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MG University PhD Admission 2022

The University offers a full-time PhD programme with a minimum and maximum duration of three and six years, respectively. MGU Kerala conducts an entrance test for admission to PhD courses. However, candidates, who have appeared for UGC NET/ CSIR NET/ GATE/ GPAT/ SLET/ JSET, are exempted from the University Entrance Test. All the selected students have to appear for Doctorate Interview for the final selection. The programme is offered in over 45 specialisations, which are mentioned below along with the eligibility criteria:

PhD Specialisations & Eligibility
Eligibility criteria: Master’s degree in the relevant stream with an aggregate of 55% (50% for SC/ ST candidates)
Education	Behavioural Science	Economics
English	Behavioural Medicine	International Relations
Law	Rehabilitation Nursing	Politics & International Relations
Syriac	Nursing	Gandhian Studies
Physical Education	Chemistry	Development Studies
Malayalam	Physics	Social Work
Sanskrit	Home Science	History
Hindi	Zoology	Sociology
English	Statistics	Philosophy
Music	Fishery Science	Library & Information Science
Fine Arts	Environmental Science	Psychology
Mathematics	Pharmacy	Management Studies
Botany	Electronics	Tourism Studies
Bioscience	Civil Engineering	Special Education
Computer Science	Electrical Engineering	Psychology
Commerce	Mechanical Engineering	Political Science
Electronics & Communication Engineering	--	--

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Ph.D. in Philosophy

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Ph.D. in Malayalam

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Ph.D. in Management

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Ph.D. in Social Work

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Ph.D. in Chemistry

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Ph.D. in Physics

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Ph.D in Management

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Ph.D. in Economics

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Mahatma Gandhi University (Kerala) has many affiliated engineering colleges, but one important thing to understand is that most engineering colleges in Kerala are now primarily affiliated with APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU), even if they were earlier linked with MG University. So, th

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How does University of Calicut BA compare to programs at MG University or Kerala University?

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Accreditation: All three universities are NAAC accredited, but Kerala University ranks higher in NIRF rankings.
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What are the names of the offered LLM specialisations at School of Indian Legal Thought, MGU?

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School of Indian Legal Thought, Mahatma Gandhi University LLM are given in certain specialisations. At the time of application process, students can choose any of the specialisations according to their choice. The names of the available specialisations are:

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How are the placements at MG University?

Answered 8 months ago

The University has released the NIRF report 2025. The report incorporates 2024 statistics. As per report, 455 PG-2 year and 26 UG-5 year students were placed during the 2024 placements. The median salary offered to UG-5 year and PG-2 year students was INR 4 LPA and INR 5.5 LPA, respectively.

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As per the NIRF report 2025, the median salary for UG 5-year and PG 2-year couses in 2024 stood at INR 4 LPA and INR 5.5 LPA. Earlier, the median salary offered to UG 5-year students in 2023 was INR 3.6 LPA and for PG 2-year it was INR 6 LPA.

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