Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

72 Months

Doctor of Philosophy in Management doctorate program offered by Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar

CATEGORIES OF PH.D. STUDENTS: The University admits students for Ph. D. programme under the following categories:

REGULAR (FULL-TIME): This category refers to the candidates who work full time for their Ph.D. and may receive fellowship/assistantship from the University as per its policy or fellowship from CSIR/UGC or any other recognized funding agency or maybe self-financed.
SPONSORED STUDENTS (FULL-TIME): A candidate in the category is sponsored by a recognized R&D organization, national institute, academic institution, govt. organization or industry for doing research in PDPU on a full-time basis. He is required to have at least two years of working experience in the respective field. He will not receive any financial support from the University. Sponsorship letter (Form-I) should be attached with the application.
PROJECT STAFF (PART-TIME): This category refers to the candidates who are working on sponsored projects in any School of the University and admitted to the Ph.D. programme. The duration of the project at the time of admission should be at least 2 years.
LOCALLY & PROFESSIONALLY EMPLOYED PERSONNEL (PART-TIME): This category refers to the candidates who are locally and professionally employed personnel. These candidates should be able to meet supervisor(s) regularly in the University for the guidance on their research work. The applicant must be a regular employee of a recognized R&D organization, national institute, academic institution, government organization or industry at the time of admission and be engaged in professional work in the discipline in which admission is sought. No financial assistance will be provided by the University to such students. “No Objection” Certificate from the Head of the Institute/Organization in which he is employed (Form-II) must be enclosed at the time of application.
SPONSORED STUDENTS (EXTERNAL REGISTRATION)(PART-TIME): This category refers to candidates employed in R&D organizations related to Science, Technology, & Engineering having adequate research facilities. The research work leading to the Ph.D. degree may be carried out largely in the parent organization of the candidate under a Local Supervisor from the organization but with the overall guidance and advice provided by a faculty member of the University (School Supervisor) under whom he is registered. The appointment of the Local Supervisor is to be reported to the Director General of the University through the Director of the concerned School of the University for final approval. Sponsorship certificate from the Head of the organization where the candidate is employed. (Form III) is required to be enclosed at the time of application. No financial assistance from the University will be provided to such students.

Eligibility Criteria

A student seeking an admission to Ph.D. Programme of the University is required to have minimum educational qualification as mentioned hereunder; 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 equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institution accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of the educational institution. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) / Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the Commission from time to time. Provided that a candidate seeking admission after a 4-year / 8-semester bachelor’s degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC / ST / OBC (non-creamy layer) / Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the Commission from time to time.

M. B. A. / M. Tech. / M. E. / A. C. A. / A. I. C. W. A. / A. C. S. level or its equivalent as recognized by UGC / AICTE in appropriate area.

B. B. A. / B. Tech. / B. E. (4 Years / 8 Semesters) or its equivalent as recognized by UGC / AICTE in appropriate area with a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed

Admission Details

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
There will be a two stage process: i) Written Aptitude Test (WAT) shall consist of 50% weightage on research methodology and Ph.D. Admissions Rules – July 2024 10/19 50% weightage on subject-specific questions. As a part of this, the question paper on Research Methodology will be of 50 marks, each question will carry one mark. Subject wise Entrance Test will be conducted, which consists of 100 questions, each carrying one mark. Entrance test shall be qualifying in nature with qualifying marks as 50%, and only such candidates will be eligible to appear at the PI - Personal Interview / Viva Voce. A relaxation of 5% marks will be allowed in the entrance examination for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/differently-abled category, Economically Weaker Section (EWS), and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the Commission from time to time
Candidates shortlisted based on the Entrance Test / Exemption from Entrance Test as mentioned above will be required to appear for PI wherein the candidates have to discuss their research interest / area through a presentation before a duly constituted Committee. The PI shall consider the following aspects, viz.: a) Research objectives, Literature Survey, Methodology, Expected results, List of papers referred, & also industry tie up if any. b) Research Methodology aspects for preparing a Doctoral Proposal. c) The candidate possesses the competence for the proposed research. d) Whether the research work can be suitably undertaken at the University. e) Contribution to new / additional knowledge out of the proposed research. f) Competence for the proposed research. The admission merit list for the eligible candidates (qualified in the written test or exempted from the written test and then appeared in the PI) will be based on 30% weightage of Personal Interview (PI) score and 70% weightage of Entrance Test score / Exempted Examination score. For the NET-JRF applicants, 100% weightage of PI score will be considered for admission merit. While appearing at the selection procedure, the candidate is required to produce original copies of his/her testimonials in support of the candidature. The candidate shall have to ensure all fulfillments to the eligibility requirements while applying for admission.