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Scheme for UNESCO Related Activities - UNESCO Programmes and Activities - Grants in Aid

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Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet)

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Study in India

This Programme was launched on 18.04.2018 with the aim of attracting foreign students to Indian higher educational institutions (HEIs) through systematic brand building, marketing, social media and digital marketing campaigns. The programme involves partnership with select Indian institutes/universities (based on NIRF Ranking and NAAC grading). A centralized admission web-portal (https://studyinindia.gov.in) acts as a single window for the admission of foreign students under Study in India. An examination named PRAGATII (Performance Rating of Applicants through Global Aptitude Test for Indian Institutions) is conducted to offer Study in India Scholarships to meritorious foreign students. Though students from all over the world can apply under this flagship programme, yet few countries from South-East Asia, Middle East and Africa have been identified as focused countries.

Education Services & Internationalization of Higher Education (ES-IHE)-Champion Services Sector Scheme(CSSS)

In Education Services under CSSS, Internationalization of Higher Education is carried out, through ES-IHE sub-scheme, to position India as a premium destination for quality education for foreign students through grant of scholarships, strengthening of infrastructure facilities, developing multi-lingual websites and other facilitation. Thus, ES-IHE scheme is used to implement the critical interventions under Study in India (SII) Programme.

Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC)

The Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) aims at improving the research ecosystem of India’s Higher Educational Institutions by facilitating academic and research collaborations between Indian Institutions and the best institutions in the world from 28 selected nations to jointly solve problems of national and / or international relevance.

For the third phase of SPARC. It has been decided to focus on the following areas:

  • Advanced Materials, Rare-earth & Critical Minerals
  • Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change
  • Agri & Food Technologies
  • Semiconductors
  • Advanced Computing (Supercomputing, Al, Quantum Computing)
  • Healthcare & MedTech
  • Space and Defence
  • Next-Gen Communications
  • Disaster Management & Resilient Infrastructure
  • Blue Economy
  • Smart Cities & Mobility
  • Manufacturing & Industry 4.0

The Portal for Call for Proposal submission opened on 17.01.2024. The Last date for accepting submissions has been extended to 15.02.2024. Further details are available in the SPARC website as under:

  • Call for proposal document of SPARC Phase III: View
  • Eligibility criteria: View
  • All submissions must be done through the SPARC portal, accessible through the SPARC website: https://sparc.iitkgp.ac.in.
  • Any genuine or critical query may be sent to the e-mail ID: support[at]sparc[dot]iitkgp[dot]ac[dot]in
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