BML Munjal University in Gurgaon, India is giving away scholarships to Nepali students who want to pursue engineering there.

Education Park at Civil Mall in Sundhara, which has been assigned to regulate the scholarship procedure in Nepal has opened applications for students who have passed +2 in Science, said Bhupendra Sitaula, Chairperson of the Park.“The University has allotted 40 quotas of scholarship for Nepali students,” informed Sitaula, adding, “The scholarship covers tuition fees, accommodation and living costs.” According to him, the University will select students who have secured more than 80% marks in high school. The shortlisted students will then have to submit an essay, and then face an online interview (via Skype) with a representative from the University.

Aashma Shrestha from Baneshwar was at the Education Park to fill up the application form on Sunday. “I researched on the Internet about BML Munjal University and after being convinced that it’s a good University, I came here to file my application,” she told Republica.

BML Munjal University’s Regional Chief Mandip Chaudhary said that 40 seats have been reserved for Nepali students recognizing their talent. “We are facilitating scholarships for engineering students in three different categories. To students with more than 80% marks in their +2, we are giving them a 100% scholarship; those with more than 76% marks will have their tuition fees and accommodation fees waived, and students with over 70% marks will get discount in their tuition fees,” Chaudhary told Republica.

source: republica,1 september 2014