Indian embassy marks 23rd Golden Jubilee Scholarship Day

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Mar. 24: The Embassy of India, Kathmandu. on Saturday celebrated the 23rd Golden Jubilee Scholarship Day.

Nearly 200 students supported by the scholarship participated in the event, according to statement issued by Embassy of India, Kathmandu.  

Dr. Dev Raj Adhikari, Chairman, University Grants Commission, Nepal; Dr. Achyut Wagle, Vice Chancellor, Kathmandu University; Dr. Amar Prasad Yadav, Vice Chancellor, Rajarshi Janak University; Dr. Biju Kumar Thapalia, Vice Chancellor, Purbanchal University; Dr. Dhruba Kumar Gautam, Vice Chancellor, Mid-Western University; Dr. Gyanendra Giri, Vice Chancellor, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences; and Dr. Sharada Thapaliya, Vice Chancellor, Agriculture and Forestry University graced the Golden Jubilee Scholarship Day celebrations. Deans of various institutes and principals of eminent schools also attended the programme. 

On the occasion, ambassador of India to Nepal Naveen Srivastava presented the second batch of meritorious Golden Jubilee scholars.

Speaking on the occasion, ambassador Srivastava congratulated the awardees.

He encouraged students to strive for excellence in their respective fields and highlighted the vast opportunities available through engagement in India’s start-up ecosystem, incubation centres, and other collaborative initiatives.

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 3,500 Nepali students from all 77 districts of Nepal have benefitted from this scholarship scheme, read the statement.

The current batch of scholarship awardees are from 75 districts of Nepal, with about one-third of the scholars being girls. Three differentially abled students have also been selected this year.

 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 them in pursuing undergraduate courses in Nepal, as well as undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD programmes. 

Since 2001, nearly 40,000 students have benefitted from Government of India’s various scholarship initiatives for Nepal, said the embassy of India. 

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.