New Delhi, September 14: The Government of India will launch a programme commencing from Sepember 16, 2019, that will allow and offer 1,000 PhD fellowships to students of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the Institute of Information Techonology (IITs) in India. External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal will jointly inaugurate the programme. The directors of all the 23 IITs will be present at the event, said reports. HRD Ministry Releases Five-Year Vision Plan to Transform Higher Education.

IIT Delhi has already been accorded the status of Institution of Eminence and the decision by the government to start the PhD programme for students of ASEAN countries comes with the motive to "encourage the best talent from across the world to join its PhD programme." Education Budget 2019 Predictions: Middle-Class Seek Rise in Children Education Allowance As Nirmala Sitharaman Gets Ready for D-Day.

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Government of India to launch a programme on September 16 offering 1000 PhD fellowships to ASEAN students at IITs in India. External Affairs Minister and Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister to jointly inaugurate the programme. Directors of all 23 IITs to be present

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Speaking about the International PhD Fellowship Programme (IPFP), Prof V. Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi, said: “Having meritorious PhD students coming to IIT Delhi from all over the world (as part of the programme ) and will not only enhance the quality of research happening at IIT Delhi but will also help India develop its soft power across the world. The cultural diversity that will happen because of this step will go a long way in generating new research ideas.”

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