5.1. Admission shall be made through an entrance test / interview conducted at National Level by the university. Those who have qualified for fellowship/Scholarship in UGC – NET / UGC – CSIR NET / GATE / CEED and similar level national tests are exempted from the entrance test but have to appear for the interview. However, M.Phil. full-time/part-time candidates are not exempted from appearing in the entrance examination and interview.
5.2. The other candidates desirous of pursuing a Ph.D. degree shall submit the application in the prescribed form through proper channels wherever applicable, on or before the deadline mentioned in each session/quarter of the year to the University. The application form (Annexure I) can be downloaded from the university website www.vinayakamission.com.
- Entrance Examination:
- Written Examination (MCQ type) – 70 Marks
- Part A: Research Methodology - 35 Marks
- Part B: Subject Specific - 35 Marks
- Interview – 30 Marks
- Qualifying Marks: 50% (45% for reserved categories as per UGC norms)
- The syllabus of the entrance test shall consist of 50% research methodology and 50% subject-specific questions.
- Candidates who secure 50% in the entrance test are eligible to be called for the interview.
- A weightage of 70% will be given to the entrance test and 30% to the interview/Viva Voce.
In the interview, candidates must discuss their research interest/area through a presentation. The interview committee evaluates:
- The candidate's competence for the proposed research
- Feasibility of the research at the institution
- Contribution of the research to new/additional knowledge
5.3. The University maintains a list of Ph.D. supervisors, along with the details of Ph.D. scholars admitted under them. This list is uploaded on the university website.
5.4. A committee constituted by the university/constituent colleges shall determine the suitability of candidates based on entrance test performance, interdisciplinary relevance, and faculty registration availability. The committee forwards recommendations to the Ph.D. section.
5.5. The Ph.D. section will seek the approval of the Vice-Chancellor for the provisional registration of the selected candidates.
5.6. The candidates whose registration has been approved by the Vice Chancellor shall be provisionally admitted to the Ph.D. programme with intimation to the concerned Heads of the Institutions, HODs, research supervisor, the candidate, and the sponsoring institution, if any.
5.7. On receipt of the provisional registration of the candidates, the supervisors of the students shall recommend a panel of six names (Internal & External - each 3) for constituting the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) as per the clause 13 below for their respective students and send the same to the Ph.D. section. The Ph.D. section shall confirm the Research Advisory Committee as in clause 13 below, get the approval of the Vice-Chancellor and communicate the same to the respective supervisors for further action.