Ph.D. in Tamil 

at Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation, Salem

Candidate must have passed 1-year/2-semester master's degree program after a 4-year/8- semester bachelor’s degree program or a 2-year/4-semester master’s degree program after a 3-year / 4- year bachelor’s degree program or qualifications declared equivalent to the master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with the mentioned marks (5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to 
SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the Commission from time to time) or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed or equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institution accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of the educational institution.