The Rhodes Scholarships for India 2023-24

The candidates will be selected based on the fulfilment of the eligibility criteria. The decision of the selection committee is final. The following criteria will be taken into consideration for selection - 

• Selection for the Rhodes Scholarship is made without regard to the financial condition, marital status, race, ethnic origin, colour, gender, religion, sexual orientation, social background, disability, caste or other irrelevant distinctions of the applicants.
•  Applications are made in the first instance to the Rhodes Scholarships.
• Following the Rhodes Scholarship selection process, successful candidates are required to apply separately to their chosen programme of study via the University of Oxford’s graduate application form.
• The Rhodes Scholarship is confirmed only upon successful admission to the University of Oxford.
• No selection will be made if a sufficiently qualified candidate cannot be found.

• No selection will be made if a sufficiently qualified candidate cannot be found.
• Applications from refugees/asylum seekers in India will also be considered in this constituency.
• The eligibility criteria, application requirements and selection process vary slightly depending on which constituency the applicants are applying for.
• If the applicants are longlisted, they will be invited to attend a preliminary interview, which will be held in person or via video conference.
• All applications must be submitted online. No alternate method of application is accepted.
• There is no application fee for the submission of the Rhodes Scholarship application form.
• The scholarship cannot be brought forward or deferred to a later academic year if the applicant is applying for a Rhodes Scholarship for entry to the University of Oxford in October 2023.
• The provision of such information in the ‘Equity and Inclusion' section of the application form is optional but helps the institution to ensure that the selection processes are fair and the outreach efforts are effective.
• The information provided by the applicant does not form part of the application and is only shared with those who are involved in selection in an anonymized format after scholarships have been awarded.
• If the applicants have disclosed a disability and requested additional support at the interview stage, then it must be informed to the National Secretary. All the necessary/requested arrangements for the applicants' support will be made after a discussion with them. It will not affect shortlisting, or the progress of the application, in any way.
• Only one of the five available scholarships (and, in exceptional cases, two) will be awarded in the aggregate to
  • candidates who are pursuing or have pursued, their undergraduate studies at a university located outside India and
  • inter-jurisdictional candidates
• If unsuccessful in the first application to the Rhodes Scholarships, the applicant may subsequently re-apply only one more time (and this must be in the same constituency), if they fulfil the eligibility criteria.
• The Curriculum Vitae (CV) should be completely accurate with a fair representation of the achievements. The applicants must make sure that the details provided are correct as it will be checked for embellishments and inaccuracies.
• Material misrepresentation will result in the disqualification of an application or, where appropriate, the invalidation of a scholarship. Examples of misrepresentation include exaggeration of roles/accomplishments/ participation/biography; embellished publication lists; inflation of GPA/grades.
• No candidate will be selected without an interview. The selection for the interview is entirely within the discretion of the Selection Committee.

Note - For detailed information, kindly do through the 'Scholarship Detail Document'.