<h1>Private university launches Indo-Nepal Maitri Scholarship 2025-26: INR 9.40 crore budget for Nepalese merit students</h1> A private Indian university launched an Indo-Nepal Maitri Scholarship for 2025-26, allocating an annual budget of INR 9.40 crore to provide up to 50% tuition waivers for merit-based applicants from Nepal who have passed Grade 12 under Nepal's National Examinations Board; the scheme covers admissions at two campus locations. The release highlights institutional approvals and rankings, reported historical bilateral ties, and cited graduate placement statistics for Nepalese alumni. Legal considerations include cross-border student eligibility, compliance with domestic higher-education regulatory approvals, fund allocation transparency, and scholarship terms governing selection, renewal and campus applicability.