University of Kerala
University of Kerala
University of Kerala
UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India-695034
(Established as University of Travancore by the Travancore University Act in 1937 and reconstituted as
University of Kerala by the Kerala University Act of 1957 and presently governed by the
Kerala University Act of 1974 passed by the Kerala State Legislative Assembly)
“Re-accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade”
Ac.B1/2018 Dated:
Notification of Ph.D Entrance Exam – 2018
Online Applications are invited from eligible candidates for the General
Aptitude Test for determining eligibility for admission to Full-time/Part-time
research leading to Ph.D Degree.
Conditions of Eligibility
1. Candidates for admission to the Ph.D. programme shall have a Masters
degree or a professional degree recognized as equivalent to the Masters
degree of the University of Kerala in grade ‘B’ in the UGC 7-point scale(or
an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed)
with not less than 55% marks or an equivalent degree from a foreign
educational institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation
Agency which is approved, recognized or authorized 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.
2. A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent relaxation
of grade, shall be granted to those belonging to SC/ST/OBC(non-creamy
layer)/differently-abled and other categories of candidates as per the
decisions of the University/State Government from time to time, or for
those who had obtained their Masters degree prior to 19th September,
1991.
3. Eligibility marks of 55% (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever
grading system is followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the categories
mentioned under (2) above are permissible based only on the qualifying
marks exclusive of the grace mark procedures.
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3. Candidates with DBT-JRF are permitted to register for research leading to Ph.D
Degree in Biotechnology.
4 . Candidates with DST-INSPIRE fellowship.
5. Scientists working in approved Research Laboratories either owned or managed by
the Central/State Government or an Autonomous research Institution of National
Status with seven years experience in the Grade Scientist, having two research
papers published in the recognized research journals of the concerned subject
approved by the Board of Studies concerned.
6. College teachers working in Government/Aided colleges affiliated to this University
who have seven or more years of teaching experience in Government or Aided colleges.
Procedures for granting registration
Candidates eligible for registration to Ph.D shall be decided by a two stage
process- Entrance Test and Interview
Interview shall be conducted by the Department Doctoral Committee in
such a way that the candidates would be required to discuss their research
interest/area through a presentation.
Allocation of research supervisor for a selected research scholar shall be
decided by the Department Doctoral Committee concerned depending on the
number of scholars per research supervisor, available specialization among the
research supervisors and research interests of the scholars as indicated by them
at the time of interview.
The number of Ph.D scholars, to be admitted to each subject of study at the
University Departments/Centres and duly approved the research centres, shall be
decided based on number of available research supervisors and other academic as
well as physical facilities available in accordance with the norms regarding the
scholar- teacher ratio (as indicated under para 5.3 of the Regulations for the award
of Ph.D, University of Kerala, 2016), laboratories, libraries and such other facilities.
Part-Time Registration
Part-Time research for Ph.D shall be allowed provided all the conditions
mentioned in the extant Ph.D Regulations are met in full irrespective of part-time
and full-time research.
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in for specialization at a later stage, while choosing the topic of research for
registration for Ph.D.
While applying for the Eligibility Test, the candidates should carefully
choose the subject most suitable according to their eligibility/qualifying P.G.
Degree/choice or area of interest for doctoral research.
The subjects offered are:
1. Aquatic Biology and Fisheries
2. Archaeology
3. Bio-chemistry
4. Biotechnology
5. Botany
6. Chemistry
7. Commerce
8. Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
9. Demography
10. Economics
11. Education
12. English
13. Environmental Science
14. Geography
15. Geology
16. Hindi
17. Islamic Studies
18. Linguistics
19. Mathematics
20. Optoelectronics
21. Physical Education
22. Physics
23. Political Science
24. Psychology
25. Public Administration
26. Russian
27. Social Work
28. Sociology
29. Statistics
30. Tamil
31. Zoology
Mode of Application
Online registration can be done through the University website
www.research.keralauniversity.ac.in. from 20.01.2018 to 15.02.2018.
Candidates who have applied online should also download the application
and send it along with the necessary documents and fees to the Registrar,
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REGISTRAR