Nirma University started Doctoral Programmes in the year 2003. The PhD Programmes offered in the University are by the Faculty of Technology & Engineering, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Management, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Architecture.
The Faculty of Doctoral Studies and Research is the co-ordinating faculty for the PhD programmes run by the constituent institutes of the University. The University offers Full-time and Part-Time PhD programmes. The admissions are scheduled annually in various PhD programmes, and the announcement in the newspaper/website is also published.
To encourage and help the meritorious students, the University provides different scholarships every year. The eligibility criteria and amount for awarding scholarships vary from institute to institute.
More information on the scholarships can be obtained from the respective website page of the institute.
Candidates for the admission to the PhD programme shall have a Master’s degree or a professional degree declared equivalent to the Master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade ‘B’ in the UGC 7-point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) or an equivalent degree from a Foreign Educational Institution accredited by the Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognised or authorised by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country for the purpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions. Candidates possessing a Degree considered equivalent to MPhil Degree of an Indian Institution, from a Foreign Educational Institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognised or authorised by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country for the purpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions, shall be eligible for admission to PhD programme. Candidates, who intend to take admission for PhD have to apply in a prescribed proforma. On the receipt of applications, an Entrance Test will be conducted for the eligible candidates irrespective of number of applications received, which will be followed by an interview by the Departmental Research Committee. The selection criterion for the admission in PhD programmes are as under: Candidates are selected based on the following criteria: The interview/viva-voce shall also consider the following aspects, viz. whether: (The candidates who are exempted from Written/Entrance Test will be awarded the highest marks scored by the candidates, who appear in the Written/Entrance Test conducted by Nirma University for that particular discipline.) On the recommendation of the Departmental Research Committee and on the approval of the Dean, Faculty of Doctoral Studies & Research, a list of the selected candidates will be displayed on the notice board / website of the University. However, the final admission will be given after getting eligibility as per the provisions of the relevant regulations of the University. The allocation of a Research Supervisor for a selected research scholar shall be decided by the Department Research Committee depending on the number of scholars per Research Supervisor, the available specialisation among the Supervisors and research interests of the scholars as indicated by them at the time of interview/viva voce. Deserving Full-Time candidates in Faculty of Tech & Engg and Pharmacy will be given fellowship of Rs. 21700 for first two years and Rs.24800/- for third year. Full-Time Candidates in Faculty of Science will be given fellowship of Rs. 18600/- for first two years and Rs. 21700/- for third year (Likely to be revised). Full-Time Candidates in Faculty of Management will be given fellowship of Rs. 18600/- for first three years and Rs. 21700/- for fourth year (Likely to be revised). The regulations for PhD programme under which the admitted students will be governed are available on the website link – https://fdsr.nirmauni.ac.in The research scholar has to publish at least one research paper in refereed journal and make two paper presentations in reputed national/international conferences/seminars or the research scholar has to publish at least two research paper in refereed journal and make one paper presentations in reputed national/international conferences/seminars before the submission of the thesis for evaluation and produce evidence for the same in the form of presentation certificates and/or reprints Provided further that, such publication as mentioned above should be in the refereed journal indexed in the Web of Science / SCOPUS / Hein Database / Indian Citation Index / ABDC / EBSCO. For Advertisement : Click Here Nirma University is a statutory University, established under the Act passed by the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in year 2003 and recognized by the University Grant Commission (UGC) under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act and accredited with grade ‘A’ by the NAAC. The University offers Ph.D. Programmes (Full-Time) under the Faculty of Technology & Engineering, Pharmacy, Science, Management and Law. Among the selected candidates, a few seats are available in Ph.D. (Full-Time) programme with stipend. For Eligibility, Regulations, Fees Structure and Other Details, Please Visit: The University offers Ph.D. Programmes (Part-Time) under the Faculty of Technology & Engineering, Pharmacy, Science, Management, Law and Architecture. For Eligibility, Regulations, Fees Structure and Other Details, Please Visit: Nirma University is a statutory University established under the Act passed by the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in 2003 and recognized by the University Grant Commission (UGC) under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act. The University offers Doctorate Programmes under the Faculty of Technology & Engineering Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Management, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Architecture. This programme includes course-work of 16 credits including Research Methodology with Quantitative method, Computer Applications and atwo-credit course on Research & Publication Ethics will be taught. In Ph.D. (Full-Time) Management programme the candidates would be required to undergo one-year pre-requisite course work equal to 32 Credit Hours before formal registration for Ph.D. The University announces admission to its Ph.D. programme (Full-Time/Part-Time). For tentative areas: Click Here
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