www.velsuniv.ac.in Vels University : Ph.D Programme Admission Notification 2012

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PhD Admission :
Admission to Ph.D Programme, April 2012 session :
As per the regulations governing the Ph.D. Degree, the number of seats available in different disciplines are notified for information to the interested candidates to apply for the Ph.D. programme. The eligible candidates will be informed to appear for a common entrance examination in the respective disciplines followed by an oral test.

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No. of seats available :
School of Pharmacy 34
School of Life Sciences 42
School of Basic Sciences-Chemistry 43
School of Computing Sciences 14
Department of Tamil 04
Department of English 14
Department of Hindi 12
Department of French 08
Department of Commerce 13
Department of Corporate Secrtaryship 09
Department of Management Studies 15
Department of Mathematics and Statistics 04
School of Arts/Social Sciences 05
History 04
Economics 19
Pol. & Admn 05
ECE / Mechanical /Computer Science 07
Information Technology 05
Environmental Scince & Engineering 03
Civil Engineering 05
ECE 19
EEE 08
CSE 11

Eligibility for Enrolment of Ph.D :
Full-time Research Scholars :
(a) Candidates who have qualified for Masters Degree with not less than a second class or as equivalent grade and in the case of examination where classification does not exist, a minimum of 50% of marks is needed in the qualifying examination in the subjects in the faculties of Arts, Science, Fine Arts, Indian and other languages, Management, Commerce, Engineering, Para Medical Sciences etc., and ACA, FCS, ACS or AICWA are eligible to register for Ph.D in VELS University under this category. Their degrees must have been awarded by VELS University or any other University approved by UGC for the award of degree in the concerned discipline.

(b) Research fellows of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) / Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) / Babha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)/ Researchers / Scientists / Junior Research Fellows, Senior Research Fellows /Research Assistants/Technical Assistants etc., working in research projects funded by external agencies such as Department of Science & Technology (DST) / University Grants Commission (UGC) /Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) / Department of Biotechnology (DBT) / Department of Environment (DOE)/BRNS/AICTE and similar national and state level organizations are also eligible to register for Ph.D under full-time Research provided they fulfill the eligible educational qualification norms prescribed by the University. Research scholars within the definition of this category are those, who pursue their full-time doctoral research under the guidance of a Research Supervisor in the departments of VELS University.

Part-time Research Scholars :
Irrespective of his/her employment status, the candidate who wishes to pursue doctoral research in VELS University is eligible to register under part-time research provided he/she fulfills the eligible qualification norms prescribed by this University. Research scholar who comes within this category of his/her employment status can pursue his/her doctoral research under the guidance of a Research Supervisor on Part-time basis in VELS University.

Part-time External :
They shall pursue research in their place of employment and/ or in this University, such candidates shall spend atleast one full semester in this University within the minimum period as applicable from the date of registration. There shall be a co-guide / research co-ordinator from the Institution where he/ she is employed.

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