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PROSPECTUS 2025-26
Online Registration Fee

GENERAL Category : Rs. 600/-

EWS Category : Rs. 550/-

OBC-NCL Category : Rs. 400/-
SC/ST/PWD(PWD) : Rs. 275/-
Category
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UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
(A Central University established by an Act of Parliament)

Visitor
The President of India

Chief Rector
The Governor of Telangana

Chancellor
Justice L. Narasimha Reddy

Vice-Chancellor
Prof. B. J. Rao

Registrar
Dr. Devesh Nigam

University of Hyderabad
Prof. C. R. Rao Road,
P.O. Central University,
Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500 046,
Telangana, (India)

University’s EPABX: 040-2313 0000

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[Link]

Why University of Hyderabad?

Institution of Eminence
The Institution of Eminence status accorded by the Government of India to the University of Hyderabad
in September 2019 is recognition of the university’s standing, ability and potential to move into the
league of the world’s best institutions. With additional funding and autonomy, we are positioned to
figure in the World’s 500 Best Universities in the next few years.
Excellence in University System
The University was previously granted the status of University with Potential for Excellence (UPE) by
the University Grants Commission (UGC). The University was sanctioned a grant of Rs.30 crore under
UPE Phase-1 for Interfacial Studies & Research and Holistic Development for 5 years (2002-2007) and
Rs.50 crore under the Phase-2 (2012-2016).

The Advanced Centre for Research in High Energy Materials (ACRHEM) on the University campus
was supported by DRDO for Research on High Energy Materials to the tune of Rs.113 crore in the
Phase-3.
Top Grades by various ranking agencies
The University underwent a rigorous evaluation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council
(NAAC) of the University Grants Commission. The Apex Council of NAAC awarded the top grade to
the University.

The University has been ranked 17th among all universities in the country and 25th under overall catgory
in the NIRF ranking 2024. The University was re-accredited by NAAC, awarding us a Cumulative Grade
Point Average (CGPA) of 3.28 on a 4.0 scale at ‘A+’ grade for a period of 5 years up to Jan 2028 in the
third cycle.

The University has also been rated by the NISSAT (National Information System for Science and
Technology) of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India, as
the only University under the ‘High Output High Impact’ category among the top 50 institutions in
India with publications in citation index journals.

DST support for augmenting research facilities

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) of the Government of India sanctioned over Rs.
11.96 crores under the FIST (Fund for Improvement of Science and Technology) to four Science Schools
of the University to augment research facilities.

In addition to this, the DST has established a High-Performance Computing Facility, Centre for
Nanotechnology, Centre for Modelling, Simulation and Design at the University of Hyderabad under
the FIST Program with the total financial support of Rs.24 crore.

Member of AIU and ACU

The University is a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and the Association of
Commonwealth Universities (ACU).
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CONTENTS
[Link]. Description Page No
1. The University 7-11
2. Course, Criteria for Admission and Entrance Examinations
Programs/ Courses of Study 12-13
Criteria for Admission 14-15
Reservation of seats for SC/ST/OBC etc. 15-18
Admission of International Students 18-20
Entrance Examination 20-22
List of Institutions recognized as external centres 22-24
Semester wise registration system 24-25
Fees Payable by Students during admission 26-28
Minimum qualifications and intake for admission to various
29-59
courses
3. Schools of Study
Mathematics and Statistics 60-64
Computer and Information Sciences 65-74
Physics 75-96
Chemistry 97-108
Life Sciences 109-136
Humanities 137-179
Social Sciences 180-217
Economics 218-224
Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication 225-251
Management Studies 252-256
Medical Sciences 256-278
Engineering Sciences and Technology 279-284
Centre for Integrated Studies 285-289
4. Teaching and Evaluation Regulations 290-295
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Guidelines for SWAYAM Course Registration Under

295
MOOCs
Procedure For the Re-Evaluation of Answer Sheets 295-296
Medals for excellence in studies 296-302
Change of name of Students 302
Malpractices (Prevention and Disciplinary action) rules 303-306
Guidelines on Anti-Plagiarism aspect of theses/dissertations 306
Office of the Controller of Examination – Charter of Services 309
Rules for the preservation of various records concerning
310-311
Academic & Examinations Matters
UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of
312-317
Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022
The breakup of seats for all the courses offered 318-325
Fee refund policy 326
Contacts 327
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ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY

&
ADMISSION BROCHURE
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THE UNIVERSITY
The University of Hyderabad, a premier institution of postgraduate teaching and research in the country,
was established by an Act of Parliament (Act No. 39 of 1974) on 2nd October 1974 as a Central
University, wholly funded by the University Grants Commission, is a Unitary University situated at
Gachibowli, Hyderabad. University doesn’t have any Study Centres or branches or Campuses or
Affiliated Colleges elsewhere.

The “objects of the University” as envisaged in the Act are: “to disseminate and advance knowledge by
providing instructional and research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit and by the
example of its corporate life, and, in particular, to make special provisions for integrated courses in
humanities and science in the educational programs of the University and to take appropriate measures
for promoting inter-disciplinary studies and research in the University.”

The University’s scenic and serene campus is spread over a vast stretch of land measuring about 2,000
acres, on the old Hyderabad-Bombay Road. Amidst the picturesque environment of the campus, several
buildings catering to the academic needs, support facilities and residential requirements of the campus
community have been constructed over the years. The University also has a city campus ‘The Golden
Threshold,’ the residence of the late Sarojini Naidu which was bequeathed to the University by her
daughter, the late Padmaja Naidu.

Schools of Study

School of Mathematics and Statistics

School of Computer and Information Sciences
School of Physics
School of Chemistry
School of Life Sciences
School of Humanities
School of Social Sciences
School of Economics
Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication
School of Management Studies
School of Medical Sciences
School of Engineering Sciences and Technology

The Schools of Mathematics and Statistics, Computer and Information Sciences, Chemistry, Economics,
Management Studies, and Engineering Sciences & Technology are single discipline schools and the
others are multi-department schools.

Departments / Centres of Study & Research

The School of Physics has the following Centres:

Centre for Advanced Studies in Electronics Science and Technology (CASEST)

Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials (ACRHEM)
Centre for Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS)

The School of Life Sciences has the following Departments:

Department of Biochemistry
Department of Plant Sciences
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Department of Animal Biology

Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
Department of Systems and Computational Biology

The School of Medical Sciences has the following Centres:

Centre for Psychology

Centre for Neural and Cognitive Sciences

The School of Humanities has the following Departments and Centres:

Department of English
Department of Philosophy
Department of Hindi
Department of Telugu
Department of Urdu
Centre for Applied Linguistics & Translation Studies
Centre for Comparative Literature
Department of Sanskrit Studies
Centre for the Study of Foreign Languages
Centre for English Language Studies
Centre for Dalit and Adivasi Studies and Translation
Centre for Endangered Languages and Mother Tongue Studies
Centre for Buddhist Studies

The School of Social Sciences has the following Departments and Centres:

Department of History
Department of Political Science
Department of Sociology
Department of Anthropology
Department of Education and Education Technology
Centre for Regional Studies
Centre for Folk Culture Studies
Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy
Centre for the Study of Indian Diaspora
Centre for Knowledge, Culture & Innovation Studies
Centre for Human Rights
Centre for Women’s Studies
Centre for Ambedkar Studies

The Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication has the following Departments:

Department of Dance
Department of Theatre Arts
Department of Fine Arts
Department of Communication
Department of Music
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Centre for Integrated Studies (CIS) offers academic programs to the students admitted into the
Integrated programs during their first 2 / 3 years.

Centre for Modelling & Simulation Design (CMSD) offers [Link]. in Modeling and Simulation.

All Schools of the University, Departments, and Centres are located on the main campus in Gachibowli.
Several of the Schools and Departments of the University have obtained financial support from the
University Grants Commission under the Special Assistance Program and COSIST for excellence in
teaching and research.

Over the years, the teaching and research programs of the University have been firmly established. The
students are selected through a nationwide entrance test. About a third of the students are Ph.D. scholars
and about 38.9% are women. As on 31st March, 2025, a total of 39,760 students of the University had
been awarded various degrees, which consists of 4407 [Link]., 5119 [Link]., 3156 M. Techs. and
26,261 Postgraduate Degrees, 392 Diplomas & 425 Exits in Integrated Programs. The Faculty of the
University include: 20 Sr. Professors, 197 Professors, 90 Associate Professors, and 117 Assistant
Professors. The full-time teacher and student ratio is 1:10.5. This ratio does not include Guest Faculty,
Visiting Professors, Adjunct Professors, Emeritus Professors, Chair Professors, etc.

The Faculty of the University has been publishing widely and obtained research support from several
funding agencies. Several faculty members have won national and international awards and honors in
recognition of their outstanding work in their respective fields.
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ABOUT HYDERABAD
Founded by Quli Qutub Shah in 1591, this large metropolis is unique in its rich architectural glory and
blend of diverse linguistic, religious and ethnic groups and is an ideal place indeed to locate a Central
University. The weather for most of the year is pleasant except for April and May when the temperature
is likely to go up to 40°C. The intellectual climate is vibrant. Hyderabad is home to nine major
Universities and several research institutions, laboratories, libraries, and IT companies.

UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD MAP

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PROGRAMS, CRITERIA & ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS

Note: The medium of instruction for all the courses is English except the language courses for
which the medium of instruction is the language concerned.

PROGRAMS OF STUDY & DURATION

PROGRAM DURATION IN SEMESTERS

IMSc (5-year Integrated)

IMSc. Courses in Sciences:
Mathematical Sciences
Physics
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Plant Biology and Biotechnology 10
Animal Biology and Biotechnology
Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
Molecular Microbiology
Systems and Computational Biology
Applied Geology
Psychology

Master of Optometry (6-year Integrated) 12

IMA (5-year Integrated)

Humanities: Hindi, Telugu, Language Sciences, Urdu
10
Social Sciences: Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology,
Anthropology

4-year B.S. (Honors/Research) Chemistry 8

Post-graduate
[Link].: Mathematics/ Applied Mathematics, Statistics-OR, Physics,
Chemistry, Biochemistry, Plant Biology & Biotechnology,
Molecular Microbiology, Animal Biology & Biotechnology,
Biotechnology*, Systems & Computational Biology, Ocean and
4
Atmospheric Sciences, Psychology, Neural & Cognitive Sciences,

* Admissions for [Link] Biotechnology will be through General

Aptitude Test of Biotechnology (GAT-B) conducted by RCB
Faridabad.

MCA*
*NIMCET 2025 scores in order of merit, will be the only 4
criteria for admission.
MBA (Health Care & Hospital Management) 4

MBA (Business Analytics) 4

MBA*
*Admission to MBA for 2025-26 have been completed based on the
4
scores of the applicants in CAT 2024 followed by Group
Discussion/Interview

Executive MBA 4

MA
English, Philosophy, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu, Applied Linguistics,
Comparative Literature, English Language Studies, History, Political
4
Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Financial
Economics, Communication (Media Practice) and Communication
(Media Studies)
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[Link]. 4

MPA (Dance) 4

MPA (Theatre Arts) 6

MPA Music 4

MVA
Painting, Print Making & Sculpture 4
Art History & Visual Studies

Master of Public Health (MPH) 4

[Link]
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics^#
Integrated Circuit Technology, Micro Electronics & VLSI design

^: Offered in collaboration with Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & 4

Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad,
#: Admission for these courses is through CCMT

Integrated [Link] (Computer Science and Engineering) (5-yr

Integrated) and
10
Integrated [Link] (Materials Engineering)
Admissions through CSAB of JEE

Ph.D
Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics,
Electronics Science & Engineering, Earth Ocean and Atmospheric
Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Plant Sciences, Animal Biology,
Biotechnology, Systems & Computational Biology, Microbiology,
English, English Language studies, Philosophy, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu,
Applied Linguistics, Translation Studies, Comparative Literature, 12
Sanskrit Studies, History, Political Science, Sociology,
Anthropology, Education, Regional Studies, Social Exclusion and
Inclusive Policy, Indian Diaspora, Gender Studies, Folk Culture
Studies, Economics, Communication, Management Studies, Public
Health, Health Sciences (Optometry), Cognitive Science, Materials
Engineering, Nanoscience & Technology

NOTE
The University reserves the right to cancel/not to offer any of the programs mentioned above. The
University also reserves the right to increase or decrease the intake of any course due to administrative
reasons.

The assigning of supervisors for candidates seeking admission to any of the Ph.D. programs will be
determined by the respective School/ Department/Centre in adherence to the limits on numbers as
prescribed by the UGC regulations 2022.
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CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION

The University offers excellent facilities for Postgraduate, 5-Year Integrated Master’s Degree Courses,
and Research Studies in several major areas in the Sciences, (including Medical Sciences, Engineering
Sciences & Technology), Humanities, Social Sciences, Performing Arts, Fine Arts, Communication,
and Management Studies.

Admission to the University is open to all who fulfill the prescribed qualifications without any
distinction of race, creed, language or gender. The selection is on the basis of the entrance examination.
The candidate should produce all original certificates at the time of admission.

Any student to be eligible for admission to the Post-graduate Degree Courses must have completed a
three-year Undergraduate Degree, through an examination conducted by a University/ Autonomous
College. However, as a transitory measure, a candidate who has passed a two-year degree course may
also be considered for admission, provided she/he has undergone a further one-year bridge course and
passed the same.

The minimum eligibility requirements for admission to the above courses are given in a tabular
form at the end of this chapter.

The eligibility of candidates passing their qualifying examinations from Universities following the letter
grading system / CGPA will be determined based on percentage equivalent to the letter grade/CGPA
obtained by the candidates according to the conversion formula adopted by the University concerned.
In the absence of any such formula, the decision of the University shall be final and binding on the
candidates.

Candidates who may be appearing for the qualifying degree examination and expecting their
results and certificates before 31.10.2025 are eligible to apply for admission.

Candidates who have completed or will be completing all the formalities, viz., written & theory
examinations, completed practical examinations, submitted Project reports, completed viva-voce exams,
etc. before 31.10.2025 and are awaiting the results of the qualifying degree examination and those who
are due to appear in the qualifying degree examination in the above-stated aspects and expecting their
results to be declared and are getting their certificates before 31.10.2025 are allowed to appear for the
entrance test/Admission process. However, candidates who have completed their program of study
during the previous academic years (2024 and before) are expected to produce all relevant certificates
at the time of admissions.

CONDITION
The condition is that, in case of their selection to a course in the University, they should submit the
certificates of the qualifying degree examination and other earlier examinations positively at the time of
completion of the admission. However, the University may give an extension of time up to 31.10.2025
to submit the certificates of the qualifying degree examination for candidates who are appearing in their
qualifying examination during 2025. Such candidates will be given conditional admission up to
31.10.2025 only. However, this facility shall not be extended to those who are taking regular or
supplementary or improvement examinations of the qualifying degree after 31.10.2025 and waiting for
the results. In the event of the concerned students failing to (i) submit their certificates of the qualifying
Degree examination by 31.10.2025, and (ii) not passing the qualifying degree examinations with the
prescribed percentage of marks, they will not be allowed to attend classes any further and their
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Provisional admission stands cancelled forthwith. No request will be entertained for extension of time
to submit the certificates under any circumstances beyond 31.10.2025.

In case of non-submission of mandatory academic certificates and Transfer Certificate/ Migration

Certificate up to 31.10.2025, the Provisional admission of such candidates’ stands cancelled forthwith.

In the case of candidates admitted into Ph.D. programs under the result awaited category, those who
have completed all the formalities including the viva voce of their [Link]./[Link]. Courses before the
date of their admission or 31.10.2025 whichever is earlier and are awaiting their results may be allowed
to submit their [Link]. or [Link]. results and certificates within a maximum period of one year from
the date of their admission. During this period, they will not be paid any scholarship or fellowship.
Once they submit the certificates, proving their eligibility for admission into the Ph.D., their
scholarship/fellowship will be paid with retrospective effect from the date of their admission. If they
fail to submit the results and the certificates within one year, their admission shall stand cancelled
forthwith.

