British Council IELTS Scholarship : Introduction

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British Council IELTS Scholarship is an award developed by British Council to help more people access international education experience and networks. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is the world's leading English language test designed to evaluate ability to communicate in English for education, immigration and professional accreditation worldwide. IELTS is recognized by over 6,000 institutions in 125 countries worldwide as reliable measure of English skills. Over 2500 US higher education institutions recognize IELTS, and all Canadian and Australian and UK universities recognize IELTS.

IELTS scholarship was launched with a mission to promote the global sharing of knowledge and ideas and its main objective is to assist Indian students intending to study at universities abroad. The scholarship is awarded for full time post graduate programme at any overseas university that uses IELTS as a part of its admission requirements and as a reliable measure of English language proficiency. The scholarship programme directly benefits both individuals and the countries from which they come, while at the same time promoting higher education links India and other countries.

Eight successful scholarship award winners will receive an award to the value of Rs. 3,00,000/- each. IELTS Scholarship can only be applied towards the cost of tuition fees.

The choice of universities is wide for Indian students with over 2500 institutions and programmes in the US alone, accepting IELTS. Students may use the award at any university in any country outside India that recognizes IELTS for the purposes of post graduate admission requirements.