Gauhati University PhD Admission 2025 (Spring)

Gauhati University (GU) invites applications for PhD admission for spring session 2025.

Categories of Applicants

• JRF & Other fellowship holders (i.e. all those who have qualified in a National Level eligibility test), Recipients of CSIR/UGC-JRF, ICMR-JRF, DBT-JRF and any National Level Fellowship/Scholarship (awarded for the PhD programme by a National Agency, such as INSPIRE Fellowship, MHRD etc.) are eligible to apply. Scholars who are working in a project but have not qualified in any of these awards are not eligible for this category
• International Applicants
• Professional/Non-academics who have the required qualifications, and established scholarly Interests. Such applicants may seek admission in their PG disciplines or in any of the Interdisciplinary Departments and Centres of the University.

Eligibility Criteria

• Any person having a Postgraduate Degree or its equivalent, of GU or any other UGC-recognized university/institute with not less than 55 (fifty-five) percent of marks or equivalent grade in the concerned subject may apply for admission to the Ph.D. programme in the subject in which the candidate has the Master’s Degree or in a subject recognized by the respective department as its allied subject which will not be vice-a-versa for consideration by respective Departmental Research Committee (DRC) or Faculty Research Committee (FRC). The minimum marks for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates or a differently-abled candidate (with equal to or more than 40% disability) is 50% or equivalent grade. A relaxation in respect of eligibility criteria in terms of marks shall be applied as per applicable rules and regulations of Govt. of Assam.
• In case of any special eligibility conditions or deviations from the above generic eligibility conditions, concerned DRC may submit the proposal to the Academic Registrar for consideration and necessary approval from the Vice Chancellor.
• In case of Medical Sciences, the rules of Medical Council of India/Indian Nursing Council/Rehabilitation Council of India/ recommendation of Faculty of Medicine for Clinical Courses shall be followed (where necessary).
• For international applicants: Before an international applicant can be considered for admission into the PhD programme, the following eligibility conditions MUST be fulfilled:
  • Have passed Masters level examination from a University/Institution recognised by the UGC. Le. have passed a course which is equivalent to the two-year Masters Programme at GU (and other Indian universities) which is usually pursued after twelve (12) years of school and three (3) years of undergraduate course, completing a total of 15 years of education. That is, an international applicant must have had 17 years of formal education before becoming eligible for application to the PhD Programme.
  • Have secured at least 55% or equivalent grade in your Masters’ or equivalent examination.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in English either through standardized tests such as TOEFL, IELTS etc., or through a proven record of receiving education in the English language over a considerable length of time.
  • While considering international applications, the DRC (or FRC) of the concerned department will take into consideration the merit of the research proposal, reference letters, and scores of standardized tests such as GRE.

• Online Application: 12 March, 2025
• Closing of Online Application: 16 March, 2025
• Date of selection: 21 March, 2025
• Upload Selection list: 24 March, 2025
• Admission[Online]: 25 March, 2025 to 27 March, 2025

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