Presidency University PhD Admission 2024 (Feb): Dates, Application Form

Presidency University PhD Admission 2024 (Feb)) – Presidency University Kolkata invites application for PhD Admission in various disciplines for 2024 (Feb).

Online Applications are invited from UGC or UGC – CSIR NET / NET – LS or DBT-BET (only for Institute of Health Sciences) or ICMR-NET (only for Institute of Health Sciences) qualified candidates for admission to the Ph.D. Programme of Presidency University in various departments/school/institute for the session 2023-2024 (February cycle).

Presidency University PhD Programs

Available PhD Programs and Seats 2024 (Feb Cycle)

Available Research Areas

Bengali

• Linguistics (2)
• Bengali Fiction (2)
• Medieval Bengali Literature (2)

Philosophy

• Logic
• Ethics

Political Science

• Intellectual History
• Political Thought & Thinkers (Indian and Western)
• Politics in India (Cultural, Ethnicity, Elections, Emerging Issues)
• Urban/Heritage Politics
• Democracy and Civil Society
• State Politics
• India’s International Relations
• Act East Policy
• Indo-Pacific
• Public Policy
• Labour & Work

Hindi

• Open

Sociology

• Open

Chemistry

• Open

Geology

• Paleontology, biogeochemistry, Geophysics, Sedimentology, Structural Geology, Metamorphic petrology, Geodynamics, Remote Sensing & GIS, Geoarcheology, Ore Geology, Planetary science (General-13)
• Paleontology, Sedimentology, Structural Geology, Planetary science (SC-2, OBC B-1)

Physics

• Physics of the Early Universe, Gravitational Waves(1)
• Ion-Solid interaction (1)
• Experimental Gamma Ray Spectroscopy (1)
• Biomass derived hybrid for energy storage devices (1)
• Photo catalyst for degradation of toxic industrial effluent (1)
• Any branch/area of Physics

Life Sciences

• Plant Developmental Biology(1)
• Epigenetic regulation in plant stress conditions, host-pathogen interactions(1)
• Molecular Virology(1)
• Engineering photoreceptors for light-regulated DNA binding(1)
• Molecular endocrinology, cell biology(1)
• Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interactions, Interdisciplinary Sciences(2)
• Any branch of Life Sciences(7)
• Cancer Immunology, Cancer cell Signaling(2)
• Microbiology, Neurophysiology(1)
• Cancer Proteogenomics(2)
• Microbiology/Bioremediation(1)
• Bacterial stress response and genome integrity(1)
• Cancer Molecular Biology(2)
• Collective cell migration(1)

Economics

• Development Economics
• Health Economics, Gender Economics
• Resources and Environmental Economics
• Labour Economics
• Social Network Analysis
• Political economy

Mathematics

• Geometric and Analytic Group Theory
• Finite Group Theory, Graph Theory
• Operations Research
• Qualitative Theory of ODEs
• Complex Analysis
• One variable real and holomorphic dynamics
• Lie groups, Lie algebras and Representation Theory
• Cryptography
• General Relativity
• Theoretical and Observational Cosmology
• Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems
• Fractal Geometry
• Operator Algebra
• Functional Analysis.

Geography

• Hydrology/ Fluvial Geomorphology (General -1)
• Tectonic Geomorphology and Fluvial Landforms (General -1)
• Agriculture Geography (General -1)
• Climatology/Soil (OBC A-1)

Statistics

• Nonparametric Inference,
• Statistical inference on manifold data,
• Test of hypothesis under curved exponential family,
• Robust Bayesian Inference,
• Sequential Design,
• Survival Analysis,
• Mathematical Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials and any suitable area/topic,
• Analysis of spatial and spatio-temporal data

Institute of Health Sciences (Newtown Campus)

• Molecular Virology (2)
• RNA biology (1)
• Neurobiology and epigenetics (1)
• Nanoparticle-based drug delivery, bio-imaging and immunodiagnosis (1)
• Bacterial biofilm (1)
• Cancer biology and epigenetics (1)
• Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (1)
• Plant Biology (2)
• Neuroimmunology of viral infection (1)
• Hepatitis C virus induced liver pathogenesis (2)
• Green synthetic organic chemistry and supramolecular chemistry (2)

Astrophysics

• Cosmic Microwave Background
• Large Scale Structure
• Galaxy Evolution
• Numerical Simulations
• Active Galaxies
• Multi-wavelength Astronomy
• High Energy Astrophysics

Presidency University PhD Admission 2024 (Feb) Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates for admission to the Ph.D. program shall have a Master’s degree with at least 55% of marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade.
• A relaxation of 5% of marks or an equivalent relaxation of grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/ Person with Disability (PwD) as per UGC guidelines.
• UGC or UGC-CSIR NET/NET-LS qualified. ICMR-NET, DBT-BET qualified candidates are also eligible to apply for Institute of Health Sciences (IHS) only.

Selection Procedure

• All applicants are required to upload a research proposal within 500 words. Applicants may be shortlisted based on the research proposals/area of availability of guide in the proposed research areas.
• All eligible candidates will have to appear at an interview / test (online/offline mode), conducted by the Departmental Ph.D. Selection Committees of the University. In interview, the candidates will be expected to discuss their research interests.
• Following the admission procedure, a list of qualified candidates (preferably mentioning their areas of research interest(s) will be published and displayed by the University through the official website.
• Candidates selected for the Ph.D. Programme will be attached to the respective Department at the time of their provisional admission and will be required to enroll on payment of a non-refundable fee, determined by the University.

Important Dates for Presidency University PhD Admission 2024 (Feb)

Presidency University PhD Admission 2024 (Feb) Application Process

• Candidates can apply online at https://www.presiuniv.ac.in
• Application number will be generated after completion of online application.
• Use the system generated application number to pay the non-refundable application fee of Rs-500/- (and applicable bank charges) in SBI Collect Portal.
• Applicants are required to pay application fee after submission of online form within stipulated date.
• Send/ drop the Application form along with all mark-sheets/grade-cards, certificates, Id Card (Preferably Aadhar Card), synopsis/Research Proposal and copy of the Payment Receipt to the following address:
  • The Secretary, Faculty Councils, Presidency University, 86/1, College Street, Kolkata-700073

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