Ph.D. in Political Science 

at Goa University, Goa - Other

Candidates need to pass one-year master's degree after a four-year bachelor's degree or a two year master's degree after a three-year bachelor's degree with at least 55% aggregate or its equivalent grade to apply for PhD course at Goa Unievrsity. There is a 5% relaxation in the aggregate for SC/ ST/ OBC-NCL/ PwD candidates)

Aspirants who have completed MPhil programme with a minimum of 55% aggregate can also apply.

Candidates applying for PhD need to submit some documents. Aspirants need to submit the documents in the specified dimensions to avoid rejection. Below are the documents required for Goa University application process:

• PG marksheet 
• Certificate of passing MPhil/ CSIR-UGC/ UGC-NET-JRF/ Lectureship, DBT-JRF/ SLET/ JEST/ ICAR-NET/ SET/ GATE/ GPAT/GU-PET 
• Valid Category Certificate (if applicable)
• OBC-NCL Certificate
• EWS Category Certificate

Candidates need to apply online on the official website of Goa University for UG and PG programmes. The university shortlists candidates for PG programmes based on GU-ART conducted by the university. For MBA admission, the university accepts CMAT/ ATMA scores. For UG courses, the selection is based on merit in the last qualifying exam. Candidates might need to come for personal interview round for some of the courses. The university releases its merit lists of the selected candidates for various courses. Shortlisted aspirants need to pay the programme fee to confirm their seat in the university.

There are no placement details available on the official website of Goa University. However, the Goa University has released the NIRF report 2023 on its official website. Check out the table below for course-wise median packages offered during Goa University placements 2022:

Goa University offers good placements annually for its MBA, MCA and MDS courses. The placement details of the batch 2023 are yet to be released on the official website. Once it is released, it will be updated here. However, the placement details of batch 2022 is disclosed in the NIRF report 2023. Let’s take a look at the key highlights of Goa University placements 2022 in the table below:

Note: The above-mentioned data are gathered from the Goa University NIRF report 2023.

Goa University fee includes various components such as one-time, hostel fee and tuition fee. The following sections mention the Goa University fee breakup for the top courses:

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

The college comparison between Goa University and University of Calcutta is based on the tuition fees charged by the Universities and seat intake for the BSc programme. The college comparison table is mentioned below:

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

Goa University admissions are both merit and entrance-based. For admission to PG courses, the university conducts its in-house entrance exam, i.e.,  GU-ART, GU-QET-, GU-CLAT, etc. or accepts national-level exams such as CMAT/ ATMA for a course like MBA. Goa University admission cycle begin in May/ June with registration. 

The placement report is yet to be released for the Class of 2023. However, Goa University has released the NIRF report 2023 on its official website. According to the report,  77 PG 2-year and 39 PG 3-year students were placed during Goa University placements 2022.

Further, the median package offered to PG 2-year and PG 3-year students during Goa University placements 2022 was INR 2.34 and INR 1.20 LPA, respectively. The top recruiters of Goa University during the past years included Syngenta Biosciences, Deccan Fine Chemicals, Godrej,  Wipro, HCL,  etc..

Established in 1985, Goa University is accredited with 'B+' Grade by NAAC and approved by UGC. The university has been ranked in the band 151-200 under the 'University' category by the NIRF Ranking 2024. Goa University, through its 10 schools of study and 60+ affiliated colleges, offers undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, certificate, and PhD courses to students. These courses are offered across Science, Management, Commerce, and other streams.