IIT Kharagpur, University of Manchester Launch India-UK Dual Doctoral Programme
NDTV-Education (March 17, 2021)
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and the University of Manchester on Wednesday launched an India-UK dual doctoral programme. According to officials, students will be jointly recruited and spend time in both Manchester and Kharagpur, benefiting from the expertise, facilities and infrastructure of the two institutions.
The programme, beginning this July, will be open to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) graduates from India, during its initial phase. “Successful candidates will be required to enrol at both institutions, spending the first year at IIT Kharagpur with the remaining time on the programme split between the two institutes, as determined by the supervisors and the Joint Programme Board,” a senior official said.
“Both institutions will be responsible for making their own award, but the two components would form a single research experience managed cooperatively by both the institutes. The successful doctoral candidates will receive parchments from both the institutions--each prominently mentioning the joint nature of the work and the partner institute’s name,” the official added. (Read More)