Ph.D. (Pharmacology) From Annamalai University, Chidambaram

A pass in Master’s Degree in Pharmacy/Pharm.D./ any other degree consider as equivalent to Mater’s degree in Pharmacy with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA) or in an examination recognised as equivalent thereto.

The selection of candidates for provisional admission shall be based on the following procedure:

1. The Entrance Test for the Ph.D. programme (Full-time, Part-time and External India and Foreign) will be conducted for all. The process will be coordinated by the Controller of Examinations.
2. The selection shall be based on marks obtained in the qualifying degree, a written test and an interview.
3. The weightage for Qualifying Degree Examinations will be given for 50 marks. The written test shall comprise objective type questions and examine research aptitude, grasp of the subject, intellectual ability, and general knowledge of the prospective candidates. The question paper for the written Test shall be prepared for one hour duration. Question papers will be set and evaluated by the DRC for 25 marks. The interview will be conducted for 25 marks. The cut off marks for the selection shall be fixed as 50%.
4. Candidates with M.Phil. Degree from an approved University, UGC-JRF/ NET / SLET / GATE / CSIR / ICAR /ICSSR qualified candidates and teacher fellowship holders are exempted from the Entrance Test but they have to appear for the interview.
5. The Interview will be conducted by different departments simultaneously following the written test on the same day. At the time of interview, the candidates are expected to indicate their chosen area of research and the research supervisor.
6. The allocation of the Research Supervisor for a selected student will depend upon the vacancy, the number of students per faculty member permitted by the University, the available specializations among the faculty supervisors, and the research interest of the student as indicated during the interview by the student.
7. For candidates who wish to undertake interdisciplinary research, there will be two Supervisors – a Research Supervisor in the Department where he/she is registered, and a Co-Supervisor in the relevant discipline.
8.  The “Minutes of the DRC” shall indicate the chosen guide and the research area of the candidate. The DRC shall certify that the selected topic for research is not a repetition of earlier Ph.D. research works.
9. The Minutes of the DRC together with the recommendation will be placed before the Vice-Chancellor, who in consultation with the Head of the Department and the Dean of the Faculty will select and admit the candidate for the Ph.D. programme under a Research Supervisor.
10. A candidate provisionally selected for admission for the Ph.D. programme shall join on or before the specified date after paying the prescribed fees and verification of certificates of the qualifying examination(s).
11. A full time Scholar admitted for the Ph.D. degree may be allowed to pursue any one programme at any given time offered by DDE of Annamalai University only.
12. A full time Scholar shall not undertake any employment either part-time or full time anywhere.