IIT Delhi and NIT Warangal signed an MoU that would allow BTech students from the latter to get direct PhD admission along with allowing the sharing of students and faculty.

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IIT Delhi:
IIT Delhi and NIT Warangal have signed an Mou that would allow the students of the latter to apply for direct PhD admission at IIT Delhi without GATE clearance, along with the sharing of students, research scholars and faculty members between the two.

The MoU between the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal for collaboration on academic and research activities was signed by Prof V Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi and Prof. NV Ramana Rao, Director, NIT Warangal.
Prof. NV Ramana Rao, Director, NIT Warangal, while welcoming the MoU with IIT Delhi said: "This MoU would create an opportunity to the students of NIT Warangal to pursue their PhD and get exposure to a highly competitive environment at a very young age."

"Further, this MoU would be instrumental in substantial improvement in research output of the faculty of both the premier institutions to keep pace with the rapidly changing technologies and environment by mutual cooperation," he added.

Prof V. Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi said, "The MoU will provide an opportunity to NIT Warangal students to get direct admission to PhD at IIT Delhi.

"It will also lead to collaborative research projects, joint supervision of PhD students, exchange of students and faculty, exchange of academic information, scholarly information, materials and publications between both the institutes in due course," he said.

Direct PhD admission without GATE

Under this MoU, meritorious BTech students of NIT Warangal will be provided an opportunity to carry out part of their studies including project work at IIT Delhi and then they will be offered direct admission to PhD without the need to qualify GATE or any other national level examination.

Under this scheme, NITW students who have a CGPA of 8.00 at the end of their 6th semester (three years), will be eligible to apply for a project in summer and complete their fourth year (7th and 8th semesters), at IIT Delhi, and then be considered for an early admission to the PhD programmes at IIT Delhi.

The requirement of GATE is waived off, since the student will enter IIT Delhi with a minimum CGPA of 8.00.It is envisaged that this scheme will also help NITW students to enhance their chances for qualifying for the PMRF fellowship for PhD at IIT Delhi.

During the stay of NITW students in IIT Delhi as visiting students, IIT Delhi will not be charging any academic fees, since these students will be paying their regular academic fees in their parent institution.

The students will also be provided either on-campus or off-campus hostel accommodation during the one-year period on paid basis.

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Direct admission to IIT Delhi PhD for selected NIT Warangal students
NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal have signed an agreement on Thursday to collaborate on academic and research activities.

The agreement enables meritorious students of NIT Warangal to carry on with part of their studies in IIT Delhi. On completion, the students can gain direct admission to PhD in IIT Delhi without appearing for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, or GATE, or any other national level examination.

PhD without GATE
Selected NIT Warangal students, upon completing their studies at IIT Delhi, can seek direct admission to PhD. They will not be required to appear for GATE.

The scheme will further help NIT Warangal students to qualify for the Prime Ministers Research Fellows (PMRF) for PhD at IIT Delhi.

“It will also lead to collaborative research projects, joint supervision of PhD students,” said V. Ramgopal Rao, director, IIT Delhi, in a statement.

“This MoU would create an opportunity for the students of NIT Warangal to pursue their PhD and get exposure to a highly competitive environment at a very young age,” added N.V. Ramana Rao, director, NIT Warangal.

Research collaboration
Collaborative research work is one of the main points of the agreement, Ramana Rao said that it will be “instrumental in substantial improvement in the research output of the faculty of both the premier institutions to keep pace with the rapidly changing technologies and the environment by mutual cooperation.”

No academic fees will be charged from the students of NIT Warangal during their stay in IIT Delhi. They will be paying to their parent institution.

The students will be provided either on-campus or off-campus hostel accommodation during the one-year period on a paid basis.

Exchange BTech, MTech students
The two institutes will exchange BTech and MTech students, research scholars and faculties.

The students will be classified as special exchange students, and they will be able to participate in research activities.

The selection of students will be open throughout the academic year.