Doctoral Fellowship in India for ASEAN Students

Fellowship in India

The internationally renowned institutions in technical education, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are inviting scholars from ASEAN countries to apply for PhD fellowships to strengthen the deep and historical relations between India and ASEAN.

The institution thrives for its quality education and strict selection criteria. When selected, you will be able to complete your Ph.D with funding from the Government of India. The funding includes a monthly stipend and an annual research grant up to 5 years of their PhD program.

Fellowship Eligibility

The fellowships are available for students around the world, and to be eligible for this program, candidates must apply in accordance with the requirements made by the institutions. The institutions are:

• IIT Dharwad
• IIT Jammu
• IIT Goa
• IIT Bhilai
• IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
• IIT Tirupati
• IIT (BHU) Varanasi
• IIT Mandi
• IIT Indore
• IIT Patna
• IIT Jodhpur
• IIT Hyderabad
• IIT Gandhinagar
• IIT Bhubaneswar
• IIT Ropar
• IIT Roorkee
• IIT Guwahati
• IIT Delhi
• IIT Kanpur
• IIT Madras
• IIT Bombay
• IIT Kharagpur

Fellowship Benefits

The fellowship provides a stipend to the students INR31,000/- for the first 2 years, INR35,000/- for the remaining duration. They can use this money to pay for all their expense including tuition fees and hostel fees. Indicative tuition and hostel fees of respective IITs can be found by going to explore IIT and clicking the IIT list above. Further details will be mentioned in the offer letter that the respective IIT sends to the selected candidate.

First incoming visit to India can be reimbursed under your Annual Research Grant amount.

Fellowship amount will be credited every month in the account (Bank account has to be opened only in the recommended Indian Bank of your respective IIT) of the selected candidate after his/her in-person joining at the campus. The academic registration and other relevant procedures need to be completed before that.

How to Apply

Applications for Doctoral Fellowship in IITs must be completed in online application system. Candidates must apply to one of the IITs mentioned above and visit the Fellowship Link. Thus, you must:

• Apply online on the application portal
• Select the IITs you prefer and the specific programme/ area during the online application
• Each IIT you apply to follows their admission process consisting of an application screening, shortlisting, and possible online interview
• The final consolidated results based on the preferences in your application are reported in the application portal