INSTITUTE
ASSISTANSHIP
The Institute may provide to postgraduate
students financial support in the form of teaching or research assistantships
(referred to as Institute Assistantship). Assistantships are awarded
on a semester to semester basis for a period of up to 22 months
for MTech/MDes/MS (By Research) students and up to five years for
PhD students. The stipend for the assistantship is paid at the approved
rates. A student is expected to devote up to eight hours per week
towards job(s) assigned to him/her. The renewal of assistantship
is contingent on the student's satisfactory performance in the academic
programme and in the discharge of assistantship duties.
Financial Assistance for
MTech/MDes/MS (by Research) Programmes: A valid GATE score
or JRF is required for awarding Institute Assistantship to MTech/MDes/MS
(By Research) students. This requirement is waived for those with
MBBS. degree and for those who are B Tech /BS (Four Year) graduates
from IITs with a minimum CPI of 8.0.
Financial Assistance for
PhD (Engg.) Programmes: A valid GATE score is required
for the candidates with bachelor’s degree in engineering/design/architecture.
The requirement of GATE is waived for candidates with a bachelor’s
degree in engineering from the centrally funded technical institutes
(CFTIs) with a percentage of 75% or more or a CPI of 7.5 or more.
The candidates with master's degree in science must either have
a valid GATE score or must have qualified for/in JRF/NET.
Financial Assistance for
PhD (Sciences) Programmes: The candidate either must have
a valid GATE score or must have qualified for JRF. The requirement
of GATE/JRF is waived for candidates having a master's degree in
science from IITs with a minimum CPI of 8.0. In addition to GATE/JRF,
a valid JEST score is also an eligibility criterion for financial
assistantship in Physics.
Financial Assistance for
PhD (HSS) Programmes: The candidate either must have a
valid GATE score or must have qualified for/in JRF/NET. The requirement
of GATE/JRF/NET is waived for candidates having a master's degree
in science/arts from IITs with a minimum CPI of 8.0.
For MS by Research students who
are project employees of IIT Kanpur, there is a minimum commitment
of support from the project for one year. On the completion of one
year, it is expected that such candidates will continue to be supported
by PI (possibly through other projects, if the current project is
over), or by the department (through DPA or other such projects).
In case, there is no support available from PI/Department, the student
can be provided assistantship from the Institute at the level of
MTech assistantship for at most one year, subject to the student
having a valid GATE score as on the day of starting Institute assistantship.
DPGC recommendation is required for switching to Institute Assistantship.
Some financial support in the form of research assistantships may
also be available from sponsored research projects. Additional assistantships
in the form of scholarships, fellowships, etc. may be available
through other organizations such as the Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research (CSIR), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), etc.
In addition to the students admitted
with financial assistantship, students may also be admitted to the
MTech/MDes/MS by Research/PhD programmes on a self-financing basis.
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