How to apply

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How to apply

How to Apply

Candidates who are NOT citizens of India (by birth or naturalized) and/or are OCI/PIO card holders will be treated as foreign nationals.

Programmes Offered

Applications are invited for admission to July 2025 semester in the following programmes:

Admission Criteria

Postgraduate programs

International students can seek admission to various postgraduate and research programmes (MTech, MBA, & PhD), under the following categories:

• Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Scholarship (Government of India)
• Study in India (SII) (Government of India)
• IIT Kanpur Fellowship to AARDO Member Countries
• Doctoral-fellowship in India for ASEAN (DIA) (Government of India)
• India Bhutan Friendship Scholarship
• Institute Fellowship

Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Scholarship (Government of India)

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) was founded in 1950 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, independent India’s first Education Minister. ICCR’s objectives are to actively participate in the formulation and implementation of policies and programs pertaining to India’s external cultural relations; to foster and strengthen cultural relations and mutual understanding between India and other countries; to promote cultural exchanges with other countries and people; and to develop relations with nations.\ Every year, ICCR offers scholarships to students from across the world to study in Indian universities at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.\ Applications to ICCR Scholarship Schemes is usually in April-June

To apply, please click here https://a2ascholarships.iccr.gov.in/

Study in India (SII) Scholarship (Government of India)

The Study In India (SII) programme is a project introduced by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. The programme facilitates and encourages international students to study in premier institutes in India.\ Students who apply through Study in India will be eligible to sit for the PRAGATII Exam. Based on the results of the exam, meritorious students are then selected for a scholarship of up to USD 3200 to cover tuition fees, accommodation and mess charges.

\ To apply, please visit https://studyinindia.gov.in/

Doctoral-fellowship in India for ASEAN (DIA) (Government of India)

In 2018, on the 25th anniversary of the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in New Delhi, the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi, in the presence of the leaders of all 10 ASEAN countries, announced the Doctoral fellowship in India for ASEAN. Under this program, 1000 fellowships will be provided to applicants from ASEAN countries to pursue a Ph.D. at one of the Indian Institutes of Technology.\ This fellowship provides:

• Monthly stipend equivalent to Indian doctoral students
• Research grant of up to INR 1,70,000

For more details and application guidelines, please visit https://asean-iit.in/

Note: Admissions under this scheme are currently on hold

IIT Kanpur Fellowship to AARDO Member Countries

AARDO is an inter-governmental organization comprising member countries from Asia and Africa, with India being one of the founding members.\ AARDO and IIT Kanpur have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in capacity building, knowledge and dissemination and transfer of appropriate and affordable innovative solutions for agricultural and rural development in Member Countries.\ The scholarships under this agreement are offered for the MTech program and applicants are selected as per the rules instituted by IITK.\ This scholarship offers:

• Tuition fee waiver
• Free accommodation
• Monthly stipend equivalent to Indian students
• Airfare for travel to and from the AARDO Member Country to New Delhi

To apply, please Click here

India Bhutan Friendship Scholarship

This fully-funded scholarship offered by the Government of India is specifically for Bhutanese students to pursue MTech at IIT Kanpur. Interested students may contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  for further details.

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Institute Fellowship

IIT Kanpur offers all foreign degree students a monthly fellowship at par with Indian students. Only those students who do not receive any other funding will be eligible for the Institute Fellowship.

To apply, please Click here

Note

The competent committees of the departments are the ultimate decision makers in student admissions.

Documents Required

International students are required to submit following documents

• Passport/Citizenship Card
• Applicant Photo
• Applicant Signature
• Proof of Date of Birth
• Qualifying Degree Certificate(Original/Provisional)
• GATE Score Card if available
• Mark/Grade sheet of Qualifying Degree( as a single PDF file)
• NOC(Only for Sponsored/Part Time/External Candidates

Fee Structure

IIT Kanpur offers a range of fee waivers and scholarships to international students. Check the details below.

Application Deadlines

Where to Apply

To apply, please visit:

https://iitk.ac.in/doaa/pgadmission/foreign-students.php

For queries, please send an email at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.