Quality Improvement (Foreign University) Programme was approved in the 55th Meeting of the Council of AICTE held on 14th August 2018.

The short form of the Quality Improvement (Foreign University) Programme is QIP (FU).

The subjects chosen by the faculty should be from among the list of core subjects/courses approved by the AICTE during 2017 or later added or modified as the case may be.

No. The faculty aspiring for admissions in doctoral degree in foreign university / institution should fulfill the criteria mentioned in the Scheme document on the cut-off date mentioned by the foreign university / institution.

No. The faculty who has already obtained PhD shall not be eligible for undertaking PhD under QIP(FU).

The faculty who has obtained admission for PhD degree in Indian University and is pursuing and obtained scholarship from AICTE under its QIP programme or from any other schemes of Government of India / funding agencies in India shall not be considered for QIP (FU).

On production application in format supported with valid documents conveying that the faculty has obtained admission in doctoral programme leading to award of PhD degree in the top ranking 500 foreign university /college and authenticated by its parent University / college in India alongwith filled-up Mandate form, the faculty shall be provided scholarship for first year of the programme only.

AICTE shall provide scholarship to each faculty who has obtained admission and started pursuing Ph.D degree in the foreign university / institution for 1st year i.e. for 12 months. It is well conceived that there is dearth of funds available in the form of scholarships / fellowships / student assistantships and also other grants etc. which are provided to the students etc. by the foreign universities and other international agencies, which the faculty pursuing PhD may easily procure.

A full time regular/permanent faculty members of AICTE recognized Degree Level Colleges are eligible to apply.