MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY
No.Ac.AII/1/Ph.D Regn./2013 Date:27.06.2013
NOTIFICATION
Applications are invited from Eligible candidates for
registration for research leading to Ph.D. Degree of this University as per the “Revised Regulations for Ph.D. Registration and Award of
the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2010/2012”.
1. Eligibility for Application
A candidate who has passed the Post-graduate Examination in
any discipline of Mahatma Gandhi University or of other Universities recognized
as equivalent thereto securing not less than 55% marks in the aggregate are
eligible to apply for registration for Ph.D.
For SC/ST candidates, the minimum marks required for
application is 50% in the aggregate in the Post graduate Examination.
MBBS, BAMS, BHMS and BDS degree holders who have secured not
less than 50% marks for their final examinations are also eligible to apply for
registration for Ph.D.
CA qualified candidates, that is, a person whose name has
been entered as a member in the Register maintained either by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India or by the Institute of Cost and Work Accountants
of India are eligible to apply.
The application should be accompanied by letters of consent
from the Head of the Research Centre (The College Principal in the case of an
affiliated college centre) where the applicant proposes to work as well as from
the Supervising Teacher under whom he/she proposes to work.
Applicants of foreign nationality will be considered for
registration only if they are on visas issued for research scholars/students
and with the necessary clearance from the
Government of India.
2. Mode of Admission
Admission to the Ph.D programmes will be made on the basis
of (a) the qualifying degree marks; (b) a written aptitude test; and (c) an
interview.
3. Aptitude Test/Interview
Applicants who acquire 50 % marks in the written test will
be called for the interview.
SC/ST candidates require 45% marks in the written test.
Applications for admission to Ph.D programme in the
University Departments/Inter University Centres shall be made to the Head of
the Department concerned.
Applications for admission to the approved Research Centres
shall be made to the
Registrar.
4. Exemption from the Written Test:
The following categories of candidates are exempted from
appearing for the Written Aptitude Test.
(a) Candidates who have become qualified in the
JRF/NET/SLET/GATE/GPAT or other Tests conducted by such Government bodies as UGC, CSIR,
ICAR, and ICMR.
(b) M.Phil and M.Tech (all disciplines), MD (Medicine) and
MS (Medicine) holders in the subject of research concerned.
(c) Regular and permanent teachers from the Government and
Aided colleges affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University and from the University
Departments.
(d) Scientists from Accredited R&D Institutions.
(e) Candidates who hold a valid certificate for having
qualified in the Ph.D entrance test conducted before July 2010 by Mahatma Gandhi University.
5. Registration for Research
All candidates admitted to the Ph.D programme of the
University will be initially granted provisional registration as full time research scholars.
Regular and permanent teachers from the Government and Aided
colleges of the State and from the Mahatma Gandhi University Departments, will be
initially granted part time registration if they so desire.
6. Course Work
Students admitted to Ph.D programme are required to
undertake course work comprising 3 Papers for a period of one semester within a continuous
period of two semesters.
The permanent college teachers of the Government/Aided
colleges of the State and teachers of Mahatma Gandhi University Departments can pursue
course work programme in two spells of three months each (April, May, June of two
consecutive years).
M.Phil degree holders who have done Research methodology in
their M.Phil Course are exempted from first two papers.
The candidates are required to qualify the examination at
the end of the course work programme for the confirmation of the provisional
registration.
7. Place of Research
Research shall be carried out by a Research Scholar in a
University Department/ Inter University Centre/Research Centre in an affiliated
college/an institution recognised as a Research Centre.
8. Part-time Research
The following categories, are eligible to apply for
conversion of their research to part time on the successful completion of course work.
(a) Regular employees working in Government/Quasi-government
institutions.
(b) Teachers working in Government and Aided educational
institutions in the state (c) Teachers working in the Institutions run by the
University
(d) Scientists working in accredited R&D institutions
and Clinical Psychologists attached to Government/Quasi-government organizations.
(e) Contract lecturers who are employed in the regular
Departments of Mahatma Gandhi University, if the contract period is not less
than one year
(f) Teachers from unaided colleges affiliated to Mahatma
Gandhi University with a minimum two years of service.
9. Period of Research
(i) The minimum period of research will be two years for
M.Phil, M.Ed , M.Sc (by research), Master of Letters and M.Tech degree holders if
the research is in the subject in which the candidate has taken the above qualifying degree.
In all other cases, the minimum period of research will be
three years. This is inclusive of the period spent on course work.
(ii) The maximum period of research will be five years for
full time and eight years for part time research.
10. Restriction on Employment
A full time research scholar shall not engage
himself/herself in any other employment except in imparting instruction in an honorary capacity on a
topic which forms the subject matter of his research in the institution where he is working.
11. Date of application.
The
application can be submitted online with effect from 01.07.2013.
The last
date for submission of application is 31.07.2013.
The hard copy and other
listed credentials must reach the university before Aug 5th
2013.
REGISTRAR
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