International Cooperation Scheme (IC)

Financial support of up to ₹3.00 lakh per MSME for stall/space rent in international exhibitions or trade fairs.

The scheme “International Cooperation Scheme” was launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India with the aim to capacity build MSMEs for entering the export market by facilitating their participation in international exhibitions/fairs/conferences/seminars/buyer-seller meets abroad as well as providing them with actionable market-intelligence and reimbursement of various costs involved in the export of goods and services

The Scheme provides opportunities for MSMEs to continuously update themselves to meet the challenges emerging out of changes in technology, changes in demand, emergence of new markets, etc.

Thus, in totality, all components of the scheme aimed at various aspects required to advance MSMEs' position as emerging export players.

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Objectives

Technology infusion and/or upgradation of Indian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)
Promotion of the exports of MSMEs
Modernization of MSMEs

Benefits

Reimbursement for participation/visit in international exhibitions/fairs
Reimbursement for holding international conferences and seminars by industry associations/Govt. organizations.
Assistance provided under the scheme: For Participation in International Exhibition/Fair: Economy class Air fare fair (maximum of Rs. 1.50 Lakh). Stall charges (maximum Rs. 3.0 Lakh). Freight Charges (maximum Rs. 50,000/-) Entry/Registration fee up to Rs. 5000/-
For Organizing International Conference in India Cost for organizing the event subject to a maximum of Rs. 10 Lakhs. Airfare for foreign speakers (minimum 03) : maximum of Rs. 5 lakhs.

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Eligibility

The applicant organization should be suitably registered under the relevant Act (i.e., companies under the Companies Act, Societies under the Societies Act, etc.) with the primary objective of promotion and development of MSMEs.
The applicant organization should have regular audited accounts for the past 3 years.
Events, for which financial support under the Scheme is sought, must be from the list of approved exhibitions/ events/ buyer-seller meets finalized by the Ministry of MSME in each financial year.
Financial assistance to one applicant organization would normally be restricted to three events in a financial year. The Screening Committee may, however, recommend a relaxation of this condition for reasons to be recorded and allot more than 3 events.
The quantum of assistance shall only be supplemental in nature to the contribution of the organizer.
The Industry Associations/organizations are allowed to participate in a particular event continuously for 3 years. After participating in the particular event continuously for 3 years, they will be eligible to participate in the same event after a gap of 2 Years.
Selection of the participating units shall be based on the eligibility scorecard prescribed under the scheme (Annexure C) and in no case an MSME unit scoring less than 60 percent marks will be eligible for availing the benefits under the scheme. The applicant organization must satisfy itself in this regard before proposing the name of the MSME unit in the delegation and any discrepancy, if noticed later, shall be the sole responsibility of the applicant organization.
While selecting entrepreneurs/participants, the applicant organization should ensure that one MSME unit must not participate in more than 2 events in a financial year under the scheme.
The applicant organization should also ensure that the selection is done in a fair and transparent manner, taking into consideration factors like the track record, growth potential, export potential, etc.
In order to make representation in such events more inclusive and equitable, the following guidelines must be followed: Adequate representation would be given to SC/ST/Women/NER entrepreneurs in such events. While selecting entrepreneurs as well as representative(s) of the participating units, priority should be given to persons who have not participated in such events earlier with a Government grant.

How to Apply?

The applicant organization will submit an online application for financial assistance, along with the relevant documents and the budget estimate of the expenditure on the proposed event in the proforma online giving full details of expenditure.

To apply under the scheme, the applicant organization needs to visit the official website/portal. (https://ic.msme.gov.in/IC_APP/IC_Welcome.aspx)

On the home page, select “Market Development Assistance” to login who have already registered. If the applicant Organization is a new user, click on “New User Register Here” to register under the scheme by selecting the type of Organization.

After successful registration, the applicant organization can login with valid credentials. After login, the user will be redirected to their Dashboard where multiple action has to be done.

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Details & Documents

Subject	Type	Document Size	Date	Action
International Cooperation Scheme (IC) {Application Process} Details	.pdf	420.89 KB	01 Apr 2026	Download
International Cooperation Scheme (IC) {(IC) MDAGuidelines_2024} Details	.pdf	833.08 KB	01 Apr 2026	Download
International Cooperation Scheme (IC) {(Capacity Building)Final CBFTE Component of IC Scheme} Details	.pdf	228.08 KB	01 Apr 2026	Download