NUS-India Research Initiative

NUS-India Research Initiative (IRI), led by Prof B.V.R. Chowdari, has been setup to facilitate greater collaborations between NUS and leading Indian universities and institutes.  It aims to facilitate and co-fund the following:

	Short-term visit of academic staff to NUS or Indian universities / institutes for scientific discussions
	Long-term research collaborations through the visit of graduate students
	Visit of NUS students to Indian universities / institutes / industries for interaction and networking on possible joint projects
	Organisation of theme-based workshops at NUS or Indian universities or institutes
	Summer intern programme for Indian undergraduate and graduate students to work in NUS
	Joint higher degree programmes with Indian universities / institutes through joint supervision.

Over the last 3 years, IRI has supported more than 100 candidates on exchanges and visits.

NUS staff, seeking co-funding from IRI, can access the IRI application form here.

Joint PhD with IIT

To date, NUS has signed Joint PhD agreements with IIT-Bombay and IIT-Madras.  Through these agreements, student would be able to learn from the best in IIT and in NUS.  For more information on the Joint PhD programmes, you may wish to visit the respective faculties website

	School of Computing
	Faculty of Engineering
	Faculty of Science

Contact person for more information

Prof B.V.R. Chowdari

Tel : 6516 2956

Email : dprchowd@nus.edu.sg