MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY
Applications are
invited from Eligible candidates for registration for research leading to Ph.D Degree of this University as per the
“Revised Regulations for Ph.D Registration and Award of the Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy, 2010/2012.
Eligibility for Application:
A candidate who has passed the Post-graduate
Examination in any discipline of Mahatma
Gandhi University or of other Universities recognized as equivalent
thereto securing not less than 55% marks in the aggregate shall be
eligible to apply for registration for Ph.D. For SC/ST candidates, the
minimum marks required
for application is 50% in the aggregate in the Postgraduate Examination.
Provided, however, that MBBS, BAMS, BHMS and BDS degree holders who have secured not less than 50% marks for their
final examinations shall be eligible for registration for Ph.D Provided
further that CA qualified candidates, that is, a person whose name has
been entered as a member in the Register
maintained either by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India or by the Institute of Cost and Work
Accountants of India shall also be eligible
to apply for registration for Ph.D.
When the application is made for registration at an approved
Research Centre other than the University Departments, the
application shall be accompanied by letters of consent from the Head of
the Research Centre (The College Principal in the case of an affiliated
college centre) where the applicant proposes to
work as well as from
the Supervising Teacher under whom he/she proposes to work.
Mode of Admission:
Admission to the Ph.D
programmes shall be made on the basis of
(a) the qualifying degree marks;
(b) a
written aptitude test; and
(c)
an interview.
However,
UGC-CSIR JRF candidates (and awardees of
other similar Fellowship.
Including the KSCST and INSPIRE Fellowships) and UGC Teacher Fellows
can be admitted directly into the Ph.D. programme. They are
not required to appear in the written test and shall be accommodated against
available seats, provided the Doctoral Committee is satisfied with their
performance in the interview.
Aptitude
Test/Interview:
Only candidates who
acquire 50% marks in the written test will be called for the interview. The following University Departments
shall conduct the research aptitude tests in the subjects indicated:
1) School of Gandhian
Thought and Development Studies (Gandhian Studies,Social
Work, Development Studies)
2) Shool of International
Relations (International Relations, Political Science,Public Administration, Economics)
3) School of Social
Sciences (History, Anthropology, Sociology, Philosophy)
4) School of Letters
(English, Malayalam, Comparative Literature, Theatre Arts,Fine Arts)
5) School of
Behavioural Sciences (Psychology, Special Education, Behavioural Medicine, Rehabilitation Nursing, Disabilities
Studies)
6) School of Bio-Scien
es (Bio-sciences)
7) School of Chemical
Sciences (Chemistry, Polymer Science/Engineering)
8) School of computer
Science (Computer Science)
9) School of Pure and
Applied Physics (Physics, Electronics)
10) School of
Environmental Sciences (Environmental Sciences)
11) School of
Pedagogical Sciences (Education, Educational Psychology)
12) School of Physical
Education and Sports Sciences (Physical Education)
13) School of
Management and Business Studies (Management Studies, Business Administration)
14) School of Indian
Legal Thought (Law)
University shall
conduct separate written aptitude tests in the following subjects: Library and Information Science,
Hindi, Sanskrit, Syriac, Arabic, Botany, Zoology, Pharmacy, Mathematics,
Applicable Mathematics, Statistics,Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
Fishery Science, Home Science,Commerce.
Applications for
admission to Ph.D research in the
University Departments shall
be made to the Head of the
Department concerned.
Applications for
admission to the approved Research Centres shall be made to the Registrar.
Exemption from the
Written Test:
Apart from JRF
candidates and UGC Teacher Fellows, the following categories of candidates are exempted from appearing for
the Written Aptitude Test.
a) M.Phil and
M.Tech (all disciplines), MD (Medicine) and
MS (Medicine) holders in the subject
of research concerned.
b) Regular and
permanent teachers from the Government and Aided Colleges affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi
University and from the University Departments.
c)
Candidates who have become qualified in
the NET/SLET/GATE/GPAT or other Tests
conducted by such Government bodies as UGC, CSIR, ICAR,
and ICMR.
d) Scientists from
Accredited R&D Institutions.
e) Candidates who hold
a valid certificate for having qualified in the Research Aptitude Test conducted by Mahatma Gandhi University.
Fellowships:
University Junior
Research Fellowships shall be made available to a limited number of candidates registered for Ph.D each year.
