Chennai, June 2025
The Second Edition of All-India Russian Education Fair for the academic year 2025-2026 will take place on 21st and 22nd June at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Chennai. It is noteworthy that this exhibition is being held after the NEET exam results. Featuring the direct participation of as many as eight leading higher educational institutions, all belonging to the Russian government, the fair offers as many as 10,000 MBBS seats for the Indian students, up from 8,000 seats last year. The rise in the number of seats reflects the growing demand for medical education in Russia, the only foreign country at present to fully comply with the National Medical Commission of India’s latest norms set for medical education overseas. For details about the programs and fair, students can call: 9282 221 221.
Indian students who have cleared National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and who have a minimum of 50% marks in the relevant core subjects/degrees (in the case of SC/ST and OBC students, the minimum marks is only 40%), can apply for MBBS courses in Russia. Tamil medium students can also apply. There are no pre-qualifying exams like CET, IELTS, etc. for admissions to universities in Russia.
Talking about scholarship programs, Mr. Alexander Dodonov, Vice Consul & Director, Russian House said, “As in the past, the Russian Government’s annual 100% scholarship programs will award grants to 200 Indian students this year as well. This will enable them to pursue Bachelor’s, Master’s, Specialist, and Postgraduate Programs in Russia’s leading universities free of cost. The cost of higher education is relatively cheaper because it is highly subsidised by the Government of the Russian Federation”.
Mr. Ravi Chandran commented that there are more than 300,000 international students from 200 different countries enrolled in the 600-odd government universities across Russia. By and large, medicine is the most popular area of study among Indian students who choose to pursue their higher education in Russia. Currently, there are about 25,000 Indian students studying medicine in about 30 Russian universities that offer M.D, a degree equivalent to MBBS in India. All the Russian universities adhere to NMC guidelines – including the latest one issued by it in November, 2021 relating to the duration of the MBBS program and internship, curriculum, medium of instruction (English), among others.
For more details and spot admissions students can attend 2nd Edition of All India Russian Education Fair 2025. They can furnish valid credentials supporting their eligibility to pursue Bachelor’s / Post-graduate degree programs for 2025-26 academic year, scheduled to start from September, 2025.
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