Aspirants seeking admission to the Program should be completed his/her graduation from a recognised university.

Academic Requirement:

• Prospective candidates must possess a post-graduate (Master’s) degree (full-time course from a UGC-recognized university or institute) or equivalent (as certified by a Government authority such as AICTE, UGC, or AIU) with at least 55% marks or an equivalent CGPA (50% marks or an equivalent CGPA for SC/ST/OBC/DA candidates). The degree must have been awarded be as per the norms approved by concerned regulatory authority, empowered by the Government of India. If the degree has been obtained from a foreign country, the candidate will have to submit an equivalence certificate, certifying that the awarded degree is equivalent to a full-time course of a recognized Indian university. Such an equivalence certificate needs to be issued by a competent authority of the Government of India (e.g., AICTE, UGC, or AIU).
• However, for the Faculty of Technology, candidates with a First Class Bachelor’s degree (B.E. /B. Tech or equivalent) in a related field and with 10 years of full-time R&D work experience in a research organization/institute will also be considered eligible. The final eligibility of all such candidates will be decided by the Provost (Vice-Chancellor).
• Candidates who have cleared GATE/NET/SLET/GPAT or an equivalent examination are not required to appear for RAT (however, they do need to appear for the committee interview), provided the (aforementioned) exam. scores continue to remain valid on the day RKU conducts it’s own entrance test/interview.
• Prospective applicants pursuing their Master’s degrees may also appear for RKU’s RAT (and/or for the interview), only if they are confident about obtaining their provisional degree certificates before the scheduled Ph.D. Orientation Program. In accordance with the UGC guidelines, we can only offer Ph.D. admission letters to those students who have a provisional degree certificate in hand on the day of the Ph.D. Orientation Program (when we draft the dated admission letters).

For INDIAN Students

Application Fees	Rs. 1,000
1st Year	Rs. 60,000
2nd Year	Rs. 30,000
3rd Year	Rs. 30,000
4th Year and Onwards	Rs. 30,000
Thesis Evaluation Fees	Rs. 15,000

Note : The University reserves the right to revise the fee and payment structure.

Explanation Of Fee Structure

If the synopsis is not submitted within 4th year, the registration has to be renewed with special permission from Provost (VC). If synopsis is submitted in 5th year, fees for 5th year have to be paid. If synopsis is submitted in 6th year, fees for 6th year have to be paid.