Upcoming Workshop
Chennai: For Engineering and Natural Sciences
PhD Proposal Writing Workshop
Open for students of relevant subject fields who have completed or are pursuing Masters or MPhil
Experts
- Dr Saptarshi Sasmal, CSIR-SERC Chennai
- Dr Areejit Samal, IMSc Chennai
When: Fri, 18 Aug 2023
Venue: CSIR-SERC, Chennai 600113
Application Deadline: 7 Aug 2023
It is recommended that you complete the ‘How to apply for a PhD in Germany – online course’ offered free of cost by Research in Germany. Registration for the course is open and the course takes 6-9 hours to complete. (moodle.daad.de/phd) It will introduce you to the research landscape of Germany and will help you pick the suitable institution for your PhD.
Application will be completely online.
You are requested to fill up the application form and upload the documents that include the following as one pdf document
- an updated CV
- abstract of research proposal and
- if you have completed the course, then the completion certificate of ‘How to apply for a PhD in Germany – online course’
Apply now
Participation in the workshops is subject to selection.
In case of questions, contact marketing.newdelhi@daad.de.
Online: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics & Data Science
PhD Proposal Writing Workshop Week
Open for students of relevant subject fields who have completed or are pursuing a Masters or MPhil.
Subjects and Experts
- 4 Sept: Physics
– Dr Gopal Dixit, IIT Bombay - 5 Sept: Chemistry
– Dr Kiran Gore, IIT Kharagpur
– Dr M. Nuruzzaman Khan, Dhaka University - 6 Sept: Mathematics & Data Science
– Dr Panchatcharam Mariappan, IIT Tirupati
– Dr Nagarajan Ganapathy, IIT Hyderabad
Application Deadline: 27 Aug 2023
It is recommended that you complete the ‘How to apply for a PhD in Germany – online course’ offered free of cost by Research in Germany. Registration for the course is open and the course takes 6-9 hours to complete. (moodle.daad.de/phd) It will introduce you to the research landscape of Germany and will help you pick the suitable institution for your PhD.
Application will be completely online.
You are requested to fill up the application form and upload the documents that include the following as one pdf document
- an updated CV
- abstract of research proposal and
- if you have completed the course, then the completion certificate of ‘How to apply for a PhD in Germany – online course’
Apply now
Participation in the workshops is subject to selection.
In case of questions, contact marketing.newdelhi@daad.de.
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Past Workshops
For Geo & Hydro Science, Biology and Social Sciences
Online
- 4 April – Geo & Hydro Science
Research Ambassadors Dr Amar Agarwal, IIT Kanpur and Dr Ankit Agarwal, IIT Roorkee with Team DAAD New Delhi - 5 April – Biology
Research Ambassadors Dr Avinash Sonawane, IIT Indore and Dr Jaydeep Bhattacharya, JNU, New Delhi with Team DAAD IP Chennai - 6 April – Social Science
Research Ambassadors Dr Milind Brahme, IIT Madras and Dr Farhat Naz, IIT Jodhpur with DAAD Team Pune
For Physics and Chemistry
Onsite
Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai, 12 October 2022, 12:15-15:30 IST
The workshop was conducted by
- Dr Gopal Dixit, IIT Bombay
- Dr. Anant Kapdi, Institute of Chemical Technlogy (ICT) Mumbai
Together with Team DAAD
- Aditi Gosavi, Senior Advisor – Communication
- Girija Joshi, Regional Officer
- Sai Kolhatkar, Regional Officer
For Life Sciences and Physical Sciences
Online
30 March, 10:00-17:00 IST
The workshop will be conducted by
- Dr Gopal Dixit, IIT Bombay
- Dr Vasudharani Devanathan, IISER Tirupati
Together with Team DAAD
- Dhanashree Deodhar, Regional Officer
- Girija Joshi, Regional Officer
For Humanities and Social Sciences
Online
23 November, 10:00-17:00 IST

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The workshop was conducted by
- Dr Christoph Woiwode, Indo-German Centre for Sustainability at IIT Madras
- Dr Sebastian Schwecke, Max Weber Foundation
Together with Team DAAD
- Apoorv Mahendru, Head – Marketing
- Aditi Gosavi, Senior Advisor – Communication
For Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering Sciences
Online
15 July, 1400-1800 IST
16 July, 1400-1800 IST
The workshop was conducted by
- Prof Dr Aruna Dhathathreyan, AcSIR Chennai – Biophysical Chemistry
- Prof Dr Aranya Bhuti Bhattacherjee, BITS Hyderabad – Physics
- Prof Dr Amitava Gupta, Jadavpur University – Power Engineering
- Dr Jaydeep Bhattacharya, Jawaharlal Nehru University – Biotechnology
Together with the Team DAAD
- Apoorv Mahendru, Head – Marketing
- Aditi Gosavi, Senior Advisor – Communication
- Kanchi Arora, Executive Assistant to the Director
- Dhanashree Deodhar, Regional Officer – Maharashtra, Gujarat