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Panjab University, Chandigarh conducts entrance exam for enrolment to Ph.D. programme in faculties of Business Management & Commerce, Design & Fine Arts, Education, Engineering, Languages, Law and Science. There are two intakes; generally entrance examination is held in November and May.
Ph.D. programme offered at Panjab University, Chandigarh
Faculty of Arts
Ancient Indian History
Culture & Archeology
Psychology
Economics
Philosophy
Gandhian and Peace Studies
Public Administration
Geography
History
Centre for Defence & National Security Studies
Mass Communication
Police Administration
Political Science
Centre for Social Work
Faculty of Languages
English Tibetan/ Buddhist Studies, Punjabi, Urdu, Sanskrit, French, Hindi and Russian
Faculty of Science
Anthropology
Geology
Botany
Physics
Bio-Chemistry
Statistics
Bio-Physics
Zoology
Chemistry
Microbiology
Forensic Science & Criminology
Stem Cell & Tissue Engineering
Human Genome Studies & Research (Only for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology)
Microbial Biotechnology System
Biology & Bioinformatics Environment Science
Faculty of Education
Community Education and Development (Only for Ph.D.)
Faculty of Business Management & Commerce
Specialisations
Marketing Finance Human Resource Economics
Faculty of Design and Fine Arts
History of Arts/Fine Arts Indian Theatre Music (Vocal & Instrumentation)
Faculty of Engineering
Dr. S.S.B. University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology, P.U., Chandigarh BRANCHES
Chemical Engineering Industrial Chemistry Food Technology
University Institute of Engineering & Technology, P.U., Chandigarh BRANCHES
Panjab University Swami Sarvanand Giri Regional Centre, Sadhu Ashram, Allahabad-Hoshiarpur BRANCH
Computer Science & Engineering (Area of Specialization: Networking)
Faculty of Laws
Department of Laws, P.U., Chandigarh
UILS, P.U., Chandigarh
Panjab University PhD Entrance Test Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria for Faculty Of Arts, Languages, Science, Design And Fine Arts, Law, And
Engineering:-
Candidate should have successfully completed their Master's degree in the concerned subject with a minimum of 55% (50% for SC/ST/BC Category) aggregate marks from a recognised University or institution.
Candidates appearing for their master’s degree in the year are also eligible to appear for Panjab University PhD Entrance Test.
Candidates who have completed their master’s degree in Gandhian and Peace Studies shall be considered for enrollment for Ph.D. degree in the other subjects of Arts and Social Sciences provided they clear the Entrance Test in the subject in which the enrollment is sought.
For M.Phil. In Sociology, a candidate should have successfully completed their Master's degree in the subject of Sociology or Anthropology (Social Anthropology) with a minimum of 55% marks.
Candidate who have completed their master degree in (any branch of science)/ M.Tech./M.E. (any branch of engineering)/ M.Pharm. relevant to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology with 55% marks are eligible to appear for Panjab University PhD Entrance Test to pursue Ph.D. in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
Eligibility Criteria for Faculty Of Business Management & Commerce:-
Candidate should have successfully completed their Master's degree with a minimum of 55% (50% for SC/ST Category) aggregate marks, from a recognised university in any one of the following subjects: (i) Commerce or Management OR (ii) Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Sociology, Psychology, Public Administration, Operations Research, Social Work, Engineering and Laws. OR (iii) Any subject other than those mentioned in (i) and (ii) above provided that the candidate has either not less than 5 years work experience at the managerial (including administrative service) level or is a member of the Faculty in the Department of University Business School, Panjab University with not less than 5 years? experience of teaching postgraduate classes. OR (iv) Master of Finance and Control (MFC)
Exemption From Entrance Test For Enrolment To Ph.D.:
Every candidate interested for admission in the Ph.D. Program in any of the school/ department/ institute of Panjab University has to appear in a Ph.D. Entrance Test except the following:-
(i) Candidates who have qualified UGC- NET/CSIR (JRF) Examination / SLET/ GATE examination.
(ii) Candidates who are Teacher Fellowship Holders/ direct awardees of fellowship by DST (INSPIRE), ICMR or any other National Agency. In the case of Science and Engineering Departments / Institutes (because of the cost of the laboratory work) the decision will be of the Academic Committee of the Department, whether the candidates who have cleared SLET/ Ph.D. entrance test without fellowship be admitted to Ph.D. Programme or not.
(iii) Sponsored Students from Foreign countries who has a valid Research Visa for pursuing Ph.D. under the ICCR or other Academic Exchange Programme fellowships of Governments.
However, each such case shall be decided by the Academic Committee of the concerned Department.
Panjab University PhD Entrance Test Application Process
Payment of application fees using bank slip generated by the website at any SBI branch, minimum after one day of the printing of bank slip.
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Download the online Admit Card.
Panjab University PhD Entrance Test Exam Pattern
Medium of examination: ENGLISH only, except in the test for language other than English, Music and Indian Theatre.
(Subjects like Public Administration, Sociology, Social Work and Police Administration will be conducted in three mediums, viz. English, Hindi and Punjabi.)
No. of Question Papers: 2 papers in each subject as detailed below:- Paper-I (Objective Type / Multiple Choice Questions) Duration: 1 Hour Total Marks: 50 Number of questions:50 Paper- II (Subjective / Descriptive Type) Duration: 2 hours Total Marks: 50 Number of questions: 50 (10 Questions to be attempted) N.B.: No negative marks will be given for any wrong answers.