Admission Notification for Ph.D. Programmes of NSOU for academic year 2022-2023
On-line applications are invited for admission to the Ph.D. Programmes under Regular Mode as per vide F.No. 2-1/2017 (DEB-III/DEB-IV) on 19.05.2017, UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degrees) Regulations, 2022 and NSOU, Ph.D. Regulation, 2023.
3. ELIGIBILITY:
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 equivalent with
at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale.
Provided 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
Or
Candidates who have completed the M.Phil. programme with at
least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale.
4. RELAXATION OF MARKS:
A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50%, from 75% to 70%
or an equivalent relaxation of grade may be allowed for those candidates
belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically
Weaker Section (EWS) candidates following the rules of Govt. of West Bengal.
The eligibility marks and the relaxation of 5% to the
categories mentioned above are permissible based only on the qualifying marks
without including the grace mark procedures.
5. SELECTION PROCEDURE:
The admission will be based on the criteria as detailed in
“Eligibility” section, however, on completion of online application candidates
from following two categories may be selected through Netaji Subhas Open
University - Research Eligibility Test (NSOU-RET). NSOU-RET will be conducted
by the University, a weightage of 70 % for the written entrance test (Part – I)
and 30 % for the performance in the interview/viva- voce (Part – II) will be
given.
5.A. Selection Procedure for students who has
qualified for fellowship/scholarship in UGC-NET or has a valid score in UGC-
CSIR NET/GATE/CEED:
The candidate who has qualified for fellowship/scholarship in
UGC-NET or has a valid score in UGC- CSIR NET/GATE/CEED along with minimum
eligibility criteria as detailed in the “Eligibility” section of this
notification shall be entitled to get exemption from written entrance test
(Part-I) of NSOU-RET and may be called directly for interview/vivavoce
(Part-II) of NSOU-RET after physical verification of candidature by the
University on successful submission of online application form and payment of
requisite fee. List of Candidates for physical verification of documents and
guidelines will be published on 11.02.2023.
Enlisted candidates have to present in their stipulated date and time (either on 16.02.2023 or 17.02.2023),
physically at NSOU, HQ (DD-26, Sector-I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700064).
After verification of candidature candidates may be intimated
by the University to appear for interview/viva- voce (PartII) of NSOU-RET. If
candidates found ineligible to get exemption from written entrance test
(Part-I) of NSOU-RET during verification of candidature, candidate have to
appear before the written entrance test (Part-I) of NSOU-RET
5.B. Selection Procedure for students who has
only the minimum eligibility criteria as detailed in the “Eligibility” section:
The candidate who has only the minimum eligibility criteria
as detailed in the “Eligibility” section of this notification, have to appear
for written entrance test (Part-I) of NSOU-RET and after qualifying in the
written entrance test (Part-I) of NSOU-RET, candidate may be called for
interview/viva- voce (Part-II) of NSOU-RET.
University will circulate related notification in this regard
after completion of online application form submission process.
6. NETAJI SUBHAS OPEN UNIVERSITY - RESEARCH
ELIGIBILITY TEST (NSOU-RET):
NSOU-RET will be conducted by the University following the
guideline as mentioned below and keeping conformity with the respective rules
and regulation of the University:
Ø A weightage of 70 % for the written
entrance test (Part – I) and 30 % for the performance in the interview/vivavoce
(Part – II) will be given.
Ø NSOU-RET syllabus will be consisting
of 50% of research methodology, and 50% will be subject specific.
Ø Applicants who have secured 50 % [or
exempted from written entrance test (Part – I)] marks in the written entrance test
(Part – I) are eligible to be called for the interview/viva- voce (Part – II).
Ø A relaxation of 5 % marks will be
allowed in the NSOU-RET for the candidates belonging to
SC/ST/OBC/differentlyabled category, Economically Weaker Section (EWS)
following the rules of Govt. of West Bengal.
Ø University may decide the number of
eligible students to be called for an interview/viva- voce (Part – II) based on
the number of Ph.D. seats available. Decision of the University will be final
in this regard.
6.A. NSOU-RET: Written Entrance Test (Part –
I):
Written entrance test (Part – I) 70% part of NSOU-RET may be
held for 50 marks (Group A-50% will be subject specific and Group B- 50% will
be research methodology) with duration of 2(two) hours. Allotment of seats for
written entrance test (Part – I) will be done as per order of preference for
Examination Centre as received from the applicants during online application
submission process and availability of the same. Detailed notification in
this regard will be published in the admission website and or official website
of the University.
