The scholarship Programme has been introduced by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India. Ed. CIL (Education Consultants of India) is the nodal agency that looks after and facilitates this Programme for Diaspora children. The objective of the ‘Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children’ (SPDC) is to make available India’s highly developed higher education system to Children of Indian Diaspora (PIOs and NRIs) living in select countries. There are ample facilities for higher education in India. The scheme also aims to strengthen ties between Indian Diaspora and Indian culture. SPDC is applicable for undergraduate Programmes for Professional and General Courses (except Medical and other related courses). Financial assistance towards tuition fees, admission in select institution and courses, post admission services is provided.

The scheme is applicable for Indian Diaspora concentrated in the following 40 countries.

Sl. No.	Name of the Country	Sl. No.	Name of the Country
1	Australia	21	New Zealand
2	Bahrain	22	Nigeria
3	Canada	23	Oman
4	Fiji	24	Philippines
5	France	25	Portugal
6	Germany	26	Qatar
7	Guyana	27	Reunion Island
8	Hong Kong, China	28	Saudi Arabia
9	Indonesia	29	Sri lanka
10	Israel	30	Singapore
11	Italy	31	South Africa
12	Jamaica	32	Spain
13	Kenya	33	Surinam
14	Kuwait	34	Tanzania
15	Madagascar	35	Thailand
16	Malaysia	36	Trinidad and Tobago
17	Mauritius	37	U.A.E.
18	Mozambique	38	UK
19	Myanmar	39	USA
20	Netherlands	40	Yemen

Reservations for NRIs

The Indian Government provides opportunity to the children of Non-resident Indians to study in India. For this purpose, 1/3 of the 15 per cent supernumerary seats in educational institutions (except medical) are reserved for children of NRIs in the Gulf and South East Asia.

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