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GATE Financial Assistance (Scholarship) & Fellowship in MTech/PhD
GATE Financial Assistance is provided through the institutions supported by the MHRD and other Government agencies. The basic requirement to get GATE financial assistance in masters and doctorate programs is to qualify GATE exam. An amount of INR 12,400 per month (approximately) is provided to M.Tech students. To get GATE financial assistance, you can check the eligibility criteria of the same and then apply for it. Other than admissions in M.Tech and research programs, candidates can also apply for PSUs accepting GATE score for the recruitment process.
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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.
Financial Assistance Amount
What is the GATE Scholarship Amount?
IIT, IISc Ph.D. Researchers to get INR 70,000 Monthly Central Fellowship
- The Union Government will now grant INR 70,000 as a monthly fellowship to 2000 Ph.D. scholars across IITs and IISc Bangalore.
- Kewal Kumar Sharma, the Union Higher Education Secretary, said, students, graduating from IITs, NITs, IIITs do their Ph.D. in IIT or IISc Bangalore would be given a handsome fellowship.
- In order to promote higher education and retain talent in the country, the HRD Ministry proposed an INR 75,000 per month fellowship under the Prime Minister's Research Fellowship Programme for selected Ph.D. fellows at the IITs.
As per the information mentioned on the website of IIT Delhi, the GATE Scholarship/Financial Assistance is given. Below is the GATE Stipend Amount and the eligibility criteria:
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Financial Assistance Eligibility
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-
- Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore Campus
- Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
- Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai
- Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad
- Central Power Research Institute
- Institute for Plasma Research
- Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR)
- Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation
- Indian Space Research Organization
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
- Raman Research Institute
- Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
- Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
- Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
- Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
- Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
- Central Inland Capture Fisheries Research Institute
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
- Regional Research Laboratory Indian Statistical Institute
- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
- The Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- Forest Research Institute
- Indian School of Mines, Jharkhand
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Frequently Asked Questions
GATE Stipend FAQs
Ques. What is the eligibility for granting GATE Scholarship?
Ans: According to MHRD, the scholarship is entitled only to those students who are admitted in the AICTE approved Institutions/Course and Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (IITs, IIITs, IISc Bangalore, IISERs, NITs, NITIE Mumbai, NERIST Arunachal Pradesh, SLIET Longowal, NIFFT Ranchi, NITTRs and SPAs) with a valid GATE score at the time of admission.
Ques. I qualified the GATE exam after taking admission in the course. Whether I am eligible for granting the scholarship.
Ans: No, any student who qualifies GATE after the date of admission will not be eligible for a grant of scholarship for the reasons whatsoever it may be.
Ques. What are the documents required to be uploaded by the student for availing of financial assistance?
Ans: List of documents that are to be uploaded are provided below (Scanned PDF copy of)-
- GATE scorecard
- Passbook
- Aadhaar card
- Caste certificate.
- Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) certificate in respect of only OBC candidates.
Ques. I am having a joint account with my family member. Can I upload a PDF copy of the same?
Ans: No, Joint Account is not accepted. Only a General/Normal account should be opened. Either ‘no-frill accounts’ are acceptable.
Ques. Whom to contact in case of any difficulties in accessing the portal for submitting an online application for applying for financial assistance?
Ans: You can avail of Helpdesk Service on e-mail ID pgscholarship@aicte-india.org, phone number 011-24369620 and fax number 011- 24369627 (from 9.30 am to.5.30 pm) on all working days for any queries.
Ques. What is the procedure for Editing/Deleting the data wrongly entered by the Student/Institute?
Ans: In such cases where the wrong detail has been forwarded/entered on the portal, Student/Institute may lodge their grievance through e-mail supported with scanned copies of the documents with AICTE for resolving the issue.
Ques. Who is eligibility for GATE Stipend?
Ans. Students who have been admitted to AICTE approved institutions and courses. Applicants must have a valid GATE scorecard at the time of availing.
Ques. Do GATE qualified students get stipend?
Ans. Yes, Students who have qualified for GATE/GPAT will get a monthly stipend. Applicants must be admitted to AICTE approved institutes/colleges.
Ques. What is GATE scholarship amount?
Ans. Applicants who are eligible will receive INR 12,400 per month. Applicants will be given a stipend for a duration of 24 months.
Ques. Does GATE exam provide scholarships?
Ans. Yes, GATE Scholarship/ Financial Assistance is given to applicants who have qualified for GATE and have gotten admissions into AICTE approved colleges and institutes.
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*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College
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