Dear Aspirant!

No, typically, you cannot directly go to IIT (Indian Institutes of Technology) after 12th with a commerce background. IITs mainly admit students through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), which is focused on science subjects like Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Commerce students are generally not eligible for the JEE.

However, if you have a strong interest in technology, you can take an alternative route. You may pursue a Bachelor's in Engineering or Technology through other colleges and universities that accept commerce students. After completing this degree, you can consider pursuing a Master's or specialized courses from IITs or other reputed institutions for higher studies in technology-related fields.

It's essential to research and choose a suitable educational path that aligns with your interests and career goals, considering the eligibility criteria of the specific institutions or courses you're interested in.

Yes, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) do offer financial assistance to the PhD students in the form of various assistantships and stipends. Given below is the institute wise financial help offered to research scholars:

• IIT Delhi : The full-time doctoral programme students will receive a financial aid. Such students are required to do academic duty for 8 hours per week (excluding their research work) as a Teaching Assistant. Fellowship is extended for the fifth year, only on the basis and review of the work. Students will be provided with financial support for attending national and international conferences.
• IIT Madras : Financial support will be provided for PhD students of Rs. 37,000 per month for first two years and, Rs. 42,000 per month for next three years.
• IIT Kanpur : Financial assistance is provided in the form of teaching or research assistantships to PhD students. Assistantships are awarded up to a maximum of five years. Some financial assistantships may also be available in the form of research assistantships from sponsored research projects. Additional assistantships in the form of scholarships, fellowships, etc. may be available through other organizations.
• IIT (ISM) Dhanbad : Financial Assistance is provided to the full-time PhD students for attending international conferences, where the submitted abstract/ paper should be accepted for oral presentation.

The list of IITs given above is non-exhaustive. There are some other IITs as well which offers financial assistance to the PhD students.