Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya PhD Admission 2025-26

Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur invites online applications from eligible candidates for admission to various Ph. D. programmes for the Academic Session 2025-26.

Any eligible candidate may take admission through Vishwavidyalaya Research Entrance Test (VRET).

Eligible NET /GATE etc. qualified candidates/ working professionals/staff/international students may apply under VRET Exempted category for direct interview.

Eligibility Criteria

The following are eligible to seek admission to the Ph.D. programme: a. Candidates who have completed:

• 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.

For VRET Exemption

• Permanent/Regular teachers having appointment on substantive posts in the Teaching departments of the Universities or colleges who have completed their probation successfully with an experience of at least two years of uninterrupted service would be considered under this category.
• International students having eligibility as mentioned above or sponsored by the concerned embassy and having appropriate fellowship will be exempted from test, subject to the general rules framed by the Government of India from time to time and as applicable to the University with regard to the admission etc. “Indian Nationals working in abroad on working VISA, having educational qualification as mentioned in admission notice and having one-year continuous experience in abroad may apply under VRET exempted Category as International Students”.
• Applicants who have qualified for fellowship/scholarship in UGC-NET /JRF/ UGC- CSIR NET/GATE/CEED/NET for Ph.D and similar National level tests or any such applicants who belongs to this category as per UGC notifications from time to time. Applicants who have qualified for NET Category-I, Category –II and Category III and similar National Level Tests as per UGC notifications from time to time will be considered under exempted category.

Selection Process

There would be two streams of applicants, namely

1. VRET
2. VRET Exempted

Vishwavidyalaya Research Entrance Test (VRET)

University will admit applicants by a two stage process i.e. Entrance test followed by an interview: University will admit applicants by a two-stage process mentioned below or as notified by the University from time to time.

The qualifying marks for the Entrance Test shall be 50%. The syllabus of the Entrance Test shall consist of 50% of research methodology and 50% shall be subject specific.

The VRET would be of 120 minutes duration. There would be a single question paper of 100 marks having 100 multiple choice questions for assessing the subject proficiency and research aptitude of the candidate.

The admission shall be based on the marks obtained above qualifying marks in VRET and in order of merit.

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.

GGV may decide the number of eligible students to be called for an interview based on the number of Ph.D. seats available.

Provided that for the selection of candidates based on the entrance test conducted by the GGV, a weightage of 70 % for the entrance test and 30 % for the performance in the interview/viva- voce shall be given.

Possessing the eligibility or qualifying marks will not be a guarantee for admission.

VRET-Exempted category

For candidates having Score of UGC-NET/ UGC-CSIR NET /GATE etc. – Weightage 70% of the normalized score (marks) + Personal Interview/ Viva-voce- Weightage 30%

For other candidates –

• Personal Interview/Viva-voce- 20
• Research proposal presentation- 30
• candidates 50 marks will be given as follows based on academic background –
  • For 10th (HSC)- 5 Max (5 For more than 75%, 3 for 75%to 60%, 2 for less than 60%)
  • For 12th (HSSC)—5 Max (5 For more than 75%, 3 for 75%to 60%, 2 for less than 60%)
  • For Under Graduate- 20 Max (20 For more than 75%, 10 for 75%to 60%, 5 for less than 60%)
  • For Post Graduate- 20Max (20 For more than 75%, 15 for 75%to 60%, 10 for less than 60%)

Final Merit list of the applicants belonging to both the categories i.e. VRET and VRET (Exempted) will be prepared separately for each subject. The overall marks for preparing such merit will be 100.

Application Process

• Applicant for VRET/VRET-Exempted category shall submit their application through online mode only.
• Entrance Test, Counseling and Admission of candidates will be done offline.
• Candidates have to submit the documents during interview. Complete guidelines for submission of application form are available on our website separately.

• Start of Online Application Process: 17 November, 2025
• Last date of submission of online application: 12 December, 2025
• Display of Admit card Online: 20 December, 2025 at 5:00 PM
• Vishwavidyalaya Research Entrance Test (VRET) for Ph.D. Programme: 4 January, 2026 at 11:00 AM
• Declaration of Results of VRET: 16 January, 2026 at 5:00 PM
• Interviews/Presentation (Tentative): 29 January, 2026 to 6 February, 2026 (Tentative)
• Commencement of Classes: 18 February, 2026

• Notification
• Brochure
• Application Form
• VRET Time Table
• Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya Website