Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

72 Months

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in Rural and Entrepreneurship Development shall be for a minimum duration of three years, including coursework, 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 the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates with 2 year Master's degree programme after a 4 year Bachelor's degree programme or a 2 year Master's degree programme after a 3 year Bachelor's degree programme or qualifications declared equivalent to the Master's degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% aggregate marks / 6.0 CGPA are eligible to apply for Full-Time/Part-time Ph.D.
Candidates with 4 year Bachelor's degree and working as Scientists/ Executives/ Officers in Industries/ State/ National/ International Research Institutes in the concerned discipline with a minimum of Four years of experience at the senior executive level and at least 75% aggregate marks/ 7.5 CGPA are eligible to apply for Executive Ph.D. Candidates who possess a Postgraduate degree with at least 55% aggregate marks / 6.0 CGPA in the relevant discipline shall also be considered eligible. However, possession of a PG degree is not mandatory, and candidates meeting the above Bachelor's degree criteria shall be deemed eligible as well.
Any foreign educational qualification that has been duly recognized as equivalent by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi, shall be accepted as fulfilling the requirement of the corresponding Indian qualification.
A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade shall be allowed for those belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC Category/ Differently abled/Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the commission from time to time.

Candidates with M.E./ M.Tech./ M.S. (By Research) in the relevant branch of Engineering/Technology or *B.E./ B.Tech. in the relevant branch of Engineering/ Technology shall apply for Ph.D. Degree in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology.
Candidates with M.E./ M.Tech./ M.S. (By Research) in the relevant branch of Engineering/Technology or *B.E./ B.Tech. in the relevant branch of Engineering/Technology or MBA/ Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management or Administration awarded by Indian Institute of Management (IIM)/ M.S. (By Research) in Management Sciences/ M.Com./ CA/ ICWA or M.Sc./ M.S. (By Research) in the relevant branch of Science and Humanities/ MCA/ M.A. (English/ Communication/ Media / Journalism/Corporate Sociology) shall apply for the Ph.D. Degree in the Faculty of Education (Inter-Disciplinary).
Candidates with MBA/ Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management or Administration awarded by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)/ M.S. (By Research) in Management/ M.Com./ CA/ ICWA shall apply for the Ph.D. Degree in the Faculty of Management.
Candidates with M.Sc./ M.Com./ M.A. (English/ Communication/ Media / Journalism/Corporate Sociology) shall apply for the Ph.D. Degree in the Faculty of Science and Humanities.
* Applicable to Executive Ph.D.