List Examination Centers for Written entrance test (Part –
I):
|
Sl. No. |
Name of the
Examination Centre |
Address of the
Examination Centre |
|
1 |
Regional Centre:
Kalyani Netaji Subhas Open University |
Ghoshpara Station
Road, Kalyani, Nadia, Pin - 741 235 |
|
2 |
Regional Centre:
Durgapur Netaji Subhas Open University |
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Road, Durgapur, Pachim Bardhaman - 713 214 (adjacent to Durgapur Govt. Degree
College) |
|
3 |
Regional Centre:
Jalpaiguri Netaji Subhas Open University |
Patkata, Kotwali,
Jalpaiguri - 735 102 (Inside the premises of Govt. Engineering College,
Jalpaiguri) |
|
4 |
Dum Dum Motijheel
College, Kolkata |
1, Dum Dum Rd,
Motijheel, Amarpalli, South Dumdum, West Bengal 700074 |
6.B. NSOU-RET: Interview/Viva- Voce (Part-II):
All the candidates who has qualified in the Written entrance
test (Part – I) and the candidates who are exempted from the Written entrance
test (Part – I) will have to appear for the Interview /Viva-Voce (Part-II) 30%
part of NSOU-RET. The Interview /Viva-Voce (Part-II) 30% part of NSOU-RET will
be followed by a presentation shall be considered by University on the
following aspects viz.
Ø the candidate possesses the
competence for the proposed research;
Ø the research work can be suitably
undertaken at the University under its various Departments.
Ø the proposed area of research can
contribute to new/additional knowledge;
List of successful candidates may be published in the
admission website and or official website of the University.
7. FEES:
CANDIDATES ARE REQUESTED TO ENSURE THEIR
ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAMME PRIOR TO PAYMENT OF FEES:
Fees to be paid at the time of Application excluding bank
charges/ payment gateway charges as where applicable:
FEES AMOUNT (RS.)
Application Fee 2,000/-
TOTAL 2,000/-
Important Note: If selected for the desired programme
applicants have to all fees (like course fee, registration fee, examination
fees etc.) as and when notified by the University time to time.
8. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
|
Event |
From |
To |
|
On-line
application forms will be available for the applicants |
23.01.2023 (10.00
AM) |
08.02.2023 (04.00
PM) |
|
Online fees
collection |
23.01.2023 (10.00
AM) |
08.02.2023 (04.00
PM) |
|
Document
verification for candidates as mentioned in 5.A. at University HQ (Netaji
Subhas Open University, DD-26, Sector-I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700064)
During office hour |
16.02.2023 or
17.02.2023 |
Note: After completion online application submission process,
all notification related NSOURET: Written Entrance Test (Part – I) and
NSOU-RET: Interview/Viva- Voce (Part-II) will be published in the official
website (www.wbnsou.ac.in) and in admission website (phd.wbnsouadmissions.com).
9. GUIDELINES:
Ø BEFORE APPLYING FOR THE ABOVE
MENTIONED PROGRAMMES, APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO GO THROUGH THE NSOU, Ph.D.
Regulation, 2023, ADMISSION NOTIFICATION, ALL RELATED INFORMATION AS PROVIDED
IN THE ADMISSION WEBSITE AND IN OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE UNIVERSITY.
Ø ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE
ADMISSION PROCESS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLY ON THE NSOU OFFICIAL WEBSITE WHICH IS
WWW.WBNSOU.AC.IN AND ON ADMISSION WEBSITE PHD.WBNSOUADMISSIONS.COM. APPLICANTS
SHOULD CHECK THE ABOVE MENTIONED WEBSITES REGULARLY FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.
Ø BEFORE ONLINE SUBMISSION OF
APPLICATION FORM CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY WITH THEIR
TESTIMONIALS
Ø THE APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED TO TAKE SPECIAL CARE ABOUT THE DATES OF PAYMENT OF FEES FOR
ADMISSION, OTHERWISE HE OR SHE WILL BE DEPRIVED OF ADMISSION.
Ø IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY INCONVENIENCE,
PLEASE COMPLETE ALL PROCEDURE RELATED TO ADMISSION WELL BEFORE AS MENTIONED IN
THE TENTATIVE TIME SCHEDULE.
Ø UNIVERSITY ACCEPT FEES ONLY THROUGH
ONLINE PAYMENT GATEWAY (SERVICE AVAILABLE AT ADMISSION WEBSITE ONLY).
Ø APPLICANTS WHO WISH TO PAY THE FEE
THROUGH DEBIT CARD/ CREDIT CARD/ NET BANKING ARE HEREBY DIRECTED TO USE THEIR
OWN BANK ACCOUNTS ONLY. IN CASE OF FAILURE OF FEE PAYMENT TRANSACTION, THE
AMOUNT SO PAID WILL GET TRANSFERRED TO THAT ACCOUNT.
Ø REFUND OF ADMISSION FEES WILL BE DONE
AS PER UNIVERSITY RULES AND REGULATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH UGC REFUND POLICY.
Ø INCOMPLETE APPLICATION OR UPLOADING
OF ILLEGIBLE DOCUMENTS ON ADMISSION PORTAL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Ø THE FINAL SELECTION FOR JOINING THIS
PROGRAMME WILL BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF THE NSOU-RET
Ø APPEARING FOR THE NSOU-RET:
INTERVIEW/VIVA- VOCE (PART-II) DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADMISSION TO THE PH. D
PROGRAMME AND REGISTRATION FOR PH.D. PROGRAMME.
