. The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India, has
been, since 2004, organizing a three-week orientation programme, called “Know
India Programme (KIP)” for the diaspora youth with a view to promote awareness
among them on different facets of life in India and the progress made by the
country in various fields such as economic, industrial, education, Science &
Technology, Communication & Information Technology, culture, etc. It is a
three-week internship programme undertaken in partnership with State
Governments. Upto 40 participants could be covered under each programme. So
far, 14 such KIPs have ben held in different States.
2. The next three KIPs are scheduled to take place as per the follows:
Tentative
Period
Partner States
Last date for receipt of
nominations
15th KIP
August - September 2010
Assam & Meghalaya
17th June 2010
16th KIP
December 2010-January 2011
West Bengal & Bihar
16th September 2010
17th KIP
March-April 2011
Punjab & Himachal Pradesh
16th December 2010
3. The guidelines/conditions for participation in the above three
programmes are given below :
(a) The programme is open to youth of Indian origin in the age group of
18-26 years as on the first day of the month in which the programme is expected
to start. It is open to Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) from all over the
world.
(b) The candidates should either be studying in the under-graduate level
or should have completed under-graduation or equivalent.
(c) They should be able to converse in English. [They should have
studied English as a subject at the High School level or as medium of
instruction for under-graduate courses]
(e) They should not have participated in any previous Know India Programme
or Internship Programme for Diaspora Youth.
(f) They are not permitted to leave the programme mid-way, and are
expected to follow the entire programme as a group and stay at places
designated/selected for this purpose.
(g) Each of the three programmes will be of three-weeks’ duration. Exact
dates would be conveyed on finalization of the respective programmes.
(h) The participants will have to pay for their international travel
costs from their respective country to Delhi and back. An amount equivalent to
90% of the total cost of air ticket by the lowest economy/excursion class will
be reimbursed to them, which can be claimed from the Embassy on production of
receipt.
(i) The organizers will arrange/provide boarding/lodging in State guest
houses or budget hotels, travel within India, and a per diem allowance of Rs.
100 per day.
4. Interested candidates may send completed applications for the
programme to the Embassy of India, Kuwait {Attn: Shri K. Narsing Rao,
Counsellor} to reach latest by the respective due dates mentioned in para 2
above. Incomplete and unsigned applications, or forms not accompanied by
photographs are liable to be rejected. Blank applications forms and other
details of the Programmes may be accessed on Embassy’s website:
www.indembkwt.org; or http://moia.gov.in or http://knowindiaprogram.com.
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