Dayalbagh Educational Institute PhD Program Admission 2020

Dayalbagh Educational Institute, (Deemed to be University) Agra announces Research Entrance Test (RET) for Admissions to Ph.D. Program. Applications in online mode can be submitted on or before March 1, 2020, and Research Entrance Test (RET) will be conducted on March 29, 2020. 

Ph.D. Program

Ph.D. RET. March 2020 for admission to Ph.D. program will be conducted in the following disciplines only:
English, Drawing and Painting Hindi, Home Science, Music – (Vocal & Sitar & Tabla), Sanskrit, Accountancy & Law, Applied Business Economics, Foundation of Education, Deptt. Pedagogical Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Economics, Management, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Dairy Technology and Theology, Nine Research Division of DEI.
Note	Admission will be on the availability of seats.
	The incomplete application form will be rejected

Important Dates

Last Date for Receiving Online Application Forms	01st March 2020
Date of Research Entrance Test	29th March 2020 [Sunday] at 09:00 am
Result of Ph.D. RET-March, 2020 will be declared by	8th April 2020

Eligibility Criteria 

Master’s degree in the concerned subject with at least 55% in the aggregate or equivalent CGPA 5.5/10 in the qualifying examination (first post-graduate degree).

For candidates with Engineering discipline: B.Tech or an equivalent Engineering degree with at least 75% marks, or equivalent CGPA of 7.5/10, or 90 percentile or more in G.A.T.E. (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering), with at least one-year relevant professional experience or one published paper in a standard journal.

There shall be a relaxation of 5% marks (or equivalent grade point average) for Scheduled Castes (SC)/Scheduled Tribes (ST)/ Physically Challenged (PC) candidates in the minimum marks (or CGPA) required in the qualifying examination.

PhD RET 2020

Exam Date & Timing	29th March 2020, Sunday, at 09:00 am
Venue	Multimedia Extension Building, Faculty of Commerce and Science DEI
Exam Timing	Written Test – 9 am – 10.30 am, Interviews – 11.30 am onwards [Reporting Time for students at the examination center at 08:30 am]
Type of question	Multiple Choice Question
Duration	1.5 hours
Sections	2 sections
Section A	Questions of research methodology  (35 questions of 1 mark each).
Section B	Subject related questions of specialized nature related to a particular discipline of Faculty. (35 questions of 1 marks each).
Negative Marking	There is no Negative Marking
Written Exam Marks	70 marks
Interview Marks	30 marks
Total Marks	100 marks

Exemption from Ph.D. Research Entrance Test (RET)

A candidate who fulfills one of the following requirements may be considered for admission to Ph.D. without appearing in the Ph.D. RET. However, they will have to appear for the interview and obtain minimum marks (to be specified) in the interview.
I.	A candidate who has qualified for the National Eligibility Test as NET-JRF (Junior Research Fellowship). However, candidates qualifying NET-LS (National Eligibility Test for Lectureship), or SLET (State Level Eligibility Test), only, shall not be eligible for Ph.D. RET Exemption.
II.	A permanent teacher of the Institute with post-graduate qualification and at least two published papers in a standard journal or two full papers in reputed conference proceedings.
III.	M.Phil. students of DEI who have qualified RET of DEI for admission into M.Phil., are exempted from appearing in RET for Ph.D. admission in DEI.
IV.	Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) will be considered for admission to discipline under the Faculty of Engineering only.
V	A candidate who is a recipient of fellowships of government/semi-government organizations such as Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Defiance Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), and similar national-level organizations, which are awarded through an All India selection procedure conducted by the agency/organization concerned. However, candidates selected in the research project funded by such organizations shall not be considered under Ph.D. RET exempted category.

Direct Admission

Those candidates of the Institute who have (A) been awarded Director’s Medal in their post-graduate qualifying examination (such as MA/M.Com…, etc.) (B) passed the postgraduate qualifying examination from respective departments of DEI, and (C) scored CGPA of 9.0/10 or above may be granted direct admission to the Ph.D. Programme.

In the absence of an applicant with the Director’s Medal, the best candidate of the discipline concerned satisfying criteria (B) and (C) may be considered, subject to availability of seats. A number of seats in such cases shall be treated as a supernumerary subject to a maximum of 20% of the total available seats.

Application Process

Eligible candidates can apply online only through official website www.dei.ac.in

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For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website