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	<title> &#187; Pursuing Ph.D: Why, How, Where?</title>
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		<title>Attractions of faculty jobs at IITs, IIMs, IISERs/NISER, IISc, etc.</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/3403</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Faculty Salaries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[IISc Bangalore faculty Prof. Abi has a nice article on this in the IIT Kharagpur student magazine Scholar&#8217;s avenue. Following are some excerpts arranged as bullet points.

Salary: Going by the present, post-SPC salaries, you&#8217;ll start as an assistant professor at Rs. 6 lakhs, at the end of your career, you&#8217;ll be at over 12 lakhs.
&#8216;benefits&#8217;: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ph.D survey &#8211; Students&#8217; perspective of doing Ph.D in India</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Faculty Salaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pursuing Ph.D: Why, How, Where?]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following is from http://www.cse.iitd.ernet.in/~jalote/misc/phd_surveyIITK-D-B.pdf linked from Prof. Pankaj Jalote&#8217;s home page at IIT Delhi.


Based on the above survey, a simple way to build a private top quality university in India is to pay more than twice the amount that is paid to faculty at IITs/IISERs/NISER (starting with 100K/month to assistant professors) and to pay Rs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IISc will admit students to its Ph.D programs with just B.Tech and without GATE/NET</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri- Khurda area (1)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[IITs, IISc, IISERs, NISER, IIMs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Thanks to Abi for the pointer.)
In the document here just above Section 1.7 it says:
 NOTE: Candidates with BE/ B Tech/ M Sc or equivalent degree who may not have qualified in any of the above mentioned National Entrance Tests will also be considered for the Ph D program in Engineering. Short listing for interview [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to do after B.Tech?</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1919</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engineering and MCA colleges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pursuing Ph.D: Why, How, Where?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is a good idea for some to consider pursuing M.Tech (via GATE) after B.Tech and then go for an academic job in engineering colleges. One may also consider doing a Ph.D and going after a faculty job in top institutions. Some of the reasons are:

IT job market is getting tougher for fresh graduates.
These days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scholarship for docotoral studies abroad</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1711</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fellowships and Scholarships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pursuing Ph.D: Why, How, Where?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Study Abroad Fellowships]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following is from http://education.nic.in/scholarship/Schol-es.asp.

GENERAL                GUIDELINES
&#160;
Ministry of Human                Resource Development, Department of Education administers only           [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In a first, more than 200 to get PhD from IIT-Bombay</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1215</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pratyusa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engineering and MCA colleges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pursuing Ph.D: Why, How, Where?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From a Times of India report:

&#8230;..
In fact, from 1999 to 2001, all the IITs put together merely graduated 240 PhD students.  
This appears to be changing. In 2007-08, the Powai campus, which is celebrating its golden jubilee, is expecting at least 210 doctoral students to graduate.  This is a huge jump from last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ph.D production at IIT Delhi; Job opportunities for Ph.Ds</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/1122</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IITs, IISc, IISERs, NISER, IIMs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pursuing Ph.D: Why, How, Where?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following is an excerpt from a report in indiaedunews.

As per the last year records, 140 PhDs were awarded to engineering graduates by the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) highlighting the increasing trend of students opting for research.
To further encourage Research and Development, IIT-D has also come up with scholarships up to Rs.20,000/- per month [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Young Berkeley Economics Professor Raj Chetty on doing PhD and pursuing research</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/776</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pursuing Ph.D: Why, How, Where?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following is an excerpt from http://specials.rediff.com/money/2007/oct/25sld3.htm.

My concern is that many bright students who would be leading scientists and researchers choose other careers because of misinformation. In talking with non-academic friends, particularly those in the Indian community, I think there are two misconceptions that need to be corrected. First, one does a PhD not so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India produces 40 PhDs in Computer Science/yr to US&#8217;s 1400/yr and China&#8217;s 3000/yr</title>
		<link>http://www.orissalinks.com/archives/543</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chitta Baral</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IIIT, Berhampur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IIIT, Bhubaneswar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IIT Kharagpur branch in Bhubaneswar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IIT, oDishA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NISER, Bhubaneswar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orissa, others and the center]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. R. K. Ghosh pointed us to a Forbes article by the Editor in Chief of JACM. Following is an excerpt from it.

The U.S. produces about 1,400 Ph.D.s in computer science annually and China about 3,000. By stark comparison, India&#8217;s annual computer science Ph.D. production languishes at roughly 40. That number is about the same [...]]]></description>
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