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GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY

DWARKA CAMPUS, SEC-16-C, NEW DELHI- 110 078
WEBSITE: http://www.ipu.ac.in

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR (RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY)

Ph. # 011-25302123 ema il Id: drcgg sipu@gmail.com

ADMISSION TO Ph.D. PROGRAMME

Applications are inv ited for admission to Ph.D. Programme for an academic session 2014-2015 in various disci plines of Engineering Technol ogy/ Chemical Technology/ Bio-Technology/ Information & Communicati on Technology/ Medicine & Para Medical Health Sciences/ Management/ Envi ronmental Sciences/ Basi c & Applied Sci ences/ Humanities & Soci al Sciences/ Law & Legal Studies/ Mass Communicati on/ Education in different University School of Studies (USS) and Approved Research Centres (ARC).

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
An applicant possessi ng any one of the followi ng qualifications shall be eli gible to apply for admi ssion to Ph.D. programme in Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. (i) A Master s Degree i n Engineering & Technology/ Sciences/ Humani ties/ Social Sciences/ Mass Communicati on/ Medi cine/ Law/ Education/ Management from a recognized University approved by Association of Indi an Univ ersities/AICTE/ UGC/ MCI/ Bar Council or any other equivalent qualification to the sati sfaction of Academic Council of the University duly approved by equivalence committee of the Univ ersi ty, in the relevant field, with not less than 60% marks in aggregate.

(ii)(a) Applicants with a Bachelors degree i n Engineering & Technology with ei ther 75% or more marks in aggregate and a mini mum of three years or 60% or more marks in aggregate and a mi ni mum of fifteen years relevant experience in recognized Institute/ Universi ty/ Industry/ Gov ernment Organization may be consi dered eligible for admissi on on the recommendation of SRC and approval by BOS. (ii)(b) Applicants with MBBS Degree with either 60% or more marks i n aggregate and a minimum of three years or 50% or more marks in aggregate and a minimum of 15 years relev ant experience in Recognized Govt. Hospital/ Organi zation may be consi dered eligible for admi ssion on the recommendation of SRC and approval by the BOS. (iii) (iv ) For appli cants bel onging to SC/ST category and/or physical ly handicapped a relaxati on of 5% in marks shall be admissi bl e under eli gibility condi tions. Teachers working in any University or i ts affiliated colleges and havi ng a teaching/ research/ other relevant experi ence of not less than 3 years may be allowed a relaxati on of 5% marks under clause (i ). Provided that out of the two relaxations stipul ated under cl auses (ii i) and (iv ) onl y one relaxation i s permi ssible for an applicant. (v) Perspective Research Candidate generall y shall not have completed an age of 55 years at the time of submission of appli cation for admissi on to Ph.D. Programme. A relaxation in the prescribed age beyond 55 years can, however, be recommended by the SRC/BOS wi th appropri ate justifi cation recorded and for final approval by the Vi ce-Chancellor.

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ADMISSIO N PROCEDURE
All the applicants shall have to appear for Research Apti tude Test (RAT) except foreign nationals. RAT examination will comprise of t wo sections except for University School of Medicine & Para Medical Health Sciences (USMPMHS) as follows:
Max. Marks Section I Section II 200 400 Duration 1 hr 2 hr Type of Test General Aptitude Test (GAT) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) Subject Specific Test* (SST)

*Note:

Subject Specific Test will also be of Multiple Choice Questi ons except for Universi ty School of Humani ties & Soci al Sci ences (USHSS). For USHSS 50% questions will be MCQ type and remaining 50% questions will be subjective type.

Duration of test will be 3 hours. Each correct ans wer of MCQ type question shall be awarded 4 marks and for wrong answer 1 mark will be deducted. For University School of Medicine & Para Medical Health Sci ences (USMPMHS), Research Aptitude Test (RAT) wi ll be of 3 hours with both sections of General Aptitude Test (GAT) (Multiple Choice Questions onl y). In all University School of Studi es (USS) except USMPMHS Section I i s a qualifying test and short-listing of candidates wil l be based on marks secured in Secti on II. The shortli sted candidates will be called for an interview and final merit list will be prepared on the basi s of marks secured in section II and interview (except USMPMHS). Both will have equal wei ghtage. RAT has to be conducted by GGSIP University. Codes for USS/ Subject Specific Discipline and syllabii for different Subject Specific Tests as giv en in Annexure I i s avail able on the Univ ersity Website: http://www.ipu.ac.in. Original documents related to educational qualificati on wil l be verified at the time of i nterv iew. A candidate working in an organization/institute shall produce "no objection certificate" from the empl oyer at the ti me of intervi ew.

IMPORTANT DATES
CET Name
Ph.D./ RAT

Last Date of Application (Upto 4:00 PM)

10th April, 2014, (Thursday)
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CET Date
4th May, 2014 (Sunday)
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CET Timings
2:00 (PM) to 5:00 (PM)

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM

Candidates have to apply online for Research Aptitude Test (RAT) by filling up the online applicati on form as avail able on Universi ty website http://www.ipu.ac.in on the payment of Rupees Seven Hundred Fifty Only ( : 750/-) as the applic ation fee.

All the candidates are

adv ised to take and retain a printout of the duly filled in applic ation form. The li nk for filling up the onli ne applic ation is as follows: Homepage of http://www.ipu.ac .in Admis sion 2014 Online Application for CET 2014 Apply Online
Note: Last date for submission of online application form: 10th April, 2014 upto 4:00 (PM).