Ø ALL IN-SERVICE APPLICANTS, NEED TO
ATTACH “NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE” FROM THE EMPLOYER AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION
OF APPLICATION.
Ø AS PER CIRCULAR NOS. BC-16014/1/82-SC
dt.06/08/1984 & BCD-1, D.O.12017/11/89-SCD(R.CELL) dt.09/01/1990; letter
No.1510-SCW dt.31/05/2007 and no. 325-PAR(AR)/3P-1/2019 dated 09.07.2019 OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL, THE SCHEDULED CASTES/ THE SCHEDULED TRIBES/
ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTIONS (EWSS) OF THE STATES OTHER THAN WEST BENGAL ARE
NOT ENTITLED TO GET THE BENEFIT OF RESERVED QUOTA IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
IN WEST BENGAL UNLESS THEY CAN PRODUCE DOMICILE CERTIFICATE AS A PROOF FOR
RESIDING IN WEST BENGAL FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS ISSUED BY THE COMPETENT
AUTHORITY.
Ø A CANDIDATE APPLYING FOR SEAT
RESERVED FOR THE OBC-A / OBC-B/ EWS CATEGORY (WHEREVER APPLICABLE) MUST PRODUCE
A VALID OBC/EWS CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY THAT CLEARLY
INDICATES (i) THE CATEGORY (A OR B) HE/SHE BELONGS TO: (ii) THAT HE/SHE DOES
NOT BELONG TO CREAMY LAYER OF THE SOCIETY. WITHOUT SUBMISSION OF SUCH AN
APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATE, THE APPLICANT SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR SEATS
RESERVED FOR OBC-A / OBC-B/ EWS CATEGORY.
Ø IN THE EVENT OF ANY INFORMATION BEING
FOUND INCORRECT/ FALSE/ MISLEADING/ FORGED CONTRARY TO HIS/HER ELIGIBILITY AT
ANY STAGE OF ADMISSION OR AFTER ADMISSION OR EVEN AFTER CONFERMENT OF DEGREE
THE ADMISSION AS WELL AS THE DEGREE WILL BE CANCELLED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND
APPLICANTS/ STUDENT SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO GET REFUND OF ANY FEE PAID TO THE
UNIVERSITY.
10. ADMISSION OF FOREIGN CANDIDATE:
Foreign applicant (applicants holding passports of countries
other than India, including people of Indian origin who have acquired the
nationality of a foreign country, are considered foreign or international
applicants) should have equivalent eligibility (eligibility criteria as
detailed in the “Eligibility” section) 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. Programmes under
Regular Mode as per vide F.No. 2-1/2017 (DEB-III/DEB-IV) on 19.05.2017, UGC
(Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degrees) Regulations, 2022
and NSOU, Ph.D. Regulation, 2023.
Foreign applicant should have valid foreign Passport and
Permission of Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India.
10.A. APPLICATION SUBMISSION:
Scanned copy of all relevant testimonials along with duly
filled out application form (available in admission website), a Statement of
Purpose and/or Research Proposal (within 3000 words) must be forwarded only
through email (phd@wbnsou.ac.in) within 10.02.2023 (04.00 PM)
10.B. SELECTION PROCEDURE:
After basic screening of application (received through
email), candidate may be called for interview (online) on the basis of (a)
Statement of Purpose and/or Research Proposal (within 3000 words) and (b)
letters of recommendations as received from the referees, applicant may be
called for the interview which may be conducted by the Departmental Research
Committee (DRC) concerned.
After which, and satisfactory performance in the interview
conducted by the Departmental Research Committee (DRC) of Netaji Subhas Open
University candidate may be provisionally selected to get admission in the
Ph.D. programme.
10.C. DOCUMENT TO BE PRODUCED:
Foreign Candidates have to produce the following documents in
original (along with all documents related to educational qualification) at the
time of admission (after selection procedure as mentioned in 10.B) failing
which the admission may be cancelled:
a.
Permission
of Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India
b.
Valid foreign passport
c.
Financial undertaking
d.
Migration/Transfer Certificate
e.
Valid Student Visa mentioning the programme name (e.g. Ph.D. in Bengali)
and name of “Netaji Subhas Open University”
f.
Attestation of all educational documents by Indian High Commission
g.
NOC from employer (if applicable)
h.
any other document(s), if any required, by the authority at the time of
admission
N.B.
For all notification, other guidelines and updated
information please regularly visit admission website phd.wbnsouadmissions.com.
DISCLAIMER
Admission is provisional subject to determination of eligibility by the concerned Research Advisory Committee of this University. If any discrepancy is revealed later, responsibility will rest on the applicant and his/her application will be cancelled and no claim for refund of fees will be entertained. Applicants are, therefore, advised to satisfy themselves as regards their eligibility before application and payment of fees.
Sd/-
Registrar
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