University of Delhi M Phil, PhD Entrance Test 2018

University of Delhi announces M.Phil /PhD 2018 Entrance Test

University of Delhi has released notification for admission to various M.Phil & PhD Programs for the academic year 2018-19

 

Important Dates

Start Date for Online Registration: 22nd May 2018
Closing Date for Online Registration: 7th June 2018 
Dates for the conduct of the Entrance Exams: 17th - 21st June 2018 
Announcement of Results/Grievance handling: 22nd -27th June 2018 
Interviews/ Presentation of Synopsis: 29th  - 9th July 2018

Seat Availability

The seat distribution for M.Phil & PhD Programs in different Departments is given in Annexure-III/Annexure-IV respectively. The reservation to the prescribed extent shall apply in compliance with the rules notified by the University

M.Phil* offered under the following Faculties and its Departments:
1. Arts [Depts.: Arabic, Buddhist Studies, English, German & Romance Studies, Hindi, Library & Information Science, Linguistics, Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, Persian, Philosophy, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Urdu]
2. Applied Social Sciences & Humanities [M.Phil Russian Studies]
3. Commerce & Business Studies [M.Phil: Commerce]
4. Education [M.Phil: Education]
5. Interdisciplinary & Applied Sciences [M.Phil: Biotechnology]
6. Music & Fine Arts [M.Phil: Music]
7. Mathematical Sciences [M.Phil: Mathematics, Statistics & Operational Research]
8. Social Sciences [M.Phil: Adult Continues Education and Extension, Political Science, History, Economics, Sociology, Geography, Social Work, African Studies]
9. Science [M.Phil: Anthropology, Botany, Geology and Zoology]

PhD offered* under the following Faculties and its Depts.:
1. Arts [Dept.: Arabic, Buddhist Studies, English, Germanic & Romance Studies, Hindi, Library & Information Science, Linguistics, Modern Indian Languages & Literary Studies, Persian, Philosophy, Psychology, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Urdu]
2. Applied Social Sciences & Humanities [Business Economics, Slavonic & Finno - Ugrian Studies]
3. Commerce & Business Studies [Commerce, Financial Studies]
4. Education [Education]
5. Interdisciplinary & Applied Sciences [Biophysics, Genetics, Biochemistry, Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Electronics, Microbiology, Physical Education and Sports Sciences]
6. Institute of Information of & Communication [Institute of Informatics and Communication]
7. Law [Law]
8. Music & Fine [Arts Music]
9. Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology (NSIT) [Technology]
10. Mathematical Sciences [Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics, Computer Science]
11. Social Sciences [Adult Continuing Education and Extension, Political Science, History, Economics, Sociology, Geography, Social Work, East Asian Studies and African Studies]
12. Science [Anthropology, Botany, Physics & Astrophysics, Chemistry, Geology, Zoology, Environmental Studies, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research (ACBR), Home Science]

 

Eligibility Criteria

Qualifying Examinations:

• The criteria for qualifying examination for each of the M. Phil & PhD Programs is given in Annexure-VII and Annexure-VIII respectively.

Equivalence Criteria

• The Departments/Colleges of the University may advise the candidates concerned, wherever necessary, to get recognition/equivalence of their degrees/ diplomas/ certificates authenticated from the Association of Indian Universities/University Grants Commission/AICTE/Council of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE) on his own for the purpose of admission in the Department/College
• Further, the cases of equivalence of degrees /certificates /diploma may then be put up before the University Authorities for further consideration and confirmation

Reservations

• Reservation of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) to the prescribed extent shall apply in compliance with the rules notified by the University
• Supernumerary seats shall be available for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and Foreign Nationals as per the University rules

 

Also See :Latest Entrance Exams.

 

Application

Online Registration

• All the candidates seeking admission to the M.Phil/PhD Program are required to register online.
• The admission of the candidates for the M.Phil Program is governed by the Ordinance VI, VI-A, VI-A-(1) and VI-A-(2) of the University of Delhi [see Annexure-XI]
• The Ordinance VI-B of the University of Delhi [see Annexure-XII] governs admission of the candidates for the PhD Program
• Admission to M.Phil/PhD Program is through written examination, followed by an interview. Applicants seeking admission in PhD Programs shall go through "Section C (Procedure for Admission)" of Ordinance VI-B [see Annexure-XII] to check if they are exempted from appearing in the written exam. However, Interview is mandatory for all applicants.
• An applicant shall also provide details of the "Research Proposal" for seeking admission in M.Phil/PhD Programs in certain Depts. Applicant must go through Annexure-V (for M.Phil.) and Annexure-VI (for Ph.D.) to check if the "Research Proposal" is mandatory for the applied Program
• Applicant shall be asked to upload the following items: (i) Passport size photograph of the applicant (maximum size: 50kb; Formats: JPG/ JPEG/ PNG); (ii) Scanned signature of the applicant (maximum size: 50kb; Formats: JPG/ JPEG/ PNG); (iii) Self attested copy of Identity Proof of the applicant (maximum size: 50kb, Formats JPG/ JPEG/ PNG). Identity proof can be any one of the following documents: Aadhar Card, Driving License, PAN card, Voter’s identity card, Passport or College identity card.

 

Registration Fee

Registration Fee (non-refundable) for the written examination is the following:

• For SC/ST and Persons with Disabilities (PwD) - Rs.250/-
• For all other categories (Unreserved, OBC etc) - Rs.500/-

Registration fee has to be paid during online registration process through one of the available online payment options

Admit Card

• Admit Card’s download link shall be available after 26th June 2017 (closing date of online registration). Please visit the M.Phil/PhD admission portal for news and updates related to the Admit Card and on the admission procedures
• Candidate shall take the printout of the Admit Card. The print quality of the Admit Card should be good enough for verification.

 

Centres for the Written Exam

• Written examination shall be conducted at the Centres located in the following cities - Bengaluru, Delhi, Jammu, Kolkata, Nagpur and Varanasi

For more information regarding M.Phil/PhD admissions, visit www.du.ac.in

 

University of Delhi

Foreign Students’ Registry Office Room No. 11, First Floor, Conference Centre, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Phone No: 011-27666756, Email: fsr_du@yahoo.com Website: https://du.ac.in/du/