Dhaka: Indian High Commission on Tuesday said Bangladeshi students, willing to study in India, are now required to directly appear for the (JEE-advanced) 2017 to be conducted for the first time here on May 21.

Bangladesh nationals had been exempted from appearing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) main examinations which were held earlier, said the High Commission, reports UNB.

The examination will be held from 9:00am to 5:00pm with a lunch break, said the High Commission.

The exam details are available on the following website: http://www.jeeadv.ac.in/ and information for foreign candidates is given at the following link: http://www.jeeadv.ac.in/pdf/foreign.pdf  

The High Commission reiterated that meritorious Bangladeshi students have a unique opportunity to seek admission to undergraduate engineering courses at the prestigious 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT’s) across India.