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AICTE opens Phase 2 applications for Industry Fellowship 2027
The Story in Brief
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has invited applications for Phase 2 of its Industry Fellowship Programme (IFP) 2026-27. Faculty members can apply online through the official portal at ifp.aicte.gov.in until 15 December 2026.
The one-year fellowship aims to strengthen industry-academia collaboration by placing faculty members in industrial settings. Selected fellows will receive financial support of Rs 1 lakh per month, with Rs 75,000 from AICTE and at least Rs 25,000 from the participating industry, in addition to their regular salary.
Eligible candidates must be regular faculty members of AICTE-approved institutions, hold a bachelor's degree, have at least five years of full-time teaching experience, and be aged 50 years or younger as of 13 November 2026. They must also satisfy one of several conditions, including qualifying GATE or NET, publishing five research articles in indexed journals, completing government-funded projects worth at least Rs 15 lakh, or receiving a Young Scientist award. Screening and selection will take place from 16 December 2026 to 5 January2027, with the fellowship starting between15 and25January2027.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Phase 2 call opens the fellowship to faculty who missed or were not selected in the earlier round, but the eligibility bar remains high: a minimum of five years of full-time teaching and one of four rigorous academic or research benchmarks. The Rs 1 lakh monthly support, split between AICTE and industry, is meant to remove financial disincentives for faculty to leave campus temporarily. The tight timeline, applications close 15 December, screening by 5 January, and fellowship start by 25 January, means interested faculty have just one month to secure institutional NOC and prepare documents. The programme’s impact will depend on how many host industries sign on for the minimum Rs 25,000 contribution and offer meaningful projects in emerging technologies.
Source: indianexpress.com
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