Spread over a maximum duration of 5 years, the doctoral award will typically comprise the following:
Stipend: INR 40,000 per month for Year 1 and Year 2 and INR 45,000 per month for Year 3, Year 4, and Year 5.
Academic fee waiver: A student may be awarded a 100% waiver or a 50% waiver
on an annual academic fee of INR 1,10,000, depending on the qualification of the
student.
Students with their own fellowships (CSIR, UGC, INSPIRE, ICMR, etc.) shall be offered a
100% waiver.
Subsidized hostel fees: On-campus hostel accommodation will be available at substantially. reduced fees.
Support for dissemination of research: Support will be available for deserving Ph.D. students to disseminate their work through conferences, publications, and other means as relevant for their fields.
A teaching or research assistantship: All awardees will be assigned duties as a teaching assistant or research assistant for 10 hours per week assistant for 10 hours per week.
Conditions for the award package: The 5-year award package will be offered to each student on admission and guaranteed for 5 years provided the student is progressing according to set academic milestones. The stipend or hostel subsidy will not be available after 5 years.