The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) was established in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, independent India’s first Education Minister with the sole aim of strengthening relationships between India and other countries. This they have achieved by playing an important role in the educational sector by offering scholarships to foreign students to study in Indian universities and other recognized institutes of higher education and learning.
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) scholarship is an annual scholarship by the India Government for students all over the world to pursue undergraduate, postgraduate and higher courses programmes at Institutions / Universities in India. This is to strengthen bilateral and cultural relations and bring a mutual understanding between India and partner countries.
The ICCR has so many scholarship schemes such as the General Scholarship scheme, Commonwealth scholarship scheme and so on, but our focus is on the African Scholarship scheme.
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Eligible African Countries Under the African Scholarship Scheme
The following African countries are eligible for the ICCR scholarship under the African Scholarship Scheme:
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cape Verde, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Comoros, Congo (Republic of), Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea (concurrent from Nairobi), Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Kenya, Libya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan (Republic of), Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sao Tome & Principe, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Number of Scholarships Awarded to Africans Each Year
The Council offers 900 scholarships to the African countries above annually. Although, the number of scholarships awarded each year varies and the implementation of African scholarships is by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) on behalf of the Ministry of External Affairs of India.
How to Apply for the ICCR Scholarship for Africans
Application documents are sent to the Indian Embassies in one’s country, the Embassies then shortlist and send the recommended names to the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in India to award the scholarship to nominated candidates.
What does the ICCR Scholarship for Africans Cover?
The ICCR scholarship covers tuition fees, accommodation, living allowance and one round trip air ticket.
Eligibility & Documentations for the ICCR Scholarship for Africans?
To apply for the ICCR scholarship, you must have satisfied the following criteria:
✔Students must have completed Secondary school education with a certificate as proof. ( For undergraduate level)
✔Good academic record
✔ Candidate must possess a four years certificate from a recognized University ( For Master’s Level)
✔ students applying for doctoral courses should provide a synopsis of the proposed research area
✔ Performing Art students are required to enclose a video/audio of their recorded performance.
✔ English Language Proficiency/TOEFL or IELTS test scores ( a compulsory 500-word essay in English has been introduced)
✔ No application for courses in MBBS/MD and Dentistry/Nursing is accepted for admission.
✔ Students who have never studied in India before are prioritized.
✔ The candidate must be a citizen of one of the above countries
✔ Candidate must meet the age requirements( applicants must be between the age of 18-30)
✔ Always Read Instructions before applying
List of ICCR Partner Universities / Institutions
The ICCR are in partnership with the following universities. That is, nominated candidates, get to study in any of these universities. These Universities / Institutions include:
1 Assam University
2 Tezpur University, Assam
3 Dibrugarh University, Assam
4 NIT Silchar, Assam
5 IIT Guwahati, Assam
6 Assam Agricultural University
7 Ayurvedic College
8 Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
9 Sampuranand Sanskrit University, Varanasi
10 NIT Rourkela, Orissa
11 University of Agriculture, Bhubaneshwar
12 Ravenshaw University, Orissa
13 SRJAN Institute, Orissa
14 Calicut University, Kerala
15 NIT Calicut, Kerala
16 Kerala Agriculture University
17 MG University, Kottayam, Kerala
18 Kerala University
19 Central University of Kerala
20 Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kerala (CUSAT)
21 Kerala KalaMandalam, Kerala
22 Gujarat University
