Kuala Lumpur, Dec 31 (PTI) India will offer meritorious students from Malaysia scholarships to pursue undergraduate, postgraduate degrees, or research at Indian universities during the 2012-13 academic year. However, the scholarships, under India's General Cultural Scholarship Scheme' (GCSS), will not be offered for medical studies for MBBS, BDS or for medical research leading to a Ph.D degree, a statement issued by the High Commission here said. Priority will be given to students who have never studied in India before, the statement said. India is also offering two scholarships for Post-Graduate courses under the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) Scholarship scheme. The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will administer the scholarship programme, the statement said. About eight per cent of Malaysia's population is ethnic Indian and many like to pursue higher degree education in India. PTI JB SAP 12311522
