University of Burdwan Ph.D. Programme Admission 2024. The University of Burdwan, Rajbati, Burdwan Admission to Ph.D. Programme.
Table of Contents
Faculty Council (Science)
- Physics,
- Chemistry,
- Zoology,
- Botany,
- Mathematics,
- Statistics,
- Environmental Science,
- Geography,
- Biotechnology,
- Computer Science,
- Microbiology,
- Physiology
Faculty Council (Arts etc.)
- Arabic,
- Bengali,
- Business Administration,
- Business Administration (Human Resource)
- Commerce,
- Economics,
- Education,
- English,
- Hindi,
- History,
- Law,
- Library and Information Science,
- Mass Communication,
- Philosophy,
- Political Science,
- Sanskrit,
- Sociology,
- Tourism Management,
- Urdu
University of Burdwan Ph.D. Programme Admission 2024
Online applications are invited from the eligible intending candidates for admission to the Ph.D. Programme 2023 and State Funded Fellowship 2023 under Faculty Councils (Science) and Faculty Council (Arts, Commerce, Law etc.), The University of Burdwan. Online form will be available in the University website (www.buruniv.ac.in) on and from 01.05.2024 to 15.05.2024.
Online Application Submission
2.1 Application Fee Payment
A non-refundable amount of Rs. 250/- (Rupees Two Hundred and Fifty only) as application fee is to be paid through (State Bank Collect) the following link:
https://www.onlinesbi.sbi/sbicollect/icollecthome.htm
(1) Applicants are to select “Educational Institutions” under “Select Category“
(II) Search Educational Institutions and Select ‘The University of Burdwan“
(Ⅲ) Choose “APPLICATION FEES FOR PH.D ADMISSION 2023” in the dropdown under payment category and make payment as per the instructions.
Applicants are advised to keep a copy of the receipt of payment in either pdf or jpeg format for uploading in the designated field of online application form. Insertion of transaction id and uploading of receipt is mandatory in absence of which a form cannot be sübmitted.
2.2 Enrollment of Academic Bank of Credit (Indian Candidates only)
For Enrollment in Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) in National Academic Depository (NAD) and procure ABC ID which is mandatory as per the UGC order (Link for the UGC Order: https://tinyurl.com/2j3dj75x), follow the link given below:
Link for User Manual of ABC ID Creation
How to apply: University of Burdwan Ph.D. Programme Admission 2024
After completion of the above-mentioned steps, the applicants should fill in the online application form through the link given below:
APPLICATION LINK (INDIAN CANDIDATES): https://forms.gle/q17zLG1PdH1PQocP9
APPLICATION LINK (INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES): https://forms.gle/AbrvnkPgXSqqLsAt6
After successful submission of Application Form, all applicants will receive a copy of the submitted form and a receipt of submission along with Application Sequence Number, in their registered e-mail id.
Online submission of application form by a candidate does not automatically ensure his/her admission to the Programme.
Eligibility: University of Burdwan Ph.D. Programme Admission 2024
Eligibility criteria for admission to Ph.D. Programme
Candidates holding 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 a professional degree or qualifications declared equivalent to the master’s degree of The University of Burdwan in the subject concerned or alled/relevant subject, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade ‘B’ in the UGC-7 point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) or an equivalent degree from a foreign educational institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognized or authorised by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country for the purpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions, may apply to the Secretary of the Faculty Council for Post-graduate Studies concerned in the prescribed form for admission to the Ph.D. programme in any of the subjects in which the Doctoral Degree may have been instituted.
In case of a candidate seeking admission after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree Programme (with research) should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed.
(ii) A relaxation of 5% of marks or equivalent relaxation of 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 UGC and notification of the state government from time to time.
(iii) The eligibility marks of 55% (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible based only on the qualification marks without including the grace mark procedures.
(iv) Subject to fulfillment of the conditions stipulated in clause (1) or (ii) or (iii) above,
(a) Candidates who have cleared the full-time regular M.Phil. Course work with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade ‘B’ in the UGC 7 point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and successfully completing the M.Phil. Degree shall be eligible to proceed to do research work leading to Ph.D. degree in an integrated doctoral Programme. A relaxation of 5% marks from 55% to 50% or an equivalent relaxation of 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 UGC from time to time.
