Sarkari Yojana
National Overseas Scholarship For Students With Disabilities
About National Overseas Scholarship For Students With Disabilities
The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment set up the “National Overseas Scholarship For Students With Disabilities” scheme so that regular, full-time students with disabilities can pursue higher studies — a Master’s degree or Ph.D. — at foreign universities in specified fields. Eligibility covers the disabilities listed in the Schedule of the “Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”, spanning visual, hearing, speech, locomotor, intellectual, and other disabilities, and DEPwD runs NOS offline. Students with disabilities (SwDs) often lack the chance to put their hidden talents to use; this scheme exists to help them study further, build a livelihood, and secure a dignified place in society, given the physical, financial, psychological, and mental barriers they face in studying and living with dignity.
Scheme Overview
Central Government
Ministry Of Social Justice and Empowerment
Department Of Empowerment Of Persons With Disabilities (DoEPwDs)
Individual
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for National Overseas Scholarship For Students With Disabilities, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
The applicant must be enrolled as a student
The applicant must be enrolled as a student.
The applicant must already be admitted to, or…
The applicant must already be admitted to, or hold an unconditional offer for, a Master's or Ph.D. course abroad at an institution/university accredited by that country's Government or an authorised body.
The applicant's disability percentage must be 40% or…
The applicant's disability percentage must be 40% or higher.
The applicant must be 35 or younger as…
The applicant must be 35 or younger as on the first day of the month the scheme is advertised.
The applicant's total family income, from all sources,…
The applicant's total family income, from all sources, must not exceed ₹ 6 lakh per annum.
Benefits Provided
National Overseas Scholarship For Students With Disabilities provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
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1. Annual Maintenance Allowance: $15400 (US Dollars) for the USA and every country other than the UK; 9900 GBP (Great Britain Pounds) for the UK.1. Contingency Allowance: $1500 (US Dollars) for the USA and every country other than the UK; 1100 GBP (Great Britain Pounds) for the UK.1. Equipment Allowance: 1500 INR.1. Tuition Fees: Reimbursed at actuals, as charged.1. Visa Fees: Reimbursed at the actual visa fee, in INR.1. Poll Tax: Reimbursed at actuals, as charged.1. Medical Insurance Premium: Reimbursed at actuals, as charged.1. Incidental Journey Allowance & Equipment Allowance: 20 US Dollars for each or its equivalent in INR.1. Air Passage: An air passage grant, at actuals, covers travel from India to the nearest place to the educational institution and back to India, by economy class, shortest route, and in arrangement with the national carrier.1. Local Travel: Second or Coach Class railway fare from the port of disembarkation to the place of study and back. 1. In case of far-flung places not connected by rail, bus fare(s) from the place of residence to the nearest railway station, actual charge of crossing by ferry, airfare to the nearest rail-cum-air Station and/or second class railway fare by the shortest route to the port of embarkation and back will be permissible. For attending interviews by the candidates at the place decided by the Government of India, the second-class fare/ordinary class bus fare from the city of their place of residence to the city in which the interviews for selection have been decided by the Government of India will be permissible.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
Pro-forma, duly completed, in duplicate
Pro-forma, duly completed, in duplicate
Proof of date of birth (Birth Certificate or…
Proof of date of birth (Birth Certificate or 10th-standard passing certificate)
Disability certificate
Disability certificate
Voter ID
Voter ID
Aadhaar card
Aadhaar card
Proof of residence, where the address on the…
Proof of residence, where the address on the application differs from that on the Voter ID/Aadhaar Card.
Copy of the applicant's PAN card
Copy of the applicant's PAN card.
Copy of the bank account linked with the…
Copy of the bank account linked with the Aadhaar number.
Copy of the PAN card of the Father/Mother/Guardian/Spouse
Copy of the PAN card of the Father/Mother/Guardian/Spouse
Copies of certificates and mark sheets supporting educational…
Copies of certificates and mark sheets supporting educational qualifications.
Income tax certificate, in the prescribed pro-forma
Income tax certificate, in the prescribed pro-forma
Income tax return of the candidate/parents/guardians whose income…
Income tax return of the candidate/parents/guardians whose income determines the income ceiling.
Details of the proposed study, in no more…
Details of the proposed study, in no more than 500 words
Copy of admission papers from the accredited universities/institutions
Copy of admission papers from the accredited universities/institutions
Copies of the offer of admission from the…
Copies of the offer of admission from the university/prospectus, etc.
Self-attested certificate confirming no other scholarship is being…
Self-attested certificate confirming no other scholarship is being drawn for the same course of study.
Income certificate form
Income certificate form. Source(s): http://disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/scholarship2(1).pdf http://disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/Appl-Form%20-NOS(1).pdf
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for National Overseas Scholarship For Students With Disabilities through the offline application process outlined below.
Application Portal: Open Application Portal ↗
Get the application form by downloading it from…
Get the application form by downloading it from this link: http://disabilityaffairs.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/Appl-Form%20-NOS(1).pdf.pdf)
Post the completed application form, together with copies…
Post the completed application form, together with copies of the documents required, to the address below: Under Secretary (Scholarships) Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Room No. 516, 5th Floor, Pt. Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003 Note: Applications can be submitted at any time, as they are accepted throughout the year.
Exclusions / Who Is Not Eligible
1. Bachelors Level courses, in any discipline, are not covered under this scheme.
1. candidates already staying or studying or having completed studies abroad by utilizing any other scholarship from State Government, other agency, or through their own funds are not eligible to apply under this scheme.
1. Not more than two children with disabilities of the same parents will be entitled to receive benefits of the scheme. Provided in case the second child is a _twin, the 'scholarship under this scheme will be admissible to both the twins.
1. The candidate is not eligible for a scholarship to pursue the same level (Masters/Ph.D.) of course for which he/she has already acquired the qualification from any University/Institution either in India or abroad.
1. Scholarship for studying in any class will be available for only one year. If a student has to repeat a class, she / he would not get scholarship for that class for a second (or subsequent) year.
1. A scholarship holder under this scheme will not hold any other scholarship/ stipend. If awarded any other scholarship/ stipend, the student can exercise his/her option for either of the two scholarships/stipends, whichever is more beneficial to him/her and should inform the awarding authority through the Head of the Institution about the option made. No scholarship will be paid to the students under this scheme from the date he/she accepts another scholarship/stipend. The student can however, accept free lodging or a grant or ad-hoc monetary help from the State Government or any other source for the purchase of books, equipment or for meeting the expenses on board and lodging in addition to the scholarship amount paid under this scheme.
Official Application & Website
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