General Cultural Scholarships Scheme (GCSS)

The Government of India scholarships are provided by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) through its General Cultural Scholarships Scheme (GCSS) for the year 2011-12.

The scholarships are offered to meritorious Indonesian students to undertake higher studies in India under undergraduate (S1), post-graduate (S2) and Ph.D. (S3). Students can opt for any course in the fields of arts, performing arts, architecture, literature, commerce and science; degree courses in engineering and agriculture; and doctoral and post-doctoral courses in various disciplines.

Government of India will provide living allowance, contingent grant, accommodation charges, tuition fee and other benefits, including expenses on medical treatment and study tour to the students selected for the scholarship. However, the cost of air passage to India and back for all students and expenses on laboratory chemicals and related incidentals for science stream students would have to be borne by them or by their sponsors. Scholarships are not provided for medicine (MBBS), dentistry (BDS), nursing & other courses related to medicine.

Applications for the 2011-12 academic year are now being accepted in the Embassy of India in Jakarta. Last date for acceptance of applications is 22 January 2011.

Mandatory requirements for GCSS Scholarships application:

• A record of high-level academic achievement (with GPA of at least 2.75) in the last qualifying examination at the School or the University
• Syllabus of the last qualifying examination
• Certified/sworn copies of all documents such as marks sheets etc. with English translations
• To pass an English Proficiency Test to be conducted by the Embassy
• For Students applying for doctoral/post-doctoral courses or architecture: Synopsis of the proposed area of research
• Certificate of Physical Fitness, as prescribed in Appendix-2 of the Application Form
• Medical certificate attesting that the candidate is free from AIDS
• Curriculum Vitae in English (HP and e-mail required)
• Certificate in English-language course/TOEFL score minimum 500
• Recommendation letter from former School/University/Office

More Information

Contact: 

Education Wing, Embassy of India,
Jl. HR Rasuna Said, Kav. S-1, Kuningan, Jakarta
Tel: (62-21) 520 4150/52/57/526 4931 & 521 3775
Fax: (62-21) 520 4160 & 5265622
E-mail: ssedu@net-zap.com or edujkt@net-zap.com