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"Begin in India, research in Australia, graduate with a global PhD."
📢 2 PhD Positions Available | 🚀 Exciting PhD Opportunity! 🌏
Applications invited for a fully funded Joint PhD position in BITS-RMIT Higher Education Academy PhD Program
🚀Project 1🚀
Title:“Enhancing Water Sustainability in Cooling Towers”
Project ID: BRJP26100107
Supervisors: Prof. A. R. Harikrishnan (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Abhijit Date (RMIT)
Project Details: https://lnkd.in/gu3RBHDe
Apply Here: https://lnkd.in/giFmfTff
🚀Project 2🚀
Title: “Developing a Green and Sustainable Data Centre Framework for India: Cooling Technologies, Waste-Heat Utilisation, and Climate-Responsive Design”
Project ID: BRJP26100066
Supervisors: Prof. A. R. Harikrishnan (BITS Pilani) & Prof. Iftekhar Khan (RMIT)
Project Details: https://lnkd.in/gudzEi6A
Apply Here: https://lnkd.in/gDwd7E2A
đź“Ť Location: BITS Pilani, India & RMIT University, Australia
👩‍🎓 Eligible Backgrounds: BE or BTech / MSc / MBA / MTech / ME in a relevant discipline (8 CGPA) 🧑‍🎓
đź’° Funding & Benefits
✅Fellowship at BITS Pilani: ₹ 42,800 – 45,800 per month
âś…Fellowship at RMIT University: AUD $35,886 per annum (2025 rate)
During the stay in Melbourne (up to 12 months), scholars will receive a stipend equivalent to the RTP stipend rate (AUD $35,886 per annum – 2025 rate), pro-rated to cover living costs including accommodation and food.
Additional benefits include:
âś…Joint PhD degree from BITS Pilani and RMIT University
âś… Full tuition scholarship at RMIT and highly subsidised fees at BITS
âś… Health cover and return airfare during the Melbourne stay
đź“… Application Deadline: 28 March 2026
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
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