Ph.D Hotel Management and Tourism at SCHM Mangalore Offline Course

Eligibility conditions for admission:

For Fresh Candidates :

(a) It is desirable that the applicants who possess minimum prescribed qualifications for admission to the Ph.D. program should also have excellent academic/ professional attainment in the relevant discipline.

(b) The applicant for a Part-time Ph.D. should:

(i) prove to the satisfaction of DRC that his official duties permit him to devote sufficient time to research.

(ii) ensure that facilities for pursuing research are available at his place of work in the chosen field of research.

(c) An applicant who was initially registered for the M.Phil. Program of this University and whose CGPA is at least 7 in the Course Work of the M.Phil. program, may be considered for admission to the Ph.D. program without completing the M.Phil. program on specific recommendations of  DRC and subject to approval by the University Research Council. In such cases, there is no need to repeat the coursework for a Ph.D.

(d) Candidates already registered for PhD with other Universities approved by UGC can transfer the registration by producing a no Objection certificate from that university, and subject to the approval of the Vice-chancellor. Once admitted the existing rules and regulations shall be applicable. However, the date of registration will be considered to be the original date of registration with the previous university.

(e) A valid score in the Entrance test conducted by the University is necessary in all the above cases.

For candidates migrating from other universities :

Applicants who have already registered for PhD with other Universities are allowed to migrate provided they fulfill the following conditions:

• The university where they have registered already is recognized by UGC,
• Submit NOC (No Objection Certificate) from that university along with the original registration certificate,
• Secure pass in the entrance examination conducted,
• Register afresh pay the prescribed registration fee, and
• Pay the prescribed annual course fee at the beginning of each year.

The date of registration as shown in the NOC shall be counted to calculate the time required to complete the course.

The subject/area/field of study shall remain without change.

M.Phil. Degree holders from other Universities will have to take the entrance examination and they are admitted subject to passing examination. The duration of the M.Phil. course shall be a minimum of one year for a full-time program and two years for a part-time program. The coursework pattern for M.Phil. shall be the same as for Ph.D. coursework.

Application for Admissions:

(a) Applications for admission to PhD programs shall be invited through an open advertisement, twice a year in July and January for each program in the prescribed form as laid down by the University.

(b) Applications shall be screened and shortlisted by the DRC and will have to appear for the Entrance Test to be conducted by University Research Council (URC).

(c) Non-resident Indians (NRI), Persons of Indian Origin (PIO), and Foreign Nationals may be admitted to the program by the policy guidelines laid down by the Government of India.

(d) DRC shall prepare a tentative list of guides depending on the specific areas of research indicated by the shortlisted applicants.

(e) DRC shall invite each selected candidate to submit the synopsis of his proposed research in consultation with a teacher from the tentative list of guides. The synopsis shall be scrutinized.

(f) After considering the recommendations of the DRC, the University Research Council (URC) shall recommend to the University for approval of the applicant for registration to the Ph.D. program.

(g) The verification of the Eligibility documents including Certificates of the qualifying examination is performed by the DRC and to be submitted to URC for final approval.

(h) A Scorecard reflecting their score in the entrance exam conducted by the University will be issued to eligible candidates by the URC.