Osmania University PhD Admissions 2022 | Notification Out

DIRECTORATE OF ADMISSIONS 

OSMANIA UNIVERSITY 

HYDERABAD – 500007 

Information Brochure: Ph.D. Entrance Test - 2022 

Important Dates 

1. Commencement of Registration for Online Application: 18.8.2022 

2. Last date without late fee: 17.9.2022 

3. Last date with late fee of Rs.1000/-: 24.9.2022

Ph.D. Entrance Test is one of the eligibility criteria for admission into Ph.D. programmes offered by Osmania University in different subjects in the faculties of Arts, Commerce, Education, Engineering, Informatics, Law, Oriental Languages, Social Sciences, Science, and Technology. 

A list of subjects in which the Ph.D. Entrance Test - 2022 will be conducted is given in Annexure-I. 

1. Eligibility Conditions: To be eligible to appear for Ph.D. Entrance Test - 2022 being conducted by Osmania University in the subjects pertaining to faculties mentioned above, a candidate must have obtained a Post-Graduate degree from a recognized university or a Post-Graduate degree through distance mode from a recognized university and approved by the concerned authority, in the concerned subject or in an allied subject (see Annexure-II for the list of allied subjects) approved by Osmania University securing not less than 55% marks (50% marks in case of SC/ST/BC/PWD candidates). If the results of Post Graduate Degree are declared in the form of Grades/Credits/Cumulative Grade Points/Average in their marks card/Transcripts, such Grades/Points shall be converted into percentage of marks to assess the minimum eligibility criteria. 

The candidates have to appear in the Ph.D. Entrance Test in the subject in which they wish to pursue Ph.D. (For e.g. A candidate with M.Com. qualification may pursue Ph.D. in Business Management provided he/she appears and qualifies in the Ph.D. Entrance Test in the subject of Business Management). 

However, the following categories of the candidates are exempted from appearing in the Ph.D. Entrance test. 

1. Those who are awarded Junior Research Fellowship in a national level test namely UGC/ CSIR/ ICMR / ICAR / DBT/ INSPIRE fellowships 

2. However, if any of the above category candidates wishes to get admission in Category II, then he/she needs to get through the O.U. Ph.D. Entrance Test – 2022. 

Note: 

i. The eligibility of the candidates is not being verified at the time of application and or at the time of issuing of hall tickets. Therefore, it is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that he/she is eligible for the Ph.D. programme in a subject in which he/she is applying. 

ii. The candidates those who are pursuing Post Graduate degree and whose results are not declared are NOT ELIGIBLE. 

2. Test Pattern & the Medium of the Test: 

 The Entrance examination is conducted through computer based test (CBT) mode for 70 marks as multiple choice questions (MCQ). 

 The Entrance Test will consist of any 3 or 4 varieties of objective type items such as analogies, classification, matching, comprehension of a research study / experiment / theoretical point of view, etc., with multiple answers besides the usual multiple choice items. The MCQs will be framed only from the syllabus of Entrance test. 

 Medium of Entrance test: The medium of Entrance Test will be in English only, except for language subjects. 

3. Registration Fee: The Registration fee for online submission of application form is Rs.1500/- (Rs.1000/- in case of SC/ST/BC/PWD candidates). The procedure for payment of Registration fee is available in the website: www.ouadmissions.com 

4. Syllabus for Entrance Test: The syllabus in various subjects for Ph.D. Entrance Test will be made available in O.U. websites, https://www.osmania.ac.in/ and www.ouadmissions.com 

Candidates may download the syllabus of the concerned subject from the above websites. 

5. Minimum Qualification Marks: The minimum marks for qualifying the Ph.D. Entrance Test shall be 50% (35 Marks) in case of Open category candidates and 45% (32 Marks) in case of SC/ST/BC/PWD category candidates. 

6. The Ph.D. Entrance Test is valid only for one time admission process concerned to the Ph.D. Admission Notification - 2022. 

7. The Hall Tickets along with entrance schedules and necessary instructions will be made available in OU websites: https://www.osmania.ac.in and www.ouadmissions.com 

The candidates have to download the Hall Tickets and affix the latest passport size photograph (which is exactly similar to the one uploaded in the Online Application) in the space provided and get it attested by a Gazetted Officer / Principal of a college/ Head of the Department. Without the Hall Ticket, the candidate is not allowed to appear for entrance test. 

8. The admission to Ph.D. course is subject to the concerned Rules and Regulations of Osmania University that are in force from time to time. Qualifying in the Ph.D. Entrance Test alone does not guarantee admission to Ph.D. programme. The admission is subject to availability of vacancies with the research supervisors in the concerned department, the candidate’s academic record, the performance of the candidate in the Ph.D. admission interview and the State Govt. reservation policy. For further details regarding the Ph.D. admissions in Osmania University and other Rules and Regulations, the candidates are advised to visit the OU Website, https://www.osmania.ac.in 

9. The University invites applications separately for admission to Ph.D. Programmes through it’s website and press notification after the declaration of the Ph. D. Entrance Test results. 

ANNEXURE-I List of Subjects and Code Numbers for Ph.D. Entrance Test – 2022 

Note: The subjects shown in Annexure-I are as informed by the Deans concerned and subjected to availability after filling the Category–I Ph.D. admissions 2022. 

A total of 50% available vacancies will be filled under Category-I and leftover vacancies will be filled through OU Ph.D. Entrance Test-2022. The details of leftover vacancies shall be available with the Deans of faculties after 16th August 2022. 

Sub Code Subject Name 

FACULTY OF ARTS 1

01 AIHC&A 104 English 108 Linguistics 110 Persian 111 Philosophy 112 Sanskrit FACULTY OF ORIENTAL LANGUAGES 121 Arabic (Oriental) 123 Telugu (Oriental) 

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 

151 Economics 154 Political Science 157 Social Work 158 Sociology FACULTY OF COMMERCE 201 Commerce 

FACULTY OF EDUCATION 

301 Education 302 Physical Education 

FACULTY OF LAW 

401 Law Sub Code Subject Name 

FACULTY OF SCIENCE 

501 Applied Geochemistry 502 Astronomy 503 Biochemistry 504 Biotechonolgy 505 Botany 506 Chemistry 508 Genetics 509 Geography 510 Geology 511 Geophysics 512 Mathematics 513 Microbiology 515 Physics 516 Statistics 517 Zoology 518 Computer Science 

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

601 Bio-Medical Engineering 602 Civil Engineering 603 Computer Science Engineering 604 Electrical & Electronics Engineering 605 Electronics & Communication Engineering 606 Mechanical Engineering 

FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY 631 Chemical Technology / Chemical Engineering 633 Food Technology 634 Textile Technology 

FACULTY OF INFORMATICS 641 Information Technology 

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