University of Hyderabad

(A Central University Established by an Act of Parliament)

Ph.D. Admission Notification January 2020 session

University of Hyderabad invites application from bright, aspiring candidates committed to

excellence in research to apply for Ph.D. programs in various Schools/ Departments and Centres
in the January 2020 Session. Candidates are required to apply online through the University
website.

Please visit the University Website at: http://acad.uohyd.ac.in or http://www.uohyd.ac.in for

details including courses offered, eligibility criteria, prescribed fee, reservation policy and the
Prospectus 2019-20.

IMPORTANT DATES

Commencement of online submission 09.10.2019

Last date for Submitting the Online Application 31.10.2019
Downloading of Hall Tickets for Written Test 05.11.2019
Date of Entrance Examination (Only at Hyderabad Centre) 10.11.2019

Entrance Examination for the January 2020 session will be conducted in the University of
Hyderabad campus only and Hall Tickets for the entrance examination can be downloaded from
the website. List of the candidates shortlisted for the interview and list of selected/ wait-listed
candidates will be published in the website accordingly. Candidates may please check the
University website for downloading the Hall Tickets, results and the relevant formats required
for admission. No personal communication will be made to the candidates in this regard.

Devesh Nigam
9.10.2019 Controller of Examinations
A: Subject-wise Vacancy to be filled in January 2020 Session

Sl. Course Subject GE SC ST OBC EWS PH TOTAL Mode of

No. Selection
1 Ph.D. Biochemistry 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
2 Ph.D. Plant Sciences 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
3 Ph.D. Animal Biology 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 Written
4 Ph.D. Biotechnology 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 Test/JRF
and
Systems & Comp.
5 Ph.D.
Biology
1 0 0 2 0 0 3 Interview

JRF
Biomedical
6 Ph.D. 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 and
Sciences
Interview
7 Ph.D. Mathematics 0 0 1 1 0 1 3
8 Ph.D. Statistics-OR 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Written
9 Ph.D. Computer Science 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 Test/JRF
10 Ph.D. Physics 4 1 0 3 0 1 9 and
11 Ph.D. Chemistry 3 2 1 2 2 1 11 Interview
12 Ph.D. Public Health 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
13 Ph.D. ACRHEM 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Ph.D. English 1 1 1 0 1 1 5
15 Ph.D. Philosophy 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Written
16 Ph.D. Hindi 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 Test
17 Ph.D. Urdu 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 and
18 Ph.D. Sanskrit Studies 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Interview
19 Ph.D. Education 0 1 1 0 1 1 4
20 Ph.D. Dance 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
21 Ph.D. Management 1 0 1 0 1 0 3
Studies
22 Ph.D. Psychology 2 2 0 0 1 1 6
23 Ph.D. Materials 2 1 0 1 1 0 5
Engineering
Total 27 15 7 13 9 10 81

A.1: Details of the unfilled vacancies of July 2019 Session Carried Forward to Jan 2020 Session

Sl. Course Subject Vacant seats of July 2019 session

No.
GE SC ST OBC EWS PH TOTAL
1 Ph.D. Mathematics 0 0 1 1 0 1 3
2 Ph.D. Statistics-OR 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
3 Ph.D. Computer 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
Science
4 Ph.D. Physics 2 0 0 2 0 1 5
5 Ph.D. ACRHEM 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Ph.D. Chemistry 0 1 0 0 1 1 3
7 Ph.D. Biochemistry 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
8 Ph.D. Plant Sciences 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
9 Ph.D. Animal Biology 2 0 0 0 0 1 3
10 Ph.D. Systems & 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Comp. Biology
11 Ph.D. English 1 1 1 0 1 1 5
12 Ph.D. Philosophy 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
13 Ph.D. Urdu 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
 14 Ph.D. Sanskrit Studies 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Ph.D. Education 0 1 1 0 1 1 4
16 Ph.D. Management 1 0 1 0 1 0 3
Studies
17 Ph.D. Public Health 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
18 Ph.D. Biomedical 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sciences
19 Ph.D. Psychology 2 2 0 0 1 1 6
20 Ph.D. Materials 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
Engineering
Total 14 11 4 5 8 10 52

