AICTE Launches ₹245 Crore Doctoral Fellowship Programme

Key facts

• The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has initiated the AICTE Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellowship Programme (AIEDFP), aimed at encouraging doctoral research that can translate into practical solutions and real-world impact.
• AICTE Chairman Prof Yogesh Singh and Member Secretary Prof Shyama Rath launched the programme, which has a projected financial outlay of Rs 245 crore over five years.
• The initiative will support 150 PhD fellowships and focus on research with clear applications in innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Unlike conventional doctoral research that may remain largely academic, the AIEDFP will promote problem-driven and application-oriented research.