AMU Aligarh PhD Admission 2023: Eligibility, Application Process, Entrance, Fee, Dates

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) PhD is offered in streams such as Science, Arts, Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences, Management and many more. The University offers Integrated Master of Philosophy (MPhil) leading to PhD and Direct PhD. Read the article to know more about AMU PhD admission process.

Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) offers full-time and part-time Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in different disciplines in the faculties of the University as notified by the University from time to time. Admission in PhD in AMU is entrance based. Interested candidates are needed to appear for AMU Admission Test to get admission to these programmes. PhD is offered in streams such as Science, Arts, Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences, Management and many more. The Aligarh Muslim University offers Integrated Master of Philosophy (MPhil) leading to PhD and Direct PhD.

AMU PhD Admission 2023: Eligibility Criteria

In order to pursue full-time PhD from AMU, candidates must have a Master’s degree or its equivalent, recognized by a university in the relevant subject to their proposed field of research with a minimum of 55% aggregate or its equivalent grade ‘B’ in 7 point scale of UGC (or an equivalent overall grade if grading system is followed).

A 1-year/2-semester master's degree programme after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme or a 2-year/4-semester master’s degree programme after a 3-year bachelor’s degree programme or qualifications declared equivalent to the master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed.
OR
M.Phil. programme with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed.
OR
A 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme (with research) with a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed.

In case of part-time PhD, candidates must qualify the same eligibility criteria as that of full-time, and should fall among the following categories:

• Candidate has been in service in a government/public sector undertaking/R&D for at least two years and is sanctioned study leave for one year
• Candidate is an Assistant Professor (Contractual) and Guest Teacher of this university
• Candidate is a Nursing Tutor or Permanent School Teacher or of this university with five years of regular service
• Admission to MPhil & PhD will be done through AMU Admission Test, followed by an interview
• Candidates who have already qualified CSIR NET or UGC NET or any other national level entrance test such as NET JRF will be considered for admission without appearing in the AMU Admission Written Test. However, candidates will have the option of appearing in the written test to increase their admission chances, in which case, the higher marks obtained in the qualifying test will be considered.

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AMU PhD: Relaxation of Marks

A relaxation of 5% of marks, or an equivalent relaxation of grade, in the qualifying examination may be allowed for Persons with Disabilities (having more than 40% disability).

Aligarh Muslim University PhD: Criteria for Admission

Selection of candidates in Ph.D. programme will be made through an admission test comprising (a) a written test and (b) Presentation-cum-Interview (for those who qualify the written test and are short-listed for Presentation-cum-Interview).

(ii) Candidates who qualify for fellowship/ scholarship in UGC-NET/UGC-CSIR NET / GATE / CEED and similar National level tests with a score more than or equal to the
qualifying marks of General Category, valid at the time of admission, are exempted from appearing in the written test. However, they must appear in the presentationcum-interview in person to become eligible for selection.

(iii) Foreign nationals are exempted from appearing in the written test. However, they must appear in the presentation-cum-interview in person or through video conferencing to become eligible for selection. 

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Here is the list of disciplines a candidate can choose to pursue his/her PhD from:

Agricultural Sciences
Agricultural Economics & Business Management	Microbiology
Home Science	Entomology
Plant Pathology	Post Harvest Engineering & Technology

 

Arts & Humanities
Arabic	Linguistics
Bengali	Malayalam
English	Marathi
English Language Teaching	Persian
Fine Arts	Philosophy
Hindi	Punjabi
Hindi Translation	Sanskrit
Kashmiri	Urdu

 

Engineering & Technology
Applied Chemistry	Computer Engineering
Applied Mathematics	Electrical Engineering
Applied Physics	Electronics Engineering
Bio Medical Signal Processing	Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering	Nanotechnology
Civil Engineering	Petroleum Processing & Petrochemical Engineering

 

International Studies
Strategic, Security & Peace Studies	West Asian and North African Studies

 

Life Sciences
Biochemistry	Museology
Biotechnology	Wildlife Sciences
Botany	Zoology

 

Medicine
Anatomy	Neurosciences
Biochemistry	Pediatrics
Clinical Psychology	Pharmacology
Endocrinology	Physiology
Forensic Medicine & Toxicology	Plastic Surgery
Microbiology	Psychiatry

 

Science
Chemistry	Operations Research
Computer Science	Physics
Geography	Remote Sensing & GIS Applications
Geology	Statistics
Mathematics

 

Social Science
Economics	Physical Education
Education	Political Science
History	Psychology
Human Rights	Public Administration
Islamic Studies	Social Work
Library & Information Science	Sociology
Mass Communication	Women’s Studies

 

Theology
Shia Theology	Sunni Theology

AMU Aligarh PhD Course Duration 2023

Candidates can find the course duration of both full-time and part-time PhD programmes in the table mentioned below:

PhD
Full-time	Part-time
A minimum of three years from the date of admission and a maximum of five years, extendable by maximum one year	A minimum of three and a half years from the date of admission, and a maximum of seven years, extendable by maximum of one year

Note: Women scholars and candidates with disability (more than 40%) can be allowed a relaxation of two years to pursue PhD. Women scholars may be offered Maternity Leave/Child Care Leave in the entire duration of PhD for up to 240 days.

AMU PhD Application Process 2023

Candidates can check the step-by-step application process for all the doctorate courses at AMU:

• Visit the official website of AMU at www.amucontrollerexams.com.
• Login using your Email and password. Your Dashboard will be available to you for filling the form.
• Only Single Registration is sufficient for applying to the multiple courses by a candidate.
• Please note every candidate will Register separately and will get his/her username and password to access his/her Dashboard for filling as well as tracking the form(s).
• In case you have lost/forgot your password, Please use Forgot Password link to get it. It will be sent to you on your registered email.
• Please fill your Profile carefully and Review it properly before Saving it as you will not be able to Edit/Update it afterwards.
• Before filling the Application form you must have the following ready.
• Scanned copy of colored Photo with white background, Signature, and Thumb Impression (Left Hand Thumb Impression for every candidate) of the Candidate in JPG format only. The file size of each should be less than 200KB.
• Email address & Mobile number.
• Online Banking details/Debit Card/Credit Card.
• Details of qualifying examination.

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