The details about the Sponsored Ph D Admission in IIIT (Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology), Delhi are as follows:

Sponsored Ph. D

IIIT allows working professionals to pursue a PhD degree while still employed at the sponsoring organization.

Sponsored candidates can enhance diversity in the PhD program by bringing in college teachers and researchers from companies.

Sponsored candidates from companies can also build research linkages with that company.

Program Highlights
• It is a full-time PhD program.
• One may be sponsored by a company or by educational institutes.
• For doing the courses one has to be physically present in the campus.
• Full time sponsored candidates can work up to 10-12 hours a week in teaching/R&D related activities of their sponsoring organization with permission from the Institute.

Description
• Course requirements for sponsored candidates are - a minimum of 8 courses for a person with B Tech as the highest degree, and 4 with a person with M Tech as the highest degree.
• If one is stationed at the sponsoring organization, one will be required to meet advisor regularly, and some local program coordinator may be required if the candidate is stationed elsewhere.
• One must fulfil all other full-time PhD program requirements.
• There is a provision for external co-supervisor for PhD - sponsored candidate can have an external co-guide in the sponsoring organization, though the external co-supervisor needs to be approved by IIIT-Delhi.
• For sponsored candidates, a tuition fee of Rs. One Lakh per year will be charged plus campus maintenance of Rs.15, 000. One is not entitled to any financial assistance from the Institute, fee waiver, and on-campus placement. The fee may be waived, especially for academic Institutions.

Admission Details
• The application process occurs at the same time as for the regular PhD program.
• The application form is common to all PhD applicants.
• Eligibility criteria will be same as for regular candidates.
• The screening criteria may be different keeping in mind the background of such candidates.
• For the screened candidates, one has to qualify the written and programming tests and interview same as the regular candidates.
• A sponsored candidate has to submit a Sponsoring Certificate on proper letter-head stating that for the period of studies in the program, one would be treated as on duty and that will be allowed to take courses at IIIT-Delhi and conduct research.