Kathmandu: Indian Embassy awarded 200 scholarships to Nepali students for the academic year 2018/2019. The scholarships recipients cover 36 undergraduate courses such as: MBBS, BDS, BE, BSc, BBA and B. Com among others and are from 50 districts of Nepal. The students make 45% girls and 8% differently-abled students, according to a press release by the embassy today.

The award known as the Golden Jubilee Scholarships, is presented every year. Under this scholarship scheme, an MBBS/BDS student receives NRs. 4000/- per month for five years, a BE student receives NRs. 4000/- per month for four years, and a student studying in other under-graduate courses receives NRs. 3000/- per month for three years. So far more than 2,350 Nepali students have been awarded the Golden Jubilee Scholarships from across the country.

Khaga Raj Baral, a secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology presented the certificate of merit to 200 students at a program today. Ambassador of India to Nepal, Manjeev Singh Puri congratulated the students and advised them to achieve personal and professional fulfillment contributing towards Nepal’s socio-economic development.

In 2002, the Government of India started the prestigious Golden Jubilee Scholarship Scheme to mark the completion of 50 years of India-Nepal Economic Cooperation. At the inception of this scheme, 50 meritorious Nepali students were awarded the scholarship. In the year 2007, the number of scholarships were increased to 100. Since the year 2012, the numbers of scholarships have been doubled to 200.

The Government of India provides a total of about 3000 scholarships in Medical, Science, Veterinary Sciences, Pharmacology, Dental science, Agriculture, Engineering, Arts, Commerce, Science, Computer Science, Nursing and many other disciplines to study at the universities and colleges in Nepal and in India. These Scholarships are part of India’s efforts to support human resources development in Nepal for the overall socio-economic development of Nepal and Nepali people.