Aligarh Muslim University P.hD

I want to take admission in Ph.D. Course at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) so please give me details including eligibility criteria?

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Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is a public university and it is funded by the central government of India is among the oldest central universities in India. It was founded by Syed Ahmad Khan as Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College.

Ph.D. at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU):

Eligibility Criteria:
Candidate must have Master’s Degree or its equivalent recognized by the University in a subject relevant to his / her proposed field of research with not less than 55% marks in the aggregate or its equivalent CPI / CGPA / NAG, and

Candidate had also obtained the Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent recognized by the University with not less than 50% marks in the aggregate or its equivalent CPI / CGPA / NAG.

Application Form:
Candidate should fill the Offline Application Form available on the Controller’s Office website of AMU by 4th December and the generated PDF copy of the Application Form should be submitted in the Office of the Deputy Controller (Admissions), along with the Demand Draft of 500/- ( Non refundable ) drawn in favor of Finance Officer, AMU, Aligarh.

Important Dates:
Notification for admission and availability of admission forms on the website:
Last week of November

Last date for submission of Offline application form:
1st week of December

Last date for submission of Hard Copy of the dully filled in application form:
2nd week of December

Uploading the list of eligible candidates for admission Test:
3rd week of December

M.Phil / Ph.D Admission Test:
3rd week of December

Declaration of Result (Written Test):
Last week of December

Date of Presentation – cum – Interview:
Last week of December

Convening of BOS meeting:
1st week of January

Holding of CASR meeting for confirmation of admission or otherwise:
2nd week of January

