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Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) New Delhi, under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India has invited applications for award of scholarship under Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme 2017-18
Cultural Talent Search Scholarship
The object of the scheme is to provide facilities to outstanding talented children selected in the age group of 10 to 14 years (as per the cut off eligibility dates), studying either in recognized schools or belonging to families practicing traditional performing arts for getting specialized training in various cultural fields such as traditional forms of music, dance, drama, painting, sculpture, crafts and literary arts, laying special emphasis on rare art forms, which are in the process of becoming extinct
Eligibility Criteria
Details:
- Duration: The Scholarship awarded under the scheme will be initially for two years at a time and is renewable after every two years till the completion of the first university degree stage of education or up to the age of 20 years, whichever is earlier, subject to the awardee maintaining satisfactory progress
- Scholarship Details: Subject to availability of funds, the total number of fresh scholarships to be awarded every year will be 650, of which 100 scholarships are exclusively reserved for Tribal Culture (those who possess a valid ‘ST’ certificate issued by the Competent Authority) and 125 are reserved for children of families practicing traditional performing & visual arts, etc. and 20 for Differently Abled (Specially Challenged) children.
- The remaining 375 scholarships will be treated as general scholarships
Value of Scholarship
- The value of scholarship will be Rs.3600/- (Rupees three thousand six hundred only) per year
- The actual fee paid for the specialized training to the institute or to the Guru/teacher shall be reimbursed to the scholarship holder in addition to the value of scholarship indicated under (i) above, subject to a ceiling of Rs.9000/-
Selection Process
- For the short listing of candidates to be called for Interview/Test, the CCRT will constitute a Central Selection Committee, whose decision shall be final; only the shortlisted candidates will be informed by post about the dates, timings and venue of the Interviews/Tests, which may be conducted at Regional level during the months of May - August 2017
- The children appearing for the Interviews / Tests for the award of new scholarships will be assessed /evaluated on the scale of one to ten marks by each expert committee members and children will be recommended for scholarship on the basis of total marks obtained by them, strictly in order of Merit
Application Form
The Application and Other details may be downloaded from the CCRT website www.ccrtindia.gov.in
OR
OR collected free of cost personally/by post from any one of the following addresses
Centre for Cultural Resources and Training,
15 A, Sector-7, Dwarka,
New Delhi-110075
OR
CCRT Regional Centre, 3-B,
Ambavgarh, Near Swarup Sagar,
Udaipur-313001, Rajasthan,
Tel 0294-2430764, 3291577,
Fax 0294-2430771,
Email ccrtcud@rediffmail.com
Incomplete applications and those without relevant information/ documents / specimens /photographs regarding training will not be considered
Important Dates
- Last Date for Submission of Complete & Duly filled Application Form: 31st December 2016
- Date of shortlisted candidates will be informed by post only - May/August 2017
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