The National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) portal will open from 15 February, 2023 for applications. Eligible students will be able to register on the official website – nosmsje.in. The last date to apply is till 31 March. Under this scholarship scheme, 125 students belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC), Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Landless Agricultural Labourers and Traditional Artisans category will get scholarships to study masters or PhD degree courses abroad.
The notice from the official website reads, “The NOS portal will open from 15-02-2023 for a period of 45 days i.e. till 31-03-2023 (Mid night) for submission of online application through the Portal. All the desired candidates are advised to go through the Scheme Guidelines of NOS (SC) 2023-24 before submission of application (Scheme guidelines are available on the portal).”
NOS: Eligibility
- Candidates must have at least 60% marks or equivalent grade in the qualifying exam. In case of PhD courses, the qualifying exam would be master’s degree and for master’s degree courses, the qualifying exam would be bachelor's degree
- The maximum age for candidates being eligible to apply is 35 years as on the first day of April for selection year.
- Total annual family income should not be more than Rs 8 lakh per annum
NOS 2023 Registration: Documents required
- Class 10 board certificate
- Caste certificate (if any)
- Photo
- Scanned signature
- Qualifying Degree/Provisional Certificate
- Mark sheet of qualifying examination
- Income documents of all family members
- Valid Document regarding admission in Foreign University (Application, Registration or Admission related document)
- ITR acceptance document.
- Aadhar Card
In February last year, the ministry of social justice and empowerment (MSJE) issued new guidelines for the NOS scheme dropping “topics and courses concerning Indian culture / heritage / history / social studies on India-based research topics”.