Scholarship
AICTE-Technical Book Writing & Translation Scheme(ATBWT)
Overview
About ATBWT
The AICTE-Technical Book Writing & Translation Scheme is run by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the statutory body for technical education that sits under the Ministry of Education. It offers a cash grant to encourage the writing and translation of technical books in India's scheduled regional languages, so that engineering and other technical subjects can be studied in a local language.
The scheme covers two tracks: original book writing on technical subjects, and translation of existing technical books into a scheduled regional language. AICTE lists 22 scheduled languages for the work, and the material is meant for diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate study. The financial support is released to the author or translator through Direct Benefit Transfer once the completed work has been assessed by an AICTE experts committee.
The grant is aimed at faculty, working or retired, at AICTE-approved institutions across degree, diploma, pharmacy, management and architecture programmes, as well as researchers at such institutions. Only one author per institution is considered in a given year. The intended readers are students of polytechnics, undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and researchers, who gain access to technical study material in their own language.
Sources: AICTE – Scheme for Writing in English or Regional Languages and Translating Technical Books in Regional Languages (official scheme document) · myScheme – AICTE-Technical Book Writing & Translation Scheme (Government of India scheme listing) · The FELA – AICTE introduces technical book writing and translation in Indian languages
Who runs it
Provider
Ministry of Education
Central Government
Department Of Higher Education
At a glance
Key details
| Level | Central |
| Scheme type | Central Sector Scheme |
| Category | Education & Learning |
| Beneficiaries | Individual |
| Benefit type | Cash |
| Application mode | Offline |
Calendar
Important dates
Across all open application cycles.
| Cycle | Stage | Date |
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Who can apply
Eligibility criteria
| The Faculty- retired or working in AICTE approved institutions (Degree/Diploma/Pharmacy/Management/Architecture etc.) or researchers of suchinstitutions. | |
| The proposed author(s) to be of reputed with command over the subject and the language chosen for writing. | |
| The proposed author(s) should have a proven academic record of brilliance. | |
| The proposed author(s) should have been recognized in the similar nature work earlier. |
What you get
Award & benefits
- Maximum funding for translation work and for original Technical Book Writing (Funding will be shared in case of multiple authors) shall be limited to :
- Original book writer for UG : ₹ 2,00,000/-1. Original book writer for Diploma : ₹ 1,50,000/-1. Reviewer for UG: ₹ 40,000/-1. Reviewer for Diploma: ₹ 30,000/-1. Translator for UG & Diploma: ₹ 1,00,000/-1. Reviewer of translated books in regional languages for UG & Diploma: ₹ 20,000/- (In case of an author & co-author for one book, the amount will be split between the both).
What to prepare
Documents required
Step by step
How to apply
- 1Apply offline
See the official links below for the application portal.
Source
Official links
Questions
ATBWT – FAQ
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.