Scholarships

Following Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) will be observed for the award of Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering (CEWRE) Fellowship/Scholarship:

A). The Policy

1. The CEWRE Fellowship/Scholarship will be awarded from Fellowship/Scholarship Head to the full time regular students (an M.Sc student will ensure 20hrs of presence at Campus & will be performing duties as assigned to him by Lab. Incharge/Advisor/Director and a Ph.D student will ensure 40hrs for presence at Campus & will performing duties as assigned by Lab. Incharge/Advisor/Director) enrolled in second and onward semesters of M.Sc and Ph.D programs.
2. A fellowship/scholarship committee of odd members will be constituted by the Director to implement fellowship/scholarship scheme as per these prevailing SOP’s & other rules.
3. An awardee is not to hold any other fellowship/scholarship/stipend during the fellowship/scholarship period.
4. The fellowship/scholars are bound to complete the studies within specific period of time.
5. It is not allowed to take semester breaks during entire fellowship/scholarship period.
6. The fellowship/scholarship will be awarded, initially for a period of one year and would be extendable periodically up to a maximum of two years for an M.Sc student and four years for a Ph.D student subject to the satisfactory performance of the awardee.
   Revised (31-01-2022): Fellowship/scholarships will be awarded at the start of M.Sc/Ph.D course and will be availed for two years for M.Sc and four years for Ph.D cases, subject to positive reviews and satisfactory performance.
7. Awardee will be required to submit regular reports of academic performance through his/her academic Advisor/Research Supervisor at the end of each semester.
8. During the fellowship/scholarship period, awardee would also be bound to comply with all official directives, issued by the competent authority. Unsatisfactory progress and non-compliance to official orders will render liable to cancellation of fellowships/scholarships and the awardee will have no right and no claim for the continuity of the scholarships in the next semesters.
9. An awardee shall sign an agreement with the CEWRE on non-judicial paper (stamp paper) to the effect that in case the awardee leaves the CEWRE without completing the degree he/she will have to pay back the entire amount of the fellowship/scholarship received.
10. In addition, a personal guarantee of a person of means on non-judicial (stamp) paper to the effect of ensuring the recovery in case of default by the student would need to be furnished.
11. Both Fellowships/scholarships i.e. Top Positions and Merit Based scholarship can be availed simultaneously.
12. Ph.D scholars availing CEWRE fellowship/scholarship must published two research papers in impact factor journals, while M.Sc students availing CEWRE fellowship/scholarship must submit research paper in impact factor journal. Paper will be considered submitted once it has reached to 2nd review cycle or it is accepted.

B). Eligibility Criteria

1. The CEWRE Fellowship/Scholarship will be awarded on Merit and Need base criteria.
2. Merit based Fellowship/Scholarship will be awarded in order of merit based on latest CGPA. A student must have secured minimum CGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 and positive feedback from the designated authority/Director.
3. For Need base fellowship/scholarship, parents/guardian of students having monthly income equal or less than Rs.60,000/- by all means.
4. Minimum CGPA for Need Based fellowship/scholarship should be in accordance to HEC that is CGPA 2.5 out 4.0.

Fellowship/Scholarship Stipend Rates

Note: Fellowship/Scholarship awarding committee can change the number of students, amount and duration of Fellowship/Scholarship keeping in view budgetary position and number of qualified applicants.