[gphilip]

> You can also publish papers as an undergrad with your adviser's support in the US, is that not true in India?

It is just as true in India as it is in the US.

And: while it definitely helps if your college/department/advisor is there to lend you support, such support is not a prerequisite for getting published.

[ghoshbishakh]

Yes as an undergrad I have 3 publications till now (in 3 years) in India. Still other institutes in India won't care how many publications I have when I am applying.

[gphilip]

Here is one thing you could try:

1. Identify research scientists (e.g: in Google/IBM/Microsoft/... research labs) and professors (in institutes/universities) that you would like to work with.

2. Write to them directly, attaching your publications and requesting an internship.

Depending on how your publications are perceived, there is a good chance that at least a few will choose to engage with you.

Indian institutes funded by taxpayer money are required to follow a prescribed set of rules for selecting PhD candidates, in the interest of ensuring fairness, preventing nepotism, etc. . The competitive exams that you seem to loathe are part of this process, and professors can do nothing about this.

They have much more leeway in choosing interns, though. The rest follows as per kubrickslair's recipe.