India -Nepal Cooperation in Education

All the courses offered by any University or Institution in India is open to Nepalese scholars under the foreign students category. While for some general courses like BA, BSc, etc., the students can approach the University directly, for some other professional like MBBS, BE, etc., the scholar has to approach the Embassy of India and complete required formalities. Government of India, through its various schemes, offers certain scholarships to meritorious Nepalese students (brief details and schedule given below).

Nepalese students can approach Foreign Students Advisor of any Indian University for admission provided 12 years of schooling have been completed successfully. No clearance from Government of India is required. Nepalese students also do not require a students’ visa.

Nepalese students can approach the concerned University / Institution directly subject to obtaining ‘No Objection Certificate" from Government of India. For obtaining NOC, the student may apply in the format given in Annexure I at the Education Wing of the Indian Embassy.

All Nepalese students should send their applications to Education Wing of the Embassy of India as per Notification issued in local newspapers from time to time. Approximate schedule and prescribed one -page data sheet at Annexure II and III respectively. Eligibility is 60 % marks in aggregate in plus two and 60% in PCM or PCB, depending on the course opted.

Admission to post graduate courses in medicine at All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi and the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh through a written competitive examination twice a year. A No Objection Certificate from Government of India is necessary to enable the candidates to appear in the competitive examination, for which Nepalese nationals may consult Embassy of India for necessary guidance and advice.

Admission to Post Graduate courses in Engineering and Technology available only after Nepalese nationals have passed "Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering"(GATE), conducted annually by Indian Institutes of Technology at different centres in India. A No Objection Certificate from Government of India is necessary to enable the candidates to appear in the competitive examination, for which Nepalese nationals may consult Embassy of India for necessary guidance and advice.

Nepal Aid Fund
SFS

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Advt. Jan 2000
Exam April 2000