PUNJAB UNIVERSITY
(Established under the Panjab University Act VII of 1947
Enacted by the Government of India)
PhD ENTRANCE 2012
SUBJECTS : Faculties of Arts, Design & Fine Arts, Engineering, Languages, Law, Science.
Faculty of Science
Botany
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Microbiology
Microbial Biotechnology
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering
Zoology
Date of Test: 22-07-2012 (Sunday)
ELIGIBILITY : Any
candidate who has passed the Masters examination in the concerned
subject with a score of not less than 55% (50% for SC / ST / BC
Category) in aggregate, or have appeared in the final year examination
of Masters degree in the subject concerned from Panjab University,
Chandigarh or from any other University (approved by the appropriate
Academic Bodies of P.U.), shall also be eligible to appear for the PhD
Entrance Test.
Candidates with MA in Gandhian
and Peace Studies will be considered for enrolment to PhD degree in
other subjects of Arts and Social Sciences provided they clear the
Entrance Test in the subject in which the enrolment is sought.
Any
candidate with MSc (any branch of science) / MTech / ME (any branch of
engineering) / MPharm relevant to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology would
be considered as eligible to pursue PhD in Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology. Minimum 55% marks are required in the qualifying exam
and existing rules of the university will apply. Further, the final
decision of enrolment will be subject to the approval by the Joint
Academic Administrative Purse (JAAP) committee (subject to the approval
of Syndicate/ Senate).
Exemption from entrance test :
I.
Every candidate interested in admission to PhD Programme in any of the
school / department / institute of Panjab University has to appear in
PhD Entrance Test except the following :
(i) Candidates who have qualified UGC / 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 case
of Science and Engineering Departments / Institutes (because of the cost
of the laboratory work) it will be the decision of the Academic
Committee of the Department to decide whether the candidates who have
cleared SLET / PhD entrance test without fellowship be admitted to PhD
Programme or not.
(iii)
Sponsored Foreign Students holding valid Research Visa for doing PhD
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.
Fees :
General Category : Rs. 1800/-
SC / ST Category : Rs. 900/-
* Last date for submission of information on the website to generate the Bank Challan : 02-07-2012
* Last date for deposit of fee in any branch of State Bank of India using website generated challan : 04-07-2012 upto 4 pm
* Last
date for submission of fee details (journal no. , branch code and date
of deposit given by Bank) and uploading of photograph, signature with
rest of the information : 07-07-2012 * Date of Entrance Test : 22-07-2012
