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The Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) is an export promotion scheme run by APEDA. The scheme aims to facilitate the export of agri-products by providing assistance to exporters.

Benefit: Development of Export Infrastructure: Assistance for the Establishment of Processing and Supply Chain Infrastructure: Benefits: The assistance will be up to 40% subject to a ceiling of ₹200 lakhs. The assistance will be up to 90% of the approved cost subject as in the case of assistance under 1(f), as per [Operational Guidelines](https://apeda.gov.in/sites/default/files/Financial%20Assistance%20Schemes/FAS_Guidelines_05102021.pdf) of APEDA.

The objective of the scheme is to provide agricultural machinery such as power tillers/ bulldozers/ tractors etc. on hiring at subsidised rate.

Benefit: Pattern of Assistance: Providing a 60% subsidy for the purchase of improved farm machinery and equipment (Proposed for Power Tiller and Diesel Water Pumpset). Type of Assistance and Entitlement (If any): Subsidy for hiring of farm machinery and equipment.

The key objective is to disseminate information on Scientific methods of cultivation to extension staff and farming community through media such as pamphlets, leaflets, radio, television etc. and participating/holding awareness programs by means of exhibitions, seminars etc.

Benefit: Pattern of Assistance: - Free distribution of information leaflets, package of practices, booklets etc., including sponsoring Farmers Group, SHG to exposure programmes like trade fairs, expos, exhibitions in and outside the State. Type of Assistance and Entitlement (If any): - Farmers Exposure Trip, Holding Crop Competition, Printing of booklets, leaflets, farmer calendar, publications, observation of World Food Day, Sponsoring farmers to participate in Trade Fair, Exhibition, Kisan Mela.

The objective of the scheme is to conduct adaptive research trials on different crops in the Research Farms and in Farmers' Field for adaptability and use of bio pesticides/bio agents.

Benefit: Pattern of Assistance: Adaptive research at farmers' field. Type of Assistance And Entitlement (If Any): Training on Soil management, Providing Soil Health Cards, Conducting soil surveys, etc.

The scheme aims to promote high-value tourism in Meghalaya by encouraging the development of agro-tourism villas, empowering local youth through entrepreneurship, improving accommodation facilities, and preserving the state’s cultural and natural heritage.

Benefit: 35% of total project cost supported (5% by entrepreneur, 25% as front-ended subsidy, 10% as EMI copayment by Government of Meghalayasemi_colon max project cost ₹1.5 Cr, max subsidy ₹52.5 lakh). Loan up to 95% of project cost with a 15-year repayment term and 18-month moratorium Government-funded villa design consultancy blending ethnic aesthetics with modern comfort, tailored to location. Priority allocation in scenic rural/agricultural/tourist clusters to boost visibility and occupancy. Training in hospitality and bookkeeping with reputed institutes/hotels in Meghalaya. Regular, monitoring, and need-based training during the initial years, with a dedicated app/dashboard for progress tracking.

The fellowship intends to utilize the expertise of highly qualified and experienced superannuated professionals who have made an unparalleled, exceptional professional contribution to society in their respective fields/disciplines.

Benefit: The Fellowship consists of - (i) An honorarium of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand per day) for full-day interaction with the Faculty/ Students of the host institute and nearby located institutions up to a maximum of five days in a single trip. (ii) Actual expenses on travel by train / air/ car etc. (iii) In Online Mode: An institution is allowed to host only 5 online sessions/talks with only 1 (one) DCP assigned to your institution by AICTE. A session will be a minimum of 2 hours followed by 1 hour of interaction. Tenure (i) Fellowship is tenable for three years or up to 75 years of age, whichever is earlier. (ii) Extension up to 80 years of age may be granted subject to fitness and AICTE approval.

The scheme "AICTE - Grant for Augmenting Infrastructure in North Eastern Region (GAINER)" was introduced by AICTE to enhance the functional efficiency of the technical institutes located in far-flung areas of North East India, by addressing deficiencies in water, electricity, and internet.

