GATE Financial Assistance (Scholarship) & Fellowship in MTech/PhD

What is GATE Financial Assistantship?

• Candidates with a valid  GATE Score can avail of the benefit of GATE financial assistantship/scholarship.  Check About  GATE Score Calculation
• This assistantship is provided on a semester basis for up to 2 years for M.Tech students.
• While for Ph.D. students, it is provided up to a maximum of 5 years. 
• An amount of INR 12,400 per month is provided to M.Tech students.
• A monthly stipend of INR 25,000 for up to 2 years is provided to Ph.D. students.
• For the next 2 years, the financial assistance is raised by INR 3,000. 
• Additional assistantships in the form of scholarships, fellowships, etc. may be available through other organizations, such as CSIR, DAE, etc.

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GATE Financial Assistance Eligibility

• Applicants who have a valid score of GATE will be eligible to avail of the financial assistance.
• Applicants who are admitted for part-time courses are not eligible for any scholarship/stipend scheme provided by GATE.
• Applicants taking admissions before or after the validity of GATE scorecard will not be considered for a scholarship.
• The candidate’s name and bank account name should be the same.
• Joint accounts are not permitted for GATE scholarship
• The student must have general savings account in the bank. (frills account will not be accepted).
• GATE candidates admitted to the engineering and architecture programs are eligible for this scholarship
• A student who is in receipt of any kind of scholarship/stipend or salary etc. is not eligible for a PG Scholarship grant.
• Students from non-sponsored categories admitted with valid GATE Scorecards are eligible.
• Creamy layer OBC candidates who had qualified under the OBC category are not eligible for GATE scholarship
• Candidates qualified under SC/ST/OBC (NCL)/Physically Handicapped without authentic certificates are not eligible.
• GATE scholarship will be given from the date of commencement of classes/date of admission (whichever is later) to completion of courses/date of submission of the thesis.
• The scholarship will be disbursed for a maximum period of 24 months or till the completion of courses/date of submission of the thesis whichever is earlier.

GATE Fellowship for Ph.D./MTech

GATE qualified candidates are also eligible for JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) and SRF (Senior Research Fellowship) in CSIR, DST, DBT, ICMR, DRDO, ISRO, IIS and in the following institutes-

1. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore
2. Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore Campus
3. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
4. Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
5. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
6. Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad
7. Central Power Research Institute
8. Institute for Plasma Research
9. Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR)
10. Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation
11. Indian Space Research Organization
12. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
13. National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
14. Raman Research Institute
15. Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
16. Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
17. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
18. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
19. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
20. Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
21. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
22. Central Inland Capture Fisheries Research Institute
23. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
24. Regional Research Laboratory Indian Statistical Institute
25. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
26. The Institute of Mathematical Sciences
27. Forest Research Institute
28. Indian School of Mines, Jharkhand

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