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Introduction: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India initiated "Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics and IT" with an objective to enhance the number of PhDs in Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM) and IT/IT Enabled Services (IT/ITES) sectors in the country.Features of the PhD Scheme:●This Scheme provides 25% more fellowship amount than most of the other PhD Schemes. ● Scheme also provides infrastructure grants of ₹ 5,00,000/- per candidate to the academic institutions for creation/ up-gradation of laboratories. ●Part-time PhD candidates get one-time incentive on completion of the PhD. Full Time PhD Candidates: ● Fellowship: Rs. 38,750/month in 1st and 2nd years. Rs. 43,750/month for 3rd, 4th and 5th years; ● Annual Contingency Grant support ₹ 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 ₹ 50,000/- per conference). Any individual full-time PhD candidate would be eligible to avail the support for attending a maximum of 2 conferences under this scheme. ● Scheme also provides infrastructure grants of ₹ 5,00,000/- per candidate to the academic institutions for creation/ up-gradation of laboratories.. Part-time PhD Candidate: One time incentive of ₹ 2,50,000/- on successful completion of the PhD. Duration: The duration of the scheme is five years for the purpose of selecting candidates for support under the scheme. Please visit the website https://phd.dic.gov.in/ of Ministry of Electronics and IT for more details of the scheme.
Research Scholar details under the Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme:
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Phase II (Batch 1):
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Phase II (Batch 3):
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