Important Information for Japanese students wish to Study Traditional Medicine (Yoga, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani & Siddha) in India.
 
1. Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) has invited applications for AYUSH scholarships under the following schemes for studying undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D courses related to yoga, Ayurveda, Siddha and Homoeopathy in Indian universities/institutes/colleges.
 
2. The applicant will have to apply for the scholarship online on the ICCR portal [ http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in/ ].

The last date of submission of the application online on the portal is 31 August 2020 (Monday).
 
3. Scholarship guidelines are available at ICCR portal link http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in/assets/site/docs/ayush_latest%20guidelines%20&%20financial%20norms.pdf. Other details too can also be seen at the portal.
 
4. It may be noted that those students who apply online will have to pass the English ability test and interview, which is scheduled to be conducted in first week of September, 2020 in the Embassy. Thus, those students who apply online for the scholarship and wish to appear in the English ability test and interview must send the soft copy of the application form neatly typed out along with the required documents in PDF format by 31 August 2020 to Prof. Siddharth Singh,Director (VCC) Embassy of India, Tokyo at e-mail ID [dirvcc.tokyo@mea.gov.in] CC: [edu.tokyo@mea.gov.in]. After scrutinizing the application form and the documents sent by e-mail in the PDF format, the student will be called for the English ability test and interview in the first week of August, 2020.