QIP Scheme Guidelines PDF
QIP Scheme Guidelines PDF
QIP Scheme Guidelines PDF
(Scheme Guideline)
1.0 INTRODUCTION: -
The Government of India launched the Quality improvement Programme in the year 1970.
Oneof the main objectives of the programme is to upgrade the expertise and capabilities of
the faculty members of the degree and diploma level institutions in the country. The
programme is implementedand monitored by All India Council for Technical Education. In
“Quality Improvement Programme” only sponsored teachers are eligible for admission to
both Master’s & Doctoral Degree Programme with the aim to enable the teachers to acquire
Master’s & Doctoral degreesand imbibe in them a culture of research and better teaching
educational capabilities by exposing them to the environment of the institutes of study.
2.0 CATEGORY: -
Under the Scheme the following category of applicants are covered:
(a) For the Faculty Members of AICTE approved Polytechnic Institutes (Diploma
level) (with valid FacultyID of AICTE) to pursue M.E./M.Tech. programme.
(b) For the Faculty Members of AICTE approved Degree Level Engineering/
Management Institutes (with valid Faculty ID of AICTE) to pursue Ph.D.
programme.
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(c) In addition to the above minimum eligibility, criteria of respective
QIP centre to be fulfilled.
(ii) The duration of the scheme for pursuing PhD programme shall be for a period of 3
Years. Normally, no further extension will be granted. In exceptional cases the
durationis extendable by 1 year as a special case at the level of QIP centre. However,
there will not be any scholarship for the extended period.
(c) Pre- Ph.D. Expenses: One time lump sum amount TA @ Rs.15000/- and DA
@ Rs.30000/- for pre- PhD duration of 60 days. In case, district of the parent
institute and admitting institute are same, no TA & DA will be admissible. Full
Pre- PhD grant is admissible to the scholars who have attended the Pre PhD work
for entire duration in offline mode only. However, in case of partial online and
partial offline Pre PhD work, the pre PhD payment will be granted at the rate of
Rs.750/- per day for the period of offline Pre PhD work only. There is no
provision of pre- PhD payment for online work.
(ii) Medical leave: Maximum of one month (30 days) in an academic year.
(i) In case any student/scholar receives any financial assistance/ scholarship (except
salary) from any other organization during the tenure of course, with or without due
permission of the university/institute, the scholar will not be entitled for the
scholarship for such duration in which he/ she is availing or has availed such
financial assistance. The scholarship of AICTE shall be resumed on discontinuance
of such external financial assistance/ scholarship. Further, the period for which the
scholar has received external financial assistance/ scholarship shall be deducted
from the maximum duration of the scholarship.
(ii) It will be obligatory for every scholar to undertake 8 to 10 hours (per week) of work
related to teaching and research activities as assigned to him /her by the Institute.
This may include tutorials, laboratory classes, development and maintenance of
laboratories, assistance in research and development activities undertaken by faculty
members, maintenance and operation of Computers and other central facilities,
assistance in library, etc.
(iii) The Scholarship will be granted to the student on a monthly basis subject to the
satisfactory academic performance and adherence to University/Institute
norms/rules and regulations as applicable from time to time, certified by the QIP
Coordinator of the Institute and obligatory work as per point no (ii) above.
(iv) During the period of the PhD programme, if there is any provision for foreign study
tour, the same may be undertaken with due approval of the concerned QIP centre/
Affiliating University. However, AICTE will not bear any expenses of the tour
except regular disbursal of scholarship during the period of the tour subject to the
condition that the total scholarship will be limited to the prescribed period i.e. 2
years for ME/ M Tech and 3 years for the PhD Engineering/ Management students.
(v) There is no provision for 2nd time admission in the M Tech/ PhD programme to the
faculty members having M tech/ PhD degree.
(vi) The amount of scholarship is subject to change from time to time, with the approval
of the Competent Authority in AICTE.
(vii) The student shall be required to give an undertaking to the effect that he/she will not
leave the course midway. In case any student leaves the course in midway or
fails/drop out in subsequent year, he/she will be required to refund the total
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scholarship, contingency, Pre-Ph.D. amount drawn at the time of leaving the course.
