Quick Facts

Total Fees

4.40 L

Exam

GATE

Fees Details

General

₹ 4.40 L

Disclaimer: Data for total fees has been calculated based on all years/semesters as provided by the college. The actual fees may vary.

Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

72 Months

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in Marketing 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.

Important dates

Exams and Events	Dates

GATE Exam Date (Mode - Online)	6 Feb'26 - 7 Feb'26
GATE Exam Date (Mode - Online)	13 Feb'26 - 14 Feb'26
GATE Result Date (Mode - Online)	18 Mar'26 - 18 Mar'26

GPAT Application Date (Mode - Online)	22 Dec'25 - 11 Jan'26
GPAT Application Correction Date - First Edit Window (Mode - Online)	15 Jan'26 - 18 Jan'26
GPAT Application Correction Date - Selective Edit Window to rectify Deficient/Incorrect Images (Mode - Online)	5 Feb'26 - 8 Feb'26
GPAT Application Correction Date - Final Selective Edit Window to rectify Deficient/Incorrect Images (Mode - Online)	16 Feb'26 - 18 Feb'26
GPAT Choice of Exam City (Mode - Online)	23 Feb'26 - 23 Feb'26
GPAT Admit Card Date (Mode - Online)	1 Mar'26 - 1 Mar'26
GPAT Exam Date (Mode - Online)	6 Mar'26 - 6 Mar'26
GPAT Result Date (Mode - Online)	6 Apr'26 - 6 Apr'26

Eligibility Criteria

Prospective candidates must possess a post-graduate (Master’s) degree (full-time course from a UGC-recognized university or institute) or equivalent (as certified by a Government authority such as AICTE, UGC, or AIU) with at least 55% marks or an equivalent CGPA (50% marks or an equivalent CGPA for SC/ST/OBC/DA candidates). The degree must have been awarded be as per the norms approved by the concerned regulatory authority, empowered by the Government of India. If the degree has been obtained from a foreign country, the candidate will have to submit an equivalence certificate, certifying that the awarded degree is equivalent to a full-time course of a recognized Indian university. Such an equivalence certificate needs to be issued by a competent authority of the Government of India (e.g., AICTE, UGC, or AIU).
Candidates who have cleared GATE/NET/SLET/GPAT or an equivalent examination are not required to appear for the written exam of RAT, however, they do need to appear for the Department Research Committee (DRC) interview, provided the (aforementioned) examination scores continue to remain valid on the day RKU conducts RAT. The admission merit of the scholars who have cleared (the aforementioned) examination will be based on marks of the DRC interview.
Prospective applicants pursuing their Master’s degrees may also appear for RKU’s RAT (and/or for the interview), only if they are confident about obtaining their provisional degree certificates before the scheduled Ph.D. Orientation Program. In accordance with the UGC guidelines, we can only offer Ph.D. admission letters to those students who have a provisional degree certificate in hand on the day of the Ph.D. Orientation Program (when we draft the dated admission letters).

Admission Details

Candidates who have cleared GATE/NET/SLET/GPAT or an equivalent examination are not required to appear for RAT (however, they do need to appear for the committee interview), provided the (aforementioned) exam. scores continue to remain valid on the day RKU conducts its own entrance test/interview.