Education

Georgia

Capacity Building

Georgian nationals visit India for various short-term courses under ITEC scholarships which are offered to Georgia; ICCR Scholarships are offered to Georgian nationals to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Indian Universities.
Kendriya Hindi Sansthan (KHS) offers scholarships to study Hindi in India. An Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Chair of Contemporary Indian Studies was established at the Tbilisi State University  (TSU) for one year (2011-12). 
India’s assistance to Georgia at present is mainly in the field of Human Resource Development. India offers (i) Training slots (20 on average) every year under Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC); the slots were increased to 25 for 2011-12 in view of high demand and utilization; (ii) Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Scholarships to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Indian Universities; and (iii) Kendriya Hindi Sansthan scholarships to study Hindi in India. In addition, an ICCR Chair of Contemporary Indian Studies has been established at the Tbilisi State University (TSU). The Chair became operational with the arrival of Prof. R L Hangloo in October 2011. For 2012-13, the Government of India has enhanced the number of ITEC Slots for Georgia to 25.