Applications are invited in prescribed form (available on University website www.vidyasagar.ac.in) for admission to the Ph.D. Programmes, 2017 in Bengali, Commerce, Economics, English, History. Library & Information Science, Management, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Botany, Chemistry, Fisheries Science, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Physiology, Remote Sensing & GIS, Zoology. The candidate has to submit the downloaded Application Form to the Enquiry Counter of the university accompanied by a Demand Draft of Rs. 350/- in favour of Vidyasagar University payable at Midnapore.
Last date of submission of application - 05th May, 2017.

Eligibility Criteria for Admission

• An application for admission to the Ph.D. Programme of the University shall be made to the Registrar within the stipulated date in the prescribed form along with self attested copies of testimonials of the candidate.
• A person who has obtained Master's Degree or a degree deemed equivalent from any university or institution recognized by this university or such other degree as may be considered sufficient for this purpose shall also be eligible for admission. if obtained at least 55% (general category), 50% (SC, ST, PH, OBC-A, OBC-B categories) marks. Provided that -
  • a candidate who has completed at least a total of 5 years in UG and PG study in a recognized institution or university;
  • the candidate is not currently admitted as a student in any full-time course of studies or registered for doing Ph.D. in any university;
  • a candidate who have regular M.Phii. / M.Tech. / or a degree deemed to be equivalent by the Board of Research Studies (on the recommendation of the Ph.D. Committee concerned) shall be exempted from appearing at the Written Admission Test for this purpose and will have to appear only at an interview to be conducted by the Ph.D. Committee;
  • Candidates qualified at the NET / GATE / SET / UGC (JRF) / CSIR (JRF) or any other examinations that considered equivalent by the BRS shall also be exempted from appearing at the Written Admission Test and will have to appear at an interview.
  • In all other cases, the candid.ates will have to appear at the Written Admission Test and if qualified, have to appear at an interview to be conducted by the respective Ph.D. Committee. Provided that the candidates obtaining fifty percent marks at the Written Admission Test shall be eligible to appear at the interview.
  • Final semester PG students are eligible to apply for the Ph.D. program provided that they fulfill the above requirements during admission.

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