Ph.D Tamil at Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore Offline Course

The candidates should have passed a PG degree course (i.e., SSLC+HSC+UG+PG) or (SSLC+Pre-degree+1+UG+PG) or 10-year SSLC plus 3-year Diploma plus two year UG degree and two year PG (10+3+2+2). A candidate possessing a PG degree with 17 years of total duration of study alone is eligible for admission to Ph.D. Programme.

Candidates belonging to the following categories are eligible to register for Ph.D., (Full Time / Part Time)  Programme:

• A candidate having a minimum of 55% (5% relaxation for SC/ST candidates in the minimum eligibility) marks in the qualifying examinations.
• The part-time candidates belonging to any one of the following categories are eligible:
• Working as a teacher in Department of the University or an affiliated College of this University / Higher Secondary School / High School / Middle School / Polytechnics with in TamilNadu,  recognized / approved by the Government
• Scientists / Research fellows / Research assistants / Technical assistants / Project assistants / Project Fellows / Research associates appointed in the research projects funded by recognized agencies / Government / Industries are also eligible to register for Ph.D.
• Chartered Accountant / Cost Accountant / Company Secretary and other professionals with a minimum period of two years of experience after obtaining their professional qualification are eligible for Part-time Ph.D. registration.
• For candidates other than a teacher, any permanent staff in a Government Office / Private or Public Ltd., Company / a recognized factory / institution / research institution / Educational Institution / business with a minimum period of two years of experience after obtaining their Master’s degree with a minimum of 55% of marks (staff includes Board of Directors, Proprietor and Partner) are eligible for par-time for Ph.D. registration in the relevant discipline.
• Candidate working as a Guest Lecturer in a Govt. College or a Govt. Aided College in TamilNadu is allowed to registration, subject to the production of NOC and Service Certificate from his/her employer.
• A candidate already holding a Ph.D. degree in a discipline / subject specialization is eligible to register for a second Ph.D. degree in another discipline / subject specialization.
• Transfer Certificate need not be insisted for admission to part-time M.Phil /Ph.D Programme.
• The medium of language for M.Phil /Ph.D. is Tamil for those doing their research in “Yoga for Human Excellence”, provided if they have studied UG/PG degree courses in Tamil Medium and for the rest of the candidates, the medium is English.
• Those who are going to register Ph.D. without fellowship must have appeared the Common Eligibility Test (CET) conducted by the Bharathiar University.

Candidates Registered for Ph.D. (Part time) outside Tamil Nadu

• Candidates from outside TamilNadu (like NIT, CSIR Lab. etc.,) are allowed to register for Part-time Ph.D subject to submission of NOC from HOD/Head of the Employer where the candidate is employed. An additional amount of 5,000/- will be collected as special fee from such candidates other than Tamil Nadu. As per the UGC guidelines the candidates are permitted to do their research under the faculty members who are recognized guides of Bharathiar University working within the jurisdiction.