Saturday, September 8, 2012

KARNATAK UNIVERSITY ADMISSION NOTIFICATION TO PH.D IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2012-13


KARNATAK UNIVERSITY, DHARWAD


No.KU/Aca/Ph.D./SMT/01/2012-13/ 93
Date: 23.08.2012

NOTIFICATION
APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO PH.D IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, ARE INVITED FOR THE YEAR 2012-13

1          Ph.D. Application form.pdf
2          Ph.D. regulation.pdf
3          Ph.D. Notification.pdf


Applications for admission to the degree  of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in the prescribed form, are invited from the eligible candidates for the year 2012-13.

A candidate shall submit duly filled-in  application form along with necessary documents to the Chairperson of the concerned Department on or before 12.09.2012. 

Modes of the Ph.D Programme
 A candidate may register either for Full-time or part-time Ph.D programme.
 Full-time Ph.D programme shall be undertaken  by an eligible candidate who will work on regular basis in the department till the submission of the thesis.
 Part time Ph.D programme shall be undertaken by an eligible candidate who does not prefer to pursue research on regular basis in the department till the submission of the thesis.

1.0 Eligibility to apply for Admission to Ph.D Programme.
1.1 Any candidate who has obtained a Post-Graduate Degree from a recognized University including foreign candidates (sponsored by  their Embassies) and sponsored candidates securing not less than 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/Cat-I/Physically challenged candidates) at the Post-Graduate Degree shall be eligible to apply for the Ph.D., Degree Programme.
1.2 In the case of those candidates who are appointed on regular basis prior to March 31, 1992 as teachers, librarians and physical education personnel in colleges and University Departments, the minimum marks shall be  50% (45% for SC/ST/Cat-I/) provided they (i.e., employees) are continuing in service at the time of submission of application for registration.
If the results of Master's Degree are declared in the form of grades/credits/ cumulative points in their marks cards/ transcripts, such grades/points shall be converted into percentages to assess the minimum eligibility criteria as specified above in Regulations 1.1 and 1.2

2.0   Entrance Test
2.1    All the applicants who possess the minimum percentage of marks at their P.G Degree as specified above in Regulations 1.1 and 1.2 shall appear for the Entrance Test.
2.2 However, (a) Government sponsored foreign candidates, (b) candidates who have cleared the UGC/UGC-CSIR JRF Test/ NET/ SLET(Karnataka)/GATE/ GRE/ M.Phil (Admitted through an Entrance Test) shall be eligible for exemption from the Entrance Test.
2.3   Maximum marks for Entrance Test: 100.
2.4    Nature of questions: Multiple Choice Questions.
2.5 Syllabus for Entrance Test: Research Methodology and Cognate/Core subjects of the  P.G Department conducting the Entrance Test. 
2.6 Number of Questions: 100 questions, each carrying 1 mark, 50% of the questions shall be from Research Methodology and the remaining 50% from the cognate/core subjects.
The Department Council shall prepare the course inputs for the Entrance Test.
2.7 The 50 Questions on Research Methodology shall consist of data interpretation, language comprehension and test of reasoning. The other 50 Questions shall be based on current syllabus of cognate/core subjects.


2.11 Duration of Entrance Test: 120 minutes. 
7.0       Preparation of Merit List of Successful Candidates
7.1 The Government sponsored foreign candidates, candidates who have cleared the UGCJRF/UGC-CSIR-JRF/GATE/ GRE/NET/ SLET(Karnataka)/ M.Phil(Admitted through
an Entrance Test) shall be placed first in the Consolidated Merit List based on their percentage of marks secured by them at their qualifying examination.
7.2 After the Entrance Test, merit list of  the candidates shall be prepared as per Merit on the basis of the marks obtained in the entrance test and marks obtained in the qualifying examination in the ratio of 50:50. However, the candidate has to secure a minimum of 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/Cat-I) in the Entrance Test.
7.3  Names that appear in the Merit Lists shall be considered for the present vacancies only.
7.4 Attending the Interview is mandatory. Eligiblity to appear for the interview shall  not be construed as confirmation of registration for Ph.D.
Venue of Entrance Test  
Respective P.G Departments. 
Entrance Test Fees : Rs.500/- (For Unemployed SC/ST/Cat-1 Rs.250/-) 

