Chandigarh, 31 July 2021: Punjab University, Chandigarh, has announced PhD and MPhil Admission for 2021. Punjab University, Chandigarh will conduct Entrance Test on 12 September 2021 (Sunday).
The Panjab University, Chandigarh will hold an Entrance Test for enrolment to MPhil & PhD. in the Faculties of Arts, Business Management & Commerce, Design & Fine Arts, Education, Engineering, Languages, Law, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Science.
Total Number of Seats: The total number of PhD seats are 608 while total number of MPhil seats are 116. Faculty of Arts –PhD Seats -51 and MPhil -51; Faculty of Science –PhD Seats 198; Faculty of Languages –PhD 62; MPhil -50; Faculty of Education –PhD 33; MPhil 0; Faculty of Business Management & Commerce- PhD 28 seats; Faculty of Design and Fine Arts –PhD 6; MPhil 15 seats; Faculty of Engineering – 200 seats; Faculty of Law- 30 seats.
Key Dates:
Date of availability of M.Phil. & Ph.D. Prospectus and Online Entrance Test Form on the website of Panjab University, Chandigarh – 26 July 2021 (Monday)
Last date for submission of information on the website to generate the Bank Challan- 24 August 2021 (Tuesday)
Date of Holding Entrance Test – 12 Sept 2021 (Sunday)
Application Fee: The Fee for M.Phil. & Ph.D. Entrance Test is Rs. 2175/- (Rs. 1088/- for SC/ST/PwD). The fee for the Entrance Test, once paid, shall not be refunded.
Eligibility Conditions in Brief:
Eligibility for Test in Faculty of Arts, Education, Languages, Science, Design and Fine Arts, Law, and Engineering:
Any candidate who has passed the Masters 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 M.Phil. & Ph.D. Entrance Test.
Exemption from Entrance Test For Enrolment to MPhil / PhD: Panjab University shall admit M.Phil./ Ph.D. students through Entrance Test conducted at the level of the University. However, exemption from entrance test will be given to those who have already cleared any of the national test like UGC-CSIR NET including JRF, SLET, GATE, or any other prestigious test for national level scholarship/ fellowship conducted at all India level on behalf of national institution(s), for example, GPAT, and JEST, Direct awardees of fellowship for pursuing Ph.D. and working permanent teachers of Panjab University and affiliated college are also exempted from the entrance test.
List of Departments where Vacant Posts Available:
| Faculty of Arts | No of MPhil Seats | No of PhD Seats |
| Ancient Indian History & Archaeology | 15 | 2 |
| Defence &National Security Studies | 5 | 10 |
| Economics | 7 | 8 |
| Economics – Evening | 1 | |
| Gandhian and Peace Studies | 10 | 2 |
| History | 0 | 2 |
| Philosophy | 5 | 1 |
| Police Administration | 4 | |
| Political Science | 1 | |
| Approved Supervisors from difference colleges of P.U. Chandigarh-Political Science | 13 | |
| Psychology | 5 | |
| Public Administration | 5 | 4 |
| Sikh Studies | 2 | |
| Total | 51 | 51 |
| Faculty of Science | ||
| Anthropology | 7 | |
| Biochemistry | 2 | |
| Bio-Physics | 15 | |
| Biotechnology | 2 | |
| Botany | 1 | |
| Chemistry | 80 | |
| Geology | 10 | |
| Human Genomics | 7 | |
| Medical Physics | 1 | |
| Microbial Biotechnology | 4 | |
| Microbiology | 17 | |
| Nuclear Medicine | 1 | |
| Physics | 2 | |
| Statistics | 6 | |
| Stem Cell Tissue Engineering and Biomedical Excellence | 2 | |
| System Biology & Bioinformatics | 4 | |
| Zoology | 37 | |
| Total | 198 | |
| Faculty of Languages | ||
| English | 10 | 11 |
| French | 4 | |
| Hindi | 3 | |
| Punjabi | 20 | 30 |
| Sanskrit | 20 | 8 |
| Tibetan/ Buddhist Studies | 6 | |
| Total | 50 | 62 |
| Faculty of Education | ||
| Community Education & Disability Studies | 10 | |
| Physical Education | 23 | |
| Total | 0 | 33 |
| Faculty of Business Management & Commerce | ||
| Finance &Accounting | 9 | |
| Human Resources | 7 | |
| Marketing | 7 | |
| Strategic Management | 4 | |
| Teacher Category | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | |
| Faculty of Design and Fine Arts | ||
| Music | 15 | 1 |
| Art History & Visual Arts | 5 | |
| Total | 15 | 6 |
| Faculty of Engineering | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 7 | |
| Industrial Chemistry | 4 | |
| Food Technology | 3 | |
| Computer Science Engineering | 34 | |
| Information Technology | 21 | |
| Biotechnology | 11 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 58 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engg. | 46 | |
| Electronics and Communication Engg. | 16 | |
| Total | 200 | |
| Faculty of Law | ||
| Law | 30 | |
| Total | 30 | |
| G.Total | 116 | 608 |
For exact eligibility conditions, how to apply and other details, interested candidates should refer PhD Admission Notification, which is available on the official website of PhD Admission page of Punjab University.
