About the Program
Foreign nationals registered for a Master’s/PhD degree in a recognized Institute/University who are officially sponsored by that Institute/University to carry out Research work or to avail of a laboratory or other facilities at IITM for a period not exceeding two semesters can be accepted as visiting students under the MoU or non-MOU category.
The admission of foreign nationals under the MoU will be made in accordance with the terms and conditions spelt out in the MoU agreed to between IITM and the partner University/Institution concerned. Students are required to bear costs related to living expenses, boarding, lodging and travel. Accommodation is provided in hostels on payment basis (approx. 27,000 INR per semester). Students arriving under the MoU will not be charged tuition fees.
For the admission of foreign nationals under the non-MOU category, students are requested to pay the corresponding tuition fee per semester as per the rules and regulations of IITM.
Eligibility
- The student must be registered under a Master’s/PhD program in a recognized foreign Institute/University.
- The student should be nominated/recommended by the recognized university for the Research work, for both the MOU and non-MOU category.
- The student is requested to identify a faculty advisor they are interested to work with in IITM. They should approach the concerned IITM faculty for acceptance to be their supervisor at IITM throughout their research work with the recommendation from their advisor/guide at the home institution.
*The OGE office can also help the students in identifying supervisor at IITM*
- Students are expected to have a good knowledge of English.
Application Deadline
- There is no deadline for the submission of research work applications. Students can apply at any time during the year.
- If research work requires coursework requirements, students are requested to start along with the commencement of the semesters as follows;
Fall semester: Commences on July 2nd week
Spring semester: Commences on January 1st week
