The Study in India programme is a flagship project launched by the Ministry of Education (MoE), under the Government of India in 2018. The programme is designed to encourage the global student community to pursue higher education in India. Since its inception, Study in India has drawn in students from 150+ countries spanning across SAARC, Africa, South-East Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Study in India has a robust & student-friendly portal, www.studyinindia.gov.in, which is the one-stop solution to cater to all the needs of international students willing to pursue a course of their choice in India.
All the institutes participating in Study in India can be viewed here: https://www.studyinindia.gov.in/InstituteSearch
and the students can apply to all these institutes at https://www.studyinindia.gov.in/admission/registrations

Reasons to choose the Study in India programme

1. An easy, student-friendly platform for students to explore, access and apply to premier Indian institutes in one go
2. Offering degrees that are globally-accepted
3. Access to 2,600+ diverse course options inclusive of engineering, business, management, photonics, pharmacy, law, commerce, humanities & niche courses at various levels - Diploma, UG, PG, Masters, and PhD
4. 100+ partner institutes under the Study In India programme are accredited by the Government of India through the National Board Accreditation(NBA) and National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)
5. 1,00,000 seats for international students, 2,000 + scholarship opportunities available & 60,000 + tuition fee waivers in ranges of 25%, 50%, & 100%
6. Offers scholarships up to USD 3500 per year to meritorious students which will cover their tuition, hostel & mess fees
7. From the academic year 2025-2026, it is mandatory for all foreign students coming for higher studies to India to mandatorily register on the SII portal and quote the Unique ID generated thereon in their visa application. As such no foreign students would be able to get a student visa without registering on the SII portal and quoting the Unique ID in the visa application. To proceed with their visa application process, they will have to apply via the Indian visa portal.

Being the Government of India initiative, the Ministry of Home Affairs has introduced an e-student Visa facility to foreign students who are eligible for S-1 and S-3 student visas as well as registered on the SII portal.
Students who want to be part of the initiative may visit the Study in India portal (www.studyinindia.gov.in), which is a one-stop shop for all the information one needs on Indian education institutions in India, how to plan their studies, how to stay in India, what kind of events are planned, application process among others.