• Duration
  • 3 years from the date of successful Protocol presentation to the Institutional Protocol Approval Committee (IPAC) and maximum of 6 years

• Eligibility
  • Project Fellows working under funded projects in MAHE Institutions / Teaching Departments and meeting the eligibility criteria (Refer section 4 of guidelines)

• Admission Process
  • Admission Schedule: Four times a year (January, April, July and October)
  • Admission deadlines – Visit https://manipal.edu/mu/academics/phd.html
  • These applicants are required to appear for Institute / Department level Test and shortlisted applicants will be called for institute / department level interview.
    • Institute / Department level test is exempted for

»        GATE qualified applicants

»        Applicants with Assistant professorship (UGC - NET qualified) or qualified in any National Tests with valid score card

• • Prospective applicants shall apply for Ph.D. admission in a prescribed application form (Annexure 3) with relevant documents to CDS. 
    • CDS will scrutinize the application for eligibility and if eligible, will forward the documents to concerned Institution / teaching department of MAHE
    • The Institution / Teaching department of MAHE will form the following selection committee

»        Prospective supervisor, Co-supervisor (if any)

»        Head of the Department (HOD)

»        Ph.D. coordinator of the Institution / Teaching department

»        Head of the Institute (HOI) / Institutional representative

»        External member nominated by HOI

• • • Selection committee shall assess the applicants based on their academic and research credentials through an interview. Committee will also decide the probable Ph.D. topic and supervisor and co-supervisor (if required).
      

»        Interview will have following components

¨       Presentation by the applicant

¨       Viva Voce on area of interest and basics related to applicant’s expertise.

¨       Discussion on Motivation and Goal

• • • Selection committee shall submit the following to CDS, through proper channel
      

»        Interview results

»        Admission form (Annexure 4)

»        Declaration from Guide, Co-Guide (if any)

»        Recommendation of HOD / HOI

• • • On successful clearing of the interview,

»        CDS will issue offer letter to the applicant

¨       Applicant will have to communicate the acceptance within 7 days to CDS and pay the course fee.

»        On receiving the fee payment confirmation, CDS will liaise with Director-Admissions MAHE to generate admission order of the successful applicants

»        CDS will communicate the same to the applicant, guide and respective HOI / HOD.

• • Important Note
    • The Ph.D. research topic / protocol must be related to the area in which the applicant is currently working under the project

»        In case of having research topic / protocol from a different research area at the time of admission, he / she shall complete the project OR resign from the project, AND then apply for full time Ph.D. as per MAHE guidelines

• • • During the Ph.D. course, the PhD scholar is NOT allowed to join another new project, which is NOT related his / her Ph.D. research area.

• Course Fee
  • Refer https://manipal.edu/phd for PhD Course fees

• Leaves

      o   PhD scholar is eligible for leaves as per the funding agency norms

      o   Leaves can be availed only with prior approval from guide and institution.

• • • If the PhD scholar avails leave over and above the eligibility, the duration of Ph.D. will be extended by leave period availed.

»        If the PhD scholar avails additional leaves with DAC permission, the minimum duration of Ph.D. will be extended by leave period availed.

¨       This requires prior approval from CDS. The request to be sent to CDS in CDS template (Annexure 42).

»        Maternity leave, if availed, to be communicated to CDS along with supporting documents in CDS template (Annexure 43).

¨       The minimum duration of PhD program will be extended by leave period

Annexures are available at https://manipal.edu/mu/academics/phd/annexures.html