Benefit: The selected institutes will have to complete the sanctioned project as per the following guidelines: Project Name: Solving Water Problems Project Limit of Funding: ₹ 15,00,000 Duration of Project: 2 years from the date of receipt of the first installment. Project Name: Power/ Solar Energy Project Limit of Funding: ₹ 20,00,000 Duration of Project: 6 months from the date of receipt of the fund for the purpose. Project Name: Internet Connection Project Limit of Funding: ₹ 5,00,000 Duration of Project: 6 months from the date of receipt of the fund for the purpose. Disbursement of the Funds The first installment is an advance of 80% of the sanctioned grant. The second installment is reimbursement on successful completion of the project and submission of requisite documents by the institute. Note: If the project is not initiated within six months, the institute shall have to refund the complete grant with accrued interest to AICTE with justification.

AICTE-SPICES scheme provides financial support to institutions for developing students' clubs for the well-rounded development of students by promoting their interests, creativity, and ethics. This club should serve as a model for other clubs in the institution and also those in other institutions.

Benefit: Duration: One-Year Limit of Funding: ₹ 1,00,000 only (one-time grant to one institute) Disbursement of the Funds: ₹ 1,00,000 as advance Programs/ Activities targeted in the Clubs: Evolution of Interests/Hobbies, Creativity/ Imagination/ Innovation, and Ethics/ Value through a range of student activities.

The scheme is intended for providing Financial Grant for conducting a Study Tour of ATAL TUNNEL by Students / faculty of AICTE approved Institutions in the field of technical education.

Benefit: Grant will be for Team of 10 Students + 1 Faculty member of the Institute as per details below: S.No.Expenditure HeadsFor Institutes under NRO & NWROFor Institutes under Other Regions1.Train Fare from Institute to Chandigarh & back₹ 30,000/-₹ 60,000/-2.Transport charges from Chandigarh to Manali (including visits to ATAL Tunnel) & back₹ 30,000/-₹ 30,000/-3.Boarding & Lodging and incidental expenses at Manali for 03 days ₹ 1,10,000/-₹ 1,10,000/-Total Grant Amount :₹ 1,70,000/-₹ 2,00,000/-

The scheme aims to promote collaborative research between India and Canada. Through this scheme, fully funded international research internships are provided to eligible Indian undergraduate students.

Benefit: The AICTE-MITACS GRI Program will be jointly funded for 300 students by AICTE & MITACS as per the details below: - The total cost of the program is $12,000 CAD per student. - MITACS will contribute $9,000 CAD per student. - AICTE will contribute $3,000 CAD per student. The full cost per student includes airfare, visa, medical, stipend, accommodation, Globalink Student Mentors, programming, and research costs. It will also include access to Globalink-branded activities in Canada, which may include professional skills workshops, receptions, and industrial engagement activities.

Saksham is a Scholarship Scheme by the Ministry of Education, implemented by AICTE, aimed at providing encouragement and support to specially-abled children to pursue technical education. This is an attempt to give every young specially-abled student the opportunity to study further.

Benefit: ₹50,000/- per annum for every year of study i.e. maximum 4 years for the first year admitted students and maximum 3 years for the second year admitted students through lateral entry as lump sum amount towards payment of college fee, purchase of computer, stationeries, books, equipment, software, etc. After selection, the awardee will be paid a scholarship through DBT mode on annual basis. The scholarship will be renewed for the next year of study on receipt of renewal through National Scholarship Portal by submitting a passing certificate/ mark sheet along with letter from the Head of the Institution on the online portal

Saksham is a Scholarship Scheme by the Ministry of Education, implemented by AICTE, aimed at providing encouragement and support to specially-abled children to pursue technical education. This is an attempt to give every young specially-abled student the opportunity to study further.

