The government has launched the Study In India (SII) portal, a one-stop platform to simplify the journey of international students in the country. 

The portal was launched by Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Study in India

• Study in India (SII) programme was launched in April 2018 with the aim to increase the number of inbound foreign students to India and to make India a preferred education destination/hub. 

• The programme involves partnership with 160 plus select Indian institutes/ universities and focuses on 48 countries across South-East Asia, Middle East and Africa for branding the Indian education system. 

• To attract foreign students, the programme also offers tuition fee waiver ranging from 100 per cent to 25 per cent to the meritorious students selected under SII programme. 

• For granting scholarships to foreign students under SII, Performance Rating of Applicants through Global Aptitude Test for Indian Institutions (PRAGATII), formerly known as Indian Scholastic Aptitude Test (Ind-SAT), has been held. 

• EdCIL (India) Limited, a CPSE under ministry of education, is the implementing agency of Study in India Programme. 

• During 2020-21, total number of foreign students who took admission under SII is 3,821, out of which scholarships were granted to 1,947 students. 

Study In India portal

• The launch of this portal is aimed at making India a hub of global education by welcoming students from diverse backgrounds. 

• It will also help to establish a strong international footprint of brand India in the education sphere. 

• The vision for the portal is guided by the new National Education Policy (NEP). 

• The SII portal reflects the commitment to make India a preferred education destination as well as to blur academic boundaries for shaping a prosperous future. 

• The SII programme is a flagship project introduced by the ministry of education in 2018. 

• The programme seeks to endorse India as a prime education hub for international students by inviting them to pursue their higher education in the country and explore valuable educational opportunities enabled by top Indian universities. 

• Study in India portal is a dedicated website that will provide comprehensive information about the Indian Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). 

• The website will illustrate academic programmes covering but not limited to undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG), doctoral level programmes as well as courses in Indian Knowledge System like yoga, ayurveda and classical arts. 

• The portal will present information about the academic facilities, research support, and related information. 

• It will have the provision for students to apply in more than one institute or course of their choice. 

• It will also provide an integrated one-stop solution for student registration and visa application process.

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