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The IndiaAI Fellowship is the doctoral-funding arm of the IndiaAI Mission, MeitY's national programme to build indigenous AI capability by democratising compute access, improving data quality, attracting talent and funding socially impactful AI.
The fellowship supports full-time PhD scholars working on artificial intelligence at Indian institutions, paying 38,750 rupees per month to the fourth year of the PhD or until completion, whichever is earlier.
Around that sits a package that is unusually complete for an Indian doctoral award: accommodation support at 30 percent of the fellowship, annual institutional overheads of 25,000 rupees, a research contingency grant of 120,000 rupees per year from the second year, one-time international conference support of up to 150,000 rupees, and support for an overseas lab visit for selected final-year scholars.
Entry is nomination-based rather than purely open - MeitY invites nominations from premier institutes, so the route in typically runs through the applicant's department rather than through a direct portal submission, and prospective scholars should engage their institution's research office early. Academic thresholds are firm: a minimum CGPA of 8. 0 at graduation or 7.
5 at master's level, enrolment in a full-time AI PhD, and no concurrent scholarship from another organisation. A parallel IndiaAI FutureSkills track offers a smaller number of fellowships to B. Tech and M.
Tech students undertaking AI projects at top-50 NIRF-ranked engineering colleges. Rounds recur; monitor indiaai. gov.in for the current call.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Applicants must be enrolled in a full-time PhD programme in artificial intelligence at an eligible Indian institution, hold a minimum CGPA or CPI of 8.0 at graduation or 7.5 at master's level, and must not hold a concurrent scholarship or fellowship from any other organisation. Nominations are invited by MeitY from premier institutes, so candidates generally apply through their institution rather than directly, and departmental endorsement is part of the route in. The award pays 38,750 rupees per month until the fourth year of the PhD or completion, whichever is earlier, plus accommodation support at 30 percent of the fellowship amount, annual institutional overheads of 25,000 rupees, a research contingency grant of 120,000 rupees per year from year two onwards, one-time international conference support of up to 150,000 rupees, and support for an overseas lab visit for selected final-year scholars. A separate IndiaAI FutureSkills track initially offers fellowships to B.Tech and M.Tech students at top-50 NIRF-ranked engineering colleges undertaking AI projects, on different terms. The programme runs in periodic rounds rather than continuously; a prior round closed 30 April 2025 and subsequent rounds have followed. Confirm the current round, nomination process, stipend values and academic thresholds on indiaai.gov.in before applying. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows the core stipend is 38,750 Indian rupees per month, payable to the fourth year of the PhD or to completion, whichever comes first - roughly 5,300 US dollars a year, or about 21,000 dollars across four years, which sets amount_min. The package around it is what lifts the real value: accommodation support at 30 percent of the fellowship amount, annual institutional overheads of 25,000 rupees, a research contingency grant of 120,000 rupees per year from year two onwards, one-time international conference support of up to 150,000 rupees, and funding for an overseas lab visit for selected final-year scholars. Adding the contingency, accommodation and conference elements brings the total package to approximately 28,000 US dollars over the full term, which sets amount_max. Converted figures use an approximate rate of 88 rupees to the dollar and will move with the exchange rate. In Indian cost terms this is a competitive, liveable doctoral stipend rather than a token award, and the contingency grant in particular is what makes compute and conference travel feasible. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
IndiaAI Fellowship under the IndiaAI Mission for Full-Time PhD Scholars Researching Artificial Intelligence is funded by IndiaAI Mission, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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