South Asian University jobs - PhD Programmes

PhD in Applied Mathematics

Minimum Eligibility: A minimum of 17 years of education with a Master's degree in Mathematics/ Computer Science/Statistics/Operations Research/Physics or an equivalent degree with 55% marks in the aggregate or equivalent grade.

PhD Computer Science 

Minimum Eligibility:A minimum of 17 years of regular education (12 years of regular schooling + a 3-year Bachelor's degree and a 2-year Master's degree or 4-year Bachelor's degree + a 1 year Master's degree in Computer Science or allied* disciplines) from an institution recognized by the government of any of the SAARC countries, with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade. Applicants with 12 years of regular schooling + an integrated Bachelor's and Master's degree of at least 5 years duration are also eligible.

PhD in Biotechnology 

Minimum Eligibility:12 years of schooling + a 3 or 4 year Bachelor’s degree + a 2 year post-graduate MSc, M.Pharm, M.V.Sc, M.E., or M.Tech degree in any branch of the Biological Sciences or an MD/MS/MSc from an institution recognized by the government of any of the SAARC countries, with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade.

PhD in Economics 

Minimum Eligibility: A minimum of 17 years of education (12 years of schooling + a 3-year Bachelors degree and a 2-year Master’s degree or 4-year Bachelors degree + a 1 year Masters degree leading to an MA/M.Sc. degree in Economics or related specializations) from an institution recognized by the government of any of the SAARC countries, with a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate or an equivalent grade.

PhD in International Relations 

Minimum Eligibility: A minimum of 17 years of regular education (12 years of regular schooling + a 3-year Bachelors degree and a 2-year Masters degree or 4-year Bachelors degree + a 1 year Masters degree in International Relations or related disciplines like Political Science, Economics, Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, History, Philosophy, Linguistics, Mass Communications, Education, Geography, Law, Social Work, Development Studies, Criminology, Archaeology, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Post-Colonial Studies, English, Comparative Literature and Comparative Religious Studies, from an institution recognized by the government of any of the SAARC countries, with a minimum of 50% marks, or an equivalent grade.

PhD in Sociology

Minimum Eligibility: A minimum of 17 years of education (12 years of schooling + a 3-year Bachelor’s degree and a 2-year Masters degree or 4-year Bachelors degree + a 1 year Masters degree in Sociology or related disciplines like Political Science, Economics and Business Studies, Labour Studies, Psychology, Cultural and Social Anthropology, History, Philosophy, Linguistics, Mass Communication, Journalism, Film and Television Studies, Education, Geography, Law, Social Work, Development Studies, Criminology, Archaeology, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Post-Colonial Studies, English, Comparative Literature, Comparative Religious Studies or Sociology of Science, Art History, Critical Theatre Studies, Aesthetics and art Production from an institution recognized by the government of any of the SAARC countries, with a minimum of 50% mark sin the aggregate or an equivalent grade.

PhD in Legal Studies

Minimum Eligibility: 12 years of schooling + a 5-year integrated BA/BBA/BSc/ LLB programme or 4-year law degree or a 2 or 3-year Bachelors degree followed by a 3-year LLB programme + a 2-year/1 year LLM programme from an institution recognized by the government of any of the SAARC countries, with a minimum of 50% marks in the aggregate or an equivalent grade.

Those who have an LLB degree followed by a one-year LLM degree must have a minimum of 60% marks to be eligible to apply.