Kapu Chandranna Videshi Vidya Deevena Scheme for Overseas Scholarship Notification 2016

AP Ambedkar Overseas Vidya Nidhi Scholarship 2016 notification

Kapu Chandranna Videshi Vidya Deevena Scheme

Andhra Pradesh State Kapu Welfare and Development Corporation Limited (APSKWDCL), a Government of Andhra Pradesh undertaking, is introducing the “Chandranna Videshi Vidya Deevena Scheme (2016-17)” for the economically weak Kapu youth in Andhra Pradesh. Under this scheme, a financial assistance of Rs 1,000,000 (Rupees Ten Lakh Only) shall be granted to the selected applicants through the prescribed process. This assistance shall be for studying overseas in recognized universities for tuition and living expenses.

OBJECTIVE of Chandranna Videshi Vidya Deevena Scheme 

The scheme aims at encouraging economically weak Kapu youth to study overseas.

SCOPE of Chandranna Videshi Vidya Deevena Scheme 

This scheme is applicable for members from economically weak families of Kapu Community of Andhra Pradesh who aspire to do their Graduate (only MBBS), Post Graduate or Ph.D. Courses abroad.
400 students shall be offered this scholarship.
Under this scheme, a financial assistance of Rs 1,000,000 (Rs Ten Lakh Only) shall be granted to the selected applicants through the prescribed process.
One way economy class ticket (lowest fare tickets) for the shortest route shall be payable upon production of valid visa and admission particulars.
The total visa fees shall be reimbursed to the student upon production of valid visa and receipts of visa fee payment.

ELIGIBILITY of Chandranna Videshi Vidya Deevena Scheme 

The applicant should belong to Kapu community i.e. the Kapu, Balija, Telaga and Ontari sub-castes of Andhra Pradesh.
The annual income limit of the parents shallbe Rs 600,000 (Rupees Six Lakh Only) or below.
At the time of admission into the foreign institute, the applicant should have received his/her Intermediate certificate/relevant Graduate Degree for applying for MBBS courses or Graduate/PG certificate for applying for PG/Ph.D. courses.
PG courses include PG Diploma courses of One year, and One and Half year duration.
The scheme includes the study of CPA (Certified Public Accountant) and CPM (Certified Portfolio Manger) courses in the United States of America, since they are equivalent to Chartered Accountancy (CA) / Cost Accounting (CA) courses in India.
The applicant should be 35 years of ageor below while applying.
Any Individual can avail this scheme only once in a life, and cannot be considered for the second or subsequent times.
Studying in courses from recognized universities from USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Denmark, Russia, Philippines, Kazakhstan and China (Philippines, Kazakhstan and China for medicineonly) shallbe considered for this scheme.
Application to other countries can be considered from case to case basis by the StateLevel Selection Committee.
In the case where not all scholarships are availed by eligible candidates, students already studying in 1st year or going to join 2nd year in eligible foreign institutes and courses,as above, may apply for this scheme.
The applicant should not have availed himself/ herself of any amount under any other Government scheme for the same purpose.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS 

The following requirements should be mandatorily met by the candidates-

He / She should have a valid TOEFL /IELTS /GRE /GMAT.
He / She should have obtained admission into an accredited Foreign University.
He/ She should possess a valid Passport.
The Candidate should make his/her own efforts in seeking admission in an accredited University / Institution Abroad.
The selected candidate has to join the concerned University within one year of communication of selection. On expiry of this specified period of time, the award shall be automatically cancelled and come to an end. No request for extension of time for availing the award is permissible under the Scheme.
The candidate can change the courseor university (in the same or any other eligible country) of study or research. Permission shallbe accorded on a case by case basis,subject to the approval by the StateLevel Selection Committee.

It shall be the responsibility of the candidate to obtain the appropriate visa for a country where the admitted university is located.

Students studying in 1st year or going to join 2nd year in eligible foreign institutes and courses as above may apply with a letter of enrolment from their studying institute, stating their status as a student and year of study in the said institute.

The application should be complete in all respects and should be accompanied by all relevant documents. The applications, incomplete in any respect, are liable to be rejected.

Application Procedure Chandranna Videshi Vidya Deevena Scheme 

Notification shall be issued in leading dailies calling for applications and wide publicity shall be given in University Campuses and in APSKWDCL website in August/September and January/February of the Academic year 2016-17.

Eligible candidates should fill their application online at the APSKWDCL website in the prescribed format.

Applicant should upload the scanned copies (in PDFformat of min 50 KB and max 150 KB size each) ) of the self attested copy of the following documents:

1.Income certificate.
2.Aadhar Cards of the applicant.
3.Caste certificate issued by competent authority.
4.Date of birth proof.
5.Intermediate or Graduate degree mark sheet.
6.Passbook details ofSavings Bank Accountin Nationalized Bank (account must be in the name of applicant).
7.Passport size photograph (in JPEG format upto 50 KB size).
8.Passport copy.
9.GRE / GMAT or equivalent qualifying exam / test score card.
10.TOFEL / IELTS score card.
11.Admission offer letter from Foreign University
12.Biodata of the candidate.

SELECTION AND SCHEME EXECUTION PROCESS

All such students desirous of applying for financial assistance for studies abroad shall apply online from 1st August to 30th September and again from 1st January to 29th February of the year.