NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PUDUCHERRY

(An Institute of National Importance under MHRD, Govt. of India)

THIRUVETTAKUDI, KARAIKAL - 609609

Part-Time PhD Admission under “Visvesvaraya

PhD scheme” for SMDP-C2SD Project
Sponsored by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India

2018-2019 (July 2018 session)

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India has granted
scholarships under the scheme titled “Visvesvaraya PhD scheme”. Under this scheme
presently admissions are open to PhD Degree program on Part Time basis. Applications are
invited from Indian nationals for admission to Part-Time PhD Program for the academic year
2018-2019 (July 2018 session), under the above scheme at NIT Puducherry.

This is a special scheme with following features:

Part-time candidates who do not avail of any PhD Fellowship/ scholarship/ stipend from any
Central or State Government shall be provided one time incentive of Rs 2,50,000/- on
successful completion of the PhD degree.
Currently, part-time students are not being provided any other financial assistance during the
duration of their PhD work and this 2.5 lakh is awarded only when they complete their PhD

Specializations in Ph.D Program under the funding:

vacancy details
S. No Department Area of Specialization
Part Time PhD
Electronics and Communication Signal Processing /
1. 01
Engineering VLSI

Under the “Visvesvaraya PhD scheme” it is essential to work on research problems having
relevance to Industry. The admission calendar, fee structure, academic rules and regulations
will be as per regular PhD admission process of NIT Puducherry.

For details of PhD Information brochure of NIT Puducherry, Pl. visit the following link:
http://nitpy.ac.in/admissions/ph-d/April_18/Brochure.pdf

Part-Time PhD Application form to be submitted under “Visvesvaraya PhD scheme” for
SMDP-C2SD Project. The application form is available at the following link:
http://nitpy.ac.in/admissions/ph-d/index.html

Last Date for submitting the Application: 20, May 2018.