About the Dual Doctoral

Degree Program

The Dual Doctoral Degree Program

(DDDP) aims to develop academic and

student exchange between two

institutions whereby students who

successfully complete the DDDP will

be awarded a two separate doctoral

degrees for the one thesis with the

certificates from each Institution

clearly indicating the joint nature of

the degrees.

Students will stay in AIT for 4 semesters

(2 years) and continue the doctoral

program at partner institution (either

@ IIT-Roorkee or IIT-Kanpur) for 3

semesters.

Thesis committee will comprise of

Doctoral Degree Advisory Committee

with Chairman from AIT, Co-Chairman

from IIT and two more members from

either of the institutions. Student will

do the 12 credits of course work in the

first semester and defend the thesis

proposal by the end of second

semester. Research work on the thesis

will start subsequently.

Benefits • There is very high demand of PhDs as it has become mandatory to have PhD for teaching profession in Universities • Students will pay a reduced fee as they will spend minimum 3 semesters in partner institution, during this time their 3 semesters fee will be waived off by host as well as partner institutions • The credits of courses and the thesis will be recognized by each partner on reciprocal basis • Students upon fulfilling the requirements of each institutions will be awarded the Doctoral Degree from the host institution and an additional degree from the partner institution mentioning that the doctoral degree was done jointly in both the institutions • Students will receive stipend/ accommodation / health coverage from participating institutions based on MoA The Procedure

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Fill up Pre-Admission Online Form

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Students interested in getting

admitted into the DDDP shall first

be selected into the PhD program

at either Institution as per the

selection procedures of the

respective Institution. This

Institution shall be called the Home

Institution.

•

The collaborating departments

from both the Institutions shall

then select potential DDDP

Scholars from among the students

thus selected into the individual

PhD program at either Institution.

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The admission to the DDDP shall

be subjected to the normal

application and selection criteria

and other entrance requirements

for entry into the PhD program at

the Partner Institution.

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The procedure shall normally be

carried out within six to twelve

months of the student initially

enrolling in the PhD program,

through video conference and/or by

any means including exchange of

data pertaining to the students,

reference letters, and so on.

•Students finally selected into the

DDDP shall be enrolled on a full-

time basis at both Institutions.

Eligibility / Criteria for AIT

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have strong academic records (both

undergraduate and graduate) and

normally hold a four-year bachelor's

degree, and a Master's degree,

preferably with a combination of

course and thesis work, from an

institution of good standing,

acceptable to AIT. The minimum

cGPA requirement for admission to

the doctoral program is 3.25 or

equivalent, at the Master's degree

level.

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English Proficiency Requirement:

AIT-EET:6 or IELTS-Academic:6

(writing 6) or TOEFL Paper: 550

(writing 59-61) or TOEFL CBT: 213

(writing 25-26): TOEFL IBT: 80

(writing 21-23);

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submit a brief outline of dissertation

research proposal (5-10 pages)

including the required research

facilities, if necessary.

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Two recommendation letters

PARTNER INSTITUTES

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ROORKEE

is among the foremost of institutes of national

importance in higher technological education

and in engineering, basic and applied research.

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

KANPUR

was established in 1959, is one of the premier

institutions established by the Government of

India

In the news: AIT and IIT Kanpur, India launch Dual Doctoral Degree Program with glimpses of more collaborations Bangkok, March 17, 2022 – The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) jointly launched the Dual Doctoral Degree Program via a virtual ceremony. Following a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed just last year, four students have already enrolled into the program and joined the launch. read more…