CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY IMPHAL Admission Notification for Ph.D Programme Academic Session 2013-14

CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

IROISEMBA, IMPHAL – 795004, MANIPUR

Admission Notification for Ph.D Programme for Academic Session 2013-14

No. CAU/Reg/1446-Acad(PhD)/11/   Dated, the 18^th July, 2013     

A competitive written examination on all India basis for admission to the Ph.D. degree programme in different constituent Colleges of Central Agricultural University, Imphal will be held on 25^th August, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the College of Post Graduate Studies, Barapani, Meghalaya. However, preference will be given to candidates belonging to six North Eastern States falling under the jurisdiction of the University; namely – Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura. The details of constituent Colleges, disciplines and intake capacity are shown below.

Sl. No	Name of the Constituent College	Discipline	Number of Seats
1	College of Agriculture, Imphal, Manipur	1) Plant Breeding & Genetics	2
		2) Soil Science	2
2	College of Veterinary Sciences & A.H., Seleshi, Aizawl, Mizoram	1) Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology	2
		2) Veterinary Microbiology	2
		3) Animal Nutrition	2
		4) Veterinary Medicine	2
3.	College of Post-Graduate Studies, Umiam (Barapani), Meghalaya	1) Agronomy	2
		2) Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry	2
		3) Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology	2
		4) Agricultural Economics	2
		5) Agril. Extension	2
		6) Plant Breeding & Genetics	2
		7) Plant Pathology	2

Eligibility:

The candidates for admission to Ph.D. programmes must have Master’s Degree in the concerned subject/discipline with a minimum of 60% marks or an OGPA of 7.00/10.00 or 3.75/5.00 or 3.00/4.00 for General/OBC candidates and 55% marks or an OGPA of 6.50/10.00 or 3.5/5.00 or 2.80/4.00 for SC/ST/PH candidates.

A good knowledge of English language.

How to apply:

1. The prescribed Application Format (Appendix – I) given below may be duly filled up and submitted to the Registrar, Central Agricultural University, Imphal – 795004 (Manipur) along with a Demand Draft of  `500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) only drawn in favour of Comptroller, CAU, Imphal payable at State Bank of India (Main Branch) Imphal. 

2. The candidates should also fill up the Admit Card in the given format (Appendix – II).

3. The last date of receipt of Application Form duly filled in either by post or by hand at the office of the Registrar is 19^th August, 2013 upto 5:00 p.m.

  

Date of Registration/Admission and Commencement of session is 2^nd September, 2013.

Candidates from Govt. Departments/SAUs and other Organizations are required to submit his/her application through the concerned Head of the Institution/Department/ Organization, failing which the candidature will not be considered.

General Note:

The candidate who have appeared in the Master’s degree examination in the year 2013 are also eligible to apply provisionally for admission but they will have to submit documentary proof of their successful completion of qualifying degree examination on the date of registration.

The Admit Card for appearing in the Entrance Examination shall be sent to the concerned candidates by e-mail only. Hence, e-mail address is mandatory along with telephone number.

Reservation: 15%, 7.5%, 27% and 3% seats will be reserved for SC, ST, OBC and PH as per the guidelines of Govt. of India. The reservation between SC and ST is interchangeable i.e. if sufficient numbers of candidates are not available to fill up the seats reserved for SC candidates, seat(s) can be filled up from among suitable ST candidate and vice-versa. However, vacant seats for OBC category are not interchangeable with any other categories.

The candidates seeking admission for Ph.D. programmes in this University as sponsored candidates should be on deputation terms/study leave.

The candidates should also fill up the Admit Card in the given format at http://www.cau.org.in/images/stories/advertisements/phd1314.docx

For details, log on to the website link:

http://www.cau.org.in/images/stories/advertisements/phd1314.docx

(Dr. P.M. Pillai)

Registrar