Entrance Examination conducted on All India basis.

Eligibility criteria: B.Sc. in Biology group (Chemistry, Botany, Zoology), B.Sc. Industrial Microbiology group (Chemistry, Botany, Industrial Microbiology/ Chemistry, Zoology, Industrial Microbiology) or B.Sc. in Microbiology group with minimum 50% marks.

On merit basis

Eligibility criteria: Intermediate (10+2) with Science subjects or equivalent examination passed with second division. Minimum 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Math/Biology.

RET Examination conducted on all India basis.

RESEARCH ENTRANCE TEST (RET) AND DIRECT ADMISSION (RET - Exempted)
The applications for the process of admission and registration to programmes leading to Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D. Degree) are invited in various subjects / disciplines ( Table-1) in the month of July in each academic session. Registration shall be done as per UGC norms approved by the Academic Council of the Vishwavidyalaya from time to time. The admission to the said programme shall be (i) through the Research Entrance Test (RET) to be conducted by the Vishwavidyalaya (ii) Directly without appearing in RET.

The Ph.D. Course will be allowed only in those subject where in Post-Graduate Courses are being taught in this Vishwavidyalaya. However, the permission given earlier for subjects by the Academic Council of Vishwavidyalaya and approved by Senate will continue. Shradhanand Vedic Sodh Sansthan will conduct Ph.D. Programme in Sanskrit, as earlier. The subjects approved by Academic Council for Ph.D. Programme shall be covered by these rules and regulations.

The number of vacant seats for Ph.D. in each subject shall be notified by the Registrar office before the schedule of the meeting of departmental committee.

ELIGIBILITY
A candidate holding Master Degree or its equivalent with at least 55% marks (50% for SC / ST/ Physically disabled candidates) in the main subject or in an allied subject is eligible for the Research Entrance Test and registration for Ph.D. Degree. Eligible candidate shall be permitted to carry on research in concerned department of the Vishwavidyalaya.

RESERVATION
Reservation for the students belonging to Other Backward Class (OBC)/Schedule Caste (SC)/Schedule Tribe (ST)/ Physically Disabled (PH) is given as per the reservation policy of the Govt. of India.

Category
A : General, B : OBC, C : SC, D : ST, E : PH, F : Staff Ward

Reservation for Other Backward Class (OBC) category shall be given as per The Central Educational Institution (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 No. 5 of 2007.Candidates belonging to "creamy layer" (As per the resolution No. 1-1/200 5-V, 1A/846 dated 20th April, 2008 of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education), shall not be entitled to avail the benefit of reservation for OBCs.

1. PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION
The candidates shall be selected for Ph.D. registration (i) Through Research Entrance Test (RET), and (ii) Direct Admission (without appearing in RET). Procedure for admission will be as follows:
(i) Through Research Entrance Test: A candidate possessing the minimum qualifications with the requisite percentage of marks shall be eligible to appear in the written test.
Written Test / Examination : 100 marks Duration of examination : 2 hrs
Subject knowledge (Objective / multiple - choice type)

Note-
(a) Paper setter shall set 100 questions from the syllabus and each question shall carry one mark.
(b) Number of questions should be set equally from each unit (ten questions from each unit) of the prescribed syllabus provided by the concerned department for RET.
(c) No scrutiny / revaluation of the answer books of the written test shall be allowed in any case at any stage.
(d) There shall not be any negative marking.
(e) The Qualifying Percentage of Marks would be 50%
Admission to the Ph.D. programme in each subject shall be made strictly according to RET merit against the available seats in the concerned department while granting admission to the student for Ph.D. programme. The reservation policy shall be followed as per rules.

(ii) Direct Admission (Without appearing in RET): A candidate who fulfils one of the following requirements may be considered for direct admission to the Ph.D. programme without appearing in Research Entrance Test (RET).

(a) A candidate who qualified NET-JRF / SLET / GATE etc. examinations.
(b) A candidate who is a recipient of National Doctoral Fellowship or other Fellowships from Government organizations such as ICSSR, ICAR, ICHR, CSIR, UGC, AICTE, DST, DRDO, ICMR and similar National Level
organizations awarded through an all India selection procedure conducted by the agency / organization shall be considered under direct admission (under RET exempted category).
(c) A candidate who is selected under Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) of AICTE, Faculty Development Programme (FDP) of a State Government or of UGC.
Note : Those eligible for direct admission under the above mentioned category shall be given preference in admission.

Important:- l List of eligible candidates for admission in Ph.D. programme shall be provided on the basis of merit by the Registrar office to the concerned Head of Department at the earliest.
2. RET is only the eligibility test for Ph.D. courses. The eligibility of the candidates will be valid for two years. The selected candidates are expected to discuss their research area in the departmental committee meeting presided by Head of the department and attended by all the permanent faculty members of the department, including those from KGM Haridwar/Dehradun.
3. The supervisor shall be allocated to the candidate in the Departmental committee meeting subject to availability of seats and supervisors consent only, keeping in view of the specialization of the supervisor as well as the research interest of the candidate during his/her interview.