Human Resources and Development Ministry conducted the first ever Indian Scholastic Assessment (Ind-SAT) Test 2020 under its Study in India programme.
Nearly five thousand candidates from Nepal, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Sri-Lanka, Kenya, Zambia, Indonesia and Mauritius appeared for the exam yesterday. The exam was conducted in the proctored Internet mode by the National Testing Agency.
The Ministry said, Ind-SAT is an exam for grant of scholarships and admissions to foreign students for studying in select Indian universities. The exam is designed to gauge the scholastic capability of students applying to study in India.
The Ind-SAT scores will serve as a criterion to shortlist the meritorious students for the allocation of scholarships for under graduate as well as post graduate programmes under Study in India programme.
