Ph.D. in Law 

at AMU, Aligarh

The admission process charges for all PhD courses is yet to be revealed at AMU. However, for the PhD courses whose admissions have begun, the admission process fees is INR 1,000 for the academic year 2026.

Candidates will be charged the aforementioned fees in appropriate amounts during the admission process.

According to the seat intake data at AMU for PhD course, the highest number of seats are offered for the PhD in Mechanical Engineering course. This course offers a total seat intake of 100 for the 2026 admissions. Out of these 100 seats, 94 seats are available for the general category while the rest are reserved for special category candidates.

The PhD admission fees at AMU ranges between INR 13,300 - INR 26,100 for the academic year 2026. Most PhD courses have an admission fees of INR 13,300 which must be paid after the personal interview round, if the candidate is selected for PhD admissions.

However, candidates will also need to pay admission process charges which also vary between PhD courses at AMU.

The total number of PhD seats offered by AMU is 884 for admissions in the academic year 2026. Out of the 884 seats, 807 seats are offered to the general category students while the remaining 77 are reserved seats.

The reservations are not offered for every PhD branch at AMU while some branches are not open to the general category.

To complete the PhD admission process at AMU, candidates need to provide digital copies of the below mentioned documents at the time of application process:

• Class 10th and Class 12th passing certificate as well as marksheet
• Graduation degree
• Post graduation degree
• Entrance exam scorecard
• No objection certificate
• Work experience certificate
• ID and address proof
• Scanned images of the candidate's signature

The median package offered to BA LLB during the Faculty of Law, AMU placements 2022 was INR 12.3 Lacs Per Annum.

Top recruiters are, EFS Facilities Services Group, Wipro Technologies, Tata Steel Ltd., UltraTech Cement, ICICI Bank, Tech Mahindra, Publicis Sapient, Hexaview Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Zoho Corporation, SoftNice India Pvt. Ltd., etc.

As per NIRF report 2025, course-wise median package received and placement rate recorded during AMU placements 2024 are mentioned below:

For undergraduate admission to courses, including BA (Hons), BVoc and BSc (Hons) through CUET-UG, candidates must have a valid CUET-UG score. For BA (Hons) admission, candidates must have to attempt the Domain/ General/ Languages sections of CUET while appearing for the entrance test along with the minimum eligibility criteria set by AMU. Final selection for most of the UG and PG courses via CUET is based on candidates' performance in the counselling round. Talking about the minimum eligibility requirement for AMU UG courses, candidates must have passed the Class 12 with a minimum aggregate of 50%. For PG admission, graduation in any discipline with a minimum 50% aggregate is required. To know more about AMU course-wise eligibility, selection and fees, Click Here. 

Yes, Aligarh Muslim University admission to most of the courses is based on CUET scores. Admission to AMU undergraduate courses including  BSc (Hons.) Community Science, BA (Hons/Research), BVoc in Production Technology, Polymer and Coating Technology and Fashion Design & Garment Technology and BSc (Hons/Research) is completely based on valid Central University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) scores. From the academic session 2022, all the central universities along with a few state-deemed universities and private universities started accepting CUET scores for admission to their UG and PG courses. 

AMU conducts its own entrance test called Aligarh Muslim University Common Admission Test (AMU-CAT) for admission to the MBA course. The Admission Test shall be held at Aligarh, Kolkata & Kozhikode. Based on the marks secured by the candidates in the AMU-CAT entrance test, a merit list for admission will be drawn. Candidates whose names appear in the merit list released by the University are then required to appear for the Group Discussion & Personal Interview (GD & PI) round. The final selection is based on the candidates' performance in the counselling process, conducted by AMU.