IIT Roorkee Phd Programme Admissions under Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship ends on June 14
IIT Roorkee started the application process for admission to PhD Programmes from June 5.
The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) invites application from the eligible candidates for its PhD programme. IIT Roorkee started the application process for admission to PhD Programmes from June 5. The last date to apply for IIT Roorkee PhD Admissions 2020 is June 14.
IIT Roorkee PhD Programme 2020 Details
The IIT Roorkee PhD programme is under Prime Minister's Research Fellowship or PMRF. The selection of the candidates will be based on admission through a direct entry channel for 20 academic departments, two centres of excellence and one academic centre at the institute. Interested students meeting the required eligibility criteria can email the application form along with relevant academic certificates and a statement of purpose (SOP) to pmrfadmission@iitr.ac.in. Students are advised to go through the eligibility criteria first before applying for the PhD programme. Candidates can check the PMRF PhD Programme eligibility criteria at https://may2020.pmrf.in/index.php/guidelines/eligibility-and-application-procedure
IIT Roorkee PMRF PhD Programme Selection Process
The selection process of the IIT Roorkee PMRF PhD Programme would be completed through a direct entry channel for 20 academic departments, two centres of excellence and one academic centre at the institute. Candidates can apply for the PhD programme online at the given website and the application process is free.
An official statement issued by IIT Roorkee states, “The selected candidate will be awarded fellowship of Rs 70,000-80,000 per month along with a research grant of Rs 2 Lakhs per year (total of Rs.10 Lakhs for five years) for pursuing PhD at IIT Roorkee.”
The statement further reads: “The objective of the PMRF programme is to attract the best talent into research thereby realizing the vision of development through innovation.”
“For further details, candidates can visit: https://www.iitr.ac.in/admissions/pages/Phd.html and https://may2020.pmrf.in/”, it added.
Earlier, on May 2, Minister of Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced some relaxations in the eligibility criteria for Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme. With these modifications in the eligibility criteria, students from any recognised university can apply for PMRF. The requirement of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering or GATE score is also reduced to increase research opportunities for the students in the country.
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