All courses at the Master’s Degree level, 5-Year Integrated Master’s Degree, [Link]., 5-year Integrated
[Link]. in Computer Science, and 5-Year Integrated [Link]. in Materials Engineering are full-time
regular courses. For Ph.D. programs, the candidates are encouraged to join as regular students.
However, for those who are not in a position to research on a full-time basis, a limited provision exists
for part-time research. The facility is also available for external registration to Ph.D. regularly at the
recognized Centres of the University. The details are given in the subsequent paragraphs of this chapter.

Students admitted to the regular courses are not allowed to pursue any other course except part-time
evening Certificate/Diploma Course of a Professional nature with the prior permission of the School
/Department/Centre concerned of the University. They are also not allowed to take up any employment
during the period of their studies in the University. Those employed, if selected for admission, are
required to submit at the time of completion of their admission, a “No Objection Certificate” besides
orders from the competent authorities sanctioning leave covering the entire duration of the course, failing
which, the provisional selection for admission for such candidates will be cancelled.

RESERVATION OF SEATS

Following the policy of the Government of India and the guidelines of the University Grants
Commission, the University has reserved 15% of seats in each course for candidates belonging to the
Scheduled Castes and 7.5% for those belonging to the Scheduled Tribes, with a provision for
interchangeability between these categories, wherever necessary. Candidates should submit a copy of
the certificate of their caste/ tribe from a Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tahsildar /
Mandal Revenue Officer at the time of the interview, admission/counselling. Remedial courses in
English and other subjects are conducted for such students depending upon the actual need.

For admission to all Postgraduate Courses, viz., M.A., [Link]., M.C.A., M.F.A., M.P.A., M.B.A., [Link].
Courses and 5-Year Integrated Master’s Degree Courses, the minimum eligibility condition for
SC/ST/PwD candidates is 5% less than the percentage for General/EWS & OBC_NCL category,
however in order to ensure filling up of all seats for SC, ST and PwD subject to availability of candidates
the minimum requirement is “Pass” in the qualifying examination.

Reservation of seats for OBC candidates

Following the policy of the Govt. of India and the guidelines of the University Grants Commission,
27% of the seats are reserved for OBC (non-creamy layer category) candidates. For admission to
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Ph.D., a relaxation of only 5% marks in the minimum eligibility condition is provided to

SC/ST/OBC-NCL and PwBD candidates as per the UGC Regulations, 2022. Candidates claiming
reservation under this category must enclose an attested copy of the OBC (non-creamy layer)
certificate issued by a competent authority in the format prescribed by GOI without which their
application will not be considered under OBC category.

Reservation of seats for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) candidates

Following the policy of the Govt. of India and the guidelines of the University Grants Commission,
10% of the seats are reserved for EWS candidates. Candidates claiming reservation under EWS
category must enclose an attested copy of the certificate issued by a competent authority in the
format prescribed by GOI without which their application will not be considered under the EWS
category.

Note: Every candidate who claims to belong to SC or ST or OBC (non-creamy layer) or EWS has to
produce a valid certificate to the University before her/his admission as sufficient proof in support
of the claim, to make her/him eligible for various relaxations and concessions granted to such
candidates.

The certificate should strictly be in prescribed format issued by one of the competent authorities
empowered for the purpose. No other certificate will be accepted as sufficient proof of the claim
belonging to any reserved category for availing the benefits of reservations.

The admission granted to all such candidates is provisional and subject to the certificates being verified
through proper channels as per rules and if the verification reveals that the claim of a candidate who
belongs to SC/ST/OBC/EWS, as the case may be, is false the admission will be cancelled forthwith
without assigning any further reasons without prejudice to such further action as may be taken under the
provisions of the Indian Penal Code for production of false certificates.

Candidates claiming reservation under SC/ST categories shall be required to produce valid
certificates issued by the competent authority of their respective State Governments.

The OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) certificate should be issued in the GOI format by the competent
authority on or after 1.4.2023. It may please be noted that state BC/OBC certificates will not be
accepted as a claim for reservation under OBC (NCL).

The EWS certificate should be issued in the GOI format by the competent authority and dated on
or after 1.04.2025.

If it is brought to the notice of the University at any stage i.e., while pursuing a course or after the degree
is awarded that the candidate got admission based on false certificate and is proved, then University
reserves the right to cancel the admission/degree awarded as the case may be and also take action as per
the provisions of the Indian Penal Code for production of a false certificate. The university also reserves
the right to send any or all caste certificates for verification as per the Government of India rules.

Reservation of seats for the Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) candidates

5% of seats on approved intake in each for all 5-Year Integrated PG and PG courses are provided as
supernumerary seats. But in [Link]., and Ph.D. courses PWD seats are not supernumerary seats but it
is within the intake notified in the Prospectus.
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The minimum degree of disability for being eligible to apply under this category is 40%, provided that
their physical disability does not come in the way of pursuing the course. This includes Visually
Challenged (VH), Hearing Impaired (HI) and Orthopedically Handicapped (OH) candidates etc with a
provision of interchangeability. The candidates under this category should take the entrance examination
for admission. Persons with Disability candidates are required to submit a certificate from a Medical
Board/Civil Surgeon of a Govt. Hospital indicating the extent of visual/physical disability and also the
extent to which the disability hampers the candidate in pursuing her/his studies. The candidates under
this category are exempted from the payment of tuition and other fees to the University.

The candidates under this category may have to undergo a fresh medical examination, if so prescribed
by the University, before being admitted.

Visually challenged candidates appearing for the entrance examinations will be given a compassionate
time of 20 minutes per hour. The University will provide scribes for such candidates if requested for it.

Reservation of seats to the wards/dependents of Defence Personnel (DP)

Up to 5% of seats on the approved intake in each for all 5-Year Integrated PG and PG courses are
provided as supernumerary seats for the wards of Defence Personnel (serving or retired) i.e the forces
coming under Ministry of Defence (Army, Airforce and Navy). The candidates should enclose a copy
of the certificate issued by a competent authority in support of their claim without which their claim will
not be considered. The candidates under this category should take the entrance examination for
admission and also fulfill all other requirements of admission as mentioned in the Prospectus. Wards of
Paramilitary personnel working under the Ministry of Home etc. are not eligible under this category.

Note
No reservation is provided for DP category candidates in the [Link]./ 5 Year Integrated [Link].
programs as per the norms of CCMT and CSAB of JEE. Besides, the seats are not reserved in Ph.D.,
as there will be no supernumerary seats in these programs as per UGC Regulations 2022.

Reservation of seats for Kashmiri Migrants

Interested Kashmiri Migrant candidates will be required to apply online for Integrated and PG courses
only and pay the prescribed fee through online link only ([Link] The Hard copy of
online application along with the certificate of being Kashmiri Migrant be forwarded to Assistant
Registrar/Section Officer (Acad), University of Hyderabad, P.O. Central University, Gachibowli,
Hyderabad –500046.

Note
1) No other mode of submission of application will be accepted or entertained except the procedure as
laid down above.
2) If Kashmiri migrant candidates wish to appear for the Entrance Examination, then they should apply
separately.

Reservation of seats for candidates coming from Jammu & Kashmir under special scholarship
scheme

As proposed by the UGC, two supernumerary seats have been created for admitting the students coming
from the state of Jammu & Kashmir under MHRDs special scholarship scheme. As per the AICTE
guidelines, this is only for those candidates who have passed 10+2 exam from the state of Jammu &
Kashmir and would like to join undergraduate programs in general degree, Medical, Architecture,
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Pharmacy, Law, Nursing, Agriculture, Fisheries, Horticulture, Veterinary science, etc. The candidates
need to apply through the dedicated website of AICTE for joining any of the above courses in the
universities/colleges allotted to them through AICTE counselling. The details of the guidelines of the
special scholarship scheme for J&K may be seen at [Link]

The University reserves the right to verify the caste certificate used for the claim of a seat in reserved
category i.e. SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PWD/DP/Kashmiri Migrant at any point of time or any stage including
after awarding of the degree. If the certificate is found to be false/fake/incorrect, the admission or degree
will be cancelled.

Office for International Affairs - Admission of International Students 2025-26

Definition:

For the purposes of admission to UoH, the term “International Student” implies any candidate holding
a passport of a foreign country1. This category would include any Person of Indian Origin (PIO) or,
Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holder who has a foreign country’s passport. NRIs with an
Indian Passport are Indian Nationals and therefore, cannot be considered as International Students.

Number of seats:
As per UGC guidelines, international students will be admitted upto a maximum of 15% over and
above the approved intake in a course, depending upon the availability of adequate infrastructure.
Under the Institution of Eminence status, an additional quota of 15% of the seats is be allotted for
these students. All the available seats may not be filled in a particular year if the Admission
Committee of the School/ Department/Centre does not recommend anyone or if a program has
inadequate infrastructure. International students seeking admission through ICCR or other
governmental agencies (SII) may apply to the University in the prescribed form through the respective
bodies.

A onetime Development fee of USD 1000 will be charged for self-financed (OCI category) students.
The ICCR students (Ministry of External Affairs) will be charged on par with the SAARC countries
fee rates for tuition fees (50% of regular fee). The tuition fee and other compulsory fees for them will
be paid directly to UoH by the ICCR office (Ministry of External Affairs). *This is subject to change
as per the university norms*.

Under the MoU with SII (Study in India MEA, EDCIL), they allocate tuition fee waivers to the
selected students in their online portal based on their academics which is given by UoH. The tuition
fee waiver categories are mentioned herewith, such as G1- 100% Tuition fees waiver, G2- 50%
Tuition fees waiver, G3- 25% Tuition fees waiver and G4- NO Tuition fees waiver. Sometimes
SII covers the scholarship which is completely their decision.

Eligibility:

Applications: The University may consider admission of international nationals, “in absentia”, based
on their desire “to be considered in absentia” their admission upto the 30% bracket for an International
Student, to any program is subject to the condition that they are found suitable for admission by the
Admissions Committee of the Centre/Department/School.
Academic qualification: A prospective international student has to fulfil the eligibility conditions,
including the required qualifying degree and marks/grades, as prescribed for Indian students. These
conditions can be found in the prospectus which is available on the University website
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([Link] or [Link] In case a student’s parent university does not have

a program which is prescribed as a minimum eligibility condition, an equivalent program may be
considered. In this respect the Admission Committee’s decision is final.
International students whose qualifying degree is from India and who are residing in India at the time
of application should take some part of the entrance examination in the form of interviews in the
University as prescribed by the Centre/Department/School in order to be considered for admission
into any program/course. Please view the link [Link] for additional
information.

English proficiency: Proof of English Proficiency is essential for a candidate who is not a graduate
from a university located in an English-speaking country. Their college education must have had
English language as a medium of instruction. Such a candidate has to provide one of the following
two scores. The validity of the test should be two years from the date of examination.
i. International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Academic version- minimum score of 6.5
is required.
ii. Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL)
● Paper-based TOEFL: a minimum score of 560 is required
● Computer based TOEFL: a minimum score of 220 is required
● Internet-based TOEFL: a minimum score of 80 is required.

Admission committees in the University may insist on the requirement of TOEFL/IELTS for
Masters and Ph.D. admissions.

Applications are also invited for admission into Ph.D. programs offered by the University.
International students are exempted from entrance test. The selection criteria to admit an international
Ph.D. student rests on the admission committee of the academic unit, which, after examining the
application (received from ICCR, SII or self-supported candidates, OCI category candidates) may
seek two recommendation letters, assess previous academic performance of the candidate, and, if
required, interact with the applicant by an interview (video call); the unit may then identify a potential
supervisor(s) and give the recommendation for the admission of the candidate. International students
may have to provide evidence of language competence suited to the academic unit they wish to join.
Students will get a certificate under the IoE after completion of course and will not get the UGC
Regulations 2016/2022 certificate.

Applications should be accompanied by copies of relevant certificates, marks sheets, two letters of
recommendation from teachers, proof of financial support, together with the English version of such
copies duly attested if they are in a different language. All international students seeking admission
to the University will be required to produce a medical certificate of fitness from a recognized hospital
in their country. Those admitted may also be required to undergo a comprehensive medical
examination as prescribed by the University.

Deadline for receiving applications:

International students may start applying for admission from January until the deadline which is April
30 of that year. The decision of the Admissions Committee will be intimated to the candidates by
May 31. For the application form and admission details, please visit the link
[Link]
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All completed application forms with relevant documents and enclosures can be sent by e-mail
to internationaluoh@[Link], aracad@[Link] or drae@[Link] or by post to the
Office for International Affairs, Ground floor, SIP Building, South Campus, University of
Hyderabad, Prof C.R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad - 500046

ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
Conduct of Entrance Exams through Common University Entrance Test (CUET)/ National
Testing Agency (NTA) from the academic year 2022-23 onwards.

The University adopted New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in toto as per the decision of the 88 th
Academic Council meeting held on 26th March 2021.

And, according to NEP-2020 - Clause 4.42; the University has to participate in Common University
Entrance Test conducted by the NTA, which will benefit the student community, i.e., through one exam
of CUET, a student can seek admission in 40+ Universities and even there is no burden of payment of
registration fee for various entrance exams on students and their parents.

Admission to 5-Year Integrated PG and PG courses are through national level Common University
Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency.

Admission to Ph.D.: Admission to Ph.D. will be based on UGC NET Exam 2024-2025 for the subjects
whose admissions are notified through NET by the University of Hyderabad. For other subjects
University of Hyderabad will admit students through its own Entrance Exam. The candidates will be
called for an interview in the order of merit based on the NET scores/Entrance Examination, as
applicable. Notification for admission to Ph.D programs through NET and University Entrance
Examination will be issued seperately.

Applying to more than one program

A candidate is free to apply for admission to as many courses as she/he wishes after ensuring from the
schedule for the Entrance Examination that there is no clash in the subjects of his/her choice.

The Entrance Exam marks of Ph.D. shall be used for shortlisting candidates to be called for interview.
The Interview will be conducted for 30 marks.

Short-listed candidates for Ph.D. admission are to appear for an interview (30 marks), with six copies
of their research proposal in about minimum 500 words and maximum 2500 words, on dates notified by
the University. Without research proposal, the candidates will not be interviewed.

The basis of final shortlisting of candidates for admission will be on the merit of marks obtained in
written test and Interview put together.

The Admission Committees of various Schools may determine the due weightage to the following
components like:
● Research Proposal and its defense
● Academic Record/Performance in PG/Gold Medal/Performance in the Written Test
● Having fellowship/[Link]. /NET/SET
● Publications
● Research Experience, etc.
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The details of the exact breakup for each subject are available at the end of the Prospectus.

IN CASE OF A TIE

The following criteria shall be followed, in sequence to resolve ties, where candidates secure the same
marks in the written test:
First criterion: Marks obtained by the candidates in the qualifying degree/other examination. If the
final result is not available, then the marks up to the 2nd year /penultimate semester will be taken into
account.
Second criterion: Marks obtained in the degree examination immediately preceding the qualifying
degree examination.
Third criterion: Marks obtained in the next lower public examination.

QUALIFYING MARKS FOR Ph.D.

1. In accordance with the Clause 5.2 (iv) of UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for award of
[Link]/Ph.D. degree) Regulations 2022 , relaxation of 5% of marks (from 50% to 45%) shall be given
for the candidates belonging to the SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/Differently abled Category in the defined
minimum cut-off in the entrance examination conducted by the University. Hence the cut-off for Gen/
EWS candidates shall be 50% marks and for the candidates belonging to the
SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/Differently abled Category it shall be 45% marks in the Entrance Exam.

2. As per the clause 5.2 (vi) of the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for award of [Link]/Ph.D.
degree) Regulations 2022 , the candidates will be shortlisted based on their performance in the entrance
examination giving 70% weightage for the written test and 30% weightage for the interview/viva-voce.

