Admissions to Ph.D. program (full-time and part-time) in Jan 2022 of Sharda University will be made strictly according to the merit and availability of seats through Entrance Test followed by Interview. Ph.D. Ordinance of Sharda University, available on its website, governs the Ph.D. Program. Full-time eligible students may get Fellowship as per Sharda University rules. Applications are invited on prescribed application form only, which can be filled online/collecting hard copy from University/downloading application and sending complete form. The admission fee of Rs 1500/- can be either paid online or by demand draft in favour of Sharda University payable at Greater Noida.

Note:

1. Eligibility criteria for admission to Ph.D. degree in Sharda University
   • (i) A candidate must have cleared post-graduate (PG) degree or equivalent of minimum duration of 2 years from a UGC recognized Indian / foreign university in respective discipline with score of minimum 55% or equivalent CGPA. A 5% relaxation in score for SC/ST/OBC candidates ie minimum of 50% in PG degree or equivalent CGPA is allowed
   • (ii) Clearing online Entrance Examination of Sharda University followed by interview
   • (iii) Candidates with valid NET / GATE / SET / UET scores and any other equivalent test conducted by GOI accredited agency (to be decided by the selection committee) are exempted from entrance test but have to appear in interview. M.Phil. degree holders from UGC accredited universities are also exempted from entrance test but have to appear in interview.
2. The online Entrance test will have 70 MCQ to evaluate knowledge in core subject (50) and research aptitude (20) for a total of 70 marks; Entrance test will be followed by interview for 30 marks. Thus the candidate shall be selected based on their performance in written test and interview. Those exempted from written test shall be interviewed for 100 marks and selected accordingly.
3. Syllabi of the core subjects are of PG level in respective disciplines / subjects.
4. Number of seats in different schools/departments will depend on the availability of eligible supervisors at the time of admission.