Guwahati, 04 March 2026: Gauhati University, a state university, invites applications into the PhD Program (Spring Session) for 2026.
JRF & Other fellowship holders (i.e. all those who have qualified in a National Level eligibility test). Recipients of CSIR/UGC-JRF, ICMR-JRF, DBT-JRF, GATE (with valid score) and any National Level Fellowship/ Scholarship (awarded for the PhD programme by a National Agency, such as INSPIRE Fellowship, Ministry of Education, etc.) are eligible to apply.
Scholars who are working in a project but have not qualified in any of these awards are not eligible for this category.
Key Dates:
Online Application Live : 27-02-2026
Closing of Online Application : 09-03-2026
List to be sent to department : 12-03-2026
Application fee is Rs.1500.00 (One thousand Five Hundred) only per subject and the bank
transaction fee.
Application Fees:
Application Fee: INR 1,200.00 (Rupees One Thousand Two Hundred Only).
List of Departments where PhD Admission Available:
- History History PhD 10
2 Women’s Studies Women’s Studies PhD 3
3 Botany Botany PhD 10
4 Bangali Bangali PhD 15
5 Anthropology Anthropology PhD 20
6 Philosophy Philosophy PhD 6
7 Business Administration Business Administration PhD 5
8 Commerce Commerce PhD 15
9 Zoology Zoology PhD 12
10 Physics Physics PhD 6
11 Computer Science Computer Science PhD 6
12 Economics Economics PhD 3
13 Electronics & Communication Engineering ECE PhD 2
14 Electronics & Communication Technology ECT PhD 4
15 Geography Geography PhD 10
16 English English PhD 9
17 Information Technology Information Technology PhD 26
18 Bioengineering & Technology Bioengineering & Technology PhD 9
19 Biotechnology Biotechnology PhD 5
20 Applied Sciences Chemical Science PhD 4
21 Applied Sciences Physical Science PhD 4
22 Library & Information Science Library & Information Science PhD 7
23 Political Science Political Science PhD 10
24 Linguistics Linguistics PhD 4
25 Chemistry Chemistry PhD 19
26 Sanskrit Sanskrit PhD 15
27 Mass Communication & Journalism Mass Communication PhD 3
28 Philosophy Philosophy PhD 14
29 Folklore Research Folklore Research PhD 6
30 Hindi Hindi PhD 4
31 Mathematics Mathematics PhD 26
32 Law Law PhD 2
33 Instrumentation & USIC Instrumentation & USIC PhD 4
Total: 298
For eligibility criteria, how to apply and other details, candidates should visit the official website of Gauhati University,
