Shanti Niketan, West Bengal: Visva-Bharati University, a Central University and an Institute of national Importance, announces Admission 2020 for UG, PG, MPhil & PhD, PG Diploma, Certificate other programmes.
Visva-Bharati is dream destination for students. Here, SkillOutlook presents details for MPhil and PhD Admission.
Total Vacant Seats for MPhil and PhD: The total number of PhD seats are 338 while for MPhil are 156. PhD and MPhil seats are available across the university’s eight Bhavanas/Vibhaga (Institutes.
These 8 institutes are as followed: Bhasha-Bhavana (Institute of Languages, Literature & Culture), Vidya-Bhavana (Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences), Siksha-Bhavana (Institute of Science), Sangit-Bhavana (Institute of Music, Dance & Drama), Kala-Bhavana (Institute of Fine Arts), Palli-Samgathana Vibhaga (Institute of Rural Reconstruction), Palli-Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture) and Vinaya-Bhavana (Institute of Education).
Modalities of Entrance Test:
The University shall admit applicants by a two stage process through:
(a) An Entrance Test which is to be qualified with qualifying marks of 50%. The syllabus of the Entrance Test consist of 50% of research methodology and 50% will be subject specific.
(b) An interview/viva-voce, which is mandatory for all applicants, to be organized by the department/centre when the applicants are required to discuss their research interest/area through a presentation before the Departmental Research Committee.
Candidates can download Prospectus 2020 from the official website of the university: www.visvabharati.ac.in
Key Dates: Online application process for admission to different courses has started from 10 August 2020 and will continue until midnight of 15 September 2020.
| BHASHA BHAVANA -CODE: 01 | |||
| Name of Departments | No of MPhil Seats | No of PhD Seats | |
| Bengali | 17 | Bengali | 12 |
| Centre for Comparative Literature | 3 | Centre for Modern European Languages, Literatures and Culture Studies | 2 |
| English | 17 | Comparative Literature | 2 |
| Hindi | 17 | Dept. of Arabic, Persian, Urdu & Islamic Studies | 5 |
| Odia | 15 | English | 3 |
| Sanskrit | 13 | Indo Tibetan | 5 |
| Santali | 3 | Japanese | 8 |
| Tamil | 1 | Odia | 6 |
| Sanskrit | 15 | ||
| Tamil | 2 | ||
| Hindi | 5 | ||
| TOTAL | 86 | 65 | |
| VIDYA BHAVANA -CODE: 02 | |||
| Ancient Indian History,Culture & Archaeology | 17 | Ancient Indian History,Culture & Archaeology | 7 |
| Economics | 17 | Economics | 12 |
| History | 7 | Geography | 3 |
| Centre for Woman’s Studies | 1 | Philosophy & Comparative Religion | 2 |
| Anthropology | 3 | ||
| Centre for Journalism & Mass Communication | 1 | ||
| History | 5 | ||
| Total | 42 | Total | 33 |
| SIKSHA BHAVANA – CODE: 03 | |||
| Biotechnology | 3 | ||
| Botany | 14 | ||
| Chemistry | 34 | ||
| Computer Science | 8 | ||
| Environmental Science | 10 | ||
| Integrated Science | 22 | ||
| Mathematics | 15 | ||
| Physics | 13 | ||
| Statistics | 6 | ||
| Zoology | 10 | ||
| Total | 135 | ||
| SANGIT BHAVANA – CODE: 04 | |||
| Hindusthani Classical Music | 10 | Hindusthani Classical Music | 11 |
| Rabindra Sangit,Dance & Drama | 18 | Rabindra Sangit,Dance & Drama | 8 |
| Total | 28 | Total | 19 |
| KALA BHAVANA -CODE: 05 | |||
| Design (Ceramic & Glass) & Design | 2 | ||
| Department of History of Art | 5 | ||
| Total | 7 | ||
| PALLI SAMGATHANA VIBHAGA | |||
| CODE: 06 | |||
| Department of Rural Studies | 2 | ||
| Department of Social Work | 11 | ||
| Department of Lifelong learning (REC) | 5 | ||
| Silpa Sadana | 10 | ||
| Total | 28 | ||
| PALLI SIKSHA BHAVANA-CODE: 07 | |||
| Department of Agricultural Economics | 2 | ||
| Department of Agricultural Statistics | 3 | ||
| Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry | 5 | ||
| Department of Agricultural Entomology | 4 | ||
| Department of Plant Pathology | 2 | ||
| Department of Agronomy | 12 | ||
| Department of Horticulture & PostHarvest Technology | 1 | ||
| Department of Agricultural Extension | 5 | ||
| Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding | 5 | ||
| Physiology | 1 | ||
| Physical Education unit of PSB | 1 | ||
| Total | 41 | ||
| VINAYA BHAVANA-CODE: 08 | |||
| Education | 8 | ||
| Physical Education | 2 | ||
| Total | 10 | ||
| G.Total | 156 | G.Total | 338 |
For exact eligibility conditions, how to apply and other details, the interested candidates should refer Admission Prospectus uploaded on the official website of http://vbu.ucanapply.com/entrance
