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 Announcement of 57th, 58th and 59th Know India Programme during 2019-2020

Since 2004, the Government of India has been organizing “Know India Programmes” (KIPs) for the Indian youth diaspora in the age group of 18-30, with an objective to connect them with their motherland and to give them an exposure about the various aspects of contemporary India’s form of Art, Culture and heritage etc. This programme is meant for Diaspora of third generation and beyond. Participants have to bear 10% of total cost and 90% will be borne by Government. 

2.     In this series, the Government has decided to organize six KIPs during the Financial Year 2019-20. Out of these six KIPs, the Government has already announced three Know India Programmes (54th, 55th & 56th) on the KIP portal in May 2019 and remaining three KIPs i.e. 57th, 58th and 59th will be announced today. The schedule of these KIPs is as under:-

 

S. No.

No. of KIP

Partner State

Duration of the whole KIP in India

Schedule for visiting Partner State.

Last date of online submission of applications on KIP Portal.

1.

57th KIP

Himachal Pradesh

5th to 29th November, 2019

10th to 19th November, 2019

15th  September, 2019

2.

58th KIP

Odisha

1st to 25th December, 2019.

6th  to 15th    December, 2019

15th October, 2019

3.

59th KIP

Andhra Pradesh

1st to 25th January, 2020

7th to 16th January, 2020

15th November,  2019

3.     No application of an applicant will be considered for these KIPs, if the said applicant had already visited India under any of the scheme funded by the Government of India. For more details, please click here