23 Gujarat Technological University
24 Sardar Patel University
25 Veer Narmad South Gujarat University
26 Central University of Gujarat
27 SVNIT Surat
28 M.S. University, Baroda
29 Anand Agriculture University
30 Navsari Agriculture University
31 Junagadh Agriculture University
32 Gujarat Ayurved University
33 Dance & Music (Kadamb Institute)
34 Punjab University, Chandigarh
35 Kurukshetra University, Haryana
36 NIT Kurukshetra, Haryana
37 Rajiv Gandhi Ayurved College, Paprola, Himachal Pradesh
38 Dr. Y.S. Parmar University, Ludhiana
39 Punjab Agriculture University
40 Guru AngadVetinary Science. University
41 Punjabi University, Patiala
42 NIT Jalandhar, Punjab
43 NIT Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
44 Guru Nanak Dev University, Punjab
45 H.P. University, Shimla
46 Andhra University
47 Acharya N.G. Ranga Agriculture University
48 English & Foreign Language University
49 JNTU, Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh
50 NIT Warangal
51 Osmania University
52 JNTU, Hyderabad
53 University of Hyderabad
54 NITHM, Hyderabad
55 Goa University
56 Anna University
57 Annamalai University
58 Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
59 Kaladiksha (Dance & Music), Chennai
60 Kalakshetra (Dance & Music), Chennai
61 NIT Trichy, Tamilnadu
62 Pondicherry University
63 Tamil University, Tanjore
64 Tamil Nadu Agriculture University
65 University of Madras
66 MANIT, Bhopal
67 Govt. Ayurvedic College, Gwalior
68 Indira SangeetVishwaVidyalaya, Kheragarh, Chattisgarh
69 North East Hill University, Shillong
70 Central Agriculture University
71. Manipur University
72 Bangalore University
73 University of Mysore
74 Mangalore University
75 University of Agriculture & Science, Bangalore
76 University of Agricultural Sciences
77 NIT Surathkal
78 Vishveshwarya Institute of Technology
79 National Institute of Unani Medicine
80 Sri DharmasthalaManjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda & Hospital
81 Shri. B.M. Kankanwadi Mahavidyalaya
82 Swami Vivekananda Yoga AnusandhanaSamasthan, Bangalore
83 MNIT, Jaipur
84 Central University of Rajasthan
85 MaharanaPratap University of Agriculture
86 National Institute of Ayurveda
87 Bhatkande Music Institute, Lucknow
88 Lucknow University
89 Allahabad University
90 MNNIT, Allahabad
91 PUNE University
92 Delhi University
93 Jawahar Lal Nehru University
94 Jamia MiliaIslamia University
95 Kendriya Hindi Sansthan
96 Shri Ram Bharti Kala Kendra
97 Kathak Kendra
98 CCS, Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar
99 Aligarh Muslim University
100 Indian Agriculture Research Institute
101 Abhinav Dance Institute
102 Aamad Kathak Center
103 Triveni Kala Sangam
104 School of Planning & Architecture
105 Utsav Education of Dance, Delhi
106 Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Delhi
107 IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand
108 G.B. Pant Agriculture University, Uttarakhand
109 Utsav Educational & Dance Academy
110 Jamia Hamdard University
111 Delhi Technological University
112 Guru Subhendra Rao, Institute, New Delhi
113 Sher-e-Kashmir, Agriculture University, Jammu
114 ISM Dhanbad
115 VNIT, Nagpur
116 BhartiyaVidya Bhavan, Mumbai
117 Central Institute of Fishery Mumbai
118 Tata Institute of Social Science, Mumbai
119 Shri RamananadTirthaMarathwada University, Nanded
120 Mahatma Gandhi AntarashtriyaVishwavidyala
121 Podar Medical College, Mumbai
122 Baba Sahib Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad
123 IIT Mumbai
124 Mumbai University
125 Mahatma KrishiVidyapith, Rahuri (Agri)
126 AyurvedVidyalya, Nashik
127 Bengal Engineering & Science University
128 Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya
129 West Bengal State University
130 North Bengal University
131. Jadavpur University
132 NIT Durgapur
133 NIH, Salt Lake, Kolkata
134 NIT, Jamshedpur, Tata Nagar
135 Rabindra Bharathi University, Kolkata
136 Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, Kolkata
137 University of Kalyani, Kolkata
138 VisvaBharati, Santiniketan, Kolkata
139 University of Calcutta, Kolkata
140 University of Burdwan, West Bengal
Final Words on the ICCR Scholarship for Africans
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is sure to live up to its objective of establishing, reviving and strengthening cultural relationships between India and other countries. With an outstanding previous academic performance, and attention to follow due process during the application, there is a higher chance you can get nominated and eventually selected for the scholarship.
