<span style="color: #222222;">Government is launching a major programme offering 1000 PhD Fellowships to ASEAN students at IITs in India.<br />'' <br />'' The admission portal for the programme is being executed by IIT Delhi.<br />'' <br />'' External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will launch the programme in New Delhi on 16th of this month.<br />'' <br />'' Heads of Missions of ASEAN countries, senior officials of the External Affairs Ministry and HRD Ministry, Directors of all 23 IITs.<br />'' <br />'' The Chairman of UGC and the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog will be present on the occasion.</span><br />''