Offline Course

The Candidates seeking registration to the Ph.D. Program, whether full-time or part-time, shall hold a Master’s Degree/Post Graduate Degree (or accepted as equivalent to it and declared eligible for doing a Ph.D., by Kerala University of Health Sciences) in the concerned or allied/cognate subject with a minimum of 50% marks and declared a pass. The candidate also has to qualify for the entrance examination for a PhD, if not duly exempted.

The entrance examination will be conducted by the Controller of Examinations of the University as per the guidelines of the Board of Examinations and will be of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) type consisting of 100 questions for one and a half (1½) hours duration. Questions will be related to Research Methodology and general research aptitude (approximately 60 Marks), Biostatistics (approximately 20 Marks), and Research Ethics (approximately 20 Marks). Those scoring at least 50% marks will qualify for the entrance examination. The qualifying mark for the candidates belonging to the scheduled cast/scheduled tribe category will be 45% or more. The result will remain valid for four subsequent notifications and admissions for Ph.D.