Selection in this regard shall be made on the basis of merit from
among the candidates other than UGC Teacher Fellows and holders of JRF and
other Fellowships. TheUniversity shall determine annually the number of
such fellowships on the basis of funds available and notify them
separately.
Registration for
Research:
All candidates
admitted to the Ph.D programmes of the University shall be registered as full time
research scholars, except regular and
permanent teachers from the Government and
Aided Colleges affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi
University and from the University
Departments, who shall be granted part-time
registration if they so desire.
Course Work:
Each student, other
than regular and permanent teachers from the Government
and Aided Colleges affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University and from the
University Departments (who shall be granted part-time registration if
they so desire) admitted to the Ph.D
programme shall be required to undertake
course work for a period of one semester within a continuous period
of two semesters. The course work
shall be organized by the University
Departments for students registered at the
Departments.
Students registered at
approved Research Centres shall undergo course work at their own Centres. The
course work shall have the following
three components:
a) A course in
Research Methodology : There shall be two courses for the students to choose from:
one common for the disciplines coming under
the science stream and the other common for all the
disciplines coming
under the non-science stream.
b) A course on
recent developments in the broad discipline.
c) A course in the
area of research which will include detailed review of the current status of scholarship in the area.
Candidates with M.Phil
shall be exempted from courses (a) and (b). The course work in their case shall be limited to the
third course (course c). A Ph.D candidate in a University Department
who fails to acquire the minimum GPA of 5 (45% in the case of Ph.D
Candidates in other approved Research Centres) can avail of another chance
to improve his/her GPA/ percentage of marks by repeating the end-semester
exams for the courses to be held a year later. No further
chance for improving the evaluation of the course work shall be given.
Such candidates cannot continue Ph.D research.
Place of Research:
Research shall be
carried out by a Research Scholar in a University Department or in a Research Centre
in an Affiliated College or in
an institution recognized as a Research Centre under these
regulations.
Part-time
Research:Registration for part-time research shall be granted from the
beginning only to regular and permanent
teachers from the Government and Aided Colleges affiliated to Mahatma
Gandhi University and from the University Departments. All
other applicants shall initially be granted
full-time registration. The following categories,
however, are eligible to apply
for conversion of their research to part-time after completing six
months or on successful completion of the course work whichever comes
later:
a) Regular
employees working in Government/Quasi-government institutions.
b) Teachers working in
Government and Aided educational institution in
the state.
c) Teachers working in
the institutions run by the University.
d) Scientists
working in accredited R&D institutions
and Clinical Psychologists
attached to Government/Quasi-government organizations.
Other conditions:
a) Persons applying
for conversion of their research to part-time shall produce a “No Objection Certificate” from their
employers.
b) Foreign candidates
shall be registered for research only if they are on visas issued for research
scholars/students and with the necessary clearance
from Government of India.
c) Conversion of
research from full- time to part-time shall be granted by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the
Supervising Teacher and the Head of the Research Centre.
Allocation of Supervising Teachers:
The allocation of the
Supervising Teacher for a selected candidate shall be decided by the Doctoral Committee in a formal manner in the interview.
The allocation
will depend on such factors as the
specialization of the supervisors
and the research interest of the
candidate. The Doctoral Committee can consider
allocating a co-guide to a candidate in addition to the Supervising
Teacher.
Period of Research:
i) The
minimum period of research required by
a candidate for submission
of thesis from the date of registration shall be two years (4 semesters)
for M.Phil, M.Ed., M.Sc. (by research), Master of Letters and M.Tech.degree
holders if the research is in the subject in which the candidate has taken
the above qualifying degree. In all other cases, the minimum period
of research required is three years (6 semesters) for thesis submission.
This is inlusive of the period spent on course work.
ii) The
maximum period of research shall, if the period is not specified otherwise, generally be five years (10
semesters) for full-time and eight years (16 semesters) for
part-time research. On expiry of this period a candidate’s
registration will lapse, provided that it shall be competent for the
Syndicate to extend the period of registration by a maximum period of one
year on the recommendations of the Doctoral Committee
and also on payment of a fee for extension. The registration shall
automatically lapse after expiry of the maximum period.
Restriction on
Employment:
A full time research
scholar shall not engage himself/herself in
any other employment except in imparting instruction in an
honorary capacity on a topic which forms the subject matter of his
research in the institution where he is working.
Date of application:
The applications
can be submitted online only.
The last date for
submission of applications is July 31, 2012.
