Scholarship
AICTE Grant for Organizing Conference(GOC)
Eligibility
The applicant institution should be approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
Region
All India
Award
Cash
By Expertie Editorial Team · Expertie editorial desk
Overview
About GOC
The Grant for Organizing Conference (GOC) is a central scheme run by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the statutory body under the Department of Higher Education. Introduced in 2024, it gives colleges and technical institutions money to host academic conferences at the national and international level.
The support comes as a cash grant that meets a share of the conference cost, not the whole of it, so the host institution covers the rest. AICTE runs the scheme in two tracks: one for conferences on themes the council announces, and one for topics an institution proposes itself in emerging, core engineering, management or multi-disciplinary areas.
The purpose is to bring together academicians, researchers and industry experts from India and abroad to share and exchange research knowledge. It is open to AICTE-approved institutions, which include engineering colleges and BBA, BCA and BMS institutions. Proposals are submitted through AICTE's GOC portal well ahead of the conference date.
Sources: Grant for Organizing Conference (GOC), Institutional Development Schemes – All India Council for Technical Education · AICTE launches scheme for organizing conferences – Rising Kashmir · AICTE announces GOC scheme to support academic conferences across various fields – Shiksha
Who runs it
Provider
Ministry of Education
Central Government
Department Of Higher Education · All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE)
At a glance
Key details
| Level | Central |
| Scheme type | Central Sector Scheme |
| Category | Education & Learning, Business & Entrepreneurship |
| Beneficiaries | Institution |
| Benefit type | Cash |
| Application mode | Online |
Calendar
Important dates
Across all open application cycles.
| Cycle | Stage | Date |
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Who can apply
Eligibility criteria
| The applicant institution should be approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). | |
| The applicant institution should have at least 8 years of existence. | |
| The applicant institution should organize conferences in approved technical or management disciplines. | |
| The applicant institution should preferably have National Board of Accreditation (NBA) accredited departments. | |
| The applicant institution should possess in-house expertise in the proposed conference theme. | |
| The applicant institution should invite overseas participants for international conferences. | |
| The applicant institution should include at least 3 eminent national or international experts as keynote speakers. | |
| The applicant institution should organize conferences for a minimum duration of 2 days. | |
| The applicant institution should maintain a dedicated conference webpage. | |
| Eligibility of Coordinator | |
| The applicant coordinator should be a full-time regular Associate Professor, Professor, or senior faculty member. | |
| The applicant coordinator should possess at least 10 years of teaching and research experience. | |
| The applicant coordinator should have research publications. | |
| The applicant coordinator should have organized | At least 3 conferences for international conference applications |
| The applicant coordinator should have organized | At least 1 conference for national conference applications |
| The applicant coordinator should have organized | Eligibility of Co-Coordinator |
| The applicant coordinator should have organized | The applicant institution should identify a co-coordinator. |
| The applicant coordinator should have organized | The co-coordinator should possess at least 7 years of teaching and research experience. |
| The applicant coordinator should have organized | The co-coordinator should have organized at least 1 conference for international conference applications. |
What you get
Award & benefits
- 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: Core engineering and technical disciplines
- Management and hotel management
- Multi-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary, and trans-disciplinary areas
- 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.
What to prepare
Documents required
Documents to be uploaded on AICTE Portal
On receipt of Sanction Letter:
The Acceptance Letter with dates of the Conference, within 15 days from the date of receipt of the Offer Letter duly signed and seal affixed by the Coordinator and Head of the Institutions along with proforma for permission/ clearance of the Government of India for organizing International Conference.
After the conduct of the Conference:
Institute has to fill up the Report on the AICTE portal and upload the following documents:
(a) Copy of proceedings of the conference.
(b) Feedback from the participants.
(c) Geotagged photographs (maximum 15) of the conference.
Documents to be submitted after the conduct of the conference
(a) Statement of Accounts and Expenditure in prescribed format duly audited by the Chartered Accountant in the case of a private institution and by the Finance Officer/Account Officer in respect of government/government-aided institution.
(b) Supporting bills/documents on account of expenses incurred for the purpose duly attested by the Head of the Institute.
(c) Soft copy of the final report submitted on the portal as mentioned above (in section 10).
Note: AICTE may withhold fund release to the Institute in its other schemes if the
project is not closed by submitting the documents after 30 days of the conference.
Step by step
How to apply
- 1Apply online
http://www.aicte-india.org
Source
Official links
Questions
GOC – FAQ
On receipt of Sanction Letter: The Acceptance Letter with dates of the Conference, within 15 days from the date of receipt of the Offer Letter duly signed and seal affixed by the Coordinator and Head of the Institutions along with proforma for permission/ clearance of the Government of India for organizing International Conference.
Documents to be submitted after the conduct of the conference: (a) Statement of Accounts and Expenditure in prescribed format duly audited by the Chartered Accountant in the case of a private institution and by the Finance Officer/Account Officer in respect of government/government-aided institution. (b) Supporting bills/documents on account of expenses incurred for the purpose duly attested by the Head of the Institute. (c) Soft copy of the final report submitted on the portal as mentioned above (in section 10).
In such a case, the AICTE may withhold fund release to the Institute in its other schemes if the project is not closed by submitting the documents after 30 days of the conference.
The "Statement of Accounts and Expenditure" in the prescribed format should be duly audited by the Chartered Accountant in the case of a private institution and by the Finance Officer/Account Officer in respect of government/government-aided institution.
In the Geotagged photographs of the conference, at least 15 participants should be visible.
Supporting bills/documents on account of expenses incurred for the purpose duly attested by the Head of the Institute.
The Acceptance Letter must be signed and sealed affixed by the Coordinator and Head of the Institution.
The Acceptance Letter with dates of the Conference, within 15 days from the date of receipt of the Offer Letter.
There is no deadline, the applications are invited throughout the year.
No, this scheme is only open to AICTE-approved institutes with at least 8 years of existence.
Coordinator must: (i) be a full-time regular Associate Professor or Professor or a senior faculty with at least 10-year experience in teaching and research with publications and (ii) have organized at least three conferences if applying for an international conference and one conference if applying for the national conference.
(i) at least 7 years of experience in teaching and research and (ii) have organized at least one conference if applying for an international conference.
Weightage will be given to conferences supported by organizations (working on the theme of the conference) like: (i) leading professional bodies like IEEE/ ASME/ ASCE etc. (ii) reputed organizations/ departments/ technical universities etc. (iii) industry/ industry associations/ R&D labs etc.
Disclaimer
Scheme details are compiled from myScheme, the Government of India’s official scheme-discovery platform, and are reproduced without alteration. Amounts, deadlines and eligibility change between cycles — always confirm on the official links above before applying. Expertie does not process applications or charge fees.
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