Admission Process for PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
In order to secure admission in PhD or research programmes offered by the educational institute, aspirants need to go through the below-mentioned steps:
- Step 1: Visit the official website of the educational institute and go through all the details of the PhD courses offered by the institute and select the area of research that the candidate wants to pursue.
- Step 2: Candidates need to keep an eye out for any admission advertisement in newspapers or visit the official website of the university to fill out the application form for admission to the course of their choice. Usually the admission notification is released 4-5 months before the commencement of the course cycle.
- Step 3: Next, candidates need to fill out and submit their application forms for the PhD course as per the schedule shared by the educational institute. Aspirants also need to ensure that they pay the application fee on time and submit all the required documents along with their application form for PhD admissions.
- Step 4: Some educational institutes also specify that candidates need to submit a research proposal along with their application form. The application form along with the research proposal is submitted to the Research Unit of the educational institute where scrutiny of the application is conducted.
- Step 5: After scrutiny of the PhD course application form is complete then most of the educational institutes shortlist the names of the candidates who need to appear for the entrance exam and other admission rounds that are conducted for shortlisting aspirants for admission in PhD programmes offered by them.
- Step 6: Candidates who are selected for PhD programmes on the basis of the admission rounds are then assigned supervisors/ guides for their PhD research.
