Candidates appearing for PhD need to qualify UGC NET/ CSIR/ICMR/DBT/GATE cut-off percentile  for admission into the university. Alternatively, candidates may also appear for Jamia Hamdard University Ph.D entrance examination 2023 and qualify the cut-off for admission.

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Jamia Hamdard University PhD Course Highlights 

  • Jamia Hamdard University offers PhD. program of 3 years total duration in 24 specializations.
  • The minimum criteria to apply for Phd positions in the university require candidates to secure at least 55% in Masters and UGC-NET/CSIR-NET/GATE/ICMR/DBT qualification.
  • For the selection process, every candidate needs to fulfill all academic criteria along with the desired percentile in the competitive examinations.
  • It is mandatory for the shortlisted candidates to be present at the university campus for a face-to-face personal interview before final admission.

Jamia Hamdard University PhD Course Fee 

Annual fee breakup for Ph.D programmes in the following disciplines is listed as follows:

Common Fee for all Disciplines.

Head Fee in INR
Admission Fee (One time) 10,000
Enrolment Fee (One time) 5,000
Alumni Fund (One time) 2,000
Library Deposit (Refundable) 10,000
Examination Fee 25,000
Annual Contingency ( For Indian Candidates with no fellowship/ not working in any project) 20,000
  • The annual course fee for PhD. in Jamia Hamdard University ranges between Rs. 77,000-1, 28,000 for various specializations.
  • An additional amount of Rs. 40,000 needs to be paid for boys/girls, double capacity/triple capacity hostel accommodation for PhD. students annually.
  • Late submission of course fee attracts a penalty of Rs. 50/day (for PhD. program) up to one month and Rs. 3,000 per month thereafter.

Jamia Hamdard University PhD Eligibility Criteria 

Specialization Eligibility Criteria
School of Medicine and Pharmacy Medical Biochemistry/Microbiology/Physiology Medicine Pathology/Pharmacology Public Health Pharmaceutics/Pharmacognosy/Pharmacology Pharmaceutical Chemistry Pharmaceutical Medicine Qualifying exam: UGC NET/CSIR/ICMR/DBT/ICAR/GATE Academic Requirement: Must have master’s degree in relevant field with at least 55% total aggregate marks
School of Nursing and Allied Health Nursing Rehabilitation Sciences School of Life Sciences Biochemistry/Biotechnology/Botany Chemistry Clinical and Translational Research Toxicology Qualifying exam: UGC NET/CSIR/ICMR/DBT/ICAR/GATE Academic Requirement: Must have master’s degree in relevant field with at least 55% total aggregate marks
School of Science and Technology Bioinformatics/Cheminformatics Food and Fermentation Technology Interdisciplinary Science Molecular Medicine CSE CS Qualifying exam: UGC NET/CSIR/ICMR/DBT/ICAR/GATE Academic Requirement: Must have master’s degree in relevant field with at least 55% total aggregate marks
 
School of Humanities and Social Sciences Islamic Studies Federal Studies NET/CSIR/ICMR/DBT/ICAR/GATE qualification. Master’s degree in relevant field with at least 55% aggregate
 
School of Management Studies Management Pharmaceutical Management Health Management NET/CSIR/ICMR/DBT/ICAR/GATE qualification. Master’s degree in relevant field with at least 55% aggregate

Jamia Hamdard University PhD 2024 Admission Criteria

Jamia Hamdard University application fee varies course-wise. The application fee for all UG/PG/M.Phil/PhD courses is Rs. 1,212/-.

How to Apply Jamia Hamdard University PhD?

Candidates need to login to the official website of the University. Follow the guidelines given below for application process. 

Application Process:

  1. Log to the official website of the University, www.jamiahamdard.edu
  2. Select “Online Admission Portal”.
  3. Enter the details pertaining to your names, email id and mobile number for registration.
  4. After registration is done successfully, you can login to your profile using email address and password.
  5. Select for a PhD. course and fill in the application form.
  6. Submit the application form along with valid documents (if required).
  7. Online application fee must be paid via online modes of transaction using debit card/credit card/net banking.

After successful filling of application form, candidates will be selected on the basis of:

  • Score obtained in NET/CSIR/ICMR/DBT/ICAR/GATE entrance examination
  •  Well-documented Research Proposal
  •  Personal interview Round with the Departmental Faculty.

Documents Required: 

  • Class 10/12/Graduation/Post Graduation Mark Sheets.
  • Admit Card and Score Card of Qualifying Exam fulfilling the desired cut-off 
  • Migration Certificate
  • Character Certification
  • Hard copy printout of online application form
  • 6 Passport-size photographs
  • Demand Draft for Admission Fee

Jamia Hamdard University PhD Course Details

  • Jamia Hamdard University offers doctoral programs, PhD. in 24 areas of specializations. The duration of course ranges between 3-6 years depending on the specialization subject.
  • In first and second year, the course primarily involves thorough literature survey to gain desired theoretical knowledge about the research project.
  • In the subsequent years, a scholar needs to conduct extensive research methodologies to substantiate his/her findings with sufficient scientific experimental data.
  • In the last year of PhD. a thesis submission needs to be done. Additionally, a scholar has to face several rounds of Viva Voce on his/her research work for successful degree procurement.

Jamia Hamdard University PhD Reservation Criteria

The University reserves 50% of PhD. seats for Indian Muslims. Other seat reservations are also available. For details, please refer below:

  • 5% of seats are reserved for the PwD category.
  • For PhD. program, 1 seat is reserved in every specialization for Jamia Hamdard employees.
  • Two PhD. seats in every specialization are reserved for scholars from the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Few seats for PhD. admission is reserved for admission through management quota.

Jamia Hamdard University PhD Scholarships 

The university offers various types of scholarships based on merit or need of the candidate. For scholarship details, please refer below:

  1. Complete Tuition Fee Waiver: 100% fee waiver is offered to PhD. candidates with minimum 90% aggregate in qualifying exam or minimum of 80% score in university entrance test.
  2. Half Tuition Fee Waiver: The qualifying/university entrance test toppers whose total family income is less than 2 Lakhs Per Annum is eligible for this scholarship. However, the aspiring scholar also needs to fulfill other criteria like minimum 80% score in qualifying exam or at least 75% aggregate marks in university entrance test.
  3. Quarter Tuition Fee Waiver: The candidates who have secured average marks which is minimum 75% score in qualifying exam or at least 60% aggregate in university entrance exam and whose family income is less than 2 Lakhs Per Annum is eligible for this scholarship.

Jamia Hamdard University PhD FAQs

Ques. When was Jamia Hamdard University PhD. program established?

Ans. The program in Medicine and Pharmacy started as early as 1986.

Ques. Which departments at Jamia Hamdard University have the best PhD infrastructural facility?

Ans. The school has brilliant infrastructural facilities like Bioinformatics Information Centre, Nanomedicine lab, Bioactive Natural Products lab, Neurobehavioral Pharmacology lab, Advanced Biochemistry Lab and other world-class state of art research facilities.

Ques. What are new areas of research for PhD. at Jamia Hamdard University?

Ans. The university has recently ventured into the following areas of research: Nanodrug Design and Delivery, Nano-Herbal Formulations, Metabolomics of Diseases, Computer Aided Drug Design and Neuro-pharmacology.

Ques. Which modern sophisticated instruments are available at Jamia Hamdard University?

Ans. The university is equipped with some latest instrumentation like Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), different types of Spectrophotometer and HPLCs, ELISA reader and DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimeter).