Procedure for admission
Applications for the admission to Ph.D. Programme will be invited well in advance and will be made on the basis of LPUNEST (Ph.D.) test and interview. The admission will be subject to vacancy being available in the relevant specializations. The research scholar who qualify UGC (NET/ JRF)/ CSIR (NET/ JRF)/ ICAR (JRF/ SRF) examination/ SLET (Punjab only)/ GATE or GPAT score card/ ICAR (NET), SPM, Teacher Fellowship holder or passed M.Phil. Programme (in Regular mode only) will be exempted from entrance test. The final selection for admission in Ph.D. is based on the performance in Entrance Test (70% weightage) and Interview (30% weightage) for non-Agriculture Ph.D. programmes and Entrance Test (80% weightage) and Interview (20% weightage) respectively for Agriculture Ph.D. programmes including Ph.D. in Food Technology, subject to scoring minimum marks in the Interview. However if anyone is exempted from LPUNEST (Ph.D.) entrance test in lieu of above mentioned tests, then 100% weightage will be given to Interview only.
Ph.D. Candidacy and Monitoring Process
A student will be given the Ph.D. Candidacy on completion of the following requirements:
- (a)
- Passing the Course Work.
- (b)
- Presenting a State-Of-the-Art (SOTA) seminar that delineates the current state of knowledge about the specific problem on which the Research Scholars wants to pursue research, the proposed methodology and the goals intended to be achieved.
After the research scholar is granted the Ph.D. Candidacy, he/ she will appear before the Department Doctoral Board once in six months to make a presentation of the progress of his/ her work for evaluation and further guidance.
Medium of Instruction
Unless otherwise specified by the University, the medium of instruction, course work, examination, question paper, synopsis and thesis will be English in all cases.
Minimum Eligibility Criteria for Pre-Submission of Thesis
Minimum requirement of research publications and paper presentations to register for Ph.D. Pre-submission evaluation
The Ph.D. programmes in LPU have been categorized as per the following:
Category-I: Ph.D. programmes where high research outcome is expected in terms of number and quality of publications in Scopus indexed journals.
Category-II: Ph.D. programmes where reasonable research outcome is expected in terms of number and quality of publications in Scopus indexed journals.
Category-III: Ph.D. programmes where scope of publications is less and hence lesser outcome is expected in terms of number and quality of publications in Scopus indexed journals.
Category-IV: Ph.D. programmes where there is no scope of publications in Scopus indexed journals.
| Category of Ph.D. programmes |
Research Outcomes |
For new admission batches from August 2022 and onwards |
| Category-1 |
Research Publications |
At least three research papers published in Scopus indexed journals> |
| Category-1 |
Paper Presentations |
Two paper presentations in seminar/conferences |
| Category-2 |
Research Publications |
At least two research papers in Scopus indexed journals |
| Category-2 |
Paper Presentations |
Two paper presentations in seminar/conferences |
| Category-3 |
Research Publications |
At least one research paper published in Scopus indexed journal |
| Category-3 |
Paper Presentations |
Two paper presentations in seminar/conferences |
| Category-4 |
Research Publications |
At least two research papers in UGC Indexed Journals |
| Category-4 |
Paper Presentations |
Two paper presentations in seminar/conferences |
Important Points
- 1. Research papers/ paper presentations should have LPU affiliation with supervisor and co-supervisor (wherever applicable) as one of the authors. These should be related to Ph.D. work.
- 2. All the other eligibility criteria (except for the research publications and paper presentations criteria mentioned above) will remain the same.
- 3. The list of Ph.D. programmes falling under a particular category is attached here.
Thesis Evaluation
The Ph.D. thesis submitted by a research scholar will be evaluated by his/ her Research Supervisor and at least three external examiners who are not in employment of the Institution/ College, out of which one shall be from outside the Punjab.
Defense of Thesis and Announcement of Award of Ph.D. Degree
The public viva-voce of the research scholar to defend the thesis will be conducted only if the evaluation report(s) of the external examiner(s) on the thesis are satisfactory and include a specific recommendation for conducting the viva-voce examination. The research scholar will finally present the research work duly approved by the Thesis Reading Board to the Oral Defense Board as per the schedule. The Oral Defense Board will examine the research scholar through a Seminar and a viva-voce based on the reports from Thesis Reading Board. The viva-voce examination of the research scholar for the Ph.D. will be openly defended where all the faculty members and Research Scholars will be invited. At least three days’ notice through UMS will be given to the faculty members and others to invite them to attend the viva-voce. Based on the performance of the research scholar in the seminar and viva-voce, the Oral Defence Board will send its recommendations for the award of Ph.D. degree for approval by the Vice Chancellor. Along with the degree, the University will issue a provisional certificate certifying to the fact that the degree has been awarded in accordance with the provisions to the UGC Regulations 2022.
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