3. Only those candidates who score the minimum cut-off in the written test will be called for the Interview.
As per the decision of the 78th Academic Council, if the number of candidates scoring the minimum cut-
off is more, the number of candidates to be called for interview will be restricted to 1:6 ratio.

4. In case if sufficient number of candidates do not qualify the minimum cut-off as defined at Sl. No 1, the
candidates will be called for interview based on the percentile of marks scored in the entrance examination
as resolved in the 88th Academic Council.

5. University reserves all the right to take appropriate decision regarding minimum eligibility, cut-off marks,
number of candidates to be called for interview, admissions etc. The decision of the University will be
final in all the processes involved right from the entrance examination application to admissions.

The merit list for admission will be prepared based on the performance in the written test and
interview put together for those courses where University is conducting an Entrance Test. For
admission through UGC NET exam the guidelines issued in public notice Dt. March27, 2024 will be
applicable.

No cut off marks for Integrated PG and PG courses.

The University has decided not to have any cut-off marks in the entrance examination i.e., in the written
test or interview or written test plus interview put together for admission to any Postgraduate course for
any category during the year 2025-26.
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Wherever the admission is based on written test and interview, the candidates to be called for interview
in ratio as recommended by the Admission Committee, of the approved intake for the Postgraduate
courses. In Ph.D. courses, the Admission Committee may recommend candidates based on their
performance in the interview and aptitude towards research.

COMMENCEMENT OF CLASSES

Commencement of classes for all Int. PG, PG, [Link]. and Ph.D. programs as per the notification issued
by the University from time to time in respect of programme of study concerned and the same will be
notified on website at [Link]

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1) Wherever the interview is an essential component of the entrance examination for admission, though
a candidate may have secured higher marks in the written test, than the marks secured by the last
candidate under the selected list, if that candidate has not appeared for the interview, he/she shall not be
entitled to admission.

2) Part-time registration to Ph.D.: Facility exists to 1/8th of the total strength for all Schools/
Departments/Centres except the School of Computer and Information Sciences (SCIS) and School of
Engineering Sciences and Technology (SEST) which can have up to 25% for part-time registration for
Ph.D. Programs. Persons engaged in teaching and research in reputed institutions are eligible for
admission under this category, provided they fulfill the minimum eligibility requirements and are found
successful in the entrance examination as prescribed. This facility is limited to those working in the
twin cities (Hyderabad and Secunderabad) in respect of Science Schools (except Mathematics and
Statistics) and anywhere in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for the remaining Schools. However, the
conversion of part-time Ph.D. to full-time Ph.D. is not permissible.

3) External Registration to Ph.D.: The University also provides facilities for admission to the Ph.D.
under the External Registration category. The external candidate shall work at the recognized
institution. The admission procedure is the same as in the case of regular admissions to Ph.D. Candidates
will be under joint supervision viz., one from the University and the other from the recognized
institution.

In the case of External Registration to Ph.D. in Computer Science, the candidates who are working in
the following Institutes given below in the twin cities alone are allowed to register under this category.
Candidates who register under external registration should have a recognized co-guide/ Co-supervisor
(recognized by the University) from the parent organization (listed below), and also a guide/ Supervisor
from the School/ Department.

LIST OF THE EXTERNAL CENTRES RECOGNIZED BY THE UNIVERSITY

[Link]. Name of the Institution Subject/s of Research

1 National Remote Sensing Centre Physics, and Earth Ocean and

Atmospheric Sciences

2 National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI)

3 Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory Physics, Engineering Sciences &

Technology
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4 National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) Economics and Anthropology

5 Centre for Economic and Social Studies

6 National Institute of Small Industry Extension Training Economics

7 Institute of Public Enterprise

8 Advanced-Data Processing Research Institute Computer Science

9 Advanced Numerical Research and Analysis Group

(ANURAG)

10 Research Centre Imarat (RCI)

11 Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology

(IDRBT)

12 ICAR - Indian Institute of Rice Research Life Sciences

13 ICAR - Indian Institute of Oil Seeds Research

14 International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics

(ICRISAT)

15 Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD)

16 Institute of Life Sciences (ILS)

17 Bharat Biotech Foundation

18 L V Prasad Eye Institute Biochemistry, Animal Science and

Medical Sciences

19 Shantha Biotechnics Animal Sciences

20 Indian Immunologicals Ltd.

21 National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) Biochemistry

22 National Institute of Animal Biotechnology Animal Sciences, Biochemistry,

Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

23 International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Engineering Sciences &

Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) Technology
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24 Non-ferrous Materials Technology Development Centre

(NFTDC)

25 Asian Health Care Foundation Medical Sciences

26 Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences Earth Ocean and Atmospheric
(INCOIS) Sciences

27 Prof. C.R. Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics, Statistics Computer Science, Mathematics &
and Computer Science Statistics, Biotechnology, and
Bioinformatics

28 M/s Zen Technologies Pvt Ltdf Computer Science

29 KIMS Foundation Research Centre (KFRC) School of Medical Sciences &

School of Life Sciences

30 Asian Health Care Foundation (AHF) School of Medical Sciences &

School of Life Sciences

Semester-wise Registration System

To maintain an effective enrolment of students and their progress in their studies/research, the University
has introduced a system of student registration at the beginning of each semester for all the courses
offered on regular basis including part-time/external registration for Ph.D. A schedule for semester-
wise registration is given in the Academic Calendar in the Prospectus. However, a schedule for semester
wise registration will be notified by the Academic Section from time to time. Students of all the courses
(P.G./ I.M.A./[Link]. (5-Year Integrated) / [Link]./ Ph.D./Integrated [Link]./Ph.D.) are required to clear
their dues of the earlier semester/s in all respects to be eligible for the registration to the following
semester.

Every Ph.D. student (regular/part-time/external) should enclose a copy of the report of the doctoral
committee of the previous semester to the requisition form of the semester registration, without which
ongoing semester registration will not be done.

Implementation of Credit System for all the courses

The credit system has been implemented for all the courses/programs offered by the University. The
guidelines for the evaluation of students under this system are available in Chapter 4 of this brochure.

General Instructions for applying to the Entrance Examination:

Age limit for 5-Year Integrated Programs and 4 Year Bachelor Program(s): Candidates within Four (4)
years from the date of completion of +2 (Intermediate/Higher Secondary/etc.) will be eligible.

All disputes are subject to Hyderabad jurisdiction.

While giving information under the RTI Act 2005, the personal information like mobile no., address of
the applicant etc. as defined under the Act will not be disclosed.
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IMPORTANT
It may be noted that all those who appear in entrance examination including interview/practical test and
allowing a candidate to complete the provisional admission will not entitle a candidate for any claim on
the provisional admission if she/he does not fulfill the required eligibility conditions for admission as
prescribed in the Prospectus-cum-application form 2025-26 which will be verified at the time of
admission. At any stage during the pursuance of the course/program if it is found that any candidate
does not fulfill the minimum eligibility requirements or had submitted a fake educational or caste
certificate, the provisional admission that was granted, shall be cancelled forthwith.

Bringing in political pressure/ influence in any manner at any stage i.e. entrance examination, admission
or while pursuing the course will lead to cancellation of admission.

Note: Candidates who are presently the students of the University of Hyderabad and have been
selected for admission to any of the programmes of study have to mandatorily clear their Dues
and submit No Dues Certificate in the format prescribed before they are granted admission to a
different program.

Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF) Scheme

From the year 2020, the University of Hyderabad is a fellowship granting institution under the prestigious Prime
Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF) Scheme, Ministry of Education, Government of India. After joining the
Ph.D. programs offered by all science schools, all the eligible students are encouraged to apply for the fellowship
under the PMRF scheme. The University of Hyderabad issues internal circulars inviting applications from all the
eligible Ph.D. scholars for internal scrutiny and selection for nomination by Internal Expert Committee. From the
nominations sent from the University, the central PMRF selection committee will select the final candidates
through a rigorous selection process, and the candidates' performance will be reviewed suitably through a national
convention. The following would be the fellowship for the PMRFs:

Year Amount (Rs.) per

Month
Year 70,000
1
Year 70,000
2
Year 75,000
3
Year 80,000
4
Year 80,000
5

Apart from the fellowship, each Fellow would be eligible for a research grant of Rs. 2 Lakhs per year (total of Rs
10 Lakhs for five years). For the year 2022, already 9 PMRF fellows have been selected for the University of
Hyderabad.
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FIRST SEMESTER FEE STRUCTURE FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-26

5. Medical Fee (Per Annum) *
1. Courses
2. Other fee (Per Sem)
6. Student Aid /Welfare Fund (Per Annum)
3. Tuition Fee (Per Sem) 7. Deposits (Refundable)
4. Students Union Fund (Per Annum) 8. Grand Total
Figure in Rupees
Medical Students
Students
Other Fee Insurance Welfare / Deposits
[Link] Courses Tuition fee Union Grand Total
charges Aid fund (Refundable)
Fund

I II III IV V VI VII VIII

M.A. (5-year Integrated) & M.A.
Courses in Humanities/ Social
1. Sciences/ Economics & Certificate 0 2640 580 2120 260 2160 7760
Course in Publishing

2. 6 – Year Int. [Link]. (M. Optometry) 7990 17395 580 2120 260 3870 32215

3. [Link]. Maths/Statistics/ Physics 0 3920 580 2120 260 2570 9450

[Link]. Chemistry/ Plant Biology &
Biotechnology/ Molecular
Microbiology/ Neural & Cognitive
Science/ Ocean and Atmospheric
Sciences, Systems & Computational
Biology & [Link]. (5-year Integrated)
4. Sciences /Applied Geology / & 4 -year 0 4095 580 2120 260 3870 10925
B.S. (Honours/ Research)

[Link]. (5-year Integrated) Psychology

upto 6th semester fees, (7th semester
onwards fee payable on per with
[Link] Psychology)
[Link]. Biochemistry /[Link]
5. Education 1000 4095 580 2120 260 3870 11925
[Link]. Animal Biology &
6. Biotechnology 3630 4095 580 2120 260 3870 14555

7. [Link]. Biotechnology 0 10140 580 2120 260 3870 16970

[Link]. Psychology & [Link] (5 Years
8. Integrated) Psychology fees from 7th 3990 9655 580 2120 260 3870 20475
semester onwards

9. M.P.A. Dance/ Theatre Arts / Music 0 4095 580 2120 260 2570 9625
M.V.A. Painting/ Print Making/
10. Sculpture/ Art History 1515 4095 580 2120 260 2570 11140
M.A. Communication (Media
11. Practice) 9680 4775 580 2120 260 2570 19985

12. M.A. Communication (Media Studies) 7260 4775 580 2120 260 2570 17565
13. M.C.A. 5745 21815 580 2120 260 2570 33090

14. M.B.A. General 6660 46720 580 2120 260 5485 61825

15130
15. M.B.A. Business Analytics 128930 580 2120 260 5485 152505
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Medical Students
Students Insurance Welfare/Aid Deposits
[Link] Courses Other Fee Tuition fee Union charges fund Grand Total
(Refundable)
Fund

I II III IV V VI VII VIII

60085
16. Executive M.B.A. + 68750 580 2120 260 5485 137280
M.B.A. Health Care 70808
17. M.P.H. - Master of Public Health 59440 580 2120 260 5485 74965
18.
5-year Integrated [Link]. (CS) /
Materials Engineering 10475 21705 580 2120 260 2570 37980
[Link]. (CS / AI )
[Link]. (IC Technology &
19. Bioinformatics) 5475 21705 580 2120 260 2570 32980
[Link]. – Materials Engineering
[Link]. – Nanoscience &
20. Technology 7565 21705 580 2120 260 2570 34800
21. [Link]. Microelectronics & VLSI
Design 16755 21705 580 2120 260 2570 43990
PhD (Full – time)
Ph.D. Humanities /Social Sciences
22. and Economics 0 3810 580 2120 260 2160 8930
Ph.D. Mathematics / Statistics/
Computer Science/ Physics/
23. Electronics Science and Engineering, 0 5090 580 2120 260 2570 10620
Management Studies, [Link], &
Psychology
PhD Chemistry / Life Sciences/
24. ACRHEM/ Earth & Space Science/ 0 5090 580 2120 260 3870 11920
Medical Sciences

Ph.D. Materials Engineering, Nano

25. Science & Technology 0 13130 580 2120 260 3870 19960

PhD (Part – time / External Registration)

Ph.D. Humanities /Social Sciences

26. and Economics 5000 4565 580 2120 260 2160 14685
Ph.D. Mathematics / Statistics/
Computer Science/ Physics/
27. Electronics Science and Engineering, 5000 5960 580 2120 260 2570 16490
Management Studies, [Link] &
Psychology

Ph.D. Chemistry / Life Sciences/

28. ACRHEM/ Earth & Space Science/ 5000 5960 580 2120 260 3870 17790
Medical Sciences

IMPORTANT:
1. * Medical Insurance charges will be as per actual’s and Non-refundable and may vary on year-to-year basis.
2. For PG & Integrated PG the ST students belonging to Telangana, whose annual income is less than Rs.2 Lakhs will be required to pay fees
indicated at [Link]. IV, V, VI & VII (Deposits - only applicable at the time of admission) during the July- December semester.
Other fees & Tuition fees at [Link]. II & III respectively will be adjusted after sanction of Social Welfare Scholarship, subject to receipt of Funds.
3. Fee shown at [Link] to VII has to be paid at the time of admission.
4. Fee shown at [Link]. II & III has to be paid during January – June and July to December semesters.
5. Fee shown at [Link] to VI has to be paid during July – December semesters subsequently
6. + There is no scholarship or fee reimbursement scheme for this programme.
7. All the candidates granted admission under PwBD category are exempted from the payment of Tuition and Other fees .
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FEES PAYABLE BY FOREIGN STUDENTS 2025-26

[Link] Programme Foreign students and NRI SAARC & Korean students fees
students fees per semester (in per semester (In US$)
US $)
For each one-time For each one-time
semester Development semester Development
Fee at the time Fee at the time
of admission of admission
1 Master in Computer Applications, 5- 1880 1100 940 550
year Integrated [Link] (Computer
Science), [Link] (CS/AI/IT), [Link]
(IC Technology & Bioinformatics)
[Link] Materials Engineering, [Link]
Nanoscience & Technology
2 [Link] Modeling and Simulation, 2420 1100 1210 550
[Link] – Information Security.
3 M.B.A. General, M.B.A. Business 8775 1100 4390 550
Analytics, M.B.A. Health Care &
Hospital Management, & MBA
Executive
4 M. Optometry, 5-Year Integrated [Link]. 1880 1100 940 550
Psychology, M. Psychology, [Link].
Animal Biology & Biotechnology,
5 MPH-Master of Public Health, 6-years 1880 0 940 0
Integrated [Link]., [Link].
Mathematics/Statistics/Physics, [Link].
Chemistry/Plant Biology &
Biotechnology/ Molecular
Microbiology/Ocean and Atmospheric
Science/Neural & Cognitive science,
[Link]. (5-year Integrated)
Sciences/Applied Geology/ [Link].
Biochemistry, [Link]. Biotechnology, 4 -
year B.S. (Honours/ Research)
6 M.A. (5-year Integrated), M.A. Courses 1090 0 545 0
in Humanities, Social Sciences &
Economics, M.P.A. Dance/Theatre
Arts/Music, M.F.A. Painting/Print
Making/Sculpture/Art History, and
Certificate course in Publishing
7 M.A. Communication (Media Practice) 2420 1100 1210 550
8 M.A. Communication (Media Studies) 2180 1100 1090 550
9 Ph.D (Full time) Humanities / Social 1450 0 725 0
Sciences and Economics
10 Ph.D. (full-time) 1880 0 940 0
Mathematics/Statistics-OR/ Computer
Science/ Physics/ Electronics science
and Engineering, Management Studies,
S.N. School & Psychology Ph.D
Chemistry/ Life Sciences/ ACRHEM/
Earth & Space Science/ Medical
Sciences Integrated [Link]./Ph.D
Biotechnology Integrated [Link]./Ph.D.
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology /
Integrated [Link]./ Ph.D. Animal
Biology & Biotechnology, Ph.D
Materials Engineering, Nano Science &
Technology
IMPORTANT: Medical Insurance charges every year (July-December Semester) is payable as per actual’s in Indian rupees
and non-refundable and may vary on year to year basis. Students Welfare/Union Fund and Students aid fund mentioned at
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previous page should also be paid in Indian Rupees every year during (July-December Semester). Deposits is to be paid in
Indian Rupees at the time of admission. Foreign Nationals/ NRIs are required to pay the above specified semester fees and Rs.
360 towards the Alumni fund in Indian Rupees.

Minimum qualifications and Intake for admission to various courses through

CUET 2025 for the Academic Year 2025-26 (July 2025 Session)
A. Integrated Master’s degree Programs:

Srl. Degree Intake Domain/ General/ Optional Eligibility for the programme Merit list generation
No. Languages mapped to the based on:
Programmes offered in
column B
1 5 Year Integrated 40 Core Paper : Mathematics (Test With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG Marks of
[Link] Paper Code 319) , Physics (Test +2 level of education with Science Maths+ Physics+
(Mathematical Paper Code 322) , Chemistry subjects only. Chemistry
Sciences) (Test Paper Code 306) . NOTE: For admission to
Qualifying paper : English (Test Mathematical Sciences it is essential
Paper Code 101) to have Mathematics as one of the
subjects at +2 level.
2 5 Year Integrated 40 Core Paper : Physics (Test Paper With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
[Link] (Physics) Code 322) , Mathematics (Test +2 level of education with Science Marks of Physics+
Paper Code 319),Chemistry subjects only. Maths
(Test Paper Code 306). NOTE: (1) For admission to
Qualifying paper : English (Test Physics stream, it is essential to
Paper Code 101) have Mathematics as one of the
subjects at +2 level.
(2) Rank will be based only on the
total score obtained in Physics and
Mathematics together.
3 5 Year Integrated 20 Core Paper :Chemistry (Test With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
[Link] (Chemistry) Paper Code 306) +2 level of education with Science Marks of Chemistry
Qualifying paper : English (Test subjects only.
Paper Code 101), Physics (Test NOTE: Candidates seeking
Paper Code 322). admission to [Link]
should be able to conduct their
experiments on their [Link] will
be no provision for allowing any
assistance or scribe to do the
experiments
4 4 Year B.S 20 Core Paper :Chemistry ( Test With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
(Chemistry) Paper Code 306), +2 level of education with Science Marks of Chemistry
Qualifying paper : English (Test subjects only.
Paper Code 101), Physics (Test NOTE: Candidates seeking
Paper Code 322). admission to B.S Chemistry should
be able to conduct their experiments
on their [Link] will be no
provision for allowing any
assistance or scribe to do the
experiments
5 5 Year Integrated 60 Core Paper : Biology (Test With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
[Link] (Biology) Paper Code 304), Chemistry +2 level of education with Science Marks of Biology +
(Test Paper Code 306), Physics subjects. Chemistry + Physics +
(Test Paper Code 322) , NOTE: Students admitted to IMSc. Mathematics
Mathematics (Test Paper Code Biology will branch out to [Link]
319). Qualifying paper : English (Plant Biology and Biotechnology),
(Test Paper Code 101) [Link] (Animal Biology and
Biotechnology), [Link]
(Biotechnology and Bioinformatics),
[Link] (Biochemistry), [Link]
(Molecular Microbiology) and
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[Link] (Systems and Computational

Biology) in the third year.

6 5 Year Integrated 18 Core Paper : Physics(Test Paper With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
[Link] (Applied Code 322), Chemistry (Test +2 level of education with Science Marks of Physics+
Geology) Paper Code 306). subjects. Chemistry
Qualifying paper : English (Test
Paper Code 101), Mathematics
(Test Paper Code 319) , Biology
(Test Paper Code 304) .

7 6 Year Integrated 28 Core Paper : Physics(Test Paper With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
[Link]. Code 322), Chemistry (Test +2 level of education in science Marks of Physics+
(Optometry) Paper Code 306). subjects Chemistry +
Qualifying paper : English (Test
Paper Code 101), Mathematics (
Test Paper Code 319) , Biology
(Test Paper Code 304)

8 5 Year Integrated 20 Core Paper : General Aptitude With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
[Link] Test (Test Paper Code 501) +2 or equivalent in Arts or Sciences. Marks Scored in the
(Psychology) Qualifying paper : English (Test General Test
Paper Code 101)

9 5 Year Integrated 19 Core Paper : Telugu ( Test Paper With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
M.A (Telugu) Code 112), Qualifying paper : +2 level of education with Telugu as Marks Scored in the
English (Test Paper Code 101) one of the subjects. Telugu
NOTE: Candidates who have
studied Telugu upto 10th class, but
could not study Telugu as one of the
subjects at +1 and +2 (Intermediate
level) can also apply for IMA Telugu
programme.
10 5 Year Integrated 20 Core Paper : Hindi ( Test Paper With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
M.A (Hindi) Code 102) +2 level of education with Hindi as Marks Scored in the
Qualifying Paper : English (Test one of the subjects. Hindi
Paper Code 101) NOTE: In case a student has not
studied Hindi as one of the subjects,
he/she should have passed an
oriental title examination equivalent
to Intermediate (i.e. + 2 level) in
Hindi by Government of India or
any State Government thereof along
with + 2 level.
11 5 Year Integrated 19 Core Paper : English ( Test With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
M.A (Language Paper Code 101) , General +2 level of education. Marks Scored in the
Sciences) Aptitude Test ( Test Paper Code English + General Test
501)

12 5 Year Integrated 14 Core Paper : Urdu ( Test Paper With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
M.A (Urdu) Code 113) +2 level of education with Urdu as Marks Scored in the
Qualifying Paper : English (Test one of the subjects. Urdu
Paper Code 101) Note: In case a student has not
studied Urdu as one of the subjects,
he/she should have passed an
oriental title examination equivalent
to Intermediate (i.e. + 2 level) in
Urdu by Government of India or any
State Government thereof along
with + 2 level.
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13 5 Year Integrated 17 Core Paper : General Aptitude With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
M.A (Economics) Test ( Test Paper Code 501) +2 level of education Marks Scored in the
Qualifying paper : English (Test General Test
Paper Code 101)

14 5 Year Integrated 35 Core Paper : General Aptitude With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
M.A (History) Test ( Test Paper Code 501) +2 level of education Marks Scored in the
Qualifying paper : English (Test General Test
Paper Code 101)

15 5 Year Integrated 25 Core Paper : General Aptitude With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
M.A (Political Test ( Test Paper Code 501) +2 level of education Marks Scored in the
Science) Qualifying paper : English ( Test General Test
Paper Code 101)

16 5 Year Integrated 25 Core Paper : General Aptitude With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
M.A (Sociology) Test ( Test Paper Code 501) +2 level of education Marks Scored in the
Qualifying paper : English ( Test General Test
Paper Code 101)

17 5 Year Integrated 20 Core Paper : General Aptitude With a minimum of 60% marks at CUET- UG
M.A Test ( Test Paper Code 501) +2 level of education Marks Scored in the
(Anthropology) Qualifying paper : English ( Test General Test
Paper Code 101)

Remarks:
1. Medium of instruction in UoH is English. Students admitted to language courses too are required to do certain university level mandatory
courses and electives that are taught in English medium. Hence, English is compulsory for all programs.

2. After declaration of CUET UG results by NTA, interested Candidates shall be required to fill University of Hyderabad's application form
on the portal [Link] for each program separately. Candidates can apply for multiple programmes, subject to attempting
relevant test papers prescribed against respective programs and fulfilling the eligibility criteria.

3. For Candidates belonging to SC/ST and differently abled categories (PwBD), the minimum eligibility is 'Pass" in the qualifying
examination.

4. Candidates may please visit [Link] for details regarding core and qualifying papers for the above programs and the process
of meritlist generation for admission.

5. Candidates those who have passed the qualifying examinatin (Intermedidate/Higher Secondary etc.,) within the last Four (4) years (i.e.,
Passed out in the year 2022 or later) will only be eligible to apply.
6. The running of any program/course is subject to a minimum of five students taking admission.

7. Candidates those who have passed the qualifying examination (Intermediate / Higher Secondary / etc) within the last Four (4) years
will only be eligible to apply.
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B. Post Graduate Programs:

Sr. No. CUET Test Programme (Subject) Intake Degree Eligibility

Paper Code

1 COQP10 ECONOMICS 75 MA A Bachelor’s degree in Economics with at least 50% marks

in aggregate and at least 50% marks in Economics; OR
Bachelor’s degree with at least 60% marks in any of the
allied subjects viz. Commerce, Statistics, Mathematics,
Engineering or any of the Social Sciences subjects.
2 COQP10 FINANCIAL 37 MA A Bachelor’s degree in Economics with at least 50% marks
ECONOMICS in aggregate and at least 50% marks in Economics; OR
Bachelor’s degree with at least 60% marks in any of the
allied subjects viz. Commerce, Statistics, Mathematics,
Engineering or any of the Social Sciences subjects like
History, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology. AND
Mathematics at + 2 Level

3 COQP11 ANTHROPOLOGY 40 MA At least 50% marks in the Bachelor’s degree.

4 COQP12 BUSINESS MBA Bachelor’s degree or it's equivalent with a

ANALYTICS minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade
of any recognized University AND should have studied
Mathematics in XII Standard (Intermediate/Plus Two).
Candidates who studied Mathematics/ Statistics / Computer
Science/ Data Science/ Business Analytics/ Artificial
Intelligence/ Machine Learning in Graduation are desirable
for the program.
5 COQP22 HEALTH CARE & MBA A Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University with a
HOSPITAL minimum of 60% marks in Ayurvedic, Homeo, Unani,
MANGEMENT Dental, Physio
Therapy, Nursing, Pharmacy, Pharm. D, Medical Lab
Technology, Biomedical,
Biotechnology and any Life Science Subjects. Candidates
with MBBS background with 55% marks are eligible to
apply. Work experience in the Medical/Health Care sector is
highly desirable.

6 COQP11 NEURAL & 16 [Link] Minimum prerequisite is Bachelor’s degree with a minimum
COGNITIVE of 55% marks in any branch of Natural Sciences,
SCIENCES Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science; Social
sciences, Humanities, MBBS. (Note: Final selection for
admission shall be based on marks obtained in written test +
interview).
7 COQP15 EDUCATION 50 [Link] Minimum qualifications as per NCTE norms
(should have obtained at least 50% Mark's or
an equivalent grade in the following
programs)
1. [Link].; 2. B.A. [Link]./ [Link]. [Link].;
3. [Link]. Ed.
4. [Link]. Ed. With an undergraduate degree
with 50% marks in each
8 COQP17 COMMUNICATION 25 MA Graduate in any degree with a minimum of 55% marks
(MEDIA STUDIES)

9 COQP17 COMMUNICATION 25 MA Graduate in any degree with a minimum of 55% marks

(MEDIA PRATICE)
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10 COQP19 PUBLIC HEALTH 38 MPH Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, Dentistry, AYUSH,

Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Nursing, Nutrition,
Pharmacology, Veterinary Sciences, Agricultural Sciences,
Social sciences or any other science degree. Degree holders
in arts and humanities with an interest in public health are
also encouraged to apply. Applicants should have a
minimum of 55% marks in the qualifying bachelor’s degree
examinations.
11 HUQP24 THEATRE ARTS 17 MPA Any graduate with an aptitude for Theatre. Experience in
Theatre or any Performing Art will be an added advantage.

12 HUQP05 DANCE ( 10 MPA Bachelor’s degree in dance with Kuchipudi (or) Bachelor’s
KUCHIPUDI) degree in any subject with a professional diploma or
certificate in dance (Kuchipudi) recognized by the
University (or) Bachelor’s degree in any subject with a
certificate from a reputed Guru recognized by the University
to the effect that the candidate has undergone training in
Kuchipudi dance under him/her for a period not less than
five years. (The experience/training certificate should be
furnished along with the application)
13 HUQP05 DANCE ( 10 MPA Bachelor’s degree in dance with Bharatanatyam (or)
BHARTANATYAM) Bachelor’s degree in any subject with a professional
diploma or certificate in dance (Bharatanatyam) recognized
by the University (or) Bachelor’s degree in any subject with
a certificate from a reputed Guru recognized by the
University to the effect that the candidate has undergone
training in Bharatanatyam under him/her for a period not
less than five years. (The experience/training certificate
should be furnished along with the application) OR A
candidate with 10+ 4 years fulltime diploma in
Bharatanatyam from Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai with
one-year practical work experience in an institution; OR A
candidate with 10 + 2 + 4 years full-time diploma in
Bharatanatyam from Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai

14 HUQP07 PAINTING 17 MVA Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts BFA/BVA or BA (Fine

Arts). Essential requirements at the time of application:
i)Applicant must specify the stream (Painting/Print
Making/Sculpture) on priority basis on which they wish to
apply to the Department of Fine Arts. Painting/Print
Making/Sculpture 1………….. 2………….. 3…………..
NOTE: In addition to the online application form submitted
to the University of Hyderabad, each applicant must also
send a soft copy of the online application along with 15
properly labeled digital images of recent works to
[Link]@[Link]

15 HUQP07 PRINTMAKING 10 MVA Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts BFA/BVA or BA (Fine

Arts). Essential requirements at the time of application:
i)Applicant must specify the stream (Painting/Print
Making/Sculpture) on priority basis on which they wish to
apply to the Department of Fine Arts. Painting/Print
Making/Sculpture 1………….. 2………….. 3…………..
NOTE: In addition to the online application form submitted
to the University of Hyderabad, each applicant must also
send a soft copy of the online application along with 15
properly labeled digital images of recent works to
[Link]@[Link]
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16 HUQP07 SCULPTURE 10 MVA Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts BFA/BVA or BA (Fine

Arts). Essential requirements at the time of application:
i)Applicant must specify the stream (Painting/Print
Making/Sculpture) on priority basis on which they wish to
apply to the Department of Fine Arts. Painting/Print
Making/Sculpture 1………….. 2………….. 3…………..
NOTE: In addition to the online application form submitted
to the University of Hyderabad, each applicant must also
send a soft copy of the online application along with 15
properly labeled digital images of recent works to
[Link]@[Link]

17 HUQP10 ART HISTORY & 10 MVA Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts: BFA, BVA or BA (Fine
VISUAL STUDIES Arts). Candidates from related disciplines like Social
Sciences, Sciences, Arts and Humanities may also be
considered provided they demonstrate evidence of aptitude
in Art History, capacity to read visual images and
demonstrate adequate knowledge of contemporary artistic
practices. Students must provide evidence of training or
practice in visual arts at the time of the oral interview by
bringing sketchbooks, art works or photographs of their
original art works
18 HUQP09 HISTORY 43 MA With at least 50% marks in the Bachelor's degree and at
least 50% marks in History; OR with at least 50% marks in
the Bachelor's degree and at least 55% marks in aggregate in
the allied subjects viz. Political Science, Public
Administration, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology,
Indology, Archaeology, Ancient Indian History and Culture;
OR Bachelor's degree in any subject(s) with at least 60%
marks in aggregate

19 HUQP14 MUSIC (Hindustani 10 MPA Bachelor’s degree in Music in the concerned specialization
Vocal) (Vocal/Instrumental) with a minimum of 55% in the
aggregate or equivalent CGPA; OR Bachelor’s degree in
any subject with a Professional Diploma in Music in the
concerned specialization (Vocal/Instrumental), with a
minimum of 55% in the aggregate or equivalent CGPA,
recognized by the University; OR Bachelor’s degree in any
subject with a minimum of 55% in the aggregate or
equivalent CGPA with a Certificate from a reputed Guru
recognized by the University to the effect that the candidate
has undergone rigorous training in music in the concerned
specialization under him/her for a period not less than five
years. (The experience/training certificate should be
furnished during the practical test) * No ceiling on age
NOTE: THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION CONSISTS
OF PART I AND PART II Part I will be based on the
written Exam for which the weightage of marks will be 50%
Part II will be based on a practical test in the specialized
form and an interview, for which the weightage of marks
will be 50%
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20 HUQP12 MUSIC (Karnataka 10 MPA Bachelor’s degree in Music in the concerned specialization
Vocal) (Vocal/Instrumental) with a minimum of 55% in the
aggregate or equivalent CGPA; OR Bachelor’s degree in
any subject with a Professional Diploma in Music in the
concerned specialization (Vocal/Instrumental), with a
minimum of 55% in the aggregate or equivalent CGPA,
recognized by the University; OR Bachelor’s degree in any
subject with a minimum of 55% in the aggregate or
equivalent CGPA with a Certificate from a reputed Guru
recognized by the University to the effect that the candidate
has undergone rigorous training in music in the concerned
specialization under him/her for a period not less than five
years. (The experience/training certificate should be
furnished during the practical test) * No ceiling on age
NOTE: THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION CONSISTS
OF PART I AND PART II Part I will be based on the
written Exam for which the weightage of marks will be 50%
Part II will be based on a practical test in the specialized
form and an interview, for which the weightage of marks
will be 50%
21 HUQP16 PHILOSOPHY 28 MA Bachelor's degree in any subject(s) with at least 50% marks
in aggregate.

