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The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is delighted to invite Bangladesh students to hurry and apply for the ICCR Scholarships for Bangladesh Students 2020.

NOTE: The deadline for ICCR scholarships has been extended to read through to find out the new date.

The ICCR Scholarship Bangladesh takes care of the financial Burden of such Students throughout the Study Period.  Eligible students are by this notice charged to hurry and apply for this program.

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About the Sponsor: Indian council for cultural relations

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), is an autonomous organization of the Government of India, involved in India’s external cultural relations, through cultural exchange with other countries and their peoples. It was founded on 9 April 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Education Minister of independent India.

The ICCR Headquarters are situated in Azad Bhavan, I.P. Estate, New Delhi, with regional offices in Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cuttack, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Pune, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram & Varanasi.

The council also operates missions internationally, with established cultural centers in Georgetown, Paramaribo, Port Louis, Jakarta, Moscow, Valladolid, Berlin, Cairo, London, Tashkent, Almaty, Johannesburg, Durban, Port of Spain and Colombo. ICCR has opened new cultural centers in Dhaka, Thimpu, Sao Paulo, Kathmandu, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Tokyo.

The ICCR scholarship 2020-2021 Bangladesh is a medium through which the Indian Council for Cultural Relations helps both Indian and Bangladesh Students.

Activities of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations

The found and kept a Copy of the Hindu figurine of Shiva Nataraja, a donation to the Museum of Asian Art of Corfu, Greece. The Council addresses its mandate of cultural diplomacy through a broad range of activities.  

In addition to organizing cultural festivals in India and overseas, the ICCR financially supports a number of cultural institutions across India and sponsors individual performers in dance, music, photography, theatre, and the visual arts.

It also administers the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, established by the Government of India in 1965, whose last award was in 2009.

Also, they are the Sponsors of the ICCR Scholarship 2020-2021 Bangladesh.

Why ICCR scholarship 2020

The ICCR offers 1804 scholarships every year, on behalf of the Government of India, to international students who choose to study various artistic and cultural disciplines in India. Undergraduate and Postgraduate students from over 70 countries have benefited from this scheme.

Scholarships are awarded to Bangladeshi nationals for Under-Graduate, Post-Graduate and Ph.D. level studies in India (with the exception of Medicine). Over 3000 ICCR Scholarships have been granted to date. Get Medicine scholarships for international students.

This education scholarship is imparted to meritorious Bangladeshi nationals only for undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D. degrees. The Indian government has so far given the ICCR Scholarship to about three thousand Bangladeshi nationals.

For the academic year 2020, the following scholarships are given for various courses at graduate, post-graduate and Ph.D. level- 

  • Bangladesh Scholarship Scheme (For Engineering, Bachelor, Postgraduate and Ph.D./ Post Doctoral course)
  • Bharat Scholarship Scheme (Bachelor, Postgraduate and Ph.D./ Post Doctoral course without Engineering)
Level/ Field of study
This ICCR scholarship Bangladesh is available for studies in engineering, graduate, post-graduate and Ph.D./ post-doctoral programme. Get access to our Scholarship by subjects, here you can access all our scholarships available to any level in all fields of study.
Host Nationality
This ICCR scholarship Bangladesh can be taken in India. There are plenty of scholarships you can acquire abroad if you wish to study in any country of your choice. Check out our Scholarship by country and Study Abroad scholarships.
Eligible Nationality For ICCR scholarship 
This ICCR scholarship 2019 is intended for Bangladeshi students. Check out our fully-funded scholarships for other scholarship opportunities you can grab.
ICCR Scholarship 2020 worth
ICCR scholarship provides financial support for successful students all through their studies.

Eligibility for the ICCR Scholarship 2020-21 Bangladesh

  •   Eligible Countries: Applicants from Bangladesh are eligible to apply for the iccr scholarship 2020.
  • Entrance Requirements: Applicants must have a BE / B Tech degree or must apply for the course, in their school-college syllabus must include Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry.
  • English Language Requirements: Candidates who wish to get scholarships must be proficient in English and have at least 60 percent marks in the passed examination or 3 in GPA 5. Candidates will have to take part in the 30-minute English proficiency test, whose time and place will be announced.
  • The Applicant should be at least 18 years of age by July 2020.

