Aspirants seeking admission to 3 year Full-time Ph.D Program should meet the following criteria as:

Academic Requirement:

• Consistent academic record and a Master’s degree (M.A./M.Sc.) in Economics/ Developmental Studies with a minimum of 55% marks or its equivalent grade.
• A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent relaxation of grade shall be permitted for candidates from OBC( non creamy layer) SC/ST/ differently-abled.

Apart from the above criteria, the candidate should have qualified for any one of the following:

• Qualified for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) through National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by UGC 
• Qualified for UGC-NET for Lectureship.

The duration of the Doctoral program shall be for a maximum period of four years (including course work).

Fees Structure:

• PhD registration fee (Upon selection to PhD program)- Rs. 30000
• The fee for Doctoral program is Rs. 26000 per year (payable in two instalments of 13000 each)
• PhD submission and Examination fee Rs. 30000