IIT Gandhinagar - Start Early PhD

Start Early PhD

IIT Gandhinagar recognizes the importance of creating opportunities for aspiring young learners to gain entry into the exciting arena of scientific research. The Start Early PhD Fellowship of IITGN is conceived to meet this need. This full-time residential fellowship is designed to enable budding scientists and engineers to gain early entry into the PhD programmes at IIT Gandhinagar. The objective of this programme is to put promising young undergraduate students from diverse disciplines on the fast-track mode of cutting edge technological research in order to prepare them to participate in the process of nation building.

Important Dates

Eligibility Criteria

Final year BTech (or equivalent undergraduate degree in Engineering) students from NITs with a CPI/ CGPA of not less than 8.0 at the end of their 3rd year for candidates from General/EWS/OBC categories OR CPI/ CGPA of not less than 7.5 at the end of their 3rd year for candidates from SC/ST/PwD categories. Students who are among the top 5 rank holders in the departments at the end of their pre-final year for General/EWS/OBC categories or top 10 rank holders in the departments at the end of their pre-final year for candidates from SC/ST/PwD categories and who do not meet the CPI/ CGPA criteria as mentioned here shall also be eligible.

Final year BTech (or equivalent undergraduate degree in Engineering) students from select colleges who are among the top 5 rank holders in the departments at the end of their pre-final year for candidates from General/EWS/OBC categories or top 10 rank holders in the departments at the end of their pre-final year for candidates from SC/ST/PwD categories.

Students from Final year BTech (or equivalent undergraduate degree in Engineering) from IITs with a CPI/CGPA of not less than 6.0 at the end of their 3rd year.

You may check with the HOD/Director of your college to see if your college is included in the list of select colleges. The Department Head / Principal / Director of the respective institute will be required to issue a rank certificate supporting each application. You may download a template of the certificate from the application portal.Students may contact us admission@iitgn.ac.in to check their eligibility.

There is No GATE qualification requirement.

Fellowship

Rs. 47,000/- per month (with valid GATE score)

Rs. 37,000/- per month (without GATE score)

Highlights

• GATE score is NOT mandatory for admission
• Candidates are encouraged to appear for GATE for an enhanced stipend rate
• Monthly stipend of Rs 47,000 (For candidates with valid GATE score) or Rs 37,000 (for others)
• Travel support up to Rs 2 Lakhs for attending international conferences
• Support of up to $12,500 may be considered for research at leading Universities/Labs abroad for a period of upto 6 months.

Eligibility Criteria

Final year BTech (or equivalent undergraduate degree in Engineering) students from NITs with a CPI/ CGPA of not less than 8.0 at the end of their 3rd year for candidates from General/EWS/OBC categories OR CPI/ CGPA of not less than 7.5 at the end of their 3rd year for candidates from SC/ST/PwD categories. Students who are among the top 5 rank holders in the departments at the end of their pre-final year for General/EWS/OBC categories or top 10 rank holders in the departments at the end of their pre-final year for candidates from SC/ST/PwD categories and who do not meet the CPI/ CGPA criteria as mentioned here shall also be eligible.

Final year BTech (or equivalent undergraduate degree in Engineering) students from select colleges who are among the top 5 rank holders in the departments at the end of their pre-final year for candidates from General/EWS/OBC categories or top 10 rank holders in the departments at the end of their pre-final year for candidates from SC/ST/PwD categories.

Students from Final year BTech (or equivalent undergraduate degree in Engineering) from IITs with a CPI/CGPA of not less than 6.0 at the end of their 3rd year.

You may check with the HOD/Director of your college to see if your college is included in the list of select colleges. The Department Head / Principal / Director of the respective institute will be required to issue a rank certificate supporting each application. You may download a template of the certificate from the application portal.Students may contact us admission@iitgn.ac.in to check their eligibility.

There is No GATE qualification requirement.

Fellowship

Rs. 47,000/- per month (with valid GATE score)

Rs. 37,000/- per month (without GATE score)

Highlights
 
GATE score is NOT mandatory for admission

Candidates are encouraged to appear for GATE for an enhanced stipend rate

Monthly stipend of Rs 47,000 (For candidates with valid GATE score) or Rs 37,000 (for others)

Travel support up to Rs 2 Lakhs for attending international conferences

Support of up to $12,500 may be considered for research at leading Universities/Labs abroad for a period of upto 6 months.

Application Procedure

All applications must be submitted online. On submission of the application form, the candidate will be redirected to the homepage of the portal, where they can download the form. The applicants are requested to download the form and keep a copy with them. A mail to the candidate regarding the details of the application and a link to download the application form is sent after the submission. 

You need to furnish a hardcopy of the application form and all the documentary evidence (copies of testimonials, certificates, publications, work experience and research/professional experience) at the time of interview. Incomplete applications will be rejected.

While applying online you need to upload a rank certificate issued by the Head of the Department of your college/university.

There is NO application fee.

You NEED NOT send the hard-copy of the application form.

Admission Procedure

Admission is generally offered on the basis of an interview, which is supplemented by a written test if necessary. The final selection will be mainly based on academic credentials, written test and/or interview.

The reserved category candidates will be given due relaxation in cutoff marks as per the norms.

The mode (offline/online) and dates for the written test (if any) and interview will be communicated to the shortlisted candidates by their respective departments.

Focus Area

• Biological Sciences and Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Cognitive and Brain Science
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Earth Sciences
• Electrical Engineering
• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Materials Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics

Source: https://iitgn.ac.in/admissions/sephd