The Embassy of India, Kathmandu, celebrated the Golden Jubilee Scholarship Day with the participation of hundreds of students from Nepal who were supported by the scholarship. The prestigious Golden Jubilee Scholarship was established in 2002 to commemorate 50 years of India-Nepal economic cooperation. Over the years, the number of scholarship recipients has increased to 200 annually. More than 3500 Nepali students from all 77 districts of Nepal have benefited from this scholarship scheme. The current batch of scholarship awardees is from 75 districts of Nepal, with about one-third of the scholars being girls.

 

Deans of various institutes and principals of eminent schools also attended the programme. Each year, the Government of India provides approximately 1,500 scholarships to Nepali students across diverse fields, including engineering, medicine, dental science, management, commerce, nursing, ayurveda, dance, theatre, and performing arts. These scholarships provide access to students to educational institutes in India and support students in pursuing undergraduate courses in Nepal, as well as undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD programmes. Since 2001, nearly 40,000 students have benefited from the Government of India’s various scholarship initiatives for Nepal.

 

Educational cooperation, capacity-building, and academic partnerships between India and Nepal continue to deepen the enduring friendship of the two countries, fostering new connections and strengthening people-to-people ties. Scholarships and capacity-building programme initiatives form an integral part of India’s endeavour to partner in the human resource development of Nepal for progress, knowledge and shared prosperity.