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Exam

GPAT

Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

72 Months

Ph.D. program in Pharmaceutical Sciences shall be for a minimum duration of three years, including coursework, and a maximum of six years. Extension beyond the above limits will be governed by the relevant clauses as stipulated in the Statute/Ordinance of the individual Institution concerned offered by Nirma University, Ahmedabad.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates for admission to the Ph.D. program 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, 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.

Candidates possessing a Degree considered equivalent to an MPhil Degree from an Indian Institution, from a Foreign Educational Institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency that 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, shall be eligible for admission to Ph.D. programme.

Admission Details

Candidates, who intend to take admitted for Ph.D. have to apply in a prescribed proforma. On the receipt of applications, an Entrance Test will be conducted for the eligible candidates irrespective of the number of applications received, which will be followed by an interview by the Departmental Research Committee.

The selection criterion for admission to Ph.D. programs are as under:

The Entrance Test shall be conducted for eligible candidates wherein the qualifying marks will be 50%. The syllabus of the Entrance Test shall consist of 50% of research methodology and 50% shall be subject-specific. (The detailed syllabus is available on the website)

The list of candidates clearing the entrance test (50%) shall be declared on the notice board/ website of the University.

An interview/viva-voce is to be organized by the University where the candidates are required to discuss their research interest/area through a presentation before Department Research Committee specified under R.Ph.D. 2.3.

The candidates who qualify for the UGC-NET (Including JRF) UGC-CSIR NET (Including JRF) SLET / GATE / GPAT with a valid score in terms of cut-off marks and duration, teacher fellowship holder or who have passed the MPhil program shall be exempted from appearing in the entrance test and deemed to be qualified for a personal interview.