SCHOLARSHIPS PORTAL

HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

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Contents
Eligibilities............................................................................................................................................... 3
FAQs ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Sign Up.................................................................................................................................................... 4
Sign In ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Forgot Password ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Dashboard ............................................................................................................................................ 11
Quick Panel ........................................................................................................................................... 14
Browser Help Library ........................................................................................................................ 15
Download Resources ........................................................................................................................ 16
My Profile ............................................................................................................................................. 17
Personal Information ........................................................................................................................ 18
Tell Us about Yourself .................................................................................................................... 18
Biographical Information ............................................................................................................... 19
Father’s Information ...................................................................................................................... 20
Nationality Info .............................................................................................................................. 21
Address Information ......................................................................................................................... 22
Permanent Address ....................................................................................................................... 22
Contact Address............................................................................................................................. 23
Current Address ............................................................................................................................. 24
Education Details .............................................................................................................................. 25
Add Education ............................................................................................................................... 26
View Education .............................................................................................................................. 29
Edit Education................................................................................................................................ 29
Delete Education ........................................................................................................................... 30
Employment Details.......................................................................................................................... 31
Add Employment ........................................................................................................................... 31
View Employment.......................................................................................................................... 34
Edit Employment ........................................................................................................................... 34
Delete Employment ....................................................................................................................... 36
Change Password .............................................................................................................................. 37
Change Email .................................................................................................................................... 38
Change Phone Number ..................................................................................................................... 39

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Pak – US Corridor Application ............................................................................................................... 40

Instructions ....................................................................................................................................... 40
Personal Details ................................................................................................................................ 41
Education .......................................................................................................................................... 43
Add Education ............................................................................................................................... 44
View Education .............................................................................................................................. 47
Edit Education................................................................................................................................ 47
Delete Education ........................................................................................................................... 48
Employment Details.......................................................................................................................... 49
Add Employment ........................................................................................................................... 49
View Employment.......................................................................................................................... 52
Edit Employment ........................................................................................................................... 52
Delete Employment ....................................................................................................................... 54
Pak US Scholarship............................................................................................................................ 55

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Eligibilities
1. The applicant should be a Pakistani / AJK National.
2. The applicant must have uploaded profile picture in the system
3. Candidate should have Bachelor/ Master 16 years Degree program.
4. Applicant should have maximum one 2nd division and no 3rd division in entire academic career
5. Maximum age allowed for Regular Faculty Members of Public Sector Universities/Government
Colleges and Researchers of approved/registered R&D Organizations is 40 years
6. In all other cases, maximum age allowed is 35 years

FAQs
1. If you don’t get a verification email on your provided email address, please do the following in
the exact order.
a. Please make sure you are connected to the internet.
b. Please wait for 5-7 minutes.
c. Check the spam/junk folder of your email.
d. If, after following all the above mentioned steps, you are still not getting the verification
message, please register a complaint at https://onlinehelp.hec.gov.pk/
2. If you are getting Service Maintenance Page
a. This happens when a deployment is taking place on Scholarship portal. If you are
already logged in you may experience an error. If you are continuously getting the
maintenance page message, please clear your browser cache or change your browser.

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Sign Up
1. Access the scholarships portal through scholarships.hec.gov.pk
2. If you’re not registered on the Eportal before with your CNIC/POC, click Sign Up to register
yourself first

3. In case you’re already registered, please enter your CNIC/POC and click Sign In button to sign in
to the portal

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4. Click on the Sign Up button to open the registration form.

a. Enter valid details according to the instructions given on the sign up form and click Submit
button after all fields have been filled
i. First Name
ii. Last Name
iii. Nationality - Overseas and dual national Pakistanis must select "Pakistan" as their
Country of Nationality, otherwise select any other country.
iv. CNIC Type: CNIC/POC - Users who have entered Pakistan as their Nationality, must
enter this.
v. Password - Enter password of your choice but it should be at least 8 characters long,
alphanumeric and contain at least one capital letter and one special character
vi. Confirm Password – Same as password entered
vii. Primary Cell Phone Number - Carefully enter this, as you will receive all updates and
alerts regarding your application on this number.
viii. Primary Email - Carefully enter this, as you will receive all updates and alerts
regarding your application on this email.
5. On successful submission of the details, you will receive the verification code on your primary
email.

