Maa Shakumbhari University: Admission to Ph.D. Programmes for the academic session 2025-2026

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Maa Shakumbhari University

Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Admission to Ph.D. Programmes for the academic session 2025-2026

Maa Shakumbhari University
Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Admission to Ph.D. Programmes for the academic session 2025-2026

Last date to Fill the Form and Payment is: 15/08/2025

Maa Shakumbhari University, Saharanpur hereby commences the process of admission to Ph.D. program in Full-Time/Regular mode in various disciplines (See Annex-II) running in the departments of Affiliated Colleges as per Ph.D. Ordinance 2022 of Paternal University CCS University, Meerut, UGC Guidelines and MS University, Saharanpur research policy.

All the interested candidates willing to take admission in the relevant Ph.D. program are advised to apply online. The online application form of MSU Ph.D. Admission for Session 2025-26 and required details are available on university website https://www.msuniversity.ac.in.

Important Dates

Date of Commencement of Online Application	30/06/2025
Last date for Online Application	15/08/2025
Last date to receive hard copy of application form at university by registered post only with self-attested documents	20/08/2025

Documents Required

The candidates are required to bring following documents in original at the time of admission.

10th Class Mark sheet
12th Class Mark sheet
Graduation Marks sheet All years/semester
Graduation Degree Certificate
Post-Graduation Marks sheet all years/semester
Post-Graduation Degree Certificate
JRF/NET/UPSLET/M.Phil./Valid fellowship/Scholarship Certificate/Qualify for Ph.D. Admission category through NTA exam/GATE score card at least 95 percentile Certificate
EWS/OBC/SC/ST/PWD Certificate (if applicable)
Regular and confirmed service teaching experience certificate (if applicable)
Publication details, if applicable
Valid OBC - NCL certificate and EWS Certificate (issued by competent authority)
Any other relevant documents

Eligibility Criteria

1-year/2-semester master's degree Programme after a 4-year/8-semester Bachelor's degree Programme as per NEP-2020 guidelines or a 2-year/4-semester master's degree Programme after a 3-year Bachelor's degree Programme or qualifications declared equivalent to the master's degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed or equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institution accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of the educational institution.
A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the Commission from time to time. Provided that a candidate seeking admission after a 4-year/8-semester Bachelor's degree Programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non- creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the Commission from time to time.
Candidates who have completed the M.Phil. Programme with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed or equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institution accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of educational institutions, shall be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. Programme. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the Commission from time to time.
Apart from the above-mentioned point 1, 2 & 3, a candidate shall be eligible for Ph.D. program at least one category of the followings
Category A: Who have qualified National fellowship/Scholarship equivalent to JRF for Ph.D.
Category B: UGC-NET/UGC-CSIR NET/SLET-UP
Category C: Qualify for Ph.D. category through UGC-NTA exam
Category D: GATE with 95 and above percentile
Category E: M.Phil. through entrance exam under the UGC guideline
It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to go through the admission guidelines and check his/her eligibility at the time of application. The eligibility will be verified by the university at the time of interview.
It is mandatory to successfully complete Pre-PhD course work for all the candidates.

On-Line Application Procedure

Candidate may fill online application form for Ph.D. admission process of Maa Shakumbhari University, Saharanpur through the university website https://www.msuniversity.ac.in. During online application form filling process, the candidate has to upload scanned copies of passport size photograph and signature in JPEG format (50 KB).

Registration Fee for On-Line Application

Registration fee for the online application to MSU Ph.D. admission 2025-26 is as mentioned below in the Table.

Category	Application Fee in INR Till 15 August, 2025	Application Fee in INR After 15 August, 2025 & till 30 August, 2025
SC/ST	Rs. 1500/-	Rs. 2500/-
Others	Rs. 2500/-	Rs. 3500/-

The fee deposition is digital/ online and Bank transaction charges will be applicable as permissible by the bank. Registration fee for Online Application to Ph.D. admission 2025-26 of Maa Shakumbhari University, Saharanpur can be submitted online through Net-Banking/UPI or Debit/CreditCard of any nationalized bank. Applicants are advised to note down bank transaction Reference Number and Registration ID for any future communication with the University. After the fee submission, applicants will be redirected to the University website where option for printing admission form and fee receipt are given. Printout of the pay-in-slip of the transacted fee along with that of the filled application form must be retained by the applicant.
University reserves the right to vary the availability of seats in various disciplines depending upon the availability of the supervisors. The candidate is solely responsible for all the entries made by him/her in the online application form for MSU Ph.D. Admission 2025-26. If the candidate conceals or misrepresents any fact in the entries on the form, his/her candidature will automatically stand cancelled and he/she will be liable to be debarred from the present and future admissions in the University.
Entries made by the candidate in the Form will be considered final, and no subsequent request for change(s) or modification(s) in the same will be entertained.