Benefit: ₹50,000/- per annum for every year of study i.e. maximum 3 years for the first year admitted students and maximum 2 years for the second year admitted students through lateral entry as lump sum amount towards payment of college fee, purchase of computer, stationeries, books, equipment, software, etc. After selection, the awardee will be paid a scholarship through DBT mode on annual basis. The scholarship will be renewed for the next year of study on receipt of renewal through National Scholarship Portal by submitting a passing certificate/ mark sheet along with a letter from the Head of the Institution on the online portal

AICTE e-Shodh Sindhu Scheme (eSS) provides subscriptions of e-Resources like Web of Science, Scopus, ASME, ASCE and Bentham Science to institutions.

Benefit: Benefits: Subscriptions of e-Resources like Web of Science, Scopus, ASME, ASCE and Bentham Science to institutions. Duration of Subscriptions: Initially for one calendar year, renewable for further year on the basis of usage by institute and fulfilments of other essential eligibility criteria.

The scheme provides financial assistance to institutions for organizing conferences in various fields of science and technology, management, and hotel management, including BBA, BCA and BMS institutions.

Benefit: Financial Assistance Category A Conferences Financial assistance equal to one-third of the total conference expenditure. Maximum assistance up to ₹3,00,000. Applicable for conferences organized in AICTE pre-defined themes. Category B Conferences Financial assistance equal to one-third of the total conference expenditure. Maximum assistance up to ₹2,00,000. Applicable for conferences in: Emerging areas Core engineering and technical disciplines Management and hotel management Multi-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary, and trans-disciplinary areas Conditions The conference duration should be at least 2 days. At least 3 eminent experts should participate as keynote speakers. At least 15% participants should be from other states. Papers from host institution should not exceed 10% of total papers. The approved conference should be conducted within 12 months from sanction. The institution can receive grant only once in 2 years. AICTE logo must be displayed in all conference materials and venue displays. Funds cannot be utilized for any purpose other than the approved conference. Mode of Disbursement Reimbursement basis after successful completion of conference. Released to the institution after submission and verification of required documents. One-time assistance per approved conference. The sanctioned conference must be conducted within 12 months from sanction letter.

AICTE- Technical University Joint Training Programs for Librarians, aims to provide financial assistance in conducting training to librarians to prepare them for being successful and effective in a knowledge society.

Benefit: The maximum total expenditure for conduct of one training program will be ₹ 3,00,000/- (or the actual amount expended) to be shared 50:50 by AICTE and Technical university. AICTE: Will release a grant of ₹ 1,50,000/- to Technical university for the training program to meet the expenditure or the actual expenditure, whichever is less on (i) TA/DA/ Honorarium to Resource Persons (Honorarium not to exceed 20% of the total expenditure incurred on conduct of one such training program), (ii) TA to outstation participants and (iii) Course material to participants.- Technical university: Will meet from its own funds, the expenditure to the extent of ₹ 1,50,000/- or the actual expenditure, whichever is less, to cover all items of expenditure such as (i) Boarding & lodging of participants, (ii) Honorarium to Program Coordinator (not to exceed 1% of the total expenditure incurred on one such training program) and (iii) Working expenses (tea/coffee/stationary/certificate/printing etc.).

AICTE- Technical University Joint Training Programs for Teachers has been launched to train faculty members to prepare them for being successful in a knowledge society.

Benefit: The maximum total expenditure for conduct of one training program will be ₹ 3,000,00/- only to be equally shared by AICTE and the university.  AICTE: Will release a grant of ₹ 1,50,000/- to Technical university for the training program to meet the expenditure or the actual expenditure, whichever is less on (i) TA/DA/ Honorarium to Resource Persons (Honorarium not to exceed 20% of the total expenditure incurred on conduct of one such training program), (ii) TA to outstation participants and (iii) Course material to participants.  Technical university: Will meet from its own funds, the expenditure to the extent of ₹ 1,50,000/- or the actual expenditure, whichever is less, to cover all items of expenditure such as (i) Boarding & lodging of participants, (ii) Honorarium to Program Coordinator (not to exceed 1% of the total expenditure incurred on one such training program) and (iii) Working expenses (tea/coffee/stationary/certificate/printing etc.).

