Besides scholarships, Government of India provides few self-financing seats in Medical/ Engineering/Pharmacy colleges in prestigious government institutions. Such slots are advertised by the High Commission of India every year and applications are forwarded by the High Commission to the Government of India for processing and materialization. Final selection is done by Indian authorities. .

Applications for Undergraduate/Post Graduate Physical Education courses at the Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior (Deemed University) are also sent through the High Commission of India, Mauritius and admissions are done after clearances from relevant Ministries of the Government of India and subject to fulfillment of eligibility criteria and passing of admission Test at the Institute..

Government of India also facilitates (i) admission for wards of PIOs and NRIs under Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC) and (ii) direct admission to eligible Foreign Nationals / PIOs / NRIs to undergraduate engineering programs offered by the National Institutes of Technology (formerly Regional Engineering Colleges) and other centrally funded institutions (other than IITs) and Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, under the Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) Scheme through Educational Consultants India Limited (Ed.CIL).