a) Ph. D. admissions at SJIM Research Centre are governed by the University of Mysore admission rules notified on the website of the University of Mysore.
b) As per the existing rules of the University of Mysore, a candidate must have a Master’s Degree or any other Degree/Diploma, with minimum of 55% marks or equivalent Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) or an equivalent Grade. However, this condition is relaxed to 50% in case of:

• SC/ST (Cat-I candidates), OBC (NCL candidates), Persons with Disability (PWD) and Transgender candidates.
• In-service candidates with a minimum of five years of regular experience associated with the teaching profession as teachers/library professionals/physical education instructors/laboratory staff in educational institutions.
• A candidate who has completed their master’s degree prior to 19 September 1991.
• The candidate must also appear for the Entrance Test conducted by the University of Mysore. A candidate securing at least 55 marks out of 100 (or 50 marks in the case of OBC/PWD/Transgender candidates or 45 marks in the case of SC/ST candidates) in the test shall be declared as eligible and can apply for the Ph.D. admission. The following categories are exempted from the Entrance Test:
• Candidates who have qualified JRF fellowships through UGC/CSIR-NET/DBT-JRF/ICMR-JRF/ ICAR Examinations /SLET (KSET)/ GATE Examination.
• All such candidates have to only obtain a consent/acceptance letter from their proposed guide.