START

EARLY
PHD
PROGRAMME
2022‑23
IIT
Gandhinagar
invites
applications
from
eligible
BTech
students

for
its
Start
Early
PhD
programme
beginning
in
July
2022

PROGRAMME
HIGHLIGHTS ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA

 GATE
score
is
NOT
mandatory
for
admission.  BTech
students
from
NITs
and
select
colleges
who

 Candidates
are
encouraged
to
appear
for
GATE

for
 will
graduate
in
2022
or
have
graduated
in
2021

an
enhanced
stipend
rate. and
are
among
the
top
5
rank
holders

 Monthly
stipend
of
Rs
41,000
(For
candidates
with
 (General/EWS/OBC)
or
top
10
rank
holders
(SC/ST)

valid
GATE

score)
or
Rs
31,000
(for
others). in
the
department
at
the
end
of
their
pre‑final
year

and
final
year
respectively
are
eligible
to
apply.
 Travel
support
up
to

Rs
2
Lakhs
for
attending


international
conferences.
 BTech
students
from
IITs
who
will
graduate
in
2022

 Support
of
up
to
$12,500
may
be
considered
for

research
at

leading
Universities/Labs
abroad
for
a
 or
have
graduated
in
2021
with
a
CPI/CGPA
of
not

period
of
up
to
6
months. less
than
6.0
at
the
end
of
their
3rd
year
and
4th
year

respectively
are
eligible
to
apply.

APPLICATION For
more
information:
DEADLINE iitgn.ac.in/admissions/sephd
This
is
the
final
available
admission
window
for
the
MARCH
06,
2022 Start
Early
PhD
programme
beginning
in
July
2022.