Category 4: Full-Time PhD for Project Fellows
- Duration
- Eligibility
- Project Fellows working under funded projects in MAHE Institutions / Teaching Departments and meeting the eligibility criteria (Refer section 4 of guidelines)
- Admission Process
- Admission Schedule: Four times a year (January, April, July and October)
- Admission deadlines – Visit https://manipal.edu/mu/academics/phd.html
- These applicants are required to appear for Institute / Department level Test and shortlisted applicants will be called for institute / department level interview.
- Institute / Department level test is exempted for
» GATE qualified applicants
» Applicants with Assistant professorship (UGC - NET qualified) or qualified in any National Tests with valid score card
- Prospective applicants shall apply for Ph.D. admission in a prescribed application form (Annexure 3) with relevant documents to CDS.
- CDS will scrutinize the application for eligibility and if eligible, will forward the documents to concerned Institution / teaching department of MAHE
- The Institution / Teaching department of MAHE will form the following selection committee
- Prospective applicants shall apply for Ph.D. admission in a prescribed application form (Annexure 3) with relevant documents to CDS.
» Prospective supervisor, Co-supervisor (if any)
» Head of the Department (HOD)
» Ph.D. coordinator of the Institution / Teaching department
» Head of the Institute (HOI) / Institutional representative
» External member nominated by HOI
- Selection committee shall assess the applicants based on their academic and research credentials through an interview. Committee will also decide the probable Ph.D. topic and supervisor and co-supervisor (if required).
- Selection committee shall assess the applicants based on their academic and research credentials through an interview. Committee will also decide the probable Ph.D. topic and supervisor and co-supervisor (if required).
» Interview will have following components
¨ Presentation by the applicant
¨ Viva Voce on area of interest and basics related to applicant’s expertise.
¨ Discussion on Motivation and Goal
- Selection committee shall submit the following to CDS, through proper channel
- Selection committee shall submit the following to CDS, through proper channel
» Interview results
» Admission form (Annexure 4)
» Declaration from Guide, Co-Guide (if any)
» Recommendation of HOD / HOI
- On successful clearing of the interview,
» CDS will issue offer letter to the applicant
¨ Applicant will have to communicate the acceptance within 7 days to CDS and pay the course fee.
» On receiving the fee payment confirmation, CDS will liaise with Director-Admissions MAHE to generate admission order of the successful applicants
» CDS will communicate the same to the applicant, guide and respective HOI / HOD.
- Important Note
- The Ph.D. research topic / protocol must be related to the area in which the applicant is currently working under the project
- Important Note
» In case of having research topic / protocol from a different research area at the time of admission, he / she shall complete the project OR resign from the project, AND then apply for full time Ph.D. as per MAHE guidelines
- During the Ph.D. course, the PhD scholar is NOT allowed to join another new project, which is NOT related his / her Ph.D. research area.
- Course Fee
- Refer https://manipal.edu/phd for PhD Course fees
- Leaves
o PhD scholar is eligible for leaves as per the funding agency norms
o Leaves can be availed only with prior approval from guide and institution.
- If the PhD scholar avails leave over and above the eligibility, the duration of Ph.D. will be extended by leave period availed.
» If the PhD scholar avails additional leaves with DAC permission, the minimum duration of Ph.D. will be extended by leave period availed.
¨ This requires prior approval from CDS. The request to be sent to CDS in CDS template (Annexure 42).
» Maternity leave, if availed, to be communicated to CDS along with supporting documents in CDS template (Annexure 43).
¨ The minimum duration of PhD program will be extended by leave period
Annexures are available at https://manipal.edu/mu/academics/phd/annexures.html