(viii) The Scholarship will be discontinued at any time for any kind of misconduct by the
student, like involving in the act of ragging, misbehavior etc. on the
recommendation of the Head of Institute (HOI). In case of termination on above
disciplinary ground, the scholar will refund all the scholarships availed during the
period of the course till termination.
(ix) Any belated claim preferred after one year of the completion of the program shall
not be entertained.
(x) The AICTE may impose any other conditions as deemed necessary from time to
time and the decision of the AICTE shall be final and binding upon the recipients
i.e. University/Institute/College/Student/ scholar who are under the ambit of the
AICTE for receipt of QIP scholarship.
(xi) In case any student/scholar avails break during the scholarship period on medical
ground with due permission of the university/institute, the scholarship will be
discontinued from the month of such break and shall be resumed on rejoining the
program for the remaining period of scholarship.
(xii) Aadhar number is mandatory for applying for QIP scholarship. Applications will
not be accepted without the Aadhar number of the candidate.
(xiii) The Scholarship/ Annual Contingency/ Pre- PhD etc. will be released through online
QIP portal directly to the beneficiary’s Aadhar linked account through DBT mode.
(xiv) The Ph.D. rules/ regulations (other than those enshrined in the scheme) of the
affiliatingUniversity/institute will be applicable to all the admitted candidates under
this scheme.
(xv) No separate/ fixed medical assistance will be provided. However, the research
scholar may avail the medical facilities available in the Institution/ University/
College with prior permission of head of Institute.
(xvi) AICTE will not provide any grant to the QIP Centres except the Nodal QIP centre.
(xvii) All the eligibility for applying for the programme will be counted as on the last date
of submission of application as notified in the advertisement.
a) The primary role of the Student/ Applicant is to register and submit the application at
AICTE portal.
b) Appearing in Test/ Interview of the QIP centre.
c) Submit NOC, relieving letter of the parent Institute along with other applicable
documents to the QIP centre at the time of admission.
d) To register himself/ herself in the QIP portal through designated QIP centre after
confirmation of admission.
e) The student/applicant must ensure that the Bank Account is Aadhar seeded and active
to receive scholarship amount.
f) The student/applicant must ensure that the Email ID & mobile number provided in the
application is correct and belongs to the student/ applicant/ scholar.
g) The student/applicant/ scholar must rectify the observation(s) and comply with the
remarks made in the QIP portal in case there is any discrepancy.
h) Pursue M. Tech./ Ph.D. at the assigned centre.
One of the IITs, IIMs amongst the members of NQCC will be designated as Principal
Coordinator QIP for ME/ M Tech, PhD programme for a period of one year on rotation basis.
The primary role of the Principal QIP Coordinator is to coordinate the entire selection process
of QIP. The Principal QIP Coordinator shall verify the following:
(a) The applicant should possess a valid AICTE Faculty ID. The parent institute of the
applicant should be AICTE approved. In this connection, the Nodal QIP Centre shall
seek technical assistance from the AICTE.
(b) The applicant fulfils the minimum eligibility criteria enshrined in the scheme
guidelines.
(c) Forward the list of eligible candidates to the QIP centre for selection.
(d) Forward list of selected candidates to the AICTE for approval.
(e) Inform the QIP centres about the AICTE approved list of finally selected
candidates.
(f) To maintain record and further, hand over the same to the next Nodal QIP centre.
However, the centre should maintain a shadow file with it.
(g) To conduct NQCC meeting for finalization of admission/ other issues.
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(h) The Nodal QIP Centre will be headed by a faculty member who will be nominated by
the VC/Director/ Head of the Institute. The Nodal QIP centre will inform the AICTE
whenever there is fresh nomination or change in the incumbent.
e) The QIP centre will inform AICTE after admitting the selected candidates.
f) The QIP centre will register the selected candidates in the QIP portal for the
disbursement of scholarship.
g) The QIP centre will be headed by a Faculty Member of the Institute. He/ She will be
designated as QIP Centre Coordinator. The nomination of the QIP centre coordinator
shall be approved by the Vice Chancellor/ Director/ Head of the Institute. AICTE shall
be informed by the Head of the Institute as and when there is fresh nomination/ change
of the coordinator of the QIP centre.
h) The QIP centre will maintain the records of the candidates pursuing the programme
under the scheme.
i) The coordinator of the QIP centre will mark attendance of the scholars in the QIP
portal by 15th day of every month. He/She may make communication with the AICTE
at the following E-mail IDs for any matter related with implementation of the scheme.
(a) [email protected]
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(b) [email protected]
(c) [email protected]
(d) [email protected] (for any technical issue)
(e) [email protected]
(f) [email protected]
j) In case any candidate leaves or gives up the course during the period, the matter shall
be informed to the AICTE immediately and it is also to be updated in the QIP portal
using functional tab “Stop Scholarship/Left the Institute”. QIP centre will mark
absence of the scholar on the QIP portal so that there is no scholarship disbursement
for all such periods. The QIP centre will initiate the process to refund the scholarship
remitted to such candidate.
k) The QIP centre will admit the candidates within the limit of the approved seats of
AICTE.
l) In case any candidate fails or refuses to join, the centre will issue offer letter to the
waitlisted candidates in order within permissible time limit without hampering the
schedule of the programme. In this regard, the centre will keep informed the Principal
Coordinator Nodal QIP centre and AICTE.
b) To accord approval to the list of finally selected candidates to the Nodal QIP centre.
f) To facilitate Nodal QIP centre to verify the Institute/ Faculty ID of the candidates.
g) To assign the role of the Nodal centre to the enlisted IITs and IIMs on rotation as per
recommendation of NQCC (National QIP Coordination Committee).
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(v) National QIP Coordination Committee-
The committee comprises of QIP coordinators of the following institutes along with
Director, Faculty Development Cell, AICTE as below:
i. IIT Guwahati
ii. IIT Kharagpur
iii. IIT Madras
iv. IIT Bombay
v. IIT Kanpur
vi. IIT Roorkee
vii. IISc Bangalore
viii. IIT BHU
ix. IIT Delhi
x. IIM Nagpur
xi. Director, Faculty Development Cell, AICTE New Delhi
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9.1 Overall Scheme Workflow
The overall scheme workflow is as below:
Issue of Approval of
Joining the selected Organising
Verificati Verificati
Letter to the Applicant by NQCC
on of on of
Applicant AICTE and meeting for
Student’s Student’s
and convey to the
Form by Form by
Registration the QIP finalization
AICTE the QIP
in QIP centre of QIP
Centre
Portal by the through admission
QIP Centre Nodal QIP
Centre
Generation of Disburs
Administrative
Monthly Scholarship ement STOP
and Financial
in the portal by the of
approval by
QIP centre by 15th Scholars
AICTE hip
day of every month
through
DBT
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(ii) For Ph.D. Scholar:
Approval
Issue of of the Organising
Final Complet Joining selected NQCC
Admission ion of Applicant
Letter to meeting for
Pre PhD by AICTE
and the and convey
the
Registratio at the Applicant finalization
assigned to the QIP
n in QIP by the centre of QIP
portal QIP respective through admission
centre QIP centre Nodal QIP
Centre
Generation of Disburseme
Administr
Verifica Monthly nt of
Verification ative and
tion of Scholarship in Scholarship
of Scholar’s Financial
Scholar the portal by through
approval
Form by the ’s Form the QIP centre DBT
QIP centre by
by by 15th day of AICTE
AICTE every month
STOP
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10.0 List of QIP Centres:
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
ARUNACHAL
19. NIT TECHNOLOGY, ARUNACHAL 25 25
PRADESH PRADESH
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
20. ASSAM NIT 25 25
TECHNOLOGY, SILCHAR
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
21. CHHATTISGARH NIT 25 25
TECHNOLOGY, RAIPUR
HIMACHAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
22. NIT 25 25
PRADESH TECHNOLOGY, HAMIRPUR
JAMMU AND NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
23. NIT 25 25
KASHMIR(UT) TECHNOLOGY, SRINAGAR
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
24. KARNATAKA NIT 25 25
TECHNOLOGY, SURATHAKAL
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
25. KERALA NIT 25 25
TECHNOLOGY, CALICUT
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
26. TELANGANA NIT 25 25
TECHNOLOGY, WARANGAL
VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL
27. MAHARASHTRA NIT INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 25 25
(VNIT), NAGPUR
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
28. MANIPUR NIT 25 25
TECHNOLOGY, MANIPUR
MALAVIYA NATIONAL
29. RAJASTHAN NIT INSTITUTE OF 25 25
TECHNOLOGY, JAIPUR
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
30. TAMIL NADU NIT TECHNILOGY, 25 25
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
31. TRIPURA NIT 25 25
TECHNOLOGY, AGARTALA
MOTI LAL NEHRU NATIONAL
UTTAR
32. NIT INSTITUTE OF 25 25
PRADESH TECHNOLOGY, PRAYAGRAJ
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
33. WEST BENGAL NIT 25 25
TECHNOLOGY, DURGAPUR
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
34. ODISHA NIT TECHNOLOGY ROURKELA, 25 25
ODISHA
DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR NIT,
35. PUNJAB NIT 25 25
JALANDHAR
SARDAR VALLABHBHAI
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
36. GUJARAT NIT 25 25
TECHNOLOGY (SVNIT),
SURAT
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
37. BIHAR IIM MANAGEMENT (IIM), BODH 25 NA
GAYA
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
38. MAHARASHTRA IIM MANAGEMENT (IIM), 25 NA
NAGPUR
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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
HIMACHAL
39. IIM MANAGEMENT (IIM), 25 NA
PRADESH SIRMAUR
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
40. MEGHALAYA IIM MANAGEMENT (IIM), 25 NA
SHILLONG
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
INFORMATION
41. MAHARASHTRA IIIT 10 10
TECHNOLOGY (IIIT),
NAGPUR
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
INFORMATION
42. TAMIL NADU IIIT TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN AND 10 10
MANUFACTURING (IIITDM),
KANCHEEPURAM
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE -
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
MADHYA
43. IIIT INFORMATION 10 10
PRADESH TECHNOLOGY AND
MANAGEMENT, GWALIOR
PDPM - INDIAN INSTITUTE
OF INFORMATION
MADHYA
44. IIIT TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN AND 10 10
PRADESH MANUFACTURING (IIITDM),
JABALPUR
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
National ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND
45. WEST BENGAL 10 10
Importance TECHNOLOGY (IIEST),
SHIBPUR
RAJIV GANDHI INSTITUTE
UTTAR National
46. OF PETROLEUM 10 10
PRADESH Importance TECHNOLOGY, AMETHI
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UNIVERSITY OF
HYDERABAD, SCHOOL OF
55. TELANGANA University 10 10
COMPUTER & INFO.
SCIENCE, HYDERABAD
HARCOURT BUTLER
UTTAR
56. University TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY 10 10
PRADESH KANPUR
JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY,
57. WEST BENGAL University 10 10
KOLKATA
RAJASTHAN TECHNICAL
58. RAJASTHAN University UNIVERSITY, KOTA, 10 10
RAJASTHAN
DELHI TECHNOLOGICAL 10
59. DELHI University 10
UNIVERSITY (DTU), DELHI
UNIVERSITY OF
VISVESVARAYA COLLEGE OF
60. KARNATAKA University 10 10
ENGINEERING (UVCE),
BENGALURU
NETAJI SUBHAS UNIVERSITY
61. NEW DELHI University OF TECHNOLOGY (NSUT), 10 10
NEW DELHI
PUDUCHERRY
PUDUCHERRY TECHNOLOGICAL
62. University 10 10
(UT) UNIVERSITY (PTU),
PUDUCHERRY
SANT LONGOWAL
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
& TECHNOLOGY,
63. PUNJAB University 10 10
LONGOWAL, DEEMED TO BE
UNIVERSITY, SANGRUR,
PUNJAB
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
TECHNICAL TEACHERS
64. CHANDIGARH NITTTR 10 10
TRAINING AND RESEARCH,
CHANDIGARH
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
MADHYA TECHNICAL TEACHER’S
65. NITTTR 10 10
PRADESH TRAINING & RESEARCH,
BHOPAL
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
TECHNICAL TEACHERS'
66. WEST BENGAL NITTTR 10 10
TRAINING AND RESEARCH,
KOLKATA
B.M.S.COLLEGE OF
67. KARNATAKA Other 10 10
ENGINEERING
GOVERNMENT
68. KERALA Other ENGINEERING COLLEGE, 10 10
THRISSUR
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,
69. KERALA Other 10 10
TRIVANDRUM
SHRI G. S. INSTITUTE OF
MADHYA
70. Other TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, 10 10
PRADESH INDORE
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SHRI GURU GOBIND SINGHJI
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
71. MAHARASHTRA Other 10 10
AND TECHNOLOGY,
VISHNUPURI, NANDED
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE
72. KARNATAKA Other OF ENGINEERING (NIE), 10 10
MYSORE
BASAVESHWAR
ENGINEERING COLLEGE,
73. KARNATAKA Other 10 10
(AUTONOMOUS),
BAGALKOT
TKM COLLEGE OF
74. KERALA Other 10 10
ENGINEERING, KOLLAM
RAJIVGANDHI INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY, GOVT.
