PhD Admission at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.


Online applications are invited for admission to PhD Courses offered by Guru Nanak Dev University.GNDU is among the top ten high performing State Public Universities across India.

The University in its eventful history of 43 years has taken long strides in promoting education in such fields as Science, Arts, Management, Information Technology, Industrial Technology, Environment, Planning and Architecture.

Eligibility/Qualification for admission to PhD. Programme:

Master’s degree with at least 55% marks or equivalent CGPA [50% marks or equivalent CGPA for SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/ differently abled candidates] of Guru Nanak Dev University or an equivalent degree of recognized Indian or Foreign University in the subject concerned or allied-field.

PhD. Eligibility Test:

The Eligibility Test will be conducted for different departments/subjects to fill in seats for the PhD programme. The minimum qualifying marks required to pass in the PhD. Eligibility Tests have been fixed as 55% marks (50% marks for SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/differently-abled candidates) in the aforesaid Eligibility test for admission to PhD. Programme.

The students who have qualified UGC(NET)/UGC-CSIR (JRF) examination/SLET/GATE/GPAT/ICAR/INSPIRE/Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship awardees/teacher-fellowship holders/Direct Fellowship Awardees or have passed M.Phil. from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar/Validity Certificate of qualifying GNDU PhD. Eligibility Test will be exempted from PhD. Eligibility Test.

Important Dates

  1.  The Last date for the Application Form to be submitted online only is 14.03.2022.
  2. PhD Eligibility Test for the Following Subjects shall be held on 22/03/2022
  3. Counseling will be held on 29/03/2022 in the respective departments.

The candidates may also go through www.gndu.ac.in for more details.