High Commissioner of India Ashok K. Kantha will give away the scholarships along with the Chief Guest for the occasion Sri Lanka's Education Minster Bandula Gunawardena. Deputy Education Minister Vijith Vijayamuni, will be the Guest of Honour.
The students have been selected based on the criteria of merit-cum-means and on the basis of their performance in 2009 GCE Ordinary Level examinations. They were then scrutinized by way of interviews conducted jointly by the High Commission and Education Ministry.
The selected scholars will receive a financial assistance of Rs.1,500 per month for a period of two years, enabling them to successfully pursue their Advanced Level Courses. After completing their Advanced Level, the students selected for Mahatma Gandhi Scholarship will also be eligible to apply for about 80 slots under various scholarship and self-financed schemes awarded by the Government of India. Under the schemes, students can pursue undergraduate and postgraduate courses in various reputed institutes and universities in India.
The Mahatma Gandhi Scholarship Scheme for Sri Lankan students, which is being awarded for the fifth consecutive year, was conceived jointly by the governments of the two countries. Most of the students getting this scholarship have gone on to excel in their chosen fields of study at the under g [...]
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