PhD Entrance Exams in India 2022: Eligibility, Dates, Admission Process & Guide

PhD Entrance Exams In India 2022 – College List

Interested students can check the table given below to acknowledge the list of PhD Entrance Exam 2022 in India along with their deadlines.

Name Of The University	Registration Start Date	Deadline For Application
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology PhD. Admission	July 15, 2022	November 27, 2022
IIIT Sri City PhD program	May 19, 2022	July 12, 2022
SGT University PhD program	May 24, 2022	July 27, 2022
CSIR-CBRI Roorkee PhD program	May 05, 2022	August 31, 2022
BITS Pilani	July 15, 2022	August 12, 2022
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth	July 20, 2022	August 2022
Guru Jambheshwar University Of Science	August 2022	October 2022
ICMR Junior Research Fellowship	September 2022	October 2022
IIT Delhi PhD Admission	March 15, 2022	April 17, 2022
Rajasthan Agricultural College, Jodhpur	June 2022	July 07, 2022
Rajasthan Agricultural College, Jodhpur	June 2022	July 07, 2022
IIT Jammu PhD Admission 2022	March 2022	April 30, 2022
IIT Madras PhD Admission 2022	March 2022	April 30, 2022
NIT Warangal PhD Admission 2022	April 2022	May 22, 2022
The Banaras Hindu University	January 2022	February 15, 2022

List Of Top PhD Entrance Exams In India 2022

Here is the list of top PhD Entrance Exams in India, these are the exams that the candidates must qualify to get admissions for PhD. Candidates must check the PhD Eligibility for all the exam before selection the exam.

• CSIR UGC NET exam
• UGC Net Exam
• Joint Graduate Entrance Examination for Biology and Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (JGEEBILS)
• TIFR Graduate School Admission Entrance Test
• DBT JRF Biotech Entrance Test
• NIMHANS PG/PG Diploma/Superspeciality/PhD online entrance test
• ICMR JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
• JRF-GATE
• JNU PhD Entrance
• University of Hyderabad PhD Entrance Exam
• NIPER PhD Entrance Exam
• GTU PhD Entrance Exam
• BITS PhD Entrance Examination
• NBRC PhD Entrance Exam
• IISC PhD Entrance Exam
• AIIMS PhD Entrance Exam
• NDRI PhD entrance exam
• Guru Jambheshwar University GJUST – PhD Entrance Test
• Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar University Lucknow – PhD Admissions Test
• Combined Vidyavaridhi (PhD) Entrance Test – (CVVET)
• BARC PhD Admission Test
• Indian Veterinary Research Institute Bareilly PhD Admission Test
• ISM Dhanbad PhD Admission Test 
• RMAT Aligarh Muslim University R-MAT – PhD Entrance Exam
• BINC Bioinformatics National Certification BINC Examination
• Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi – PhD Admission Test
• Symbiosis PhD Entrance Exam
• Jamia Hamdard New Delhi PhD Admission Test
• TISS RAT
• PhD Entrance Exam of NMIMS University Mumbai
• DU PhD Entrance Exam
• Symbiosis University PhD entrance examination
• Kurukshetra University PhD Entrance Exam
• IGNOU PhD Entrance Exam
• University of Pune PhD in Management Entrance Exam
• Pondicherry University Entrance Exam

Specialisations For PhD Entrance Exams 2022

Here is provided with the list of the specialisations that fall under the category of PhD. 

• Biotechnology
• Education
• Public Administration
• Psychology
• Pharmacy
• Artificial Intelligence
• Urdu
• Police Administration
• Chemistry
• Accounting
• Computer Science
• Commerce
• English
• Political Science
• Physical Education
• Rural Development
• Electronics
• Sociology
• Zoology
• Technology Policy
• Botany
• Sports Science
• Home Science
• Pomology
• Linguistics
• Mass Communication
• Mathematics
• Library Science
• Horticulture
• Fashion Technology
• Disaster Management
• Renewable Energy
• Bioinformatics
• Entrepreneurship
• Human Rights 
• Mathematics
• Finance
• Economics
• Law
• Nursing
• Physics
• Total Quality Management
• Cosmetology
• Sustainable Development
• Yoga
• Women Studies
• Social Work
• Statistics
• Agriculture
• Geology
• History
• Geography
• Labour and Social Welfare
• Music
• Management Studies
• Hospitality Management
• Nanotechnology
• Biochemistry
• Fine Arts
• Business Administration

Process To Apply for PhD Course in India?

Every University in India organising the PhD Entrance Exam has a limited amount of seats available for the students. The students have to crack through the Entrance Exam to secure their seats in their prioritised university. These universities choose the eligible candidates on the basis of their marks obtained in the PhD Entrance Exam and interviews. Here is the way to apply for the PhD Entrance Exam in India-

• In India, there are universities offering both online and offline applications for the PhD admissions. 
• The students must get the application form offline or download it online (if available) from their chosen university and its website for their respective courses.
• Some universities advise sending the PhD application forms to the university’s official address before the end of the deadline, with the required documents attached.
• The fee structure for a PhD programme in India varies from INR 20,000 and INR 90,000 per year depending upon the university.

List Of PhD Scholarships for Indian Students in Abroad And India

Here’s the list of PhD scholarships that Indian students can obtain and apply for abroad as well as in India to pursue a PhD.

• Physical Research Laboratory Junior Research Fellowship
• Prime Minister Fellowship for Doctoral Research
• Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund Scholarships
• Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships
• Maulana Azad National fellowship 
• Raman-Charpak Fellowship
• ICSSR Doctoral Research Fellowship
• Google PhD Scholarships
• MEXT Scholarship
• ICHR Junior Research Fellowships (JRF)

Career Opportunities after Pursuing a PhD Course

These are the different career options for the students who have a PhD Degree in their respective fields. Check the PhD Salary structure after completing the course. 

• Senior Research Scientist
• Lecturer And Professor
• Journalist
• Philosophical Journalist
• Scientist
• Human Services Worker
• Editor And Critic
• Independent Consultant
• Industrial R&D Lab professionals
• Researcher
• Author & Writer

PhD Entrance Exams: Syllabus 

The syllabus for PhD is really broad if we get into it. It offers a wide range of courses with a detailed syllabus. The PhD Entrance exams usually contain two parts of the question paper where one part is based on research and general Knowledge whereas the other one is dependent on the subject-based questions. Here is the syllabus for the PhD that almost all the Entrance Exams come up with-

• Research Methodology
• General Knowledge
• Quantitative Aptitude
• Reasoning
• English Comprehension
• Maths 
• Environmental Studies 
• Communication Skills
• Teaching Aptitude