Visvesvaraya Ph.D. scheme has been initiated by the Government with an objective of enhancing the number of Ph.Ds. in the country to compete globally in the knowledge intensive sectors of Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) and IT/IT Enabled Services (IT/ITES). Under the scheme, financial support is provided to Full-time & Part-time PhD candidates and Young Faculty who are undertaking research and technology development.

Thrust Research Areas:

Priority Areas: ESDM, IT/ITES, VLSI, ASIC Design for In-memory Computing and Hardware Accelerators for Edge Computing.

Emerging Areas: Wireless communication, Computer Security, Recommender systems, Data Analysis, Circuits Design and Fabrication, Speech Communication, Cyber Security, Machine Learning, Distributed database, Distributed Systems, Semiconductor Physics, Information retrieval, AI & ML, Semiconductor Process, Internet of Things, Software Engg., Biometric Security, Robotics, Next generation communication, Next generation interconnects, NLP, Intelligent cell free communication network for 6G systems, study of efficient data transmission protocol for 5G and future networks for higher throughput, user fairness and low latency, study of efficient data, A speech to speech translation system enhanced with prosodic information for converting speech in english and speech in assamese and vice versa, Nanoelectronics, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Mechatronics, Integration of renewable energy into power system ele., Unmanned Aerial system in swam communication, Efficient Memory Architecture of AI chips, Design and Development of a system on chip for certain applications, Low Power VLSI Design, 5g and beyond communication system, 2D material for flexible electronics, Automatic voice pathology detection system from speech signals, IOT gateway SoC for Industry 4.0

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(a) For Full-time:

M.Tech./M.E./B.Tech/B.E./M.Sc. or equivalent degree in EC / EE / Electronics / ICT/Physics or other appropriate disciplines with 60% marks or its equivalent in the qualifying degree as per the norms set by degree awarding Institute / University with valid GATE score.

(b) For Part-time:

M.Tech./M.E./B.Tech/B.E./M.Sc. or equivalent degree in EC / EE / Electronics / ICT /Physics or other appropriate disciplines with 60% marks or its equivalent in the qualifying degree as per the norms set by degree awarding Institute / University valid GATE score.

AND

The candidate must be currently employed at an R&D Organization or University / Institution and must have at least three years of relevant experience. The candidate should submit a 'no objection certificate' (NOC) issued by the head of the organization / institution. A template for the NoC is attached as Annexure-I

Fellowship and Other Benefits:

Some of the highlights of this scheme are the following:

(a) For Full-time:

1. Fellowship:
   • ₹ 46,250/- per month (I & II year);
   • ₹ 52,500/- (III, IV and V year).
2. Research Contingency Grant support of Rs. 1,20,000 / year for support duration of PhD candidate.
3. One Time International Conf. Support @ Rs. 1.5 Lakhs/Full Time PhD
4. One Time Support for Visit to Labs abroad
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5. Reimbursement of Rent (as per GoI norms)

(b) For Part-time::

• A one-time incentive of Rs. 3.00 Lakhs, through DBT in his/her bank account, on successful completion of PhD.
• The above detailed Terms and Conditions are as per Visvesvaraya Ph.D. Scheme Phase –II, Round - II funded by Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY).

Duration of Fellowship

Support will be provided upto 5 years or the Ph.D. duration whichever is lesser.

(1 seat for full-time PhD for academic year 2026-27)

Interview:

Candidates short-listed on the basis of the eligibility criteria should appear for an interview to be held at DA-IICT on the date mentioned in the ‘Important Dates’ webpage of the Admissions web portal. During the interview, the candidates will be evaluated on foundational as well as specialized topics of their educational background and research interests. For this purpose, the candidates have to submit a one-page statement of purpose (SoP) as a part of their application. A set of guidelines for preparing a SoP is available here

The Ph.D. interview will be held physically at DA-IICT, Gandhinagar. The shortlisted Ph.D. (Regular) candidates for entrance test / interview will be provided to and from sleeper class train fare from the nearest railway station as per the communication address mentioned in their application. The lodging will be provided at DA-IICT. Subject to fulfilling eligibility criteria, short-listed candidates will be informed by email. Please note that short-listing criteria may be higher than the minimum eligibility criteria..

Also the interested candidates need to send their resume and SoP to the Nodal Officer for DAU, Prof. Vinay S. Palaparthy at vinay_shrinivas[at]dau[dot]ac[dot]in (Nodal Officer)

Please write “Application for Visvesvaraya Ph.D. scheme” in the subject line of the email. For any queries, you can also contact at +91-9890613053.

Important Dates:

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