Which is better for PhD - CSIR/UGC JRF or GATE? Perks and Drawbacks

Hi everyone, in this video we have tried to discuss about the perks and drawbacks of applying for PhD through CSIR/UGC JRF and GATE. I have also shared the ground reality of fellowship availing ease for both categories after joining institute, based on my personal experiences.
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[@WalkWithAkash]

Bhaya you are making quality content❤ thank you. Subscribing.

[@souparnadhar7034]

Thanks Aman for explaining these complicated things.

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Thanks Souparna! :)

[@neeturajsingh2707]

Complicated things explained in a very simple way. Thanks.

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Thanks a lot Neetu! I'll keep trying making such videos. Keep supporting. :)

[@shraddhamohnani]

Thanks Aman for revealing the reality.

[@manishakharayat8681]

Bhaiya no one tells these things, people always make videos on things that we know already. Plz keep making such videos, there is no one to make people aware of...🤗

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Thanks a lot Manisha! :) I'll try keep uploading videos on such least discussed but very important topics!

[@ManthanMood]

Thank you for this information.

[@akileshjr]

Thank you bhaiya for this video😊

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Thanks a lot Akhilesh! :)

[@Ashwin_official]

You’re doing great man 👍🏻 I’m your 400th subscriber 😄

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Thanks a lot Ashwin! Has been possible with all of your support. A long way to go. :)

[@jaiswalshruti]

Thnks for the info

[@anuragmaurya80]

Great sir 👍. Very informative

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Thank you very much Anurag! :)

[@mohitkwatra9587]

Very clear cut explaination ✨

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Thanks a lot Mohit! :)

[@randomretro8119]

Thanks for making video on this topic, now i get some clarity. Please make one video on the govt schemes which financially supports research scholars,🙏

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Thanks Vishal! That's an excellent suggestion! :)

[@nilaykrbhowmik4858]

Informative video...Please, make a video with DST fellowship also..

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Thanks Nilay! Thanks for the suggestion. I'll definitely make a video on this topic soon! :)

[@rushikeshtonage1524]

Very informative

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Thanks Rushikesh! :)

[@antariproychoudhury8192]

Thanks Aman bhaiya for your video,kudos to you for your research work about the researcher's condition india.very much detailing in your articulation 👍 Please make a video on how to get PhDs in different areas of physics in top tier universities of usa,uk, Germany and Canada !! That will be very much helpful.

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Thanks Antarip. That is a great idea. Will do that soon.:)

[@antariproychoudhury8192]

@@PhysicsUntethered looking forward to your videos and researches about getting admission in top tier foreign universities 👍

[@physicsdemonstrations2426]

There's also one more doubt, TA's have to give some 8hrs per week for institute work right, like lab assistant or something, right? But JRF's have no such constraints, they can focus solely on their PhD work, right?

[@PhysicsUntethered]

You're right. But most of the institutes have this clause in their PhD rulebook that the 8 hours per week will be allotted to each PhD scholar irrespective of their fundings. So, Yes, JRF qualified should not be allotted the work, but institutes frequently do this, and one cannot complain as one signs agrees to those clauses while joining PhD there.

[@bablyrai5323]

Sir 2023 me GATE hua h Kya iits me admission nhi Ho sakta English literature me

[@muralik98]

Can you tell rank vs mark analysis.. for gate and net

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Hi Murali! Thanks for the idea. I will gather data from people and share soon.

[@kamleshkushwaha3355]

Bhai best h CSIR for Phd ..❤

[@toushifalam6128]

So you are Aman Srivastava..😅 Man, I have seen ur name in selection list of so many institutes... Very good video on useful info 👍

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Hi Toushif! Hahaha! Well I was lucky enough that I was shortlisted for interview at many places, but I attended only those interviews where profs of my area of interest were taking students. I attended only 5-6 interviews and after joining Indore, I ethically skipped all interviews later, so that I don't waste any PhD seat. :)

[@grace-426]

Sir, how to activate the csir jrf fellowship after getting the certificate?

[@rakeshnaik5402]

If i have JRF & taken admission in any private Institute... Then will i get fellowship??

