Aspirants seeking admission to Full-time M.Phil + Ph.D. Program should meet the following criteria as specified by the institute.
Academic Requirement:
- Candidate must have a Master’s Degree in Economics from a recognized University with at least 55% marks or its equivalent on Grading Scale of respective Universities (5% relaxation for OBC/ SC/ST/PWD candidates and for those who have qualified Master’s Degree prior to 19th September 1991).
Direct Full-Time PhD
The following categories of candidates shall be eligible for admission to direct Ph.D.:
- Candidates having passed MPhil/LLM/M Tech/ME with a minimum of 60% marks, or its equivalent grade. The duration of the programme for this category shall be 3 years maximum.
- Candidates with UGC (CSIR) JRF provided they have obtained a minimum of 65% marks or an equivalent grade in their Master’s examination. The duration of the programme shall be 31/2 years.
- Assistant Professors appointed on a substantive basis with at least ten years of PG teaching/research experience may be allowed to work independently for Ph.D., if there is no guide available in the University for a subject area in which he/she desires to do research work. In such cases, the School Board concerned shall determine whether or not the teacher(s) concerned can work independently on the endorsement from the Department concerned.
Part-time PhD
The following categories of candidates shall be eligible for admission to direct Ph.D. on the part-time basis:
- Assistant Professors of the University who have put in at least 3 years of continuous service in the University.
- Permanent college teachers from recognized colleges under Faculty Improvement Programme (FIP) with at least 4 years’ continuous service and after getting a no-objection certificate from the employer.
- *Officers equivalent to grade pay of Assistant professors having full-time LLM degree with at least 3 years of experience in the Govt service subject to the maximum ceiling of 2 seats in an Academic year.
Fees Description:
- Integrated M.Phil./Ph.D. Programme
- Phase I (M.Phil) = Rs.18100/-(inclusive of onetime fee)
- Phase II (Ph.D.) = Rs.18300/-
- Beyond Minimum Duration = Rs.13350/-(fee prescribed for Integrated M.Phil/Ph.D.)
- Installments = Rs.31650/-(inclusive of onetime fee and to be paid in three yearly equal installments @ Rs.10550/year)