Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University PhD Admission 2024-25

Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya hereby commences the process of admission to Ph.D. program in Full-Time and Part-Time mode in various disciplines running in the departments of Residential Campus and affiliated colleges (Government and Aided Colleges only) through a Common Entrance Test-2024 (CET-2024) for session 2024-25.

Eligibility

• 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.
• Candidates who have completed the M.Phil. Programme 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 educational institutions, shall be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. Programme. 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.

Selection Process

The admission process in Full Time and Part Time mode for Ph.D. programme of Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya shall be through Common Entrance Test, C.E.T-2024 which will be held in two phases: –

1. Phase A- Written test
2. Phase B- Interview / Viva-Voce

Admission to the Ph.D. Programme shall be made using the following methods:

Any applicant who has applied for the Ph.D. program of this university and has cleared the NET examination with a result that falls in any of the following categories mentioned below are exempted from the entrance examination of this university. Such candidates must refer and review the weightage provided in Annexure A.

• Category 1: Award of JRF and appointment as Assistant Professor
• Category 2: Appointment as Assistant Professor and admission to Ph.D.
• Category 3: Admission to Ph.D. only

Such candidates as referred above will be given preference/weightage as per criteria mentioned in Annexure-A of Ph.D. Ordinance-2022. The choice of exemption is not binding to these categories. The candidates falling in any of the above categories have all the rights to appear in the entrance examination so as to improve their overall score. In such cases their exemption will not be considered for the purpose of weightage but will be treated normally as for the rest of the applicants.

All those applicants who do not fall in the above-mentioned criteria will have to appear in the written test conducted by the University.

Candidates who qualify the written test will have to appear in interview/ viva-voce.

The final selection of the candidate for Ph.D. shall be based on the 70% weightage to written test and 30% weightage to his/her performance in the interview/ viva-voce.

Candidates who are exempted from the written test by having valid fellowship/scholarship or being regular and working teachers employed in Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya Campus /Government/ Aided colleges affiliated to this university will be selected only on the basis of interview/ vivavoce as mentioned in brochure. For such candidates the 30% preference/ weightage allocated for Interview/ Viva-voce shall be scaled up to 100%.

The entrance test syllabus shall consist of 50% questions of Research Methodology and 50% questions related to the subject.

Students who have secured 50% marks in the entrance test are eligible to be called for the interview. 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.

The candidate(s) qualifying the common entrance test will have to appear in an interview/ viva-voce as decided by the admission committee. The interview/ viva-voce panel will be at discretion of Vice-chancellor and in accordance with the Ph.D. Ordinance 2022. The interview board will award marks as suggested in Annexure A. Any modification / alteration/ amendment of the interview/ viva-voce panel shall be at the sole discretion of the vice- chancellor.

The final merit for admission to Ph.D. Programme shall consider the score of written tests (in cases where applicable) and interview/ viva-voce. The university shall adhere to the National/State-level reservation policy, as applicable.

Syllabus

Syllabus of CET-2024 will be like what is prescribed for respective PG subjects of Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya, and its affiliated colleges. A copy of respective syllabus can be obtained from university website www.rmlau.ac.in .

Application Procedure

• Candidate may fill online application form for Ph.D. admission process / CET-2024 of Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya through the university website (http://phdadmission.rmlauentrance.in).
• During online application form filling process, the candidate has to upload scanned copies of passport size photograph and signature in JPEG format (50 KB).

• Commencement of Online Application: 22 December, 2025
• Last date of completing the application: 21 January, 2026

• Notification
• Brochure
• Application Form
• RMLAU Website