New Delhi: Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) invites applications from prospective and qualified candidates for admission to the PhD programs in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE), and Computational Biology (CB) through the AICTE Doctoral Fellowship (ADF) Scheme 2022–23.

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Under the scheme, a fellowship of Rs 31,000 pm for the first two years followed by Rs 35,000 pm for the third year will be provided to the scholar. HRA will also be provided as per the Government of India (GOI) norms as applicable in the city/ location where the Research Fellow is pursuing their research. In addition, Contingency Grant will be admissible to the scholars at the rate of Rs 15,000 per annum to meet the miscellaneous expenditures. Additional financial support by IIIT-Delhi will also be provided for purchasing laptop, salary top-up, Overseas Research Fellowships (ORF), travel for research etc.

To be eligible to apply, a candidate must have secured the minimum percentage of educational qualification prescribed for eligibility as in Under Graduate and Post Graduate -- 70% (69.5 % and above) for General/OBC candidates, whereas for SC/ST/Physically Handicapped (PH) -- 65% (64.5 % and above). In the absence of percentage, the candidate must have secured minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 7.5 on the scale of 10 or equivalent at bachelor’s and master’s whereas for SC/ST/Physically Handicapped (PH) it is 7.0 on the scale of 10. In addition to above, the candidate should have qualified GATE/ NET during the last 5 years.

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The candidate should be less than 30 years of age as on date of admission in the respective university. However, age relaxation of 5 years would be applicable to candidates belonging to SC/ ST/Women/Physically challenged category. Last Date of Application Submission is 18th Sep 2022.

Research areas include Internet of Things (IoT), AI, Big Data, Machine Learning and Data Sciences, Quantum Computing, Cybersecurity, smart cities, housing and transportation, blockchain, energy efficiency, renewable and sustainable energy, Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR), social and organizational psychology and behaviour, water purification, conservation and management, electronics and photonics, energy production and storage and public policy.

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