The admission process for all the Ph.D. courses involves the  following steps:

Self-Financing Candidates

1. Download and print the application form from this website after filling the online registration form OR collect the application form from the International Centre office at Tagore house, Banaras Hindu University.

2. Fill up the application form, sign it, attach all the required certificates and the draft for the processing fee and also the synopsis of the proposed research project to be undertaken and send it to the International Center, Tagore house, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi -221005, India. Make sure to check the eligibility criteria before applying.

3. The International Centre, BHU will have the application  scrutinized and if eligible, the candidate will be issued provisional eligibility letter and the Affiliation Certificate keeping in view the following points:

   • Whether the research project is appropriately formulated.

   • Whether the research scholar has necessary academic background and research experience to complete the proposed research within the specific period.

   • Whether the University has necessary facilities to offer for carrying out the research.

   •  That the topic of research is not of a sensitive nature.

   •  That the topic of research is not of a trivial nature.

4. The Candidate has to submit the Affiliation Certificate, through the Indian Embassy in his/her country, to the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India for approval of his/ her research project. The candidate can join the University only after approval of the Research Project by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

5. On receiving the said approval, the candidate has to apply to the Indian Embassy in his country for issuance of proper Research Visa, endorsed in the name of Banaras Hindu University. Please note that no other type of Visa will be acceptable for the purpose of admission to Ph.D. courses.

6. On acquiring the said Visa, the candidate has to report for admission to the International Centre, BHU during the period prescribed in the provisional eligibility / admission letter.

7. The admission of International students will be confirmed only after verification of original certificates, medical fitness test and payment of required fees.

Candidates under Scholarship Schemes:

Several scholarship schemes are offered by Indian Council for Cultural Relations to International students seeking to pursue Ph.D. courses in India. Admission of such candidates involves following steps:

1. Fill the prescribed application form of ICCR available at the Indian embassy in their respective country along with all the necessary documents, certificates and also the synopsis of the proposed research project to be undertaken etc.

2. If admission, scholarship and approval of the research project is offered to them, they get the information from the Indian Embassy in their country.

3. They should get proper Research Visa, endorsed in the name of Banaras Hindu University from the embassy.

4. On acquiring the said Visa, the candidate has to report for admission to the International Centre, BHU during the period prescribed in the provisional eligibility / admission letter.

5. The admission of International students will be confirmed only after verification of original certificates, medical fitness test and payment of required fees.