22 HUQP18 POLITICAL SCIENCE 50 MA Bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks or Equivalent
Grade in Social Sciences or Humanities subjects OR 55%
marks in any other subject
23 HUQP20 PSYCHOLOGY 15 [Link] With a minimum of 60% marks at the Graduate level with
Psychology as one of the subjects for 3 years

24 HUQP22 SOCIOLOGY 65 MA With at least 50% marks in the Bachelor’s degree and at
least 50% marks in the subject concerned OR with at least
50% marks in aggregate in the allied subjects viz., all Social
science subjects, Philosophy, Communication, Linguistics;
OR Bachelor’s degree in any subject (s) with 60% marks in
aggregate.
25 LAQP01 ENGLISH 56 MA At least 50% marks in the Bachelor's degree with at least
50% marks in English as optional subject; OR at least 50%
marks in the Bachelor's degree with at least 55% marks in
English as a compulsory subject.
26 LAQP01 COMPARATIVE 30 MA At least 50% marks or an equivalent grade in any
LITERATURE Bachelor’s degree with 50% marks or an equivalent grade in
English as compulsory or optional subject.
27 LAQP01 ENGLISH 26 MA Graduates from any discipline with at least 50% marks (with
LANGUAGE English as a subject in High School, Intermediate and at
STUDIES least one year in the Graduate program, with at least 55%
marks in English).

28 LAQP02 HINDI 47 MA A Bachelor’s degree with 50% marks in any subject with
Hindi as one of the optional subjects/compulsory subjects/or
second language. Or, A Bachelor’s degree with 50% marks
in any subject with an oriental title examination of B.A.
standard approved by the Government of India or any State
Government, like ‘Praveen’ and ‘Sahitya Ratna’ or any
other title recognized thereof.
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29 LAQP03 SANSKRIT STUDIES 20 MA B.A. in Sanskrit/Shastri/ Vidwanmadhyama/ Acharya OR

Graduate from any discipline with Sanskrit as a subject at
High School/Higher Secondary/College levels OR Graduate
from any discipline with a certificate or PG Diploma in
Sanskrit. Note: Admission is confirmed only upon
submitting an SOP before attending a personal interview.

30 LAQP04 APPLIED 25 MA At least 50% marks or an equivalent grade in any

LINGUISTICS Bachelor’s degree (10 + 2 + 3 pattern) in aggregate with
50% marks in English as a compulsory or optional subject.
31 LAQP36 TELUGU 56 MA With at least 50% marks in the bachelor's degree and 50%
marks in Telugu either as an optional subject or compulsory
subject.

32 LAQP37 URDU 25 MA With at least 50% marks in the Bachelor degree or

equivalent with at least 50% marks in Urdu, Persian or
Arabic as optional papers; OR Bachelor’s degree or
equivalent with at least 55% marks in Urdu, Persian or
Arabic as a Compulsory subject i.e. As a second language
33 SCQP08 CHEMISTRY 60 [Link] [Link]. With a minimum of 60% marks in the aggregate of
Science subjects with Chemistry as one of the subjects,
preferably in combination with Physics and Mathematics.
NOTE: Candidates admitted to [Link]. Chemistry should be
able to conduct their experiments on their own. There will
be no provision for allowing any assistance or scribe to do
the experiments.
34 SCQP25 PLANT BIOLOGY & 18 [Link] [Link]. With a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate of
BIOTECHNOLOGY science subjects with Botany/Biochemistry/Chemistry,
Microbiology, and Genetics subjects are eligible to apply for
admission to [Link]. Plant Biology and Biotechnology.
Admissions to the program will be via the CUET (The
Common University Entrance Test). The Department also
admits international students following University
guidelines.
35 SCQP03 MOLECULAR 18 [Link] [Link]. With a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate of
MICROBIOLOGY science subjects with Microbiology/Botany/ Biochemistry/
Chemistry, and Genetics subjects are eligible to apply for
admission to [Link]. Molecular Microbiology. Admissions to
the program will be via the CUET (The Common University
Entrance Test). The Department also admits international
students following University guidelines.
36 SCQP17 ANIMAL BIOLOGY & 18 [Link] Any graduate in Natural and allied Sciences/[Link]
BIOTECHNOLOGY (Biotechnology) with minimum 60% cumulative marks in
science subjects are eligible to apply for the admission to
[Link] Animal Biology and Biotechnology. Admissions to
the program will be through the CUET (Common
University Entrance Test)

37 SCQP05 BIOCHEMISTRY 18 [Link] B. Sc. With a minimum of 60% marks in the aggregate of
Science subjects with Chemistry or Biochemistry as one of
the subjects
38 SCQP19 MATHEMATICS/APP 75 [Link] Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 60% marks in the
LIED aggregate of optional subjects with Mathematics/ Statistics
MATHEMATICS as one of the subjects; OR with at least 55% of marks for
those students who have done B.A. /[Link]. (Hons) course in
Maths / Statistics.

39 SCQP24 PHYSICS 56 [Link] [Link]. With a minimum of 60% marks in the aggregate of
subjects with Physics as one of the main subjects in
combination with Mathematics OR with at least 55% marks
in BE / btech degree with a minimum of 60% in the
aggregate of science subjects: Physics, Mathematics, and
Electronics
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40 SCQP27 STATISTICS 35 [Link] Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 60% marks in the
aggregate of optional subjects with Mathematics/ Statistics
as one of the subjects; OR with at least 55% of marks for
those students who have done B.A. /[Link]. (Hons) course in
Maths / Statistics.
41 SCQP29 OCEAN AND 13+5* [Link] With at least 55% marks in the Batchelor’s degree in any
ATMOSPHERIC branch of Science with Mathematics and Physics as
SCIENCES compulsory subjects at the [Link]. Level or [Link] in
Civil/Mechanical/Electrical.

42 SCQP06 Systems and 12 MSc

Computational Biology a. B. Sc. in any branch of Life Sciences (compulsory Maths
at +2 level or during the [Link]. program) or [Link] in other
Science disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics,
Computer Science) or B.E./[Link]. in Bioinformatics,
Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology, Food
Technology, Chemical Engineering/Chemical
Technology, Biomedical /Biochemical /Bioengineering
b. Candidates should have secured at least 55% marks in the
above degrees. As per the norms of the University Grants
Commission/University of Hyderabad, a relaxation is
permitted for the admission of SC/ST/Physically
Challenged candidates
Note: Short List criteria for all above programmes is Based on marks secured in CUET-PG Entrance Exam in the respective categories
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PH.D. PROGRAMMES-ADMISSIONS THROUGH UoH ENTRANCE EXAM

SNO Name of the School Name of the Title of the Intak Please specify the Education Qualification/Eligibility Mode of admission Break-up
Department/Centr Ph.D. e faculty-wise area of criteria for admission to Ph.D. of
e programme specialization for each programme assessmen
intake. t for
(Please write the name of interview
the faculty; Number of componen
vacancies against the t (for 30
respective faculty; and marks)
Area of specialization)

1 SCHOOL OF None Physics 35 [Link]. S Srinath (2) [Link]. degree in Physics or closely University of Ph.D. (Physics)Interview weightage Break-up:
PHYSICS Experimental Condensed related subject / Master's degree in Hyderabad Entrance 1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc. Nil
Matter Physics Technology with sufficient Exam 2. Having fellowship/[Link]/NET/SLET, etc.
2. Prof. Surajit Dhara (2) Physics background, in terms of Nil
Soft and Active Matter courses necessary to carry out (Candidates having 3. Interview : 30
Physics research in Physics with 55% valid JRF scores are Total Marks: 30
3. Prof. P Prem Kiran (1) marks or equivalent in Post exempt from writing
Laser Ablative Shock Graduation. Entrance Exam)
waves
(Experimental/Numerica
l
Simulations);
Femtosecond laser
filamentation/ Nonlinear
Optics (Numerical
simulations/
Experiments)
4. Prof. G Manoj Kumar
(1) Integration of Laser
Spectroscopy
Techniques with
Advanced Machine
Learning Algorithms
(Experimental) & (1)
Laser-Based Photo
Acoustic Spectroscopy (
Experiment)
5. Prof. P Manimaran (2)
Nonlinear Dynamics
&Computational
Physics/Biology
6. Prof. V
Subrahmanyam (1)
Quantum information
and computation
Quantum Sensing and
Metrology
7. Sr. Prof. Soma
Venugopal Rao (1)
Ultrafast Ablation/
SERS-based Sensing/
Ultrafast NLO Studies;
(1) Terahertz
Spectroscopy/imaging.
8. Prof. Soma Sanyal (1)
Collider Physics and
Cosmology
9. Dr. N Sri Ram Gopal
(2) Mid-Infrared
transient dynamics on
monolayer and
heterostructures of
TMDC, Non degenerate
ultrafast MOKE,
Ultrafast
Multidimensional
Spectroscopy, Laser
Surface Patterning,
Single molecule sensing
10. Dr. A Rajanikanth
(2) Magnetic materials
and thin films.
11. Dr. Shyamal Biswas
(1) Statistical Mechanics
and General Physics
(Theory)
12. Dr. Ramachandrarao
Yalla (1) Experimental
Quantum Optics & Nano
photonics
13. Prof. Ajit K Patra (3)
Experimental
Magnetism, Magnetic
Thin films/Multilayers,
Spin based Devices,
Quantum Materials
14. Dr. A Kani
Mohamed (2) Quantum
Optics (Theory)
15. Dr. Tarun Dutta (2)
(Experiment and theory)
Quantum Computing,
Quantum Sensing &
Metrology, Quantum
Simulations, Quantum
Machine learning
16. Prof. G S
Vaitheeswaran (2)
Condensed Matter
Theory.
Computational Materials
Science
17. Dr. Abhiram Soori
(1) Condensed Matter
Theory: Quantum
transport
18. Dr. Anshuman Dey
(1) Quantum Field
Theory, Gravity,
Gauge/Gravity Duality
19. Dr. Sudipto Muhuri
(2) Statistical Mechanics,
Active Matter Physics
(Theory),
Biological Physics
(Theory), Computational
Physics
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SNO Name of the School Name of the Title of the Intak Please specify the Education Qualification/Eligibility Mode of admission Break-up
Department/Centr Ph.D. e faculty-wise area of criteria for admission to Ph.D. of
e programme specialization for each programme assessmen
intake. t for
(Please write the name of interview
the faculty; Number of componen
vacancies against the t (for 30
respective faculty; and marks)
Area of specialization)
20. Dr. Ashok
Vudayagiri (2) Laser
cooling, Quantum
Information
Total 32
21. Prof. Rukmani
Mohanta – (1)
Experimental High
Energy Physics

2 SCHOOL OF Centre for Earth, Earth, Ocean 12 [Link]. K. Ashok Master’s/ Integrated Masters UoH Entrance Exam Interview 30 marks
PHYSICS Ocean and and Atmos. Sci. Professor -Past through degree in Geology / Applied
Atmospheric climate change Geology / Geophysics / Applied
Sciences sensitivities, seamless Geophysics / Ocean Sciences/
(CEOAS) prediction and Atmospheric Sciences/
applications- 01 Meteorology with at least 55%
2. Prof V. Chakravarthi marks.
- Geophysics - Data
Fusion, joint Inversion
02
3. Prof P. Sreenivas -
Advanced data
assimilation for cyclone
and heat wave
prediction- 01
4. Dr. D. Appala Ramu-
Air-Sea interactions,
prediction and monsoon
variability, extreme
weather events-02
5. Dr. S. Sri Lakshmi -
Geophysics – Seismics
and Rock Physics
Modelling, Machine
Learning and AI
applications in
Geophysics - 02
6. Dr. Devleena Mani
Tiwari -
Biogeochemistry,
paleoclimatology,
resource exploration - 02
7. Dr. G. Kishore
Kumar- Atmospheric
Dynamics, impact of
meteorology on
renewable energy- 02
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SNO Name of the School Name of the Title of the Intak Please specify the Education Qualification/Eligibility Mode of admission Break-up
Department/Centr Ph.D. e faculty-wise area of criteria for admission to Ph.D. of
e programme specialization for each programme assessmen
intake. t for
(Please write the name of interview
the faculty; Number of componen
vacancies against the t (for 30
respective faculty; and marks)
Area of specialization)

3 SCHOOL OF LIFE Department of Systems & 10 Prof [Link]; [Link]./ [Link]. in Bioinformatics/ UoH Entrance Exam Interview 30 marks
SCIENCES Systems and Comp. Biology 1; Human proteins and Systems Biology/ Computational
Computational their variants – Biology/ Biotechnology/
Biology (DSCB) structures, functions and Agricultural Biotechnology/
interactions; Disease Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Life
Informatics; Sciences/ Biophysics/ Physics/
Environmental Chemistry/ Mathematics with
Metagenomics minimum 55% marks
Dr. Vivek; 2; OR
Computational 5-year Integrated [Link]. in
genomics, Systems Biology/ Physics/
Gut/Environmental Chemistry/ Mathematics with
Metagenomics, minimum 55% marks
Molecular OR
evolution M.B.B.S/ [Link]./ M.E. or
Dr Manjari Kiran; 2; [Link]. (Electronics/ Electrical
Cancer Genomics; RNA Eng.), M.E. (Biomedical
Biology engineering, chemical
Dr. Pramod Rajaram S; engineering, Bioengineering,
1; Systems and Biochemical engineering,
Computational Electronics/ Bioelectronics
Medicine, Therapeutic engineering, computer
Engineering, engineering, IT and AI
Chronotherapeutics, engineering)/ M. Pharm. with at
Biomedical informatics, least 55% marks.
Life systems research
Dr. Moumita Saharay; 2; The Following are also desired:
Computational 1. Have studied both Mathematics
Biophysics, Molecular and Biology up to Intermediate i.e.
biomimetics, Bioethanol 10+2 standard.
Production from Plant 2. One or more of the following
Biomass skill sets: computer programming
Dr. N. Venkata Prasuja; (R /C /Python /Java
2; Neurobiology of /Fortran/Matlab etc.), knowledge
stroke and related of Calculus and numerical
diseases; small animal methods, Mathematical modelling,
models; Drug Discovery Statistics and Machine learning
methods, Bioinformatics tools.

