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IIT Kanpur: Prime Minister Research Fellowship Programme and Placement Details

Author: Reena Tanwar
by Reena Tanwar
Posted: Jun 19, 2018

Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) is an academic discipline for students who wish to apply for Ph.D. Admissions in Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) IIT Kanpur also is part of the same and conducts PMRF every year where Lakhs of aspirants of national and foreign division apply for the same.

Who can apply?

The candidates who are have completed/ are in their final year of 4 Year Undergraduate or 5 Year Integrated M. Tech, or 5 Year Integrated M.Sc. or 5 Year dual degree programmes from IIEST/IITs/IISC/NITs/IISERs can apply for PMRF scheme.

The Ph.D. options are available for 18 broad disciplines, for which one of the IITs and IISc conduct the admission process. The candidates can apply for more than 1 discipline and 1 academic institute.

Eligibility Criteria

  • The candidates must have scored 8.0 CGPA out of 10 in the last qualifying examination.

  • If the candidates have separate CGPAs for UG and PG in the Integrated or Dual Degree courses, then percentile of UG part will be considered.

Abstract Work Submission

Candidates applying under PMRF scheme have to submit an abstract research paper which is a major assessment criterion. Candidates should pay attention to the points enlisted below while working on their projects:

  • The idea and area of study should be clearly produced in the paper.

  • The topic of the project should be an amalgamation of technology/science and National Priorities.

  • The project has to be formulated in a way where it generates a problem for the study, which is considered as an important aspect while assessing the applicants’ research and analytical skills.

  • The work should be original. Technical details and solutions in the abstract should be pointed out clearly.

Final Selection Process

There is a 2 level selection process for PMRF scheme.

  1. There is a team of experts assigned from each Nodal Institute (NI) to review the applications and the abstract submissions, which is used to shortlist candidates for written exam/ or interview.

  2. The Final selection is made on the candidates’ performance in Interviews.

*The written test is not conducted every year. The Nodal Institutes inform in advance if a written test has to be conducted. In 2018 IIT Kanpur Admissions for PMRF scheme, there was no written test.

Fellowship Offered

The time period for the fellowship programme will be 4 Years for Integrated courses’ students, and 5 Years for B. Tech students. The fellowship granted would be:

  • INR 70,000 per month for the first 2 years

  • INR 75,000 per month for 3rd Year

  • INR 80,000 per month for the last years

The candidates will be provided an amount of 2 Lakhs/year to manage their Foreign educational trips and other expenses.

Placement Procedure @ IIT Kanpur

The IIT Kanpur Placements are managed by the Students Placements office (SPO) which ensure the availability of big recruiters every year. The students have to showcase their skills in order to attain job opportunities. A placement policy is formulated by the Institute which states:

  • The candidates who complete their Full-Time Degrees by July 2019 are eligible to register with SPO.

  • Registration Fee for SPO is INR 1500, which is non-refundable.

  • Students can apply for placements only during their stay at IIT Kanpur.

  • The candidates registering with SPO have to sign a contract stating to ensure 2% of their 1st year’s salary to SPO placement preparation account if recruited.

  • The students have to submit the signed off job letter at SPO to get the No Objection Certificate.

  • The candidates who wish to opt out from the placement services shall inform the SPO by October 1, 2018.

Companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, Hindustan Unilever Limited, among others are the top recruiters at IIT Kanpur.

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