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Indian government opens next year’s scholarships for Bangladeshi students
The Indian government has opened the 2016-2017 academic year scholarships for Bangladeshi students who want to do their undergraduate, post-graduate and PhD studies, except Medicine, in its institutes.
Published : 30 Nov 2015, 05:29 PM
Updated : 30 Nov 2015, 05:29 PM
The Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) awards the scholarships every year under different schemes -- Bangladesh Scholarship Scheme, India Scholarship Scheme and Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme.
Candidates are required to have proficiency in English and should have minimum 60 percent marks or GPA 3 out of GPA 5 in the qualifying examination.
Details including the application are available at the Indian High Commission website: www.hcidhaka.gov.in.
The last date of submission of application forms by email is December 10, the High Commission says.
Eligible applicants have to sit for an English Proficiency Test (EPT) on December 12 in Indian missions in Dhaka, Chittagong and Rajshahi.
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