UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
Thiruvannnthapuram, Kerala, India - 695034
Established as University of Travancore by the Travancore
University Act in 1937 and reconstituted as University of Kerala by the Kerala
University Act of 1957 and presently governed by the Kerala University Act of
1974 passed by the Kerala State Legislative Assembly)
No.
Ac.El.Bl/16273/2014 (I) Thiruvananthapuram.
Dated:
04.12.2013
NOTIFICATION
January 2014 session
Applications
are invited online from eligible candidates for registration for Full-time/ Part-time research leading to Ph.D/ M.Sc.
(Engineering) by research degree of the University, for the January 2014
session, subject to availability of vacancies.
Candidates
shall carry out their research under approved guide or guides in a University
Department or in a Department of a college recognised as research centre or in
a recognised research institution.
Eligibility
A. Candidates
to be considered eligible to apply for registration for Ph.D. research should
have:
i Masters
degree or its equivalent with not less than 55% marks.
ii Qualified
in the Entrance Test conducted by this University or National Eligibility Test
conducted by the UGC/CSIR/ICAR/JCMR or GATE or State Level Eligibility Test
conducted
by the Kcrala Government or Fellowship awarded by the KSCSTE or M.Phil.degree
by research and thesis. The M.Phil Degree shall be in the discipline concerned
in which the applicant is seeking registration.
B. For
M. Sc. (Engineering by research), the candidate should have
i Bachelors
Degree in Engineering with not less than 55% marks.
ii Qualified
in the GATE or Entrance Test conducted by this University or State Level
Eligibility Test conducted by the Kerala Government.
Relaxation
of marks
Candidates who have got a minimum of ten years of teaching
experience at a College or University are eligible for a relaxation of 5%
marks. However, in no case a candidate is having less than 50% marks be
granted registration.
Notwithstanding
the above, candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes who
have secured 45% marks in Science subjects and 40% marks in Arts and Commerce
subjects can apply for registration for Ph.D. research, provided they satisfy
the other eligibility require men is stipulated in this notification.
Physically/visually challenged candidates are eligible for a relaxation of 5%
marks for registration for research leading to Ph.D. Degree.
Exemption
from entrance test
i) College/University teachers with seven
or more years of teaching experience and candidates with D.M/M.Ch. Degree arc
exempted from the Entrance Test.
ii) Scientists/Engineers
working in approved Research l-aboralories either owned or managed by the
Central/State Government or in Autonomous Research Institutions of National
Status, with seven years experience in the Grade Scientist/Engineer having two
research papers published in the recognised research journals of the subject
concerned approved by the Board of Studies concerned, are exempted from the
Ph.D. Entrance Test.
iii)
Candidates with DBT-JRF are exempted from the Ph.D. Entrance Test and they are
permitted to register for research leading to Ph.D. Degree in Biotechnology.
iv) Scientists/Ayurveda
Doctors working in Pharmaceuticals/ Hospital Research Centres owned by
Government with 7 years experience and having 2 research papers published are
exempted from the Ph.D. Entrance Test.
v) Candidates
with DST-INSPIRE fellowship are exempted from Ph.D. Entrance Test.
vi) Candidates who have qualified 'GPAT* are exempted from Ph.D.
entrance test & are permitted to register for research leading to Ph.D.
degree in Pharmacy.
vii)
Candidates Selected to the QIP (Quality - Improvement Programme) introduced by
A1CTE, for teachers of AlCTB approved degree level Engineering
Institutions are exempted from Ph.D Entrance test.
Availability
of seats
The
maximum number of candidates permitted to work under each guide is ten, among
which two candidates should have JRF/SRF of UGC/ CSIR
However.
i) those
having Kerala University Library as research centre and not attached to any
other research centre can take only five candidates.
ii) those
having research centre as Kerala University Library and any additional centre
can take only two research scholars at Kerala University Library and 8 at other
centres.
Even
if a teacher/scientist is an approved guide in more than one discipline the
total number of students he/she can guide at a time will remain unchanged. All
approved guides will be permitted to supervise four foreign students in
addition to the stipulated number.
In
the case of interdisciplinary research the candidate will be allowed to have
one co-guide depending on the requirement.
Vacancies
available under each supervising teacher/research centre can be ascertained
from the supervising teacher and the Head of the research centre. One seat in
each subject is reserved for applicants belonging to Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes if they are otherwise eligible.
Exemption
from Research methodology paper of the course work exam.
Only
those M.Phil degrees which have Research Methodology course in the curriculum
will be considered for exemption from the Research Methodology paper of the
course work examination.
Part-time
registration
Part-time
Ph.D. registration shall be restricted to regular/permanent teachers in the
subjects concerned of the Departments and affiliated Colleges of the University
of Kerala. The provision of Part-lime registration is also extended to teachers
who are working in substantive vacancies in Government and Aided Colleges in
the Slate of Kerala.
However,
the facility of part-time Ph.D. registration
(1) in Library and Information Science is
extended to those who are working as Library Staff in the University of Kerala
on regular basis with a minimum of 3 years experience, if all other conditions
are satisfied and
(2) in
Management Studies is extended to those working in managerial position with •
minimum of 3 years experience in Government/Public Sector undertakings,
provided all other conditions are satisfied.
(3) is
extended to contract lecturers appointed in the teaching & research centres
attached to University departments, U1T centres & KUCTE.
(4) is
extended to permanent employees of the Univcrsitv of Kerala who have qualified UGC-JRF.
Applications for part-time registration
should be accompanied by a No Objection Certificate from the appointing
authority.
How to apply
Applications
should be submitted online www.rcsearch.keralauniversity.ac.in
The
print out of the application so submitted should be produced at the time of the
doctoral committee along with attested/original copies of certificates and cash
receipt. Applicants from the faculty of Engineering. Medicine. Dentistry,
Ayurveda and all subjects which are not being offered at the University
departments should submit the print out of the application along with all
documents and cash receipt/DD to the Registrar on or before 15.01.2014.
Registration fee
Registration
fee of Rs. 520/- has to be paid by Kerala University cash receipt/Friends cash
receipt/DDI An additional amount of nipees 10/- to be paid as service charge in
the case of DD).
All
remittance made by DD should be drawn in favour of the Finance Officer,
Univcrsitv1 of Kerala. Thiruvananthapuram. The drafts drawn on SBT
branches payable at SBT Service branch, Thiruvananthapuram and on District
Co-operative Banks payable at State Co-operative Head Office branch,
Thiruvananthapuram only will be accepted from candidates residing within the
state. Those residing outside the state may submit SBI drafts payable at SB1
main branch, Thiruvananthapuram.
Last date
The last date for submission of online
application/receipt of applications is upto 5.00 pm, 15lh January 2014.
Registration will be granted on the basis of merit and
availability of vacancies subject to the University Statutes and other rules.
The decision of the Syndicate in this regard will be final.
For more details: http://research.keralauniversity.ac.in/images/Download/phd_notification_2014_january_session.pdf
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