IIT KGP to launch scholarship programme for SAARC nationals

Surjit kumar Dhal, Kolkata, Feb 20: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur will launch a full scholarship programme for SAARC nationals, a release said Tuesday.

The programme will be open for full time students across all levels of study – undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral studies in SAARC countries outside India.

The institute will be reaching out to universities and embassies of these countries as well as through the Ministry of External Affairs, this month opening up the enrolment for 2019 including summer and winter terms, it said.

The institute is focusing on students from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldives.

The first batch of the programme will be open for 10 students with funding from US-based alumnus and petrochemical industrialist Dr Asoke Dey Sarkar.

The first edition will provide funding for their airfare, tuition fee, living expenses, local transport as well as medical insurance.

The students will be required to explore the courses and research areas and identify the experts at IIT KGP as mentors.

In addition to formal application, the students will be required to appear for a video interview.

The courses would encompass all areas of engineering and technology, biosciences, social sciences, economics, management, law.

                Students can also work on research projects including collaborative research with international partners of IIT Kharagpur which will include areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, climate change, high-speed and intelligent transportation, affordable healthcare, clean energy, etc, the release added.