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 2022-2023.
Applicants are required to have studied Hindi as a subject at G.C.E. A/L or have done beginner or intermediate courses in Hindi or any Hindi course conducted by Universities of Sri Lanka. The minimum age for admission is 21 years and the maximum age limit is 35 years as on April 1, 2022.
The selected candidates will be provided return airfare (economy class), stipend, hostel accommodation at nominal charges and an annual book grant.
The application forms can be downloaded from the website www.khsindia.org or can be collected on weekdays between 9.30 a.m. and 1.00 p.m until March 20, 2022 from: Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (Indian Cultural Centre), 16/2, Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7 (Tel. No. 2684698), the Assistant High Commission of India, No.31 Rajapihilla Mawatha, PO Box 47, Kandy, phone No. 081-2222652, the Consulate General of India, No.103, New Road, Hambantota, phone no. 047-2222500 and the Consulate General of India, No. 14, Maruthady Lane, Nallur, Jaffna, phone No. 021-2220502.
The candidates are required to bring duly filled in application forms supported by documents and their certificates in original and present themselves for an interview in person at the time of submitting their applications between 10.00 and 1.00 pm on March 28, 2022 at the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (Indian Cultural Centre) Colombo.
For further details, contact the Indian Cultural Centre on telephone No: 2684698 and Email: [email protected].