DEPARTMENT OF
APPLIED PHYSICS, CU
NOTICE
FOR THE ENTRANCE TEST FOR THE Ph.D PROGRAMME IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND
INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED PHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF
CALCUTTA
Applications,
in the following prescribed format, are invited from candidates, willing to
pursue Ph. D programme in the Department of Applied Physics, University of Calcutta.
Subjects/fields/areas of the programme are mainly in the areas of Electrical Engineering
and Instrumentation Engineering. However, if a candidate wishes to apply for
admission to the programme from any interdisciplinary field, a part of which
either falls in the area of Electrical Engineering or Instrumentation
Engineering, he / she will have to attach a separate application in this regard
with his/her application form addressed to the Head of the Department for
consideration.
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Eligibility Criteria : The following
candidates are eligible to apply
i)
Candidates having minimum 66% of total marks or equivalent grade in Post B.Sc-
B.Tech/ B. Tech/ BE or equivalent degree in Electrical Engineering or Instrumentation
Engineering as per CU Ph.D rules-2009. They should also have at least 60% of
total marks or equivalent grade marks all through their academic career
starting from Madhyamik or equivalent Examination. Such candidates will have to
sit for the Ph.D. Programme Entrance Test.
ii)
Candidates with 66% of total marks or equivalent grade in M.Tech/ME degree in Electrical
Engineering or Instrumentation Engineering or allied subjects, from any AICTE
recognized Institute, along with the criteria of above paragraph (i) will be
exempted from the Entrance Test to be conducted by the Department.
iii)
Candidates having 1
st
class M.Sc degree in Electronics or Computer Science and who have cleared UGC /
CSIR(JRF) examinations/ NET /GATE /SET/ SLET/ Teacher Fellowship or have passed
equivalent examinations are exempted from the Entrance Test, otherwise they
have to sit for the Entrance Test.
iv)
If a candidate does not satisfy the minimum requirements regarding marks in any
one of the examinations (Madhyamik, Higher Secondary, B.Sc, B. Tech., M.Sc, M.
Tech.) as mentioned in items (i) and (ii) above, but possesses at least 50%
marks in that examination, he/she may be allowed to apply provided he/she has
already published one or more technical paper(s) in national / international journal(s)
with impact factor. Such cases will be placed before the DC for detailed
scrutiny to consider the eligibility of the candidate for appearing at the examination
and or interview as the case may be. The decision of the Departmental Committee
in such cases will be final.
v)
Candidate having B.Tech and M.Tech degree other than Electrical Engineering or
Instrumentation Engineering or the Candidate having M.Sc degree in Electronics
or Computer Science will have to attach a separate application seeking
permission with his/her application form addressed to the Head of the Department
for consideration. Such cases will be placed before the DC for detailed scrutiny
to consider the eligibility of the candidate for appearing at the examination
and or interview as the case may be. The decision of the Departmental Committee
in such cases will be final.
All
candidates, including candidates clearing the Entrance Test, will have to appear
in an interview to be conducted by the Department. A candidate qualifying in
the interview will be provisionally selected for the Ph.D programme and shall
be required to enroll as a probationary Ph.D. student on payment of a
non-refundable fee determined by the University
Enrollment to
registration :
A
probationary PhD student will be required to complete his / her PhD registration
within two years from the date of his / her enrollment, failing which his / her
admission in the PhD programme shall automatically stand cancelled.
Each
Ph.D. student, while carrying on his/her research during the tenure of his/her registration,
shall be required to undertake a course work for a minimum period of one semester
(six months).
In
addition, candidates mentioned in item no.(i), after being provisionally admitted
to the Ph.D programme, will also have to qualify in some other criteria as per CU
norms before being registered as a Ph.D candidate.
For
further detailed information, applicants may go through University of Calcutta
(Regulation for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D), Regulations 2009, in
the University website.
The Ph.D. entrance test will be of Multiple Choice Question type and Short answer
question type. The examination will be of 1 (one) hour duration.
The questions of the Entrance Test will, in general, cover topics of Electrical
Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, basics of Physics, Electronics and Computer
Science , circuit theory and Engineering mathematics.
At the most 20 candidates (in concurrence with the reservation policy) will be enrolled
in the year 2013.
For Scheduled Caste , Scheduled Tribe and Physically Handicapped candidates reservation
rules of Calcutta University applies.
Important Dates
Date of Advertisement for Ph. D Admission August 23, 2013 (Friday)
Last date for submission of duly filled in admission forms September
13 , 2013 (Friday)
Publication of list of candidates to appear at the Entrance Test and
list of candidates directly
eligible to appear at the interview September 20, 2013 (Friday)
Date, Time and Venue of Entrance Test September 27, 2013 (Friday)
Department of Applied Physics 12 Noon
Publication of list of candidates qualifying for the interview
October 3,2013 (Thursday)
Date, Time and Place of interview October 24,2013 (Thursday)
Department of Applied Physics 12 Noon
Publication of results October31,2013 (Thursday)