(b) A candidate whose M.Phil. dissertation has been evaluated and the viva voce is pending may be admitted to the Ph.D. Programme.
(c) Candidates possessing a Degree, considered equivalent to the M.Phil. Degree of The University of Burdwan, 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 for the purpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions, shall be eligible for admission to Ph.D. Programme.
(d) State level reservation policy shall be taken into consideration while admitting students in the Ph.D. Programme,
3.2 Eligibility criteria for applying State Funded Fellowship
State Funded Fellowships will be awarded to the candidates purely on the basis of the merit and to be eligible for State Funded Fellowship the candidates with NET / S * ET qualification are to be admitted to the Ph.D. Programme of the University of Burdwan.
Procedure for Admission: University of Burdwan Ph.D. Programme Admission 2024
4.1 Written Entrance Test
For getting admission to the Ph.D. Programme a candidate shall have to appear for the written test of 100 marks, with 50 questions of 2 marks each in Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) model on OMR sheet. Candidates will be allowed to retain the carbon copy of the OMR sheet with them after the completion of the examination. Each candidate has to secure minimum qualifying marks of 50% in the Written Entrance Test to qualify for the final viva voce. The syllabus of the Entrance Test shall cover two sections, viz, Research Methodology and the specific subject with 25 questions each from the two sections.
A relaxation of 5% marks will be allowed in the Entrance Test 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 and notification of the state government from time to time.
4.2 Exemption from Written Entrance Test
Candidates who have a full-time regular M.Phil. Degree with course work or have qualified in the UGC-NET (including JRF)/CSIR-NET (including JRF)/SET/SLET/GATE/ICMR/DBT or similar National level tests or teacher fellowship shall be exempted from appearing at the Entrance Test for admission to the Ph.D. Programme.
4.3 Final Viva-Voce / Interview
After qualifying in the Written Entrance Test or getting exemption from it, each candidate shall have to appear for an interview/Viva-voce of 30 marks to be conducted by the Doctoral Committee at the level of individual University Department of Studies/University School or Centre for Studies concerned. At the time of interview, the Doctoral Committee will objectively assess the research interest of the candidate in the relevant field/area as well as his/her past academic records, and award marks giving weightage to these components as follows:
| Component | Marks | Break up, if any | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Records | 70 | MP/Equivalent | 05 |
| HS/Equivalent | 05 | ||
| UG Exam | 30 | ||
| PG Exam | 30 | ||
| Viva voce | 30 | ||
| Total: | 100 |
Remarks
To be awarded on the basis of % of marks obtained by the candidate
Candidates qualified through the Primary Phase Written Entrance Test by securing minimum qualifying marks of 50, will get a weightage of 70% for Academic records and 30% for the performance in the Final Phase Viva-Voce in preparation of the final result.
All in-service applicants (including those intending to prosecute Ph.D. as part-time scholar shall have to apply through proper channel and they have to submit No Objection Certificate from their employer at the time of admission.
Reservation of Seats: University of Burdwan Ph.D. Programme Admission 2024
Seats for candidates belonging to various categories (22% for SC, 6% for ST, 10% for OBCA, 7% for OBCB and 10% for EWS of total seats) are reserved as per the directives of the Government of West Bengal, Further, D.A. candidates will enjoy a 5% reservation in each of the categories, i.e. in SC, ST, OBC-A, OBC-B and in the Unreserved or UR category as per the Rules framed by the Government of West Bengal.
It will entirely be the responsibility of the candidate to prove his/her eligibility in terms of minimum educational qualifications and for claiming reservation under a specific category, if any, at the time of admission.
5.1 Reservation against SC/ST/OBCA/OBCB Category
Candidates, who are seeking reservation against SC/ST/OBCA/OBCB category, must have to upload the photocopy of the respective caste certificate in support of his/her claim and to produce original caste certificate along with a photocopy of the same at the time of verification of the documents in the department where he/she intends to get admission in Ph.D. Programme. The Certificate must be obtained from the competent authority to authenticate their claim. Relevant certificate must conform to THE W.B. GOVT, MEMO NO.1813-BCW/MR- 94/11 dated Kolkata, 20th June, 2011. The certificate must be obtained from one of the authorities listed below:
(0) Deputy Director, Backward Classes Welfare, West Bengal and Commissioner, Backward Classes Welfare, West Bengal in case of candidates claiming to be Scheduled Cast or Scheduled Tribe residing in any part of West Bengal.
