Noida: Amity University, a leading private education group in India, has invited applications for PhD programmes (January 2017 session) under more than 60 disciplines. The interested candidates can apply the PhD courses via online mode for its various campuses: Noida, Jaipur,Gurgaon Gwalior, and Mumbai.
The applications are invited for both full Time and Part Time in the more than 60 disciplines: Social Sciences and Humanities Group Subjects, Science, Engineering & Technology Subjects, Health & Allied Sciences, Management Studies, Law, Agriculture and its Allied subjects, Bio Sciences & Bio-Technology and Hospitality and Tourism subjects.
Eligibility: As per Amity University’s admission notification on its website, candidates seeking admission to the Ph.D. Program, whether full time or part time, must have the requisite percentage of marks / grade point average in qualifying examination as given below:
The required minimum qualification for admission to a PhD Program shall normally be a two years Master’s OR MPhil Degree from any accredited Indian or Foreign University in the relevant field. She/he must have obtained either a minimum of 50% marks or Equivalent Grade in the MPhil degree or a minimum of 55% marks or Equivalent Grade in the Master’s Degree (for all disciplines except Engineering and Technology), however, overall 60% at all academic levels will be desirable.
Applicants with M Tech / ME/MS qualification in relevant disciplines with excellent academic record with minimum CGPA of 6.0 on a 10 point scale or equivalent or 60% marks and with 60% aggregate in Xth , XIIth and B.Tech/B.E. will be considered eligible for admission in Ph.D. Programs in Engineering and Technology.
Applicants with MBBS degree or equivalent in relevant discipline with excellent academic record with minimum CGPA of 5.5 on a 10 point scale or equivalent or 55% marks may be considered eligible for admission to PhD Programs in the relevant field.
For PhD in Law, the applicant should possess Master’s degree in Law with minimum 55% marks or equivalent grade or MPhil in law.
Applicants with Chartered Accountancy (CA) Qualification from ‘The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India’ (ICAI)/ Cost and Works Accountancy of ICWAI/ Company Secretary of ICSI with a minimum 55% marks or equivalent grade may be considered eligible for admission to Ph.D. Programs in the relevant field.
For more details on eligibility criteria and online submission of application, candidates should visit the PhD admission page of Amity University official page: http://www.amity.edu/phd/
Selection Procedure: The admission form should be submitted online only along with uploaded documents and an online payment of Rs 1100/- made via a Credit / Debit card. Qualifying candidates will be required to undertake PET (PhD Entrance Test), on the date selected by them. PET will comprise of a computerized Written Test followed by an Interview, all on the same day. The Entrance Test shall be of one and half hour duration (i.e. 90 minutes) and of 70 marks consisting of 95 objective type of questions.
Exemption from Written Examination: Candidates who have cleared an All India Examination or NET of UGC / CSIR / ICAR (ASRB) / GPAT / ICMR / GATE in the last 2 years shall be exempted from the written part of the selection process. However, they will be required to appear for the Personal Interview.
Key Dates: The last date to submit the online application its various campus are as followed:
Noida 30 Nov 2016
Jaipur 21 Nov 2016
Gurgaon (Manesar) 30 Nov 2016
Gwalior 21 Nov 2016
Mumbai 21 Nov 2016
Duration of Course: PhD full time is for minimum 3 years and PhD part time for minimum 4 ½ years. Maximum duration in case of both the modes is 6 years.
For more details on the PhD admission, the interested candidates should visit the official page of PhD admission of Amity University.
