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achievements that are not seen to be up to the mark as reflected in their said six
monthly progress reports and they may also be reminded that financial assistance
under the Scheme is not extendable beyond the stipulated period under the Scheme.
(xviii) The candidate shall not change the course of study or research for which scholarship
has been sanctioned. However, when situations arise where an awardee was pursuing
Ph.D. in a university/institution where one is initially registered with, finds a serious
situation where his/her guide has left and there are no immediate replacements thereof

or the university/institutions has discontinued the research support facilities in the
area where the awardee was pursuing Ph.D. research; the Indian Missions abroad ín
such cases are authorized to allow the awardee to change the university/ institutions,
after the Missions are satisfied about such a need, however, subject to the condition that
tl1e credits if any earned by the awardee in the initial university/ institution are
accepted for transfer by the second university/institutions and that the total period of
award will remain unchanged even on such a transfer/change, which will be permitted
only once during the award.
(xix) The prospective awardee is selected by the Selection Committee constituted by this
Department for a particular subject from within the specified subjects for pursuing

Master's Programme or Ph.D. and candidate is given three years’ time from the date of
communication about his/her selection for the award.
(xx) The candidate before leaving for abroad to pursue the course for which one was
selected under the scheme, is required to give a declaration to this Department that
he/she has not already acquired the qualification in the meanwhile or has not submitted
the final thesis leading to active possibility of acquiring the qualification, from an Indian
university. This Department on receiving such a declaration from the candidate will
appropriately decide as to whether the candidate can be awarded under the Scheme or

otherwise and departure of the candidate for abroad will depend on the decision.
(xxi) In case the awardee is unable to complete the course successfully and that if the
guide/head of the Department of the candidate certifies that the candidate has not been
found wanting in his/her commitment/dedication/attention to studies then the
Department shall have the right to exempt him/her from the penalty clause of Defaulter
under the scheme. The DEPwD in all such cases will provide the return air passage to
India by shortest route and economy class.
(xxii) When the awardee overstays abroad for more than one month after successful
completion of the course and then his/her own returns to India at own cost, he/she will
not be entitled to refund of return passage booked by him/her. In normal

circumstances, immediately after successful completion of the course, the DEPwD books
the return journey, for the awardee as provided in the Scheme, and thus, the
overstaying awardee without any specific purpose for more than a month after the
course is over, will forfeit his/her claims of return passage at Government expenses.
(xxiii) The awardee is required to intimate to the Indian Missions abroad and also to this
Department about his/her return to India.

This Department, if necessary, in consultation with other Departments/ Agencies, will take
decision on such issues concerning awardees arising out of such situations and circumstances

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