Phd in Botany
Undergraduate Programme
Programme Details
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Admission & Selection Process
The applicants must fill in complete information on the online application form and upload all required certificates (whatever is available) and photos.
Selection Process : The candidates have to appear for an entrance test. The details of the entrance test are detailed below. The shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. The dates of the entrance test and the subsequent interview are available under the section "Important Dates" on the programme page. Once the final interview is over, candidates have to pay their programme fee within 7 days and the mode of payment must be online.
General Structure for Admission Entrance Test:
- There will be an entrance test of two-hour duration, carrying 70 marks, based on which a shortlist of candidates will be prepared, followed by an interview for the shortlisted candidates, carrying 30 marks.
For Botany:
- The Entrance exam will consist of MCQs for 70 marks.
Note:
- Candidates who have qualified NET (JRF/LS), GATE, and KSET (Karnataka) are exempted from the entrance test. They will directly attend the interview (100 marks).
- The selection will be based on the combined score obtained by the candidate in the entrance test and the interview.
Eligibility
- Eligibility for joining the PhD in Botany: Master's degree or equivalent degree in Sciences (MSc, MTech, MRes)
- Candidates belonging to the General Merit category should have a minimum of 55% or equivalent grade in the master's degree. Candidates belonging to the SC / ST / OBC (only Non-Creamy Layer) / Differently Abled categories to have a minimum of 50% or equivalent grade in the master's degree.
Syllabus
NOTE: This is a model syllabus for the PhD entrance exam and the subsequent selection process.
This is not the current syllabus of any of the programmes offered by the department.Fee Structure
| First Year Fee For The Academic Year 2024-2025 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee Particulars | For Indian Nationals | For Foreign Nationals | ||||
| Full-Time – Regular (INR) |
Part-Time (INR) | Full-Time – Regular (USD) |
Part-Time (USD) | |||
| Academia | Industry | Academia | Industry | |||
| Admission Registration Fee (Non-Refundable (one time)) | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| Caution deposition (Refundable – one time) | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
| Tuition Fee | 10,000 | 20,000 | 30,000 | 500 | 750 | 1000 |
| Library Fee | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Laboratory fee (Science Courses) | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| Comprehensive exam fees (one time) | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| *Synopsis fees (one time) | ||||||
| *Thesis Evaluation fee (one time) | ||||||
| *Viva Voce Fee (one time) | ||||||
| Total Fee | 53,000 | 63,000 | 73,000 | 1800 | 2050 | 2300 |
THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY FEE IS APPLICABLE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT OBTAINED THE QUALIFYING DEGREE FROM A UNIVERSITY IN KARNATAKA:
| Indian Nationals: Rs 10,000 /- | Non-Resident Indians: Rs 20,000 /- | Non-Indian (SAARC Countries): USD 500 | Non-Indian (Other Than SAARC Countries): USD 800 |
NOTE: FULL-TIME RESEARCH SCHOLARS WILL BE ENTITLED TO A RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP OF 12,000/- PER MONTH AFTER THEIR COURSEWORK COMPLETION.
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