DU PhD admission 2023 is ongoing. Delhi University conducts PhD admissions in two phases. In phase 1, only candidates who are eligible on the basis of qualifying UGC-NET (including JRF)/ UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF)/ AYUSH-NET/DBT-JRF, ICMR-JRF, DST-INSPIRE or equivalent national level
examination/fellowship (as identified by DRC)/ GATE/ teacher fellowship holders will be able to apply. The final selection for candidates in Phase 1 will be done after a personal interview conducted by the respective department.

In Phase II, all candidates can apply for admission. However, candidates are required to appear for the PhD entrance test conducted by NTA. Based on the entrance test result, candidates will be shortlisted for a personal interview by the respective department. NTA has released the PhD entrance test. NTA PhD Entrance Test 2023 for DU PhD admissions will be held on October 26, 27, 30, and October 31. Check DU Admission 2023

DU PhD Admission Dates 2023

DU Ph.D. Admission Highlights 2023

The candidates interested in seeking admission to Ph.D. courses of Delhi University should have a look at the following facts.

DU Ph.D Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for PhD admission at Delhi University (DU), candidates must fulfil the following requirements:

• The candidates must have completed Master’s degree or M.Phil in the respective fields with a minimum aggregate of 55% marks Delhi University or any other recognized University.
• The candidates belonging to the reserved categories have a 5% relaxation, i.e., the minimum aggregate marks needed by them in Master’s/ M.phil is 50%.

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DU Ph.D Selection Criteria

• The selection of the candidates to any of the Ph.D. courses will be based on CUET(PhD) entrance test followed by a personal interview.
• The minimum aggregate needed in the entrance test to qualify for the Interview round is 50% marks.
• The list of shortlisted candidates and dates of the interview shall be notified on the Ph.D. admission portal.
• The candidates who have qualified UGC-NET (including JRF)/ UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF)/ DBT-JRF, ICMR-JRF, DST-INSPIRE or any other equivalent national level examination/fellowship may directly appear for interview.
• After being selected in the interview which is compulsory for all, even the candidates who are exempted from entrance examination, the candidates are given admission to Ph.D. courses.

DU Ph.D Entrance exam

• The candidates have to appear for the entrance exam for further qualifying for the interview.
• The exam is MCQ based and its duration is 2 hours.
• The syllabus of the entrance examination is the corresponding M.A./ M.Com/ M.Sc. (or equivalent) syllabus of the University of Delhi or/and as given on the respective Department‘s website.

The examination centres are as follows:

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How to Apply for DU Ph.D?

The candidates have to begin by online registration:

• Applicants have to visit the official website and read all the instructions carefully.
• After that, login to make a user account with either email or mobile number.
• Login to your account and provide all the personal details as in the certificates and upload all the necessary documents.
• The Application Fee has to be paid through any one of the available online payment options: Net Banking, Debit Card, Credit Card, and UPI. The application fee For Unreserved and OBC categories is INR 750 and for reserved categories it is INR 300.
• The candidates shall check if the research proposal is mandatory for the course they are seeking admission.
• The candidates should fill only a single registration form. In case they want to apply for another programme, they have to fill a separate form for that.

DU Ph.D Reservation

The institute has certain type of reservations:

• Any kind of reservation such as students belonging to the EWS category are as per norms of the university.
• Supernumerary seats shall be made available as per the norms of Government.

DU Ph.D. Course Details

Delhi University invites application for Ph.D courses under various disciplines and specializations. The course is offered with various specializations in various departments listed below: