Madras university PhD admissions 2021 news is out on their website. Keep reading this blog to know more about the news of PhD admissions. 

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Madras University

Madras University is the university of Madras and is called by both names. It is a public state university which is located in Chennai Tamil Nadu. This one is a post-sesquicentennial institution that has tremendously worked towards its betterment in all these years. It is one of the oldest and best universities in the country.

The Madras university is established on 11-11-1839. It was originally constituted in 1840 in January and when Mr George Norton was appointed as its President. But, all these years until 1857, the university wasn’t functioning as per the education policy of India.

After 14 years, it was in 1840 that the Government of India formulated a systematic educational policy for India and post this on 5th September 1857 the Madras University got established by an Act of the Legislative Council of India. 

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The University of Madras is a collegiate research university that has 6 campuses in the whole city. The campuses are in Chetpet, Chepauk, Marina, Taramani, Maduravoyal, and Guindy. They have 87 academic departments of post-graduate teaching and research grouped under 18 schools and they offer around 230 courses altogether. 

They have 121 affiliated colleges and 53 approved research institutions. The disciplines in which they offer education are sciences, social sciences, humanities, management and medicine. Madras University also has national centres for photonics, nanotechnology, and neurotoxicity. The university also has 3 centres for advanced studies. 

PhD Programmes

Madras University offers M. PHIL and PhD degrees in full-time and part-time modes. Both of these programmes are offered for 2 years. The admission mode for both of these courses is different. To pursue PhD from Madras University, the candidates must have an M.Phil degree from any recognised university. 

News about PhD admissions 

The online application forms have been rolled out on the official website of Madras University. The application forms started on 1st December 2021 and will be available for the whole of December month. The last date to fill out the application form is 31st December 2021. 

Eligibility For The Course 

The general category students who have applied for the course must have a minimum of 50% marks. The SC/ST students who have opted for the course must have obtained a minimum of 60% marks in TANCET (Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Exam). Also, the UGC /CSIR NET scores are taken into consideration for the selection process at Madras University. 

Application Fee 

An application fee of Rs 300 needs to be given while submitting the form online on the university’s website. A prescribed fee of Rs. 500/- with GST 18% Rs. 90% total Rs. 590/- through online mode. 

The entire information about the PhD courses is available on their official website. The university commences the M.Phil application process in June every year. 

Conclusion

This was all the information needed to know for the students who are going to do PhD from Madras University. If the candidates wish to know more about the course and the university, they can directly visit the website of university and get full information.

Madras university is one of the best for pursuing PhD or M.Phil courses. The placements after these from this university are amazing. The alumni of the university in PhD are having an excelling and safe professional life.

One can also do PhD and M.Phil through distance education from Madras University. Interested candidates can also visit the website and get the details on the same.

Good luck with your career!

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