IIT-JEE Exams To Be Conducted Across 25 Nations Now; Special Scheme With Direct Admission For Foreign Students

The Indian Institute of Technology’s Joint Entrance Exam (IIT-JEE) is set to go global and hold the exam in 25 countries, with cooperation from the Government of India. The exams are to be held right from the US to Vietnam, simultaneously.

Last year, the IIT-JEE examinations were held In Kuala Lumpur and Lagos. Earlier, with the cooperation of the Indian government, the IIT-JEE exams were held in 12 countries.

Opportunity For Meritorious Students Across The Globe

The countries where the examinations will be conducted are the US, Australia, South Africa, Singapore, China, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE, among others.

Around 5,200 seats will be made available for the NRIs, Indians, and foreign nationals studying abroad. Of the total number of seats, 3,900 will be for undergraduates and 1,300 will be made available for postgraduate students.

According to the Union Education Ministry, these students will be enrolled in prestigious institutes all over the country under the Direct Admission of Student Abroad (DASA) scheme.

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This scheme will enable students from foreign countries to get admission in prestigious institutions such as the National Institute of Technology (NIT), National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT), the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), School of Planning and Architecture and other government-funded technical institutions.

Considered to be among the best educational institutions for engineering in the world, students abroad will now be able to achieve their dream of joining these prestigious institutions. However, note that the DASA system will not be applicable in IITs.

15 percent of the total seats in these institutions will be reserved for NRIs and foreign students.

A Positive Step By The Government 

The Union Ministry of Education will warmly welcome international universities that can offer a variety of courses to students in cooperation with India's higher educational institutions.

Indian Ambassadors in 63 countries around the world have been approached to take this initiative forward. Japan, the Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Spain, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Germany, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Brazil, Greece, Cyprus, Iceland, and Turkey are among those countries.

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According to the Ministry, the campaign would not only assist Indian higher education institutions in establishing alliances with overseas institutions but will also encourage foreign universities to send students to Indian academic institutions.

Many universities have been designated as Institutes of Eminence under the Union government's Institution of Eminence scheme. These Institutes of Eminence have gained the attention of many foreign students over the years.

The Government of India’s initiative towards the IIT-JEE is a silver lining for students who reside in foreign countries, as well as NRI students, and have been unable to appear for the IIT-JEE due to its limitation to a few countries, which has now been rectified by the government.

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