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- Recently, five Indian students have been selected for the Rhodes Scholars-Elect for India 2023.
Rhodes Scholarship
- About:
- It is the world’s oldest graduate fellowship (first awarded in 1902).Â
- Based at: the University of Oxford
- It is a fully funded, full time, postgraduate award.
- Students from anywhere in the world can apply for a Rhodes Scholarship.
- Procedure:
- The candidates were selected after a competitive examination application process and one round of preliminary interviews.Â
- It is considered among the world’s most prestigious international scholarship programs.
- Benefits:
- The students will head to Oxford University in October 2023 to join a cohort of more than 100 scholars hailing from around the world to undertake fully sponsored post-graduate studies.
The Rhodes TrustÂ
- It is an educational charity.
- It brings together and develops exceptional people who are impatient with the way things are and have the courage to act.
Source: IE