(ii) Deputy Commissioner of Land Revenue, Kolkata, Collector of Stamp Revenue, Kolkata, Metropolitan Magistrate, Kolkata, Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Kolkata, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Kolkata, 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate, Executive Magistrate, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Sub-Divisional Officer, Deputy Collector, Addl. District Magistrate, Collector and District Magistrate with their respective jurisdictions in case of candidates claiming to be Scheduled Cast or Scheduled Tribe and ordinarily residing within such jurisdictions.
Reservation for SC/ST/OBCA/OBCB candidates for admission will be as per Govt. Rules, vide Govt. Order No.:07-Edn (U)/10-89/13.- dated, 2nd January, 2014 “for admission to different courses, an SC or ST candidate getting admission should have obtained in the previous examination; qualifying marks not lower by more than 25% of the marks obtained by the last candidate of the general category.” and “for admission to different courses, an OBCA or OBCB candidate getting admission should have obtained in the previous examination; qualifying marks not lower by more than 10% of the marks obtained by the last candidate of the general category.”
5.2 Reservation against Differently-Abled (DA) Category
Candidates, who are seeking reservation against D.A. category, must upload the self-attested photo copy of the Certificate obtained from the competent authority to authenticate their claim and the certificate must be obtained from the authority not below the rank of a Superintendent of Sub-Divisional Hospital. In the certificate, the extent of Physical disability must not be less than 40%. However, such candidates have to produce all relevant medical reports as well as the certificate in original before the department at the time of verification.
5.3 Reservation against EWS Category
Reservation for EWS candidates for admission will be as per reservation rules vide Govt. Order No.: 339-Edn (CS)/OM-74L/2023 dated. 26th May, 2023, issued by Department of Higher Education, 6th Floor, Bikash Bhavan, Kolkata-91. Candidates claiming reservation against EWS Category (relevant certificate is required) seats must submit the relevant EWS certificates issued in their favour by one of the authorities as per O.M. No. 325-PAR (AR)/3P-1/2019 dated 09.07.2019 of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Govt. Of West Bengal and Memo No. 959- BCW/MR-52/2019 dated 18.05.2023 of Backward Classes Welfare Department, Govt. Of West Bengal.
As per sub-rule (1) (e) of rule 6 of the Notification No. 07-Edn(U)/1U-89/13, dated 2 January, 2014, issued by the Government of West Bengal, Higher Education Department “in case the number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Category-A and Other Backward Classes, Category-B in Post-graduate and Doctoral courses including Medicine, Dental Science and Nursing is less than 0.5 in each stream, a 100 point roster for admission as specified in the Schedule appended to these rules shall be followed for filling up the seats.”
Important Dates: University of Burdwan Ph.D. Programme Admission 2024
| Particulars | Date |
|---|---|
| Issue & Submission of Online Application | 1st May to 15th May,2024 |
| Publication of Provisional list of eligible candidates for appearing in Written Test | 24th May, 2024 |
| Download of Admit Card for appearing in Written Test | 27th May, 2024 |
| Date of Written Test | 29th May & 30th May, 2024 |
| Publication of Provisional list of eligible candidates for appearing in the Final Interview | 21st June, 2024 |
| Download of Admit Card for the Final Interview | 23rd June, 2024 |
| Date of Final Interview including State-Fund Fellowship | 25th June to 28th June, 2024 |
| Publication of Provisional Merit List | 5th July, 2024 |
| Date of Counselling and Admission | 8th July to 10th July, 2024 |
| Payment of Admission Fees by the Provisionally selected candidates for Admission | 11th July to 13th July, 2024 |
| Date of Commencement of Classes | 15th July, 2024 |
| Document Verification of the Provisionally Admitted Candidate | 15th July to 18th July, 2024 |
N.B.: The Schedule of Written Test or the Admission Schedule is liable to change in the exigency of the situation arising out of unavoidable circumstances. Candidates are requested to follow the university website for any changes.
The University reserves right to drop or include any name if any suppression of facts on the part of the applicants or any mistake in the calculation of grade point is detected at any stage before and after admission. Rules of The University of Burdwan, Govt. of West Bengal & UGC will be followed in case of admission to the above-mentioned course of studies.
