Mumbai: National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Mumbai, an autonomous body under Ministry of HRD, offers Doctoral Level Fellowship Programme recognized by Ministry of HRD as equivalent to PhD of any Indian University. NITIE has invited applications from eligible candidates for its Fellow (Doctoral) programmes 2017 Batch for various disciplines. The receipt of online applications closes on 03 April 2017 (17:00 Hours).
The available research areas under Fellow (Doctoral) programmes 2017 Batch are as followed: Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Systems & Management, Operations & Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Technology Management, Environmental & Safety Management, Human Resource, Accounting & Finance, Marketing, Economics & Strategy The fellow programme is available for Full Time Regular and Sponsored categories.
Eligibility conditions:
For Regular Full-time Candidates: Candidate must have Master’s degree or equivalent in Engineering/ Technology, Management, Economics, Commerce, Social Sciences, Life sciences and Pure Sciences with 60% aggregate marks (55% in case of SC/ST/PwD (Person with Disability) candidates) from recognized University/ Institution.
The Fellow Programme notification mentioned that candidates appearing for their final examination in the respective disciplines can also apply, provided they qualify the above criteria for examinations appeared at the time of application and submit their result latest by September 30, 2017.
NITIE clarified that Projects/ Work Experience/Research Publications in these areas would be preferred. As per Govt. of India rules, reservation of seats exists for SC/ST/OBC-NC (Non-Creamy) and PwD candidates.
For Sponsored Candidates: In addition to the above eligibility criteria, candidates from reputed Industry/ Academia must have two years of full time work experience as on 15 June 2017. Such candidates, if selected, have to stay in the campus for one-year regular course work. Candidates need to produce sponsorship and relieving certificate from the employer as per the pro-forma available on the NITIE website. No financial assistance shall be provided to the sponsored candidates.
Key Dates: The online submission of application has started since 16 January 2017. The closing date for submission of applications is 03 April 2017 (17:00 Hours). The written test/Personal Interview/ Research Presentation will be held 28 April 2017.
Selection Procedure: The eligible candidates should appear written test/Personal Interview/ Research Presentation. The final selection of the candidates will be based on written test, written skill test, past academic performance, Personal Interview and Research Presentation.
Financial Assistance and Conditions: Financial assistance shall be provided only to the regular fulltime candidates as per MHRD guidelines and no financial assistance shall be provided to the sponsored candidates.
To be eligible for financial assistance the candidate must have GATE / NET-JRF qualification. Financial assistance shall be provided to the regular fulltime candidates fulfilling any one of the following criteria:
Master’s degree or equivalent in Engineering /Technology through GATE qualification , preferably within last 5 years.
Master’s degree or equivalent in Engineering/ Technology, Management, Economics, Commerce, Social Sciences, Life sciences or Pure Sciences with valid GATE /NET-JRF qualification at the time of application.
The institute informed that regular full time candidates those who will qualify for the financial assistance will receive Rs 25,000/- during 1st and 2nd year of the Fellow programme and Rs 28,000/- during 3rd, 4th and 5th year of the Fellow programme as per MHRD guidelines. In addition, these candidates are also eligible for a contingency grant of Rs 30,000/- per annum while they are also entitled for copy editing of their two research paper manuscripts as per the NITIE rules.
For how to apply, exact eligibility criteria and other details, the candidates should refer the exact fellowship admission notification uploaded on the admission page of the official website of NITIE. https://www.nitie.edu/admission_2017/
