AICTE - Engineering and Technology Fellowships

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Doctorate (Phd) - Engineering and Technology

AICTE - National Doctoral Fellowships

Eligibility Criteria

1) Age - Below 35 years as on 31st of August of the year of application

2) Relaxation - 5 years in age limit for SC/ST, physically handicapped and women

3) Other - The candidate should be in the first year of full-time doctoral programme in one of the host institutions listed in the Annexure.

Fellowship Details

1) Number of Fellowships - 50

2) Duration - 3 years plus an extension upto 1 year

3) Value - Rs.12000 pm

4) Contingency Grant- Rs.25000 pa

5) Overhead Charges - Rs.20000 pa to be paid to the host institution

6) Disbursement - On yearly basis through host Institution (where the Fellow is registered). Before disbursing fellowship grant for next year, AICTE is to receive a Progress Report and Utilisation Certificate from host institution.

7) Monitoring of Progress - Progress is mentioned by an Expert Committee of AICTE, which, if found unsatisfactory/or candidate fails to complete PhD programme in the specified time of 3+1 years, fellowship will be terminated without assigning any reasons.

Selection Procedure - Short-listed candidates will be called for interview sometime in September/October. Final selection will be made from merit list prepared on the basis of candidates’ performance in interview.



Notification & Deadline

• July each year
• Deadline as per notification

Contact Details

All India Council for Technical Education

Indira Gandhi Sports Complex,
I.P. Estate, New Delhi-110 002

Phone : 011-23392506/63/ 64/ 65/ 68/ 71/ 73/ 74/ 78
Fax : 011-2339255

Website : http://www.aicte.ernet.in