Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nEdCIL (India) Limited, a PSU under MHRD and the implementing agency of SII handled the registrations and other aspects of the examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ind-SAT is an exam for grant of scholarships and admissions to foreign students for studying in select Indian universities under the Study in India programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exam is designed to gauge the scholastic capability of students applying to study in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Ind-SAT scores will serve as a criterion to shortlist the meritorious students for the allocation of scholarships for under graduate as well as post graduate programmes under \u2018Study in India\u2019 programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Finance Minister, as part of the budget speech this year, had announced that the Ind-SAT exam is proposed to be held in Asian and African countries, for benchmarking foreign candidates who receive scholarships for studying in Indian higher education centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exam was held in 12 countries on a pilot basis this year. There are plans to extend this to other countries in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Study in India is a programme of MHRD under which foreign students come to study in 116 select higher education institutions in India for under graduate and post graduate programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The selection of the students is based on their merit in the class 12 \/ school leaving exam. About top 2000 students are given scholarships, while some others are given fee discounts by the institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Around 780 students had taken admission under the programme during its first year – 2018-19. In the second year this number rose to about 3200.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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