Chief Minister's Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Minorities, Telangana 2025

Chief Minister's Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Minorities, Telangana 2025 is an initiative of the Minority Development Department, Government of Telangana, to support students belonging to minority communities who wish to pursue postgraduate (PG) and doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees abroad. Under the scheme, financial assistance will be provided to 500 selected students. Selected candidates will receive a scholarship up to ₹20,00,000 and other benefits.

Source: telanganaepass.cgg.gov.in

The Minorities Welfare Department, Government of Telangana, is offering this scholarship.

To be eligible, an applicant must:-

• be a domicile of Telangana
• belong to a minority community as notified by the Government of Telangana
• be below 30 years of age as of July 1st of the application year
• plan to pursue a postgraduate (PG) or doctoral (Ph.D.) program in the USA, UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, France, South Korea, or Singapore
• have secured at least 60% marks in the previous qualifying examination
• have a valid English Proficiency Test score
• have a total annual family income from all sources of less than ₹5,00,000

Note:-

• Employed applicants must submit a salary certificate from their current employer.
• Income certificates can be obtained through Mee Seva.
• Only one child per family is eligible to apply for the scholarship.

Selected candidates will receive:-

• A scholarship up to ₹20,00,000 or as per the admission letter(whichever is less)
• One-way economy ticket

Note:-

• Awardees are eligible to apply for an additional education loan of ₹5,00,000 from any nationalised bank at prevailing interest rates.
• Awardees are permitted to supplement their scholarship with income earned through research or teaching assistantships.

Eligible candidates can apply for the scholarship through the following steps:-

Step 1: Click on the 'Apply Now' button.
Step 2: Click on the 'Register' button and fill in the required details to register. (Note:- If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID)
Step 3: Navigate to the 'Overseas Scholarship Services' tab.
Step 4: Scroll down and click on the 'Registration' tab under the 'Chief Minister's Overseas Scholarship Scheme for Minorities' section. 
Step 5: Fill in the required details, and attach the required documents to the application form. 
Step 5: Click on the 'Submit' button.

• Caste certificate from Mee Seva
• Income certificate from Mee Seva
• Date of Birth certificate
• Aadhaar card
• E-pass ID number
• Resident/domicile certificate
• Passport copy
• Marksheet from SSC/Inter/Graduate/PG level
• GRE/GMAT or equivalent qualifying exam/test scorecard
• TOFEL/IELTS scorecard
• Admission offer letter from a foreign university (I-20, letter of admission or equivalent)
• Copy of the latest tax assessment
• Copy of the bank passbook of the Nationalised Bank
• A scanned photograph of the applicant

The selection will be done by a state-level screening committee constituted by the Government.

Application Deadline: 30 June 2025 

Question: Who is offering this scholarship opportunity?
Answer: The Minorities Welfare Department, Government of Telangana, is offering this scholarship.

Question: Who can apply for this scholarship?
Answer: Students domiciled in Telangana, who belong to the minority community and are pursuing PG and Ph.D. courses outside India.

Question: What are the benefits of this scholarship?
Answer: The selected scholars will receive a scholarship up to ₹20,00,000 or as per the admission letter (whichever is less).  

Question: What is the last date to apply for this scholarship?
Answer: The last date to apply for this scholarship is 30th June 2025. 

Question: What is the mode of application for this scholarship?
Answer: Students must apply for this scholarship online through the Telangana ePASS Portal.

• 33% of scholarships will be reserved for women candidates.
• If there are not enough qualified female applicants, the remaining scholarships will be open to male candidates.
• Applications must be complete in all aspects and include all required documents. Incomplete applications will be rejected.
• Applicants are responsible for securing admission to a recognised university/institute abroad.
• Scholarship recipients cannot change their course of study or research after receiving the award.
• Selected awardees must join the university within one year of receiving notification. Awards will be automatically cancelled if awardees do not join within this timeframe. Extensions are not permitted under the scheme.
• It is the responsibility of the awardee to obtain the appropriate visa for their chosen country of study.

Note: For more information, kindly refer to the 'Scholarship Detail' document.