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Instructions for filling up Research Aptitude Test (RAT) application forms: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The candidates must read all the important instructions before filling up the Application Form. A detailed procedure for filling up the application form is available on University website http://www.ipu.ac.in under the link Procedure to fill online application forms. The candidate should choose the exam category as Ph.D. in the online application form. The candidate should enter his or her relevant details and upload a current clear photograph of size as mentioned with his or her signature. Relevant course for R.A.T. should be chosen and payment of application fee of : 750/- (Rs. Seven Hundred Fifty only) must be made online. Only a single course may be chosen by the candidate. List of the various subjects/ courses offered for Ph.D. by various schools is also available at University website http://www.ipu.ac.in.

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RESEARCH AREAS OF Ph.D. PROGRAMME FOR T HE ACADEMIC SESSION 2014-2015

UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF STUDIES University School of Information & Communication Technology University School of Management Studies CURRENT RESEARCH AREA

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Neural Networks, Computer Networks, Signal Processing; Software Engineering, Soft Computing; Data Warehousing & Data Mining, Software Engg. Human Resource Management (HRM), Organizational Behaviour (OB), Business Communication (BC), Technology and Innovation Management; Marketing Finance; Information Technology (IT), MIS, Knowledge Management, Technology Management; Strategy, International Business (IB), Education Management Nanotechnology, Polymer Technology, Seperation Technology Environmental Engineering, Modeling & Simulation, Bio-Process Engineering; Membrane Seperation Process; Process System Engineering, Seperation Process Engineering, Process Modeling & Simulation, Process Technology Molecular Markers, Genomics/ Transinformatics Plant Bio-technology, BioInformatics; Stem Cells, Protein Chemistry; Food and Nutraceutical; Plant Molecular Biology and Functional genomics Signal Transduction, Metabolic Regulations; Enzymes, Proteomics, Plant-insect interaction, Protein-inhibitor interaction; Functional Genomics and Epigenomics; Neuro-degenetics disorder, Phytomedicin, Drug discovery, Enzymology; Plant Abiotic Stress; Cancer Molecular Biology Natural Resources Management: Urban Forestry & Green Space Planning, Forest Ecology, Environment & Sustainable Forest Management Biodiversity Conservation; Geospatial Techniques (Remote Sensing, GIS & GPS): Green House Gases and Climate Change, Environmental Hazards I(forests, Fire landslides), and Resource Management; Bioremediation, Bio-Energy, EIA; Air Pollution, Disaster Management; Bio-systematic and Biodiversity Conservation; Geospatial Technology in Natural Resource Management, Forest Inventory and Wildlife Conservation; Environmental Biotechnology, Environmental Chemistry; Wildlife Biology Psychiatry; Physiology (respiratory Physiology, Cardiovascular Physiology, Neurophysiology); Pulmonary Medicine; Bacteriolgy, Mycobacteriology, Molecular Biology; Pulmonary and Critical Medicine Electronics & Communication, Applied Nuclear Physics/ Radiation Physics, Nanoscience/ Plasma Physics Inorganic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Alkoxide Chemistry; Metal Ion Promoted Organic Chemistry; Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry: Fuzzy Mathematical Programming: Energy Materials Nano Materials Solid State Physics, Magnetic materials, HTSC etc,: Functional Nanomaterials, Plasmonics, Sensors, Ion Beam Technology; Nanotechnology for Drug Delivery & Imaging Application English, Sociology Comparative Laws and Jurisprudence, Family law, Criminal Law & Women and Law, Political Science and Law Science & Society, Educational Administration, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy; Teacher Education, Social Science Education, Value Education; Philosophical & Perspectives on Education, Psychology of Learning & Instruction, Curriculum Studies; Journalism, Media Business & Economics, Communication of Innovations, Media convergence, etc., Media & Youth, New Media, Film & Electronic Media

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University School of ChemicalTechnology

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University School of BioTechnology

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University School of Environmental Sciences

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University School of Medicine & Para Medical Health Sciences University School Engineering & Technology

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University School of Basic & Applied Sciences

9. 10.

University School of Humanities & Social Sciences University School of Law & Legal Studies University School of Education

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University School of Mass Communication

Note: 1.
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GGS IP Univers ity r eserves all the right for short-listing the candidates for adm ission to P h.D. P rogr amme. Ava ilability of actual no. of slots school wise will be notified later.

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ANNEXURE I

CODES OF THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF STUDIES AND DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES ALONG WITH SYLLABII FOR SECTION I AND II OF RESEARCH APTITUDE TEST (R.A.T.)

SECTION I

GENERAL APTITUDE TEST (GAT)

GAT is a Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) type based on: i) ii) iii) iv) General Awareness, English Language and Comprehension, Numerical Ability and Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning. SECTION II

SUBJECT SPECIFIC TEST SYLLABI

Sr. No. Name of the University School of Studies Code of USS *Code of Subject wise Syllabus f or Section-II Name of the Subject

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

University School of In formation & Communication Technology University School of Management Studies University School of Chemical Techn ology University School of Bio-Technology University School of En viron mental Sciences

01 02 03 04 05

161 162 211 311 411 511 161

IT and CSE E CE Management Chemical Technology Bio-T echnolog y Environmental Sci ences IT and CSE E CE Physics Mathematics Chemistr y Physics English & Studies Sociology Communicati on

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University School of Engineering & Technology

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162 831

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University School of Medicine & Para Medical Health Sciences

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711 811

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University School of Basic & Applied Sciences

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821 831

9. 10. 11. 12.

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University School of Humanities & Social Sciences University School of Law & Legal Studies University School of Education University School of Mass Communication

09 10 11 12

911 921 101 111 120

Law and Legal Studies Education Mass Communication

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GGSIP University reserves the right to increase and decrease the number of tentati ve slots as per the availability of t he supervisor(s). *Subject codes to be used for filling On-line Applicati on forms.