Under the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Tunisia and the Government of the Republic of India, signed in Tunis on October 17, 1995, the General Directorate of Scientific Research (GDSR) at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Tunisia, and the Department of Science &
Technology (DST) , Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, invite Tunisian and Indian universities, research centers, and institutes to submit joint proposals for scientific and technological research.