Thiruvananthapuram, 31 August 2023: University of Kerala, a state university in Kerala, has announced PhD Entrance Examination 2023. The PhD Admission Test is for determining eligibility for admission to Full-time/Part-time research leading to PhD Degree.
Key Dates:
- Date of Publication of notification 20 August 2023
- Commencement of Submission of Application 21 August 2023
- Last date of submission of Application 19 September 2023
- Date of Issue of Hall ticket 06 October 2023
- Date of Entrance examination 21 October 2023
Subjects offered for entrance test with faculty:
Sl No Faculty Subject
Applied Sciences & Technology
- Biotechnology
- Computational Biology &
Bioinformatics
- Computer Science
- Environmental Sciences
- Futures studies
- Microbiology
- Computational Linguistics
- Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
- Optoelectronics
- Technology Management
Arts
- Communication & Journalism
- English
- German
- Library and Information Science
- Philosophy
- Russian
Commerce
- Commerce
4 Education
- Education
5 Engineering & Technology
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Computational Biology &
Bioinformatics.
- Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- Electronics & Communication
Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
7.Civil Engineering
8.Architecture
9.Industrial Engineering and Management
Fine Arts
- Music
- Theatre Arts & Film Aesthetics for Education
Law 1. Law
Management Studies
- Management Studies
- Tourism Management
Physical Education
Physical Education
Science
- Aquatic Biology And Fisheries
- Biochemistry
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Demography & Population Studies
- Geography
- Geology
- Home Science
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Psychology
- Statistics
- Zoology
Social Science
- Archaeology
- Economics
- History
- Islamic History
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Social Work
- Sociology
Oriental Studies
- Arabic
- Hindi
- Linguistics
- Malayalam
- Sanskrit
- Tamil
Exemption from Entrance Test
All Candidates seeking admission for Ph.D. Programme in a particular subject under this University shall pass the
entrance test conducted by the University in the concerned subject except the following categories:
- Candidates with UGC-NET/JRF, UGC-CSIR-NET/JRF, SLET recognized by UGC, GATE, ICAR-NET/JRF,
KSCSTE, DST Women Scientist Scheme., awardees of ICMR-JRF, VSSC-JRF/ UGC-NFSC/ UGC-NFOBC/
NFPWD and research fellowships of Central and State Government Departments/agencies as approved by the
University from time to time.
- M.Phil. /Ph.D. Degree and teacher fellowship holders. However, candidates who have qualified M.Phil. in
subjects other than the subjects in which he/she seeks registration for Ph.D. would be required to qualify the
Entrance Test.
- Candidates awarded with DBT-JRF in the subject Biotechnology.
- Candidates with DST-INSPIRE fellowship.( If rejected in the second level screening of INSPIRE ,the candidate
shall be eligible for University Fellowship from the date of qualifying any other eligibility criteria prescribed by
the University.)
- Candidates who have passed the M.Phil programme with a minimum of grade ‘B’ in the UGC 7-point scale (or
an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) with at least 55% marks in aggregate
or its equivalent.
- Scientists working in approved Research Laboratories either owned or managed by the Central/State
Government or an Autonomous research Institution of National Status with seven years experience in the
Scientist Grade, having two research papers published in the recognized research journals of the concerned
subject approved by the UGC.
- Teachers working in Government/Aided colleges who have seven or more years of teaching.
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 University of Kerala.
