Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics & IT

5750

Research Publications

773

PhD Completed

51

Thesis Submitted

Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronic & IT”, with the approval of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, was initiated in 2014 with an objective to enhance the number of PhDs in the country (Budget: Rs. 466 Cr.). PhD seats were allocated to institutions (IITs, NITs, Central & State Universities etc.) in 25 states and 4 Union Territories. Some of the achievements of the scheme are as follows-

  • PhD Completion: 773 Full Time & 170 Part Time
  • Thesis submission: 51 Full Time & 7 Part Time
  • Currently Pursuing: 63 Full Time & 99 Part Time
  • Research Publications: 5750
  • Patents filed: 90
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Phase-II of the scheme was launched with a budget of Rs. 481.93 Crs for 9 years targeting:

  • 1000 Full Time PhD Candidates
  • 150 Part Time PhD Candidates.
  • 50 awardees of “Young Faculty Research Fellowship”.
  • 225 awardees of “Post-Doctoral Fellowship”.
Features of Phase-II
  • Enhancement in number of PhD in ESDM, IT/ITES
  • Full Time PhD candidates will receive monthly fellowship along with RoR through DBT
  • Selected 250 Full Time candidates will get support for 6 months visit to Labs Abroad.
  • Support of Research Contingency Grant for each Full Time PhD candidate @ Rs. 1.20 Lakhs/year/candidate
Status of phase-II:
  • 1000 Full Time seats have been allocated to 155 institutions
  • 153 Part Time seats have been allocated to 112 institutions
  • 527 Full Time candidates are Currently Pursuing
  • 47 Part Time candidates are Currently Pursuing
  • One workshop for review of research work of PhD scholars was held at IIT Mandi in Sep 2024
  • 11 YFRF awardees have been selected.
  • 114 Institutions have submitted proposals requesting 1214 PDF seats, allocations are under process
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Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics & IT

Special Features

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Full Time PhD candidates will receive monthly fellowship along with Reimbursement of Rent through DBT

Selected 250 Full Time candidates will get support for 6 months visit to Labs Abroad.

Support of Research Contingency Grant for each Full Time PhD candidate @ Rs. 1.20 Lakhs/year/candidate.

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