1000 Suborno Jayanti Scholarships for students (ICCR: 500 seats) and officials (ITEC: 500 seats) of Bangladesh were announced during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Bangladesh on 26-27 March 2021, to attract best and brightest talents, by making these scholarships aspirational for the applicants, and provide important opportunity to promote synergies between India and Bangladesh under India’s New Education Policy.