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IGNOU Phd English Admission 2023 (January): Application Form, Fees, Dates, Eligibility, Assignment

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Ph.D (English)

Course Fees

Course Duration

3 Years

Total Fees

16.8 K

Detailed Fees

general

Total Fees	₹ 16,800

Course Information

Eligibility Criteria

The candidates must possess a Master’s Degree from a University recognized by UGC or any other qualification recognized as equivalent thereto in such fields of study as are notified for the purpose from time to time by the University with at least 55% marks [50% marks in the case of SC, ST, OBC (Non-creamy Layer) and Differently-Abled and other categories of candidates as per the decision of UGC from time to time, or for those who had obtained their Master’s Degree prior to 19th September 1991] excluding grace mark.

and

Qualifies in the entrance examination conducted by IGNOU at the National level.

Course Details

IGNOU PhD English Admission 2023 for the January session will begin soon. The university will tentatively release the application form for admission in the month of December 2022. Aspiring candidates can apply online on the university’s official website - ignou.ac.in.

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Table of Content

IGNOU PhD English Admission Dates
IGNOU PhD English Eligibility Criteria
IGNOU PhD English Selection Criteria
IGNOU PhD English Study Materials
IGNOU PhD English Assignment
IGNOU PhD English Course details
IGNOU PhD English Syllabus
IGNOU PhD English Evaluation Sructure
IGNOU PhD English Fee Structure
IGNOU PhD English FAQ’s

IGNOU Ph.D. English Admission Dates

Event	Dates
Last Date of submission of the application form	to be notified
Admit card release date	to be notified
Entrance Exam	to be notified
Release of Answer Keys	to be notified
Result	to be notified

IGNOU Ph.D. English Eligibility Criteria

Candidates applying for Ph.D. English admission at IGNOU must have passed Master’s degree or M.Phil in Economics
Must have secured minimum 55% aggregate marks in M.Phil or masters
Must have qualified IGNOU Ph.D. Entrance exam
Candidates with M.Phil or who have qualified UGC NET / JRF are exempted for IGNOU Ph.D. Entrance Exam

Note: 5% eligibility marks relaxation for reserved category candidates

IGNOU Ph.D. English Selection Criteria

Candidates are strictly selected as per the merit obtained in the Entrance exam for Personal interview round.
Candidates who are exempted from the entrance are directly called for a Personal interview.
Finally, based on the performance on the interview round, a list of candidates are selected for further admission process.

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IGNOU Ph.D. English Study Materials

IGNOU provides study material to students free of cost. Here are the links for Ph.D. English study materials that are tabulated below. Students can easily download or view the study material from here without any registration. It will help students to understand & get a clear idea about the course curriculum.

Course Name	Click to Download
Ph.D. English	Download

IGNOU Ph.D. English Assignments

Assignments constitute continuous evaluation. The marks that you secure in the assignments will be counted in your final result. As mentioned earlier, an assignment of a course carries 30% weightage. You are therefore advised to take your assignment seriously.

Non Submission of Assignment

The TMA for each semester can be downloaded from the Student Zone of the University website. You have to complete the assignment within the due dates specified in the assignment booklet. You will not be allowed to appear for the term-end examination for any course if you do not submit the assignment in time for that course. If you appear in the term-end examination, without submitting the assignments, the result of the term-end examination is liable to be canceled.

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IGNOU Ph.D. English Course details

The following aspects are covered in the overall process of course development:

Course work
Progress report and pre-submission seminars
Dissertation / Thesis submission
Viva-voce examination
Award of degree

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IGNOU Ph.D. English Syllabus

Course ID	Course Title
REG-001	Research Methodology ( Theory)
REG-002	Resistance Literature ( Theory)
REGE-001	Gender (Elective)
REGE-002	Literature and Migration ( Theory)
REGE-003	Translation: Theory and Practice ( Elective)
REGE-004	Nature and Structure of Language (Elective)
REGE-005	Folk Narrative: Text and Performances (Elective)

IGNOU Ph.D. English Evaluation structure

Assignments

The assignment will be given as a means of continuing assessment of theory and practical Knowledge and will consist of sets of questions and activities that one has to answer as per one pace and knowledge. These assignments will cover all the types of questions like long, short, objective, multiple-choice, and case studies type of questions.

All these assignments will carry 30% weightage in the final result and thus everyone is required to get at least 50% marks in each assignment and each assignment carries 100 marks.

Term-end Examination

The term-end examination carries 70% weightage in the Final result. It is conducted twice a year in June and December. If a student fails in the Tern-end Examination, then he/she can reappear in the next Term-end Examination for the course.

IGNOU Ph.D. English Fee structure

The detailed fee structure of Ph.D.. English is mentioned in the following table:

Program	Registration Fee	Re-registration fee each for every year till the final thesis is submitted
Ph.D.. (with Course work)	INR16,800	INR 8,400
Ph.D.. ( without course work)	INR 8,400	INR 8,400

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IGNOU Ph.D. English FAQs

Ques. What are the selection criteria for Ph.D.. Program from IGNOU?

Ans. IGNOU Conducts the Ph.D.. Entrance Exam for taking Admission in their Ph.D.. program. The Entrance Exam holds 70 % weightage and after that, there will be a Personnel Interview which holds 30 % weightage in Total based on which one is given admission to the program.

Ques. Can an individual pursue 2 Ph.D.. programs of IGNOU side by side?

Ans. Pursuing two academic degrees either from an Open University or a regular University isn't permitted as of now. But a diploma of shorter duration can be pursued alongside a regular degree.

Ques. How are the faculties of Ph.D.. English at IGNOU?

Ans. The university has an excellent team of faculties who are highly qualified to provide good research education

Ques. Does IGNOU offer scholarships and fellowships to Ph.D.. students?

Ans. The University offers these given below Scholarships/ fellowships to the Ph.D.. students:

The University awards Fellowships (IGNOU-Research Fellowship) to full-time Ph.D.. students of IGNOU to offer opportunities to full-time research students who have no support so that they can pursue the Ph.D.. degree and undertake research. The period of time of this IGNOU-RF is for a period of two years and therefore the amount awarded is Rs. 5000/- per month for all three years of studying.
IGNOU Also offers Research and Teaching Assistantship Scheme (RTA) to offer opportunities to the guy researchers to require up advanced research and teaching and for this, they're going to need to work as full-time students at IGNOU. The amount of the RTA award is Rs. 18,000/- per month.

Ques. What are the important documents required during the time at admission in the Ph.D.. course at IGNOU?

Ans. Following are the required documents

Passport size Photograph
Important educational certificates ( as required)
Mark-sheet of the qualifying degree.
Category certificate only if applicable.
Experience certificate if any.
Other relevant documents as needed by the Institute.

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