ii)
TCS Colombo Plan
Through the Technical
Cooperation Scheme of the Colombo Plan, Government of India provides
comprehensive and integrated training to foreign participants to further
upgrade their administrative and technical capabilities. Under this Scheme, 50 short,
medium and long-term training slots are provided to Bhutan every year.
The trainees are provided with airfare, tuition fee, accommodation and
living allowance by the GOI. Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, RGOB is the nodal agency for nominations under this
Scheme.
iii)
ITEC
Under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) program, 70
short-term training slots are provided to Bhutan each year for upgrading
administrative and technical skills of their personnel. Trainees are
provided with airfare, tuition fee, accommodation and living allowance by
the GOI. Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, RGOB is the nodal agency for nomination under this
program, which is administered by the Ministry of External Affairs,
Government of India.
For more details, you can access
ITEC website
(itec.nic.in).
iv)
Sainik school scholarship
Under this GOI Scheme, each year, 10 slots are provided to young
Bhutanese students for admission into class VI in different Sainik
Schools in India. All expenditure of the scholarship holders is borne by
GOI. A written entrance examination is conducted in Thimphu by the
Indian Embassy. Selected candidates are then further interviewed in
India, prior to their placement in various Sainik Schools.
v)
Ambassadors
scholarship
Awarded to meritorious and deserving Bhutanese students after they have
been admitted to various schools/colleges in India. Interested students can apply
directly to the Embassy in the prescribed application form, which should
be counter-signed by the Head of Institute prior to its submission.
vi)
Professional
Course for Foreign Diplomats
The Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi conducts six week Professional
Courses for Foreign Diplomats, three to four times each year. Under this
program, the trainees are provided airfare, tuition fee, accommodation
and living allowances by the GOI. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RGOB is
given one vacancy on each course.
For more details, you can access
FSI website at
www.fsiin.org
vii)
SAARC
Scholarship Scheme
Under this Scheme, the Government of India offers one fellowship and two
scholarships for meritorious Bhutanese nationals. It also offers a Chair
to a SAARC member country on rotational basis. RCSC, RGoB is the
nominating authority for this scheme.
viii)
Studying
in India
(Please click on the link to see the details)
