Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics & IT
619
PhD Completed
175
Thesis Submitted
5750
Total Publications
“Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronic & IT”, with the approval of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, was initiated in 2014 with an objective to enhance no. of PhDs in the country (Budget: Rs. 466 Cr).
PhD seats were allocated to 97 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: 517 Full Time & 102 Part Time
- Thesis submission: 167 Full Time & 8 Part Time
- Currently Pursuing: 220 Full Time & 198 Part Time
- Research Publications: 5750
- Patents filed: 82
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”.
- 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
Special Features
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.
