St Joseph's University, 36, Lalbagh Road, Bengaluru-560027, Karnataka, India.
A Public-Private-Partnership University under RUSA 2.0 of MHRD (Government of India), established by the Karnataka Govt. Act No. 24 of 2021

Research & Development Cell

Admission

Admission to the PhD Programme (January 2024)
(Full Time and Part Time)


Qualifying Degree
• Master's or equivalent degree in Sciences (MSc, MTech, MRes)
• Master's or equivalent degree in English
Requirement (Marks / CGPA / CPI)
• Candidates belonging to the General Merit category should have a minimum of 55% or equivalent grade in the Masters's degree
• Candidates belonging to the SC / ST / OBC (only Non-Creamy Layer) / Differently Abled categories to have a Minimum of 50% or equivalent grade in the Masters's degree
Entrance Test and Interview
• There will be an entrance test of a two-hour duration, carrying 70 marks, based on which a shortlist of candidates will be prepared, followed by an interview for the shortlisted candidates (30 marks). The details of the entrance test, such as the topics/areas that would be tested and the question paper pattern, are available online (website link).
• Candidates who have qualified NET (JRF/LS), GATE, and KSET (Karnataka) are exempted from the entrance test. They will directly attend the interview (100 marks).
• The selection will be based on the combined score obtained by the candidate in the entrance test and the interview.
Application
• The application form is available online https://sju.linways.com/v4/adm-applicant/login. It should be filled and submitted online on or before. The application fee is Rs.1000. It should be paid online.

Important Dates

PhD Admission Stages Date
Date of announcement 02 November 2023
Last date for submitting the application 30 November 2023
Announcement of the list of candidates exempted from and eligible for entrance exam 01 December 2023
Date of entrance test 03 December 2023
Announcement of candidates shortlisted for interview To be confirmed
Date of interview

To be confirmed

Announcement of the final list of selected candidates To be confirmed
Last date for payment of PhD fees To be confirmed
Date of PhD Admission To be confirmed

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