Gujarat National Law University announces Admission to PhD Program in Law & Allied Subjects for 2023 Session, Apply now
Gujarat National Law University PhD Admission 2023 – Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) Gandhinagar invites applications for admission to the Doctoral of Philosophy Degree (PhD) Program in Law & Allied Subjects for the academic session 2023-24
Gujarat National Law University PhD Admission 2023
PhD Program offered
The University offers the PhD Degree Programme in the following disciplines:
- Law,
- Interdisciplinary Research with Law in the disciplines of
- Management
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Political Science
- Economics
- Physics
- Botany
- Other Allied subjects
Available Seats
- Law – 12 (Full Time) and – 12 (Part Time)
- Management/Allied Subjects – 06 (Full Time/Part Time)
- Social Work – 02 (Full Time/Part Time)
- Sociology/Allied Subjects – 03 (Full Time/Part Time)
- Political Science – 04 (Full Time/Part Time)
- Economics/Allied Subjects – 10 (Full Time/Part Time)
- Physics/Allied Subjects – 07 (Full Time/Part Time)
- Botany/Allied Subjects – 01 (Full Time/Part Time)
Important Dates
- Last date for filling out the online application form : July 17, 2023 (Monday)
- Last date of receipt of application forms (in hard copy) : July 19, 2023
- Date of Examination (online) : July 22, 2023 (Saturday)
- Date of research Proposal Presentation (at GNLU Campus): 01st – 05th August 2023
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant should have a Master’s Degree from a recognised University with not less than 55% marks or its equivalent grade ‘B’ in the UGC 7-point scale and 50% marks or its equivalent in the case of SC/ST/OBC candidates (non-creamy layer) and Persons with Disability
Reservation
- Reservation shall be applicable as per the norms
- Proposals in the allied areas may be considered subject to the availability of supervisors and the area of interest. Admissions shall only be made if a research proposal is found to be satisfactory and suitable
- The University reserves the right not to admit candidates in any specialization if the proposal is not found to be research worthy
Application Procedure
- Application form and other details related to the Programme are available at https://gnlu.ac.in/
- Programme Application should be downloaded and filled as directed
- The offline application should be sent filled along with the enclosures [(i) an attested photocopy of mark sheets (Graduation, Post-Graduation, M.Phi l(if applicable); A passport size photograph; Demand Draft for Rs.1000/-; UGC-NET/SLET Certificate; NOC from Employer for Part-time applicants; Publications/Presentations) and Demand Draft of Rs.1000/-, drawn in favour of Gujarat National Law University, Payable at Ahmedabad]; by Registered Post or delivered personally to reach ‘Registrar, Gujarat National Law University, Attalika Avenue, Knowledge Corridor, Koba, Koba (Sub P.O.), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, 382426’
- For details, visit https://gnlu.ac.in/GNLU/Ph.D.-Programme
Selection Process
- Selection process will be conducted and the process shall consist of:
- Admission Test (UGC NET/JRF and MPhil Passed Candidates shall be exempted)
- Presentation of the proposed research before the Doctoral Research Committee
(DRC)
- The detailed admission process will be as follows:
- Registration
- GNLU PhD Admission Test (GPAT-2023)
III. Declaration of Admission Test Result
- Presentation to DRC
- Final declaration of provisional selection list for admission to PhD Degree
Programme
Entrance Exam Pattern
- The entrance test will have Multiple Choice Questions in two parts
- Paper I carries 100 Marks and will have Multiple Choice Questions, Common for all Streams. It will include questions from Research Methodology (30 Question X 2 marks each) and English (20 Questions X 2 marks each)
- Paper II will also will have Multiple Choice Questions (50 Question X 2 marks each) for Law Subjects (Constitutional Law; Jurisprudence; International Law; Criminal Law; Commercial Law; Environmental Law) /Allied Subjects
- The applicants who clear the entrance test with 50% score and those exempted from writing the entrance test are required to submit a preliminary research proposal with a statement of the research problem and a literature survey which demonstrates that the research topic is unexplored, and an original scholarly contribution can be made on the same
- The applicants who clear the interview will be provisionally admitted to the Ph.D. programme
For more details and to apply, please visit the official website
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