Now, there will be direct entry for the migrants of Hindu and Bangladesh who are now based on India can have direct admission into MBBS and BE course from this academic year , the external affairs ministry said .

The ministry has been running a self-financing scheme for foreign nationals from developing countries for admission in Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) and diplomas in these disciplines in institutions across India.

“These applicants are not required to appear in any central entrance examination such as AIPMT or any other entrance examination. The candidates will be selected on the basis of academic merit,” the official statement said.

For admission to MBBS and BDS courses, the candidates must have scored at least 60% marks each in physics, chemistry and biology apart from 50% in English in the qualifying examination (equivalent to plus-two exam in India). Interested candidates may apply by August 19 at the office of Under Secretary (Education), Ministry of External Affairs, Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan, Janpath, New Delhi.

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