Telangana invites applications for Chief Minister’s Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Minorities

NEW DELHI: The minorities welfare department of the Telangana government has invited applications for Chief Minister’s Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Minorities for the spring season 2023. Eligible students can apply for the scholarship on the official website, telanganaepass.cgg.gov.in. The last date to register is September 21.

Under the scholarship scheme, the minority students will get a scholarship of up to Rs 20 lakh to pursue post graduate or PhD courses in foreign universities in countries including United States, United Kingdom (UK), Australia, Canada, Singapore, Germany, South Korea, Japan, France, and New Zealand.

“Selected candidates will be eligible for a scholarship upto Rs 20 lakh or actual fees whichever is less. The details for procedure for application are available on www.telanganaepass.cgg.gov.in,” the department secretary said in an official notice.

According to the eligibility criteria for the scholarship, the aspirant should have scored 60 percent marks in graduation and got eligible score in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) and English proficiency test. Only one child from a family is eligible for the scholarship and the family income of the applicant should be less than Rs 5 lakh per annum from all sources.

How to apply for overseas scholarship?

• Go to the official website, telanganaepass.cgg.gov.in
• Click on the tab ‘Overseas Scholarship Services’
• Click on the link for registration
• Fill the application form
• Upload the required documents
• Save and download the application form for future reference

Students will require the following documents:

• Caste certificate from Mee Seva
• Income certificate from Mee Seva
• Date of birth certificate
• Aadhaar card
• E-pass ID number
• Residential or nativity certificate
• Passport copy
• Mark sheet from SSC or Inter or graduate or PG Level
• GRE or GMAT or equivalent qualifying exam or test score card
• Admission offer letter from foreign university (I-20, letter of Admission or equivalent)
• Copy of the latest tax assessment is to be enclosed
• Copy of bank pass book of nationalised bank
• Photograph