Chandigarh: The Panjab University, Chandigarh has released notification for holding Entrance Test for enrolment to MPhil & PhD programmes for Academic Year 2018-19. The test will be held in the Faculties of Arts, Business Management & Commerce, Design & Fine Arts, Education, Engineering, Languages, Law and Science.
Key Dates & Application Fees: Last date for submission of information on the website to generate the Bank Challan is 20 June 2018. M.Phil. & Ph.D. Entrance Test will be held on 01 July 2018.
The Fee for MPhil & PhD Entrance Test is Rs. 2100/- (Rs. 1050/- for SC/ST/PwD). The fee for the Entrance Test once paid shall not be refunded.
Important Note: The seats available will be subject to reservation as per Panjab University Rule and Regulations.
Eligibility for test in Faculty of arts, Education, Languages, Science, Design & Fine Arts, Law, & Engineering: Any candidate who has passed the Master’s examination in the concerned subject with a score of not less than 55% (50% for SC/ST/BC/PwD Category) marks in aggregate, or have appeared in the final year examination of Master‟s degree in the subject concerned from Panjab University, Chandigarh or from any other University (approved by the appropriate Academic Bodies of P.U.), shall also be eligible to appear for the MPhil & PhD Entrance Test.
| Faculty Of Arts: | ||
| Name of the Department | M.Phil. Seats | Ph.D Seats |
| Department of Ancient Indian History Culture & Archaeology |
15 | Nil |
| Department of Defence & National Security Studies |
5 | 10 |
| Department of Economics | 8 | 4 |
| CRRID, Sector 19, Chandigarh |
Nil | 8 |
| IDC, Sector 38, Chandigarh |
Nil | 02 or 03 |
| Department of Gandhian and Peace Studies |
10 | 8 |
| Department of History | 15 | 15 |
| Department of Evening Studies |
Nil | 5 |
| Others | Nil | 4 |
| Department of Philosophy | 7 | 1 |
| Centre for Police Administration |
10 | Nil |
| Department of Evening Studies |
Nil | 5 |
| Department of Political Science |
Nil | 4 |
| P.U. Regional Centre, Muktsa |
10 | Nil |
| Supervisors from difference colleges of Chandigarh |
Nil | 10 |
| Department of Psychology | Nil | 25 |
| PGGC, Sector 46, Chandigarh |
Nil | 2 |
| PGGCG, Sector 11, Chandigarh |
Nil | 4 |
| SD College, Sector 32, Chandigarh |
Nil | 3 |
| MCM College, Sector 36, Chandigarh |
Nil | 2 |
| Department of Public Administration |
14 | 2 |
| Department of Guru Nanak Sikh Studies, P.U |
Nil | 3 |
| Centre for Women Studies & Development |
Nil | 2 |
| Faculty of Science: | ||
| Name of the Department | M.Phil. Seats | Ph.D Seats |
| Department of Anthropology | Nil | 3 |
| Department of Bio-chemistry | Nil | 4 |
| Department of Bio-Physics | Nil | 13 |
| Department of Biotechnology |
Nil | 4 |
| DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh |
Nil | 3 |
| Department of Botany | 15 | 10 |
| Department of Chemistry | Nil | 24 |
| University Institute of Engineering & Technology |
Nil | 2 |
| Deptt. of Environment Studies |
Nil | 2 |
| Department of Geology | Nil | 20 |
| Govt. Home Science College, Sector 10, Chandigarh |
Nil | 8 |
| Department cum National Centre for Human Genome Studies & Research |
Nil | 1 |
| University Institute of Engineering & Technology |
Nil | 2 |
| Centre for Medical Physics | Nil | 2 |
| Centre for Microbial Biotechnology |
Nil | 4 |
| Department of Microbiology | Nil | 4 |
| Centre for Nuclear Medicine | Nil | 1 |
| Department of Physics | Nil | 15 |
| University Institute of Engineering & Technology |
Nil | 4 |
| Department of Statistics | 10 | 8 |
| Centre for Stem Cell Tissue Engineering and Biomedical Excellence |
Nil | 2 |
| Centre for System Biology & Bioinformatics |
Nil | 4 |
| Department of Zoology | 10 | 20 |
| Faculty of Languages | ||
| Name of the Department | M.Phil. Seats | Ph.D Seats |
| Department of Chinese and Tibetan Studies |
Nil | 7 |
| Department of English & Cultural Affairs |
22 | 20 |
| Department of French & Francophone Studies |
Nil | 4 |
| Department of Hindi | Nil | 20 |
| School of Punjabi Studies, P.U |
20 | 25 |
| Department of Evening Studies |
Nil | 14 |
| Panjab University Regional Centre, Sri Muktsar Sahib |
15 | Nil |
| Guru Ravi Das Chair of Sant Sahitya Studies |
Nil | 7 |
| VVBIS, & IS Hoshiarpur | 20 | 23 |
| Department of Urdu | Nil | 1 |
| Department of Evening Studies |
Nil | 3 |
| Department of Urdu | Nil | 3 |
| Faculty of Education: | ||
| Name of the Department |
M.Phil. Seats | Ph.D Seats |
| Department of Physical Education, P.U. |
15 | 3 |
| Postgraduate Govt. College, Sector 11, Chandigarh |
Nil | 6 |
| Govind National College, Narangwal, Ludhiana |
Nil | 2 |
| Faculty of Business Management & Commerce | ||
| Name of the Department | M.Phil. Seats | Ph.D Seats |
| University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh |
Nil | 21 |
| GGDSD College Sector 32, Chandigarh |
Nil | 4 |
| Faculty of Design and Fine Arts | ||
| Name of the Department | M.Phil. Seats | Ph.D Seats |
| Department of Music | 15 | 8 |
| Faculty of Engineering | ||
| Name of the Department | M.Phil. Seats | Ph.D Seats |
| S.S.B. University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Panjab University, Chandigar |
Nil | 25 |
| University Institute of Engineering and Technology |
Nil | 62 |
| CCET, Sector 26, Chandigarh |
Nil | 80 |
| University Institute of Applied Management Science |
Nil | 2 |
| Faculty of Law | ||
| Name of the Department | M.Phil. Seats | Ph.D Seats |
| Department of Laws | Nil | 4 |
| Total Seats | 236 | 621 |
Procedure for admission to M.Phil. & Ph.D. Programme: For admission to these courses the candidates have to qualify M.Phil. & Ph.D.entrance test conducted by the Panjab University, Chandigarh.
The written test shall be followed by a mandatory interview in the form of interaction to be organized by the concerned school / department/ Institute/Centres, as the case may be. At the time of interview, the candidates are expected to discuss their research area. Interview is essential for enrolment in M.Phil. & Ph.D. programme and selection would be solely based on the performance of the candidates in the Interview.
Exemption from Entrance Test for Enrolment to PhD:
Every candidate interested in admission to Ph.D. Programme in any of the school/ department/ institute of Panjab University has to appear in PhD Entrance Test except the following:-
(i) The candidates who have qualified UGC – NET/CSIR (JRF) Examination / SLET/ GATE examination.
(ii) Candidates who are Teacher Fellowship Holders/ direct awardees of fellowship by DST (INSPIRE), ICMR or any other National Agency.
In case of Science and Engineering Departments / Institutes (because of the cost of the laboratory work) it will be the decision of the Academic Committee of the Department to decide whether the candidates who have cleared SLET/ Ph.D. entrance test without fellowship be admitted to Ph.D. Programme or not.
For exact details about eligibility conditions, how to apply and other details, the candidates should refer the Admission Notification, uploaded on the official website of Panjab University
http://phdadmissions.puchd.ac.in
