Central University of Himachal Pradesh – CUHP PhD Admission 2023-24: Dates, Application, Entrance, Results

CUHP PhD Admission 2023-24 – Central University of Himachal Pradesh invites application for PhD Admission 2023-24 through PhD Entrance Test.

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CUHP PhD Programs

PhD Animal Science
PhD Business & Management Studies
PhD Centre for Promotion of Ecological, Adventure, Health and Cultural Tourism
PhD Chemistry
PhD Computational Biology & Bioinformatics
PhD Computer Science & Informatics
PhD Deendyal Upadhyaya Studies
PhD Economics
PhD Education
PhD English
PhD Environmental Sciences
PhD Hindi
PhD History
PhD Jammu Kashmir Studies
PhD Journalism and Mass Communication
PhD Library and Information Science
PhD Management
PhD Mathematics
PhD New Media
PhD Physics
PhD Plant Science
PhD Political Science
PhD Sanskrit
PhD Social Work
PhD Sociology
PhD Tourism and Travel Management
PhD Visual Arts
PhD Yoga Studies

Seat Matrix for Admission in Research Degree Programme (PhD) Session 2023-24

S.No	Name of the School/Department/ Centre	Intake
1	School of Business & Management Studies
	Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Business School (HPKVBS)	40
2	School of Earth & Environmental Sciences
	Department of Environmental Sciences	2
3	School of Education
	Department of Education	11
4	School of Languages
	(i) Department of Hindi	12
	(ii) Department of English	5
	(iii) Department of Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrit	15
5	School of Journalism, Mass Communication & New Media
	(i) Department of Journalism & Mass Communication	5
	(ii) Department of New Media	5
6	School of Life Sciences
	(i) Department of Animal Science (Zoology)	5
	(ii) Department of Plant Sciences	2
7	Centre for Computational Biology & Bioinformatics (CBB)
	(i) Computational Biology & Bioinformatics (CBB)	13
8	School of Mathematics, Computer & Information Sciences
	(i) Srinivasa Ramanujan Department of Mathematics	4
	(ii) Department of Library & Information Science	1
	(iii) Department of Computer Science and Informatics	1
9	School of Performing & Visual Arts
	(i) Department of Visual Arts	8
10	School of Physical & Material Sciences
	(i) Department of Physics & Astronomical Science	34
	(ii) Department of Chemistry and Chemical Sciences	8
11	School of Social Sciences
	(i) Department of History	2
	(ii) Department of Political Science	1
	(iii) Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology	3
	(iv) Department of Economics	8
	(v) Centre for Kashmir Studies	5
	(vi) Centre for Deen Dayal Upadhyay Studies	9
	(vii) Department of Social Work	3
12	School of Tourism, Travel & Hospitality Management
	(i) Department of Tourism & Travel Management	10
	(ii) Centre for Promotion of Ecological, Adventure,	4
	Health and Cultural Tourism
13	Centre of Yoga Studies	12
	Total Vacant Seats	228

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must have secured at least 55% marks in PG examination in the concerned subject.
For SC/ST/OBC (Non creamy layer)/Divyang candidates there will be relaxation of 5% marks.

Minimum Eligibility

To be eligible, the applicant must have qualified any of the following:

(i) UGC- JRF
(ii) UGC-NET
(iii) UGC-CSIR -JRF
(iv) UGC-CSIR NET
(v) ICAR- JRF/SRF
(vi) ICMR-JRF
(vii) DBT-JRF
(viii) SLET
(ix) Teacher Fellowship Holder
(x) M.Phil
(xi) Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha (HPKVSPP)

CUHP PhD Admission Selection Process 2023 (Sept)

Admission to Ph.D. programme shall follow a Two-Stage Process which will be as follow:

