Indian Maritime University PhD Admission 2022: Dates, Application Form

Indian Maritime University PhD Admission 2022 – Indian Maritime University (IMU) Chennai invites applications for PhD admissions January 2022.

Check full details on Indian Maritime University PhD Admission 2022 below here.

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Applications are invited for admission in the following Schools in Part Time/Full Time mode:

The University shall provide facilities for research in the following areas:

Last date for registration	17 January 2022
Hall Ticket download (tentative)	21 January 2022
Date of Entrance Test (Centre Based)	28 January 2022
Date of Interview (tentative)	22 February 2022
Commencement of Programme (tentative)	01 March 2022

The eligibility criteria for admission to the PhD programme shall be one among the following:

Candidates who have passed SSLC (10th or 11th class/grade and PUC or higher secondary (12th grade) before joining undergraduate (UG) programme (3 or more years) and UG before joining PG degree programme, i.e. 10+2+UG Degree (3 or more years) or 11+1+ UG Degree (3 or more years) AND The Post Graduate (P.G) shall be in the respective areas of research in the Schools mentioned in previous slide or a relevant discipline with at least 55% marks or equivalent Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). For SC/ ST/OBC(NCL)/ PwD candidates, the minimum marks shall be 50% (or equivalent CGPA).
M.S (by Research) or M.Phil degree in the respective areas of research in the Schools mentioned in previous slide or a relevant discipline.
Mariners with Master or MEO Class I Certificate of Competency or PGDMOM qualification with 2 years of continuous teaching experience at degree level as faculty in IMU/IMU Affiliated Institutes/DG(S) approved institutes, shall be eligible till the Academic Year 2023-24.

Candidates can apply online through the official website https://www.imu.edu.in/
Read all instructions carefully before filling up the application form available on the official website.

Admission of scholars to the PhD programme shall be based on the performance in:

Stage I: Written Test to be administered in Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) format which would test a candidate’s General Mental Ability, knowledge on the Maritime sector, and knowledge on the relevant discipline/area of research in which the candidate proposes to do the Ph.D. To qualify to the Stage II, the candidate should secure minimum 50% in Stage I.
Stage II: Descriptive writing in the general area in which the Candidate is interested to do research and proficiency in English and technical writing are tested in this stage. To qualify to the Stage III, the candidate should secure minimum 50% in Stage II.
Stage III: Personal interview by the Departmental Committee.
The Written Test shall have 40% weightage. Descriptive Test on a general topic having 30% weightage and Personal Interview which shall have a 30% weightage.
To qualify for selection to Ph.D/M.S By Research the Candidate has to secure minimum of 50% overall.
Candidates may choose to join the programme in Full time or Part time.
Written Test* (Stage I) and Descriptive Writing Test* (Stage II) will be conducted in the following IMU Campuses.
- IMU Navi Mumbai Campus
- IMU Chennai Campus
- IMU Kochi Campus
- IMU Kolkata Campus
- IMU Visakhapatnam Campus

*Note: In the current pandemic scenario or such other unforeseen circumstances, IMU reserves the right to conduct the Entrance Test in Online mode.