Visva-Bharati University
Bolpur, West Bengal
Revised Interview notification & List of Eligible & Ineligible candidates for Admission to Ph.D. Programme in Bengali, 2026-2027

Visva-Bharati
Department of Bengali
Bhasha-Bhavana
Interview for Admission to Ph.D. Programme in Bengali (2026-2027)

• Date, Time and Serial Number:
  14/10/2026 (09:30 A.M. to 01:30 P.M.; Sl. No: 1-35),
  14/10/2026 (02:30 P.M. to 06:00 P.M.; Sl. No: 36-70),
  15/10/2026 (09:30 A.M. to 01:30 P.M.; Sl. No: 71-105),
  15/10/2026 (02:30 P.M. to 06:00 P.M.; Sl. No: 106-133)
• Venue: Department of Bengali (Vidya-Bhavana Angana), Bhasa-Bhavana, VisvaBharati, Santiniketan.
• Name, number and email ID for persons to contact, if necessary:
  Prof. Biswajit Ray (+91 90070 56072), Dr. Nilratan Sarkar (+91 94339 57771), Mr. Kushal Das (+91 70011 50633)
  Email ID: hod.bengali@visva-bharati.ac.in
• Applicants must report at the venue 30 minutes before the interview. They must bring the following documents:
  a) Original Certificate and Marksheet of the qualifying UGC-NET/JRF,
  b) Original Marksheet of the MA examination,
  c) Original Caste/EWS/PWD Certificate,
  d) A valid Identity card bearing her/his photograph,
  e) Copy of the filled-in Application Form,
  f) A write-up of the research proposal within 1000 words.
• Topic Areas of Research:
  Old and Medieval Bengali Literature, Nineteenth Century Bengali Literature, Tagore Studies, Modern Bengali Literature and Culture, Women’s Studies, Linguistics and Folkloristics.

click here for the list of Eligible Candidates for Interview
click here for the list of Ineligible Candidates for Interview

Contact:
+91 89677 33446, +91 89677 33447
admissionhelpdesk@visva-bharati.ac.in

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