IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR M.Phil/ PhD. ADMISSION (2014-15) ADMISSION THROUGH ENTRANCE TEST AND INTERVIEW School of Ph.D. : Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Home Science School of Life Ph.D. :Biotechnology, Botany, Environmental, Microbiology,Zoology School of Earth Ph.D. : Defense and Strategic Studies, Geography, Geology School of Ph.D. : Forestry, Plant Physiology, Rural Technology, M.Phil. : Environmental Plant Biology School of Ph.D. : Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work School of Ph.D. : English, Hindi, Sanskrit M.Phil. : English School of Commerce Ph.D. : Commerce School of Education Ph.D. : Education, Extension Education School of Management Ph.D. : Tourism School of Engineering Ph.D: Computer Science School of Law Ph.D : Law N.B.: NET/SLET/UGC Teacher Fellow and M.Phil. of this University in the concerned subjects only are exempted from entrance test; but they have to apply online / on prescribed form before the due date with fee. 1. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR M.Phil./PhD A minimum of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) will be required at the Master s level in the concerned subject for General/OBC category. Relaxation of 5% is applicable at the Master s level for SC/ST categories.
2. PATTERN OF ENTRANCE TEST Students shall have to take a written examination consisting of two sections. Section I: Aptitude Test and General Knowledge (20 marks) and Section II: Subject test, based on Post Graduate syllabus of the concerned subject (80 marks). Total marks: 100. The two parts shall contain 20 and 80 objective type questions (Multiple Choice Questions). The students shall be allowed a maximum of two hours time to complete the test. Qualifying cutoff marks in entrance test: 50%: General/OBC; 45%: SC/ST. All the candidates who qualify entrance test will be called for interview along with the candidates exempted from the written test (NET/SLET/ UGC Research Fellow, M.Phil. from HNB Garhwal University only). The JRF (NET) passed candidates and teacher fellows will be counted against additional seats, which will be allocated to each department. Following will be the Assessment Index of 100 marks: a. Academic Career : Distribution of 50 marks will be following: i. UG -20% of total marks obtained ii. PG -30% of total marks obtained b. Performance in interview : 50 marks The result of M.Phil./Ph.D. entrance test shall be valid for admission for 2014-2015 academic session only. 3. HOW TO APPLY: Apply online through the university web site for online applications www.hnbguedrp.in or www.hnbgu.ac.in OR Application forms can be obtained in person free of cost from the cash counter of the University or from the Office of The Coordinator, Entrance Test, Administrative Block, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar-Garhwal, 246 174. OR Application Form(s) can be downloaded from the University website www.hnbgu.ac.in or www.hnbguedrp.in Duly completed hard copy of offline application forms should be sent by speed post/registered post to The Coordinator (Entrance Test), Administrative Block, H.N.B. Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar-Garhwal 246 174, Uttarakhand with the proof of deposited prescribed fee by bank challan.
