Advertisement No. Acad/ PhD/Autumn Sem-2020 Date: March 23, 2020
Applications are invited in the prescribed form available in the website www.iacs.res.in for
admission to the PhD Programme in Autumn (July – December) Semester of 2020
The Academic Session for the said Programme will commence from July 15, 2020.
Eligibility: Admission/Enrolment of every regular full-time PhD students in the PhD program of IACS
University would require the following criteria to be fulfilled.
1. 55% or equivalent in masters is mandatory for general candidates, while for SC/ST/OBC
(non-creamy layer)/Differently-abled and other categories 50% marks is necessary.
2. Only the students who qualify UGC-NET (including JRF)/UGC-CSIR NET (including
JRF)/GATE/JEST/INSPIRE/equivalent national level examination conducted by Central
Government Departments and their agencies and institutions, allowing entry into PhD
program will be considered eligible to seek admission in the PhD program of IACS.
3. Selection of the regular full-time students will be done on the basis of their academic record, their performance in UGC-NET (including JRF)/UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF)/ GATE/JEST/INSPIRE/equivalent national level examination conducted by Central Government Departments and their agencies and institutions, allowing entry into PhD program, and finally, their performance in the written test and/or interview (as decided by the respective schools).
4. Relaxation of the selection criteria for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (noncreamy layer)/Differently-abled and other categories will be levied according to the norms of UGC and Government of India.
Fellowship: As per IACS/CSIR/UGC/INSPIRE rules.
Age limit: Should be below 28 years on the date of application. Age relaxation is applicable
as per Government of India rule.
Nationality: The applicant must be an Indian citizen.
Selection Procedure: Applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of merit. In this regard,percentage of marks obtained in Bachelors (including particulars like specialization etc.) & Masters, year of passing, present status/enrolment, qualification details of NET (type of NET whether UGC or CSIR)/GATE/JEST exams including ranks, INSPIRE fellowship and qualification information in other equivalent national level examination conducted by Central Government Departments and their agencies and institutions should be mentioned in the application. Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated via email and called for a written test and/or interview (to be decided by the school) towards the final selection. IACS holds full right of choosing a candidate and even not selecting any, in case suitable applications are not received /met.