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National Doctoral Fellowships

The National Doctoral fellowships are provided by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to bright students for carrying out research in various fields of science and technology. The fellowships are offered 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 Utilization Certificate from host institution. The candidates are selected based on interview conducted some time in the month of Sept/Oct.


Eligibility Criteria

Age: Below 35 years as on 31st of August of the year of application

Relaxation of age: 5 years in age limit for SC/ST, physically handicapped and women

Other: The candidate should be in the first year of full-time doctoral programme in one of the host institutions listed in AICTE’s annexure.

Fellowship Details

Number of Fellowships: 50

Duration: 3 years plus an extension upto 1 year

Value: Rs.12000 pm

Contingency Grant: Rs.25000 pa

Overhead Charges: Rs.20000 pa to be paid to the host institution

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


The notification about the scholarship is published in leading news papers during July each year.

List of Institutions

Students registered at the following institutions would be eligible for the award of National Doctoral Fellowship (NDF).

Architecture & Town Planning

1. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur - 721302
2. School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi – 110002
3. School of Planning & Arch, J.N.T.U., Hyderabad – 500028
4. School of Arch  & Planning, Anna Univ, Chennai – 600025

Engineering & Technology

1. Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai -600036
2. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati-781039
3. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur-208016
4. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur-721302
5. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai -781039
6. Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi - 110016
7. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee - 247 667
8. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012
9. M.National Institute of Technology, Allahabad -211004
10. National Institute of Technology, Kozhikode - 673601
11. V. National Institute of Technology, Nagpur -440011
12. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela -769008
13. National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal -574157
14. National Institute of Technology, Trichy -620015
15. National Institute of Technology, Warangal -506004
16. PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore-641004
17. Jadavpur Univ., Kolkata - 700032
18. Sh. G. S. Institute of Science & Technology, Indore - 452003
19. University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore- 560056
20. Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad-826004
21. Anna University, Chennai- 600025
22. Inst. Of Tech, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 221005
23. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai

Management

1. Management Development Institute, Gurgoan -122001
2. T. A. Pai Management Institute, Manipal – 576119.
3. Faculty of Management Stuedies Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – 221005.
4. Narseee Monjee Inst of Mgt Studies, Mumbai – 400058.
5. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore – 560076.
6. Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata –700104.
7. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad - 380015
8. Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur – 831001
9. Indian Institute of Management, Indore- 452012
10. Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode – 673571.
11. Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow – 226013. 
12. Faculty of Management Stuedies Delhi University, New Delhi.
13. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur – 721302
14. Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi – 110016
15. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai– 400076

Pharmacy

1. Kakatiya University,Warangal - 506009.
2. J. S. S. College of Pharmacy,Ootacamund –643001.
3. College of Pharmacy, Univ of Delhi, Delhi – 110017
4. Dr.Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya,Sagar– 470003.
5. Jadavpur University, Kolkata– 700032.
6. M. S. University of Baroda, Baroda – 390001
7. KLE Society’s College of Pharmacy, Belgaum– 390001

Contact

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Indira Gandhi Sports Complex,
I.P. Estate, New Delhi-110 002
Telephone Numbers: 011-23392506/63/ 64/ 65/ 68/ 71/ 73/ 74/ 78
Fax: 0112339255
Website: www.aicte.ernet.in