Superscribe the envelope as Application for admission to...(name of the PhD program). Application form shall not be accepted after the due date. University will not be responsible for any postal delay. 4. HOW TO DEPOSIT FEE: Fee can be deposited in the University Account No: 33746581414 in the name of Power Jyoti Current Account of State Bank of India, Srinagar- Garhwal, Uttarakhand, (IFSC Code: SBIN 0010583) from any computerized branch of State Bank of India. Bank draft will not be accepted. Fee for Offline Application: GEN/OBC: Rs 600/- SC/ST/PH: Rs 300/- Fee for online Application: GEN/OBC: Rs 500/- SC/ST/PH: Rs 250/- 5. IMPORTANT DATES: Application forms available at Cash Counter of the University: 24//11/2014 to 23/12/2014 Last date for receiving the hard copy of offline and online application form by post: 30/12/2014 Date of Entrance Test : 18/01/2015 6. CENTRES FOR THE ENTRANCE TEST AND CENTRE CODE: Sl.No. Place Centre Code 1. Srinagar (Garhwal) 01 2. Pauri 02 3. Tehri 03 4. Dehradun 04 5 New Delhi 05 The University reserves the right to cancel any of the centers, if sufficient number of applicants are not available and can allot new centre. 7. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS: Certified copies of testimonials in support of educational qualification, eligibility, date of birth, caste category and certificates for exempted
category like NET/SLET/M.Phil/UGC Teacher Fellow must be attached with the form along with two self addressed envelopes of 12 cm X 10 cm size. Recent passport size self attested colored photographs should be pasted at the appropriate boxes in the form duly. Merely qualifying in the entrance test does not guarantee admission in any programme, as admission to particular program is subject to the availability of seats in that programs and fulfilling other conditions. The result of entrance test shall be valid for admission for the current academic session only. Incomplete and application form received after the due date will be rejected. University will not be responsible for any postal delay. The medium for written test will be English for subjects under Schools of, Life,, School of Management, School of Earth (Excluding Geography, Defense and Strategic Studies) and medium for rest of the subjects in other schools will blingual excluding languages M.Phil courses are running only in English and Environmental Plant Biology and candidates who have done M.Phil in these subjects from HNB Garhwal University are only exempted from appearing in the PhD entrance test in the concerned subjects only but they have to apply online / offline on prescribed form with fee before the last date. SUBJECTS FOR PhD/M.PHIL ENTRANCE TEST 2014-2015 S.No. 1 2 3 4. Name of the School Subject Forestry Rural Technology Plant Physiology M.Phil. in Environmental Plant Biology 1 Commerce Commerce Defense and Strategic 1 Earth Studies 2 Earth Geology 3 Earth Geography
1 Education Education 2 Education Extension Education 1. English 2 Hindi 3 Sanskrit 4. M.Phil. (English) 1 Life Zoology 2 Life Biotechnology 3 Life Botany 4 Life Microbiology 5 Life Environmental Science 1 Physics 2 Chemistry 3 Mathematics 4. Home Science 1 Management Tourism 1 Anthropology 2 Economics 3 History 4 Archeology 5 Philosophy 6 Political Science 7 Psychology 8 Sociology 9. Social Work (Fellowship
1. School of Law will be provided subject to the approval of UGC) Law (Fellowship will be provided subject to the approval of UGC) 1. School of Engineering Computer Science SUBJECT CODES 401 Anthropology 402 Archaeology 403 Biotechnology 404 Botany 405 Chemistry 406 Commerce 407 Computer Science 408 Defence & Strategic Studies 409 Economics 410 Education 411 English 412 Environmental Science 413 Extension Education 414 Forestry 415 Geography 416 Geology 417 Hindi 418 History 419 Home Science 420 Law M. Phil in Environmental Plant Biology 421 422 M.Phil in English 423 Mathematics 424 Microbiology 425 Philosophy 426 Physics 427 Plant Physiology 428 Political Science
429 Psychology 430 Rural Technology 431 Sanskrit 432 Social Work 433 Sociology 434 Tourism 435 Zoology Number of seats under Fellowship Program for PhD (Campus Seat) : 228 M. Phil Total seats: 25 only in the following two subjects: (i) Environmental Plant Biology: 10 (ii) English: 15 Total Number of seats for Affiliated Colleges without Fellowship: 146 For details regarding number of seats in each subject and subject wise reservation please visit the website : www.hnbgu.ac.in or www.hnbguedrp.in PWD candidates will get benefits as per GOI norms SYALLBUS FOR M. Phil and PhD PROGRAMS Please visit the University website www.hnbgu.ac.in for the Syllabus of Postgraduate programs of concerned subject for Entrance Examination. This is at par with PG syllabus of any Indian University. Important Telephone numbers: 01346-250453, 9410563985 9411775966, 9719738317 e-mail : devendranegi65@gmail.com, narenrawal@gmail.com