• Duration
  • Minimum 3.5 years from date of Joining (Registration) and up to a maximum 6 years
• Eligibility
  • Applicants who fulfil the Eligibility Criteria (Refer section 4 of guidelines) are eligible to apply for Full-Time PhD program (with scholarships) under this category

• Admission Process
  • Admission Schedule: Twice in an academic year (July and January; or as scheduled)
    • Applicants are required to register themselves at https://mahephd.azurewebsites.net/ and submit the application form as per the timeline (table 1).  
    • During the application, the applicant will be directed to select most suitable stream and research domain from the list displayed.
  • Applicants must appear for All India centre-based online PhD Manipal Entrance Test (MET) conducted by MAHE Manipal
    • MET is exempted for

»        GATE qualified applicants

»        Applicants with Assistant professorship (UGC-NET qualified)  or any other National Tests with valid score card 

• • • MET syllabus ( Health Sciences; Technology and Management; Law, Humanities & Social Sciences), schedule and results will be made available at https://mahephd.azurewebsites.net/
    • Shortlisted applicants through MET will be asked to rank (based on their preferences) the PhD topics available in the applicant’s chosen stream and domain. PhD topics will be made available to applicants on candidate portal. 
    • Shortlisted applicants will be directed to institute / department for interview.

»        Interview will have following components

¨       Presentation by the applicant

¨       Viva Voce on area of interest and basics related to his/her expertise.

¨       Discussion on Motivation and Goal

• • • Merit list will be prepared as follows

»        35 % weightage for PhD Manipal Entrance Test (MET)

»        65 % weightage for interview / viva voce

• • • Interview committee will allot PhD topic to the applicant based on the performance in the interview.
    • MAHE Admissions office will issue offer letter to applicants selected for PhD admission
    • Selected applicants are eligible for grant-in-aid instituted by MAHE under the Dr. TMA Pai PhD Scholarship programme

• Tentative Timeline for Admission Process

Table 1: Tentative Timeline of Admission Process

• PhD supervisor Details
  • MAHE will call for Expression of Interest (EOI) from Eligible MAHE guides before each admission cycle.
  • Following will be uploaded on Ph.D. webpage (https://manipal.edu/phd)
    • MAHE Eligible Guide’s details
    • Area of research interest with link to his / her profile on https://researcher.manipal.edu
    • Key words of proposed research

• Course Fee
  • Refer https://manipal.edu/phd for PhD Course fees

• Joining Process
  • If an applicant accepts the offer, he / she should confirm the same through the candidate portal and by paying the first instalment fee
    • Fee Payment Link will be displayed in the candidate portal on confirmation of offer acceptance.                
    • On successful completion of fee payment, provisional admission will be granted and PhD Roll No will be generated by Admissions Office which will be intimated to the applicant.          
    • Following this, the applicant will visit the Admissions Office with following documents in originals for verification.

»        All semester / year marks / grade sheet of Bachelor’s Degree, from a recognized university

»        All semester / year marks/grade sheet of Master’s Degree from a recognized university

»        UG & PG Degree Certificates

»        2 Recent & identical passport-sized photographs

»        Self-Attested Pan Card & Aadhaar card photocopy

»        Fee paid details

• • • Admission office, MAHE will issue admission order to the applicant after verification.
    • Following this, PhD scholar will complete joining/reporting formalities at the respective institution.
    • ID card and learner Email ID will be issued to the PhD scholar after joining.
    • After completing the joining formalities at the Institution PhD scholar MUST submit the joining report to the Centre for Doctoral Studies (CDS), MAHE.
    • CDS will issue registration letter to PhD scholar. The date of joining will be the date the registration of the PhD scholar.

• Scholarship & Other Support
  • Refer https://manipal.edu/phd for Dr. TMA Pai Scholarships
    • The PhD scholar should NOT accept additional salary / stipend, etc. from any other source during the tenure of the fellowship
    • If PhD scholar wishes to discontinue from the Ph.D. program / registration is cancelled by MAHE he / she has to return the full scholarship amount provided so far.
  • Financial assistance (Registration / TA / DA / Accommodation), to a maximum of Rs. 30,000 (Rupees Thirty Thousand) for the entire duration of the Ph.D.
    • This amount can be utilized within 4 years of admission OR before the submission of thesis, whichever is earlier.
    • This financial assistance can be utilised for the following, with due recommendations from the guide and HOI

»        Presenting Paper(s) / Poster(s) at National / International conference(s)

»        Attending workshop(s)

• • • Above facilities can be availed with prior approval from MAHE Manipal (to apply use annexure 48)

• Switchover from Dr. TMA Pai Scholarship to other PhD categories
  •  
    • Ph.D Scholars who get National fellowship while pursuing Ph.D. are required to apply to CDS for switch over approval, through Guide, Co-Guide (if applicable), HOD and HOI with relevant documents in CDS template (Annexure 47)
    • During the Ph.D. course, the Ph.D Scholar is NOT allowed to join another new project as Research Assistant (RA) / Junior Research Fellow (JRF) / Senior Research Fellow (SRF) etc. which is not related to his / her Ph.D. research area.
    • The Ph.D Scholar selected as RA / JRF / SRF in a project related to Ph.D. research area, are required to apply to CDS for switch over approval, through Guide, Co-Guide (if applicable), HOD and HOI with relevant documents (Annexure 47)
• Leaves

o   PhD scholar is eligible for Casual leave (CL, 12 days) and Special Casual leave (SCL, 15 days), per calendar year

o   SCL can be availed only for academic enhancement programs such as conference, workshop, seminars, and symposiums with prior approval from guide and HOD / HOI.

 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

Stipend /Scholarship payable to students admitted under Dr. TMA Pai scholarships program from the academic year 2023-24 (from July 1, 2023).

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