Can you tell me about the eligibility requirement for admission in Ph.D. Degree Program 2017 in Panjab University, Chandigarh?

[Vishal Kotkar]

Panjab University, Chandigarh directs an entrance test for enrolment to Ph.D. degree in faculties of Business Management & Commerce, Design & Fine Arts, Education, Engineering, Languages, Law and Science.

Eligibility for Test in Faculty of Arts, Languages, Science, Design and Fine Arts, Law, and Engineering:-

One who has passed Master exam in the concerned subject with a score of minimum 55% (50% for SC/ST/BC Category) marks in aggregate, or have appeared in the final year exam of the Master degree in the subject concerned from Panjab University, Chandigarh or from any other University (approved by the appropriate Academic Bodies of P.U.), is also eligible to appear for the M.Phil. & Ph.D. Entrance Test.

One with an M.A. degree in Gandhian and Peace Studies is considered for enrolment for Ph.D. degree in the other subjects of Arts and Social Sciences provided clear the Entrance Test in the subject in which the enrolment is sought.

For M. Phil in Sociology, one should have obtained Master degree in the subject of Sociology or Anthropology (Social Anthropology) with 55% marks.

One with M.Sc. (any branch of science)/ M. Tech/M.E. (any branch of engineering)/ M.Pharm relevant to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology is considered as eligible to pursue Ph.D. in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

Minimum 55% mark is required in qualifying exam and the existing rules of the university will apply. Further, the final decision of enrolment is subject to the approval by the Joint Academic Administrative Purse (JAAP) committee (subject to the approval of Syndicate/ Senate).

Eligibility for Test of Faculty of Business Management & Commerce:-

One who has obtained Master degree with minimum 55% (50% for SC/ST Category) marks in the aggregate, from Panjab University or from any other University (approved by the Academic Council) in any one of the following subjects:

(i) Commerce or Management
OR
(ii) Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Sociology, Psychology, Public Administration, Operations Research, Social Work, Engineering and Laws.
OR
(iii) Any subject other than those mentioned in (i) and (ii) above provided that the candidate has either not less than 5 years work experience at the managerial (including administrative service) level or is a member of the Faculty in the Department of University Business School, Panjab University with minimum 5 years of experience of teaching postgraduate classes.
OR
(iv) Master of Finance and Control (MFC)

Exemption from Entrance Test For Enrolment To Ph.D.:

One interested in admission to the Ph.D. Program in any of the school/ department/ institute of Panjab University has to appear in a Ph.D. Entrance Test except the following:-

(i) One who has qualified UGC- NET/CSIR (JRF) Exam / SLET/ GATE exam.
(ii) One who has Teacher Fellowship Holders/ direct awardees of fellowship by DST (INSPIRE), ICMR or any other National Agency. In the case of Science and Engineering Departments / Institutes (because of the cost of the laboratory work) it will be the decision of the Academic Committee of the Department to decide whether one who has cleared SLET/ Ph.D. entrance test without fellowship be admitted to Ph.D. Programme or not.
(iii) Sponsored Foreign Students holding valid Research Visa for doing Ph.D. under the ICCR or other Academic Exchange Programme fellowships of Governments. However, each such case is decided by the Academic Committee of the concerned Department.

Schedule of Entrance Tests for the Session 2017-2018