After 2 years, China to allow Indian students to return for studies

THE EMBASSY ALSO DIRECTED THE INDIAN STUDENTS TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION BY FILLING UP A GOOGLE FORM

BEIJING [CHINA]: The Chinese side has expressed its willingness to consider facilitating the return of Indian students to China on a need-assessed basis, said the Indian Embassy in China on Friday.

This comes after the meeting of external affairs minister of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar with the state councillor and Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi on 25 March. Notably, the Indian students pursuing medicine from Chinese Universities are unable to return to China to attend classes. In order to facilitate this, the Indian Embassy intends to prepare a list of such students which will be shared with the Chinese side for their consideration, said the Embassy in its statement.

The Embassy also directed the Indian students to provide the necessary information by filling up a Google Form by May 8, 2022.“Once the collated information is shared with the Chinese side, they would consult relevant Chinese departments to verify the list and indicate whether the identified students can travel to China to complete the course. This coordination process would be carried out in a time-bound manner,” read the statement.

As per the Embassy, the Chinese also conveyed that eligible students should unconditionally abide by the Covid-19 prevention measures, and has agreed to bear all expenses related to Covid-19 prevention measures by themselves. The MEA on Thursday said that it has been regularly raising the issue of Indian students pursuing medicine from Chinese Universities but has not gotten any positive response from the other side.