The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has informed that the INDIAai – Independent Business Division (IBD) is invited nominations of B.Tech & M.Tech students for INDIAai fellowship. Subsequently, INDIAai is also inviting Top 50 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked research institutes to share their approval to participate in INDIAai Fellowship for new PhD intakes researching in Artificial Intelligence.

According to the press release, nominations for INDIAai Fellowship are invited from all B.Tech & M.Tech who are undertaking projects in AI. This fellowship support will supplement any existing fellowships and will cover the duration of the project one year for B.Tech. students, and two years for M.Tech. students.

Students may submit their nominations on – https://indiaai.gov.in/article/proforma-for-submission-of-nominations-for-indiaai-fellowship-under-the-indiaai-mission as per the prescribed guidelines by 30th September 2024.

Additionally, INDIAai is offering fellowships to full time PhD scholars researching in the areas of Artificial Intelligence in the top 50 NIRF ranked Research Institutes. INDIAai – IBD is inviting top 50 ranked research institutes to share their approval to participate in INDIAai Fellowship and intake new PhD scholars in Artificial Intelligence. These scholars should not receive any scholarship / salary from any other organization at the time of enrolment into INDIAai PhD Fellowship.

Top 50 NIRF ranked Research Institutes are requested to submit their approval on the official letterhead signed and stamped by institute’s head agreeing to intake new PhD scholars as per the INDIAai PhD fellowship guidelines to Smt. Kavita Bhatia, Sci ‘G’ & GC (AI & ET) on kbhatia@meity.gov.in by 30th September, 2024.