The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) with objectives are to actively participate in the formulation and implementation of policies and programs pertaining to India’s external cultural relations; to foster and strengthen cultural relations and mutual understanding between India and other countries; to promote cultural exchanges with other countries and people, and to develop relations with nations.
Official website: https://www.iccr.gov.in/

Admissions:

1. Indian Council for Cultural Relations administers various scholarship programs annually and awards about 3000+ scholarships under 21 different schemes to foreign students from about 180 countries. Amongst these 21 schemes, six are funded by ICCR from its grant and others are administered on behalf of MEA and Ministry of Ayush. The courses offered for studies are for Under-graduation, Post-graduation and Ph.D. levels. Each academic year, ICCR has about 6000+ of its foreign scholars who are studying at various Central/State Universities, Institutes, NITs, and Agricultural Institutions etc.
2. ICCR developed the “Admissions to Alumni (A2A) Portal) to streamline the enrolment process. The portal contains all relevant information regarding ICCR sponsored scholarship schemes and other information like names of the Indian Universities, courses offered by them and guidelines of scholarship schemes etc.

Portal link: http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in/home/page/instructions-to-candidates-for-filling-the-application-form

1. In case of Engineering courses, Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics (PCM) is must.
2. List of universities/institutes empaneled with ICCR from A. Y. 2023-24 onwards are below with 12 NITs including MNIT Jaipur and IITs etc.

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Admissions

1. Academic Year 2022-23-Admission Process: https://www.iccr.gov.in/iccr-scholarship/indian-council-cultural-relations-scholarship
2. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR FILLING THE APPLICATION FORM http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in/home/page/instructions-to-candidates-for-filling-the-application-form
3. List of Universities/Institutes empanelled with ICCR from A.Y 2023-24 onwards http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in/assets/site/docs/universities.pdf
4. List of Schemes http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in/home/getAllSchemeList
5. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS UNDER ICCR SCHOLARSHIPS http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in/assets/site/docs/Policy%20Guidelines.pdf
6. SoPs http://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in/assets/site/docs/SoPs_Final.pdf

As per Quora:

1. The ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) scholarship is offered by the Indian government to foreign students to study in India. The scholarship covers tuition fees, accommodation, and living expenses. NITs (National Institutes of Technology) are among the top engineering institutions in India and are popular destinations for international students.
2. However, it is difficult to determine which NITs accept the most ICCR students as the number of scholarships offered varies from year to year and depends on various factors such as the availability of seats, the popularity of the course, and the country of origin of the students.
3. Nevertheless, based on past trends and statistics, some of the NITs that have accepted a significant number of ICCR students in the past include NIT Trichy, NIT Surathkal, NIT Warangal, NIT Calicut, and NIT Rourkela. However, it is important to note that the acceptance of ICCR students is subject to various factors and may vary from year to year.