Ph.D. in Biological Sciences 

at Sunandan Divatia School of Science, Vile Parle West

At the doctoral level, Sunandan Divatia School of Science offers PhD programme across two specialisations. The minimum duration of this programme is three years and it can stretch up to a maximum of six years depending on the course work. Candidates have to choose a specialisation based on their specialisation at the postgraduate  level.

Selection to PhD is subject to qualifying a Written Test conducted by NMIMS. Candidates qualified in UGC-NET (including JRF)/ UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF)/ SLET/ GATE/ teacher fellowship holder or have passed MPhil are exempted from NMIMS entrance test. More details about Sunandan Divatia School of Science PhD admission are as follows:

• The entrance test step is followed by a Personal Interview round which is mandatory for all. Candidates need to give a presentation based on their SOPs and must discuss the topic of their research during the interview.
• Candidates willing to apply for Chemistry (for professionals) for PhD in Chemistry are required to submit an NOC from their employers

Only candidates fulfilling the minimum eligibility criteria set by the institute will be considered for final selection. The eligibility requirements for all PhD programmes are tabulated below along with the seat intake:

The five-year integrated MSc + PhD programme is available in two specialisations, namely Biological Sciences and Chemistry.

Hello Nishar Ahmed, SDSOS offers two courses under BSc. One is "Applied Psychology" and the other is "Biomedical Science". Basic eligibility criteria for both these courses is the same at 50% in aggregate marks in 10+2. Also age should not be more than 25. For both courses, an entrance exam is conducted. For applied psychology, students could be from any stream while for biomedical, students must have taken Science with biology. The former course will be conducted only if 30 students opt for it while the latter course will be conducted even if 20 students opt for it. 

Best wishes to you.

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NMIMS Sunandan Divatia School of Science has a step-wise admission procedure. The admission process begins with registration on the on official website of NMIMS, Deemed to be University. Further, candidates must fillout the online application form with all the required details. Once the application form is sumitted candidates must participated in the in-house entrance exams. The university conducts its own onpine entrance test consisting of 50 questions and 50 marks. Candidates have to qualify for the exam as per their desired programmes and process for further selection rounds (if applicable). After the online entrance exam, NMIMS School of Design releases merit lists with shortlisted candidates' names. The merit lists are prepared based on the performance of the entrance test and aggregate marks obtained in Class 12 or the equivalent examination. When the merit lists are out, the school releases dates for document upload and payment of admission fees. Shortlisted candidates are required to pay the admission confirmation fee and appear for the document verification process.

The school has released the number of students placed various courses. A total of 29 students were placed in Master of Physiotherapy. Check the number of students placed during SDSOS NMIMS Mumbai placements 2025 from the table below:

Sunandan Divatia School of Science accepts various entrance exam scores for admission to its undergraduate, postgraduate, integrated, and doctoral-level courses. For undergraduate courses, admission is merit-based, while for postgraduate, integrated, and doctoral-level courses, admission is entrance-based. The entrance exams accepted by Sunandan Divatia School of Science include CBSE 12th, ISC, NMIMS - NPAT, Karnataka 2nd PUC, GATE, UGC-NET (including JRF)/ UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF)/ SLET/ teacher fellowship holder, and written test conducted by NMIMS

Sunandan Divatia School of Science (SDSOS) is one of the private institutes affiliated with NMIMS University  . NMIMS is ranked 47 out of 200 Deemed to be universities by the NIRF, placing it fourth in Mumbai. SDSOS Mumbai offers undergraduate, graduate, and PhD programs in the field of Science and is an NAAC B-accredited institute. In 2023, the placement rate will be about 60%, which is good.

The fee structure for undergraduate courses at Sunandan Divatia School of Science is not explicitly mentioned in the search results. However, the total tuition fee for MSc in Applied Psychology is INR 2.2 Lakhs. The annual fee for PhD in Biological Sciences and Chemistry specialisation is Rs 1 lakh. For professional candidates willing to take up Chemistry specialisation in PhD, the annual fee is Rs 1.25 lakh. The average fee for all courses at Sunandan Divatia School of Science is INR 1,01,500 per year