New Delhi: The government of India has launched “Study in India” initiative aims to make India a preferred education hub for students all across the globe, by elevating its position in the global educational landscape.

This portal is a one-stop shop for foreign students seeking to study in India. It provides 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. The website also has a helpline number to address queries from students.

Under the umbrella of Study in India, about 150 select educational institutes from public, private and deemed universities are offering an array of options including courses ranging from engineering, management, commerce, photonics to yoga, Ayurveda, athletics and languages.

The Government of India is inviting aspiring candidates from all over the world to pursue education in desired field from the top ranked institutions in India as per the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) which is an organisation that assesses and accredits higher education Institutions in India and the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) both under the aegis of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India).

StudyInIndia will open the gates of prominent educational institutes of India for foreign students. Focus is on attracting students of Asian, African, Middle East & CIS countries.

Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for HRD, said that graded autonomy will help educational institutions to expand on their own, they can improve their programs, launch new programs as per the need. They can take foreign faculty & foreign students up to 20%.

Launched in April, 2018 the initiative is helmed by EdCIL (Educational Consultants of India), a Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, the Study in India.