The AYUSH Scholarship Scheme for Malaysia National is a country-specific award carried on ICCR’s A2A scholarship list as scheme G0616. Twenty scholarships are set aside each year, and Malaysia is the only eligible nationality.
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations administers it as agency work for India’s Ministry of AYUSH. The High Commission of India in Kuala Lumpur describes the Malaysian allocation as bachelor-level study in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy; postgraduate and doctoral AYUSH study runs through ICCR’s separate scheme for other foreign nationals.
Applications move through the A2A portal on a single annual cycle. The Indian university, institute or college decides admission on its own criteria, and ICCR confirms the scholarship only after an institution admits the applicant.
Benefits & funding
- Tuition and the compulsory course fees are paid as per the institution’s actual charges.
- Living allowance of INR 18,000 a month for undergraduate study under ICCR’s published AYUSH rates (the same rate card pays INR 35,500 to 38,000 for MD and INR 43,500 for PhD scholars on the postgraduate AYUSH routes).
- House rent allowance is paid against actuals where the institution does not provide accommodation, up to INR 6,500 a month in Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Pune, or INR 5,000 a month in other cities.
- Contingent grant of INR 4,500 a year at undergraduate level.
- One economy-class return air ticket by the shortest or cheapest route: to India at the time of admission, and home after the course ends.
- Three months of stipend are released on arrival; scholars then open a State Bank of India account within a month for the payments that follow.
- ICCR pays no medical costs: scholars cover all illness and treatment themselves, through their own health insurance (at least INR 5 lakh cover) or out of pocket.
Eligibility
- Open to Malaysian nationals; the 20 slots are reserved for Malaysia alone.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years old at the time of admission. There is no upper age limit.
- The four medicine degrees (BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, BHMS) run 5½ years including a one-year clinical internship and require 12 years of schooling with physics, chemistry and biology.
- Applicants must be medically fit and have enough English to follow the course; teaching is in English and Hindi.
- Applications are submitted online through the A2A portal and are handled by the High Commission of India in Kuala Lumpur.
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Eligible nationalities
Malaysia
Education required
High School
Age requirement
≥ 18 yrs
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Application process
- 1Confirm on the A2A scheme list that the Malaysia AYUSH scheme (G0616) covers your intended subject and level.
- 2Register on the A2A portal for the academic year and apply under the undergraduate AYUSH category.
- 3Fill five university or institute preferences in order.
- 4Upload every supporting document, including English transcripts and a photograph.
- 5The application is scrutinised for eligibility and completeness before it is forwarded to ICCR.
- 6The Indian institution assesses admission against its own criteria; ICCR awards the scholarship after admission is confirmed.
- 7On selection, complete medical and visa formalities, buy the required medical insurance, and travel in time to join the course.
Program timeline
8 June 2025
closing date for the 2025–26 AYUSH round.
15 May 2026
last date stated in ICCR’s AYUSH announcement for the 2026–27 academic year.
31 May 2026
last date for 2026–27 AYUSH applications on the A2A portal; ICCR noted that all its other scholarship schemes had already closed.
Early 2027 (expected)
the 2027–28 cycle opens on the A2A portal, with the AYUSH closing date expected around May 2027.