Indian Institutes of Technology, Gandhinagar (IIT-Gandhinagar) is currently accepting applications from final-year undergraduate students from the National Institutes Of Technology (NITs) for its Start Early PhD And Early Admit MTech programmes starting in July 2024. Interested and eligible candidates can apply via the official website. The application deadline is March 20 at 5pm.
Key Dates:
- Application deadline: March 20 by 5pm
- Tentative shortlist announcement: April 3
- Interviews and written test: April 8-22
- Tentative results announcement: May 15
The Early PhD Program is a full-time residential fellowship aimed at facilitating early entry into PhD programmes at IIT Gandhinagar for aspiring scientists and engineers. Its objective is to accelerate promising undergraduate students from various disciplines into cutting-edge technological research to prepare them for contributing to nation-building.
Programme Highlights:
- GATE score is not required for admission.
- Candidates are encouraged to take the GATE for a higher stipend.
- Travel support of up to Rs 2 Lakhs for international conference attendance.
- Support of up to $12,500 (Rs 9.37 lakh) for research at leading universities/labs abroad for up to 6 months.
- Monthly stipend of Rs 47,000 (with valid GATE score) or Rs 37,000 (without).
Eligibility Criteria:
- Final year BTech (or equivalent) students from NITs with a CPI/CGPA of 8.0 or above (General/EWS/OBC) or 7.5 or above (SC/ST/PwD).
- Top 5 rank holders (General/EWS/OBC) or top 10 rank holders (SC/ST/PwD) in select colleges (including NITs).
- Final year BTech students from IITs with a CPI/CGPA of 6.0 or above.
For MTech Programes:
Disciplines
- Biological Sciences and Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Earth System Sciences
- Electrical Engineering
- Integrated Circuit Design and Technology
- Materials Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Programme Highlights:
- GATE score is not mandatory.
- Monthly fellowship of Rs 15,400 (with valid GATE score) or Rs 6,000 (without).
- Travel support of up to Rs 60,000 for international conferences.
- Candidates can choose to appear for GATE for a boost in stipend.
- Travel support to the extent of Rs 60,000 for attending international conferences.
