To attract meritorious students into research, the Government of India, in 2018 launched Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF) Scheme, which offers direct admission to such students in the PhD programmes in IITs, IISERs and IISc. The scheme is aimed at attracting the talent pool of the country to doctoral (PhD) programmes for carrying out research in cutting-edge science and technology domains, with a focus on national priorities.
In this video, we've invited Vijit Kanjilal who is currently pursuing his PhD in Astrophysics from Indian Institute of Sciences(IISc), Banglore. Vijit has done his under graduation from India's third oldest and prestigious engineering college i.e. Indian Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur in Aerospace Engineering stream.
In conversation with InsideIIM, Vijit not only tells us about his PMRF journey but also helps us understand the struggle a final year undergraduate goes through while deciding between different career paths and what factors should one consider while making the final decision.
Do watch today’s video to get insights on the PMRF application.
Here's what you can expect to learn from the video:
- How to narrow down choices in your final year
- PMRF Timelines and weightages of different processes
- Take on LoR and SoP for PMRF
- Insights about IISc labs and courses
- Skills one needs to upgrade
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