FAQS

This scheme is implemented through the Department of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Maharashtra.

Yes

Yes, the student is required to provide two sureties after being selected for the scholarship.

The annual income for the previous financial year (2023-24) of the student's parents (mother and father)/family and student's own income if employed by all means Rs. Should not exceed 8.00 lakhs.

This scholarship will be admissible only to those students who have received Unconditional Offer Letter from foreign educational institutions, Conditional Offer Letter will not be considered. However, if the offer letter is subject to the condition of educational qualification which is mandatory for admission, it will not be considered.

It will be the student's responsibility to obtain the passport and visa.

If the student or parent or both are employed, their Income Tax Return, Form no. 16th Certificate of income from all sources of the family for the previous financial year (from 2023-24) from the competent authority (not below the rank of Tehsildar or Naib Tehsildar).

Income certificate of the family from all sources for the previous financial year (from 2023-24) from the competent authority (not below the rank of Tehsildar or Naib Tehsildar).

Yes, but backward category students for whom foreign scholarship of this nature has been implemented are expected to apply in the scheme of the respective administrative department. Therefore all other students except the students belonging to various backward categories who are eligible to apply for foreign scholarship scheme of other administrative department can apply for this scheme.

For this, the student should fill the online application form and take a print of it and send it to the authorized person. The application and documents can be submitted to the Divisional Joint Director, Technical Education / Higher Education through an authorized person.

No.

According to the schedule announced for the scholarship related to the courses which are conducted under the supervision of Director, Higher Education, Pune and Director, Technical Education, Mumbai, apply online at https://dte.maharashtra.gov.in.

No.

The scholarship amount will be credited to the account of the eligible students taking into account the approved expenditure incurred by the eligible students in the current year. For those students who have not yet deposited the amount of education fee with the institute, this amount will be directly deposited in the institute's account.

No.

The selection of the student will be based on the marks obtained by him in class 10th, 12th / Graduation, Graduation, Post Graduation, QS and THE Ranking etc. of the university he has joined.

It is the responsibility of the student to provide the official conversion formula for the percentage of marks. Otherwise the Scrutiny Committee / Selection Committee will indicate the minimum marks in that grade, based on the grade obtained by the student, which will be binding on the student.

Latest available QS / and THE Ranking average (of year 2024) will be taken into consideration while selecting students for scholarship.

If the student is studying in a foreign university, he, his parents or any competent person can authorize the verification of documents. The application and documents can be verified and submitted to the Divisional Joint Director, Technical Education / Higher Education through an authorized person.

In such a case, the candidate should get attested copies of his documents/certificates (with signature and stamp) from the concerned authorities of the university where he is studying or attested from the Indian Embassy abroad and scan them and send them immediately through E-mail, and the original attested copies should be sent by courier to the Directorate.

Scholarships are awarded for Master's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma and PhD courses

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Branch wise limit for scholarship is fixed for each year as follows. A.No. BRANCH / COURSE MASTER'S DEGREE AND MASTER'S DEGREE DOCTORATE TOTAL 1. Arts 03 01 04 2. Commerce 03 01 04 3. Science 03 01 04 4. Management 03 01 04 5. Law Course 03 01 04 6. Engineering/ Architecture 12 04 16 7. Pharmacology 03 01 04 Total 30 10 40Branch wise limit for scholarship is fixed for each year as follows. A.No. BRANCH / COURSE MASTER'S DEGREE AND MASTER'S DEGREE DOCTORATE TOTAL 1. Arts 03 01 04 2. Commerce 03 01 04 3. Science 03 01 04 4. Management 03 01 04 5. Law Course 03 01 04 6. Engineering/ Architecture 12 04 16 7. Pharmacology 03 01 04 Total 30 10 40

Yes, girls will be selected for 30% of the total seats available for scholarship.

Candidates who have taken admission in the academic year 2024-25 and who wish to take admission must be from an overseas educational institution, up-to-date (in 2024) THE (Times Higher Education) / or QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) Ranking 200.

Students admitted for Master's degree or Master's degree course abroad should have passed the degree examination with at least 60% marks from recognized universities in India as on the date of application.

Candidates admitted for PhD course should have passed Master's degree examination with minimum 60% marks from recognized universities in India as on the date of application.