🇮🇳 How to apply to university in India
Applications go through Study in India (SII). Programmes usually start: July–August (main).
Checked on 20 October 2026 against the official sources listed below.
The essentials
- Application system
- Study in India (SII)The Ministry of Education's portal for international students: register for an SII ID, then apply to participating institutes at the same time. Not every institution takes part; the NITs and other centrally funded technical institutes admit foreign nationals through DASA (dasanit.org).
- When programmes start
- July–August (main).
- International applicants
- International students apply through the Study in India portal to the institutes that take part, or directly to other institutions; foreign nationals applying to the NITs and other technical institutes use DASA.
- Language
- Most degrees are taught in English; some institutes ask non-native speakers for IELTS or TOEFL.
Key dates
Each institute sets its own application dates; the Study in India portal lists no national deadline. The DASA scheme for technical institutes publishes its own schedule each year.
The dates for the next intake haven't been published yet. We add them once the official source does.
Your checklist
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Next steps
Sources
Written by CollegeMatcher in our own words from these official pages, checked on 20 October 2026. Dates change every year.