MEXT Scholarship Program 2019 for Research Students Notification

The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) is inviting application from eligible candidates offering scholarships to Indian students for pursuing graduate courses at Japanese university as research students (either non-degree or degree students) under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program for 2019. The
subjects, courses and their eligibility are as follows:

Name of Subjects:
(A) Japan related Humanities
(B) Japan related Social Science
(C) Information Technology
(D) Mathematical Science
(E) Physics
(F) Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
(G) Biology and Biotechnology
(H) Agriculture and Fishery
(I) Environmental Science
(J) Pharmaceutical Science
(K) Geology and Geoinformatics
(L) Civil Engineering
(M) Architecture
(N) Material Science / Engineering
(O) Electrical Engineering
(P) Electronics & Communications Engineering
(Q) Mechanical Engineering
(R) Aerospace Engineering
(S) Robotics

Age Limit:
The applicants must be under the age of 35 (born on or after April 2, 1984).

Courses and eligibility:
i) For Research Student / Master’s Degree:
Bachelor’s Degree in the relevant field with minimum 65% marks. The
candidates should obtain their mark sheet and degree on or before 31st March
2019 for April 2019 batch and 30th September 2019 for October 2019 batch.

1. ii) For Ph.D. Degree:
   Master’s degree in the relevant field with minimum 65% marks. Candidate having practical research/ teaching/ work experience after obtaining the prescribed qualification on or before 31st March 2019

iii) For Research Student / Master’s degree in Japanese Language:
a) Students who have completed Bachelor’s degree / Master’s degree course in Japanese Language from a recognized university.
OR
b) Students who have completed Bachelor’s degree course in any subject from a recognized university and obtained N2 Certificate of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) conducted by the Japan Foundation.

1. iv) For Ph.D. degree in Japanese Language:
   Students who have completed Master degree course in Japanese Language from a recognized university.

How to Apply:
The last date for application under this scholarship is 01.06.2018. The
candidates are required to visit the following website (URL) of the Embassy of Japan, New Delhi for detailed information and the application procedure:
http://www.in.emb-iapan.go.ip/Education/Research Student.html