Aspirants seeking admission to 3 Year Full-time Ph.D. Program should meet the following criteria as specified by the institute.

Academic Requirement:

• The candidates (Indian / Foreigner) who have studied under 10+2+3+2 years or 10+2+5 years or 11+1+3+2 or 10+2+3+3 or 10+2+4+2 pattern of education and qualified for the award of the Master's Degree in the relevant discipline at Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University) (GRI-DU) or any other university recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in the relevant discipline with not less than 55% marks. A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent relaxation of grade, shall be allowed for those belonging to SC / ST / OBC.
• Candidates should qualify in the entrance test conducted by GRI in accordance with provisions laid down under section 5 of this regulation.

Entrance Exam:

Candidates must qualify one of the following entrance test:JRF / NET / GATE / CSIR / ICAR / ICSSR.