Syllabus for Ph.D Entrance examination

Syllabus for Ph.D entrance examination will be as follows

Paper - I 

(a)For all subjects except subjects under Faculty of Science 

The questions shall be of general nature, intended to assess the research aptitude of the candidate. It will primarily be designed to test reasoning ability, comprehension, divergent thinking and general awareness of the candidate. A total of 50 multiple choice questions (MCQ) will be set. There will be no negative marking.  

Model Papers:   As per Paper-I of UGC NET examination  http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/oldqpyr.php?sub=00

(b) For all subjects under Faculty of Science

Paper I shall contain two parts.

Part A:  General Science: Part ‘A’ of Paper I shall contain 40 General Science questions including computer awareness. These questions shall be common to all Science subject areas. Topics will be the same as that normally covered in secondary school as well as recent developments in science which a student of science is expected to know.  A candidate shall be required to answer a maximum of 25 questions from Part ‘A’. In case a candidate answers more than 25 questions, only the first 25 answered questions will be taken up for evaluation.

Model papers:  As per Paper–I A of CSIR NET Examination

                          http://csirhrdg.res.in/Syllabi_NET.htm

Part ‘B’ of the paper I shall contain 25 questions to test reasoning ability, comprehension and divergent thinking to assess the research aptitude of the candidate.

Model Papers:   As per Paper-I of UGC NET examination  http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/oldqpyr.php?sub=00

Paper II

 This paper will be separate for each subject and will consist two sections.  The syllabus for this paper will be the same as that of UGC/CSIR NET examination. Syllabus and sample papers are available on the UGC, CSIR websites and also on the University web site www.mlsu.ac.in

Section I: Ten questions will be asked across the syllabus. The questions will be definitional or seeking particular information and are to be answered in up to 30 words each. Each question will carry 5 marks (10 x 5 = 50 marks). There will be no internal choice. The questions in this section shall be numbered from 1 to 10.

Section II: Essay writing – Two questions with internal choice on general themes and contemporary, theoretical or of disciplinary relevance will be given. The candidate is expected to answer within a maximum of 500 words. The questions will be numbered as 11 & 12. Each question will carry 25 marks (Total marks:  2x25 = 50).

Model Papers: Candidates can get an idea of  type of questions from  old question papers of UGC NET  ( Ref: Section II & Section IV). http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/oldqp.html