IGNOU PhD Entrance Exam 2020

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has begun the online application process for admission to PhD Programme for July 2020 session.
IGNOU PhD Admission 2020 - Indira Gandhi National Open University has released notification for the eligible candidates for admission into PhD (Regular Mode) Courses for the academic session July 2020

Important Dates

Last Date for Submission of Online Application
23rd March 2020
Downloading of Admit Cards from NTA Website
09th April 2020 onwards
Date of Entrance Test
29th April 2020
Declaration of Entrance Result
08th May 2020

PhD Courses Offered at IGNOU
Psychology
Anthropology
Sociology
Library and Information Science
Political Science
Public Administration
History
Gender and Developmental Studies
Women’s Studies
Geography
Translation Studies
Statistics
Food and Nutritional Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Geology
Management
Life Silences
Commerce
Hindi
Distance Education
Nursing
Social Work
Physics
Bio-Chemistry
Chemistry

Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for admission to PhD Program are as follows
(i)
Candidates must have done their post-graduation in the relevant discipline.
(ii)
Candidates must have secured a minimum of 55% in their post-graduation. There is a relaxation of 5% marks for reserved candidates (SC/ST/OBC).
(iii)
Candidates who have completed their MPhil (along with course work) or have cleared NET or any other equivalent exam will be exempted from appearing form the IGNOU entrance exam.

Selection Criteria

Stage 1 Entrance Test
a)
The Entrance Test will be conducted by NTA at National Level across the country.
b)
No separate communication shall be sent to candidates in this regard.
Stage 2 Interview/Presentation
a)
Short-listed Candidates in the Entrance Test will be called for interview/presentation of Synopsis before the Discipline specific Doctoral Research Committee.
b)
Offer letters for admission will be sent to the Selected Candidates only.

Application Fee (Non-refundable)
For Online Application to PhD Program (July 2020)
General/ OBC
Rs.1000/-
SC/ST/EWS
Rs.800/-

Application Procedure

The Online Link for PhD Entrance Portal is as under http://ignouexams.nta.nic.in/
Candidates can follow the below-mentioned step on how to fill the IGNOU application form
Step 1
The candidate will have to visit the official website of IGNOU to register and apply online.
Step 2
On visiting the homepage of IGNOU, you will have to search for the link ‘Online Admissions 2020’.
Step 3
On clicking the link, the candidate will be directed to a new page and will have to click on the link ‘Click Here for New Registration’.
Step 4
From there, you will have to fill up all the required details such as personal and academic details.
Step 5
Once all the details are filled, you will have to upload scanned images of your passport-sized photograph and signature. The image should be in JPG/JPEG format and its size should not exceed more than 50KB.
Step 6
After the images have been successfully uploaded, you will then have to proceed to pay the application fee.
Step 7
The candidate will have to pay the application fee via online mode i.e. via Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card.
Step 8
Once the payment has been made, you will receive a confirmation mail and an SMS on the registered mobile number.
Step 9
With all the formalities completed, candidates are advised to take a print out of the confirmation page as it will come handy for future purposes.

IGNOU PhD 2020 Seat Details

Candidates can check the seat details for every discipline of each department from the given table:
School of Social Sciences (SOSS)

DisciplineNumber of seats
Anthropology (PHDAN)12
Economics (PHDEC)7
Library & Information Science (PHDLIS)9
Political Science (PHDPS)3
Psychology (PHDPC)17
Public Administration (PHDPA)16
Sociology (PHDSOC)14
Total78

School of Sciences (SOS)

DisciplineNumber of seats
Bio Chemistry (PHDBC)10
Chemistry (PHDCHEM)11
Geography (PHDGEOG)15
Geology (PHDGY)4
Statistics (PHDSTAT)12
Total52

School of Continuing Education (SOCE)

DisciplineNumber of seats
Food & Nutritional Science (PHDFN)5
Home Science (PHDHC)4
Total9

School of Management Studies (SOMS)

DisciplineNumber of seats
Commerce (PHDCOM)7
Management (PHDMGMT)5
Total12

Other departments:

