{"id":5668,"date":"2026-03-06T00:31:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careers.msqfon.com\/?p=5668"},"modified":"2026-03-06T00:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T00:31:38","slug":"indian-government-scholarship-iccr-offered-by-the-government-of-india-bachelors-masters-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careers.msqfon.com\/?p=5668","title":{"rendered":"Indian Government Scholarship (ICCR) offered by the Government of India Bachelor&#8217;s &#8211; Master&#8217;s &#8211; PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) of the Government of India announces the opening of applications for its annual scholarship program for 2026. This is one of the largest fully funded Asian scholarships, targeting outstanding international students wishing to pursue undergraduate or postgraduate studies (Bachelor&#8217;s, Master&#8217;s, and PhD) at top Indian government universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Scholarship Details<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Host Country: <strong>India<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funding Agency: <strong>Government of India (ICCR Foundation)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Academic Level: <strong>Bachelor&#8217;s &#8211; Master&#8217;s &#8211; PhD<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eligible Nationalities:<strong> All countries (for international students)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funding Type: <strong>Fully Funded<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Application Deadline: April 30, 2026<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Funding and Benefits<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Indian government provides generous funding that covers all student needs throughout their studies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full tuition fee waiver.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Round-trip airfare.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monthly stipend to cover living expenses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free accommodation in university dormitories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book allowance paid at the end of each academic year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thesis or graduation project costs covered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Available Fields of Study and Colleges<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The scholarship allows application to thousands of study programs at Indian public universities, covering the following fields (in their various branches):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Engineering and Technology: (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics must have been studied in high school).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Basic and Applied Sciences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business and Management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Agriculture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arts and Humanities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Eligibility Criteria and Admission Requirements<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Age Requirement:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>For Bachelor&#8217;s and Master&#8217;s programs:<\/strong> Applicants must be between 18 and 35 years old.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For PhD programs: <\/strong>Applicants must not be older than 40 years of age.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Academic Background: <\/strong>Excellent grades in previous studies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Engineering Requirement: <\/strong>Applicants for engineering programs must have studied physics, chemistry, and mathematics in secondary school.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>English Language Proficiency: <\/strong>Ability to study in English (assessed through an essay written by the student).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Required Documents for Application<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please prepare the following documents (translated into English) and upload them to the application portal:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A copy of your valid passport.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A copy of your national ID card.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Academic certificates and transcripts for previous degrees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two letters of recommendation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A recent passport-size photograph.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A medical certificate (confirming you are free from infectious diseases).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A certificate of English proficiency (if available &#8211; this will support your application).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An essay: at least 500 words in English (used to assess your language proficiency).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A research proposal: (mandatory for PhD applicants only).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any other supporting documents (volunteer work, courses, etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">How to apply?<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Applications are submitted entirely online through the A2A scholarship portal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Official application portal link (create an account and fill out the application)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Apply Now<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) of the Government of India announces the opening of applications for its annual scholarship program for 2026. This is one of the largest fully funded Asian scholarships, targeting outstanding international students wishing to pursue undergraduate or postgraduate studies (Bachelor&#8217;s, Master&#8217;s, and PhD) at top Indian government universities. Scholarship [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":5669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,23,29,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bachelor","category-master","category-phd","category-scholarship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/careers.msqfon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/careers.msqfon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/careers.msqfon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/careers.msqfon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/careers.msqfon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5668"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/careers.msqfon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5670,"href":"https:\/\/careers.msqfon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5668\/revisions\/5670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/careers.msqfon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/careers.msqfon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/careers.msqfon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/careers.msqfon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}