UNIVERSITY
OF KERALA
Ph.D./M.Sc. (Engg) by research Admission Notice 2014-2015
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 July
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/ICMR or GATE or State Level Eligibility Test
conducted by the Kerala Government or Fellowship awarded by the KSCSTE,
M.Phil.degree by research and thesis.
iii 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
Bachelor?s 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. Flowever, in no case, a candidate having less than 50% marks be
granted registration.
Not withstanding 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 requirements
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 are exempted from the Entrance Test.
ii)
Scientists/Engineers working in approved Research Laboratories 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/Hospitals/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 Q1P (Quality -
Improvement Programme) introduced by AICTE, for teachers of AICTE 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 other 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 interdisciplinaiy 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 examination
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-time
registration is also extended to teachers who are working in substantive
vacancies in Government and Aided Colleges in the State 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
Stall 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 a 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, UIT centres & KUCTE.
(4) is
extended to permanent employees of the University of Kerala who have qualified
UGC-JRF.
(5)
Permanent employees of the University of Kerala who have qualified
M.Phil/Ph.D Entrance test of this University, who wish to apply for Part- time
Ph.D registration shall undergo full time Ph.D research for a period of six months, after availing leave, and then
apply for conversion of mode of registration to part-time.
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.research.keralauniversify.ac.in
The print out of the application so submitted
should be submitted at the time of the doctoral committee along with
attested/original copies of certificates and cash receipt. Applicants from the
Faculty of Engineering, Medicine, Pharmaceutical Science, Dentistry, Ayurveda
and all subjects which are not being offered at the University departments
(Home Science, Geography, Physical Education, Music, Theatre Arts and Film
Aesthetics for Education etc.) should submit the print out of the application
along with all documents and cash receipt/DD to the Registrar on or before
15.07.2014.
Registration
fee
Registration fee of Rs. 520/- has to be paid by
Kerala University cash receipt/Friends cash receipt/DD( An additional amount of
rupees 10/- to be paid as service charge in case of DD).
All remittances made by DD should be drawn in
favour of the Finance Officer, University 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 Bank 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 SBI main branch, Thiruvananthapuram.
Last date
The last date for receipt of applications is upto 5.00 pm,
15th July 2014.
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