Ph.D. Programmes

Applicants must have the requisite qualification with minimum marks/CPI as mentioned below in the discipline concerned or in an allied discipline/area. A list of allied disciplines and research areas currently available for Ph.D. Programmes is given in Table 1A and 1B respectively of Annexure – I. The number of seats available for Ph.D. Programmes in different disciplines are given in Table 1C of Annexure-I.

Applicants who qualified in CSIR/UGC-NET-JRF may be offered admission after an interview as and when they apply for admission to Ph.D. programmes in Departments/Schools where sciences are allied disciplines. However, they should be recommended to register formally for the programme at the next available semester. Such candidates with CSIR/UGC-NET-JRF qualification who are applying for admission in response to advertisement for the current session will go through similar procedure of selection as above.

Ph.D. in Engineering

• Applicants with master’s degree in engineering in the discipline concerned or in an allied discipline/area must have a minimum of 60% marks or 6.0 CPI (on a 10.0 point scale) at the master’s degree level and have GATE qualification.
• Applicants with bachelor’s degree in engineering in the discipline concerned or in an allied discipline/area must have a minimum of 75% marks or 7.5 CPI (on a 10.0 point scale) at the bachelor’s degree level. The applicants should be qualified in GATE for the award of Institute Assistantship. c) Applicants with master’s degree in science as an allied discipline/area (where science is an allied discipline/area), must satisfy each of the following criteria:
  
  • A minimum of 65% marks or 6.5 CPI (on a 10.0 point scale) at the master’s degree level,
  • A minimum of 60% marks or 6.0 CPI (on a 10.0 point scale) at the bachelor’s degree level, and
  • Qualified in GATE or NET-LS or CSIR/UGC-NET-JRF or awarded DBT-JRF or ICMR-JRF or DST-INSPIRE fellowship.

Ph.D. in Pharmacy

• Applicants with master’s degree in pharmacy or in an allied discipline/area must have a minimum of 60% marks or 6.0 CPI (on a 10.0 point scale) at the master’s degree level and have GATE/GPAT qualification.
• Applicants with bachelor’s degree in pharmacy must have a minimum of 75% marks or 7.5 CPI (on a 10.0 point scale) at the bachelor’s degree level. The applicants should be qualified in GPAT or GATE or NET-LS or CSIR/NET-JRF or awarded DBT-JRF or ICMR-JRF or DST-INSPIRE fellowship.

Ph.D. in Sciences

• Applicants with master’s degree in science in the discipline concerned or in an allied discipline/area must have a minimum of 60% marks or 6.0 CPI (on a 10.0 point scale) at the master’s degree level and qualified in GATE or NET-LS or CSIR/UGC-NET-JRF or awarded DBT-JRF or ICMR-JRF or DST-INSPIRE fellowship.
• Applicants with four year bachelor’s degree in Science in the discipline concerned or in an allied discipline/area must have a minimum of 75% marks or 7.5 CPI (on a 10.0 point scale) at the bachelor’s degree level. They should be qualified in GATE or NET-LS or CSIR/UGC-NET-JRF or awarded DBT-JRF or ICMR-JRF.

Ph.D. in Humanistic Studies

• Applicants with Master’s degree in relevant subject or allied subjects with a minimum CPI of 6.00 on a 10.0 point scale (or 60% marks) in the qualifying degree. Applicants should be qualified in UGC -NET-JRF.
• Applicants with Master’s degree in Science or allied subjects with a minimum CPI of 6.00 on a 10.0 point scale (or 60% marks) in the qualifying degree. Applicants should be qualified in CSIR/UGC-NET-JRF or in GATE.
• Applicants with Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Sciences (4-Year program) with a minimum CPI of 7.50 on a 10.0 point scale (or 75% marks) in the qualifying degree with qualified GATE Score.

Admission to Ph.D. Programme

• The applicants must apply for admission by the mode prescribed in the Advertisement.
• All admissions will be made on approval by the Chairman, Senate on the recommendations of the duly constituted selection committees and the Chairperson, SPGC. A selection committee will consist of faculty members, one of whom will be from another Department/ School. The constitution of the selection committee will be proposed by the DPGC and approved by the Chairperson, SPGC.
• The selection committee may form separate sub-committees, if necessary, to select candidates belonging to different categories, viz., sponsored, QIP, etc. It is necessary to prepare separate merit lists for each of these cases. Notwithstanding any other clause contained in these ordinances, all such candidates should satisfy the specified minimum requirements of marks/CPI in the qualifying degree.
• Admission to Ph.D. programmes will be based normally on written test and interview of the candidates shortlisted by the DPGC of the Department/School concerned. The shortlisting for calling for written test and/or interview may be done based either on the basis of percentage marks/CPI in the qualifying examination or on the basis of GATE/GPAT score. If the results of the qualifying examination for a candidate are not declared, the marks/CPI obtained by the candidate up to and including the previous semester may be considered for shortlisting.
  However, outstanding candidates, who have acquired their qualifying degrees from the premier institutions such as IITs and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions will be considered for admission without GATE, provided they have obtained a CPI of 8.0 or above (on a 10.0 point scale) in the qualifying examination. However, they have to undergo other admission procedure. This may be done at the time of shortlisting itself.
• At first, a merit list of all applicants who have qualified in the admission test/interview mentioned in item number 3 above shall be prepared and the seats allocated to the Open Category shall be filled up in order of merit from this merit list. Remaining qualified applicants shall be allotted seats category-wise.
• Candidates for whom results of the qualifying examination are not declared at the time of written test/interview may also be considered for written test/interview. In case such candidates are selected, their admission will be provisional subject to the condition that they produce proof of completing all the examinations including the project/thesis examination and the viva voce before the date of registration. Such candidates are required to produce the evidence of their having passed the qualifying degree examination with at least the minimum marks for eligibility by the last date for document submission as mentioned in the academic calendar (usually about 8 weeks from the date of registration), failing which their admission shall be cancelled.
• Upon approval, the Head of the Department/Coordinator of the School concerned will issue the admission letters to the candidates who will be required to accept the offer of admission by depositing the prescribed fee before a specified date.
• In case a candidate does not accept the offer by paying the prescribed fee by the specified date, the offer of admission may stand withdrawn, and the admission may be offered to the candidates in the waiting list, if any, in order of merit.

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The university was established in 1919 as the Banaras Engineering College, and later became the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University in 1968. It offers four year instructional programmes for the degree of Bachelor of Technology (BTech) and Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm). Five year programmes are categorised into the Integrated Dual Degree (IDD) programme and Integrated Master's degree (IMD) programme. It also provides post graduate programmes to students.