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Purnia, Bihar
PhD Admission Test (PAT) 2022 Notification

Notification for Ph.D. Admission Test (PAT) - 2022

Online Applications are invited from desirous and eligible applicants for Pre Ph.D. Admission Test (PAT), 2022 as per Regulations approved by the Governor's Secretariat, Bihar, vide memo no. BSU – 05/2010 (2684 / GS (1) dated 21.09.2017 and BSU (Regulation) – 05 /2010 – 3230 / GS (1), dated 18.12.2018 for pursuing the Doctoral Degree.

Subjects in which test will be conducted:

Sl. No. Subject Vacant Seat Faculty
1. Hindi 20 Humanities
2. English 16
3. Urdu 12
4. Sanskrit 05
5. Philosophy 15
6. Maithili 06
7. Economics 12 Social Science
8. History 22
9. Psychology 02
10. Sociology 07
11. Home Science 02
12. Political Science 13
13. Physics 13 Science
14. Chemistry 13
15. Botany 02
16. Zoology 02
17. Mathematics 10
18. Commerce & Management 17 Commerce and Management

Total = 189



Entrance Test Schedule

The test will be held in two sittings which are as follows:

Entrance Date (will be announced later)
Paper I 11:00 A.M to 12:00 Noon
Paper II 2:00 P.M to 04:00 P.M

Entrance Test Centre

Test will be held at the centre of Purnea/ Katihar District, which will be duly communicated to the candidates on time. The selection of candidates will be based on the basis of marks obtained in Written Test and Interview, combined together.

Reservation Policy

The reservation policy of the State Government will be applicable on the total number of available seats in each subject at the point of education.

Note: As per Governor's Secretariat, Bihar, Memo No. BSU (Regulation)- 05/ 2010 – 3230 / GS (1) Dated 18.12.2018, the subject wise merit list will be prepared on a scale of 100 including marks in Master Degree; weightage on PAT/NET/BET/JRF and interview as mentioned in table I, given below.

Percentage marks in Master Degree Weightage
50% to < 55% 40
55% to < 60% 45
60% to < 65% 50
65% to < 70% 55
70% to < 75% 60
75% to < 80% 65
80% and above 70
Eligibility without fellowship (PAT/NET/BET) 05
Eligibility with fellowship (JRF) 10
Interview 20
Total 100

10 marks will be given to the teachers and non-teaching employees (having more than three years experience) as given to JRF.

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Published By: Anz D
Published On: 28 Sep 2026
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