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Press Release for Nehru-Wangchuck Scholarship Scheme

Press Release for Nehru – Wangchuck Scholarship Scheme

 

1. Ambassador of India to Bhutan, Smt Ruchira Kamboj met and felicitated the candidates selected for Nehru – Wangchuck Scholarship Scheme for the academic year 2019-20.

2. Every year, 8 candidates from Bhutan are awarded this prestigious scholarship to pursue post graduate course in India, which entails full tuition fees, admission fee, hostel charges and a monthly stipend of Nu. 50,000/- per month. Since its inception in the year 2009, 78 Bhutanese students have availed this scholarship.

3. In the academic year, 2019-20, the students have been selected to study post graduate courses in leading universities of India like IIT Roorkee, Amity University, Vellore Institute of Technology, etc.

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