Swami Vivekananda Scholarship for Academic Excellence Scheme 2025

The Swami Vivekananda Scholarship for Academic Excellence Scheme is a state-sponsored scheme for the Rajasthan domiciles to pursue their education abroad and is offered by the Government of Rajasthan.

Eligibility Criteria for the Swami Vivekananda Scholarship for Academic Excellence Scheme:

• Applicants must be Indian nationals.
• Applicants must be students of Rajasthan State domicile.
• Applicants must be less than 35 years as on 1st July of the financial year.
• Applicants must receive an offer letter from any of the 150 QS-ranked Universities across the world.
• Applicants can be enrolled in any subject/course offered by the Universities.
• Applicants must have scored 60% marks in the last exam passed.
• Applicants can be enrolled in either Undergraduate, Graduate, PhD, Post-Doc, or MBBS.
• Applicants must meet the following annual income criteria:
  • Less than ₹8,00,000 (E1 category)
  • Between ₹8,00,000 and INR 25,00,000 (E2 category)
  • More than ₹25,00,000 (E3 category)

Application Process:

Applicants must apply through the official website.

Documents required:

• Aadhaar Number.
• Offer letter of the applicable foreign university.
• Bonafide/ Domicile certificate.
• Gross family Income affidavit (authenticated by an executive magistrate and witnessed by two gazetted officers).
• ITRs of the last 3 years of Mother, Father and the candidate.
• 10th marksheet.
• Qualifying Degree, Mark sheet/Certificate of last passed exam.
• Affidavit for Self-Declaration for Scholarships/financial help etc. from other sources.
• AIS (Annual Information Statement) and TIS (Taxpayer Information Summary).
• Affidavit for not filling revised ITR.
• Other Income Affidavit (Managing Director, Proprietorship and Share in company).

Benefits:

• Tuition fee, bench fee, and living expenses to the students studying abroad.
• E1: Tuition Fees and Bench fee: 100% tuition fees (Max 50 lakh).
• E2: Tuition Fees and Bench fee: 85% Tuition fees (max up to 42.5 lakhs)
• E3: Tuition Fees and Bench fee: 70% Tuition fees (max up to 35 lakhs).