Eligibility Criteria for Admission :
Candidates seeking admission to the Ph.D. Program, whether full time or part time, shall have to possess requisite percentage of marks / grade point average in qualifying examination as indicated below:
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The required minimum qualification for admission to a Ph.D Program is a) Master’s from a recognised Indian or Foreign University/ Institute in the relevant field with minimum 55% marks or Equivalent CGPA OR
b) A four years Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised Indian or Foreign University/ Institute in the relevant field with minimum 75% marks or Equivalent CGPA
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Applicants who have successfully completed their first year degree course (Undergraduate course) by 04/June/1986, irrespective of the duration, shall be treated at par with those who have completed a three year first degree course. Those who hold a two year first degree and had enrolled for this course after 04/June/1986, will be required to undergo a further one year bridge course. UGC notification dated 17/August/2015
- Applicants with Chartered Accountancy (CA) Qualification from 'The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India' (ICAI)/ Cost and Works Accountancy of ICWAI/ Company Secretary of ICSI with a minimum 55% marks or equivalent grade may be considered eligible for admission to Ph.D. Programs in the relevant field.
- Foreign/ NRI applicants / Applicants with a Masters’ degree from a foreign university must apply with an equivalence certificate of AIU along with the Online Application Form.
Exemption from PhD Entrance Test/Written Test
Candidates who have successfully cleared an All India National Level Competitive Examination or NET (viz. UGC / CSIR -NET in Category 1,2 or 3, ICMR- JRF/SRF, ICAR-AICE-JRF/SRF (PhD), GATE, GPAT, DST – INSPIRE, DBT-JRF etc) and have cleared it in the relevant field, shall be exempted from Amity’s PET (PhD Entrance Test) as per the Validity of the score/result mentioned in their certificate. They will be required to appear in the Interview round only. For consideration of exemption, they must timely submit scanned copy of the official certificate, along with the application form or via mail, but not later than two days prior to their PET date. Only exempted Candidates will receive a message of exemption on their admission microsite/ admit card. Those who do not receive such a message will be required to appear in APET (Amity’s Ph.D. Entrance Test).