Punjab University, Chandigarh directs an entrance test for enrollment to Ph.D. degree in faculties of Business Management & Commerce, Design & Fine Arts, Education, Engineering, Languages, Law and Science.

Faculty of Arts
Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archeology Psychology Economics Philosophy Gandhian and Peace Studies Public Administration Geography History Centre for Defence & National Security Studies Mass Communication Police Administration Political Science Centre for Social Work

Faculty of Languages
English Tibetan/ Buddhist Studies Punjabi Urdu Sanskrit French Hindi Russian

Faculty of Science
Anthropology Geology Botany Physics Bio-Chemistry Statistics Bio-Physics Zoology Chemistry Microbiology Forensic Science & Criminology Stem Cell & Tissue Engineering Human Genome Studies & Research (Only for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Microbial Biotechnology System Biology & Bioinformatics Environment Science

Faculty of Education
Community Education and Development (Only for Ph.D.)

Faculty of Business Management & Commerce
SPECIALISATIONS
Marketing Finance Human Resource Economics

Faculty of Design and Fine Arts
History of Arts/Fine Arts Indian Theatre Music (Vocal & Instrumentation)

Faculty of Engineering
Dr. S.S.B. University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology, P.U., Chandigarh BRANCHES
Chemical Engineering Industrial Chemistry Food Technology

Eligibility for Test in Faculty of Arts, Languages, Science, Design and Fine Arts, Law, and Engineering:-

Any aspirant who has qualified in the Master's examination in the concerned subject with a score of not less than 55% (50% for SC/ST/BC Category) marks in aggregate, or have appeared in the final year examination of the Master’s degree in the subject concerned from Punjab University, Chandigarh or from any other University (approved by the appropriate Academic Bodies of P.U.), shall also be entitled to appear for the M.Phil. & Ph.D. Entrance Test.

Aspirants with an M.A. degree in Gandhian and Peace Studies shall be considered for enrollment for Ph.D. degree in the other subjects of Arts and Social Sciences provided they clear the Entrance Test in the subject in which the enrollment is sought.

For M.Phil. in Sociology, a candidate should have obtained a Master's degree in the subject of Sociology or Anthropology (Social Anthropology) with 55% marks.

Any aspirant with M.Sc. (any branch of science)/ M.Tech./M.E. (any branch of engineering)/ M.Pharm. relevant to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology would be considered as qualified to pursue Ph.D. in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Bare Minimum 55% marks is required in qualifying exam and the existing rules of the university will apply. Further, the final decision of enrollment will be subject to the approval by the Joint Academic Administrative Purse (JAAP) committee (subject to the approval of Syndicate/ Senate).

Eligibility for Test of Faculty of Business Management & Commerce:-

Any aspirant who has obtained a Master's degree with not less than 55% (50% for SC/ST Category) marks in the aggregate, from Panjab University or from any other University (approved by the Academic Council) in any one of the following subjects:

(i) Commerce or Management
OR
(ii) Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Sociology, Psychology, Public Administration, Operations Research, Social Work, Engineering and Laws.
OR
(iii) Any subject other than those mentioned in (i) and (ii) above provided that the candidate has either not less than 5 years work experience at the managerial (including administrative service) level or is a member of the Faculty in the Department of University Business School, Panjab University with not less than five years of experience of teaching postgraduate classes.
OR
(iv) Master of Finance and Control (MFC)

Address:

Coordinator
Ph.D. Admission
Assistant Registrar, CET Cell
Panjab University, Sector 14
Chandigarh - 160 014
E-mail: phdadmissions@pu.ac.in