The entrance test will be of qualifying nature and a minimum of 50% marks (45% for SC/ST/OBC(Non creamy layer)/ Persons with Disabilities (PwD) candidates) is required to be scored by each candidate in entrance test for becoming eligible for admission to Ph.D. degree programme.
The candidates awarded with JRF shall be exempted from entrance test. All remaining candidates (including those with NET/SLET/Teacher Fellowship Holder/MPhil/ Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha (HPKVSPP) etc.) are mandatorily required to appear in PhD entrance test. The syllabus of the entrance test shall comprise of 50% research methodology and 50% subject specific knowledge related content. Entrance test shall comprise of 100 marks with 20% weightage in composite score (Candidates with JRF shall be given 20 marks).
The candidates who will qualify the entrance test shall move to second stage of selection process. This second stage will include interaction and interview/viva-voce and shall have following weightage given to different components :

Sr. No.	Criteria for Admission	Maximum Weightage Assigned
1	UG Degree in Concerned Relevant Subject	10% of Percentage of Marks obtained
2	PG Degree in Concerned relevant Subject	30% of Percentage of Marks obtained
3	JRF / NET / SLET / M.Phil./HPKVSPP	20 Marks for JRF / (All other remaining candidates will be given 20% weightage of the marks obtained in Entrance Test)
4	Subject Knowledge	10 Marks
5	Concept Note (to be prepared by candidate) and its presentation	10 Marks
6	Communication Skills	10 Marks
7	Interview and Viva-Voce	10 Marks
	Total Marks / Total Composite Score (Maximum Composite Score)	100 Marks

Pattern of CUHP PhD Entrance Test 2023 (Sept)

The syllabus of the entrance test shall comprise of 50% research methodology and 50% subject specific knowledge related content.

Test Pattern (Expected)

There will be two papers in Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha.
Each paper shall have 60 Multiple choice type questions of one mark each.
There will be no negative marking in Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha.
The candidate will have to select one right answer and mark on the OMR sheet. But the answer will be cancelled in case more than one answer is marked on OMR sheet.
Every right answer will be given one mark.
The duration of the examination will be of two hours.

Paper – I General Aptitude {60 Marks}

This paper will be same and mandatory for all the candidates and will contain following sections.

A : Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability
B : General Mental Ability
C : Comprehension Ability and Situation Analysis
D : Quantitative Aptitude

Paper – II Subject Specific (60 Marks)

Paper – II will be subject specific and will have the questions designed to assess the knowledge of the candidate in the concerned subject (According to the syllabus for UGC-NET).

The above pattern is according to the last session entrance. Exact Pattern will be notified by the university.

Syllabus

Research Methodology paper will be in Bilingual and syllabus will be as per UGC NET syllabus

Subject Specific syllabus

S.No.	Subject	Syllabus
1	Management	UGC-NET: Management
2	Tourism and Travel Management	UGC-NET: Tourism Administration and Management
3	Centre for Promotion of Ecological, Adventure, Health and Cultural Tourism	UGC-NET: Tourism Administration and Management
4	Environmental Sciences	UGC-NET: Environmental Sciences
5	Physics	CSIR-NET: Physics
6	Chemistry	CSIR-NET: Chemical Sciences
7	Animal Science	CSIR-NET: Life Sciences
8	Plant Science	CSIR-NET: Life Sciences
9	Computational Biology and Bioinformatics	CSIR-NET: Life Sciences
10	Mathematics	CSIR-NET: Mathematics
11	Computer Science & Informatics	UGC-NET: Computer Science
12	Library and Information Science	UGC-NET: Library and Information Science
13	English	UGC-NET: English
14	Hindi	UGC-NET: Hindi
15	Sanskrit	UGC-NET: Sanskrit
16	Journalism and Mass Communication	UGC NET Mass Communication and Journalism
17	New Media	UGC NET Mass Communication and Journalism
18	Economics	UGC NET Economics
19	Social Work	UGC-NET: Social Work
20	Sociology	UGC NET: Sociology
21	History	UGC NET: History
22	Political Science	UGC NET: Political Science
23	DeendyalUpadhyaya Studies	UGC NET Economics, Social Work, Sociology, History, Political Science, Public Administration
24	Jammu Kashmir Studies	UGC NET Economics, Social Work, Sociology, History, Political Science, Public Administration
25	Education	UGC-NET: Education
26	Visual Arts	UGC NET: Visual Art (including Drawing & Painting/Sculpture Graphics/Applied Art/History of Art)
27	Yoga Studies	UGC NET: Yoga

Test Centre

Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha will be conducted only at Central University of Himachal Pradesh Dist. Kangra (H.P.).

