AICTE launches the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Doctoral Fellowship Programme with a total outlay of ₹245 crore to support PhD scholars. The initiative is intended to fund doctoral research that focuses on real-world problems and practical outcomes. Multiple outlets describe the programme as aiming to connect research with innovation and entrepreneurship activities.
Times of India reports that the programme will support 150 PhD scholars over five years, with the goal of helping ideas progress from academic or laboratory settings to industry, startups and society. NDTV emphasizes that the design of the fellowship is meant to encourage doctoral work addressing practical challenges rather than ending at purely academic results. While both accounts highlight the same broad objective, the outlets differ mainly in the level of operational detail—particularly the number of scholars and the five-year timeline.
