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Certificate of Excellence in Research

IIT Kharagpur brings a unique opportunity for professionals with doctoral degrees, MD/MS (in clinical specialities) degrees to be recognized for cutting edge, collaborative research.

We will help you realize your dream to pursue your research ideas.


Brochure for CER       (Apply Online)

Open Research Associateship @IITKgp

The Certificate of Excellence in Research (CER) is open to bright professionals in India and abroad with doctoral degree, working in industry or research institutions, with a desire to pursue impactful research in academia and be recognized globally. We will help you develop a research proposal in collaboration with our faculty. While you continue with your present professional engagement, you can opt for this program at IIT Kharagpur in consultation with your organization.

"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death." - Albert Einstein

CER for Clinical Specialists

IIT Kharagpur is determined to contribute in the domain of diagnostics and therapy through collaborative work towards cutting edge healthcare solutions. School of Medical Science and Technology, IIT Kharagpur jointly with Medical Institutions envisions to launch the Certificate of Excellence in Research (CER) program particularly for training and accomplishments of clinical specialists in the domain of clinical oncology, radiomics, affordable health, diagnostics and therapy to initiate and recognize state-of-the-art collaborative research with bright professionals working in relevant domains having Doctor of Medicine (MD)/ Master of Surgery (MS) degree in clinical subjects and engaged in industry, academia and national and international laboratories.

"School of Medical Science and Technology with its proposed Multi-Specialty Research Hospital, has to transform into a virtual medical research university drawing the best expertise from various institutions from the country and abroad."....President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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Certificate of Excellence Award

  • Publication of two papers in SCI - indexed Journals with affiliation of IIT Kharagpur and coauthorship with IIT Kharagpur faculty.
  • Grant of a patent jointly with IIT Kharagpur will be considered equivalent to a publication.
  • The candidates are supposed to work from their workplace with a close interaction with the Host Faculty Member including visits for discussion / experimentation, whenever needed.
  • The research work cannot be included in any other academic program

What We Offer

  • Collaboration with a Host Faculty from IIT Kharagpur.
  • The Certificate of Excellence in Research will be awarded during the Convocation of the Institute.
  • The candidates enrolled in this program can join the Global Initiative for Academic Networks, Continuing Education Programme, Knowledge Dissemination Programme and postgraduate level micro-credit courses.
  • External candidates will be able to access the host faculty laboratory, centralized research and other experimental and computing facilities, and libraries of the Institute

Duration

  • 2-6 years non-residential research programme

Process of Application, Selection and Registration
Against open advertisement in the Institute website, the interested candidate may apply through ERP with a Project Proposal, Resume and Name of the host faculty member, Name and details of co-host from a clinical establishment (Only for CER for Clinical Specialists Program candidates), CER Letter of agreement to the proposal from the host faculty member and NOC from the present employer (if employed at the time of application).

  • Based on the above, selection will be made by the Department and recommendation will be made to the Institute.
  • Selected candidate will be intimated and a Registration ID number will be generated in the ERP after the payment of registration charge.
  • The selected candidate is required to sign an Agreement / MoU with the Institute before joining.

Eligibility

  • Post-Doctoral researchers from IIT Kharagpur and other academic/research/ industry (visiting fellows) are eligible for this program.
  • Institute and externally funded PDFs and Research Associates in sponsored research projects with a Ph.D. degree can voluntarily register to the Program.
  • Visiting fellows (from India and abroad) from academia, R&D laboratories and industries can join the CER program.
  • Foreign postdoctoral researchers working in collaboration with a host faculty under an International project or institute level MOU are also eligible.

