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Your India-to-Italy study journey, clearly guided.

Your honest plan for studying in Italy, from first question to landed. 823 programmes across 31universities, costs in real ₹, scholarship routes for Indian applicants, and the Italian you'll actually use.

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  • Duomo di Milano, Milan

    Politecnico di Milano

    Master's · English-taught
    My Italy budget€1 ≈ ₹108.58 · live ECB rate
    Public tuition€0waived
    Rent · shared room€400/ mo
    Food + transport€250/ mo
    Bills + phone€200/ mo
    Scholarship (DSU Lombardia)− €625/ mo · grant
    Net per month≈ ₹24,430€225 / mo net
    Total · 2-year Master's≈ ₹5.9L€5,400 over 2 yrs · ≈ 79% less

    Best case — full DSU Lombardia grant (fuori sede), income-based & slot-limited. Always plan the no-scholarship case too.

  • Rome cityscape — Sapienza University of RomeSapienza University of Rome
  • Bologna cityscape — University of BolognaUniversity of Bologna
  • Padua cityscape — University of PaduaUniversity of Padua
  • Turin cityscape — Politecnico di TorinoPolitecnico di Torino
Politecnico di MilanoSapienza University of RomeUniversity of BolognaUniversity of PaduaPolitecnico di TorinoUniversity of PisaBocconi UniversityUniversity of MilanUniversity of TurinUniversity of TrentoCa' Foscari University of VeniceUniversity of Naples Federico II
823
programmes matched to your answers
31
universities, across 20 cities
6
funding routes mapped for Indian applicants
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What you can do here

Everything you need, in one place.

Six clear entry points to plan your move. Start wherever your question is today. Every section is free to use.

Find Your Fit
5 questions · personalised shortlist

Answer five quick questions about qualification, field, budget, city, and goal, then get a ranked programme shortlist, deep-linked into Programs.

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Programs
823 programmes · 31 universities

Find Bachelor's and Master's programs that match your goals, GPA, and target intake. Each one shows its university.

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Costs
₹6.5–18 L / year typical

Estimate tuition, rent, food, transport, and one-time costs with a clear Euro-to-Rupee view, city by city.

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Scholarships
DSU · IYT · MAECI

Understand which scholarship routes you actually qualify for, with deadlines, documents, and verified amounts.

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Checklist
60+ steps · admission to arrival

Track documents, Universitaly, DOV, visa, and pre-departure, sequenced for your intake and saved to your account.

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Italian CourseFree starter
30 days · daily 12-min lessons

Learn the Italian you'll actually use for cafés, transport, permesso, and university first days. Days 1–3 free, no card.

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The full picture

Your complete roadmap to Italy.

From choosing a university to your residence permit. Every milestone, in order. Swipe, scroll, or use the arrows to move through the five phases.

01~10–12 months before

Pre-application

  • Choose program
  • Shortlist universities
  • Plan budget in Rupees
  • Choose scholarship routeDSU / EDISU / ER.GO
  • English testIELTS / TOEFL
  • Start Italian A1
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Find-your-fitCosts calculatorItalian course
02~6–9 months before

Application

  • SOP / Motivation letter
  • Letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts & CV
  • Entrance testsTOLC / IMAT / GMAT
  • Submit applications
  • Receive admission letter
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Document templatesItalian courseChecklist
03~3–5 months before

Documents & visa

  • Passport & photos
  • DOV / CIMEA
  • Apostille attestation
  • Financial proof
  • Health insurance
  • Book VFS
  • Submit Type-D visa
  • Biometrics
  • Visa approved
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Visa checklistDocument templatesMoney & banking
04~1–2 months before

Pre-departure

  • Confirm flight
  • Finalize housing contract
  • Forex card & bankingLRS / NRE-NRO
  • SIM / eSIM
  • Packing essentials
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Money & bankingChecklist
05first 2–3 weeks

Arrival

  • Permesso di Soggiorno8-day window
  • Codice Fiscale
  • Comune & SSN registration
  • Open bank account
  • ISEE for DSU
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Arrival guideDashboard
Phase 01 · ~10–12 months before

Pre-application

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The honest part

Moving to Italy to study is complex.ArrivoBuddy makes every step clear.

We do not file your applications or take a commission. We make the road readable, so you walk it yourself, with confidence.

Real programmes, real fees

A shortlist that's actually yours.

Answer five questions and we surface English-taught programmes ranked by fit. Each one shows its real ISEE-banded fee and QS rank, in rupees and euros. No agent picks for you.

Politecnico di Milano#98Sapienza · Roma#128Università di Bologna#138Università di Padova#233
Best matches for you4 of 823
96
MSc Computer Science & Engineering
Politecnico di Milano · MilanEN
€900–4,000
Strong match
92
MSc Artificial Intelligence
Università di Bologna · BolognaEN
€0–3,500
Strong match
87
AI & Robotics
Sapienza · RomeEN
€300–1,500
Good match
84
MSc in Finance
Bocconi University · MilanEN
€10,200–17,000
Good match
Our edge: nothing else like it

A 30-day Italian course, built for Indians.

Survival Italian for the airport, the segreteria, the questura and the bar. Paced for Indian phonetic backgrounds, with Hindi anchors where they help. Days 1–3 are free.

30
days · 4 lessons each
108
paid lessons (Days 4–30)
30
cheat-sheets
54
phrase-sheets
Start Day 1, free See the curriculum
Day 5 · Lesson 1 · Café
Un caffè, per favore.
oon kahf-FEH, pehr fah-VOH-reh
A coffee, please.
Hindi cue
"पेर फ़ावोरे" — say it like "per favore", the way you'd say "kripya".
Funding, mapped honestly

Real money, real sources.

Three routes Indian students actually use, with the amounts and the official source behind each. We map them; we never promise an outcome.

DSU regional grant
€7,000–8,300 /yr

Out-of-region (fuori sede) cash grant: ER.GO ~€7,072, EDISU up to €8,336. Varies by region and ISEE band, plus subsidised housing and meals.

Source: Regional DSU agency (ER.GO)
MAECI government scholarship
€9,000 total

~€900/month over 6–9 months, paid in installments, plus tuition exemption (university-dependent) and health insurance. Confirm the current Call.

Source: Study in Italy (MAECI)
Invest Your Talent in Italy
€1,200 /mo × 9

Nine-month stipend (≈ €10,800) plus tuition exemption and a mandatory paid internship at an Italian company. Selected English-taught master's only.

Source: Study in Italy (Invest Your Talent)
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All 823 programmes & 31 universities
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60+ step checklist & find-your-fit quiz
Italian course, free 3-day starter
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Italy Readinessone-time · no auto-renew
₹4,999

The parts where information stops being enough.

108 lessons (Days 4–30) · audio + Hindi phonetic cues
30 cheat-sheets · 54 phrase-sheets · print-ready PDFs
15 document templates: SOP, motivation, LOR × 5 disciplines
6 deeper guides + parent summary view
Document Profile · progress synced to your account
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