MHRD PHD FELLOWSHIPS FOR ASEAN STUDENTS

Criteria for Selection:

1. Default ASEAN PhD Fellowship Academic score Requirement = 6/10 or 60% (calculated proportionally for other scales).
2. Default ASEAN PhD Fellowship English Test Requirement: No English Language Certification Requirement.
3. Minimum No. of Recommendation letters: 2 recommendation letters.

Stated amount: 170,000

1. The fellowship is at par with that for Indian research scholars and covers the entire cost of study and living expenses for up to 5 years of the PhD programme. It provides an additional contingency fund to cover research expenses such as travel and books. The fellowship include a monthly stipend INR 31,000/- for the first 2 years, INR 35,000/- for the remaining duration and an annual research grant of Up to INR 170,000/- to be used only for research expenses.
2. The tuition and hostel fee is not waived off and the candidate themselves need to pay it. The fees (tuition and hostel) varies from IIT to IIT, indicative tuition and hostel fees of respective IITs can be found by going to explore IIT and clicking on the IIT logo. Further details will be mentioned in the offer letter that the respective IIT sends to the selected candidate.
3. The maximum duration of the fellowship is up to 5 years. Under this Programme, 1000 fellowships will be provided to ASEAN citizens to pursue an integrated Ph.D. at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology of their choice.