Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics & IT
Scholarship,fellowship
IT
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India has launched “Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics and IT” with an objective to enhance the number of PhDs in Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) and IT/IT Enabled Services (IT/ITES) sectors in the country(Ministry of electronics and information technology, n.d.)
Full Time PhD Candidates: Fellowship : @31,500p.m.(I & II yr); 35,000(III to V yr); Annual Contingency Grant support @ Rs. 30,000/- per year for consumables etc. Reimbursement of Rent for those PhD candidates who are not provided accommodation or choose not to avail the accommodation provided by the institution. Support for attending international conferences (1000 supports @ up to Rs. 50,000 per conference) Supported Institutions: Infrastructural grant to Academic Institutions for creation/upgrade of laboratories. 50% of the expenditure by the Institutions (upto 5.00 lakh per candidate) for lab equipments. Institutional Overheads: @ Rs. 25000/- p.a. / full time candidate Part-time PhD Candidate: One time incentive of Rs. 2,50,000 on completion of the PhD Young Faculty Research Fellowship Fellowship @ Rs. 20,000 per month in addition to the regular income Annual grant of Rs. 5,00,000 for research expenses and presenting research work, to be granted for a period of up to 5 years(Ministry of electronics and information technology, n.d).
Refer to section 5,6 and 7 of the document at http://meity.gov.in/sites/upload_files/dit/files/Admin%20Aproval%20PhD%20Scheme_10032014.pdf
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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PhD Cell 3rd Floor, Room No 3089 Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology(MeitY) Government of India Electronics Niketan 6 CGO Complex New Delhi- 110003
webmaster@meity.gov.in
011-24301389, 011-24301284
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