
Russia has announced a scholarship programme for Indian students for the academic year 2023-24. This scholarship programme will span 466 government-run Russian universities and 200 scholarships will be offered to Indian students.
Revealing this at a press conference, officials at the Russian Centre for Science and Culture said 20 of them are for MBBS programmes. The scholarship is valid for various degree programmes -- UG, PG, and Ph.D., -- in science and technology domains including medicine, physics, nuclear power, aeronautical engineering, and the natural sciences.
Funded by the Russian government, the students will be entitled to free tuition, a monthly allowance, and free stay, besides Russian language education, for the entire period of study. It excludes travel and living expenses and insurance.
Russian House’s director, Gennadii Rogalev, who announced: “We are organising the Day of Russian Education event at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture, Alwarpet, Chennai.”
The Hindu