CUHP PhD Admission 2023 (Sept) Important Dates

Date of Notification	22 Aug 2023
Opening of the online Application forms	22 Aug 2023
Last date of receipt of online application	02 Sep 2023
Hall Ticket/Admit Card for Entrance	11 Sept 2023
Date of Entrance Test	17 Sept 2023
Declaration of Result	25 Sept 2023
Interview & Other Process	13-30 Nov 2023

CUHP PhD Admission 2023 (Sept) Application Process

Candidates can apply online through the website http://www.cuhimachal.ac.in/
Read the instructions and guidelines carefully before filling and submitting the online form.

Application Fees

Category	Fee
General/EWS/OBC (Creamy)	Rs. 500/-
OBC (Non Creamy) category	Rs. 400/-
SC/ST/Divyang	Rs. 200/-

CUHP PhD Admission 2023 (Sept) Results

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CUHP PhD Admission 2023 (July)

CUHP PhD Entrance HPKVSPP 2023 Important Dates

Date of Notification	14 June 2023
Opening of the online Application forms	14 June 2023
Last date of receipt of online application	30 June 2023
Hall Ticket/Admit Card for HPKVSPP-2023	13 July 2023
Date of Entrance Test	23 July 2023
Provisional Answer Key Release	23 July 2023
Objection to answer key	25 July 2023
Final answer Key	26 July 2023
Declaration of Result	01 Aug 2023

Specified subjects in PG for eligibility to appear in HPKVPP

S.No.	Subject	Specified subjects in PG for eligibility to appear in HPKVPP
1.	Management	Commerce, Applied Economics, Business Economics, Industrial Sociology, Psychology (Organizational / Industrial Psychology), Marketing Management, Financial Administration , Financial Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, Tourism administration, Statistics, Operational Research, Business Law, Production & Industrial Engineering, Industrial management, Computer Applications
2.	Tourism and Travel Management	Commerce, Applied Economics, Business Economics, Industrial Sociology, Psychology (Organizational / Industrial Psychology), Marketing Management, Financial Administration, Financial Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, Tourism administration, Statistics, Operational Research, Business Law
3.	Cente for Promotion of Ecological, Adventure, Health and Cultural Tourism	Commerce, Applied Economics, Business Economics, Industrial Sociology, Psychology (Organizational / Industrial Psychology), Marketing Management, Financial Administration, Financial Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, Tourism administration, Statistics, Operational Research, Business Law
4.	Environmental Sciences	Post Graduate (PG) degree in any branch of Science.
5.	Physics	Physics, Astronomy
6.	Chemistry	Chemistry
7.	Animal Science	Animal Science
8.	Plant Science	Plant Science
9.	Computational Biology and Bioinformatics	Master’s degree in any branch of Life Sciences/ Physics/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Computer Science or Information Technology
10.	Mathematics	Mathematics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Industrial Mathematics, Operations Research
11.	Computer Science & Informatics	M.C.A., M.Tech.(Computer Science), M.Tech.(IT), M.Sc. (IT)
12.	Library and Information Science	Library Science, Library Information Science
13.	English	English, Comparative Literature, Translation & Interpretation, Linguistics
14.	Hindi	Hindi
15.	Sanskrit	Sanskrit, Jyotisha, SidhantaJyotisha, NavyaVyakarna, Vyakarna, Mimansa, Navya Nyaya, Sankhya Yoga, TulnatmakaDarsana, SuklaYojurveda, Madhv Vedanta, Dharma Sastra, Sahitya, Punana-Itihasa, Agama, Advaita Vedanta
16.	Journalism and Mass communication	Journalism, Mass Communication, New Media
17.	New Media	Journalism, Mass Communication, New Media
18.	Economics	Economics, Industrial Economics, Agricultural Economics, International Economics
19.	Social Work	Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Development Study, Social Anthropology and any other discipline found to be relevant by the University
20.	Sociology	Sociology, Social Work, Psychology, Development Study, Social Anthropology
21.	History	History
22.	Political Science	Political Science
23.	DeendyalUpadhyaya Studies	Postgraduate (PG) degree in any subject
24.	Jammu Kashmir Studies	Postgraduate (PG) degree in any subject
25.	Education	Med, MA (Education)
26.	Visual Arts	Painting, Sculpture
27.	Yoga Studies	Postgraduate (PG) degree in Yoga Studies