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6. Enter verification code you received, on Verify your Email screen.

7. Click on the Verify button and verify your email.

8. On successful verification of your email ID, your account will be registered.

9. Using the resend code button, you can also resend the code after 1 minute of time span, in case
you have not received it in the first attempt.

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Sign In

1. In order to Sign in to the Scholarships portal, enter your valid user ID i.e. your CNIC/POC against
which you have created your account through the registration process
2. Click on the Sign In button on Login page.
3. If account is valid and exists against the entered CNIC/POC, you will be asked to enter password and
login into the account.

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Forgot Password

1. If you have forgotten your account password, click on Forgot Password button on the login
screen.
2. Choose one of the given options to recover your account password. CNIC or Email.
a. CNIC
 On selecting CNIC, you will be asked to enter your registered CNIC number
 Click on Get Verification Code button to receive Email on your registered email
address

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 Enter the received code and your new password and click Update Password button
to update your password
 Using the Resend Code button, you can also resend the code after 1 minute of time
span, in case you have not received it in the first attempt.

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b. EMAIL
 On selecting Email, you will be asked to enter your registered Email Address.
 Click on Get Verification Code button to receive Email on your registered email
address
 Enter the received code and your new password and click Update Password button
to update your password
 Using the Resend Code button, you can also resend the code after 1 minute of time
span, in case you have not received it in the first attempt.

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Dashboard
1. On successful login attempt, you will land on the dashboard.
a. Announcements: In this section, you will stay updated with the latest announcements
by HEC.
b. My Applications: From here you can view and edit your application. Also, you can check
the status of your applications and download the documents of your submitted
application

 Edit an application: To edit the saved application, click on the Edit button in the My
Applications section on dashboard.

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 View an application: To view the submitted application, click on the View button in
the My Applications section on dashboard.

 Download an Application: To print the submitted application, click on the Download

button in the My Applications section on dashboard.

c. Profile Strength: Here you can see the incomplete and complete sections of your
profile. Also, there is a button to update your profile, by clicking on it, you will be
redirected to your profile section.

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d. Notifications: On clicking this icon, you will see the following sections.
 Alerts: This sections updates you with any alerts regarding to your application
 Tasks: This section will notify you regarding the tasks you have in ‘Assigned to
Me’ section.
 Logs: Any update made in your common profile section, will appear here

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Quick Panel
1. Click on Quick Panel icon to open up to quick panel
2. Quick Panel is used to provide you quick help guides for ease
3. Quick Panel consists of 3 sections:
a. Browser Help Library
b. Contact Info
c. Download Resources

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Browser Help Library

1. Browser Help Library consists of frequent applicant queries that most of the applicants come
across when they visit the Scholarships Portal for different scholarships

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Download Resources
1. Download Resources consists of User Manuals for each individual section of Scholarship Portal
2. You can download the section respective manuals to help you out

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My Profile
1. When applicant signs in to the Scholarship portal, dashboard is displayed
2. If the applicant wishes to fill up his profile section, he/she can click on their name on top right
corner
3. A popup will appear where they will have two options, My Profile and Logout
4. To fill up your profile, click My Profile button
5. Profile page will be displayed to the applicant
6. The profile page consists of:
a. Personal Information
b. Address Information
c. Education Details
d. Employment
e. Change Password
f. Change Email
g. Change Phone Number

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Personal Information
Tell Us about Yourself
1. The first section of Personal Information is Tell Us About Yourself
2. Click on the Pencil icon to edit your Personal Information section at once

3. Enter the details for following fields:

a. Title
b. First Name (should be same as on CNIC)
c. Middle Name (should be same as on CNIC)
d. Last Name (should be same as on CNIC)
e. Gender
f. Marital Status

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Biographical Information
1. The second section of Personal Information is Biographical Information
2. Enter the details for the following fields:
a. Date of Birth (should be same as on CNIC)
b. Country of Birth (should be same as on CNIC)
c. Religion
d. Domicile Province
e. Domicile City
f. Domicile District

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Father’s Information
1. The third section of Personal Information is Father’s Information
2. Enter the details for the following fields:
a. Father Name (should be same as on CNIC)
b. Father CNIC
c. Father Status
d. Father Occupation
e. Currently Employed (check if your father is currently employed or working)

