IIT Roorkee Begins Admissions For PhD Under Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship

New Delhi: The Indian Insitute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee has commenced applications for the PhD programme under Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF). The institute will award a fellowship of Rs 70,000-80,000 per month to the selected candidate, along with a research grant of Rs 2 lakh per year (total of Rs 10 lakh for five years) for pursuing PhD at IIT-Roorkee.

The application process has begun and will continue until 5 pm on June 15. Candidates can download the application form from may2020.pmrf.in and iitr.ac.in which has to be filled and emailed along with relevant academic certificates and a statement of purpose (SOP) to [email protected]. 

The application procedure is free of cost. 

As per the institute guidelines, the application form and other certificates need to be turned into PDF and the SOP should cover the interested area of research, a synopsis, details of research publications in reputed journals (if any) and details of the national or international conference attended or paper presented.

Moreover, in addition to those who have completed MTech degree or are pursuing PhD, candidates who are in the final year of bachelor’s in science and technology stream can also apply for the PMRF. Candidates who have scored a score of 650 or above in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) are also eligible to apply.