4 SCHOOL OF Department of English 7 [Link] Manohar. Master's Degree in the concerned University of 1. Research Proposal (Innovativeness, quality,
HUMANITIES English (DEN) Professor and Head, subject with at least 55% of Marks Hyderabad Entrance methodology) 5 marks
Vacancy 1, Exam 2. Language Skills. 5 marks
Specializations: Indian 3. Review and analysis of scholarship
Writing in English, 5 marks
Indian English Women's 4. Argumentation (In proposal and at the
Fiction, Dalit interview) : 5 marks
Literature/Studies and 5. Familiarity with Resources (Primary and
Women's Studies Secondary) : 5 marks
Pramod K Nayar, Senior 6. JRF or [Link] (Only on production of
Professor Vacancy 1, [Link] dissertation/JRF result sheet):
Specializations:Colonial 5 marks
Discourse Studies, Post
colonial Posthumanism, Total : 30 marks
Comics and Graphic
Novels, Environmental
Humanities, Human
Rights and
[Link].
Associate Professor
Vacancies 2,
Specializations: Indian
Writing in English, Dalit
Literature Bhaskar
Lama, Assistant
Professor, Vacancy 1,
Specializations: African
American Literature,
Indian Queer
WritingsYakaiah Kathy,
Assistant Professor,
Vacancy 1,
Specializations: Indian
Writing in English,
Modern British
Literature, Post colonial
Literature Goutam
Karmakar, Assistant
Professor, Vacancy 1,
Specializations: South
Asian Literature, Post
colonial Literature and
Theory, Decolonial
Studies, Environmental
Studies

5 SCHOOL OF Department of Hindi 14 [Link] Kumar Eligibility : With at least 55% University of 1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc. 05
HUMANITIES Hindi (DHN) Pathak Professor Bhakti marks in Master’s degree in Hindi. Hyderabad Entrance 2. Having fellowship JRF/NET/SLET, etc. 05
movement and poetry, Exam 3. Interview 20
Hindi navajagaran, Hindi Total Marks 30
Criticism, Philosophy of
History of literature,
Modern and
contemporary Hindi
Literature
[Link] Pandey Professor
Kabir, Nirala, Ageyay,,
Media, Cinema, Cultural
Studies, Interdisciplinary
and comparative studies.
[Link]
Gavhade Professor
Modern Prose,
comparative studies,
Tribal Dialects and
Culture.
4.M. Anjaneyulu
Professor Modern Hindi
Literature, Comparative
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SNO Name of the School Name of the Title of the Intak Please specify the Education Qualification/Eligibility Mode of admission Break-up
Department/Centr Ph.D. e faculty-wise area of criteria for admission to Ph.D. of
e programme specialization for each programme assessmen
intake. t for
(Please write the name of interview
the faculty; Number of componen
vacancies against the t (for 30
respective faculty; and marks)
Area of specialization)
Studies, Bhakti
Literature. Indian
Literature.
[Link] Singh Professor
Modern Hindi Literature,
Contemporary Hindi
literature and Discourses,
Historiography of Hindi
Literature, Folk
Literature of Rajasthan,
Lexicography and
Semantics.
6.J. Atmaram Associate
Professor Hindi
Criticism, Modern Hindi
Literature (Poetry &
Prose), Functional Hindi
and Translation, Social
contest of Hindi
language and Registers.

6 SCHOOL OF Department of Telugu 17 1. Prof. Darla Master's degree in the subject University of Research Proposal and its defence, etc. 05
HUMANITIES Telugu (DTL) Venkateswara Rao - concerned with at least 55% marks Hyderabad Entrance JRF 05
Comparative Aesthetics, Exam Interview (Break-up):
Literary Criticism, a. Oral communication skills : 5 Marks
Applied Criticism, b. Argumentation of the topic: 10 Marks
Classical Literature, c. Familiarity with resources : 5 Marks
Modern Poetry, Dalit Total : 30
Literature, Sociological
approach to Literature,
Telugu Diaspora
Literature-(1)
2. Prof. Pillalamarri
Ramulu Classical and
Modern Literatures,
Literary Criticism, and
Comparative Aesthetics -
(2)

3. Prof.M. Gona Naik -

Trible Literature,
Folklore, Folk Literature
and Classical
Literature-(2)

[Link]. Pammi Pavan

Kumar- Classical and
Modern Literature,
Traditional and Modern
Telugu Grammar,
Applied Linguistics,
Natural Language
Processing, and Mass
media-(1)

[Link]
-Applied Linguistics,
Studies on Telugu
Language, Dialectology,
Translation, Folk
Literature,
Lexicography, and
Comparative Dravidian -
(No Vacancy)

[Link].P. Varija Rani -

Telugu & Sanskrit
Grammar & Prosody,
Sanskrit Literature,
Linguistics, Indian
Poetics, Comparative
Aesthetics & Literature,
Classical Literature-(2)
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e programme specialization for each programme assessmen
intake. t for
(Please write the name of interview
the faculty; Number of componen
vacancies against the t (for 30
respective faculty; and marks)
Area of specialization)

[Link] Vangari -
Literary Criticism,
Applied Criticism,
Classical & Modern
Literature, Comparative
Aesthetics, Grammar &
Prosody, Sanskrit
Studies, Regional
literature, Bahujana
Sahityam, Philosophical
approach to literature-(2)

[Link]. B. Thirupathi-
Associate Professor-
Modern Literature,
Literary Criticism,
History of Literature,
Folk Literature, Dalit
and Tribal Literature,
Comparative Literature,
Feminist Literature
Structure of Telugu
language, and Evolution
of Telugu Language-(1)

[Link]. [Link] Reddy

-Associate Professor-
Literary Criticism,
Literary Translation,
Telugu Grammar and
Linguistics. (2)

[Link].P Vijaya Kumar

Associate Professor-
Modern Literature,
Linguistics & Classical
Literature -(2)

[Link]. Bashetty Latha-

Associate Professor-
Sanskrit Grammar,
Sanskrit Literature,
Telugu Grammar &
Translation Studies-(2)

[Link] Kumari
-Assistant Professor-Folk
Literature and Desi
Literature, Cultural
History of Andhras,
Dalit Literature and
Feminist-Associate

Total 17 (Seventeen)

7 SCHOOL OF Department of Urdu 20 Prof Syed Fazlullah: 02 MA Urdu with 55% and qualify UoH Entrance Exam Interview 30 marks
HUMANITIES Urdu (DUD) / Urdu Journalism , the UGC-NET
Criticism, Fiction and
Non-fiction
Prof Arshia Jabeen: 06 /
Computer, Criticism,
Drama & Non-fiction,
Translation
Prof Zahidul Haque: 02
/ Linguistics, Urdu
poetry, Translation,
Prosody, Criticism,
Persian
Prof A R Manzar: 02 /
Classical and modern
prose and Poetry,
Persian, Prosody,
Criticism
Dr Raees Ahmad Farahi
: 04 / Classical prose and
poetry
Dr Srisin Kumar
Bharthi: 04 / Modern
prose and poetry
8 SCHOOL OF Department of Sanskrit 3 1. Prof. J.S.R. With at least 55% marks in UoH Entrance Exam Interview 30 marks
HUMANITIES Sanskrit Studies Studies Prasad:No. of Vacancy: Master's Degree in Sanskrit or
(DSS) 01; Area of equivalent OR with at least 55%
Specialisation: Indian marks in B.A.M.S.
Psychology and
Ayurveda2. Dr.
Vedanidhi:No. of
Vacancy: 02; Area of
Specialisation: Indian
Philosophy
9 SCHOOL OF Centre for Applied Applied 6 1. Dr. Viswanatha Naidu (a) PG in Linguistics / Applied University of Research proposal : 5 marks
HUMANITIES Linguistics & Linguistics - 02 - Language & Linguistics with at least 55% Hyderabad Entrance [Link]./JRF/NET/SET/MANF : 5 marks
Translation Cognition; marks or an equivalent grade; Exam Communication, Argumentation Skills &
Studies (CALTS) Computational resources OR Proposal Defense : 12 marks
for Indian (b) PG in allied subjects with a Subject Knowledge : 8 marks
Languages; minimum of 60%
Descriptive Linguistics. marks/equivalent grade and
2. Dr. Gracious Mary (i) at least 12 credits in
Temsen - 02 - Linguistic Linguistics/Applied Linguistics
Typology; Comparative courses or (ii) a PG Diploma in
Linguistics; Syntax. Linguistics.
3. Dr. N. Ramesh - 01 - (Allied subjects: English
Ethnolinguistics; Language Studies, Speech &
Language Hearing, Cognitive Science,
Endangerment; Anthropology, Philosophy,
Language Computer Science and
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intake. t for
(Please write the name of interview
the faculty; Number of componen
vacancies against the t (for 30
respective faculty; and marks)
Area of specialization)
Documentation; Applications).
Sociolinguistics; Tribal
Linguistics and Candidates should have acquired
Anthropological their PG degree in English
Linguistics. medium only.
4. Dr. S.B. Rathna
Kumar - 01 - Phonetics; Note: Only those candidates who
Psycholinguistics meet these minimum requirements
(Speech & Hearing). will be called for an interview.
TOTAL = 6
10 SCHOOL OF Centre for Applied Translation 1 1. Dr. Sriparna Das - 01 - (a) PG in Translation Studies / University of Research proposal : 5marks
HUMANITIES Linguistics & Studies Audiovisual Translation, Comparative Literature / Hyderabad Entrance [Link]./JRF/NET/SET/MANF : 5 marks
Translation Gender and Translation, Literature Studies (English or any Exam Communication, Argumentation Skills &
Studies (CALTS) Indigenous Cultures other Indian Languages)/ Proposal Defense : 12 marks
and Translation Linguistics / Applied Linguistics / Subject Knowledge : 8 marks
Philosophy with a minimum of
55% marks.
OR(b) PG in Folk Studies /
Culture Studies / Gender Studies
/ Anthropology / Communication
Studies / Pol. Science / Sociology /
History with a minimum of 60%
marks/equivalent grade.

Note 1: The candidates who

passed their qualifying
examination in non-English
medium should have a minimum
of 60% marks in English as one of
the subjects at their under-
graduate examination.
Note 2: Only those candidates who
meet these minimum requirements
will be called for an interview

11 SCHOOL OF Centre for English English 2 Jyothi Hymavathi Devi. Master’s degree in English or UoH Entrance Exam Interview 30 marks
HUMANITIES Language Studies Language Specialisation: English Linguistics/Applied Linguistics
(CELS) Studies Language Teaching, (with English as the medium of
Translation Studies, instruction) with at least 55%
Research marks.
Methods, Academic
English, Morphology,
Sociolinguistics,
Psycholinguistics, and
Cognitive Linguistics.
12 SCHOOL OF Centre for Comparative 3 1. Prof. M.T. Ansari - 1 Masters in Comparative Literature UoH Entrance Exam Interview 30 marks
HUMANITIES Comparative Lit. vacancy /Allied Disciplines-Admission into
Literature (CCL) 2. Prof. [Link]- 1 - Ph.D programme is made based on
do- the marks obtained in the UGC-
3. Dr. Vamshi Krishna NET to be conducted by the
Reddy- 1 -do- National Testing Agency (NTA)
and the interview

13 SCHOOL OF Department of History 9 Prof. Sanjay Subodh-01 With at least 55% marks or University of Interview component-30 marks
SOCIAL SCIENCES History (DOH) (Medieval India) Equivalent Grade in M.A. in Hyderabad Entrance
Prof. Bhangya Bhukya- History OR Master’s in allied Exam (The interview is to assess the knowledge of
01 (Modern India) subjects from the Social Sciences students in their areas of research interest, based
Prof. Y. Swarupa R. with 55% marks. The Medium of on their research proposals, which must be
Shankar-03 (Modern the Ph.D. Programme is English. submitted to the interview board at the time of
India) All the students applying for the the interview. The topic of research,
Prof. Sujith Kumar Programme are required to have hypotheses/research questions, goals or
Parayil-02 (Modern adequate English language skills. objectives of the study, statement of the problem
India) Admission to PhD programme and methods should be clearly written in the
Prof. B. Eswara Rao-01 will be through the UoH Entrance proposal. This is an essential requirement to
(Modern India) Exam 2025 and an interview. interview the candidates for the selection.
Dr. V. J. Varghese-01 Only candidates shortlisted in the Candidates are advised to bring proof of
(Modern India) qualifying exam will be called for additional qualifications such as JRF/ NET
an interview. certificates and publications if any.

14 SCHOOL OF Department of Political 13 1. Jyotirmaya Sharma 2 With at least 55% marks or University of The interview will be for 30 marks and there
SOCIAL SCIENCES Political Science Science Political Theory/ Equivalent Grade in Master’s Hyderabad Entrance will be NO weightage for JRF or any other
(DPSC) Political Thought degree in Political Science/any Exam fellowships
2. S Shaji 2 International Social Sciences /Humanities
Relations subjects
3. Anagha Ingole 1
Political Theory/
Thought
4. E Venkatesu 2 Public
Policy, and Governance
5. Ramdas Rupavath 3
Indian Political Process
6. Anju Helen Bara 2
Public Policy and
Governance
7. Biju. B. L. 1 Indian
Political Process
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the faculty; Number of componen
vacancies against the t (for 30
respective faculty; and marks)
Area of specialization)

15 SCHOOL OF Department of Sociology 8 Aparna Rayaprol - Master’s degree in Sociology or University of Having Fellowship - 5 Marks, Research
SOCIAL SCIENCES Sociology (DOS) Sociology of Gender; other Social Sciences including Hyderabad Entrance proposal and interview - 25 Marks
Indian Diaspora; Urban Cultural Studies with at least 55% Exam
Sociology; Qualitative marks.
Research Methods -1,N.
Purendra Prasad -
Agrarian Studies;
Sociological Theory;
Political Economy of
Development; Health;
Urban Studies - 1C
Raghava Reddy -
Science and Technology
Studies; Sociology of
Disability; Sociology of
Organisations -1 G
Nagaraju - Sociology of
Education and Sociology
of Youth - 1Pushpesh
Kumar - Sociology of
Gender and Sexuality;
Globalisation and Social
Change and Digital
Sociology - 1L. Lam
khan Piang - Ethnicity,
Identity, Nation and
Nationalism; Tribal
Studies; Border Studies;
Health System Research;
Quantitative Techniques
- 1Satyapriya Rout -
Sociology of
Environment; Natural
Resource Management;
Development and
Decentralized
Governance -1C.
Nagalakshmi - Sociology
of Work and
Organisations, Sociology
of Science and
Technology, and
Innovation Studies - 1

16 SCHOOL OF Department of Anthropology 8 Dr. M. Romesh Singh M. A. in Anthropology with University of Descriptive written test : 10
SOCIAL SCIENCES Anthropology Professor Social minimum 55% marks. Hyderabad Entrance Research Proposal : 05
(DAN) Anthropology 1; Exam Interview : 15
Dr. George Tharakan C.
Associate Professor Total : 30 Marks
Social Anthropology 1;
Dr. Apparao
Thamminaina Associate
Professor Social
Anthropology 1;
Dr. Nanda Kishore K.
Associate Professor
Social Anthropology 2;
Dr. N V Madhuri
Associate professor
Social Anthropology 2;
Dr. Srinivasu Nookarapu
Assistant Professor
Social Anthropology 1;
17 SCHOOL OF Department of Education 8 Prof. J.V. Madhusudan - Master’s in University of Research Proposal & Presentation - 10
SOCIAL SCIENCES Education and 1 - Demography of Education/Psychology/Philosophy Hyderabad Entrance UGC-JRF - 5
Education Schooling, Health / Sociology/Social Exam Interview - 15
Technology Education and Early Anthropology/Adult and
(DEET) Childhood Care and Continuing Education/ Population
Education, Educational Studies/Social Work/Women
Technology/ICT Studies/ English with at least 55%
Education marks or equivalent grade

Dr. T. Sumalini - 1-
Curriculum Studies,
Experiential Learning,
Work Education and
Child Rights in
Education, Educational
Research, Educational
Technology.

