The Indian regional office said shortlisted candidates will be informed latest by Dec last week, with interviews in Jan last week and final results in march mid. Thats a looong wait.
I've applied. Am from India. I got an email from the regional office last week that "all complete applications are being sent to indian and german profs for shortlisting for the interview". Hoping mine was "complete" and gets shortlisted! What's your friend's status?