Ph.D Eligibility

Candidates who have passed a master's degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline from a recognised university with at least 55% aggregate can apply for Institute of Science, Nirma University PhD programme. Besides, aspirants who have completed a four-year bachelor's degree or equivalent in relevant discipline with a minimum of 75% aggregate can also apply.

Candidates who have passed MPhil degree with at least 55% aggregate or its equivalent grade can also apply.

Candidates must complete a four-year bachelor's degree programme or a two-year master's degree programme after a three-year bachelor's degree programme with at least 55% aggregate (50% aggregate for SC/ ST/ OBC (non-creamy layer)/ Differently Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories) to apply for School of Economics and Commerce, CMR University PhD programme. 

Aspirants need to pass a master's degree in relevant discipline from an approved university/ institution with at least 55% aggregate or a minimum CGPA/ CPI of 6 on a 10 point scale or an equivalent grade 'B' to apply for Avantika University PhD programme. Besides, the university conducts Avantika Research Test or ART for admission to PhD. Aspirants who have passed UGC-NET, CSIT-NET, SLET or GATE are exempted from the university-level test.

Aspirants must complete a master's degree with at least 55% aggregate (50% aggregate for SC/ ST/ OBC (non-creamy layer)/ differently-abled and other categories of candidates) or its equivalent grade 'B' in the UGC 7-point scale to apply for the School of Architecture, CMR University PhD programme. Candidates must hold the documents proving their eligibility for verification at the time of admission.

If you wish to opt for the PhD in CSE course you should have a master's degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related discipline with at least 55 to 60% marks. Also, you must appear for and clear relevant PhD in CSE entrance exams conducted every year. Some colleges also take GD/PI after the entrance results.
Plus, you should always go to the official websites of the universities you're targeting to check their specific criteria. 

Candidates who have passed a master's degree or a professional degree equivalent to it with at least 55% aggregate or its equivalent can apply for the PhD course at School of Management, PDEU. There is a relaxation of 5% in the aggregate for SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) / differently-abled candidates & other categories of candidates as per the decisions of the Commission from time to time.

For PhD in Management, MBA/ MTech/ ME/ ACA/ AIC/ WA/ ACS level or its equivalent as recognised by UGC / AICTE in appropriate area is required.

School of Management, PDEU selects candidates for PhD programme based on Written Aptitude Test conducted by the school. WAT shall consist of 50% weightage on research methodology and 50% weightage on subject specific questions. Aspirants with 50% or more in WAT are further required to appear for personal interview or viva-voce. 70% weightage is given to entrance test and 30% to performance of the aspirants in the personal interview round for admission.

Candidates must complete a master's degree in Arts, Science or Management or a PG Diploma in Management with at least 60% aggregate or equivalent to apply for Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore PhD programme. Aspirants with recognised professional degrees such as CA, AICWA, or ACS or its equivalent, with at least 55% aggregate are also eligible to apply.