Grant For Organizing Conference (GOC) 2026: Get Funding for Technical Education Conferences

At a glance

About the scheme

The scheme of 'Grant for Organizing Conference (GOC)' is a grant scheme by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Department of Higher Education (DoHE). The scheme provides financial assistance to institutions for organizing conferences in various fields of technical education. Both Onsite Conferences and Online Conferences are supported. The objective is to promote high standards in technical education by way of extending opportunities to academicians and working professionals by providing a forum for sharing their knowledge, experiences, innovations, and inventions.

Benefits

• Onsite National Level Conference: One-third of total expenditure, maximum ₹3,00,000
• Onsite International Level Conference: One-third of total expenditure, maximum ₹4,00,000
• Online Conference (National/International): One-third of total expenditure, maximum ₹50,000
• Funds disbursed on reimbursement basis after successful completion and document submission
• 10% of sanctioned funds must be used for SC/ST participant registration fees
• Offer letter can be used to raise funds from other sponsors

Who can apply (eligibility)

• AICTE-approved institute with at least 8 years of existence
• Coordinator must be full-time regular Associate Professor/Professor or senior faculty with ≥10 years teaching/research experience and publications
• Coordinator must have organized ≥3 conferences (international) or ≥1 conference (national)
• Co-coordinator must be faculty with ≥7 years teaching/research experience
• Co-coordinator must have organized ≥1 conference (for international conference)
• Department organizing conference should preferably be NBA accredited
• Weightage given for conferences supported by professional bodies (IEEE, ASME, etc.), reputed organizations, industry/R&D labs

Who cannot apply

• Institute eligible for grant only once in two years
• Onsite conference must be conducted within 12 months of sanction letter; online within 6 months
• At least 15% (onsite) or 25% (online) participation from other states required
• Papers from host institution ≤10% of total papers
• Funds cannot be diverted to other programs/conferences
• Conference cancellation must be immediately reported to AICTE
• AICTE logo must be displayed on all conference materials and venue

Documents required

• Acceptance Letter with conference dates (within 15 days of offer letter) signed by Coordinator and Head of Institution
• Government of India permission/clearance for international conferences
• Statement of Accounts and Expenditure audited by Chartered Accountant (private institutes) or Finance/Accounts Officer (government/aided institutes)
• Supporting bills/documents for expenses attested by Head of Institute
• Soft copy of final report submitted on AICTE portal
• Geotagged photographs showing at least 15 participants
• Verified Bank Mandate Form (scanned PDF, max 10 MB)
• Declaration Certificate (scanned PDF, max 10 MB)
• Conference brochure, proceedings, and other relevant documents

How to apply

1. 1Visit AICTE website https://www.aicte-india.org and click 'Web Portal Login'
2. 2Log in with institute credentials provided by AICTE
3. 3Navigate to 'AICTE Quality Improvement Schemes (Financially Funded Scheme)' icon
4. 4Update institute and bank details (savings account, non-personal account holder name)
5. 5Download and upload verified Bank Mandate Form and Declaration Certificate
6. 6Initiate new application: select 'GOC- Grant for Organising Conference' from AQIS Schemes dropdown
7. 7Fill Section A: Coordinator/PI/Applicant Details (including co-coordinator)
8. 8Fill Section B: AQIS Application Details
9. 9Fill Section C: Academic Credentials of Coordinator (awards, memberships, conferences organized, patents, PhD guided, publications, experience, PhD status)
10. 10Fill Section D: Credentials of Co-coordinator (similar parameters)
11. 11Fill Section E: Credentials of Institution/Department (collaborations, accreditation, establishment years, etc.)
12. 12Fill Section F: Justification of Proposal (benefits, outcomes, objectives, guest speakers, expected participants, relevance)
13. 13Fill Section G: Foreign participants/invited speakers details
14. 14Fill Section H: Financial commitment from other organizations
15. 15Fill Section I: Budget Estimates (head-wise expenditure with justification)
16. 16Fill Section J: Attach Declaration Certificate
17. 17Fill Section K: Keywords (minimum 5 related to conference theme)
18. 18Validate application and submit

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