Full-time Programs

(a)    A candidate seeking admission to the Ph.D. programme shall have a minimum of 55% marks (50% marks for SC/ST candidates and Persons with Disabilities) or its equivalent grade in Master’s Degree in social sciences and allied disciplines from a recognized university. Candidates possessing Master’s degree in other areas may also be considered if he/she has teaching experience or experience of working in the area of educational policy, planning and administration.

(b)   A candidate seeking admission to Ph.D. programme shall have an M.Phil. Degree in an area closely related to educational planning and administration and/or exceptionally brilliant academic record coupled with publications of high quality.

(c)    M.Phil. graduates of NUEPA will be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. Programme after due scrutiny by a Selection/Admission Committee, if they obtain a FGPA of 6 or above on the ten point scale. 

Mode of Selection: The University reserves the right to decide the number of seats to be filled in the year 2015-14; the criteria for screening of applications; and the selection procedure of candidates for admission to its Ph.D.  programme. The mode of selection of candidates will be as under:

Initial short-listing of applications will be carried out on the basis of relevance and quality of the brief write-up (in the prescribed format) in the proposed area of research to be submitted along with the application form.

Short-listed candidates will be required to appear in a written test and those qualifying in written test will be subjected to personal interviews to assess their motivation and potential leading to final short-listing and preparation of panel of selected candidates, in order of merit.