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Nationality Info
1. The last section of Personal Information is Nationality Info
2. If you have registered yourself with CNIC/Passport, then your CNIC/Passport will be displayed
here already in read-only form
3. After you’re done with filling up your Personal Information section, click on Save and Close
button to save your Personal Information section

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Address Information
Permanent Address
1. To enter your permanent address, click on the Pencil icon
2. Enter correct details for the following fields
a. Address
b. Country
c. City
d. District
e. Postal Code (if available)
3. Click on Save Address button to save your Permanent Address

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Contact Address
1. To enter your permanent address, click on the Pencil icon
2. Enter correct details for the following fields
a. Address
b. Country
c. City
d. District
e. Postal Code (if available)
3. Click on Save Address button to save your Mailing Address

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Current Address
1. To enter your permanent address, click on the Pencil icon
2. Enter correct details for the following fields
a. Address
b. Country
c. City
d. District
e. Postal Code (if available)
3. Click on Save Address button to save your Mailing Address

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Education Details
1. Click on Add Education to open Add Education screen
2. In the profile section of Scholarship Portal, you can add all your educations that you wish to add,
from Matric to Post Doctorate

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Add Education
a. Qualification Details
i. Select the Qualification Level of your Degree you want to get attested
ii. Choose if it’s Incomplete Education or if you are Currently Enrolled
iii. Select the Start Date and End Date of your degree
iv. Enter your Name on Degree that will be printed by your University
v. After adding all the data, click Next button to move to Degree/Certificate Awarding
Institute Details section

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b. Degree/Certificate Awarding Institute Details

i. In case of Pakistani Education, select the Country and Degree Awarding Institute
from the list
ii. Select your degree’s Program Title and University Name on Degree from the list
iii. Select the Campus and Department of your university
iv. Select the Degree Type and Session Type from the list
v. Enter Area of Research in case of Masters or PhD qualification
vi. Enter your Registration/Roll Number
vii. After adding all the data, click Next button to move to Academic Performance
Details section

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c. Academic Performance Details

i. Select your Grading System from the list:
 CGPA Based
 Percentage Based
 Marks
ii. Select your Total CGPA from the list:
 4.0
 5.0
iii. Enter your Obtained CGPA
iv. Enter your Obtained Percentage if you have it
ii. Click Add Education button to successfully add your education details in your Profile

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View Education
1. To view your education details, click on 3 dots icon besides each of your education
2. A list menu will open giving your 3 options
3. Click on View button to view your education in read-only form

Edit Education
1. To change any of your education details, click on 3 dots icon besides each of your education
2. A list menu will open giving your 3 options
3. Click on Edit button to open you education in editable mode and change details

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Delete Education
1. To delete any of your education, click on 3 dots icon besides each of your education
2. A list menu will open giving your 3 options
3. Click on Delete button to delete the education.

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Employment Details
1. Click on Add Employment to open Add Employment screen

Add Employment
a. Employer Details
i. Select the Organization Type of your Employer
ii. Select Country, Sector, Category and Employer Name
iii. After adding all the data, click Next button to move Employment Address
Details section

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b. Employment Address Details

i. Select your City if your employer country is Pakistan
ii. In case of foreign employer, enter your Country and City
iii. Enter Address, Contact Number, Office Email and Website of your employer if
there is any
iv. After adding all the data, click Next button to move to Job Details section

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c. Job Details
i. Select your Job Type and Experience Type
ii. Enter your Job Title/Designation
iii. Select your Career Level
iv. Enter Start Date of your job
v. If this is your current job, then check Currently Working here?
vi. If this is not your current job, then enter the End Date of your job
vii. Enter the Job Description if you wish to
viii. Click Add Employment button to successfully add your employment details in
your Profile

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View Employment
1. To view your employment details, click on 3 dots icon besides each of your employment
2. A list menu will open giving your 3 options
3. Click on View button to view your employment in read-only form

Edit Employment
1. To change any of your employment details, click on 3 dots icon besides each of your
employment
2. A list menu will open giving your 3 options
3. Click on Edit button to open your employment in editable mode and change details

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4. After making the required changes, click on Update Employment to save the changes and
update the data

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Delete Employment
1. To delete any of your education, click on 3 dots icon besides each of your education
2. A list menu will open giving your 3 options
3. Click on Delete button to delete the education.