Dr. Ravula Krishnaiah -2

- Philosophy of
Education, Sociology of
Education,
Constructivism, Politics
and Education, Yoga
Education.

Dr. R. Kohila Devi - 2 -

Educational Psychology,
Inclusive Education,
Science Education,
Educational Technology

Dr. Ujjala Singh - 2 -

Science Education,
Educational Technology,
Educational
Measurement &
Evaluation
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vacancies against the t (for 30
respective faculty; and marks)
Area of specialization)

18 SCHOOL OF Centre for Regional 3 V. Srinivasa Rao Qualifications :M.A. in any Social University of UGC-JRF Fellowship
SOCIAL SCIENCES Regional Studies Studies Professor Tribal Studies Science/ Mass Communication Hyderabad Entrance 05 MarksInterview (Research Proposal +
(CRS) Vacancy: 1Arvind S. and Journalism discipline with Exam Domain Knowledge) 25 MarksTotal Marks for
Susarla Associate 55% or equivalent OR [Link]. in Interview 30
Professor Geography of Geography / Disaster Marks
Hazards & Disasters, Management/ Environment
Environmental Studies, Studies with at least 55% marks or Note : Eligible candidates will engage in
and Communicating equivalent grade in the subject. research within the specified areas of focus at
Risks Vacancy: 2Salah P the Centre, which encompass Development,
Assistant Professor Note: Candidates should have an Urban and Regional Issues, Environmental
Sociology of Violence, M.A. degree in English medium Studies, Disaster Management, and Tribal
Region and Collective only. Research. Participation in coursework is
Identities, Migration and mandatory for all Ph.D. students enrolled at the
Borderlands, and Centre.
Marginalised
Communities Vacancy:
Total Vacancies: 3

19 SCHOOL OF Centre for Folk Folk Culture 2 Prof. Joly Puthussery; 2 Master’s degree with at least 55% University of Research Proposal and its defense, etc. – 15s
SOCIAL SCIENCES Culture Studies Studies Vacant Seats - Folklore marks in any of the subjects in Hyderabad Entrance marks;
(CFCS) and Folk Theatre, Social Sciences, Humanities, Fine Exam Interview - 15 marks
Performance Theory, Arts, Performing Arts, and (Candidates having Total =30 Marks
Public Performance and Communication. valid JRF scores are
Discourse, Religion and Note: Medium of instruction and exempt from writing
Theatrical Practices, and submission of thesis shall be in Entrance Exam)
Material Culture. English only.
20 SCHOOL OF Centre for the Social Excl. & 4 Prof. Ajailiu Niumai, 02, A Master’s degree with any one of University of 1. Interview -15 marks,
SOCIAL SCIENCES Study of Social Incl. Policy Gender, Non- the following mentioned subjects Hyderabad Entrance 2. UGC-JRF/RGNF/ICHR/ICSSR/Maulana
Exclusion and Governmental with at least 55% marks or Exam Azad Scholarship- 10 marks,
Inclusive Policy Organizations (NGOs) equivalent 3. [Link]. awarded -5 marks
(CSSEIP) and Development, grade.
North-East India Studies, Anthropology, Economics,
Indian Education, History, Human
Diaspora and Migration. Rights, Political Science, Public
Prof. J. Rani Ratna Administration, Public
Prabha-02, Child Labour Policy, Social Exclusion and
& Education, Health, Inclusive Policy, Social Work,
Poverty, Gender Sociology, Social Geography,
and Economics of Women/Gender
Exclusion. Studies, Developmental Studies,
and Population Studies.

21 SCHOOL OF Centre for the Indian Diaspora 2 Prof. Ajaya Kumar 55% marks or an equivalent grade University of 1. Research Proposal - 05
SOCIAL SCIENCES Study of Indian Sahoo in Master’s degree from any of the Hyderabad Entrance 2. UGC-JRF - 05
Diaspora (CSID) following disciplines in Social Exam 3. Interview - 20
Sciences and Humanities Total Marks 30
[Sociology, Anthropology,
History,
Political Science, English, Cultural
Studies], Mass Communication
and Journalism

Or

4-year BA Hons with a Research

degree from any of the following
disciplines in Social Sciences and
Humanities with 75% or
equivalent (Sociology,
Anthropology, History, Political
Science, English, and Cultural
Studies)

22 SCHOOL OF Centre for Gender Studies 4 1) Prof. K. Suneetha A Master’s degree with 55 % University of 1) Research Proposal and its defence, etc. :
SOCIAL SCIENCES Women’s Studies Rani, Ph.D. Vacancies: marks or equivalent grade in any Hyderabad Entrance 10 Marks2) Having fellowship (UGC-JRF
(CWS) 02, Area of discipline in Social Sciences and Exam (OR) Equivalent) : 05 Marks3) Interview: 15
specialization: Cultural Humanities (or) a Master's degree Marks
Studies, Comparative with 55 % marks or equivalent
Studies, Critical grade in Women's/Gender Studies
Pedagogy, New
Literatures in English,
Translation Studies2)
Prof. Deepa Sreenivas,
Ph.D Vacancies: 02,
Area of specialization:
Feminist Theory,
Cultural Studies, Gender
and Education
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(Please write the name of interview
the faculty; Number of componen
vacancies against the t (for 30
respective faculty; and marks)
Area of specialization)

23 SCHOOL OF None Economics 16 1. R. Vijay Professor--(0 MA in Economics (with at least University of Domain Knowledge 15 marks and Research
ECONOMICS Vacancy) Political 55% marks or Hyderabad Entrance Proposal and its defense 15 marks
Economy, New Equivalent Grade) OR Master’s Exam
Institutional Economics, degree in the allied
Development Economics subjects (Commerce, Statistics,
2. R. V. Ramana Murthy Mathematics,
Professor--(1 Vacancy) Engineering, and Management or
Development any of the Social
Economics, Political Sciences) with at least 55% marks
Economics of or Equivalent Grade.
Development, Indian
Economy
3. Debashis Acharya
Professor--(1Vacancy)
Macro-Monetary
Economics and Financial
Economics
4. K. Laxminarayana
Professor--(0 Vacancy)
Economics of Education,
Political Economy of
Development,
Agricultural Economics,
Indian Political
Economy of Class and
Caste
5. B. Nagarjuna
Professor (1 Vacancy)
Industrial Economics,
Transitional Economics,
International Finance
and Indian Economy
6. Phanindra Goyari
Professor (0 Vacancy)
Econometrics,
Mathematical
Economics,
Model Building and
Simulation in
Economics, Agriculture
Economics, Economic
Growth and
Development
7. [Link] Sethu Durai
Professor (0 Vacancy)
Macro Economics,
Monetary Economics
and Financial Economics
8. G. Sridevi Professor
(1 Vacancy) Food
Security, Economics of
Discrimination, Climate
Change, Commons and
Livelihoods
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Area of specialization)

9. Alok Kumar Mishra

Professor (2 Vacancy)
Open Macroeconomics,
Sustainable Finance,
Urban, Transport and
Housing Economics
10. L.C. Mallaiah
Professor (2 Vacancy)
Industrial Development,
Agricultural
Development and
Ambedkar Economic
Thought
11. Jajati Keshari Parida
Professor (0 Vacancy)
Employment, Migration,
Poverty and Human
Development
12. Srijit Mishra
Professor (0 Vacancy)
Applied Development
Economics
(Agriculture/Rural
Development, Human
Development, Public
Health and related
issues), Public Policy,
and Game Theory
13. Prajna Paramita
Mishra Associate
Professor (1 Vacancy)
Environmental
Economics, Natural
Resource Economics
14. Nitin Kumar Tagade
Associate Professor (0
Vacancy) Poverty and
Inequality
Economics of
Discrimination, Food
Security
15. Krishna Reddy
Chittedi Associate
Professor (2 Vacancy)
Energy Economics,
International Finance,
Banking and Financial
Services and
Development Studies
and Economic Policy
16. Motilal Bicchal
Associate Professor (2
Vacancy) Monetary
Economics
17. G. Vijay Assistant
Professor (0 Vacancy)
Labour Economics,
Environmental
Economics, Economics
of Business
Organizations, Law and
Economics, Political
Economy
18. S. Limakumba
Walling Assistant
Professor (1 Vacancy)
Post Keynesian
Economics, Political
Economy,
Macroeconomics
19. B. Nageswara Rao
Assistant Professor (1
Vacancy) Development
Studies, Agriculture and
Tribal Development
20. K. Ramachandra Rao
Assistant Professor (1
Vacancy) Health
Economics, Public
Policy and Practice

24 S.N. SCHOOL OF Department of Communicatio 4 1. Vasuki Belavadi Master’s degree in communication University of 5 marks for JRF
ARTS AND Communication n Professor or a related discipline with at least Hyderabad Entrance 10 marks for research proposal and defense
COMMUNICATIO (DCM) Communication for 55% aggregate. Exam 15 marks for domain knowledge and research
N Social Change, aptitude
Community Media,
Digital Learning 1 Note : Admission will be on the basis of UoH
2. Kanchan K. Malik Entrance Exam and interview, including
Professor Community defense of proposal, conducted by the
Media, Gender and University;
Media, Communication *Weightage for various components as
for Social Change, follows:
Journalism Studies 1 Entrance exam: 70%
3. E. Sathya Prakash Interview 30%
Professor Digital
Cultures, Print Cultures,
Media Economics &
Management 1
3. Madhavi Ravikumar
Assistant Professor
Journalism Studies,
Digital Media,
Environmental
Communication 1
Total 4
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25 S.N. SCHOOL OF Department of Dance 1 Prof. Aruna Bhikshu -1 Master’s degree in Dance with at University of 5 marks for JRF
ARTS AND Dance vacancy- Applied least 55% marks Hyderabad Entrance 5 marks for research proposal and defense
COMMUNICATIO Theory and Dance Or Exam 20marks for Interview
N Studies, Abhinaya, Master’s degree
Dance Historiography, with 55% in any subject Note : Admission will be on the basis of UoH
Interdisciplinary/Cross Entrance Exam and interview, including
Disciplinary Studies defense of proposal, conducted by the
University;
*Weightage for various components as
follows:
Entrance exam: 70%
Interview 30%

26 SCHOOL OF None Optometry 3 1. Dr. Konda V Master’s degree in Optometry, University of Candidate Interview Performance : 30
MEDICAL Nagaraju: Number of Vision Sciences, Integrated Hyderabad Entrance
SCIENCES Vacancy: 1: Area of Masters in Optometry and Vision Exam
Specialization: Ocular Sciences with at least 55% marks
Surface inflammation in aggregate or its equivalent
Cornea, & Contact grade in Master’s degree in any
Lenses Tear Film, 2. Dr. stream of Health Sciences, with at
Shivaram Male - Color least 55% marks in aggregate.
Perception & Cognition
Visual Perception and Publications in international peer
PsychophysicsVision Re-viewed journals and having at
Rehabilitation Binocular least two years of work experience
Vision Biomarkers in is desirable.
retinal and
neurodegenerative [Link]. Optometry along with 2-
Diseases, years of clinical, industrial, or
Research experience and
MBA/MPH, Clinical Research, M.
Tech Ophthalmic engineering and
instrumentation, Optics, /[Link]. in
Optics who are interested in
continuing research in visual
processing by a corresponding
statutory body with at least 55%
marks in aggregate or its
equivalent grade.

27 SCHOOL OF None Public Health 6 1. Prof. B.R. Shamanna - a) Master’s Degree in Public a) Selection Candidate
MEDICAL Public Health with at least 55% marks in process: Interview
SCIENCES Health Policy and aggregate. OR Entrance Performance 30
Practice; Project b) Master’s degree in any stream Examinatio Total Marks 30
Management; Health and of Health Sciences, Indian n followed
Welfare Systems by
Economics; Disability of Medicine, Interview.
inclusive Nursing, Masters in Nutrition,
development, Master Degree in Physiotherapy, (Note: Candidates
2. Dr. Varalakshmi Masters in Epidemiology, having valid JRF
Manchana - Population Studies, Demography, scores are exempt
Healthy Ageing, Frailty, M.A/MSc Psychology , Applied from writing
Dementia, sciences, Allied Health Sciences, Entrance Exam)
Disability, Nutrition, with at least 55% marks in
Sleep and aggregate. OR b) JRF in Social
Chronic Pain and Mental c) Master’s degree holders in Life Medicine &
health, sciences, Social Sciences, Medical Community Health
Socio-Behavioural Social Work, Behavioural of UGC-NET is also
Interventions for sciences, eligible to appear for
health promotion, NCDs Health Management and Health interview in Ph.D.
and Injury Administration with at least 55% Health Sciences –
Epidemiology marks in aggregate. Public Health stream
Applicants of b. and c. categories without appearing for
above should have demonstrable Entrance
& documented Public Health Examination.
Experience of 2-years produced as
a certificate, in addition to the c) Other related
minimum qualifications criteria, stream JRF with 2
and JRF Certificate (for JRF years of experience
candidates) which will be assessed in Public Health is
during the time of interview. also eligible to
appear for interview
in Ph.D. Health
Sciences – Public
Health stream
without appearing for
Entrance
Examination.
Other related stream
JRF (UGC NET) as
per the eligibility
criteria , which may
include; UGC NET
in Population studies,
anthropology,
psychology, social
work , however as
per the point (c)
mentioned they must
have 2 years of
experience in Public
Health
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28 SCHOOL OF None Materials 14 Jai Prakash Gautam M.E./[Link]. or equivalent University of 15 Interview 10 Reseach Proposal 5 valid
ENGINEERING Engineering Professor 1. Texture Master’s degree in Metallurgy; Hyderabad Entrance GATE score
SCIENCES AND controlled Mechanical (Production / Exam
TECHNOLOGY thermomechnical Manufacturing Engineering);
processing of recycled Materials Engineering; Ceramic
sheet steels and 2. Engineering / Technology;
Structure property Engineering Physics; Chemical
corrleation in AHSS and Engineering; Nanoscience and
super alloys - 2; Technology with 55% or
Dibakar Das Professor 1. equivalent grade
Bio ceramics; 2. Energy OR
storage materials 2; Bachelor’s degree in
Koteswararao V. Engineering/Technology in any of
Rajulapati Professor 1. the above disciplines with 75% or
High-entropy alloys, 2. equivalent grade
Medium-entropy alloys , OR
3. High-entropy Master of science degree in
Superalloys ---3; Physics/Chemistry/Industrial
Swati Ghosh Acharyya Chemistry/ Materials
Professor 1. Residual life Science/Nanoscience and
assessment of aged Technology with 55% marks or
materials-1; equivalent in the respective
V Ponnilavan Assistant qualifying exam.
Professor ME: 1.
Electroactive
biomaterials or
Nanomaterials for
therapeutic applications
1;
Appa Rao Goudu
Professor 1:
Establishment of
structure property
relationships in advanced
powder metallurgy
nickel base superalloys
processed through
additive manufacturing
and hot isostatic pressing
techniques & 1:
Processing, Structure and
property correlations in
high quality nickel base
superally powder
produced by plasma
rotating electrode
process ( PREP);
K Guruvidyathri
Assistant Professor:
Design and development
of new alloys assisted by
computational materials
engineering and
experiments 1;
Balaji Padya Associate
Professor 1. Carbon fiber
reinforced polymeric
composites
2. Additive
manufacturing of
graphene-based
composites : 2
29 SCHOOL OF None Nanoscience 3 Swati Ghosh Acharyya M.E./[Link]. or equivalent University of 15 Marks Interview, 10 Marks Proposal, 5
ENGINEERING and Professor - Water quality Master’s degree in Metallurgy; Hyderabad Entrance Marks GATE Score
SCIENCES AND Technology management by Mechanical (Production / Exam
TECHNOLOGY advanced materials and Manufacturing Engineering);
methods -1; Materials Engineering; Ceramic
Raj Kishora Dash Engineering / Technology;
Associate Professor 1. Engineering Physics; Chemical
Development of 2D Engineering; Nanoscience and
nanomaterials based Technology with 55% or
Nanocomposites 0 -1; equivalent grade
Balaji Padya Associate OR
Professor-. Electrically Bachelor’s degree in
conductive films as Engineering/Technology in any of
radiation absorbing the above disciplines with 75% or
materials-1; equivalent grade
OR
Master of science degree in
Physics/Chemistry/Industrial
Chemistry/ Materials
Science/Nanoscience and
Technology with 55% marks or
equivalent in the respective
qualifying exam.
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PH.D. PROGRAMMES - ADMISSIONS THROUGH UGC NET/CSIR NET

