Talent & Mobility
Building the most consequential people-to-people infrastructure in the world. Empowering students, researchers, and professionals to cross borders, share knowledge, and drive joint prosperity.
Mobility Roadmap Wizard
Select your profile to explore custom Schengen/Blue Card visa pathways, active grants, and plan your journey to the EU.
Indian Tech Professional
Apply for the EU Blue Card or an Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) permit. EU Blue Cards offer streamlined residency, family reunification, and fast-track long-term status. Target areas include AI, Cloud Computing, and Biotech.
Institutional Mobility Pathways
Explore active career pathways, joint academic programs, and elite fellowships designed to bridge talent between Europe and India. These permanent and annual programs are secured under bilateral treaties and trade framework mandates.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships
Horizon Europe / European Commission
Fully funded postdoctoral research positions across European universities, offering fast-track scientific visa corridors for Indian researchers and their families.
100% research funding, living/family allowance, prestige CV credential.
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees
European Commission (EACEA)
Integrated international master's programmes allowing students to study at multiple European institutions. High quotas reserved for competitive Indian scholars.
Full tuition waiver, €1,400 monthly living stipend, Schengen student visa.
Young Professionals Scheme (YPS)
EU-India Migration & Mobility Partnership (MMPA)
Standardized mutual visa framework permitting eligible young graduates (aged 18–35) to reside, work, or train in the partner region for up to 2 years.
Pre-authorized work rights, streamlined consular tracks.
DST/DBT-Horizon Europe Co-Funding
DST / DBT (India) & Horizon Europe (EU)
Co-funded collaborative research grants where Indian and European academic consortia build joint solutions in clean energy, biotech, and cybersecurity.
Direct state-backed capital, institutional research partnerships.
Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) Corridor
Mode 4 Services Trade Protocol
Standardized fast-track transfer guidelines for engineering managers, IT specialists, and senior advisors shifting between Indian hubs and European corporate HQs.
Exemption from labor market tests, accelerated family unification visas.
Jean Monnet Excellence Initiatives
Erasmus+ Program
Grants for Indian universities to create dedicated European studies programs, promoting academic research, policy roundtables, and mutual strategic dialogue.
Institutional funding, direct integration with EU academic networks.
Strategic Policy Framework
Explore the four critical columns of the EU-India mobility partnership, designed to optimize talent flow, unify skills standards, and support mutual security.
Gateway & Access
Launch the first pilot European Legal Gateway Office in India — a one-stop hub for workers moving to the EU, starting with the ICT sector, with potential expansion to AI, data, quantum, and supercomputing
Modernise and simplify Schengen visa procedures through upcoming digitalisation while jointly addressing visa fraud and document verification
EU's upcoming visa strategy will present actions to facilitate mobility of top students, researchers, and skilled workers
Organise Study in Europe fairs in India to make European education more attractive to top Indian students
Equal Opportunity
- •Promote equal opportunities for women and men across all mobility pillars, ensuring fair recruitment pathways.
- •Ensure women have equal access to research, innovation, technology pathways, and higher education skills programmes.
Sustainable Tourism
- •Strengthen two-way sustainable tourism cooperation to promote mutual understanding and economic links.
- •Share best practices in tourism management, community-based lodging, and environmental protection.