HPKVSPP 2023

Central University of Himachal Pradesh is going to conduct Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha (HPKVSPP-2023) in order to determine the eligibility for admission to Ph.D. Programmes of Study of University.

Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha will be conducted in the following subjests :

PhD Management
PhD Tourism and Travel Management
PhD in Centre for Promotion of Ecological, Adventure, Health and Cultural Tourism
PhD Environmental Sciences
PhD Physics
PhD Chemistry
PhD Animal Science
PhD Plant Science
PhD Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
PhD Mathematics
PhD Computer Science & Informatics
PhD Library and Information Science
PhD English
PhD Hindi
PhD Sanskrit
PhD Journalism and Mass Communication
PhD New Media
PhD Economics
PhD Social Work
PhD Sociology
PhD History
PhD Political Science
PhD Deendyal Upadhyaya Studies
PhD Jammu Kashmir Studies
PhD Education
PhD Visual Arts
PhD Yoga Studies

CUHP PhD Entrance 2023 Results

Examination result of Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishvvidyalaya Shodh Patrata Priksha (HPKVSPP-2023)

Information regarding extension of last date of document verification of candidates passed in Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha (HPKVSPP-2023) (Last Date : August 25, 2023)

CUHP PhD Entrance 2023 Answer Key

CUHP PhD Admission 2022 (Nov)

HPKVSPP 2022 (Nov)

Central University of Himachal Pradesh is going to conduct Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha (HPKVSPP) in order to determine the eligibility for admission to Ph.D. Programmes of Study of University.

PhD Seats

CUHP PhD Entrance HPKVSPP 2022 (Nov) Important Dates

Date of Notification	21.10.2022
Opening of the online Application forms	26.10.2022
Last date of receipt of online application	06-11-2022
Date of downloading admit card	14-11-2022
Date of Entrance Test	20-11-2022
Declaration of Result	30-11-2022

CUHP PhD Admission 2022-23 Results

CUHP PhD Admission 2022-23 Merit Lists

Shortlisted Candidates

CUHP PhD Admission 2022 (Oct)

HPKVSPP 2022 (Oct)

Central University of Himachal Pradesh is going to conduct Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha (HPKVSPP-2022) in order to determine the eligibility for admission to Ph.D. Programmes of Study of University.

Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha will be conducted in the following subjects :

Management
Tourism and Travel Management
Environmental Sciences
Physics
Chemistry
Animal Science
Plant Science
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Mathematics
Computer Science & Informatics
Library and Information Science
English
Hindi
Sanskrit
Panjabi
Journalism and Mass communication / New Media
Economics
Social Work
Sociology
History
Political Science
Deendyal Upadhyaya Studies
Jammu Kashmir Studies
Education
Visual Arts

CUHP PhD Entrance HPKVSPP 2022 (Oct) Important Dates

Date of Notification	22.08.2022
Opening of the online Application forms	22.08.2022
Last date of receipt of online application (Extended)	12.09.2022
Date of downloading admit card	20.09.2022
Date of Entrance Test (Revised)	01.10.2022
Declaration of Result	14.10.2022

