India Celebrates 60 Years of ITEC Programme in Egypt

The 60th anniversary of Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme was celebrated by the Embassy of India, Cairo by hosting ‘ITEC Day’ on Sunday, 23 February 2025.

ITEC is a flagship cooperation programme of Government of India for extending technical assistance and enhancing capacity-building of its developing country partners. 

Under the ITEC programme, 200 slots are available every year for Egyptian nationals to undertake training in 54 Institutes of India offering courses in 280 disciplines.

These scholarships are fully financed by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. 

The courses offered under this scholarship are under diverse areas ranging from IT, SMEs, public administration, audit and accounting, election management, entrepreneurship, rural development, parliamentary affairs, medical care, and renewable energy. 

Special training in fields like security, defence, counter insurgency etc., for defence personnel are offered by prestigious institutes in India like National Defence College and Defence Service Staff College.

Charge d’ affaires Ms. C. Sushma expressed her deep appreciation for the support of the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation in the successful implementation of the ITEC Programme in Egypt. She reaffirmed India’s commitment to capacity building.

Honourable Minister for Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, Dr Rania Al Mashat highlighted the alignment in values of India and Egypt for South-South cooperation in a special video message. 

She also highlighted the role played by ITEC in the India-Egypt Strategic Partnership. She expressed appreciation for the training of more than 1500 Egyptians in India in these demand-driven and response-oriented training programmes.

During the event, Egyptian alumni of ITEC, CV Raman Scholarships and other training programmes in India participated and shared their training experiences in India.

‘ITEC Day’ serves as a platform to bring together Egyptian friends to reminisce and share their learning experiences in India and to further strengthen the close bonds of friendship between the people of India and Egypt. 

India is committed to fostering a Strategic Partnership with Egypt, built on the pillars of shared history, mutual respect, capacity building and a vision for a prosperous and sustainable future.