These students have been selected for the prestigious ASEAN PhD Fellowship Programme (APFP) funded by the Government of India. MoS for Education Sanjay Dhotre will be present on this occasion as the Guest of Honour.
Ambassadors and Representatives from ASEAN Member States; Secretary, Higher Education, Amit Khare; Secretary (East), MEA, Riva Ganguly Das; ASEAN Coordinators from Respective IITs, Directors of the IITs and the selected students will also grace the occasion with their presence.
The ASEAN PhD Fellowship Programme was announced on 25th January 2018, the eve of India’s Republic Day, by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in the presence of leaders of all the ten ASEAN member states.
Under the APFP, 1000 fellowships will be provided exclusively to ASEAN citizens. The APFP is also the largest capacity development programme undertaken by the Government of India for foreign beneficiaries.
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