Bathinda, 24 January 2021: Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, a Central University, has released PhD Admission Notification for Jan/Feb-2021 Intake. The total number of vacant PhD seats are 174 across 30 subjects. CUP will conduct online interview for on 08 & 09 February 2021.
PhD Admission is open for JRF, NET, GATE, GPAT, DBT-BET & JEST (Physics) Qualified Candidates only) 2020-21.
Key Dates: Opening of Portal: 20 January 2021 (Wednesday)
Last date of receipt of applications: 31 January 2021 (Sunday)
Date of Interview (Online): 08 February 2021 and 09 February 2021 (Monday & Tuesday)
Commencement of Course work 15 February 2021 (Online) (Monday)
Last Date of Admission/Registration 26 February 2021 (Friday)
Application Fee:
Online Application Fee to be paid through online/debit/credit card:
General/OBC candidates: Rs. 800/-
SC/ST candidates: Rs. 400/-
PWD candidates: No Fee
List of Departments with vacant PhD Seats:
| List of Departments | Vacant Seats |
| Agribusiness | 4 |
| Food Science & Technology | 4 |
| Biochemistry | 6 |
| Botany | 3 |
| Chemistry | 7 |
| Theoretical and Computational Chemistry | 3 |
| Computational Physics | 3 |
| Mathematics | 4 |
| Statistics | 4 |
| Microbiology | 4 |
| Physics | 13 |
| Zoology | 5 |
| Education | 8 |
| Physical Education | 7 |
| Computer Science & Technology | 7 |
| Environmental Sciences | 7 |
| Geology | 6 |
| Geography | 6 |
| Human Genetics | 10 |
| Molecular Medicine | 4 |
| Pharmacology | 7 |
| Mass Communication & Media Studies | 7 |
| Political Science | 5 |
| English | 7 |
| Hindi | 1 |
| Punjabi | 7 |
| Law | 9 |
| Commerce | 6 |
| Economics | 7 |
| History | 3 |
| Total | 174 |
Eligibility Conditions:
The applicant should have a Master’s degree in the relevant subject with minimum of 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/OBC/PWD) as detailed above for each programme.
Candidate must have qualified UGC/CSIR/ASRB-NET, ICMR-JRF, GATE, GPAT, DBT-BET & JEST (Physics) with existing validity and must have some financial assistance such as UGC/CSIR/ICMR/DBT-JRF, financial assistance from Govt. agencies {Like Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF), Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) etc.} / **Sponsored Research Fellowship or working in CUPB projects.
Candidate must ensure that, they should have all the original documents of their respective qualifying examinations at the time of interview and verification of Documents/Registrations.
For the Admission in Ph.D. Programme candidate must fulfill the eligibility criteria on the date of verification of Documents/Registrations
For further details about eligibility conditions, how to apply and other details, the candidates should refer the Admission Notification, uploaded on the official website of Central University of Punjab.