DepartmentNumber of seats
School of Education (SOE)20
School of Gender & Development Studies (SOGDS)12
School of Journalism & Mass Communication (SOJNMS)7
School of Agriculture (SOA)4
School of Extension & Development Studies (SOEDS)18
School of Computer & Information Science (SOCIS)5
School of Law (SOL)4
School of Health Sciences (SOHS)3
School of Social Work (SOSW)11
School of Translation Studies (SOTST)3
School of Vocational Education (SOVET)8
School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)2

IGNOU PhD 2020 Exam Centres

Candidates have to select 3 exam centre according to their preference while filling the application form. So, candidates can check the list of exam centres from the given table:


Centre CodeCentre NameCentre CodeCentre Name
AP04ChiralaAP07Guntur
AP09KakinadaAP10Kurnool
AP11NelloreAP13Rajahmundry
AP16TirupathiAP17Vijayawada
AP18VisakhapatnamAP19Vizianagaram
AL01ItanagarAM01Dibrugarh
AM02AssamAM03Jorhat
AM04SilcharAM05Tezpur
BR09ArrahBR02Bhagalpur
BR04DarbhangaBR06Muzaffarpur
BR07PatnaBR08Purnea
CH01Chandigarh/MohaliCG01Bhilai Nagar
HP01BilaspurCG03Raipur
DL01Delhi/New DelhiHR03Faridabad
UP07GhaziabadUP09Greater Noida/Noida
HR04GurugramUP14Meerut
GO01PANAJI/MADGAONGJ01Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar
GJ02AnandGJ08Mehsana
GJ10RajkotGJ11Surat
GJ12VadodaraHR01Ambala
HR10Yamuna NagarHP06Shimla
HR07KurukshetraHP03Hamirpur
JK02JammuJK04Srinagar (J & K)
JH01BokaroJH02Dhanbad
JH05HazaribaghJH03Jamshedpur
JH04RanchiKK02Belagum
KK04BengaluruKK10Hubballi(Hubli)
KK08Kalaburagi(Gulbarga)KK12Mangaluru(Mangalore)
KK14Mysuru(Mysore)KK15Shivamogga(Shimoga)
KK17UdupiKL04Ernakulam
KL07KannurKL09Kollam
KL11KottayamKL12Kozhikode
KL18ThrissurKL17Trivandrum
MP03BhopalMP06Gwalior
MP07IndoreMP08Jabalpur
MP12SagarMP13Satna
MP15UjjainMR03Amravati
MR04AurangabadMR13Jalgaon
MR14KolhapurMR16Mumbai
MR17NagpurMR18Nanded
MR19NasikMR22Pune
MG01ShillongMZ01Aizawl
NL02KohimaOR02Balasore
OR03BerhampurOR04Bhubaneswar
OR05CuttackOR06Dhenkanal
OR08RourkelaOR09Sambalpur
PB01AmritsarPB02Bhatinda
PB04JalandharPB05Ludhiana
PB08PatialaRJ01Ajmer
RJ05BikanerRJ07Jodhpur
RJ09SikarRJ11Udaipur
TN01ChennaiTN02Coimbatore
TN08MaduraiTN11Salem
TN15TirunelveliTN14Trichy
TN18VelloreTL01Hyderabad
TL02KarimnagarTL07Warangal
UP01AgraUP02Aligarh
UP03AllahabadUP04Bareilly
UP08GorakhpurUP10Jhansi
UP11KanpurUP12Lucknow
UP15MoradabadUP16Muzaffarnagar
UP18VaranasiUK01Dehradun
UK02HaldwaniUK06Roorkee
WB01AsansolWB06Hooghly
WB08KalyaniWB10Kolkata
WB11Siliguri

Admit Card
The admit card can be downloaded from the University’s website www.ignou.ac.in
University issues Examination Hall Ticket to the students at least two weeks before the commencement of Term-end Exam.

To apply Click Here 

To view the complete notification, click here 
For more details and to apply online, please visit official website

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