ITEC Scholarships for UTT lecturers and staffs in India, 2016-2017
The Government of India is delighted to offer Indian Technical and Economic (ITEC) Programme for 2016-2017 academic year. UTT lecturers and staffs are eligible to apply for this programme.
These programmes promote the experience, expertise, and resources of the host countries and offer a means by which essential skills and knowledge can be shared with, and benefit, the wider Commonwealth family.
The decision regarding setting up the ITEC programme was predicated on the underlying belief that “it was necessary to establish relations of mutual concern and inter-dependence based not only on commonly held ideals and aspirations but also on solid economic foundations.
Course Level: Scholarship is available for short term training programme
Study Subject: Training is related to areas of national comparative advantage and delivered using resources based in the host country. There are 47 premier institutions conducting 280 short-term, medium-term and long-term courses across seven broad categories:
- Accounts, Audit, Banking, and Finance;
- IT, Telecommunications and English;
- Management;
- SME and Rural Development;
- Specialized courses;
- Technical courses;
- Environment and Renewable Energy.
Scholarship Award: Participants will be provided with the following allowances and facilities:
- Excursion/ economy class air tickets for travel from the capital city of the participant’s country to the training Institute in India and back;
- Gratis Indian Visa for the duration of the Course;
- Course fees – borne by Government of India;
- Accommodation provided by Government of India in hostel/hotel, depending on the Institute. Participants are required to pay for services availed by them such as (a) Room Service, (b) Laundry, (c) Local and outstation telephone calls, fax, etc.;
- Living Allowance @ Rs. 25,000/ – per month and on pro-rata basis for part thereof to meet expenditure on food, out-of-pocket expenses, etc. The allowance is calculated from the date of.
