i) Under-graduate scholarship

GOI provides 50 scholarships, each year, to deserving Bhutanese students in different professional streams viz. MBBS, Engineering, LLB, B.Sc (Nursing), B.Sc (Agriculture), BDS etc. All expenses such as tuition fees, book allowance, traveling allowance, medical fees and living allowance incurred under this Scheme are borne by Government of India.  Royal Civil Service Commission, RGOB is the nodal agency for nomination of students under this scheme. Currently, there are more than 200 Bhutanese students studying in India under this scheme.   

ii) TCS Colombo Plan 

Through the Technical Cooperation Scheme of the Colombo Plan, Government of India provides comprehensive and integrated training to foreign participants to further upgrade their administrative and technical capabilities.  Under this Scheme, 50 short, medium and long-term training slots are provided to Bhutan every year. The trainees are provided with airfare, tuition fee, accommodation and living allowance by the GOI.  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RGOB is the nodal agency for nominations under this Scheme.  


iii) ITEC 


Under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) program, 70 short-term training slots are provided to Bhutan each year for upgrading administrative and technical skills of their personnel. Trainees are provided with airfare, tuition fee, accommodation and living allowance by the GOI.  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RGOB is the nodal agency for nomination under this program, which is administered by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
For more details, you can access ITEC website (itec.nic.in).

iv) Sainik school scholarship

Under this GOI Scheme, each year, 10 slots are provided to young Bhutanese students for admission into class VI in different Sainik Schools in India. All expenditure of the scholarship holders is borne by GOI. A written entrance examination is conducted in Thimphu by the Indian Embassy. Selected candidates are then further interviewed in India, prior to their placement in various Sainik Schools.  

v) Ambassadors scholarship

Awarded to meritorious and deserving Bhutanese students after they have been admitted to various schools/colleges in India.  Interested students can apply directly to the Embassy in the prescribed application form, which should be counter-signed by the Head of Institute prior to its submission. 

vi) Professional Course for Foreign Diplomats

The Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi conducts six week Professional Courses for Foreign Diplomats, three to four times each year. Under this program, the trainees are provided airfare, tuition fee, accommodation and living allowances by the GOI. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RGOB is given one vacancy on each course.
For more details, you can access FSI website at www.fsiin.org

vii) SAARC Scholarship Scheme 

Under this Scheme, the Government of India offers one fellowship and two scholarships for meritorious Bhutanese nationals. It also offers a Chair to a SAARC member country on rotational basis. RCSC, RGoB is the nominating authority for this scheme.

viii) Studying in India (Please click on the link to see the details)

 

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