On August 26, 2023, the Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP), a Central University, has issued a PhD Admission Notification for the Academic Year 2023-24.
Minimum Eligibility:
To be eligible for admission, applicants must have qualified under any of the following categories:
- UGC-JRF
- UGC-NET
- UGC-CSIR-JRF
- UGC-CSIR NET
- ICAR-JRF/SRF
- ICMR-JRF
- DBT-JRF
- SLET
- Teacher Fellowship Holder
- M.Phil
- Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Shodh Patrata Pariksha (HPKVSPP)
Key Dates & Application Fees:
- The online application portal is active from August 22, 2023.
- The closing date for submitting applications is September 2, 2023.
Application Fee:
- General Category/EWS/OBC (Creamy Layer): Rs. 500/-
- OBC Non-Creamy Category: Rs. 400/-
- SC/ST/Divyang Category: Rs. 200/-
Entrance Test:
Eligible applicants are required to pass an Entrance test conducted by the University. The test will cover 50% research methodology and 50% subject-specific content.
List of Departments with Vacant PhD Seats:
Here’s a list of departments and the number of available PhD seats:
- Himachal Pradesh Kendriya Vishwavidyalaya Business School (HPKVBS) – 40 seats
- Department of Environmental Sciences – 2 seats
- School of Education – 11 seats
- Department of Hindi – 12 seats
- Department of English – 5 seats
- Department of Sanskrit, Pali & Prakrit – 15 seats
- Department of Journalism & Mass Communication – 5 seats
- Department of New Media – 5 seats
- Department of Animal Science (Zoology) – 5 seats
- Department of Plant Sciences – 2 seats
- Computational Biology & Bioinformatics (CBB) – 13 seats
- Srinivasa Ramanujan Department of Mathematics – 4 seats
- Department of Library & Information Science – 1 seat
- Department of Computer Science and Informatics – 1 seat
- Department of Visual Arts – 8 seats
- Department of Physics & Astronomical Science – 36 seats
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Sciences – 8 seats
- Department of History – 2 seats
- Department of Political Science – 1 seat
- Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology – 3 seats
- Department of Economics – 8 seats
- Centre for Kashmir Studies – 5 seats
- Centre for Deen Dayal Upadhyay Studies – 9 seats
- Department of Social Work – 3 seats
- Department of Tourism & Travel Management – 10 seats
- Centre for Promotion of Ecological, Adventure, Health and Cultural Tourism – 4 seats
- Centre of Yoga Studies – 12 seats
Total Seats: 228
For more details on eligibility criteria, application procedures, and other information, candidates should consult the Admission Notification available on the official website of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP).
https://cuhimachaladm23.samarth.edu.in/