Seat Matrix: University of Burdwan Ph.D. Programme Admission 2024
Subject Wise Vacancies under Faculty Council (Arts, Com., Law, etc.)
Ph.D. Programme 2023
| SI. No. | Subject | Total Number of Vacancies | UR | SC | ST | OBCA | OBCB | EWS | DA-UR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arabic | 2 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL |
| 2. | Bengall | 35 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 3. | Business Administration | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | 1 | NIL |
| 4. | Business Administration (Human Resource) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | 1 | NIL |
| 5. | Commerce | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | 1 | NIL |
| 6. | Economics | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | 1 | NIL |
| 7. | Education | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NIL | 1 | NIL |
| 8. | English | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NIL | 1 | NIL |
| 9. | Hindi | 3 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | NIL | 1 | NIL |
| 10. | History | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NIL |
| 11. | Law | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | 1 | NIL |
| 12. | Library and Information Science | 1 | NIL | 1 | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL |
| 13. | Mass Communication | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | 1 | NIL |
| 14. | Philosophy | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | NIL | 1 | NIL |
| 15. | Political Science | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | 1 | NIL |
| 16. | Sanskrit | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NIL |
| 17. | Sociology | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | 1 | NIL |
| 18. | Tourism Management | 3 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | NIL | 1 | NIL |
| 19. | Urdu | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | 1 | NIL |
State Funded Fellowship 2023
| SL. No. | Subject | Total Number of Vacancy |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Business Administration | 1 |
| 2. | Business Administration (HR) | 1 |
| 3. | Commerce | 3 |
| 4. | Economics | 2 |
| 5. | English | 4 |
| 6. | Library and Information Science | 1 |
| 7. | Philosophy | 1 |
| 8. | Sociology | 1 |
Subject Wise Vacancies under Faculty Council (Science)
Ph.D. Programme 2023
| SI. No. | Subject | Total Vacancy | UR | SC | ST | OBCA | OBCB | EWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | BIOTECHNOLOGY | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | 1 |
| 2. | BOTANY | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | NIL | 1 |
| 3. | CHEMISTRY | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 4. | COMPUTER SCIENCE | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | NIL | 1 |
| 5. | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | 2 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL |
| 6. | GEOGRAPHY | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7. | MATHEMATICS | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8. | MICROBIOLOGY | 3 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | NIL | 1 |
| 9. | PHYSICS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NIL | 1 |
| 10. | PHYSIOLOGY | 3 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | NIL | 1 |
| 11. | STATISTICS | 3 | 1 | 1 | NIL | NIL | NIL | 1 |
| 12. | ZOOLOGY | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
State Funded Fellowship 2023
Vacancies of State Funded Fellowship 2023 under the Faculty Council (Science) will be notified later.
Specialization/Area of Research
Subject Wise Specialization / Area of Research under Faculty Council (Arts, Com., Law, etc.)
| Sl. No. | SUBJECT | Specialization / Area of Research |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arabic | Open |
| 2. | Bengali | Open |
| 3. | Business Administration | Open |
| 4. | Business Administration (Human Resource) | Open |
| 5. | Commerce | Open |
| 6. | Economics | Open |
| 7. | Education | Open |
| 8. | English | (1) Australian Studies (ii) Diaspora Studies (iii) Gender and Literature (iv) Environment and Literature |
| 9. | Hindi | Open |
| 10. | History | Open |
| 11. | Law | Open |
| 12. | Library and Information Science | Open |
| 13. | Mass Communication | Open |
| 14. | Philosophy | Open |
| 15. | Political Science | (i) Public Policy (ii) International Relations |
| 16. | Sanskrit | Open |
| 17. | Sociology | Open |
| 18. | Tourism Management | Open |
| 19. | Urdu | Open |
Subject Wise Specialization / Area of Research under Faculty Council (Science)
