Instructions to candidates
seeking admission in Ph.D. Programme
1. Eligibility:
A Ph.D. Aspirant who has obtained a 1-year/2-semester master's degree
programme after a 4-year/8-semester
bachelor's degree programme or a 2-year/4-semester master's degree programme
after a 3-year bachelor's degree programme or qualifications declared
equivalent to the master's degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory
body in the subject or related /allied area with at least 55% aggregate marks
(or an equivalent CGPA) (50% in case of SC/ST/ Differently-Abled/ EWS category)
or has qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by the
University Grants commission may apply for Admission to the Ph.D. programme at
any time during the academic year for pursuing his/her research work under the
guidance of a supervisor approved by the Vidyapith.
Provided that a candidate seeking admission after a 4-year/8-semester
bachelor's degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or
its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed
(70% for SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, EWS categories)
Every candidate has to appear in the Research Entrance Test (RET) except
for the Department of Performing Arts, Visual Art, Design and Architecture.
Qualifying RET is a mandatory requirement for enrollment and until that stage
the admission shall be treated as provisional.
2. Exemption
from the requirement of appearing in RET:
(i) A Ph.D. Aspirant who has qualified NET, SLET,
GATE, GPAT or M.Phil with 55% (admitted to M.Phil. programme through
entrance examination) may be exempted from the research entrance test.
3. Duration of Research Entrance Test
: 2 Hours (11:00 AM to 01:00 PM)
4. Duration of
Course Work Exam. : 2 Hours
(02:00 PM to 04:00 PM)
5. Mode of
Examination
: Online
6. Negative
Marking : No
7. Pattern of
the RET question paper: Total
100 multiple choice questions (All carry equal marks):
50 questions on Research Aptitude
50 questions on Relevant Subject
Passing Criteria: An Entrance Test shall be qualifying with qualifying marks as
50%. A relaxation of 5 % of marks (from 50% to 45%) shall be allowed for the
candidates belonging to SC/ST/Differently-abled category in the entrance
examination.
i. Eligible students to be called
for an interview based on the number of Ph.D. seats available.
ii. The admission shall be based on
combined merit of 70% marks in the entrance test and 30% of interview.
8. Pattern
of the Course Work Exam: Total
40 multiple choice questions in every paper.
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Research
Methodology
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IT Based
Research Techniques
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Research and
Publication Ethics (RPE)
-
Review of
Literature
Passing Criteria: A Ph.D. scholar has to obtain a minimum of 55% of marks or its
equivalent grade in the UGC 7-point scale (or an equivalent grade/CGPA in a
point scale wherever grading system is followed) in the course work in order to
be eligible to continue in the programme and submit the dissertation/thesis.