Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

72 Months

Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D.) program in Sociology shall be for a minimum duration of three years, including course work, and a maximum of six years. Extension beyond the above limits will be governed by the relevant clauses as stipulated in the Statute/Ordinance of the individual Institution concerned offered by Madhabdev University, Lakhimpur.

Eligibility Criteria

Any person having a Postgraduate Degree from any recognized university or institute with not less than 55 (fifty-five) percent of marks or equivalent grade in the concerned subject may apply for admission into the Ph.D. Programs in the subject in which the candidate has the master's Degree or in an allied subject. The minimum mark for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) candidates or a specially-abled candidate (with equal to or more than 40% disability) is 50% or an equivalent grade.

Admission Details

Common Application Process (CAP) for admission into the PhD Programmes of
Madhabdev University will be completed as follows:
The candidate shall be selected based on the performance in the Madhabdev University Research Eligibility Test (MDU-RET) to be conducted by the University. MDU-RET has two components - a written test and a personal interview. The written test shall be followed by a personal interview and verification of original documents.
Structure of MDU-RET:
The MDU-RET is an examination (offline mode) comprising two parts (a) a common paper to test the applicant’s knowledge about reasoning & aptitude, mental ability, basic computer awareness, and research methodology & (b) a subject paper, which specifically tests the applicant’s depth of knowledge in the subject concerned