Through Idea Lab Scheme, AICTE will be setting up Idea Labs in AICTE approved institutions to encourage students for application of science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) fundamentals towards enhanced hands-on experience, learning by doing and even product visualization.

Benefit: Financial Assistance: Estimated project cost per AICTE Lab is ₹90,00,000/- non-recurring expenditures (covering the cost of equipment, tools and consumables) of₹ 20,00,000/- and recurring expenditures (covering the cost of events and activities for two years) of ₹ 10,00,000/-. AICTE can provide up to 50% i.e. ₹ 30,00,000/-. Training to Faculties and Students: Various types of training will be provided to the faculties and the students on creative thinking, problem solving, collaboration, etc. Activities to be conducted by an IDEA Lab: The following table lists activities/ events and their number/ frequency in AICTE IDEA Lab and there has to be commitment to conduct minimum numbers, to be eligible for sanctioning of the project. Sr. No.Event & DurationTarget & Batch size Objective & JustificationFrequency/Numbers 1.FDP (06 Days) Faculty (20) Faculty needs to be trained on equipment, to be able to guide students and conduct events- including those from other institutions Twice in a year2.Skilling Programs (06 Days) Students (20-30)Training in areas like electrical and electronics fabrication, embedded systems design. Embedded programming, 3D printing, robotics, welding, IOT, Machine learning, Al, bio-engineering, biomedical, etc One per quarter 3.Bootcamps (12 Days) Faculty (05-10) Training of faculty (including those from other institutions, spread over a few weeks, continuing at workplaces, if required Twice a year Twice a year4.ldeation workshops (03-05 Days) Students (30-40)To generate ideas on which students can work in the IDEA Lab, including field visitsOnce in three months5.Awareness Workshops for Industry (02 Days) Industry participants (5-10) Publicizing IDEA Lab among industries, to encourage them to use the facilities Once in three months 6.Internships (2 to 6 months) Students(15-20) For hands-on training as part of their course-work during summer and winter vacations. Internships based on industry problems should be preferred. As per curriculum.7.Professional Skilling Programs (12 Days) ITI students or class 10/12 pass students (5-10) Welding, 3D printing, mechanical fabrication. etc Once in a quarter 8.School Teachers Awareness Program (06 Days) Teachers of nearby schools Demonstration and providing hands-on experience of facilities Twice a year (during school vacations) 9.Projects by School Students identified by schools (10-15)Opportunity for school students to do projects Once a year (as per convenience)10.Open Day for school students (one day)Students (class XI-XIl) nominated by schools (25-30) Exposure to facilities in IDEA Lab to ignite their minds (on Science Day/Technology Day/Teachers Day/ Engineers Day)Once a year (as per convenience)11.Participation in annual technical exhibitionsNationwide IDEA labs Technical exhibitions etc For example, Tech FEST, Mind SPARK, etc. organized by renowned Institutions/ Industries, etc to showcase activities/products/prototypes developed in IDEA labs Once in a year12.Newsletter Nationwide IDEA labs To disseminate information to all the labs about activities of other labs, technology issues, any interesting developments, etc. Monthly/Bi-monthly 13.WebpageAll stakeholdersFor web-presence of IDEA Lab, and showcasing itself before the stakeholders and other IDEA Labs Weekly/Bi-weekly updation 14.Annual conference/ symposium of all IDEA labs All IDEA Labs, DIY labs or similar labs across the nation/outside the nation alsoTo promote active interaction, showcase of lab activities, promote collaboration at national and international level labs Once in a year

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) distinguished visiting Professor scheme envisages promotion of industry-institute interaction.

