Capacity Building & Other Exchanges

• ICCR under its Atal Bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme offers 12 slots every year to pursue higher studies in India.
  • India has been providing training for Turkmen nationals under its ITEC programme. Since the inception of the programme for Turkmenistan in 1994, over 400 Turkmen nationals have been trained in various courses.
  • In addition, India provides ICCR Scholarships to Turkmen students to pursue graduation, post-graduation and Ph. D. There are currently over 315 students from Turkmenistan pursuing their higher education in various universities in India including those doing self-financed studies.
  • ITEC /ICCR & Hindi Days are regularly organized by Embassy in association with respective alumni / institutes.
  • During the visit of Hon. Prime Minister of India, H.E. Mr. Narendra Modi to Turkmenistan in July 2015, an MoU on Cooperation in Yoga and Traditional Medicine was signed between the two countries.
  • A Yoga & Traditional Medicine Centre, the first of its kind in Central Asia, was also inaugurated by PM at Bagtyyarlyk Sports Complex, Ashgabat.  An India based Ayurveda Expert was appointed to the Centre who has been delivering lectures at the State Medical University, Ashgabat as well as offering free Ayurveda consultancy for the general population at the Centre.
  • A Teacher of Indian Culture (TIC) was also deputed by ICCR who offered free Yoga classes every day at the Centre as well as 2 credit courses on Yoga therapy at the State Medical University, Ashgabat.  
  • Pursuant to ICCR’s guidelines, a local yoga teacher has been hired since June 2023 who conducts yoga classes 6 days a week. International Day of Yoga is being celebrated in Turkmenistan every year since 2015 enthusiastically.
  • In March 2010, a Hindi Chair was established by India in Azadi Institute of World languages, Ashgabat where Hindi is being taught to university students by a teacher deputed by ICCR (until 2020.  Revised MoU is currently under consideration).
  • In October 2006, India announced the plan to establish an IT centre in Ashgabat.
  • The Centre was inaugurated at the Magtymguly State University, Ashgabat in October 2011. The first batch of trainers was trained in India under a special ITEC programme organized by CDAC, Pune.
  • The Centre continues to function successfully, offering IT training to students and Turkmen citizens.
  • In 2002, India set up an 'Industrial Training Centre' in the Institute of Architecture & Construction in Ashgabat which was executed by Hindustan Machine Tools (International) Ltd., Bengaluru.
  • The centre was then upgraded, the first phase of which included supply of heavy machines, installation of equipment and other items, commissioning and functioning, which was completed in August 2017.
  • During the Second Meeting of India Central Asia Dialogue held on 28 October 2020, India announced a Line of Credit offer/ availability of US $ 1 billion for priority Developmental Projects in the Central Asian countries in fields such as connectivity, energy, IT, healthcare, education, agriculture etc.
  • India provides capacity building and training assistance to Turkmen armed forces annually through ITEC and tailor-made courses.
  • In February 2021, 16 Turkmen paratroopers underwent skydiving training in Bakloh, India as part of capacity building assistance.
  • The 2nd phase of training was held in Turkmenistan in August – September 2021, during which an 8-member para-trooper team visited from India to train Turkmen paratroopers.