IIIT Delhi invite applications for PhD admissions under AICTE Doctoral Fellowship (ADF) Scheme 2022-23
India Today
The last date to apply for PhD admissions by IIIT Delhi under the AICTE Doctoral Fellowship (ADF) Scheme 2022-23 is today, i.e., Sept 18, 2022.
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) invites applications from prospective and qualified candidates for admission to the PhD. programmes in computer science and engineering (CSE), electronics and communications engineering (ECE), and computational biology (CB) through the AICTE Doctoral Fellowship (ADF) Scheme 202223.
The scheme was started by AICTE to promote research culture in AICTE approved institutions, to promote collaborative research between institutes and industries leading to start-ups, and to nurture talents for technical research.
Under the scheme, a fellowship of Rs 31,000/- pm for the first two years followed by Rs 35,000/- pm for the third year will be provided for the scholar.
HRA will also be provided as per the Government of India (GOI) norms as applicable in the city/ location where the Research Fellow is pursuing their research. In addition, a Contingency Grant will be admissible to the scholars at the rate of Rs 15,000/- per annum to meet the miscellaneous expenditures.
Additional financial support by IIIT-Delhi will also be provided for purchasing laptops, salary top-up, Overseas Research Fellowships (ORF), travel for research etc.
To be eligible to apply, a candidate must have secured the minimum percentage of educational qualification prescribed for eligibility, as in Under Graduate and Post Graduate be 70 percent (69.5 percent and above) for General/OBC candidates, whereas for SC/ST/Physically Handicapped (PH) be 65 percent (64.5 percent and above).
In the absence of percentage, the candidate must have secured a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 7.5 on the scale of 10 or equivalent at Bachelors and Masters, whereas for SC/ST/Physically Handicapped (PH) it is 7.0 on the scale of 10.
