IIT Kharagpur launches India-UK dual doctoral programme with University of Manchester
The programme is all set to commence this July and will be open for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) graduates from India.
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and the University of Manchester on March 17 introduced an India-UK dual doctoral programme. Reports suggest that under this programme, students will be jointly recruited and spend time in both Manchester and Kharagpur. This collaboration will benefit from the expertise, facilities and infrastructure of the two institutions. The programme is all set to commence this July and will be open for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) graduates from India.
A senior official suggested,“Successful candidates will be required to enrol at both institutions, spending the first year at IIT Kharagpur with the remaining time on the programme split between the two institutes, as determined by the supervisors and the Joint Programme Board.”
The official further added, “Both institutions will be responsible for making their own award, but the two components would form a single research experience managed cooperatively by both the institutes. The successful doctoral candidates will receive parchments from both the institutions--each prominently mentioning the joint nature of the work and the partner institute’s name.”
It’s the first time ever such collaboration has taken place with a British university. However, IIT Kharagpur has already established similar programmes with universities in Australia, New Zealand and Canada in the past. Under this programme, faculty members from the two institutions will jointly define projects which are approved by a Joint Progamme Board. Under this programme, full and partial funding will be available on a competitive basis for four years for a select number of suitably qualified and progressing students.
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