia Scholarship Scheme) (MEA) 20 UG, PG, Ph.D. Courses
11 Mekong Ganga Co-operation (MGC) Scholarship Scheme (MEA) 50 UG, PG, Ph.D. Courses
12 The India - Africa Maitri Scholarship Scheme (formerly Africa Scholarship Scheme) (MEA) 940 UG, PG, Ph.D. Courses
13 Nehru Memorial Scholarship Scheme for the nationals of Sri Lanka (MEA) 60 UG Courses
14 Maulana Azad Scholarship Scheme for the nationals of Sri Lanka (MEA) 50 PG in Agriculture Science & Engg. Courses
15 Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship Scheme for the nationals of Sri Lanka (MEA) 25 BE, B.Tech. Courses
16 Scholarship (Online) for Afghan Nationals (MEA) 1000 UG, PG, Ph.D. Courses (Online)
17 AYUSH Scholarship Scheme for BIMSTEC Countries (MEA) 30 UG, PG, Ph.D. Courses in Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy
18 AYUSH Scholarship Scheme for Non-BIMSTEC Countries (Ministry of AYUSH) 25 UG, PG, Ph.D. Courses in Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy
19 AYUSH Scholarship Scheme for Malaysia (Ministry of AYUSH) 20 UG, PG, Ph.D. Courses in Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy
20 AYUSH Scholarship Scheme for South East Asian Region (SEAR) Countries (Ministry of AYUSH) 29 UG, PG, Ph.D. Courses in Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy
TOTAL 3832


Scholarship Schemes


Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme (ICCR) (formerly General Scholarship Scheme)

For the nationals of 123 countries namely: Albania, Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niue, North Macedonia, Oman, Palau, Palestine, San Marino, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Reunion Island (France), Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russia, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Timor-Leste, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Tuvalu, UAE, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam and Yemen.


Suborno Jayanti Scholarship Scheme (ICCR)

The scholarships to Bangladesh nationals will be offered under one scheme “Suborno Jayanti Scholarship Scheme” subsuming all other schemes under which scholarships were being offered till now.


Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme (ICCR) (formerly Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme)

For the nationals of Commonwealth countries.


Nehru Memorial Scholarship Scheme (ICCR)

For the nationals of Sri Lanka.


Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Cultural Exchange Scholarship Scheme (ICCR) (formerly CEP/EEP Scholarship Scheme)

For the nationals of 29 countries namely: Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, France, Guyana, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Kuwait, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Norway, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen.


Lata Mangeshkar Dance & Music Scholarship Scheme (ICCR) (formerly ICCR Scholarship Scheme for Dance & Music)

For the nationals of all the countries to pursue courses in Indian dance, music, sculpture making, Indian theatre, cuisine etc.


Sushma Swaraj Silver Jubilee Scholarship Scheme (formerly Silver Jubilee Scholarship Scheme) (MEA)

For the nationals of Nepal.


B.R. Ambedkar Scholarship Scheme (formerly Aid to Bhutan Scholarship Scheme) (MEA)

For the nationals of Bhutan.


Aid to Maldives Scholarship Scheme (MEA)

For the nationals of Maldives.


Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Scholarship Scheme (formerly Aid to Mongolia Scholarship Scheme) (MEA)

For the nationals of Mongolia.


Mekong Ganga Co-operation Scholarship Scheme (MEA)

For the nationals of 5 Mekong Ganga countries namely, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.


Online Scholarship Scheme for Afghan National (MEA)

For the nationals of Afghanistan.


The India - Africa Maitri Scholarship Scheme (formerly Africa Scholarship Scheme) (MEA)

For the nationals of 54 countries in the African continent namely, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Ivore, Djibouti, DRC Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, South Sudan, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.


Nehru Memorial Scholarship Scheme, Maulana Azad Scholarship Scheme and Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship Scheme (MEA)

For the nationals of Sri Lanka.


AYUSH Scholarship Scheme for BIMSTEC Countries (MEA)

For the nationals of 6 countries namely, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand to pursue courses in Indian traditional medical systems AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy).


AYUSH Scholarship Scheme for Non-BIMSTEC Countries (Ministry of AYUSH)

For the nationals of 102 countries namely, Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, PR of China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Oman, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe to pursue courses in Indian traditional medical systems AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy).


AYUSH Scholarship Scheme for Malaysia (Ministry of AYUSH)

For the nationals of Malaysia to pursue courses in Indian traditional medical systems AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy).


AYUSH Scholarship Scheme for South East Asian Region (SEAR) Countries (Ministry of AYUSH)

For nationals of selected SEAR countries namely, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Timor-Leste to pursue courses in Indian traditional medical systems AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy).