AIIMS Delhi to start funded PhD Fellowships

AIIMS Delhi has planned to start funded PhD fellowships. The delegation of PhD students welcomed the decision regarding the major PhD reforms at AIIMS, New Delhi. 

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi has planned to start funded PhD fellowships. The students have welcomed this move. 

As per the report, the exam will be objective with no interviews at any stage of selection. The institute has proposed that it would do away with interviews at all stages of the PhD selection process and make it based on written exam with the aim to bring transparency.

To enable high impact research at AIIMS Delhi, the administration has proposed to start 40-50 PhD Institute Fellowship at par with Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF) scheme and apportion a budget of INR 200 crore for the same, subject to necessary approvals from statutory committees of AIIMS and Government of India.

"During AIIMS director Dr M Srinivas’ interaction with the faculty, PhD students and scientists, it has been strongly suggested that there is an emergent requirement for reforming the selection process for PhD and award of Institute Fellowship at AIIMS New Delhi," an office memorandum issued on Tuesday said, as reported by Indian Express.

“The selection process should be completely objective, transparent and should be based on written examination (MCQs and OSCE/OSPE). There shall not be any interview at any stage,” the memorandum stated. 

The reforms also suggested that the PhD entrance examination should be conducted biannually along with DM/MCh entrance examination at various centres of the country.

“The academic section has been asked to examine the same and initiate appropriate agendas for further deliberations in the Staff Council, Academic Committee, Standing Finance Committee, to ensure an early implementation of these proposed reforms,” it added.

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