Embassy of India
Kabul, Afghanistan

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) 1000 Scholarships for Afghan Students for the Academic Year 2017-2018

1. To further strengthen the close friendly relations between Afghanistan and India,  the Government of India continues to offer 1000 student scholarships (ICCR ) to the Afghan nationals under the Special Scholarship Scheme for pursuing Undergraduate, Postgraduate and M.Phil/Ph.D courses.  

2. The Scheme is jointly implemented by Ministry of Higher Education, Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Embassy of India in Kabul and its four consulates in Heart, Jalalabad, Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif. The process for the selecting the Afghan students for the academic year 2017-2018 has commenced. 

3. All desirous candidates are requested to approach Scholarship Division, Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) for seeking further information on procedure to apply for the scholarship for the academic year 2016 and pursue their goals in quest of knowledge in India.
 
The details of contact point in the MoHE are as under:
1. Naweedullah Naweed
Head of Undergraduate Scholarship Management Office 
Ministry of Higher Education
Email: naweedullahhgmail.com
Office: 020 25 10 580
                                           
2. Abdul Raouf Vedi
Head of Postgraduate Scholarship Management Office 
Directorate of Foreign Relation & Cultural Affairs
Ministry of Higher Education
Email: raouf.vedi11gmail.com
Office: 020 25 11 405

Kabul
13 September 2016