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Self Financing Scheme - engineering and medical courses for foreign students from friendly developing countries for 2020-21

Posted on: May 15, 2020 | Back | Print

Self-financing Scheme for MBBS/BDS & B.E/B. Pharmacy courses

Applications are invited from Malagasy students for nominations to undergraduate courses in Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Bachelor of Pharmacy, MBBS & BDS under Self-Financing Scheme for the academic year 2020-21.

The Embassy of India receives applications and passes them on to the Student Cell, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi for admissions in Indian Universities.

Candidates are required to appear in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission in MBBS/ BDS UG courses in India. Details can be seen at https://nta.ac.in

Candidates are required to send complete application form with all respect and duly supported by the following documents in triplicate (with authentic English translations, wherever required) of only those candidates who possess the minimum qualifications as given below to the Embassy latest by 13 June 2020:

(i)         Three copies of candidate’s recent photographs duly attested by the embassy pasted at prescribed places in the application;

(ii)        Three attested copies of candidate’s certificates and marks sheets with percentage of marks of the qualifying examination (A certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi that the candidate’s qualifying    examination is equivalent to 10+2 standard of CBSE in India for the purpose of admission to BE /B Pharmacy/MBBS/ BDS must be enclosed.

The website of Association of Indian Universities (http://www.aiuweb.org/Evaluation/evaluation.asp) may be consulted in this regard.

(iii)       Three attested copies of candidate’s:

            First four pages of the passport’

            Citizenship certificate;

            Birth certificate;

            Character certificate from the Head of Institution last attended;

            NEET-UG 2020 Score (for medical seats only)

Eligibility criteria:

MBBS/ BDS:

Candidate must have secured a minimum of 50% aggregate marks with at least 50% in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology) separately and 50% in English in the qualifying examination (equivalent to 10+2 standard of CBSE in India - equivalence certificate from Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi.

 

National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) - It shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain minimum of marks at 50th percentile in NEET.

Candidates applying for MBBS seat at AIIMS, New Delhi should check the fee details at AIIMS website.

 

BE / B Tech:

Candidate must have secured a minimum of 60% aggregate marks with at least 60% in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics separately and 50% in English in the qualifying examination (equivalent to 10+2 standard of CBSE in India - equivalence certificate from AIU, New Delhi.

 

B Pharmacy:

Candidate must have secured a minimum of 60% aggregate marks with at least 60% in Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany & Zoology) separately and 50% in English in the qualifying examination (equivalent to 10+2 standard of CBSE in India - equivalence certificate from AIU, New Delhi

 

B Arch:

Candidate applying for B Arch course is required to pass the Aptitude Test as prescribed by Council of Architecture. Candidate who does not pass the Aptitude Test will not be eligible for award of enrolment by Council of Architecture, New Delhi.

 

·         Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, exams/results of 12th year may not be completed/obtained by 13 June 2020. Students can also apply for nomination with pending final declaration of their qualifying examination results equivalent to 10+2 standard of CBSE. Nomination of such candidates will, however, depend upon their being eligible on the basis of merit. Marks obtained in 12th year may be provided to us latest by 10 July 2020.

·         NEET exams have been scheduled for 26 July 2020.  Score obtained in NEET should be provided to us as soon as they are obtained.

·         Candidates applying for B.E./ B. Pharmacy seats would be selected on the basis of academic merit.

·         Marks obtained in 11th standard examination should not be taken into consideration while computing marks obtained in 12th year of examination.

·         Marks obtained by the applicants should be clearly indicated in terms of percentage only and not in grades like A,B,C,D,S etc.

·         If grades are unavoidable, the marks obtained in percentage should be indicated invariably in brackets. Where percentage of marks not indicated, application will be rejected.

·         Merely forwarding of applications is not treated as assurance for nomination by the Ministry. The Ministry will scrutinize all the applications and only after these are found complete in all respects, the names of the eligible applicants on the basis of eligibility criteria of marks in Grade 12th & NEET will be considered for nomination in the order of merit and preference for the course.

·         Selection for candidates for admission in MBBS/ BDS will be purely on merit based on the scores obtained by the candidates in NEET-UG 2020.

·         Selected candidates are expected to comply with admission formalities, fee structures and procedures of the respective colleges/universities. These may include specific medical examinations including Aids test in India.

·         Foreign students having PIO, OCI card and NRIs are not eligible to apply for MEA's Self Financing Scheme.

·         It may be noted that above scheme is on Self-Financing basis and Government of India does not provide any financial aid/scholarships to foreign students selected under above Scheme.

·         The complete application may be submitted to the Embassy of India, Antananarivo latest by 13 June 2020.

 

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