9.0  Course Work
9.1   Registered Full-time and Part-time Ph.D., candidates shall undertake course work of one semester (16 weeks), normally in the Parent Department  within one year from the date of provisional registration, failing which his/her registration shall be cancelled. However, if it is found necessary, course work may be carried out by doctoral candidates in sister Departments/Institutes/Research Centers recognized by the University for which due credit shall be given to such candidates. 
9.2 The course work for Ph.D programme shall comprise of three papers of 100 marks each, 
viz., Course - I: Research Methodology, Course - II: Cognate/ core Subject/s and Course - III: Area of Research. This shall be  followed by comprehensive Viva-Voce  for 50 marks. However, it shall be noted here  that Courses–I and II are common for all the candidates in the particular Department/Subject/Discipline. 

Vacancy list
The provisional vacancy list of various departments. 
Name of the Faculty:  Science
1. Physics  18
2. Chemistry  47
3. Geology 34
4. Botany 48
5. Zoology 18
6. Micro biology and Biotechnology 09
7. Marine Biology 04
8. Mathematics 18
9. Biochemistry  05
10. Computer Science   Nil
11. Geography 06
12. Statistics  33
13. Applied Genetics 01

Name of the Faculty:  Arts 
1. Kannada 12
2. Linguistics  03
3. Folklore 01
4. Hindi 06
5. Sanskrit 11
6. Music & Fine Arts 23
7. English 28
8. Marathi  11
9. Foreign Languages  07
10.  Urdu & Persian  10

Name of the Faculty:  Commerce
Vacancy nil

Name of the Faculty:  Management
Management  02

Name of the Faculty:  Law
Law 15

Name of the Faculty:  Education
Education 26

Name of the Faculty:  Social Science
1. A.I. History & Epigraphy 06
2. Anthropology 19
3. Criminology & forensic Science  27
4. Mass Commu & Journalism 13
5. Economics 27
6. Philosophy 07
7 History & Archeology 18
8. Library Information Science 11
9. Psychology 21
10 Political Science 21
11 Social Work 05
12. Sociology 12

The application form with details can be obtained as follows: 

In person: 
Application forms can be obtained from the  Syndicate Bank, Karnatak University Campus, Dharwad-580 003 on payment of Rs.500/- by cash. 

By Post:
By sending of Rs. 500/- + 35/- (postage) D.D drawn in favour of “The Finance Officer, Karnatak University, Dharwad” along with self-addressed  envelope of size 10” X 3” superscribed as “Application for Admission to Ph.D. Programme” should be submitted to the Director, Prasaranga, Karnatak University, Dharwad – 580003. 

Website: 
Candidates can  download the admission  form  from  the website www.kud.ac.in  and submit the duly filled-in form to the concerned Chairperson of the Department along with D.D. of  Rs. 500/- drawn in favour of “The Finance Officer, Karnatak University, Dharwad” payable at Dharwad.

Enclosures: 
1. D.D. of Rs. 500/- towards Entrance Test Fees. (For Unemployed SC/ST/Cat-1 Rs.250/-)
2. Attested copies of statement of marks of Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree.
3. An attested copy of the Caste certificate in case of SC/ST/Category-I/II-A/II-B/III-A/III-B candidates.
4. Selected candidates have to submit Migration Certificate and Eligibility Certificate at the time of registration. 

Submission of Application Form:
Duly filled-in application form along with the above enclosures D.D. for Rs. 500/- in favour of “Finance Officer Karnatak University, Dharwad” payable at Dharwad, shall be submitted to the concerned chairperson of the department on or before 12.09.2012.

Calendar of Events 
1) Issue of Application Forms      27.08.2012 (Monday)
2) Last date for the receipt of application     12.09.2012 (Wednesday)
3) Date of Entrance Test       17.09.2012  (Monday)
4) Announcement of the List of Qualified Candidates  22.09.2012 (Saturday)
5) Date of Interview       26.09.2012 (Wednesday)
6) Meeting of the Doctoral Committee of all Faculties  29.09.2012 (Saturday to  06.10.2012 Saturday)
7) Last date for admission      17.10.2012 (Wednesday)
  
In case, the last date is declared as holiday the next working day will be the last date.
Applicants are required to enquire personally in the concerned Department regarding their selection. No correspondence is entertained in this regard. 
Fees Structure will be displayed on the Notice Board  of the concerned Departments 
                  
                             
Sd /-
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