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.

Goa University conducts its entrance exam for some of the courses. These are GU-ART and GU-PET for PG and PhD programmes, respectively. The university also conducts GU-CLAT, GU-QET, GU-CSAT, etc. Besides this, Goa University also accepts national-level entrance exam scores. The university accepts CMAT/ XAT for MBA General and ATMA for MBA Financial Services. For admission to PhD programme, the university also accepts UGC NET/ SET/ JRF/ GATE/ GPAT scores.

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

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.

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:

Over the past few years, Goa University has been ranked under multiple streams namely Management, Engineering, Computer Application, Pharmacy, etc. A few of the important Goa University rankings are mentioned below:

Reservation of seats for admission to the various programmes of study shall be based on the Reservation Policy of the Goa State Government. Candidates applying for admission under the Reserved Categories shall be required to submit a valid Certificate to that effect issued by the Officer of the rank of the Deputy Collector or any other authorized Officer as notified by the Government of Goa. Find below the reservation criteria at Goa University:

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.

Candidates while applying for admission at Goa University need to pay an application fee. Aspirants can pay the fee via any of the online payment modes. Below is the Goa University application fee for some of the entrance exams: