Avenue Euro-India Research Centre (EIRC) helps Indian organisations access and benefit from EU funding in Research and Development. EIRC will achieve this through a permanent platform for co-operation between India and the European Union that will promote co-operation at a research level.
In India, the National Contact Point (NCP) is the entity that supports the scientific and business communities in accessing European funds for Research and Development. The Ministry of Information Technology (MIT) has been chosen by the Indian government as NCP for ICT co-operation with the European Union. MIT will be supported by the Indian Research Support Network (IRSN).
Sectors of FP7
  ICT Energy environment Agri Health
  Nano transport socio space security