Undergraduate Research & Innovation Program (UGRI- 2012),IIT RAJASTHAN

      Indian Institute of Technology Rajasthan started the Undergraduate Research and Innovation (UGRI) Programme in 2011 with the objective to promote research and innovation among a diverse group of undergraduate students. We are continuing this programme in the current academic year (2011-2012) to help selected students improve their professional knowledge and skills. We encourage students across the country to utilize the UGRI Programme for their academic and professional developments.
This year’s UGRI Programme will begin on May 8, 2012 and end on July 20, 2012 (for the duration of 10 weeks).

Financial Assistance and Accommodation :

      Selected students will be provided accommodation at student hostel in IITR. During this period, a remuneration of Rs. 8000 per month will be offered as Financial Assistance. Furthermore, the students will receive an additional Rs. 2000 for preparing posters and interim reports. However, the students will have to bear the expenses of their boarding and lodging as per institute rules.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria for students to apply :

• Must have completed 5th Semester of BE/B.Tech/Dual Degree or 1st Year of MSc/ MA.
• Minimum academic score : 70% or a CPI of 7.5 on a 10 point scale for Engineering and 65% or 7.0 CPI for Science programmes. The student should not have any backlogs.
  • Minimum score of 60% throughout their academic career

Instructions and procedure for on-line application

      Candidates willing to apply for UGRI Programme this year need to fill up an online application form and provide two project preferences in accordance with the proposals available on the website. Candidates also need to submit a one page write-up on “how they can contribute to the project” they are interested in. The students may also propose a new problem or project which he or she would like to take up during this internship. The submitted proposal must comprise title and a brief write up describing the idea the student would like to work on. The write up should not exceed 800 words. Preference will be given to those candidates who will be selecting the research topic from the given list of proposals.

Selection Process :

      Students will be selected purely on the basis of academic achievements and the merit of the proposal submitted. If required, the faculty member in charge may adopt any objective mechanism for comparison. The list of short-listed candidates will be announced latest by the second week of April 2012, and they will be intimated through email. Interested students must confirm their participation through email on or before 25th April 2012.

Other important guidelines for the students :

• The selected candidate should submit a No-objection Certificate from HOD/Principal of his/her institute at the time of joining.
• Selected student must stay on the campus for a minimum period of 60 days to be able to receive the certificate.
• The student should have a health insurance valid all through their stay at IITJ.

Important instructions about the proposal submission by students :

• Project could be a theoretical (system design, algorithm development etc.) or an experimental one.
• The proposal should not comprise more than 800 words (one A4 size Page).
• The proposal must be neatly typewritten (without any typographical errors). This file is to be uploaded in the PDF format only.
• The proposal should clearly outline the work under headings such as "Objective", "Methodology" and "Innovation". Under the ‘Innovation’ heading, please explain why you think your idea is innovative.
• Proposals related to Energy, Health, Environment, and ICT (Information, Communication and Technologies) will be given preference. However, students are free to submit proposals concerning any area of Engineering/Science/Arts.
• Students are encouraged to take into consideration the expertise of the faculty members of the institute (http://www.iitj.ac.in/iitf/dofa.do) while drafting the proposal.
  
  
  
  
  Important Dates:

  Start of the on-line application process	13th February 2012
  Last date for the receipt of application	30th March 2012
  Declaration of the final list of candidates	15th April 2012
  Last date for the acceptance of Internship Offer	25th April 2012
  Commencement of Programme	08th May 2012
  Poster Presentation and Award Ceremony	20th July 2012