IIT Kanpur 's SURGE Program

Under the new Summer Undergraduate Research Grant for Excellence (SURGE) program, second and third year undergraduate students from NIT and IITK (including those in the Dual Degree programs) undertake short duration, but focused research projects and push their intellectual abilities beyond those driven by the classroom. The duration is 10 weeks from early-May to end-July of each year. Selected students will receive a stipend of Rs.10,000 for the entire 10-week duration; an additional Rs.10,000 Award plus a commendation certificate will be given to those SURGE students who produce exceptional quality research during the 10 weeks.

In 2006, 10 Grants were offered to exceptional applicants from IIT Kanpur; also, 11 students from the National Institutes of Technology across the country and 3 students from California Institute of Technology (USA) also participated in the SURGE program. All students who produce exceptional research will be recognised.

IIT Kanpur student wishing to be accepted for the SURGE program is required to identify a faculty member on the campus who may be her/his potential research mentor, discuss with her/him the research work to be undertaken (clearly outlining the scope), and submit an application along with the research proposal prepared. Selected candidates require submitting a mid term report after four weeks, and a final technical report and a technical paper at the end of 10 weeks. The culmination of the summer research is the Oral Presentation and feedback of student experiences in SURGE.

NIT students aspiring for the 2009 SURGE Program must submit a research proposal, clearly stating the research problem which she/he wishes to undertake. Also, they must list names of three faculty members of IIT Kanpur who could be likely Research Mentors for supervising their proposed research. Please visit the website of the institute (www.iitk.ac.in) to know more about research interests or faculty members of IIT Kanpur. Aspirants may note and appreciate that this is a very special offer by the faculty members of IIT Kanpur. To respect their privacy, applicants are prohibited from contacting any faculty member in IIT Kanpur (by letters, via emails or in person) in support of their desire to participate in 2009 SURGE Program. Any applicant violating this will be automatically ineligible for the 2006 SURGE Program. In addition, IIT Kanpur will take a serious view of any such violation.