Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to PhD programme on Visvesvaraya PhD scheme with Fellowship and Visvesvaraya PhD scheme without Fellowship for academic session 2024-25 in the Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur under ‘Visvesvaraya PhD scheme for Electronic and IT: Phase II’ supported by MeitY, Govt. of India.
No. of positions: 3 PhD seats including 1 seat for C2S {CTwoS} programme Visvesvaraya PhD scheme with Fellowship and 1 seat Visvesvaraya PhD scheme without Fellowship in Electronics and Communication Engineering Department. The major features of the scheme for the Visvesvaraya PhD scheme with Fellowship are given below:
Fellowship: Rs. 38,750/- per month in 1st and 2nd year and @Rs. 43,750 per month in 3rd ,4th and 5th years of Ph.D. (support till PhD completion or 5 years whichever is earlier).
Reimbursement of Rent (RoR): This component is linked with the fellowship of PhD Candidate. The rate of RoR is 24%, 16% & 8% (of fellowship) for X, Y & Z class cities/towns respectively. The classification of the cities is as per the notification issued by the Ministry of Finance for the reimbursement of HRA.
Research contingency Grant Support: An amount of Rs.1,20,000/- per Year/ Visvesvaraya PhD scheme with Fellowship candidate for support duration of Ph.D. candidate as per the terms and conditions of the ‘Visvesvaraya Ph.D. scheme, Phase- II’ supported by MeitY, Govt. of India.
Support for attending international conferences: Support up to Rs. 1.5 lakhs/Full-time Ph.D. candidate as per the terms and conditions of the ‘Visvesvaraya Ph.D. scheme, Phase- II’ supported by MeitY, Govt. of India.
Visit to Labs abroad: The support would be available from 3rd year of Ph.D. to the selected Full-time Ph.D. candidates as per the terms and conditions of the ‘Visvesvaraya Ph.D. scheme, Phase- II’ supported by MeitY, Govt. of India.
The major features of the scheme for the Visvesvaraya PhD scheme without Fellowship are given below:
Visvesvaraya PhD scheme without Fellowship is provisioned for professionals working at reputed place/organization.
Visvesvaraya PhD scheme without Fellowship candidates who do not avail of any PhD Fellowship/scholarship/stipend from any Central or State Government shall be provided a one-time incentive of Rs. 3 lakh on successful completion of the PhD degree.
Category A: 01 Visvesvaraya PhD scheme with Fellowship under C2S (CTwoS) scheme
Area of research: VLSI
Eligibility:
An applicant possessing Master’s degrees in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology, with a first class 60% or equivalent Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) shall be eligible to apply for admission to Ph.D. programme under ‘Visvesvaraya PhD scheme for Electronics and IT: Phase II’ in the University.
OR
The candidates who have completed their final year (eighth semester) of their Bachelor’s degree program (or result awaiting) and have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed, shall be eligible to apply for direct Ph.D. admission under ‘Visvesvaraya PhD scheme for Electronic and IT: Phase II’ in the University.
Syllabus for written Test: Please refer to Information Brochure.
Note: Preference will be given to the candidates with previous research experience including publications (SCI/SCIE) or patents (filed/published) in the areas of VLSI or project in master’s having done in VLSI area.
Category B: Full-time PhD (2 seats- Visvesvaraya PhD scheme with Fellowship), and PhD (1 seat- Visvesvaraya PhD scheme without Fellowship)
Area of research: Drone technology, IoT, Machine Learning, Deep Learning
Eligibility:
An applicant possessing master’s degrees in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology, with a first class 60% or equivalent Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) shall be eligible to apply for admission to Ph.D. programme under ‘Visvesvaraya PhD scheme for Electronic and IT: Phase II’ in the University.
OR
The candidates who have completed their final year (eighth semester) of their bachelor’s degree program (or result awaiting) and have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed, shall be eligible to apply for direct Ph.D. admission under ‘Visvesvaraya PhD scheme for Electronic and IT: Phase II’ in the University.
Detailed Information for Syllabus for written Test and procedure for selection: Please refer to Information Brochure.
Note: Preference will be given to the candidates with previous research experience including publications (SCI/SCIE) or patents (filed/published) in the areas of Drone, IoT, Machine Learning, Deep Learning.