Invitations for 66th and 67th Know India Programme (KIP) for youths of Indian Origin
As you are aware, Know India Programme (KIP) is the flagship programme of the Ministry of External Affairs to engage and familiarise the young diaspora members with the different facets of India and the progress in various sectors like economic, industrial, educational, science & technology, communication & information technology, heritage & culture, etc. 65 editions of KIP have been conducted so far with a total of 2296 participants.
2. The KIP programme is being expanded and revamped to reflect elements of ‘New India’ and the vision of ‘Amrit Kaal’. The Ministry is planning to organize six editions of the revamped KIP in 2023-24, with higher participation of 60 youths in each to begin with. The programme will focus to highlight sectoral stem, Digital infrastructure, India Stack, JAM trinity, Defence and Agriculture while further highlighting cultural and civilizational heritage of India like Yoga, Ayurveda, classical dance forms & music and archaeological history.
3. The 66th and 67th KIP programmes will be organised as per details below:
66th KIP Programme |
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Programme Dates |
30th July to 18th August 2023 |
State Visit |
Kerala |
Announcement on Website |
17th May 2023 |
Last Date for Submission of Applications |
15th June 2023 |
Last Date for recommendations by Missions |
23rd June 2023 |
67th KIP Programme |
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Programme Dates |
13th August to 1st September 2023 |
State Visit |
Maharashtra |
Announcement on Website |
17th May 2023 |
Last Date for Submission of Applications |
1st July 2023 |
Last Date for recommendations by Missions |
10th July 2023 |
4. More details regarding the 66th and 67th KIP Programme will be updated on the official KIP website i.e. https://kip.gov.in/ later this week.