Benefit: The Distinguished Visiting Professor will be reimbursed air-fare in “Y-Class” or actual fares if performed by Rail or approved INAE rate if travel is performed by Road. The Distinguished Visiting Professoris entitled to an honorarium of ₹ 10,000/- per lecture day. For on-line sessions of DVP Programs, the Experts will be paid only Honorariums of ₹ 10,000/- per day without travelling/lodging expenses based on mutually decided timings between concerned DVPs in association with the concerned Institutes.

AICTE-ISTE Induction/ Refresher Programme provide financial assistance to AICTE approved institutions/universities in conducting training for the teaching faculties working in technical institutions.

Benefit: Funding to the institution/University: ₹ 3,00,000/-

Margdarshan Initiative has been introduced by All India Council for Technical Education in 2018 for facilitating the technical institutes in order to improve the quality of technical education as a whole through accreditation by providing access to the facilities available in host institute.

Benefit: For Margdarshan Institute or Mentor Institute(MI): The Council has made provisions of a token grant in aid of ₹ 3,00,000/- per MBI. Hence a maximum ₹ 30,00,000/- can be sanctioned to an MI for conducting activities under the Margdarshan Scheme for 10 MBIs altogether. Suitable honorarium to staff (Chief Coordinator, supporting persons, etc.) engaged in running the scheme. Such expenditure should be booked under the Heads 'Honorarium for MI Staff'. The maximum honorarium shall, however, be limited to 4% of the overall grant as allotted. ItemFor any Serving/Retired Academician as Internal Experts of MIs.RemarksTravel Allowances (TA)(1)AC 2 tier accommodation / Chair Car when travelling by train (2) By own car / taxi limited to maximum of the prevailing rates of taxi notified by Central / State Government as applicable in the area from time to time.Payment of TA charges & honorarium will be done through respective MIs. Out of grant-inaid released by AICTEHonorarium₹ 3,000/- per day-Local SupportLocal support includes utilities such as local lodging, boarding, secretarial support, working office, other utilities etc. shall be provide by the host MBI when such experts visit the institute.- Note: It is clarified that overall expenditure shall not exceed the funds sanctioned/ allotted to the MI. No reimbursement shall be made for expenditure exceeding the given amount. For Mentee Beneficiary Institute (MBI): All activities should be mutually coordinated between the MIs and the associated MBIs to derive maximum benefi and for the betterment of the MBIs to a standard for seeking accreditation. A suggested list of activities is as follows: General: Workshop on Accreditation process, SWOT analysis for MBIs. FDPs/ Workshop on generation & submission of infrastructure project through various state/ central schemes. Workshop on Promoting Research, Consultancy, Industrial Projects etc. Guest lectures on Faculty motivation Institutional visit at MI or other Accredited institutes Benchmarking exercise with discussion on programme/department wise target for achieving Accreditation. Guest lectures on Innovation, start-up & entrepreneurship environment for faculty and students. Workshops on modifications of curriculum, new teaching- learning process etc that aids in OBE. Mapping of the activities with the Graduate Aptitudes must be clearly done. Workshops on various initiatives of AICTE for spreading awareness for better development of institution, faculty and students. FDPs/ Workshops on parameters of NIRF ranking. Institutional Reforms: Implementation of curricular reforms and development. Improve student performance and evaluation. Implement performance appraisal of faculty by students. Facilitating Guest/Special lectures. Assisting institute to organise faculty development programmes. Research interaction and innovation with faculty & students. Focus on Technical and life skill encouragement. Assist faculty in enhancing Outcome based education. Quality Improvement: Improving student learning. Improving student employability. Increasing faculty productivity and motivation through professional development. Increase in the average score of students participating in tests designed to measure technical and critical thinking skills. Percentage of sanctioned faculty positions in participating institutions submitted by regular or contract faculty as per AICTE norms. Increase in number of Faculty Trained in either their subject domain, pedagogy or management. Participation of institutes in newly designed research-hub related activities. Increase in average satisfaction level of the Student, Staff and Faculty.