Collaborative Doctoral Programmes with foreign univerisities/institutes shall be initiated within the models suggested below. The MoUs with the interested institutes shall be signed with additional clauses decided on a case-to-case basis by the Institute Research Committee.

Models for Collaborative Doctoral Programmes with Foreign Universities

1. Joint Degree
1. Students must meet the admission requirements and need to complete the degree requirements of their home institution.
2. They will receive the degree only from their home institution with a remark that the program has been completed jointly with the host institution.
2. Dual Award Degree
1. Students must meet the admission requirements and complete the degree requirements of both the institutions.
2. They receive a separate degree from both the institutions.

Conditions common for both of the above models

1. Students must have a supervisor at each institution.
2. They must spend minimum 6 months over the entire duration of the program at the host institution.
3. They shall pay tuition fee at the home institution only.