A.2: Fresh vacancies araised in Schools/Depts/Centres after the July 2019 Admissions

Sl. Cour Subject GE SC ST OBC EWS PH TO

No. se TAL
1 Ph.D. Physics 2 1 0 1 0 0 4
2 Ph.D. Chemistry 3 1 1 2 1 0 8
3 Ph.D. Plant Sciences 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 Ph.D. Biotechnology 1 1 0 1 0 0 3
5 Ph.D. Systems & 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Comp. Biology
6 Ph.D. Hindi 2 1 1 1 0 0 5
7 Ph.D. Dance 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Ph.D. Materials 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Engineering
9 Ph.D. Animal 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Biology
Total 13 4 2 8 1 0 28

C: Minimum eligibility Criteria and mode of Selection for admission to the PhD Programs.

Please refer the Prospectus 2019-20 http://acad.uohyd.ac.in/downloads/Pros2019.PDF

for the eligibility criteria for PhD admissions.

C.1: Mode of Selection for Interview: JRF Only

Entrance Examination will not be conducted for the course mentioned below and selection
will be based on the performance in Interview from among the JRF qualified candidates.

Sl. No Course Subject

6 PhD Biomedical Sciences

C.2: Mode of Selection for Interview: JRF or Score of Written Test.

Candidates applying for subjects below, who wish to write Entrance Exam will have a
choice of considering Entrance Examination marks or weightage for fellowship whichever
is higher. The Weightage given for different fellowships in lieu of written test is given at
Table D.

Sl. No Course Subject

1 Ph.D. Biochemistry
2 Ph.D. Plant Sciences
3 Ph. D. Animal Biology
4 Ph.D. Biotechnology
5 Ph.D. Systems and Computational
Biology
 7 Ph.D. Mathematics
8 Ph.D. Statistics-OR
9 Ph.D. Computer Science
10 Ph.D. Physics
11 Ph.D. Chemistry
12 Ph.D. Public Health

C.3: Mode of Selection for Interview: Written Test Only

Candidates will be shortlisted for the Interview based on their performance in the Entrance
Examination for the below subjects.

Sl. No Course Subject

13 Ph.D. ACRHEM
14 Ph.D. English
15 Ph.D. Philosophy
16 Ph.D. Hindi
17 Ph.D. Urdu
18 Ph.D. Sanskrit Studies
19 Ph.D. Education
20 Ph.D. Dance
21 Ph.D. Management Studies
22 Ph.D. Psychology
23 Ph.D. Materials Engineering

D: Weightage given to various fellowships in lieu of the written test.

Sl. Subject Type of fellowship Marks in
No. lieu of WT
1 Biochemistry CSIR-UGC, DBT, ICMR 35
2 Plant Sciences - Do - 35
3 Animal Biology - Do - 35
4 Biotechnology & Bioinformatics - Do - 35
5 Systems & Comp. Biology - Do - 35
6 Mathematics UGC-JRF, CSIR-JRF & NBHM 40
7 Statistics UGC-JRF, CSIR-JRF & NBHM 40
8 Computer Information Sciences UGC-JRF, CSIR-JRF 40
9 Physics UGC-JRF, CSIR-JRF 40
10 Health Sciences - Public Health & UGC JRF in Social Medicine & 40
Biomedical Sciences Community Health
11 Chemistry UGC-CSIR JRF 52.5

Schedule for the Entrance Examinations - Ph.D. January 2020 session

Date : 10.11.2019, Sunday
9.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.
Ph.D. Mathematics
Ph.D. Physics
Ph.D. English
Ph.D. Urdu
Ph.D. Sanskrit Studies
Ph.D. Psychology
Ph.D. Biochemistry
12.00 noon – 2.00 p.m.
Ph.D. Statistics
Ph.D. ACRHEM
Ph.D. Chemistry
Ph.D. Philosophy
Ph.D. Management Studies
Ph.D. Health Sciences
Ph.D. Biotechnology
Ph.D. Systems and
Computational Biology
3.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Ph.D. Computer Science
Ph.D. Hindi
Ph.D. Education
Ph.D. Dance
Ph.D. Materials Engineering
Ph.D. Plant Sciences
Ph.D. Animal Biology