About 30 minutes.
Then we take it from here.

Cost should never be a barrier to your education. Rs 5,000 for both programs — financial aid available for anyone who needs it. No GPA cutoff, no test scores required.

Applications for Cohort 1 are closed. 98 students applied, from 47 districts in six provinces and regions. Selection is competitive and weighs your academic record, motivation, and circumstances.

Applications for Cohort 1 are closed. Applications closed on Sunday, August 30. You can still create an account, and we will email you when the next cohort opens.

Financial Aid

Daakhla is not-for-profit — this fee covers running costs, never profit. The Rs 5,000 fee is already heavily subsidised. Financial aid is reserved for absolute cases only — we can waive the fee only when a family genuinely cannot pay even this amount, and to confirm that we will speak directly with your parents. Separately, if you cannot afford your SAT registration fee or your university application fees, we may help cover them — but only as far as the donations we receive allow.

Ready to apply? It’s two steps.

First create your account — it works right away, no email to check. Then fill and submit the application form. Signing up on its own does not apply you; only a submitted form counts.

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After you apply

What happens
next.

2
weeks to hear back
01
We review your application
Within two weeks. We read every application personally — no algorithm, no auto-rejection.
02
We reach out
By email and WhatsApp. We confirm receipt and let you know our decision.
03
You meet your mentor
If accepted, we match you with a counsellor and SAT mentor within two more weeks.
04
You start
First session scheduled. A personalised roadmap is built for your timeline and goals.
05
We stay
Until your acceptance letter arrives. And we answer the phone when it does.