Ph.D. ADMISSION 

 

Ph.D. course was initiated in the Department in 1980.

Qualifying Examinations and Minimum Percentage of Marks: A candidate shall be required to have:

(a) passed the qualifying examination securing the minimum percentage of marks as per details given below (There is a relaxation of 5% of marks or equivalent grade point average for SC/ST/PC candidates)

(b) obtained not more than one 3^rd division or equivalent grade point average in his/her academic career

(c) secured a minimum of 50 marks (45 marks for SC/ST/PC candidates) in academic record which shall be calculated as follows:

 

Academic Record Calculation Method:

(A)  Where Post Graduate degree is considered as the qualifying examination:

      M = 45 (X1 + 0.6 x X2 + 0.25 x X3 + 0.15 x X4) / 100

     (B) Where Under Graduate degree is considered as qualifying examination:

      M = 45 (X2 + 0.4 x X3 + 0.3 x X4) / 100

     (C) Where no marks were awarded at the Post Graduate examination:

      M = 90 (0.6 x X2 + 0.25 x X3 + 0.15 x X4) / 100

where,

      M = Marks for the academic record, which shall be an integer. Any fraction in   ‘M’ shall be rounded off to the nearest integer.

      X1 = Percentage of marks obtained at the Post Graduate examination,

      X2 = Percentage of marks obtained at the Under Graduate examination,

      X3 = Percentage of marks obtained at the Intermediate/Higher Secondary examination, and

      X4 = Percentage of marks obtained at the High School examination.

      For Example:

      If X1 = 56%, X2 = 60%, X3 = 62%, X4 = 55%

      M = 45 [56 + (0.6 x 60) + (0.25 x 62) + (0.15 x 55)] / 100

      M = 52.09

      M = 52

Details of Qualifying Examinations:

(a) Qualifying Examination: Master’s degree in the subject.

(b) Qualifying Marks: At least 55% in the aggregate or equivalent grade point average in the qualifying examination. .

 

Mode of Admission: There is two mode of admission in Ph.D.

A. Direct Admission (RET – Exempted): A candidate who fulfills one of the following requirements may be considered for direct admission to the Ph.D programme on supernumerary basis without appearing in the CRET:

(1) A candidate who is qualified in a national level test such as UGC Junior Research Fellowship (UGC-JRF), GATE or its equivalent.

(2) A candidate who is recipient of National Doctoral Fellowship or other fellowships from Government/Semi-Government organizations.

(3) A candidate who is selected under Quality Improvement Program (QIP) of AICTE, Faculty Development Programme of a State Government or of UGC.

(4) A candidate who is sponsored as a full time candidate by any other university/ institution/ college/ government department/ public sector undertaking/ R & D Organization/ private industry, with at least 2 years of experience and who is relieved on study leave for a period of not less than two years for pursuing Ph.D. programme in a Department.

(5) A foreign national who is a recipient of fellowship by ICCR, Govt. of India and who is sponsored by his/her Government.

(6) A self-financing foreign national who is admitted through the Embassies/ High Commission of his/her country after getting approval from the Ministry of External Affairs and no objection certificate from the Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India or admitted under an MoU.

(7) A candidate who is already registered as a Ph.D. scholar in some other university and whose supervisor joins this Department of university.

(8) A candidate who is sponsored as a part-time candidate by a non-degree awarding institution/ government department/ public sector undertaking/ R & D organization/ private industry, with at least 2 years of experience, who shall work for his/her Ph.D. in his/her parent organization fulfilling the residency period requirement prescribed in the relevant Ordinances. The candidate is required to submit a sponsorship and work experience certificate from the parent organization. The non-degree awarding institutions, government departments, public sector undertakings, R & D organizations and the private industries are only those, which are recognized as centers of research by the University as specified in the Ordinances.

(9) A permanent teacher of the University or of the constituent/ affiliated colleges of the University with more than one year of service.

(10) A non-teaching permanent employee of the University with more than two years of service in the University who is otherwise eligible.

The applications of the candidates belonging to the categories (3) to (10) above shall be routed through proper channel.

Mere fulfilling the minimum eligibility requirements shall not entitle any candidate for admission to Ph.D. course. No candidate shall be considered for registration for Ph.D. course if he/she fails to submit all the required certificates in original at the time of counseling/ interview and the availability of vacant seats in the Department. The admission shall be based on merit of the candidates. The merit list shall be based on the total marks obtained by the candidates from the components as mentioned hereunder: (i) Academic Record (ii) Subjective Test/ Personal Interview. Subjective Test/ Personal Interview of the candidates shall be conducted by the Committee constituted at the Department/ Faculty level. The Subjective Test/ Personal Interview shall carry a maximum of 60 marks and in which a candidate is required to secure at least 20 marks to qualify. The qualifying marks for SC/ST and PC candidates shall be 15. The merit list shall be prepared by duly constituted committee as provided under the Ordinances. The Head of the Department shall then issue the letter of admission to the candidates. On receipt of the letter of admission, each candidate shall pay the prescribed fees and complete other official formalities pertaining to admission within 3 days.

B. Through RET: Through RET, a candidate shall have to appear in a Written Test conducted by University. Written Test shall be of Multiple Choice based. Written Test qualified candidate shall have to appear in Subjective Test and Personal Interview. Academic Record calculations of candidates shall be also considered in admission. Merit list preparation method shall be as similar as Direct Admission (RET – Exempted).