OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY OF INDIA (OCSI) SCHOLARSHIPS

1. Must be a citizen of India.
2. Must be ordinarily resident in India.
3. Must be not more than 30 years of age on 1 September of the year of application for the award.
4. Must be a graduate of an Indian university if applying to a second undergraduate or for a postgraduate course (applicants who are expected to graduate in the year of the award are also eligible to apply for the awards), or be from a school in India if applying for an undergraduate course.
5. Must have applied for and secured admission to study a full-time course at the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford. Candidates are required to present proof of admission before the grant of the scholarship, and proof of having taken up residence at Cambridge or Oxford before the scholarship funds are released. Must intend to pursue a course of study that is one of the following:
6. Research leading to the Ph.D. degree.
7. One-year post-graduate courses (e.g. MPhil, LLM, Diploma, CASM or Part III Maths, MBA, PGCE, etc.)
8. Taught research-based Master's programs of various durations (including M. Sc., engineering, medicine).
9. Second bachelor's degree as an Affiliated Student/Senior Status.
10. Bachelor's degree program.
11. Must be admitted to the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford through the University's normal academic procedures. OCSI cannot admit students or assist in this process.

Stated amount: 400,000 The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India is offering scholarships for admission to the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge in the academic year 2024-25, as below:

1. Three OCSI scholarship(s): a. OCSI K.K. Luthra Memorial Scholarship, tenable at either the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford worth INR 4,00,000 (Rupees Four Lacs). b. OCSI Anita Banerji Memorial Scholarship, tenable at either the University of Cambridge or the University of Oxford worth INR 4,00,000 (Rupees Four Lacs). c. OCSI Nirmal Luthra Memorial Scholarship, tenable at the University of Cambridge worth INR 4,00,000 (Rupees Four Lacs).
2. The Emmanuel College Cambridge (India) Scholarship worth INR 2,00,000 (Rupees Two Lacs), tenable at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, from Nikhil Sawhney and Sumant Dhamija.
3. One scholarship worth INR 1,00,000 (Rupees One Lac) tenable only at St. Hilda’s College, Oxford, from Ritika Dhamija. Note: Each year we seek to raise funds and receive other grants that become available by June each year. Candidates will be eligible for any such additional grants as well. No. Of Scholarship: 750

No Separate Application or Fee is Required to get the scholarship, it will be automatically considered, once you enrolled for the program.

1. Application forms for OCSI scholarships will be available on the Official website of the Society by March every year.
2. All application forms must be submitted online by May.
3. Candidates who are shortlisted for the interviews shall be informed by Mid-June.
4. The decision of the OCSI Scholarship Committee on the short-listing and selection of candidates shall be final.
5. All short-listed candidates will be required to attend an interview with the OCSI scholarship committee tentatively Mid-July. Details of the interview shall be intimated to shortlisted candidates in due course.
6. Award offers will normally be made to selected candidates by July.

1. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of the candidate’s academic excellence, a good fit between the Scholar and the University, evidence of leadership potential and a commitment to improving the lives of others, particularly in India.
2. It is important that a convincing argument can be made for reading for a particular degree at Cambridge or Oxford. Those invited to interview for the OCSI scholarships will be expected to be academically first rate, having been ranked by departments in Cambridge or Oxford as the most academically outstanding applicants in a given year.
3. The OCSI scholarship programme is designed to catalyse support for worthwhile Indian candidates who otherwise would be unlikely to attend the two universities (Oxford/Cambridge). The Oxford and Cambridge Society of India seeks to encourage students through its scholarships, who have ideally not been exposed to the Oxbridge experience. As a result, those students who are already enrolled at Oxford/Cambridge, or those currently in study programmes abroad, would be at a disadvantage, other things being equal.
4. While it is an eligibility requirement for the candidate to have graduated from a university in India, there is an added preference that the final years of schooling have been completed from India. Therefore, students who are currently studying abroad would be at a significant disadvantage for the OCSI scholarship programme.
5. Candidates who have already received commitments for full outside support should not apply; those who receive such support after being selected are required to inform the Oxford and Cambridge Society of India, so that the scholarship award(s) may then be offered to the next-ranked candidate.
6. Candidates must also be aware of the responsibilities that being awarded a prestigious, part-cost scholarship at one of the world’s leading universities (Cambridge or Oxford) brings. There is an expectation that OCSI Scholars will use the education they gain at Cambridge or Oxford to become leaders in their field and give back to society in ways that they are best placed to do so. There is an expectation that OCSI Scholars will return to India in a reasonable time frame after completing their course of study at Cambridge or Oxford. Other Info
7. Financial award of scholarship (as given above and will vary from year to year)
8. Letter of support from OCSI for other scholarship awarding bodies
9. Complimentary membership of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of India
10. Mentoring, whereby a member of OCSI can, on request, play the role of a mentor and will support the OCSI scholar during his/her stay at Oxford/Cambridge by giving appropriate guidance to the awardee.
11. It shall be the endeavour of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of India to identify a mentor who shares some interests with the OCSI scholar.