Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis is a unique place for doctoral candidates. Courses here will feel more like discussion forums than classrooms. Typical student strength in a course is 4-6. Attention is paid by faculty to every student individually. Doctoral students are treated well and they even have lunch with faculty on a daily basis. Mostly it’s a research-centric institution and the highlight is the Doctoral programs, like for IITs the highlight is the undergraduate programs. The science departments are Purdue accredited which has a good global standing. These were some reasons for me to choose IUPUI.
Course Curriculum
Coursework equivalent to 42 credits is required for degree completion. This is like 12-14 courses. If you don’t have a master's then this requirement is 60 credits.
Exams
For doctoral candidates there are no requirements of GRE general or TOEFL, although GRE subject test is recommended. My GRE General score was 325/340, TOEFL score was 93/120 and GRE Math subject test score was 790/990.
Placement
There are diverse post-study opportunities. It includes post-doctoral positions, direct faculty appointments, placements in research labs, and industrial placements, especially in the areas of data science and machine learning.
Internship
Not yet.
Events
There are many clubs for extra-curricular activities. Although they mostly involve undergraduates. In the student bodies, however, the heads are mostly doctoral students and they get extra income for those duties.
Fees
My tuition fees are covered by the department.
Scholarship
I have a university fellowship of $22,000/year. There was no separate application for it. It was just a kind of award.
Faculty
In the Mathematics department, there is a great bench strength of faculty in the areas of Geometry, Topology, Mathematical Physics, and Dynamical Systems.
Hostel
Accommodations are available in the campus dorms and there are many apartments near campus. In fact, the campus is spread out throughout the entire city.
