Admissions to Ph.D. program (full-time and part-time) for batch July 2026 of Sharda University will be made strictly according to the UGC guidelines for NET, GATE & other equivalent test qualified candidates with valid score. The vacant seat shall be filled as per merit and availability of seats in various departments/ schools through Entrance Test followed by Interview.

Ph.D. Ordinance of Sharda University, covered under comprehensive research policy available on its website, governs the Ph.D. Program. Full-time eligible students may get Fellowship as per Sharda University rules.

Note:

1. Eligibility criteria for admission to Ph.D. degree in Sharda University
   • (i) A candidate must have cleared post-graduate (PG) degree or equivalent as per UGC norms from a UGC recognized Indian / foreign university in respective discipline with score of minimum 55% or equivalent CGPA. A 5% relaxation in score for SC/ST/OBC/EWS candidates i.e., minimum of 50% or equivalent CGPA is allowed in PG degree or equivalent (as per UGC norms).
   • (ii) A candidate with 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme with research (as per NEP 2020) should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed along with atleast one SCI/SCOPUS/WoS/PubMed research paper published/accepted.
2. Clearing online Examination of Sharda University followed by interview
   • (iii) Candidates with valid NET / GATE / SET / UET scores and any other equivalent test conducted by GOI accredited agency (to be decided by the selection committee) are exempted from entrance test but have to appear for interview. M.Phil. degree holders from UGC accredited universities are also exempted from entrance test but have to appear for interview.
3. The online Entrance test will have 70 MCQ (35 MCQ on Core Subject and 35 MCQ on Research Aptitude) to evaluate knowledge in core subject and research aptitude; Entrance test will be followed by interview for 30 marks. Thus, the candidates shall be selected based on their performance in written test and interview. Those exempted from written test shall be interviewed for 100 marks and selected accordingly.
4. Syllabi of the core subjects are of PG level/equivalent in respective disciplines / subjects.
5. Number of seats in different schools/departments will depend on the availability of eligible supervisors at the time of admission.
6. Entrance test and interview for the admission to Ph.D. program shall be conducted in online mode however, classes for full time and part time scholars shall be conducted in physical and blended mode, respectively.
7. The university reserves all the rights to increase, decrease or nullify the available Ph.D. vacancies and also to postpone/cancel the candidature of Ph.D. aspirants without assigning any reason.
8. The first semester pre PhD course work classes will be held in physical mode on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays).

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