In an effort to attract more meritorious International students to the IIT Delhi Campus, the institute on Tuesday launched an International PhD Fellowship Programme (IPFP). The programme is an initiative that the institute has taken after being recognised as an Institution of Eminence by the Government of India.
According to the institute, under the IPFP, all international students admitted to PG programmes in IIT Delhi will pay fees on par with Indian students and be eligible for fellowships on par with their Indian counterparts. The institute hopes to provide 500 PhD fellowships over the next 5 years.
Generating new ideas
Speaking at the launch of the initiative, Director of IIT Delhi, V. Ramgopal Rao, said: “that having meritorious PhD students coming to IIT Delhi from all over the world will not only enhance the quality of research happening at IIT Delhi but will also help India develop its soft power across the world. The cultural diversity that will happen because of this step will go a long way in generating new research ideas.”
Dean of Academics, IIT Delhi, Bhim Singh, said that the initiative would see a larger mix of international students leading to more diverse PhD research that will help address both global problems and more specifically problems of the developing world.
28 academic units
Foreign students can apply for PhD in 28 academic units at IITD. This includes: Applied Mechanics, Atmospheric Sciences, Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Design, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Public Policy among others.
The institute said that focus on internationalisation was one of the core strategic pillars of its vision for advancing knowledge through high impact research and teaching and IPFP would encourage the meritorious foreign students to join IIT Delhi for PhD.