The Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service ( hi, सुषमा स्वराज विदेश सेवा संस्थान is the
civil service training institute in
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament Ho ...
where
Indian Foreign Service
The Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is the diplomatic service and a central civil service of the Government of India under the Ministry of External Affairs. The Foreign Secretary is the head of the service. Vinay Mohan Kwatra is the 34th and the ...
officers are trained. The institute functions under the
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
About
The institute is headed by the Dean of the Foreign Service Institute, who is an officer of the Indian Foreign Service of the rank of
Secretary/Joint Secretary to the Government of India. Other officers deputed to the institute are - two ''Joint Secretaries'', a ''Deputy Secretary'' and an ''Under Secretary''; but this composition may change from time to time. The institute, within its premises, also has a hostel and a few flats for the Officer Trainees of the Indian Foreign Service and other officials on deputation to the institute respectively.
"The Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service" was established by the Government of India in 1986 primarily to cater to the professional training needs of the trainees of the Indian Foreign Service and use to run from two rooms in
Akbar Bhawan. The training programme of the Indian diplomats goes on for about a year, during which they are taught various aspects of India's foreign policy, international relations, Indian history and culture, Indian and the world economic scenario, communication and interpersonal skills, and the like, before they take up posting within the Ministry of External Affairs and sent abroad later.
The SSIFS's activities were later diversified to include courses of interest to all levels of officers of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and also to other officers of the civil services of India. The institute also conducts courses for Diplomats of other countries. This course is known as Professional Course For Foreign Diplomats (PCFD). The SSIFS moved to its new building in 2007 in the old JNU (
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a public major research university located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties and r ...
) campus in New Delhi.
The institute was renamed as ''Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service'' on 14 February 2020 in honour of former
Minister of External Affairs of India
Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj () (''née'' Sharma; 14 February 1952 – 6 August 2019) was an Indian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2019. She is only ...
on her 68th birth anniversary.
Deans of the Foreign Service Institute
The following people have served as Dean of the Institute:
See also
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Indian Foreign Service
The Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is the diplomatic service and a central civil service of the Government of India under the Ministry of External Affairs. The Foreign Secretary is the head of the service. Vinay Mohan Kwatra is the 34th and the ...
*
Indian Council of World Affairs
References
External links
Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi
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Ministry of External Affairs (India)
Public administration schools in India
Foreign relations of India
Schools of international relations