Course Title

PhD Urdu

Course Duration

2 years

Faculty / School / Department / Center offering the course

Department of Urdu, School of Humanities

Intake / Seats

12

Eligibility Criteria / Entry Requirements

M. Phil degree in the subject concerned and second class Masters degree in the subject concerned with at least 55% marks; OR Second class Masters degree in the subject concerned with at least 55% marks with two years teaching experience in a degree college or two years of teaching/research experience in the subject concerned in a University department or a recognised institute of higher learning or qualified in UGC National level test for JRF/Lectureship; OR First class Masters degree in any subject with 2 years of teaching experience in a degree college or two years of teaching/research experience in the subject concerned or closely related area in a University department or recognised institute of higher learning or a minimum of 3 publications in a recognised refereed journal in the subject in which admission is sought.

Course Pattern

Information Not Available

Mode of Admission

Based on a rank obtained in the Entrance Examination conducted by the University. The Entrance Examination dates and other information will be made available on the University Website and in all leading National newspapers. The notification for the course comes generally appears along with the admission notification for other courses.

Maximum Duration of the Course / Work

5 Years

Supervisor / Guide

Candidates seeking admission to Ph.D. programmes should note that it may not be possible to work under a supervisor of her/his choice if the supervisor is already guiding more students than the number prescribed under the rules laid down by the Academic Council.

No Exemption from Entrance Test

Candidates possessing M.Phil/M.Tech./UGC-NET for Lectureship alone should also appear for the written test as they are not exempted from written test for admission to Ph.D courses.

Course Details

The candidates for Ph.D. may be required to work on a topic approved by the Departmental Committee but our special targets are i) inter-disciplinary topics ii) topics of comparative literature. Applicants for the Ph.D. course must submit along with their applications, a brief description (in about 500 words) of their proposed topic of research.

Entrance Examination

The entrance examination for M.A./M.Phil/Ph.D. consists of two parts - Part ‘A’ and Part ‘B’. Part ‘A’ consists of objective type questions only (25 marks). The tests are designed to test candidate’s knowledge at M.A. Level. Part ‘B’ of the Ph.D. test will consist of i) two essay type questions (30 marks) and ii) short question/s on Urdu language/literature (20 marks). The qualified candidates for M.Phil & Ph.D will have an oral test for 25 marks.

Information about the courses provided here is partial and should not be treated as comprehensive. i.e The institution would be offering other course than those mentioned here. Students are advised to check with the intitution for the latest information in regard to the course.

The following is a partial list of courses similar to University of Hyderabad Doctorate of Philosophy - Urdu offered by other Universities in India

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Note: The above courses are picked automatically by the website for indicative purpose only and does not mean that the University treats the courses as equivalent or similar. Students have to check with the University for the similarity of the course or for any further information in this regard.

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