ANS: Four scholars of IIT-ISM, Dhanbad, have been selected for the prestigious Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) scholarship under the Combined Study and Practice Stays for Engineers from Developing Countries (KOSPIE) India programme meant for M Tech Students of IITs.
The selected students included K Manoj of the Department of Civil Engineering Department for the host institute in Germany: Leibniz University Hannover; Avirat Puranik, Department Of Chemical Engineering for the Host institute in Germany, RWTH Aachen University; Indira Mishra, Department Of Environmental Science & Engineering for Host institute in Germany: Technische Universität München, and Keerthana Anthikat Sukesh, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering for Host institute in Germany: Technische Universität Dresden Leibniz University Hannover Germany, informed Rajni Singh, Dean, Media & Branding of ISM.
“The mobility of the selected scholars for the scholarship programme will begin from 1 September 2023 to 31 March 2024,” she added.
The KOSPIE India program is directed at students from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) to give them the opportunity to complete project work as part of their master’s thesis under the guidance of a professor from TU9 Technical Universities in Germany.
The TU9 is a consortium of the nine leading technical universities in Germany, including RWTH Aachen, TU Berlin, TU Dresden, and others.
The DAAD is responsible for the application, selection and funding process of the KOSPIE India program.
The student receives the following during their scholarship duration: Scholarship payments of 861 euros per month (Approximately Rs 78351), Payments towards health, accident and liability insurance cover, 4 to 6 weeks German course at the host university, One-off research allowance of 266 euros, monthly rent subsidy where appropriate, A lump sum travel subsidy. The Program Duration is 7 months (from September to March), informed Singh.