Note: As per ICCR rules, all students will have to stay in the hostels. No exception for family/health reasons to stay outside is entertained.

How to Apply for ICCR 2020 scholarship

  • To apply online for interested students, you need to create your own private login ID and password. The applicants are requested to apply online through the instructions. The applicant should keep the following points during the application process
  • Those BE / B Tech. Must apply for the course, in their school-college syllabus must include Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry.
  • The applicant’s age must be 18 in July 2020.
  • All students must stay in the hostel. It cannot be outside without family and health reasons.
  • The last date for submission of online application is January 20, 5.00 pm on Saturday. Candidates will have to take part in the 30-minute English proficiency test, whose time and place will be announced.

Supporting Documents

  • Attested copy of all academic certificates and transcripts in English
  • Attested copy of passport showing biometric pages
  • Attested copy of Birth Certificate in English
  • A research proposal for M Phil, Ph.D. or Post-Doctoral Fellowship
  • Medical Fitness Certificate with test reports as per the Format available at the application portal
  • Two letters of recommendation (In the letters of recommendation it is essential to mention the name, designation, email address, phone no and address of the issuing person)
  • Color photograph (front face without spectacles) with white background

To apply for this ICCR Scholarship 2020 Bangladesh, follow the link below. 

Application Link

ICCR scholarship 2020 Application Deadline:

The Last date for submission of the application for the session 2020-2021 is currently Ongoing for Bangladesh students.

ICCR scholarship application form 2020

Instruction to a candidate for filling the application form, the application should be complete in all respects, with all the required information and all necessary supporting documents, as listed below:

  • A recent passport size photograph not more than 3.5×4.5cm (25kb) should be uploaded on the application form in the space provided. The photograph should be with a white background and without spectacles.
  • Copies of all academic qualifications, certificates and mark sheets, including those relating to school-leaving examination, must be uploaded.
  • A certificate of physical fitness in the prescribed form.
  • Recommendations/character certificates from existing school/University etc
  • Certified copies of relevant pages of candidate’s valid passport showing photograph, name, contact details, date of issue, date of expiry and place of issue. Please ensure that your passport is valid for the duration of the course for which you have applied.
  • At the time of uploading the required documents kindly ensure that all documents uploaded correctly in the given module e.g. module for educational certificates should only be uploaded with the educational certificates only not other documents such as passport copies or photographs etc.
  • Original Certificates/ documents must be carried by the Applicant if admitted for verification by the concerned university/ Institute at the time of joining. This mandatory requirement otherwise admission can be canceled by the University/ Institute and the ICCR will not be responsible for this.
  • In the case of Engineering courses, you must have Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics (PCM) in your school leaving examinations as this is mandatory for Engineering courses.
  • Candidates are requested that they may apply on the portal along with following compulsory details of their Personal/Academic details.
  • Passport Number.
  • Age Proof (Birth Certificate /Any Unique Identity issued by the Government indicating a clear date of Birth)
  • Synopsis detail in case of Ph.D. candidates

Note: Ensure that certified copies of documents showing specific qualifications required for the course of your choice (such as GMAT scores for admission in MBA, TOEFL/IELTS scores for English courses, etc.) are also attached. The requirements can be checked from the UGC/Institute/University website.

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  2. Agnes says

    Can a student who is already studying in college in India get scholarship because she /he can’t be able to continue paying?

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  13. Sourav Sen says

    what if i am under 18?i have check iccr website and each year they mentioned that the applicant must be 18 in july!but my dom is August!

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  14. Debasish Roy says

    First of all i have to say it’s a great opportunity for Bangladeshi students. By going through this article one can understand his/her eligibility for the ICCR Scholarship Bangladesh. He/She can learn about the whole process “How to Apply for ICCR”.

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  15. Enoch says

    This a good work and I urge you people to continue With the good work I also pray God should grant you people the strength to continue the good work…

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  16. yonas says

    can i get a Masters scholarship in computer science or other Applied Mathematics related fields with out having English Language Tests like TOEFL,GRE or IELTS.

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