The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India offers scholarships to Sri Lankan nationals to study Hindi at the Kendriya Hindi Sansthan (Central Institute of Hindi), Agra, for the academic session 2018-2019.
Applicants are required to have studied Hindi as a subject at the G.C.E. A/L or followed Madhyama or 100, 200 courses of KHS, Agra or any Hindi course conducted by the universities of Sri Lanka. The minimum age for admission is 21, and the maximum age 35, as at April 1, 2018.The selected candidates will be provided return airfare (economy class), stipend, hostel accommodation at nominal charges and an annual book grant.
Application forms can be collected, from March 5 to 16, between 9.30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on weekdays, from the following:
Indian Cultural Centre, 16/2, Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7 (Tel. No. 2684698) Assistant High Commissioner of India, No.31 Rajapihilla Mawatha, PO Box 47, Kandy, (Tel No. 081-2222652)
Consulate General of India, No.103, New Road, Hambantota, (Tel No. 047-2222500)
The Consulate General of India, No. 14, Maruthady Lane, Nallur, Jaffna, (Tel No 021-2220502).
The candidates are required to bring duly completed application forms supported by the necessary documents and their original certificates, and present themselves for an interview at the time of submitting applications between 10 am to 1 pm,on March 26, 2018 at the Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo.
For further details please contact the Indian Cultural Centre on Tel No: 2684698 and Email: [email protected].