Fee Structure

Programme Fee

A. Programme Fee for students with Fellowship Support:

The fee for the FPM (2025) is Rs. 8,37,555 from which Rs. 6,29,055 will be waived off. After waive off, the charged fee for the programme will be Rs. 2,08,500 which has to be paid by student  in 9 different installments. This fee includes costs of tuition, library, basic teaching material, examination and use of computer laboratory, cost of admission form, refundable caution money and one time alumni fee.

B. Programme Fee for students without Fellowship Support:

The fee for the FPM (2025) is Rs.5,40,000 (Rupees five lakh forty thousand only) which has to be paid by student in 12 different instalments. This fee includes costs of tuition, library, basic teaching material, examination and use of computer laboratory, cost of admission form, refundable caution money and one time alumni fee.

Fellowship

The Institute has provision of providing fellowship support (tuition-fee waiver and stipend) to selected candidates which covers stipend, contingency grants and tuition fee waiver. The costs of library, basic teaching material, examination and use of computer laboratory will be deducted from the candidates’ stipend asper the norms of the Institute.

In addition, the fellowship candidates will also need to pay Rs. 1000 towards admission form and Rs. 10000 asrefundable caution money.

Stipend & Contingency Grant for Candidates

Selected students will be given a stipend that starts at Rs.35000 per month for the first two years, and will go up to Rs.42000 per month depending on the candidate’s academic progress in the third year. In addition, deserving candidates can avail contingency grants of up to Rs.30000 in the first year of study, and up to Rs.20000 per year for subsequent two years. These grants can be used for buying books and personal computers, for field research, and for attending academic conferences. The stipend and contingency grants are given as per the norms of the Institute for three years of study, and can be extended for up to one more year if the candidate demonstrates satisfactory progress in thesis research.

Financial Grant toattend International/National Conferences

The Institute also provides financial support to candidates to attend national/international conferences within India from third year onwards. Every FPM student in his/her 3rd and 4th year will be supported with up to rupees fifty thousand (Rs.50,000, only) to present research paper(s). This grant includes conference’s registration fees (if any), travel expense, local transport, room and board.

Additional Financial Support for Candidates

Additional financial support is available to students during their thesis phase, in the form of extra funds up to Rs.30,000, for field research (if needed). Candidates will also be eligible for research grants of the Institute, to pursue field visits/ contribute in academic research events, besides Teaching Assistantship .

Teaching Assistantship

The Institute encourages to FPM candidates to join as a teaching assistant with any faculty member during 2nd year of the program . Every FPM student in his/her 2nd and 3rd year has to teach at least one course to the PG students in the institute. Apart from that, for additional course the reimbursement will be paid to FPM students as per institute norms.

Mandatory Program/Project Coordination

The Institute provides opportunities to FPM candidate to work as an independent researcher, programme coordinator besides helping them becoming independent project coordinator.The FPM Students are encouraged to design and coordinate one programme/project during the FPM .

Accommodation

  • Participants selected for the FPM programme shall be provided with single room accommodation on Campus.
  • Limited married students accommodation is available and shall be allotted on first-come- first-serve basis.
  • Student will be charged a nominal rent in accordance with institute norms.
  • Accommodation will be provided to without fellowship support students for two weeks every year.

The meal charges will be separate and payable by the candidates as per the rates decided by the lnstitute’s administration.