Central Govt Education & Learning

National Talent Scholarship Postgraduate

The National Talent Scholarship (PG) from ICAR provides ₹3,000 per month to postgraduate (Master's) agriculture students studying at an ICAR-recognized university outside their home state. The scholarship is renewed annually based on academic performance and conduct. Apply online at icar.nta.ac.in through the All India Entrance Examination process.

Department of Agriculture Research and Education For: Individual Official Source

About This Scheme

Full official description

National Talent Scholarship (NTS) was launched by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research for students pursuing a master's degree program in an ICAR-recognized agricultural university located outside of his/her state of domicile and duly funded under the planning scheme “Strengthening and Development of Higher Agricultural Education in India" of the Education Division of the ICAR. The amount of the scholarship is ₹ 3000/- per month for a Master's (Post Graduate). The scholarship will be awarded initially for a period of one year from the date the student actually takes admission and shall be renewed for the remaining duration of the undergraduate degree program subject to his/her maintenance of good academic performance and conduct as specified by the concerned university.
The Scholarship will be awarded initially for a period of one year from the date the student actually takes admission to the Agricultural University for pursuing under Graduate degree programme in agriculture and related disciplines with both course work and practice leading to the award of a Master's Degree. The scholarship is will be renewed for the remaining duration of the undergraduate degree programme subject to his/her maintenance of good academic performance and conduct as specified by the concerned university.

Benefits

₹3,000 per month for the full duration of the Master's degree
Renewed annually on satisfactory academic performance and conduct
No contingency grant provided

Who Can Apply (Eligibility)

Must be pursuing a Master's degree in agriculture or allied disciplines at an ICAR-recognized agricultural university
Must be studying at a university outside your state of domicile
Must have secured admission through the ICAR All India Entrance Examination (AIEE)
University must be funded under the 'Strengthening and Development of Higher Agricultural Education in India' scheme
Must maintain good academic standing, not take up any job (even part-time), and not accept any other scholarship simultaneously

How to Apply

Online

Application Forms can only be submitted online mode on the website https://icar.nta.ac.in. The Application Form other than online mode will not be accepted.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there direct admission to ICAR AUs through nomination, without qualifying in AIEEA-UG/AIEEA- PG/AICE-JRF-SRF(PhD)]?

There is no provision of direct nomination for admission through ICAR in any programme without qualifying in AIEEA-UG/AIEEA-PG/AICE-JRF- SRF(PhD)]

What are different modes to apply for AIEEA-UG/AIEEA-PG/AICE- JRF-SRF(PhD)]?

Application Forms can only be submitted through online mode on the website https://icar.nta.ac.in. The Application Form other than online mode will not be accepted

Can I submit more than one application form for the exam?

NO. Only ONE application is to be submitted by a candidate for appearing in the exam.

How can I pay Application Fee?

I carried out corrections and submitted. After submission, I found that still there is some more correction to be done. Can I do so?

Ready to apply?

Visit the official government portal to apply for this scheme.

Apply on myScheme.gov.in

Documents Required

Candidates need to upload scanned images of the below documents with the Application.
Photograph.
Signature.
Thumb impression.
No certificates are required to be uploaded along with the Application Form at the time of online submission.