Shree Sankaracharaya University of Sanskrit – SSUS PhD Admission 2023-24: Dates, Application, Entrance

Shree Sankaracharaya University of Sanskrit PhD Admission 2023-24: Shree Sankaracharaya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala invites online application for PhD admission for the academic session 2023-24.

Check full details on SSUS PhD Admission 2023-24 below here.

SSUS PhD Programs

• PhD Sanskrit Sahitya
• PhD Sanskrit Vyakarana
• PhD Sanskrit Vedanta
• PhD Sanskrit Nyaya
• PhD Sanskrit General
• PhD Vedic Studies
• PhD Gender Studies
• PhD Theatre
• PhD Malayalam
• PhD Translation Studies
• PhD Hindi
• PhD English
• PhD Philosophy
• PhD History
• PhD Manuscriptology
• PhD Comparative Literature
• PhD Music
• PhD Dance
• PhD Sociology
• PhD Geography
• PhD Psychology
• PhD Physical Education
• PhD Vastuvidhya
• PhD Social Work
• PhD Ayurveda
• PhD Urdu

PhD Seats 2023-24

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates who have completed a post graduate degree in the disciplines concerned or related disciplines with B+ Grade of this University or its equivalent and above; or
• A 1-year/2-semester Master’s Degree Programme after a 4-year/8-semester Bachelor’s Degree Programme (Honours/Research) or a 2-year/4-semester Master’s Degree Programme after a 3-year Bachelor’s degree Programme or qualifications declared equivalent to the Master’s Degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever grading system is followed; Provided that an applicant seeking admission after a 4-year/8-semester Bachelor’s Degree Programme (Honours/Research) should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC and ST communities, OBC (non-creamy layer), persons with disability, Economically Weaker Section (EWS), gender non-confirming persons (GNCP) and other categories of applicants as per the decision of the University from time to time. or
• An equivalent qualification 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 to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of the educational institution.
• Applicants from SC and ST communities, OBC (non-creamy layer), persons with disability, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and gender non confirming persons (GNCP) require a minimum of B Grade of SSUS or its equivalent in the Postgraduate Degree. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC and ST communities, OBC (non-creamy layer), persons with disability, Economically Weaker Section (EWS), gender non-confirming persons (GNCP) and other categories of applicants as per the decision of the University from time to time.
• Candidates who have completed the M.Phil. Programme with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever grading system is followed or equivalent qualification 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 to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of educational institutions, shall be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. Programme. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC and ST communities, OBC (non-creamy layer), persons with disability, Economically Weaker Section (EWS), gender non-confirming persons (GNCP) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the University from time to time.

SSUS PhD Admission 2023-24 Important Dates

SSUS PhD Admission 2023-24 Application Process

• Candidates have to apply online on the link available at university website.
• Read instruction given there carefully before filling application form.
• Application Fee – Rs. 150/-

Selection Process

• Admissions to the Ph. D Programme shall be through an Entrance Examination and an Interview conducted by the concerned Academic Departments.
• No candidate is exempted from appearing in the Entrance Examination and in the Interview.
• The thrust areas of the entrance examination for each discipline will be 50% from research methodology and 50% from the respective disciplines).
• The interview will be conducted by the Departmental Research Committee (DRC). Allotment of the research supervisors will be made by the DRC on the basis of the research area of the available research supervisors and the research proposals submitted by the scholars.
• The admission will be based on merit assessed through the Entrance Examination and Interview procedures with the weightage of 70% for the Entrance Test and 30% for the performance in the Interview.

SSUS PhD Entrance Details

• Entrance Examination A three hour (3 hours) duration entrance examination shall be conducted by the Departments and the question paper will carry 70 marks.
• Based on the performance of the candidates in the Entrance Examinations, a ‘List of Qualified Candidates’ for Interview will be prepared and published on the website of the University.
• The candidates who secure a minimum of 50% marks or above in the entrance examination (35 marks or above) alone will be qualified. Relaxation of 5% in the prescribed minimum (31.5 marks), shall be allowed for the candidates belonging to SC and ST communities, OBC (non-creamy layer), persons with disability, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and gender non-confirming persons (GNCP) in the entrance examination.
• If in spite of the above relaxation, if the seats allotted for SC/ST remain unfilled, the University will be at liberty to launch special admission drive, for that particular category within one month from the date of closure of admissions of general category.
• The University will device its own admission procedure along with eligible conditions to ensure that most of the seats under these categories are filled.

Admit Card

Hall tickets for the Entrance Examination can be downloaded from the website of the University tentatively on 09.10.2023. The candidates are advised to check regularly the website of the University for further information regarding this. The candidates may be required to upload the scanned copies of the documents in support of their claims in the application, while attempting to download the Hall tickets failing which the Hall tickets may not be generated. So the candidates are advised to keep ready the scanned copies of the said documents ready for uploading before attempting to download the Hall ticket.

Interview

• The candidates who are qualified in the written Entrance Examination will be called through email for an Interview before the DRC of the respective Departments.
• Nonreceipt of the email is not a ground for not attending the Interview.
• The candidates are advised to check the website of the University for such information.
• The Interview will carry a maximum of 30 marks.
• Interview will be based on the Research Proposals presented by the candidates.
• A candidate will have to obtain a minimum of 21 marks in the interview to be qualified to appear in the Rank List. Relaxation of 5% in the prescribed minimum (19.5 marks), will be allowed for the candidates belonging to SC and ST communities, OBC (non-creamy layer), persons with disability, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and gender non-confirming persons (GNCP) in the Interview.

Final Rank List

• Selection shall be based on a Rank List prepared in the order of merit which is the sum of the marks obtained in Entrance Examination and Interview.
• Only those candidates who obtain the prescribed minimum separately in the Entrance Examination and in the Interview will appear on the Rank List.

SSUS PhD Admission 2023-24 Results

Shree Sankaracharaya University of Sanskrit PhD Admission 2023-24 Results will be declared as per schedule. Result will be updated here as it is available.

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