Apply Now: 2025–26 ITEC Training Opportunities by the Government of India
About the ITEC Programme
The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme, ITEC for short, is the leading capacity building platform of the Ministry Of External Affairs, Government of India. Instituted in 1964, ITEC is one of the oldest institutionalized arrangements for international capacity building having trained more than 200,000 officials from 160+ countries in both the civilian and in the defence sector…
Building on India’s vast and rich network of governance- and development-related expertise available in higher educational institutions and training facilities, EC offers nearly 10,000 fully-funded in-person training opportunities through nearly 400 courses offered at 100+ eminent institutes in India each year.
Since 2014, India has offered close to 100,000 world-class capacity building trainings and scholarships at premier institutions in India, along with a chance to experience the culture and hospitality of India. Even during the disruptions occasioned by the covid pandemic, the ITEC programme continued with its commitment to share India’s development experience with the world, providing online healthcare and governance related trainings to nearly 10,000 professionals through digital platforms.
Apart from our regular calendar-based training programmes, India also responds to country-specific requests for training in specific areas of governance by organizing customised training programmes which are designed and delivered by the leading institutions in India.
Today, ITEC utilises a bouquet of varied modalities to meet its mandate of capacity building. Even as we have re-commenced in-person (or on-campus) courses, we have also introduced modalities like eITEC (for online trainings using digital delivery platforms), ITEC-Executive (short-term policy-focussed, in-person trainings for senior government executives), ITEC-Onsite and ITEC-Expert (onsite capacity building assignments carried out by Indian experts).
ITEC is administered by the Development Partnership Administration-II Division of the Ministry of External Affairs.
INDIAN TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION (ITEC) PROGRAMME
e-ITEC is a modality of ITEC programme wherein training is imparted in partner countries by Indian Institutes online in real time. Under e-ITEC, the classrooms are shifted to our partner countries and tailor made courses are delivered by Indian faculties online/ through video conferencing. The facilities in the classroom required are desired internet bandwidth, telecommunication links and a focal person to coordinate.
ITEC Onsite is a customised capacity building training under ITEC programme which are imparted in the partner country by deputing Indian experts/trainers in that country. ITEC Onsite is offered when a significant number of participants from a single country are to be trained on a particular subject.
The partner countries approach our missions with a proposal for training under above modalities including detailes regarding desired area of training , minimum number of participants and classroom facilities etc. The nominated participants by the partner countries apply through ITEC portal and physically join in classes on the given date and time.
Available Courses for 2025–26
Sudanese nationals can explore a wide array of courses tailored to enhance professional skills and knowledge. Some of the available courses include:
- Entrepreneurship and Promotion of Livelihood Generation Activities
Duration: 30-Apr-2025 to 13-May-2025
Offered by: National Institute of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
Open to: All countries - Journalism and Public Relations
Duration: 12-May-2025 to 24-May-2025
Offered by: MCR Human Resource Development Institute
Open to: All countries - Specialized Training Programme in AI – Future of Social Media
Duration: 14-May-2025 to 27-May-2025
Offered by: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Mohali
Open to: All countries - Developing Women Leadership – Women Only
Duration: 19-May-2025 to 23-May-2025
Offered by: Bankers Institute of Rural Development
Open to: All countries - M.Tech in Renewable and Hydro Energy
Duration: 15-Jul-2025 to 30-Jun-2027
Offered by: Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Open to: All countries
Application Process
Interested applicants should follow these steps:
- Online Registration:
- Visit https://www.itecgoi.in/upcoming_courses to register and select your desired course.
- Document Submission:
After completing the online registration, print the application form and submit it to the Embassy of India in Khartoum (Camp: Port Sudan) along with the following documents:- Printed application form (Pages 4 & 7 attested by your employer; Page 5 attested by a recognized hospital/clinic; Page 6 signed and affixed with two recent passport-size photographs)
- Copy of your passport
- Copy of your highest educational degree
- Nomination letter from your employer indicating your name, chosen training course, and its duration
Training or capacity building is one of the major activities under ITEC. The professionals and people from developing countries are offered unique training courses, both civilian and defence, in different centres of excellence in India which empower them with not just professional skills, but prepare them for an increasingly globalized world.
Civilian Training Programme: It is fully sponsored by the Government of India. There are 47 empanelled institutions conducting 280 short-term, medium-term and long-term courses during the year. The training programme is demand-driven and subjects sele cted are of interest to developing countries for their working professionals on a wide and diverse range of skills and disciplines.
