• Duration
  • Minimum 3 years 6 months from date of joining (registration) and up to a maximum 6 years.

• Eligibility:
  • Applicants under AICTE-QIP program OR with UGC / CSIR – NET – JRF / ICMR – JRF / DBT – JRF / JEST / INSPIRE / NDF

AND

Having a valid fellowship at the time of admission.

AND

Meeting MAHE eligibility criteria (Refer section 4 of guidelines).

• Admission Process
  • Admission Schedule: Four times a year (January, April, July and October)
  • Deadlines – Visit https://manipal.edu/mu/academics/phd.html
  • Applicants are exempted from the All India centre-based online PhD Manipal Entrance Test (MET) conducted by MAHE Manipal
  • Selection to the PhD program under this category would be done by a panel of experts through presentation and an interview
    • Applicants seeking Ph.D. admission under this category are required to submit application (Annexure 1) along with expression of interest with Resume, Fellowship Award Letter, Bachelor’s & Master’s degree certificates to Centre for Doctoral Studies (CDS), MAHE.
    • 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 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).
      
      • 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 interview results and admission form (annexure 2) to CDS.
    • 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 PhD scholar, guide and respective HOI / HOD. 
  • The PhD scholar shall initiate the process of fellowship activation on joining and the Department / Institution will facilitate the process.

• Course Fee
  • Selected PhD scholars are exempted from paying the course fee
• Other Support
  • Contingency grant of Rs. 1,50,000 per year, for 3 years will be given for research work of the PhD Scholar to cover equipment, consumables, and publication costs.
    • This amount CANNOT be used for the manpower and travel.
    • This amount can be utilized within 4 years of admission OR before the submission of thesis, whichever is earlier. 
  • 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 annexures 48, 49)

• Leaves
  • PhD scholar is eligible for leaves as per the applicable fellowship scheme norms. 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

Thrust areas of research available at various institutions of Manipal Academy of Higher Education for candidates already having a fellowship  :

Health Sciences :-

KMC Manipal : Anesthesiology, Clinical Medicine, Metabolomics,.....and more

KMC Mangalore : Forensic Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Toxicology,.....and more

MCODS Mangalore : Behavioral research, Restorative materials,.....and more

MCON Manipal : Bipolar Disorder, Newborn care, Quality of life,.....and more

MCOPS Manipal : Drug Discovery, Nanoemulsion, Proteomics,.....and more

MCHP Manipal : Dysphagia, Orthography, Psychophysics,.....and more

MSLS Manipal : Chelation therapy, In vitro biology, Radiation Biology,.....and more

MMMC Manipal : Enteric pathogens, Hemostasis, Proteomics,.....and more

MIRM Bangalore : Cardiac regeneration, Epigenetics, Secretome therapy,.....and more

PSPH : (In Data Science) Bayesian Methods, Multivariate Methods,.....and more

PSPH : (In Public Health) : Adolescent Health, Geriatric Health,.....and more

CIMR, Manipal : Drug research in AYUSH, Lifestyle Disorders,....and more

Technical :-

MIT Manipal : Process Optimization, Turbomachinery,....and more

ICAS Manipal : Environmental Engineering, Water Supply Engineering,.....and more

MSIS Manipal : Content Based image retrieval, Fractals, Image Processing,......and more

MIM Manipal : Higher Education Administration, Digital Marketing,.......and more

MIC Manipal : Corporate Communication, Media Education,.....and more

MCNS Manipal : Active galaxies, Nuclear physics, Super Heavy Elements,.......and more

MCES :  Multiculturalism, Multilingualism, Internationalization of Higher Education.

DOC : Capital Markets, Banking, Insurance,......and more

MCH : Indian literature, Ethics, Aesthetics,.......and more

MSAP : Environment Behavior, Built Environment Research, Sustainable Design & Development.