The research track
Explore India's flagship institute-run research programmes from IISc, the IITs, NITs, TIFR and the national science academies. These recurring programmes are shown with the windows they usually open in; students must confirm the live cycle on the official page.
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Research programmes
16 programmes
IISc Bangalore, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
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Applications usually open before the May-July summer period
The Inorganic and Physical Chemistry department at IISc Bangalore offers a summer research fellowship for chemistry students. Selected students work with an IISc research supervisor for a short summer project.
IISc Bangalore
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Openings are listed through the year, with most projects running over the summer
IISc hosts undergraduate and master's students for two- to three-month research projects with institute faculty, reached through the department and lab openings listed by the institute's outreach office.
IIT Bombay
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Applications usually open in the early part of the year for a summer internship
The Industrial Research and Consultancy Centre at IIT Bombay awards research internships that place students with IIT Bombay faculty on funded research projects.
IIIT Hyderabad
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Applications usually open before the summer research period
IIIT Hyderabad lists Research Teaser Internship offerings among its programmes. These short research-oriented sessions introduce students to selected technical research areas and include project work.
ICTS-TIFR Bengaluru
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Applications are normally reviewed before the summer programme
ICTS-TIFR's S. N. Bhatt Memorial Excellence Fellowship Program is a summer research programme for science and engineering students. Selected students work with ICTS faculty and postdoctoral fellows on frontier research topics.
IIT Roorkee
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Applications usually open before the summer internship period
SPARK is IIT Roorkee's summer internship programme for undergraduate research exposure. Selected interns work with IIT Roorkee faculty on research projects.
IIT Madras
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Applications usually open before the summer fellowship period
IIT Madras runs a Summer Fellowship Programme for students to undertake a guided research project with IIT Madras faculty. The programme covers engineering, science, humanities, and management areas according to the current call.
NIT Rourkela
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Applications usually open in the early part of the year for a summer internship
NIT Rourkela runs a summer internship programme that places students from other institutions with its faculty for short research projects.
IIT Delhi
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Applications usually open ahead of the summer vacation period
IIT Delhi's Summer Research Fellowship Programme lets selected undergraduate and postgraduate students work on research and development projects under IIT Delhi faculty. The fellowship is for students outside IIT Delhi.
IIT Gandhinagar
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Applications usually open before the summer research period
IIT Gandhinagar's Summer Research Internship Programme brings undergraduate and master's students to campus for faculty-guided research projects. The programme is run as a flagship summer research initiative of IIT Gandhinagar.
IISER Mohali
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Applications usually open before the May-July summer period
IISER Mohali's Summer Research Program gives selected students research exposure with IISER Mohali faculty. The programme combines a supervised research component with interdisciplinary course work.
IIT Hyderabad
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Applications usually open before the May-July summer period
Summer Undergraduate Research Exposure is IIT Hyderabad's internship programme for non-IIT Hyderabad students. It gives selected students short-term research experience with IIT Hyderabad departments or centres.
IIT Kanpur
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Applications usually open in the early part of the year for a summer internship
Students-Undergraduate Research Graduate Excellence is IIT Kanpur's summer research internship programme. It places selected undergraduate students with IIT Kanpur mentors for research exposure.
TIFR School of Mathematics
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Applications usually open before the summer campus programme
The TIFR School of Mathematics Visiting Students Research Program introduces selected bachelor's and master's students to research in mathematics. Participants work through advanced reading courses or appropriate projects with TIFR mathematicians.
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Applications usually open in January or February
NCRA-TIFR conducts a Visiting Students' Research Programme in astronomy and astrophysics. Selected students work on theoretical, observational, or computational research projects depending on project availability.
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Applications usually open in the early part of the year for a summer programme
TIFR's institute-wide Visiting Students' Research Programme hosts students across its schools for a summer of supervised research; individual schools and centres also run their own VSRP tracks.
