Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India has launched a Student Registration Module within the online Consular Services Management System (also known as MADAD) portal with the objective of compiling data and creating a database of Indian students studying abroad. The portal will be expanded with features such as country-specific advisories, links to facebook pages, links to websites carrying information on accredited educational institutions in various countries, to name a few.

The homepage of MADAD portal provides basic guidance on how students can register themselves on the module. Students can register themselves in the portal using the following link:

http://www.madad.gov.in/AppConsular/welcomeLink

The Quick Guide can be accessed at:

http://www.slideshare.net/passportindia/student-registration-at-madad-64161368

The information shared by the students will not be in the public domain, but will be restricted to the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and the Embassy of India in the Netherlands for purposes of analysis and assistance.

The Embassy of India in the Netherlands requests all Indian students studying in the Netherlands to register themselves on the Student Registration Module of the MADAD portal at the earliest. This will enable them to raise their grievances as well as benefit from the student related services and other information provided by the Embassy.  The portal is also a means for the Embassy to effectively engage with the students, provide timely assistance as well as ensure the welfare of the Indian students studying in the Netherlands.