KARNATAK UNIVERSITY, DHARWAD
No.KU/Aca/Ph.D./SMT/01/2014-15/89
Ph.D Notification 2014-15 NOTIFICATION
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 2014-15.
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.
A candidate shall submit duly filled-in application form along with necessary documents to the Chairman of the concerned Department on or before 01.12.2014
A teacher fellow (On QIP/FIP Programme) shall work on a regular basis in the Department/Research Centre during the period of Fellowship
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.Ph.D Notification 2014-15
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 UGC-JRF/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. Eligibility to appear for the interview shall not be considered as confirmation of registration for Ph.D.
Venue of Entrance Test
Respective P.G Departments.
Application Fees: Rs.1500/- (750/- for SC/ST/Cat-I)
9.0 Course Work
9.1 Registered Full-time and Part-time Ph.D., candidates shall undertake course work of one semester (16 weeks), 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 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. Ph.D Notification 2014-15
Vacancy list
The provisional vacancy list of various departments.
1. Physics 07
2. Chemistry 10
3. Geology 34
4. Zoology 14
5. Micro biology and Biotechnology 14
6. Mathematics 04
7. Geography 10
8. Statistics 07
9. Applied Genetics 05
10. Biochemistry 04
11. Computer Science 03
12. Marine Biology 08
13. Botany 54
Note: Variations may occur in the above vacancy list.
1. Application Form and the bank challan (bank challan should be downloaded and printed in legal size paper) from the website www.kud.ac.in or www.kudacademics.org and the duly filled-in application form, along with all enclosures (including the original copy of the challan for Application Processing fee and Entrance Test fees if applicable) shall be submitted to the Chairman of the Concerned Department at K.U. Dharwad.
2. The fees details are as under:
i. Application fees: Rs.1500/- (Rs.750/- for SC/ST/Category I full time candidates only) separately. .
ii. Account No: State Bank of India : 11605259865 IFSC Code: SBIN0001728
Syndicate Bank : 1206216000030 IFSC Code: SYNB0001206
3. The Candidates have to remit the prescribed fees to the account of State Bank of India/Syndicate Bank of KUD or through any branch of Nationalised bank by downloading the appropriate challan. The Account No and IFSC code of the banks are given in the challans. The candidates should attach the 2nd and 3rd copy of the Challan along with the application form and submit the duly filled in application form along with all the enclosures to the Chairman of the concerned P.G. Department K.U.
Calendar of Events
1) Issue of Application Forms 17.11.2014(Monday)
2) Last date for the receipt of application 01.12.2014(Monday)
3) Date of Entrance Test 10.12.2014(Wednesday)
4) Announcement of the List of Qualified Candidates 15.12.2014(Monday)
5) Date of Interview 22.12.2014(Monday)
6) Meeting of the Doctoral Committee of all Faculties 29.12.2014(Monday) to 03.01.2015(Saturday)
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