Article 20 - Teachers, students and trainees - Germany

ARTICLE 20 TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND TRAINEES 1. An individual who visits a Contracting State at the invitation of that State or of a university, college, school, museum or other cultural institution of that State or under an official programme of cultural exchange for a period not exceeding two years solely for the purpose of teaching, giving lectures or carrying out research at such institution and who is, or was immediately before that visit, a resident of the other Contracting State shall be exempt from tax in the first-mentioned State on his remuneration for such activity during the period of the first year from the date of his arrival and in the next year the exemption will be only in respect of remuneration derived by him from outside that State. 2. An individual who is present in a Contracting State solely : (a) as a student at a university, college or school in that Contracting State, (b) as a business apprentice (including in the case of the Federal Republic of Germany a Volontar or a Praktikant ), (c) as the recipient of a grant, allowance or award for the primary purpose of study or research from a religious, charitable, scientific or educational organisation; or, (d) as a member of a technical cooperation programme entered into by the Government of that Contracting State, and who is, or was immediately before visiting that State, a resident of the other Contracting State, shall be exempt from tax in the first-mentioned Contracting State in respect of- (i) remittances from abroad for the purposes of his maintenance, education or training; and (ii) remuneration from employment in that other State, in an amount not exceeding DM 7,200 (seven thousand two hundred Deutsche Mark) or its equivalent in Indian currency during any fiscal year, as the case may be provided that such employment is directly related to his studies or is undertaken for the purpose of his maintenance.