PhD Full Form

There are four categories of PhD candidates Before PhD Admission:

• Full-time Scholars, On-campus
• Part-time - Internal
• Part-time - External
• Admission of International Students

• . Full Time Programmed - All full-time research scholars have to undergo coursework for one semester as prescribed by the Department. A candidate with or without M.Phil. can submit their thesis after the completion of 2 or 3 years/ on or before completion of five years from the date of joining.
• . Part Time - Internal Research Scholars within this category are those who are presently employed on regular basis in universities at the time of applying for a PhD Candidates with or without M.Phil. She/he may submit his thesis at the completion of three / four years and on or before the fifth year of the date of accession.
• . Part Time -External (4 years)
  • . The candidates must register under a guide who is a member of the Faculty of the University before PhD admission in India.
  • . The candidate should be working as Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor or on equivalent position on a permanent basis in a recognized college
  • . The applicant should have a recognized co-instructor in the same department of the organization. The co-instructors may be from different colleges /organizations located in the same area if such entities are not available in the parental organizations.
  • . NOC (No Objection Certificate) is to be produced from the employer of the Organization where he/she is working. This is attached along with the application.
  • . Co-guide acceptance letter should be also be enclosed with the application form (optional in some universities).
  • . The candidate has to produce one month of attendance per academic year which will be issued by the Supervisor/Co-supervisor.
• . Admission of international students who are selected under various Scholarship schemes, either by the Ministry of Education and Culture or the Ministry of External Affairs, will be given admission on the recommendations/sponsorship of the respective Ministry of Government of India. Self-supporting foreign students seeking admission should possess a Research VISA issued by the Indian Embassies abroad and produce a No Objection Certificate from the Ministry of Education, Government of India, after clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs.

• All researchers (full-time and part-time) are required to complete a minimum of three / four six- credit courses in at least one semester as required by UGC. The course work includes a course on research methodology. The other courses may involve advanced topics, the latest developments in the field of research, and subjects related to the research problem.
• Candidates already holding M.Phil. Degree and admitted to the PhD The program may be exempted from PhD course work, if the area of Research is the same.
• Candidates who have joined the Doctor of Sciences with M. Phil. degrees in different fields/research areas, such candidates must have at least one-course work in the field which they have selected for phd.
• Specific areas of research can be changed within one year from the date of admission and a request must be submitted with the recommendations of the Research Advisory Committee
• Doctors who pursued PhD between 2021 and 2022 are required to publish two research articles in either Scopus or Web of Science indexed journals (published or accepted for publication) before submitting a thesis, otherwise, the thesis will not get accepted for submission.
• A thesis should not exceed 250 pages excluding the Bibliography, Appendices, etc. A synopsis should not exceed 20 pages. A synopsis should contain the title of the thesis, outline of the research problem, the methodology used for tackling it, the organization of the thesis, and the summary of the findings with reference.