| Sl. No. | Subject | Specialization/ Area of Research |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Biotechnology | (i) Cell Biology (ii) Plant Tissue Culture & Cytology (iii) Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Proteomics, Genomincs |
| 2. | Botany | (i) Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Plant Redox Biology, Stress Biology, Plant Bioactive Compounds (ii) Phytochemicals, Tissue culture and Bioactive compounds of Medicinal Plants (iii) Plant Bacteria interaction, PGPR, Pollutant degrading bacteria (iv) Environmental Microbiology and Bioinformatics (v) Mycopathology, Endophytic fungi etc. (vi) Taxonomy of Angiosperms in general and the family Cyperaceae in particular (vii) Mangrove Taxonomy and Ecology (viii) DNA repair mechanism and plant genomics (ix) Coalmine pit lake sustainability, crop genetics, crop breeding, Environmental Sciences and plant Sciences (x) Phytomedicine (xi) Seed vigour and viability, seed production, seed storage, seed Investigation, germplasm conservation |
| 3. | Chemistry | (i) Reaction Kinetics (ii) Graph theory (iii) Micellar catalysis (iv) Inorganic and analytical chemistry (v) Materials science (vi) Synthesis of heterocycles and reaction methodologies (vii) Analytical Chemistry (viii) Bioinorganic chemistry (ix) Synthetic inorganic chemistry (x) Supramolecular photochemistry (xi) Synthesis, structure and biological activies of modified polysaccharide (xii) Spectroscopy |
| 4. | Computer Science | (i) Deep Learning, Transfer Learning (ii) Information Security (iii) Computational Structural Biology (iv) Software Engineering, Machine Learning |
| 5. | Environmental Science | (i) Environmental Chemistry (iii) Ecology (ii) Environmental Earth Science (iv) Ecotoxicology |
| 6. | Geography | (i) Sustainable Development in Small Towns (II) Water Resources management (iii) Poverty & Social Cohesion in backeard regions (iv) Women’s Health in Vulnerable Region (v) Transport Systemss, Tribal Development (vi) Ground Quality in Coal Mining Areas (vii) Adolescent Health, Rural Livelihood (viii) River Health |
| 7. | Mathematics | (i) Computational Optimization and Operations research (ii) Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos (iii) Fixed point theory (Functional Analysis) (iv) Curvature and Spacetimes (v) Summability Theory (vi) Quantum Mechanics (vii) Differential Geometry (Viii) Fluid Mechanics (ix) Rings of Continuous Functions (x) Operations Research (xi) General Relativity and Astrophysics (xii) Optimal Control Theory |
| 8. | Microbiology | (i) Bioprospecting of Extremophilicmicrobes, biofertilizes and antimicrobials (ii) Diversity of Prokaryotes, xenobiotics biodegradation & comprative genomics (iii) Molecular Biology of Ehistolytica & characterization of Probiotics |
| 9. | Physics | (i) Experimental Nonliner Optics (il) Photonics (iii) Solid State Physics (iv) Materials Science (v) Condensed Matter Physics (vi) Experimental Condensed Matter, Solid State lonics (vii) Nonlinear Dynamics (viii) Molecular Physics, Computation of Molecular structure, Intermolecular and Intramolecular Interactions, Non-covalent Interactions (ix) Cosmology (x) Materials Science (xi) Statistical Physics (xii) Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics |
| 10. | Physiology | (i) Occupational Health, Edocrinology (ii) Ergonomics (iii) Edocrinology |
| 11. | Statistics | (i) Statistical Inference (ii) Open |
| 12. | Zoology | (i) Biology, Ecology & molecular taxonomy of Culicodles Biting midges (ii) Biosystematics including integrative taxonomy of lower Diptera and Strepistera (iii) Chemical Ecology (iv) Toxicology, Non-target toxicity (v) Bioprospecting of natural products. Anticancer activity of phytochemicals (vi) Fish Biology (vii) Helminthology (viii) Immunology (ix) Mosquito Research Unit (x) Integrative Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Lower Diptera (Chironomidae and Ceratopogonidae) and Strepsiptera |
Admission of International Students in Ph.D Programme
Each supervisor can guide up to two international research scholars on a supernumerary basis over and above the permitted number of Ph.D. scholars as specified in Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree, Regulations, 2022, published in the Gazette of India on 7th November, 2022.
The BRS of the concerned subject/discipline will decide their own selection procedure for Ph.D. admission of international students keeping in view the guidelines/norms in this regard issued by the statutory/regulatory bodies of the University from time to time.
Issue & Submission of Online Application Form: May 01, 2024 to May 15, 2024.
To apply, visit: www.buruniv.ac.in