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IIT-JEE exams are now set to go global. The exams will now be conducted in 25 major countries of the world including the USA, Augratial, China, South Africa, Singapore, and UAE among other countries.
IIT-JEE exams are conducted annually for admissions to undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Seats will be reserved for candidates in prominent engineering colleges/universities in India. Candidates will have to qualify for the IIT-JEE exams to secure seats in engineering in the top-known universities.
Earlier, the government of India conducted IIT-JEE exams in 12 countries across the globe. Last year, the IIT-JEE exams were also conducted in Kuala Lumpur and Lagos. However, for the upcoming IIT-JEE exams, the Indian Government has confirmed that 25 countries to conduct the exams. IIT-JEE is set to go global and conduct the exams in a maximum number of countries.
The countries where the IIT-JEE exams will be conducted are Australia, China, Indonesia, Nepal, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, South Africa, Malaysia, the UAE, Singapore, and the USA, among the other countries.
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Through IIT-JEE exams, candidates will be eligible to secure around 3,900 seats for undergraduate programmes and 1,300 postgraduate programmes. All candidates of Indian origin (Indian Citizens), NRIs, and foreign nationals studying abroad will be eligible to seek admission.
The Union Education Ministry under the Direct Admission of Student Abroad (DASA) scheme will allow candidates to seek admission to the top universities. Foreign students will be welcomed to seek admissions to top universities: National Institute of Technology, School of Planning and Architect, National Institute of Information Technology, and other institutions under the Central Government. However, the scheme DASA is not applicable to IITs of India. Further, 15% of the seats will be reserved for the foreign students and NRIs in the universities under DASA.
The Ministry states that this scheme will help the Indian students and educational institutions to cooperate with foreign educational institutions. It motivates foreign students to seek admission to Indian universities as well. Due to this initiative, many universities in India have been marked as eminent. D.K. Sharma, IIT Professor, states that every year thousands of foreign students come to India to seek admissions, but only a few institutes offer and accept the admissions of foreign students. This initiative will help other institutes as well to open up for admissions to foreign students.
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