Direct Phd after bachelor in electrical engineering

**Asif Neyaz** · 04-23-2012 02:57 PM

sir i just finished my bachelors in electrical engineering with 71.5%.Cochin University of science and technology, kerala
I wish to do a direct phd in electrical engineering after bachelors in fall 2014. I shall be working for tcs for two yeras from now.
I have planne dto take gre and have TOEFL score of 93. Iwish to apply for the direct phd program in ECE in the following universities.
1)Virginia tech
2)washington state univertsity
3)University of virginia, Charlotsvile
4)Oregon
5)clemson
6)Texas A&m

My questions are as folows..
1) Are all phd programs fully funded? that is i can meet all my living expenses and other charges from their funds??
2) Do i have to pay any tution fees for doctoral programs?
3) Are there any pros and cons for these direct phd programs??
4)Am from poor economic background with annual income of 3 lpa..I can meet the expenes for only upto one year..Can i get funding after then..?
5) If i score very high in GRE then can i get admitted to these programs?

Please reply ..I am searching for the answers for long time..Also make some suggestions please...

**akshay** · 04-24-2012 09:27 PM

1) Almost fully funded. u'll have to shell out very very marginal costs.

2) No usual fees as such. I suggest u actually contact the depts for tht. they will surely clarify.

3) No cons as such

Pro is, ur a PhD! tht opens up doors in both research as well as industry. But getting the core job may be a little tough.

4) U can get funding. But initially u may have to apply for a small bank loan. I suggest u contact some professors in various unis and ask the about this.

5) Well, frankly for PhD they generally look at high UG score, high gre and sometimes either lotta research papers/international publiactions. Ur work in TCS may not add much as it is an IT company and u wanna apply for EE. so the work exp will be irrelevant.

I suggest u check with some counsellors like edwise or jamboree or studyplaces<dot>com to evaluate ur chances. Or u can check with the site admin Ajay Cherkuree. He is in the US now and will give u better idea. I personally fell ur profile may be a little weak for all the unis except U of virgina and maybe clemason

**Asif Neyaz** · 04-25-2012 01:00 AM

oooookkk...Akshay u r really helpful..Thanks a lot buddy..Ok then What about Computer Engineering?
Bachelors Electrical Engg, Work Exp TCS 2 years, Then Direct Phd Computr Science.. Suggest some universities please

**akshay** · 04-25-2012 09:03 AM

Ummm you can look into that. Again it might be touch and go. But with some good lors from ur superiors at tcs (telling about ur comp sci proficiency) and maybe some mention of good solid projects done at tcs would get u through....u stand better chances if u choose a comp sci stream that is similar to ur work exp stream.

As to unis, there are LOADS. I suggest u check the profile evaluation section of msinus.com....take a list of unis and check their websites to see about comp sci dept. For PhD its kinda hard to actually say wat is within reach...you could check with various communities on facebuk too

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