Studying in India A handbook for overseas students INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS (ICCR) © Indian Council for Cultural Relations First published 1965 Fourth revised edition 1986 Fifth revised edition 1993 Sixth revised edition 1995 Seventh revised edition 1996 Eighth revised edition 1997 Eighth updated edition 1999 Ninth revised edition 2016 CONTENTS Foreword 1 India - Land and People 1 2 Education in India 6 3 Higher Education System in India 8 4 Indian Council for Cultural Relations 15 5 Self-Financing Students 21 6 Government of India Scholarships 24 7 Living in India 37 8 Student Welfare 46 9 ICCR Distinguished Alumni Award 51 10 Frequently asked questions 55 Annexure I 58 Annexure II 60 Annexure III 62 Annexure IV 64 Annexure V 65 Annexure VI 69 Annexure VII 85 Annexure VIII 102 Annexure IX 104 Annexure X 117 Annexure XI 122 Annexure XII 127 Annexure XIII 130 Annexure XIV 133 lR;eso t;rs egkfuns'kd Hkkjrh; lkaLd`frd lEca/k ifj"kn~ lh- jkt'ks[kj C. Rajasekhar, IFS DIRECTOR GENERAL INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS (ICCR) vktkn Hkou] bUæizLFk ,LVsV] ubZ fnYyh&110002 / Azad Bhawan, Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi-110002 Vsyh-/Tel.: 23378103, 23370471, QSDl/Fax: 23378647, bZ&esy/E-mail:
[email protected], osclkbV/Website: www.iccr.nic.in INDIA - LAND AND PEOPLE 1 INDIA is the seventh largest country in the world. It has the world's second largest population. Located entirely in the northern hemisphere it is bound by Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. The Arabian sea, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal border its coastline.