A candidate applying for CER for Clinical Specialists Programme may note the following:

    Eligibility criteria:

    • Researchers with a MD/MS degree in clinical subjects from a recognized university/ institution, working at IIT Kharagpur and /or collaborating institute as visiting fellows are eligible to apply for this programme
    • Clinical researcher of Foreign country and/or Academia/Industry origin working in collaboration with a host faculty under an international project or institute level MoU are also eligible to apply

    Requirement of co-host from clinical establishment:

    • The candidate should identify the external co-host from a collaborating clinical establishment. The details of the co-host need to be entered during the application process with informed consent.
    • Member(s) of the collaborating clinical establishment will participate in the selection and evaluation process and ensure observance of good clinical practice

Programme Fee

  • All the candidates need to register and pay semester registration fee of Rs. 20,000/- in every semester for the entire duration of programme.

Evaluation

  • Every semester the candidate needs to submit a progress report and to give a presentation to a Committee constituted by the Department. The Committee will award a letter grade, a record of which will be in the ERP. The Foreign Nationals are encouraged to visit IIT Kharagpur for presentation but their visit is not mandatory. Presentation for the Foreign Nationals may be arranged through video conference.
  • Once the candidate is eligible for submission of dissertation based on the set criteria, he /she will submit the final report and give the final presentation.
  • The dissertation will be evaluated by internal / external experts. Based on the evaluation and the earlier progress record of the candidate, award of the CER to the candidate will be recommended.

Award of Certificate

  • The Certificate of Excellence in Research will be awarded during the Convocation of the Institute.
  • No degrees or diplomas will be awarded to the candidates under the CER program.

Key Research Areas

  • Digital Convergence
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Medical Technology and Affordable Healthcare
  • Clinical oncology
  • Radiomics
  • Diagnostics and therapy
  • Transportation Technologies
  • Innovative Infrastructure
  • Geoscience for Future of Earth
  • Information and Communication Technology
  • Any other area of mutual interest

Responsibilities and Liabilities of the Institute

  • Selection of a suitable host faculty (in case no previous interaction is there)
  • Conducting the evaluation every semester
  • Final evaluation and award of CER
  • The Institute will have no financial or residential commitments and any legal liability for the visiting fellows enrolled in the program
  • The Institute will not be responsible for any damage to the third party caused by the research work of the candidate.

IPR
All candidates who register for this programme will be covered by an agreement as indicated below:

  • Candidates who are unemployed / self-employed will have to sign an agreement in their individual capacity that all IPR arising out of the research leading to the CER will be the property of IIT Kharagpur. The inventor will be named in the IP filing and will receive a share of commercialization proceed of the IP and favorable usage rights for own entrepreneurial activity as per prevailing IPR policy of IIT Kharagpur.
  • Candidates who are affiliated to Indian academic/research institutions will have to have an agreement signed by the appropriate authority in their parent organization that all IPR arising out of the research leading to the CER will be jointly owned by IIT Kharagpur and the parent organization. The inventor will be named in the IP filing and will receive a share of commercialization proceed of the IP and favorable usage rights for own entrepreneurial activity as per prevailing IPR policy of IIT Kharagpur. However, in the special case where the academic/research institution has a MOU with IIT Kharagpur with a well-defined IPR clause, then the IPR clause of the MOU will be the governing IPR clause.
  • Candidates who are employees of industry will have to have an agreement signed by the appropriate authority that all IPR arising out of the research leading to the CER will be jointly owned by IIT Kharagpur and the parent organization. The inventor will be named in the IP filing and will receive a share of commercialization proceed of the IP and favorable usage rights for own entrepreneurial activity as per prevailing IPR policy of IIT Kharagpur However, in the special case where the research being performed is also under an ongoing project funded by the parent company of the candidate, the IPR clause of the project agreement will be the governing IPR clause.
  • The research carried out by the candidate will be under the mentoring of a designated advisor at IIT Kharagpur. Any background IP used by the candidate from his/her parent organization will have to be shared with the advisor under a suitable Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
  • IIT Kharagpur will have the right to share I disseminate the contents of the dissertation submitted in support of the CER. IIT Kharagpur will retain rights to create derivative IPs from the research.


Contact

Joint Registrar (Academic)
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur - 721302
Phone : +91-3222-282050
email : [email protected]