University of Delhi MPhil, PhD Admission 2020 Notification and Dates

Courses Offered /Departments

M.Phil.* offered under the following Faculties and its Departments

S.N.

Faculty/Centre

Department

M.Phil.

1

Arts

Arabic, Buddhist Studies, English, Germanic & Romance Studies, Hindi, Library & Information Science, Linguistics, Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, Persian, Philosophy, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Slavonic &Finno – Ugrian Studies

M.Phil.

Arabic, Buddhist Studies, English, French Studies, German Studies, Hispanic Studies, Italian Studies, Hindi, Library & Information Sci., Linguistics, Comparative Indian Literature, Persian, Philosophy, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Russian Studies

2

Commerce & Business Studies

Commerce

M.Phil.

Commerce

3

Education

Education

M.Phil.

Education

4

Music & Fine Arts

Music

M.Phil.

Music

5

Mathematical Sciences

Mathematics, Statistics, Operational Research

M.Phil.

Mathematics, Statistics, Operational Research

6

Social Sciences

Adult Continuing Education and Extension, Political Science, History, Economics, Sociology, Geography, Social Work, African Studies

M.Phil.

Adult Continuing Education and Extension, Political Science, History, Economics, Sociology, Geography, Social Work, African Studies.

7

Interdisciplinar y & Applied Sciences

Biophysics

M.Phil.

Biophysics, Genetics

8

Science

Anthropology, Botany, Geology, Zoology

M.Phil.

Anthropology, Botany, Geology, Zoology

PhD Offered* under the following Faculties and its Departments

S.N.

Faculty

Name of the Departments

1

Arts

Arabic, Buddhist Studies, English, Germanic & Romance Studies, Hindi, Library & Information Science, Linguistics, Modern Indian Languages & Literary Studies, Persian, Philosophy, Psychology, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Slavonic & Finno – Ugrian Studies, Urdu.

2

Applied Social Sciences & Humanities

Department of Finance and Business Economics

3

Commerce & Business Studies

Commerce

4

Education

Education

5

Interdisciplinary & Applied Sciences

Biophysics, Genetics, Biochemistry, Plant Molecular Biology, Electronic- Science, Microbiology, Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Institute of Informatics and communication

6

Law

Law

7

Music & Fine Arts

Music

8

Mathematical Sciences

Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics, Computer Science

9

Social Sciences

Adult, Continuing Education and Extension, Political Science, History, Economics, Sociology, Geography, Social Work, East Asian Studies, African Studies

10

Science

Anthropology, Botany, Physics & Astrophysics, Chemistry, Geology, Zoology, Environmental Studies, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research (ACBR), Home Science

Total No. of Seats Available

The seat distribution for MPhil & PhD Programs in different Departments is given in Annexure-III/Annexure-IV respectively

Delhi University MPhil & PhD Admission 2020 Important Dates

Dates

Events

Start Date for Online Registration

20th June 2020

Closing date for online Registration

04th July 2020

Closing date for Payment for Already Registered candidates

04th July 2020

Tentative Dates for the conduct of the Entrance Exams

To be announced later

Tentative Announcement of Results of Entrance Exams

To be announced later

Tentative Date to deposit Admission fee (for Shortlisted candidates**)

To be announced later

Tentative Commencement of classes

To be announced later

Eligibility Criteria for Delhi University MPhil & PhD Admission 2020

Qualifying Exams

The criteria for qualifying exam for each of the MPhil & PhD Program is given in Annexure-VI: Eligibility conditions for admission to MPhil Program & Annexure-VII: Eligibility conditions for admission to PhD Programme respectively.

Equivalence Criteria

The Departments/Centres of the University may ask the candidates concerned, wherever necessary, to get recognition/equivalence of their degrees/ diplomas/ certificates authenticated from the Association of Indian Universities /UGC /AICTE/ COBSE on his/her own for the purpose of admission in the Department/Centre.

Relaxations /Concessions

The candidates belonging to the categories under reservation shall be charged entrance examination fee at concessional rates.

The candidates belonging to the categories under reservation shall have 5% relaxation in the minimum marks requirement in the eligibility criterion for admission to M. Phil./Ph.D. Programmes.

Reservations

a)

Reservation to the prescribed extent shall apply in compliance with the rules notified by the University.

b)

Supernumerary seats shall be available as per the University rules.

Delhi University MPhil & PhD Admission 2020 Application Process

• 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]

Instruction to Apply

Step-1

First of all, go to official website ie www.du.ac.in

Step-2

Now, register with the relevant details.

Step-3

Thereafter, candidates are sent their username and OTP and id for logging in.

Step-4

Now, fill the application form and upload documents to complete the same.

Step-5

Thereafter, pay the application fee and complete the registration.

Document Required

Applicant shall be asked to upload the following items:

•  Passport size photograph of the applicant (maximum size: 50kb; Formats: JPG/ JPEG/ PNG);

• Scanned signature of the applicant (maximum size: 50kb; Formats: JPG/ JPEG/ PNG);

• 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.

Application Fee

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

For SC/ST and Persons with Disabilities (PwD)

Rs.300/-

For all other categories (Unreserved, OBC etc)

Rs.750/-

Payment Mode

Candidates can only pay the DU M.Phil and PhD Admission 2020 application fee through online mode i.e. Credit/Debit Card/Net banking facility etc.

Admission Process

• Admission to M. Phil./Ph.D. Program is through entrance examination, followed by an interview

Entrance Exam

• There shall be a common entrance exam for both MPhil & PhD Program. If a candidate wishes to apply in both the Programs offered by these Departments, they can do so by selecting both the courses in the same form.

Admit Card

• Admit Card download link shall be available after June (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.

• Candidates shall take the printout of the Admit Card. The print quality of the Admit Card should be good enough for verification

Centres for the Entrance Test

Entrance Test shall be conducted at the Centres located in the following cities:

1. Ahmedabad

11. Delhi (NCR)*

2. Bangalore

12. Guwahati

3. Bhopal

13. Hyderabad

4. Bhubaneshwar

14. Jaipur

5. Chandigarh

15. Jammu

6. Chennai

16. Kolkata

7. Mumbai

17. Nagpur

8. Patna

18. Ranchi

9. Trivandrum

19. Varanasi

10. Srinagar (Kashmir)

20. Imphal