Merit Criteria

Merit Criteria for candidates based on Academic Scores / JRF / NET / SLETUP / GATE / M.Phil. / Teaching Experience / Research Aptitude / Subject knowledge of candidate in Ph.D. Admission 2025-26.

Sl. No.	Academic Record	Score
1	Graduation	3 Years Bachelor Degree Programme	80% and above = 3 Marks	60% to less than 80% = 2 Marks	50% to less than 60% = 1 Mark
1	Graduation	4 Years Bachelor Degree Programme (NEP-2020 based)	90% and above = 3 Marks	85% to less than 90% = 2 Marks	75% (70 % in case of SC/ST/OBC (NonCreamy Layer)/ Differently Abled/EWS) to less than 85% = 1 Mark
2	Post-Graduation	2 Years Master Degree Programme	80% and above = 3 Marks	60% to less than 80% = 2 Marks	55% (50% in case of SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) / Differently Abled / EWS) to less than 60% = 1 Mark
2	Post-Graduation	1 Years Master Degree Programme (After 4 years UG Programme of NEP-2020)	80% and above = 3 Marks	60% to less than 80% = 2 Marks	55% (50% in case of SC / ST / OBC (NonCreamy Layer) / Differently Abled / EWS) to lessthan 60% = 1 Mark
3	^$ Valid fellowship / Scholarship (equivalent to JRF) / GATE (95 & Above Percentile)	7 Marks
4	UGC-NET/CSIRNET / SLET(U.P.)	2 Marks
5	M.Phil. Through entrance under UGC Regulation 2009	2 Marks 55% (50% in case of SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) / Differently Abled/EWS)
6	Qualify for Ph.D. Admission through UGC NTA Exam	1 Mark
7	^* Teaching Experience (03 Marks for one year each)	6 Marks

Note: Total number of Marks including marks at Sl. No. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 shall not exceed nine (09). If the period of teaching experience is less than one year then the marks shall be reduced proportionally.

(A)		S. No. 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7	Maximum 09 Marks
(B)		Number of candidates called for interview shall be decided by the University
(C)		Interview / Merit
	(i)	Academic Scores /Valid fellowship/JRF/NET/SLETUP/GATE/M.Phil. /Qualify for Ph.D. Admission through UGC NTA Exam /Teaching Experience etc.	15 Marks
	(ii)	Research Aptitude and Subject Knowledge of candidate	15 Marks
Total {(i) +(ii)}			30 Marks
Preparation of Final Merit for Admission This final merit will include 50% weightage of Academic and Others Ref. Annexure-I and 50% weightage for Research Aptitude and Subject Knowledge based interview/viva-voce. The overall merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in Interview and weightage of prescribed criteria as Ref. Annexure-I. This list will be displayed on the University website as well as on the university research section notice board. If the marks secured in prepared merit are same, in such cases first preference will be given to the candidate who secures higher percentage of marks in post-graduation examination. If the marks secured in post-graduation examination are also same, in such cases first preference will be given to the candidate who secures higher percentage of marks in graduation examination. If the marks secured in graduation are also same, in such cases first preference will be given to the candidate who secures higher percentage of marks in class 12 or equivalent examination. If the marks obtained at class 12 or equivalent examination are also same, then in that case the older candidate will be given priority.

^$ Valid Fellowship / Scholarship implies Junior / Senior Research Fellowship awarded by UGC/CSIR, New Delhi or equivalent to JRF category.
^* Teaching experience implies the experience in teaching from Government/ Aided Colleges and universities by being employed as Permanent / Regular Teacher in that HEIs.

Subject wise Tentative Vacant Seats 2025-26

Sl. No.	Subject/Program	Vacant Seats
1	Teacher Education	17
2	Agriculture Economics	16
3	Plant Pathology	12
4	Genetics and Plant Breeding	42
5	Horticulture	23
6	Agronomy	23
7	Agriculture Chemistry & Soil Science	25
8	Animal Husbandry & Dairy Science	04
9	Agriculture Extension	04
10	Commerce	55
11	Physics	107
12	Chemistry	118
13	Mathematics	87
14	Botany	85
15	Zoology	62
16	Statistics	11
17	Geology	07
18	Hindi	53
19	Sanskrit	33
20	English	86
21	History	18
22	Political Science	71
23	Sociology	49
24	Economics	53
25	Psychology	14
26	Geography	23
27	Home Science	22
28	Drawing and Painting or Visual Arts	14
29	Music (Sitar), (Tabla), (Vocal), (Dance)	02
30	Law	24
31	Physical Education	24
32	Entomology	08
33	Agriculture Engineering	04
34	Education	16
Total Seats		1222

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Edited By: Sahadeb

Edited On: 14 Aug 2025

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