Courses:
1. Accounts, Audit, Banking and Finance Courses;
2. IT, Telecommunication and English Courses;
3. Management Courses;
4. SME/Rural Development Courses;
5. Specialized Courses;
6. Technical Courses; and
7. Environment and Renewable Energy Courses.
For Civilian Training Programme, 8280 slots have been allocated to ITEC/SCAAP partner countries in 2013-14 to attend the various training courses in India. An encouraging trend of senior level participants from within and outside Government joining ITEC courses has been noticed which indicates the efficacy of the courses for capacity building, empowerment and upgrading of skills. At the specific request of partner countries, special courses on specific topics are also organized under the ITEC.
Defence Training: This covers training of personnel belonging to all the three wings of Defence Services, viz., Army, Air Force and Navy nominated by the ITEC partner countries in prestigious institutions like National Defence College, Defence Services Staff College, etc. The facility is also extended and availed of by some sele ct developed countries on self financing basis. The training field covers Security and Strategic Studies, Defence Management, Marine and Aeronautical Engineering, Logistics and Management, etc.
Project-related Cooperation
1. India assists ITEC partner countries, on the basis of mutually agreed projects, to establish useful infrastructure facilities with technology and skills appropriate to their resources and needs. Through project assistance, India also demonstrates the skills, technologies and human resource capabilities, which it has acquired in the course of its own development. A number of bilateral projects are undertaken, notably in the fields of archaeological conservation, Information Technology, (IT) and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
2. Feasibility studies and consultancy services, at the request of ITEC partner countries, are also carried out under the Programme. Results of these studies are handed over to the Governments concerned to use in a manner deemed appropriate by them.
Deputation of Indian Experts
Indian experts are deputed to friendly countries on their request to assist in developmental activities. The experts study the problems and suggest solutions without disturbing the local socio-economic and cultural environment. Some of the fields covered in recent years have been creative arts, pest management, military training, IT, audit, medicine, English teaching, telecommunications, agricultural research, etc. Indian experiences and expertise in the fields of small and medium scale industries, agriculture and financial management have been found to be particularly relevant to the developing countries.
Study Tours
Study tours in India are undertaken at the specific request of ITEC partner countries. Specific areas of interest are identified and two to three weeks programme is arranged during which the delegates are taken to important institutions, training centres, and places of interest in different parts of India.
Gifts/Donations of Equipment
The Government of India provides gifts / donations of equipment to ITEC partner countries to assist in their developmental efforts. These gifts/ donations are usually in response to requests of these friendly countries and the commitments made by the political leadership.
Aid for Disaster Relief
Under this Programme, India supplies humanitarian aid like food grains, medicines and similar other items to countries struck by natural disasters. Cash assistance is also provided.
Since its inception in 1964, India has trained thousands of trainees in ITEC/SCAAP partner countries. To commemorate the Programme, September 15 has been designated as ITEC Day. Indian Missions in ITEC/SCAAP partner countries generally host a reception to celebrate the event during the course of the year as convenient. All ITEC/SCAAP alumni are invited along with Ministers and other high dignitaries of that country dealing with the ITEC programme. The alumni share their experiences about the training programme as well as their stay in India, which also serves as a meeting point for ITEC participants in building alumni networks and providing feedback. In many countries, ITEC alumni have formed ITEC friendship societies. ITEC alumni are also interacting through social networking site Face Book (www.facebook.com/ITECnetwork).
Another cooperation programme of India, the Technical Cooperation Scheme of Colombo Plan, was started in 1950 with a view to providing technical assistance to neigbouring Colombo Plan countries. Through this Scheme, India provides comprehensive and integrated training to participants from Asian member countries of Colombo Plan with the purpose of assisting them to enhance their administrative and technical capabilities through human resource development. The Ministry of External Affairs has been entrusted with the administration of the TCS of Colombo Plan since April 2010. Under this Scheme, India offers 500 slots for training in India at 26 centres of learning covering diverse disciplines keeping in mind the needs of our Colombo Plan countries.
ITEC is the flagship programme of the Indian Government’s capacity building effort, not only because of its magnitude and wide geographical coverage but also for innovative forms of technical cooperation. DPA-II Division of Development Partnership Administration (DPA) in the Ministry of External Affairs is the nodal division for handling all capacity building programmes. The ITEC programme, along with SCAAP and TCS of Colombo Plan, is a visible symbol of India’s role and contribution to South-South cooperation. South-South Cooperation is a partnership born out of a shared sense of solidarity and is entirely voluntary and free of conditionalities. It furthers national development priorities of our partners and has national ownership at its centre. India remains a staunch proponent and practitioner of South-South Cooperation which constitutes a fundamental pillar of India’s foreign policy and diplomacy.
