Ph.D. Admission 2025 - Research Entrance Test

Highly prestigious and internationally prominent Mangalayatan University of NCR (well-established near Aligarh) invites earnest applications for finding admissions to its full time and part time research programs for the session 2025, which will be conducted under its various academic faculty departments. Ambitiously set up in 2006, Mangalayatan University (MU) is duly recognized under the section 2(f) of the UGC Act of 1956, and is a vibrant member of the AIU (Association of Indian Universities).

Its phd admissions admissions will be made based on the results obtained by the interested candidates in the MU research entrance test (MURET) and in the person interview/viva voce. These MURET and interview will be conducted strictly as per the new provisions given under the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degrees) (1st Amendment) Regulations, 2023.

A candidate seeking admission to the Ph.D. Programme of MU should be completed:

• A 1-year/2-semester Master's Degree Programme after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme or a 2-year/4-semester master’s degree programme after a 3-year bachelor’s degree programme or qualifications declared equivalent to the master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed or equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institution accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of the educational institution.
• A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/DifferentlyAbled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the Commission from time to time
• Provided that a candidate seeking admission after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the Commission from time to time.
• Candidates who have completed the M. Phil. programme with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed or equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institution accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of educational institutions, shall be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. programme. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/DifferentlyAbled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the Commission from time to time.
• A scholar who is already registered as a Ph. D. scholar at another university or whose supervisor joins Mangalayatan University may be transferred. The scholar will get a 'No Objection Certificate' from his or her previous university and will have his or her registration at the previous university revoked once enrolled in this university. The University Research Committee will examine the candidate's transfer of course work credits, time spent at a previous university, and progress on work achieved when determining the beginning point for research activity at Mangalayatan University
• Recipients of the National Doctoral Fellowship or any other fellowship from a government/semi-government organisation (via an All-India selection procedure conducted by the agency/organization for awarding research fellowships), such as the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Department of Science and Technology, will also be admitted to the Ph.D. programme.
• Foreign students [who have secured and are holding a research visa] would be needed to provide permission from the Government of India/relevant authorities in order to be considered eligible.
• All candidates, excluding those who have passed the UGC/CSIR/GATE or comparable test, will take the University's Ph.D. Entrance test. Registration will be confirmed only for those applicants who pass the exam and have either completed an M. Phil. or have passed the UGC/CSIR/GATE examination.
• The number of Ph.D. registrations in the University at any given moment will not be more than eight times the number of registered guides in the University. The maximum number of Ph.D. candidates allowed to register each year will be determined and communicated by the University in June/December of each year. If there are fewer vacancies than there are qualified individuals, selection will be decided based on merit in the entrance exam and URC recommendations

• Online Mode : Online Application form
• Offline Mode : Application Form can be downloaded from Offline Application form

• Last date of Application Form Submission:

  15th June 2025

• Date of Entrance Examination:

  22nd June 2025

• Exam Mode:

  Mangalayatan University will take PhD Admission Test through online mode with webcam enabled online examination evaluation technique.

• Rs. 5000/- for Enrollment,
• Rs. 90,000/- for Program Fee (Per Year) ^**Except (Pharmacy, Microbiology, Life Science, Biotechnology)
• Rs. 10,000/- for Course Work & Synopsis,
• RS. 20,000/- for Thesis Submission and Viva Charge.

• Rs. 120,000/- (Per Year) for Ph.D. (Pharmacy, Microbiology, Life Science, Biotechnology)

^* 10% Relaxation for Women/ Differently Abled/ Spouse,Children of Indian Army Service Men

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