Schemes under All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE): aicte has various, schemes and special scholarship to promote technical education. Some of
these Schemes include Post Graduate Scholarship is for qualified students admitted to M.E./ M. Tech/ M. Arch and M.Pharma courses in AICTE approved
Institutions/Colleges; Prime Minister's Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) which aims to build up capacities in youth of J&K; Pragati Scholarship for girls pursuing Diploma and Undergraduate Degree level AICTE approved institution programmes/ courses; Saksham Scholarship for differently abled
students; AICTE-Inae Travel Grant Scheme for engineering students who want to present papers abroad; Prerana Scheme for preparing SC/ST students for higher education; Samriddhi Scheme
for SC/ST students for setting start-s: National Doctoral Fellowship (NDF) for scholars who seek admission to Ph.D. in AICTE approved Technical Institutes/University Departments for carrying out research; Support to Students for Participating in Competition Abroad (SSPCA) aims to provide travel
assistance registration fees to a team of students for attending competition at international level; Smart India Hackathon and M.Tech Projects as Internship with Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMES) Scheme to nurture an innovation ecosystem Some other Schemes which would be useful to youth include Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
(Scheme), Junior Research Fellowships and DBT junior research fellowship (DBT- JRF) Programme. The National Post Doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) is aimed to identify motivated young researchers and
provide them support for doing research in science and engineering. This is given by the Department of Science and Technology. The Department also has
a Women Scientists Scheme wherein women are given Fellowships to conduct research in the area of science and technology. The fellows will work
under a mentor, who helps them to develop as an independent researcher. Junior Research Fellowships are given by Indian Council of Medical Research to
candidates in the areas of biomedical sciences, life sciences and social sciences.Department of BioTechnology JRF program provides fellowships for biotech students pursuing research in universities and / or research institutions in the country. 250 fellowships can be awarded every year under this Scheme.
Conclusion: Young people in all countries are both a major human resource for development and key agents for social change, economic development and
technological innovation. Hence,investing in them is essential for the continuous development of nation and societies in which they live. Since they are the essential workforce of a country, the problems that young people face as well as their vision and aspiration are essential components of the challenges and prospects of today's societies and future generations.There is also a critical need to involve young people in decisions that will affect them. At this time, when india
is governed by the targets laid down in Sustainable Development Goals, development without the active involvement of youth may not be possible. Their ideas are the key to harness the demographic dividend and
would pave the way to hold human rights, gender equality, human capital, and dignity at the center of all investments.
