KERALA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

THRISSUR 680 596

No. 6259/1/DSS/KUHS Date: 21.07.2014

NOTIFICATION

Applications are invited online from eligible candidates for registration for Full-
time/Part-time research leading to P.hD. degree of the University, for the year 2014-15,
subject to availability of the vacancies.
Candidates shall carry out their research under approved guide or guides in an
institution recognised by the University.

Eligibility:
Candidates to be considered eligible to apply for registration for P.hD research
should have:
a) Master's Degree/Post Graduate Degree or a degree accepted as equivalent to it by
the Kerala University of Health Sciences with not less than 60% marks or CGPA 6
out of a 10 point scale or equivalent grade, wherever marks/grades are granted
in the qualifying examination in the concerned or allied/cognate subject.
b) Candidates of Indian origin or foreign students of other nationality who hold a
Master's/Postgraduate Degree from an accredited foreign University securing a
minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade are also eligible.
c) Additional requirement of experience for P.hD part-time.
(i) Permanent academic / scientific staff of colleges/Universities/other educational
institutions of higher learning/Research & Development Laboratories and
Organizations with at least three years of continuous approved teaching/research
experience.
Availability of seats:
The maximum number of candidates permitted to work under each guide is eight.
Application for part-time registration should be accompanied a No Objection Certificate
from the appointing authority.

Admission Test:
Candidates who are applying for admission to the P.hD programme shall have to
appear for an admission test. The admission test will have two parts with descriptive
type questions. First part will be general including topics of Research Methodology
and Statistics (Paper I) applicable to all applicants. Second part will be subject
specific (Paper II). The syllabus for the admission test is appended to this notification.
The qualifying marks shall be 50% in each paper. The tests will be conducted in
October and the result will remain valid for two years.
Candidates who have already passed the UGC/CSiR tests conducted within two
years prior to the notification for the present admission made by the University or those
who have been selected for the award of fellowship for research by
UGC/CSIR/ICMR/DBT/KSCSTE or other similar fellowship for those who have been
selected by the UGC under the Faculty Improvement Programme(FIP) for those who
have been sponsored under a foreign scholarship scheme or those who have M.Phil with
CGPA above 6 in a 10 point scale or equivalent grade/marks are exempted from the
admission test.
How to apply:
applications should be submitted online http://kuhs.ac.in/phdreg.htm

The print out of the application so submitted should be forwarded to The
Registrar, Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur along with attested original
copies of the certificates and cash receipt.
Application fee:
application fee is Rs. 2,000/- to general category and Rs.1,000/- for SC/ST
candidates which can be remitted by way of challan or DD in favour of Registrar, KUHS,
payable at SBI KUHS branch.
Last date.
The last date for receipt of application is up to 5.00 PM, 31
st
August 2014. For P.hD
regulations, visit website of the University www.kuhs.ac.in
registration will be granted on the basis of merit and availability of vacancies
subject to the University Statutes and other rules. The decision of the Governing Council
in this regard will be final.



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