Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Support for IITR Students for Visiting Institutions Abroad
Guidelines, eligibility conditions and financial support details
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Objective
- To encourage students to visit Good International Institutions.
- To promote quality research by providing opportunities to students to work with leading international experts.
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Guidelines
- Limited number of meritorious IITR students shall be provided partial financial assistance to visit foreign institutions, for one of the following:
- Semester exchange programs, provided the host institute has an MOU with IITR.
- To carry out part of their masters'/doctoral thesis work. Normally the host will be a co-supervisor. If not, it will be expected that at least some joint publications come out of the work done during the visit.*
- The following conditions must be satisfied:
- The foreign institute/department should be in the top 500 of QS World University Rankings or in the top 200 of QS World University Rankings by subject.
- The applicant must have a minimum CGPA of 8.0 for Semester Exchange.
- The funding would be available only for meeting the gap between the total expenditure and the total funds available from other sources.
- Partial support under this scheme will be available only once during any academic program at IIT Roorkee.
- The following committee will consider all applications received and make its recommendations to the Director:
| Dean of Resources & Alumni Affairs (DORA) | Convener |
| Dean of International Relations | Member |
| Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (Curriculum) | Member |
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Funding Available
Africa / Asia (excluding Japan & South Korea)
Up to ₹50,000**
Rest of the world (including Japan & South Korea)
Up to ₹1,00,000**
Notes:
* Visits for training programs/schools etc. will not be supported.
** During an academic program, the total support available to a student from all the funding schemes of the Institute put together would not exceed ₹1.5 lakhs.
* Visits for training programs/schools etc. will not be supported.
** During an academic program, the total support available to a student from all the funding schemes of the Institute put together would not exceed ₹1.5 lakhs.
Contact
Prof. Yogesh K Sharma
Dean of Resources & Alumni Affairs (DORA)
James Thomason Building, IIT Roorkee
DORA Office Phone: 01332-28-5840
Email:
dora.office@iitr.ac.in