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From pub 519:
"Choosing Resident Alien Status

If you are a dual-status alien, you can choose to be treated as a U.S. resident for the entire year if all of the following apply.

You were a...

>>>> That depends on the nature of the Form 1042-S income. Certain scholarships and fellowships ARE tax-exempt regardless of the treaty.

Could you please elaborate? Which kind of...

I have a friend who have claimed the entire amount reported on 1042-S as India-US treaty exempt. IRS has accepted it and refunded accordingly.

But on reading that India-US tax treaty I cannot find...