<span style="color: black;">The High Commission of India in Dhaka formally launched the Suborno Jayanti Scholarship website on Thursday. In order to share openings for education and professionalism in India for Bangladeshi citizens, 1000 Suborno Jayanti Scholarships (SJS) for students including 500 seats by ICCR and 500 for officials under ITEC were announced during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh on 26-27 March 2021.<br />'' </span><br />'' <span style="color: black;">In pursuance of this objective, a dedicated web portal for this scholarship was launched on Thursday. The newly opened website </span><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="http://www.sjsdhaka.gov.in/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">www.sjsdhaka.gov.in</span></a></span><span style="color: black;"> will guide applicants to both the ICCR and ITEC sites.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: black;">These scholarships aim to attract the best and brightest talents and provide opportunities to promote synergies between India and Bangladesh under India's New Education Policy.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: black;">Last year, 267 ICCR scholarships were availed by Bangladeshi students in various fields of Engineering, Science, Arts, Law, Culture, at UG, PG and PhD levels, in premier govt educational institutes of India, like IIT, NIT, NALSAR, Rabindra Bharati University etc. 285 Bangladeshi professionals enrolled for e-ITEC courses in Financial Year 2021-22, since no physical courses were held due to the pandemic.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: black;">The ICCR scholarships were founded in 1950 by independent India's first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, to foster and strengthen cultural relations and mutual understanding between India and other countries. The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Program was launched in 1964, with the aim to enhance sharing of knowledge and expertise for professionals in friendly countries.</span><br />