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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a tour of Japan these days. In this visit to be held on August 29 and 30, he will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and will also attend the India-Japan annual summit. India and Japan have been strong for a long time. Both countries have always helped each other’s need.
This partnership between India and Japan is not only limited to politics and business, but is also deeply connected in the field of education. This is the reason that Japan not only gives Indian students a chance to study, but also spends their expenses through scholarship.
Actually, the Government of Japan runs Mext scholarship for foreign students. This is a fully-funded scholarship, under which students do not have to pay tuition fees and the expenses of living and eating are also completed from the stipend. That is, Indian students can study here for almost free.
What is Mext Scholarship?
The name of this scholarship given by the Government of Japan is Mext (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Scholarship). Every year thousands of students from all over the world apply for this, in which Indians also join a large number of Indians. This scholarship is the best for those students who want to study abroad but get stuck due to financial reasons.
Which students get scholarship?
Bachelors and Masters students
Research students
Japanese language or culture learning students
Teacher Training and Technology-Students
People involved in Young Leaders Program
What are the conditions for scholarship?
The applicant should be a citizen of the country which has good relations with Japan.
Age limit for Bachelors 17 to 25 years, less than 35 years for research students.
12th pass for Bachelors and UG degree for Masters required.
Should be physically and mentally fit.
Japan must have a study visa.
It is helpful to know a little Japanese or English language.
Benefits of scholarship
The biggest feature of this scholarship is that it covers almost all the expenses.
Tuition fees completely forgive.
About 70 thousand rupees per month stipend to undergraduate students.
Research students about 87 thousand rupees per month.
YLP (Young Leaders Program) students to about Rs 1.45 lakh per month.
The government also gives flight tickets for movement.
Students easily manage hostels or rented houses from their stipend.
How to apply?
Via Japanese Embassy
One has to apply online on the website of the embassy.
Educational Certificate, Health Certificate and recommendation letter have to be submitted.
It is necessary to pass the examination and interview after the document verification.
The name of the successful candidate is sent to Mext, where the final selection is done.
University recommendation
This method is mostly for research students and Japanese studies.
First of all, one has to contact a Japanese university.
After university selection, your name sends Mext, and a final decision is taken from there.
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