The Embassy of Japan in New Delhi has announced invitation for Indian students to apply for MEXT fellowships to pursue Master’s and Ph.D. studies in Japan. The deadline for application submission is May 3rd, 2024. For further details, please refer to the attached flyer. We request that you share this information with your contacts who may be interested in this opportunity.
Type | Research Students |
Level | Graduate school level (Research/Masters Course/Ph.D. course) |
Age | Under 35 years old (Applicants, in principle, must have been born on or after April 2, 1990) |
Fields of study | (A)Humanities (B)Social Science (C)Mathematical Science (D)Physics (E)Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (F)Biology and Biotechnology (G)Agriculture and Fishery (H)Environmental Science (I)Pharmaceutical Science (J)Geology and Geoinformatics (K)Civil Engineering (L) Architecture (M)Material Science / Engineering (N)Electrical Engineering (O)Electronics & Communications Engineering (P)Mechanical Engineering (Q)Aerospace Engineering (R)Robotics (S)Information Technology (T)Sports Science |
Qualifications and Conditions | In addition to the Qualifications and Eligibility Criteria listed in the Guidelines, the following would apply:
1.For Master’s course / Doctoral course (first phase) 2. Doctoral course (second phase) |
Term of scholarship | Non-regular students: The scholarship period will start from April, September or October 2025 until the end of March 2027. *From last year, research only (non-regular) course is abolished. Regular students enrolled in master’s, doctoral, or professional graduate courses: |
Number of scholarships | To be announced |
Stipend | 1.Students receiving the preparatory education and non-regular students: 143,000 yen (Approx. Rs.78,600) per month 2. Regular students enrolled in master’s or professional degree courses: 144,000 yen (Approx. Rs.79,200) per month 3. Regular students enrolled in doctoral courses: 145,000 yen (Approx. Rs. 79,700) per month. |
Education fees | Exempted |
Traveling Expenses | Round-trip airfare will be provided |
How to apply and where to send the completed forms | The document screening will be conducted on the basis of the preliminary application form given below. If you wish to apply, please e-mail the form (as an attachment) to us. The last date of submission of the application form is 3 May, 11.59 pm.
Please note that the file should be a Microsoft Word file only and should not exceed 1 MB. Applications received at the following email id only, shall be considered as submitted application form. The Preliminary Application Form Application received after the aforesaid date and time will be automatically rejected. Also, files in other formats such as scanned copies of hand written documents, pdf, PowerPoint, google drive, link to google drive, google docs etc. will also be rejected automatically No supporting documents are required to be submitted with the preliminary application. You will only submit the application form along with supporting documents as mentioned in the guidelines if you are shortlisted after the Preliminary Application Form Screening round. |
Schedule of the Preliminary Selection | Application Deadline (must): 3 May 2024
Application Screening: May 2024 Notification of result of Preliminary Application Form – 4th Week of May Written Examination: 15 June 2024 Interview: June 15-17 * After the written test, interview will continue from June 15, 3pm onwards, and it will continue for the next two days. You are therefore advised to make necessary arrangement to attend the interview. |
Contact | Japan Information Centre (JIC), Embassy of Japan, 50-G, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi – 110021. Tel: +91-11-46104865 We will try to answer your genuine queries as much as possible but avoid calling us for confirming information already mentioned in the guidelines/website or for trivial questions. |
Past Examination questions are available! | https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/scholarship/application/exam |
See/Download Application Guidelines