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Change Password
1. If you wish to change your password, select the Change Password option
2. Enter your Current Password and the New Password you wish to change to
3. Click on Change Password button to update your password

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Change Email
1. If you wish to change your current email address to a different one, select the Change Email
option
2. Enter the new email address and click Change Email button (the new email address should not
be registered previously on Scholarship Portal)

3. A verification code will be sent to your entered email address

4. Enter the verification code and click on Verify Code button to change your email address

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Change Phone Number

1. If you wish to change your mobile number to a different one, select the Change Phone Number
option.
2. Enter the new phone number and click Change Phone button (the new phone number should
not be registered previously on Scholarship Portal)

3. A verification code will be sent to your entered phone number

4. Enter the verification code and click on Verify Code button to change your phone number

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Pak – US Corridor Application

 To access Pak US Knowledge Corridor application, click on the Pak US Knowledge Corridor
Application form icon in the left menu panel.

Instructions
 On opening the Pak US Knowledge Corridor application form, you will see the set of instructions
by HEC.
 Read the instructions carefully,
 Click on the undertaking below and click on the PROCEED button.

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Personal Details
This section includes mandatory personal information required to submit Pak US Knowledge Corridor
application. Carefully enter the valid data in the following mandatory fields in the Personal Info and
Contact Info section.

 Enter data for the following fields in Personal Info section

a. Profile Picture - Upload any formal picture if yours. It should not exceed the size limit of
15MB. Also, only PNG, JPG are allowed picture formats.
b. Title - Select the appropriate title from the given dropdown values.
c. First Name - As per your CNIC
d. Last Name - As per your CNIC
e. Gender
f. Marital Status
g. Date of Birth - As per your CNIC
h. Father Name
 Contact Info
a. Enter relevant data for Mailing Address
i. Address
ii. Country
iii. City
iv. District
v. Postal Code
 Nationality Info
a. If you have registered yourself with CNIC, then your CNIC will be displayed here already
in read-only form
 Click Next Step button to proceed to Education tab

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Education
1. In order to add an Education, click on Add Education button
2. Education details section will open up where you can add details of your educational degree
3. The Education Details is divided in 4 sections:
a. Qualification Details
b. Degree/Certificate Awarding Institute Details
c. Degree/Certificate Details
d. Academic Performance Details
4. After adding your education details, click Next Step button to move to Employment Details tab

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Add Education
a. Qualification Details
i. Select the Qualification Level of your Degree
ii. Choose if it’s Incomplete Education or if you are Currently Enrolled
iii. Select the Start Date and End Date of your degree
iv. Enter your Name on Degree that will be printed by your University
v. After adding all the data, click Next button to move to Degree/Certificate Awarding
Institute Details section

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b. Degree/Certificate Awarding Institute Details

i. In case of Pakistani Education, select the Country and Degree Awarding Institute
from the list
ii. Select your degree’s Program Title and University Name on Degree from the list
iii. Select the Campus and Department of your university
iv. Select the Degree Type and Session Type from the list
v. Enter Area of Research in case of Masters or PhD qualification
vi. After adding all the data, click Next button to move to Degree/Certificate Details
section

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c. Degree/Certificate Details
i. Enter your university Registration/Roll Number
ii. Click Add Education button to successfully add your education details and proceed
with Degree Attestation

d. Academic Performance Details

i. Select your Grading System from the list:
 CGPA Based
 Percentage Based
 Marks
v. Select your Total CGPA from the list:
 4.0
 5.0
vi. Enter your Obtained CGPA
vii. Enter your Obtained Percentage if you have it
ii. Click Add Education button to successfully add your education details in your Profile

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View Education
1. To view your education details, click on 3 dots icon besides each of your education
2. A list menu will open giving your 3 options
3. Click on View button to view your education in read-only form

Edit Education
1. To change any of your education details, click on 3 dots icon besides each of your education
2. A list menu will open giving your 3 options
3. Click on Edit button to open you education in editable mode and change details

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Delete Education
1. To delete any of your education, click on 3 dots icon besides each of your education
2. A list menu will open giving your 3 options
3. Click on Delete button to delete the education.

