EligibilityDeadline Date: Closed
The scholarship is eligible for the following students:
- Must be an Indian citizen as well as a resident of the country
- Must not be more than 30 years of age at the year of application
- Must have applied for and secured admission to study a full-time course at the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford
- Must intend to pursue a course of study that is one of the following:
- Research leading to PhD degree
- One-year post-graduate courses (e.g. MPhil, LLM, Diploma, CASM or Part III Maths, MBA, PGCE etc.)
- Taught and research-based Master's programmes of various durations (including M.Sc., engineering, medicine)
- Second Bachelor's degree as an affiliated student/senior status
- Bachelor's degree programme
- Must be admitted to the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford through the University’s normal academic procedures. OCSI cannot admit students or assist in this process.
Note: Candidates are required to present proof of admission before granting of the scholarship, and proof of having taken up residence at Cambridge or Oxford before the scholarships funds are released.
Benefits
The following benefits will be received by the selected scholars:
- A financial grant of scholarship (which will vary from year to year) which will be disbursed in the following way:
- OCSI scholarship(s) worth INR 300,000 tenable at either the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford
- One scholarship worth INR 100,000 tenable only at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, from Emmanuel College Cambridge Trust, India
- One scholarship worth INR 100,000 tenable only at St. Hilda's College, Oxford, from Ritika Dhamija
Note: Applicants will automatically be considered for the above scholarships and also for additional grants that may become available from time to time.
- Letter of support from OCSI for other scholarship awarding bodies.
- Assistance with obtaining a fast-tracked education loan from an Indian financial institution, based on OCSI scholarship letter, with automatic loan qualification-status from a leading financial institution.
- Complimentary life membership of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of India.
- Mentorship by a member of OCSI who will support and assist the scholar during his/her stay at the institution by giving appropriate guidance.
- Assistance from OCSI in returning to India and reintegrating in the professional environment of India.
How can you apply?
Follow the steps for application:
Step 1: Download the application form from the official OCSI website.
Step 2: Fill in the details in the application form carefully.
Step 3: Attach the necessary documents.
Step 4: Send the application by post to the Oxford and Cambridge Society of India at the following address:
Secretary OCSI, c/o Bharat Kumar,
366, Sector 15-A,
NOIDA, 201301
Important Dates
- Applications open: March 2019
- Last date for submission of application forms: 15 May 2019
- Short-listing of candidates for interview: Mid June 2019
- Interviews: July 2019 in New Delhi
- Announcement of scholarship awards: July 2019
Selection Criteria
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of the following:
- Candidate’s academic excellence
- A good fit between the Scholar and the University
- Evidence of leadership potential
- Commitment to improving the lives of others, particularly in India
It is important that a convincing argument can be made for reading for a particular degree at Cambridge or Oxford. Those invited to interview for the OCSI scholarships will be expected to be academically first rate, having been ranked by departments in Cambridge or Oxford as the most academically outstanding applicants in a given year.
- While it is an eligibility requirement for the candidate to have graduated from a university/school in India, there is an added preference that the final years of schooling should also have been completed from India. Therefore, students who have already studied abroad would be at a significant disadvantage for the OCSI scholarship programme.
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Terms and Conditions
- This scholarship is associated with two leading institutions of the world- University of Oxford, UK and University of Cambridge, UK.
- Candidates who have already received commitments for full outside support should not apply, those who receive such support after being selected are required to inform the Oxford and Cambridge Society of India, so that the scholarship award(s) may then be offered to the next-ranked candidate.
- Application forms for OCSI scholarships will be available on the website of the Society by February every year.
- The announcement of the OCSI scholarships will be sent to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the colleges of the two universities, the British Council, and a designated list of Indian colleges by February.
- All short-listed candidates will be required to physically attend an interview with the OCSI scholarship committee at a designated venue in New Delhi, in July 2019.
- No financial support is available for short-listed candidates for their travel to Delhi for the interview.
- Award offers will normally be made to selected candidates by the end of July 2019.
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