MAHE Manipal offers PhD programs in various disciplines through its constituent institutions & departments, under

• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Faculty of Science, Technology & Management
• Faculty of Humanities, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

The main objective of a PhD program is to not only contribute to the domain but also enable the researcher to develop the competency of conducting research individually or in a group later on. MAHE Manipal encourages research in interdisciplinary areas and the academic program leading to the PhD degree involves course credit requirement and timely research progress presentations, ultimately leading to thesis submission on satisfactory fulfillment of submission requirements. All institutes / departments under MAHE Manipal are well equipped with research facilities. 

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to PhD programmes under full-time & part-time schemes of MAHE Manipal. Click here to apply for Dr. T.M.A. Pai Scholarship, Part-time PhD program for Working Professionals and Self-sponsored category.

Eligibility

All candidates MUST have obtained a qualifying degree in full-time mode and

a candidate seeking admission to the PhD program MUST fulfill  the following eligibility criteria

Indian Qualifications

Foreign Qualifications

• Candidates with Master’s degrees or equivalent from foreign universities will have to produce a certificate or recognition / equivalency by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) / Commonwealth Universities / International Association of Universities (IAU), as equivalent to the corresponding Indian degrees for the purpose of higher studies.

Admission for PhD program

Application deadlines

Tentative timelines for Dr. T M A Pai Scholarship program/Self-sponsored category/Part-time PhD program for working professionals.