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Employment Details
1. Click on Add Employment to open Add Employment screen
2. After adding your employment details, click on Next Step button to move to Pak US Knowledge
Corridor application form

Add Employment
a. Employer Details
i. Select the Organization Type of your Employer
ii. Select Country, Sector, Category and Employer Name
iii. After adding all the data, click Next button to move Employment Address Details
section

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b. Employment Address Details

i. Select your City if your employer country is Pakistan
ii. In case of foreign employer, enter your Country and City
iii. Enter Address, Contact Number, Office Email and Website of your employer if
there is any
iv. After adding all the data, click Next button to move to Job Details section

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c. Job Details
i. Select your Job Type and Experience Type
ii. Enter your Job Title/Designation
iii. Select your Career Level
iv. Enter Start Date of your job
v. If this is your current job, then check Currently Working here?
vi. If this is not your current job, then enter the End Date of your job
vii. Enter the Job Description if you wish to
viii. Click Add Employment button to successfully add your employment details in your
Profile

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View Employment
1. To view your employment details, click on 3 dots icon besides each of your employment
2. A list menu will open giving your 3 options
3. Click on View button to view your employment in read-only form

Edit Employment
1. To change any of your employment details, click on 3 dots icon besides each of your
employment
2. A list menu will open giving your 3 options
3. Click on Edit button to open your employment in editable mode and change details

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4. After making the required changes, click on Update Employment to save the changes and
update the data

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Delete Employment
4. To delete any of your education, click on 3 dots icon besides each of your education
5. A list menu will open giving your 3 options
6. Click on Delete button to delete the education.

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Pak US Scholarship
1. When Pak US Scholarship tab is opened, the questionnaire is displayed to the applicant
2. Applicant should carefully answer the questionnaire and provide the relevant details

3. If applicant answers as YES, he should fill in the following details, provide the Research Area and
his Employment Information and click Next Step button

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4. If the applicant answers as NO, next question will appear

5. If the applicant answer the next question as YES, he should fill in the following details, provide
the Research Area and his Employment Information and click Next Step button
6. After answering this question, applicant needs to make sure he provides his GRE Test details on
Professional Accomplishment tab

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7. If the applicant answers as NO, next question will appear.

8. If the applicant answers this question as NO too, applicant will not be able to proceed further
and he will not be eligible to apply
9. If the applicant answers as YES, applicant would be required to enter details for GRE or HAT
10. After entering the details, applicant should provide the Research Area and his Employment
Information and click Next Step button

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11. Applicant should provide his Citizenship Information next

12. Applicant should provide his correct information for fields including Citizenship Status, Visa
Type, Visa Category, Alien Registration Number, where applicable, according the information
selected

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13. After providing Citizenship Information, click Next Step button to proceed to Professional
Information section
14. Applicant is required to enter the correct test details for the following mentioned tests
15. GRE General information is mandatory if applicant has answered his 2nd question on
questionnaire tab as YES
16. GRE or HAT is required if applicant has answered his 3rd question on questionnaire tab as YES
17. Applicant is required to provide the correct test marks and the correct test date
18. After providing the correct information, applicant should click Next Step button to move to
Documents Upload tab

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19. On Documents Upload tab, applicant is required to upload all mandatory documents
20. The list of mandatory documents is provided

21. Select the document type from the dropdown

22. Drag and Drop the file in the section of click Browse button to browse for the file and add.

23. After uploading all the mandatory documents, click Next Step button to proceed to Undertaking
tab

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24. On undertaking tab, provide the correct Research Proposal and Statement of Purpose. Limit for
both the fields is 2000 characters

25. After statement of purpose and research proposal, mention if you have any disability. Answer
as YES or NO
26. If you’re willing to share your details with the US Universities, then answer the next question
as YES

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27. After all relevant details are provided, recheck the form if there is any wrong information
entered in case.
28. Once you submit the application, the information cannot be changed
29. After reviewing the information, check the Undertaking checkbox and click Submit button to
submit your application

30. After submission of application, the submitted application will be displayed in My Applications
section on the dashboard.
31. You can view the application in read-only form or download the PDF form of application from
the dashboard

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