Indian students get the opportunity to study for free in Japan and get a monthly stipend through the MEXT scholarship. This scholarship waives tuition fees and covers living expenses.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Japan these days. During this visit on 29 and 30 August, he will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and will also participate in the India-Japan annual summit. India and Japan have had strong relations for a long time. Both countries have always helped each other in times of need.

This partnership between India and Japan is not limited to politics and business, but is also deeply connected in the field of education. This is the reason why Japan not only gives Indian students the opportunity to study, but also bears their expenses through scholarships.

Actually, the Japanese government runs the MEXT scholarship for foreign students. This is a fully-funded scholarship, under which students do not have to pay tuition fees and the living expenses are also covered by the stipend. That is, Indian students can study here almost for free.

What is the MEXT scholarship?

The name of this scholarship given by the Japanese government is – MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Scholarship). Every year thousands of students from all over the world apply for this, including a large number of Indians. This scholarship is best for those students who want to study abroad but get stuck due to financial reasons.

Which students get scholarship? Students

pursuing Bachelors and Masters Students

doing research

Students learning Japanese language or culture

Students doing teacher training and technology courses

People participating in the Young Leaders Program

What are the conditions for getting a scholarship?

The applicant should be a citizen of a country that has good relations with Japan.

The age limit for bachelors is 17 to 25 years, for research students, it is less than 35 years.

12th pass is necessary for bachelors and UG degree is necessary for masters.

Should be physically and mentally fit. It

is necessary to have a study visa for Japan.

Knowing a little Japanese or English language proves to be helpful.

Benefits of scholarship

The biggest feature of this scholarship is that it covers almost all the expenses.

Tuition fees are completely waived.

Undergraduate students get a stipend of about 70 thousand rupees per month.

Research students get about 87 thousand rupees per month.

YLP (Young Leaders Program) students get about 1.45 lakh rupees per month.

The government also provides flight tickets for travel.

Students can easily manage hostel or rented house with their stipend.

How to apply?

Through the Japanese Embassy,

​​one has to apply online on the embassy's website.

Educational certificate, health certificate and recommendation letter have to be submitted.

After document verification, it is necessary to pass the exam and interview.

The name of the successful candidate is sent to MEXT, where the final selection is done. This method

with university recommendation

is mostly for research students and those doing Japanese studies.

First of all, one has to contact a Japanese university.

After selection, the university sends your name to MEXT, and the final decision is taken from there.