FINANCIAL ASSISTANSHIP
The Institute may provide to postgraduate
students, financial assistance 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 M.Tech./M.Des./M.S. by Research students and up to
five years for Ph.D. 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
M.Tech/M.Des./MS (by Research) Programmes: A valid GATE
score or JRF is required for awarding Institute Assistantship to
M.Tech./M.Des./M.S. (by Research) students. This requirement is
waived for those with M.B.B.S. degree and for those who are B.Tech./B.S
(Four Year) graduates from IITs with a minimum CPI of 8.0.
Financial Assistance for
Ph. D (Engg.) Programmes: A valid GATE score is required
for the candidates with bachelor’s degree in engineering/design/architecture.
The requirement of GATE waived off for candidates with bachelor’s
degree in engineering from the centrally funded technical institutes
(CFTIs). The candidates with masters degree in science must either
have a valid GATE score or must have qualified for/in JRF/NET.
Financial Assistance for
Ph. D (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.
Financial Assistance for
Ph. D (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 M.S. 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
M.Tech. 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 assistantships 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 assistance, students may also be admitted to the
M.Tech./M.Des./M.S. by Research/Ph.D. programmes on a self-financing
basis.
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