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I got an email from e-Visa support center.
Dear applicant,
evisa is not eligible for conference purposes
Regards
e- Visa support Team
Upvote:2
From what I have learnt on India e-Visa page, you can surely apply for eVisa.
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Since very recently (around November 2018?), it is possible to apply for a conference e-visa. See the Indian e-visa website.