ICCR Offers Scholarships in Alternative Medicine

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) on Sunday offered scholarships for under graduate in alternative medicine.

The scholarships include courses in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha at multiple Indian Universities / Institutes for the academic year 2019-2020.

Some of the highlights of the scholarship scheme are as follows:

Students between the age of 18 years and 40 years can apply for admission.

Eligible candidates should have passed Secondary School examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as their optional subjects. Students should exercise due diligence and research on the specific admission criteria laid down by various universities for each subject and submit all relevant documentation as required by the universities in addition to the basic certificates mentioned in the application form.

Since the medium of instructions for the course is English, the applicant should be able to speak, read and write in English.   A written English Test will be conducted in the Embassy of India for all the eligible students after scrutiny of their application. Only students proficient in English may apply.

Interested candidates have to register and apply online on the ICCR Scholarship Portal “Admission 2 Alumni” at http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in/ not later than 17 July 2019. Detailed guidelines on the process of applying for ICCR scholarships is available on the same website.

After completing all the details and successful online submission, a printed copy may be sent, along with necessary copies of the requisite enclosures to Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) at 3 Abul-Feda Street, Zamalek, Cairo, latest by 21st July 2019.

All students will have to stay in University hostels in India.  No exception for family or health reasons will be made.

Applications submitted through the A2A Scholarship Portal will only be considered. All the instructions, guidelines, FAQs, universities list and other details are available on the A2A Scholarship Portal.

The Scholarship will cover airfare, tuition fees, living allowance and basic health cover.

For any query related to the ICCR scholarships, the candidates are welcome to contact Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) at 3 AbulFeda Street, Zamalek, Cairo, Tel: 27371992-95 or email at [email protected]