Under this Scheme 2 students are given full Scholarship for studying in Nalanda University, Rajgir, Bihar. The students have to apply for admission to Nalanda University on their own and send a copy of their filled in application and documents to India Embassy through Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MoFA). The selection is done by Nalanda University independently as per their procedure. Following the visit of Prime Minister of India to Bhutan in August 2019, the number of Nalanda University scholarships has been increased from 2 to 5. Accordingly, from 2019-2020, the Embassy gives scholarship to 5 Bhutanese students based on merit (from among those who are selected and offered admission by Nalanda University).

The Scholarship slots under the NUSS enhanced from 05 to 30 for students from Bhutan