Regulation for PhD at AMU:
Regulations in accordance with, and subject to, the provisions of Chapters XXIV and XXV of
the Ordinances (Academic)
1. Information to be communicated by Chairmen, Departments of Studies to the Controller of
Examinations:
The Chairman of each Department shall in due course of time communicate the Controller of
Examinations (hereafter referred to as COE) the maximum number of admissions in Ph.D. / M.
Phil. to be made in each area of specialization approved by the Board of Studies in the ensuing
academic session after taking into consideration:
(a) The number of faculty members available in each area of specialization for supervising
M. Phil. / Ph.D. students and their willingness to enroll new students under their
supervision.
(b) The number of admissions in Ph.D. / M. Phil. that can be made according to the
prescribed rules for supervision.
(c) The Library and Laboratory facilities and other essential resources available, to the
extent this information is relevant for fixing the number of candidates who can be
admitted to the M. Phil. / Ph.D. programs.
2. Supervision
(i) Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors in the university who hold Ph.D.
degree in the relevant subject and have at least three years’ experience of teaching in a
University or post doctoral research shall be eligible to be appointed as supervisors of
candidates of Ph.D. program. The faculty members who do not hold Ph.D. degree in the
relevant subject may however be appointed Supervisors if they have at least fifteen years of
teaching experience in the University and experience of undertaking or guiding research.
(ii) The Co-supervisor shall ordinarily be a teacher holding Ph.D. degree in the relevant subject. He
may not necessarily be a person in the service of the University, but, if from outside the
University, he should be a scholar with significant published work to his credit and be associated
with a University Department or Approved National Laboratory or an Academic Institution of high
repute.
(iii) Teachers of the University who have less than 2 years of remaining service may not be
appointed Supervisors but can be appointed as Co-supervisors of M. Phil. / Ph.D. students.
Teachers who have less than one year of service remaining before retirement may be appointed
Co-supervisors of M. Phil. candidates only.
However, teachers who have been selected for the BSR Fellowship of UGC for carrying out
Research work post retirement may be permitted to register Ph.D. students under their
Supervision, and the Department shall extend all facilities for carrying out Research work to
them till the end of tenure of the fellowship.
(iv) The maximum number of students of Ph.D./M.Phil. who can be supervised (including Co-
Supervision) by a teacher at any time shall be as follows:
(a) Professor : 5
(b) Associate Professor : 4
(c) Assistant Professor : 3
All Ph.D./M.Phil. students, including the teachers registered for Ph. D., shall be counted within
this quota till they submit their theses.
(v) A teacher, who is the principal investigator of Research Project(s) funded by a
National/International agency with the provision of appointment of JRF/SRF/Project
Assistant/Project Fellow therein, may have under his supervision M. Phil. / Ph.D. candidates
over and above the maximum limit prescribed above.
Foreign nationals may be admitted in the Ph.D. program under the supervision of teachers of the
Department over and above the prescribed limit.
However, under no circumstances should the number of candidates being supervised, after
allowing for additions over the prescribed limit under this proviso, exceed eight (08) for any
teacher.
(vi) A retired teacher shall continue to supervise the research scholar assigned under his / her
supervision after his/ her retirement till the submission of the thesis or up to two years whichever
is less unless he declines to remain the supervisor or leaves Aligarh.
(vii) A teacher shall normally have the freedom to decide on the number of students, subject to the
limit laid down under Reg. 2(iv) he/she wishes to have under his/her supervision, taking into
consideration his/her teaching and other academic responsibilities.
(viii) All available vacancies of Ph.D. students in a Department may not be filled up in one academic
session. Preferably, a third of the vacancies may be left unfilled to facilitate admission of
candidates in the subsequent academic session.
3. Application for Admission:
(i) Candidates eligible for admission to the M. Phil. / Ph.D. program in more than one Faculty of the
University can apply for the same but such candidates will have to fill separate Application Form
for each Faculty.
(ii) Candidates eligible for admission to the M. Phil. / Ph.D. program in more than one
Department/Center/Unit in the same Faculty of the University can apply for admission in not
more than two disciplines.
(iii) All candidates shall submit the duly filled in Application Form in the Office of Controller of
Examinations on or before the last date announced by the University.
(iv) Exemption from appearing in the Ph.D. Admission Test as per proviso 3.1(ii)-(iii) of Chapter XXV
of Ordinances (Academic) will be applicable to only those candidates who are eligible for the
same on the notified last date of receipt of Application Form and have attached documentary
proof of the same with their Application Form.
4. Conduct of Admission Test:
(i) A candidate shall be required to appear in paper I at the Faculty level and paper II of the
Department(s) / Center(s)/Unit(s) where he/she is eligible and wishes to enroll himself/herself in
the M. Phil. /Ph.D. program in a Faculty.
(ii) Examination of the papers I & II shall be held on the same day as per the following scheme
unless modified by prior notification by the Controller of Examinations:
Date Venue Paper I
Paper II
(First Choice)
Paper II
(Second Choice)
To be notified by the
COE
To be notified by the
COE
Forenoon Afternoon Late afternoon
(v) The COE shall coordinate the holding of the M. Phil./ Ph.D. Admission Test through a
Coordinator to be appointed for the same by the Vice Chancellor..
(vi) Copies of OMR or question papers of paper I and II shall be provided to candidates.
5. Admission Test Paper and its Evaluation:
5.1. Paper- I
(i) Paper I, carrying 100 marks shall be of TWO Hours and shall have one hundred objective type
multiple choice questions (MCQs) carrying one mark each and shall comprise three sections
with the following distribution of marks :
Reasoning : 40%
General Awareness : 40%
English : 20%
(ii) In case of Faculties with more than one Department, the Dean of the concerned Faculty shall set
the paper in consultation with up to five available Chairmen of his Faculty. The paper shall be
moderated by the Dean along with 03 available senior most Professors of the Faculty, who
ordinarily shall not be the paper setters.
(iii) In single Department Faculties, the Dean of the concerned Faculty shall seek ordinarily the help
of three senior most teachers (Professors and Associate Professors) available for setting the
paper. The paper shall be moderated by the Dean along with 03 available senior most teachers
of the Faculty who ordinarily shall not be the paper setters.
(iv) The Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit (IBU) shall have paper set and moderated
in consultation with available three teachers of the Unit.
(v) There will be negative marking in the evaluation and 25 percent of marks shall be deducted for
wrong answers.
(vi) Obtaining at least 30% marks in paper I shall be essential for a candidate to be eligible for
admission to M. Phil./ Ph.D. program but the marks of Paper I shall not be taken into account in
the determination of the final merit of candidates.
(vii) Answer-papers for Paper II of candidates who fail to qualify in Paper I shall be disregarded.


Contact details:
Aligarh Muslim University
Administrative Block
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh – 202 002, India
Fax: + 91 – 571 – 2702331
Phone No: + 91 – 571 – 2703038 / 2701807
Email: amucontrollerexams@gmail.com

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