ITEC Programme 

Overview 

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. Apart from 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. Training courses are offered in diverse fields, including technology,  management, finance, and other areas relevant to national development priorities. ITEC has  five components: (1) Training in India of nominees of ITEC partner countries; (2) Projects and  project related activities such as feasibility studies and consultancy services; (3) Deputation  of Indian experts abroad; (4) Study Tours. (5) Aid for Disaster Relief (ADR). Under ITEC,  training is provided to nominees of partner countries, which includes Timor-Leste, in as  many as 300+ courses in 120+ participating Institutes. 

Who can apply 

Officials in Government, Public and Private Sectors, Universities, Chambers of Commerce  and Industry, etc. 

Candidates should possess adequate work experience. 

Eligibility criteria for admission to Courses 

• Academic qualifications as laid down by the Institute for the Course concerned. • Working knowledge of English required to follow the Course. 
• Age between 25 to 45 years. 
• Medically fit to undertake the training. 

e-ITEC / ITEC Onsite 

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. 

Contact Person at the Embassy of India, Dili: 

For more information, please visit ITEC website: https://www.itecgoi.in/index