Ph.D Eligibility

With an M.Sc in Defense and Strategic Studies, a PhD can be pursued on related fields like Political Science, International Relations, Security Studies, Defense Studies, or Strategic Management, among others, depending on the policy of the university about areas available for research within the above disciplines.

The eligibility criteria for a PhD in Psychology is a Master's degree in Psychology or a related field (e.g., Counseling, Clinical Psychology) with a minimum required percentage (usually 55% for general category and 50% for reserved categories).

Some universities may require a valid score in national or university-level entrance exams. 

Candidates need to complete a MDes degree from an accredited institution or recognised university of India to apply for NID Gandhinagar PhD course. Aspirants who have passed MPhil Design from a recognised institution or university of India are also eligible to apply for PhD programme. 

Candidates with Master of Architecture/ Fine Art/ Applied Art or BDes from NID with three-year professional or teaching experience can also apply.

Candidates need to complete a master's degree in Engineering/Technology or equivalent degree with 60% aggregate or CPI 6/10 or equivalent. (55% aggregate or CPI 5.5/10 or equivalent for SC/ST) to apply for IIT Goa PhD programme. Candidates who have completed their bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in Engineering/ Technology with a minimum of 70% aggregate or CPI 7 (65% aggregate or 6.5 CPI for SC/ ST candidates) can also apply.

Candidates who have passed a master’s degree or a professional degree with at least 55% aggregate (50% aggregate for SC/ ST/ OBC-NCL) or its equivalent grade ‘B’ in the UGC 7-point scale are eligible to apply for PhD programme.  Candidates who have cleared the M.Phil. Course work with at least 55% aggregate can also apply.

School of Engineering and Technology, CMR University conducts an entrance exam to select candidates for PhD course. Candidates with M.Phil degree from a recognised university are exempted from taking the entrance examination, if the degree has been obtained on or after July 11, 2009. Selected candidates are further called for a personal interview round. 

Students seeking to apply for PhD programme offered at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University must fulfil the eligibility criteria of the course to secure their admission. The basic eligibility is to have a Master's 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 from a recognised university. 

The eligibility criteria for PhD Management and Commerce programme offered by School of Business Management NIU is that the candidates must have a master's degree with atleast 55% marks in aggregate and a bachelor degree with atleast 75% marks in aggregate. A relaxation of 5% marks may be given to candidates from SC/ST or EWS category. NIU does not offer any direct admission in the courses candidates have to give an entrance exam conducted by the college.

Qualification Requirements: The minimum qualification required for admission to the B.Tech and the integrated M.Tech. programmes at IIIT-B is a first-class in 10+2 (or equivalent) with Mathematics as one of the subjects. Students expecting to complete the minimum requirement by July 2024 may also apply.