HPKVSPP 2022 (Oct) Pattern

There will be two papers.
Each paper shall have 60 multiple choice type questions of one mark each.
There will be no negative marking
The duration of the examination will be of two hours

Paper – I (General Aptitude) {60 Marks}

This paper will be same and mandatory for all the candidates and will contain four sections.
Section – A : Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability (15 Marks)
Section – B : General Mental Ability (15 Marks)
Section – C : Comprehension Ability and Situation Analysis (15 Marks)
Section – D : Quantitative Aptitude (15 Marks)

Paper – II (60 Marks)

Paper – II will be subject specific and will have the questions designed to assess the knowledge of the candidate in the concerned subject (According to the syllabus for UGCNET).

HPKVSPP 2022 (Oct) Results

HPKVSPP 2022 (Oct) Results

CUHP PhD Admission 2021 (Dec)

Available Programs

PhD Program is available in the following departments

School/Department/ Centre	Intake
School of Business & Management Studies (HPKVBS)	15
Department of Environmental Sciences	10
Department of Educational Studies	8
Department of English	2
Department of Sanskrit	10
Department of Punjabi and Dogri	3
Department of Journalism & Mass Communication	4
Department of New Media	5
Department of Animal Science	4
Department of Plant Sciences	12
Department of CBB	5
Srinivasa Ramanujan Department of Mathematics	13
Department of Library & Information Science	8
Department of Computer Science and Informatics	1
School of Performing & Visual Arts	2
Department of Physics & Astronomical Science	34
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Sciences	14
Department of History	6
Department of Political Science	2
Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology	1
Department of Economics	4
Centre for Kashmir Studies	2
Ambedkar Chair	0
Centre for Deen Dayal Upadhyay Studies	3
Department of Social Work	14
Department of Tourism & Travel Management	17
Total	199

CUHP PhD Admission 2021-22 Important Dates

Opening of the online Application forms	09 November 2021
Last date for submission of application	19 November 2021
Date of downloading admit card	23 November 2021
Date of Entrance Test	28 November 2021
Declaration of Result	02 December 2021

CUHP HPKVSPP 2021 (Sept)

CUHP HPKVSPP 2021 Important Dates

Opening of the online Application forms	29 August 2021
Last date for submission of application	13 September 2021
Date of Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalya Shodh Patrata Pariksha	26 September 2021
Declaration of Result	30 September 2021

Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha (HPKVSPP 2021)

A certificate will be issued by the University to the candidates who qualify the Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha by securing minimum 50% marks. (45% for SC/ST/OBC(Non creamy layer)/Divyang candidates).

This certificate will be valid for two years i.e. the candidate will be considered eligible to participate in the admission process for Ph.D. in Central University of Himachal Pradesh upto two years from the date of issue of the certificate.

The candidates who have qualified the Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha will be considered equivalent to NET, SET, SLET qualified candidates for admission to Ph.D. Programmes of Study of Central University of Himachal Pradesh.

Exemption from Entrance Test

The candidate who has qualified any one of following tests shall be eligible to apply for admission to Ph.D. Programmes of Central University of Himachal Pradesh and need not to appear in and qualify the Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha.

JRF (Examination conducted by UGC, CSIR,ICAR or any other agency recognized by UGC)
NET
SET
SLET

Pattern of HPKVSPP 2021

There will be two papers.
Each paper shall have 60 multiple choice type questions of one mark each.
There will be no negative marking
The duration of the examination will be of two hours

Paper – I (General Aptitude) {60 Marks}

This paper will be same and mandatory for all the candidates and will contain four sections.
Section – A : Logical Reasoning and Analytical Ability (15 Marks)
Section – B : General Mental Ability (15 Marks)
Section – C : Comprehension Ability and Situation Analysis (15 Marks)
Section – D : Quantitative Aptitude (15 Marks)

Paper – II (60 Marks)

Paper – II will be subject specific and will have the questions designed to assess the knowledge of the candidate in the concerned subject (According to the syllabus for UGCNET).