[@tanay841]

Thanks for the info. Imo what's the point of getting a JRF if you are not getting money when required lol

[@PhysicsUntethered]

It's much easier to get phd seat if you are jrf qualified. A lot of institutes have started taking majority of jrf qualified candidates and a very few date candidates.

[@meghabera9486]

Sir please make a video for scholarship in iit for other institute.

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Hi Megha. Pardon, but can you please elaborate a bit. I am not able to follow the question.

[@meghabera9486]

@@PhysicsUntethered actually I want to know..During phd can I apply for csir jrf fellowship and scholarship (PMRF) fund at the same time ??

[@ganapatidash2325]

@@meghabera9486 no, you will get only one fellowship at a time. For example if you get selected for pmrf lateral entry, your Institute have to terminate jrf.

[@meghabera9486]

@@ganapatidash2325 ok

[@harnisha91]

advantage? both gate and csir are toughest exams.

[@sukanyadeka6685]

I had a doubt.. can a btech ece student apply for phd (ece dept) at iit/nit via csir ugc jrf?

[@amansrivastava6086]

No, as per my knowledge, you can apply for phd in the department in which you qualified the csir jrf. But you can confirm from csir once.

[@sukanyadeka6685]

@@amansrivastava6086 thanks for the reply

[@kavikumar6424]

Agar net rhe kewel.. Na to jrf h na hi Gate h to koi fellowship MIL skta h maths subject m pls reply .

[@amansrivastava6086]

NET qualified students sirf project funded phd positions join kar sakte hain. Generally gate , jrf, jest (only in research institutes) ya inspire fellowships wale hi eligible hote hain most institutions me. Kuch central universities me khud ke written exams hote hain phd k lie, but fellowship bahut kam hoti hai

[@rajiblochanghadei_1105]

JRF❤❤❤

[@sunitayadav-ii7qw]

sir is there any idea for when the next csir net exam happens.

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Hi Sunita. I was expecting for December, but there is no notification yet. So it will be hard to guess. I'm still hoping for December. All the best.

[@akanimeshdon]

GATE se fellowship kya state university se PHD karne pe milega?

[@physicsforeveryone1293]

Sir what about applying through JEST

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Hi. So, GATE and JEST are equivalent in terms of funding i.e. if you get institute through jest, institute will have to fund you, similar to gate. Jest is mostly accepted by research institutions and may be a couple of IITs ( I'm not sure about IITs). Otherwise most of the institutes will take only through gater, jrf or Inspire fellowship holders.

[@physicsforeveryone1293]

@@PhysicsUntethered Thankyou sir 🙌

[@gauravtyagitv7538]

Gate ke through admission lekar yadi baad me jrf ho jaye to fellowship change kara sakte hai?

[@amansrivastava6086]

Hi! Yes you can do that. But the procedure I do not know. But it is possible and a lot of people do that.

[@amitmishal4778]

Icmr jrf apply kar skate hai kya IIT mein PhD keliye?

[@bishwajyotimukhopadhyay9202]

SIR, I have qualified GATE 2024 PHYSICS AND MY SCORE IS 400 AND RANK IS 2063..SIR, IS THERE ANY CHANCE TO GET PHD IN PHYSICS FROM IIT DHANBAD?

[@gear_5601]

Yes

[@thetimetraveller7051]

I think this is the reason why many research students are opting for abroad because they pay well

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Thanks very true! The fellowship is already less, looking at the inflation each year. And worse than that is the fact that one has to fight to qualify such exams, just to end up in a place where they don't even get regular fellowship. Tough times for academia people!

[@kamleshkushwaha3355]

CSIR best h ..MY personal experience..

[@ankushsinghsomvanshi7360]

I have qulaified Gate life science with low marks in general catagory and have 65% in Pg...... To kya kisi private ya gov. University se P. Hd karne par fellowship 28000 milegi ya nahi.....🙏🏻🙏🏻please answer

[@amansrivastava6086]

Gate fellowship govt nahi deti hai, institute deta hai. To tum jo bhi institute join karoge waha jo fellowship dete hain wahj milegi. Generally govt and private universities bahut kam stipend deti hain. Csir ugc jrf me fellowship tumhe csir/ugc deti hai directly, uss case me tum kahi bhi join karo tumhe 31K per month milegi.