75. KERALA Other 10 10
ENGINEERING COLLEGE,
KOTTAYAM
MADHAV INSTITUTE OF
MADHYA
76. Other TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, 10 10
PRADESH GWALIOR
GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING
77. MAHARASHTRA Other 10 10
AURANGABAD
OSMANPURA
WALCHAND COLLEGE OF
78. MAHARASHTRA Other 10 10
ENGINEERING, SANGLI
GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF
84. TAMIL NADU Other 10 10
ENGINEERING, SALEM
G B PANT INSTITUTE OF
85. UTTARAKHAND Other ENGINEERING & 10 10
TECHNOLOGY, PAURI
COIMBATORE INSTITUTE OF
86. TAMIL NADU Other TECHNOLOGY, 10 10
COIMBATORE
DATTAJIRAO KADAM
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
87. MAHARASHTRA Other 10 10
SOCIETY’S TEXTILE & ENGG.
INSTITUTE, KOHLAPUR
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DRIEMS (DHANESHWAR
RATH INSITITUTE OF ENGG.
88. ODISHA Other 10 10
& MEDICAL SCIENCES,
CUTTACK
GURU NANAK DEV
89. PUNJAB Other ENGINEERING COLLEGE, 10 10
LUDHIANA
MALNAD COLLEGE OF
90. KARNATAKA Other 10 10
ENGINEERING, HASSAN
MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF
91. KARNATAKA Other 10 10
TECHNOLOGY, MANIPAL
JSS MAHAVIDYAPEETHA, SRI
JAYACHAMARAJENDRA
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,
92. KARNATAKA Other 10 10
JSS TECHNICAL
INSTITUTIONS CAMPUS,
MYSORE
PSG COLLEGE OF
93. TAMIL NADU Other TECHNOLOGY, 10 10
COIMBATORE
S.R.M. INSTITUTE OF
94. TAMIL NADU Other SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 10 10
CHENGALPATTU
M.B.M. ENGINEERING
95. RAJASTHAN Other COLLEGE, JAI NARAIN VYAS 10 10
UNIVERSITY, JODHPUR
VEERMATA JIJABAI
96. MAHARASHTRA Other TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE 10 10
(VJTI), MUMBAI
Samrat Ashok
MADHYA
97. Other Technological Institute, 10 10
PRADESH
Vidisha
@Note:
1. For QIP Centres in AICTE Approved Institutions:
ME/MTECH seats for the faculty from AICTE approved
polytechnic institutions is applicable only if the institute
is running AICTE approved ME/MTECH course. Further
the number of seats for ME/MTECH under QIP are
within the overall approved seats of these courses by
AICTE. No additional seats will be allotted by AICTE for
admission under QIP scheme.
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2. For Other QIP Centres in IITs, NITs etc: They may
admit faculty from AICTE approved polytechnics in
ME/MTECH under QIP scheme based upon their
eligibility criterion.
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