[@ankushsinghsomvanshi7360]

@@amansrivastava6086 thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻❣️❣️

[@mohammedsrivastava5917]

Aman sorry to say...few informations in your video are really misleading! 1st of all none of the top institutions of India except IISERs prefers NET JRF over GATE, or JEST! I did not have NET JRF but still I was selected in almost all top institutions of India. The wrong information provided in your video 1)IISc called upto JRF Rank 26 this year but upto around 35-40 Rank from GATE. I with Rank 31 got call and was also selected(waitlist). 2)IIT Madras had almost equal number of NET JRF and GATE students this year. I was also selected there. But yes if you want to do from ''any'', literally ''any" institutions then JRF is better.

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Hi. Thanks a lot for pointing it out.Gate rank 31 is really good to get many calls. I may have said some wrong numbers and I apologise for that. But at the same time I would like to add some points to it 1) IISc physics department surely had cutoff of around 35 for gate, but subfields of it such as High energy , astrophysics etc had pretty higher cutoffs (top 10). Physics department alone doesn't cover all major fields of physics there and therefore one has to apply according to area of interest. 2) For IIT-M, the rank cutoffs list wasn't published as I can recall. The shortlisting there was done probably on SOP and available funded projects it seems, and therefore it was pretty uneven. But for few top ranks, all got the calls. The iit cgpa cut-off which was around 8 last year was increased to 9.5 for IITM this year. Except few of institutions such as old IITs, most of the remaining IITs preferred JRF. There are a lot of candidates who weren't selected in these institutions. If we look at the big picture of all the IITs, and many research institutions (not all of them), we can realise that it's a bit safe to apply through JRF than GATE. For one instance, IIT Indore only took JRF/Inspire candidates, or IIT Mandi had gate cutoff of around 90.

[@mohammedsrivastava5917]

@@PhysicsUntethered exactly, what I am trying to say. Any top institutions like Old IITs, IISc, Research institutions like HRI SINP IMSc RRI does not give any preference to NET separately. TIFR(Mumbai) does not even call from NET. All these I am talking are some top institutions of India. My point is bring Rank under 100 in any of the exams like NET GATE and JEST and then rock the interview. I have seen much of good rankers can not get into those institutes because of giving poor interviews.

[@MrinmayPathak-te1zp]

Yes, Most of the IIT, NITs prefer GATE exam

[@AgnibhuN]

U Aman Srivastav????

[@PhysicsUntethered]

What?

[@viralcontent1m]

Nit se phd karna sahi rahta hai kya???

[@viralcontent1m]

Mujhe 40000 fellowship mil raha hai kya karu??

[@amansrivastava6086]

​@@viralcontent1m professor ka profile and collaborations dekh lo. Institute tag itna matter nahi karega is professor is enough experienced and old, with many collaborators

[@ganapatidash2325]

All new csir fellowship registration from iitm got rejected after a month this time.... We don't even know what the reason is, but definitely another way to extend delay 🤣

[@PhysicsUntethered]

Hi Ganapati. This must be so frustrating. Atleast you got to know that they are rejected in a month. A senior of mine waited for 3 4 months for first fellowship after sending documents, and when he didn't recieve the response and enquired about it through calls and mails, then CSIR told that there was an issue with visibility of some signature or text ( I can't recall the exact reason). So he had to apply again and that took about couple of months to activate his Fellowship. P.S. he has completed 12 months and has only recieved fellowship for 2 months. :(

[@ayushaher5646]

.

[@a.akk25]

Sir if gate ke through admission ho gaya and bad me jrf clear go gaya to jrf ki scholarship milegi??

[@amansrivastava6086]

Yes you need to inform the institute and you can change it to jrf (but do talk to academics to confirm), but remember that jrf fellowship is also 31K per month (plus HRA if you live outside, which is same as gate fellowship, and jrf fellowship is generally not on time at all. Hence do keep these points before opting for jrf fellowship

[@a.akk25]

@@amansrivastava6086 Thank you for the advice.