SNO Name of the Name of the Title of the Intake faculty-wise area of specialization Education Mode of NET Exam Break-up of
School Department/Centre Ph.D. for each intake. Qualification/Eligibility admission Streams to be assessment for
programme criteria for admission to eligible to apply interview
Ph.D. programme for Ph.D. component (for 30
programme, If marks)
applicable

1 SCHOOL OF None Mathematics 2 1. Dr. Shalini Bhattacharya-1 With at least 55% marks or CSIR-UGC NET Mathematical Research Proposal-
MATHEMATICS (Number Theory and Galois equivalent grade in Master’s Sciences 10 Marks
AND Representations.) degree in Interview-20 marks
STATISTICS 2. Dr. Mandira Mondal- Mathematics/Applied
1(Commutative Algebra and Mathematics.
Algebraic Geometry. )

2 SCHOOL OF None Applied 4 Prof. Saroj Panigrahi -2 (Functional With at least 55% marks or CSIR-UGC NET Mathematical Research Proposal-
MATHEMATICS Mathematics Differential Equations, Dynamic equivalent grade in Master’s Sciences 10 Marks
AND Equations on Time Scales, degree in Interview-20 Marks
STATISTICS Fractional Differential Equations, Mathematics/Applied
Integral Equations) Mathematics.
Prof. Sachin B. Bhalekar-1
(Fractional Order Systems)
Dr. Dharmendra Kumar-1 (PDE and
Variational Inequalities)

3 SCHOOL OF None Computer 21 1. S. K. Udgata Professor Intelligent 1) Any NCRF level 6.5 or UGC-NET Computer 16 Ph.D.
COMPUTER Science Sensing Systems. 1; higher degree with a Science and Interview
AND 2. Alok Singh Professor minimum of 60% marks or Applications weightage Break-
INFORMATION Evolutionary Algorithms, Swarm the equivalent grade in one up:
SCIENCES Intelligence, Heuristics, Hyper- of the following:
Heuristics. 1; (a)Computer Science & The candidates will
3. Durga Bhavani S. Professor Engineering or equivalent (as be tested in the
Social Network Analysis. 1 determined by AICTE) interview starting
4. K. Swarupa Rani Professor Data (b) Computer Applications from basic
Science and Big Data Analytics, (c) Computer Science or concepts and
Machine Learning. 2 equivalent general awareness
5. P. S. V. S. Sai Prasad Professor AND in Computer
Distributed Machine Learning, 2) Valid UGC-NET score in Science, and going
Rough Sets, Soft Computing : 1 Computer Science and up to a higher level
6. Satish Srirama Professor Cloud Applications of knowledge
computing, distributed data required of a PhD
analytics, Internet of Things, fog student in the core
computing and federated learning. 1 subjects of
7. Srinivasa Rao B. Professor Computer Science
Medical Image Analysis, Machine and Artificial
Learning and Deep Learning. 2 Intelligence. 15
8. N. Rukma Rekha Professor
Cryptology, Blockchain. 1 Research Proposal:
Oral delivery of
9. Nagender S. Kumar Professor proposal and its
IoT,AI/ML,5G/6G. 1 defense : 9
10. T. Sobha Rani Associate
Professor Data Mining and Research Proposal:
Applications. 1 Relevance and
11. Digambar Pawar Associate alignment to
Professor Digital Forensic, Cyber faculty research : 3
Security. 1
12. Y.V. Subba Rao Associate Research Proposal:
Professor Cryptology, Blockchain. 1 Documentation and
13. Nagamani M. Associate Bibliography : 3
Professor Quantum communication
and computing for Speech Total Marks 30
Technology/ 6G framework for
Information Security application in
SW2.0/ Data Engineering for
STD(sustainable Technology
Development Framework /Music
and Technology for Emotional
predictions. Preferred QC and
Speech based Security system
models. 1
14. Anjeneya Swami Kare Assistant
Professor Large Graph Analytics,
Social Network Analysis, Graph
Algorithms, Parameterized
Complexity. 1
15. Naveen N. Assistant Professor
Machine Learning, image
processing and applications. 1
16. M. A. Saifullah Assistant
Professor Networks, SDN, NDN,
Quantum Communications. 1
17. Avatharam Ganivada Assistant
Professor Deep Neural Networks,
Computer Vision, Pattern
Recognition/ Fuzzy and Rough Sets.
1
18. Arun K. Das Assistant Professor
Algorithm and Mechanism Design,
Resource Allocation, Multiagent
Systems. 2

Total 21
 Page 51 of 326
SNO Name of the Name of the Title of the Intake faculty-wise area of specialization Education Mode of NET Exam Break-up of
School Department/Centre Ph.D. for each intake. Qualification/Eligibility admission Streams to be assessment for
programme criteria for admission to eligible to apply interview
Ph.D. programme for Ph.D. component (for 30
programme, If marks)
applicable

4 SCHOOL OF Centre for Advanced Electronics 4 Dr. -Ing K. Pratap - 01- Valid UGC/CSIR-NET UGC-NET NET -Electronic Research Proposal
PHYSICS Studies in Science and Microfabrication of magnetometers (CAT. I, II or III) Score in Science; CSIR- and its defence.- 05
Electronics Science Engg. and signal processing electronics Electronics Sciences / UGC NET Valid GATE
and Technology Dr. Bhawna Gomber -01-Trigger Physical Sciences Physical Science score/JRF -05
(CASEST) electronics for CMS experiment at with EITHER Interview -20
LHC, CERN (a) with at least 75%
Dr. L D Varma Sangani-02-Mico aggregate marks or
and Nano device fabrication, 2D equivalent CGPA in B.E./
material-based quantum and nano [Link]. or 55% in
electronic devices. M.E./[Link]. in Electronics,
Instrumentation and Control
Engineering/ Electronics and
Communication Engineering/
Electronics and Control
systems/ Electronics and
Information Systems/
Electronics and
Instrumentation/ Electronics
Engineering/ Electronics
Science and Engineering/
Electronics Technology/
Instrumentation/
Instrumentation &
Electronics Engineering./
Instrumentation & Control
Systems/ Instrumentation
Technology.
Candidates with at least 75%
aggregate marks or
equivalent CGPA in B.E./
[Link] in the areas specified
above but no M.E./[Link].
degree are also eligible to
apply for the PhD
programme.
OR
(b) At least 55% aggregate
marks or equivalent CGPA in
Master’s degree ([Link].) in
Electronics
Science /Electronics/Applied
Electronics/ Electronics and
Communication/ Engineering
Physics; Instrumentation/
Physics(with Electronics as
one of the Subjects)/ Radio
physics/ Radio Physics;
Electronics

5 SCHOOL OF None Chemistry 32 Prof. Lalitha Guruprasad-1- [Link]. OR equivalent degree CSIR-UGC NET Chemical Science Interview-30 marks
CHEMISTRY Biological/theory/organicProf. S. in Chemistry or in allied
Mahapatra -3 -Theory/physicalProf. subjects with at least 55%
D. B. Ramachary -1-OrganicProf. marks. (Note: [Link]. in
Tushar Jana-1- Physics or Materials Science
Materials/Organic/PhysicalProf. R. or Life Sciences are treated
Nagarajan-1-Organic Prof. R. as allied subjects for this
Balamurugan -1-Organic Prof. A.K. purpose)NOTE: Candidates
Sahoo-1-Organic Prof. Ramu admitted to Ph.D. Chemistry
Sridhar-2-Organic Dr. Debasis should be able to conduct
Barik -2- their experiments on their
Biological/physical/theoryProf. own. There will be no
Srinivasarao Yaragorla-1-Organic provision for allowing any
Prof. [Link]-3-Organic Dr. V assistance or scribe to do the
Baskar 1 Inorganic Dr. Murali experiments.
Banavoth-4-Physical/MaterialDr.
Manju Sharma-2-Physical/theory
/materialDr. Jovan Jose K.V.-2-
Physical/theory/material/organicDr.
Anupam Bera -3-Physical
Dr. Vinaykumar K-2-Organic Dean-
2(Differently abled/PH)-Based on
the students interest and availability
of supervisor
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SNO Name of the Name of the Title of the Intake faculty-wise area of specialization Education Mode of NET Exam Break-up of
School Department/Centre Ph.D. for each intake. Qualification/Eligibility admission Streams to be assessment for
programme criteria for admission to eligible to apply interview
Ph.D. programme for Ph.D. component (for 30
programme, If marks)
applicable

6 SCHOOL OF Department of Biochemistry 14 1. Naresh Babu V. Sepuri MSc in Biochemistry or CSIR-UGC NET Life Sciences 30 marks for
LIFE SCIENCES Biochemistry (DOB) Mitochondrial biology in health and relevant areas, or M. Tech. in interview
disease 1 Bioinformatics, with at least
2. Mrinal Kanti Bhattacharyya 55% marks, or an MBBS
Malaria drug discovery aided by degree with a minimum of
CRISPR-Cas9 mediated genome 55% marks are eligible to
editing Technology. 2 apply
3. Gutti Ravi Kumar Stem Cell
Biology, Developmental Biology,
Signal transduction, Epigenetics,
Gene Regulation, Apoptosis,
Molecular and translational
medicine 1
4 Bramanandam Manavathi
Cancer Biology: Molecular basis of
Tumor Heterogeneity and
Metastasis. 1
5 Santosh Kumar Padhi Enzyme
Engineering, Biocatalysis, Enzymes
for industrial applications 2
6 Akash Gulyani Imaging
mitochondrial dynamics, biosensors,
photoreception and regeneration 2
7 Seema Mishra Gene Expression
regulation in Cancers, Protein-
protein & protein drug interactions,
Computational Biology 1
8 Mohd. Akif Structural Biology, X-
ray Crystallography, Host-pathogen
interactions and structural
vaccinology, Structure-guided
design of immunogens 2
9 Shashi Kiran Ubiquitination
signaling in Cervical Cancers and
other HPV-induced cancers.
CRISPR-based genome editing for
endogenous tagging of genes in
cancers. Ubiquitination pathways in
DNA replication of cancers 1
10 Vijay Morampudi Host-
commensal-pathogen interactions,
inflammatory bowel diseases, cell-
signaling and mucosal immunology,
Multi-drug resistant pathogens. 1

7 SCHOOL OF Department of Plant Plant Sciences 11 [Link] Yelam-1, Plant Admission to Ph.D. Plant CSIR-UGC NET Life Sciences and 30 Marks for the
LIFE SCIENCES Sciences (DPS) Reproductive Biology Sciences: Candidates who Environmental interview
(Gametophyte development in have passed [Link]. with a Sciences.
plants); [Link] R. Kanade-1, minimum of 55% marks in
Environmental Epigenetics aggregate of Life Science
Protein biochemistry; Prof. subjects only are eligible to
Sreelakshmi Y-1, Tomato apply.
Functional Genomics; [Link]
Ahmad Ghazi-2, Bacterial blight
disease resistance in rice: A
genomics-based approach; Prof.
Rahul Kumar-1, Functional
Genomics, Hormone Signalling,
Plant Biotechnology; Prof.
Sribash Roy-4, Molecular Biology
Epigenetics, Abiotic Stress,
Adaptation; Dr. Gopinath
Kodetham-1, Plant Molecular
Virology;

8 SCHOOL OF Department of Plant Microbiology 2 Prof. S. Rajagopal-1, Algal Admission to Ph.D. CSIR-UGC NET Life Sciences Interview : 30
LIFE SCIENCES Sciences (DPS) photosynthesi and, Bacterial Microbiology: Candidates
Photosynthesis, Protein who have passed [Link]. with
Biochemistry, and Omics Biology; a minimum of 55% marks in
[Link] Makandar-1, Plant aggregate of Life Science
Microbiome Interactions subjects only are eligible to
apply.

9 SCHOOL OF Department of Animal 14 Dr. Anita Jagota -Professor- Candidates with minimum CSIR-UGC NET Life Sciences only interview (no
LIFE SCIENCES Animal Biology Biology Neurobiology and Molecular 55% marks in Master's other component):
(DAB) Chronobiology, Aging, degree in Animal Biology or 30
Neurodegeneration and Brain-aging, in any area of Life
Therapeutic Interventions- 1; Dr. Sciences/[Link] in
Sreenivasulu Kurukuti Professor Bioinformatics or
Signaling and epigenetic control of Biotechnology, [Link], or
gene expression during [Link]
Neurogenesis and lactogenesis-
1;Prof. Suresh Yenugu-
Reproductive immunology and
toxicology, transgenic technology.-
1;Prof. Nooruddin Khan-
Immunobiology of infectious and
metabolic diseases, Vaccine and
adjuvant development. -2;Prof. A.
Bindu Madhava Reddy-Diabetes
and cancer signaling- 2;Dr.
Radheshyam Maurya- Mechanism
of Infection and Immunity in
visceral leishmaniasis, Drug
discovery and identification of new
diagnostic markers-1;Dr. Arunasree
[Link] of development,
differentiation and pathogenesis -
1;Dr. Shyam Lal M-Infectious
disease biology , Parasitology and
Drug discovery-2;Dr. K. Raja Ram
Mohan Roy-Cellular homeostasis,
Inflammation and Tumorigenesis-
1;Dr. Mrigya Babuta-Pathogenesis
of Liver diseases, innate immune
signaling, extracellular vesicles, and
cell death pathways-2;
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SNO Name of the Name of the Title of the Intake faculty-wise area of specialization Education Mode of NET Exam Break-up of
School Department/Centre Ph.D. for each intake. Qualification/Eligibility admission Streams to be assessment for
programme criteria for admission to eligible to apply interview
Ph.D. programme for Ph.D. component (for 30
programme, If marks)
applicable

10 SCHOOL OF Department of Biotechnology 13 Prof. K P M S V Padmasree - Students with a Master’s CSIR-UGC NET Life Sciences Interview Breakup
LIFE SCIENCES Biotechnology and Protease inhibitors in pest degree in Biotechnology, : Basic subjects-5
Bioinformatics management and human Life sciences or in a closely Techniques-10
(DBB) therapeutics; Alternative oxidase related area, [Link]. or In the specialized
pathway and stress tolerance in [Link]., Bioinformatics/M area student opted-
C3&C4 plants-02; Pharma or an MBBS degree 15
Prof Musturi Venkataramana -Host- with at least 55% marks are
Virus Interactions, Molecular eligible to apply.
Virology, Development of
antivirals-01;
Prof. Vaibhav Vindal-
Computational Functional
Genomics-03;
Prof. N. Prakash Prabhu-Protein
folding, stability & dynamics:
Biomolecular spectroscopy &
molecular
dynamics(MD)simulations-01;
Prof Sunanda Bhattacharyya-The
role of Hsp90 chaperosome in
maintaining in genome stability and
maintenance & Understanding the
mechanism of genome replication in
Plasmodium falciparum and
identification of suitable anti-
malaria target-02;
Dr. Insaf Ahmed Qureshi-Protein
Biochemistry, Structure based drug
discovery and Vaccine
development-02;
Dr. Ravi Kant-1. To develop novel
treatment strategies for auto immune
encephalomyelitics.
2. To study changes in CNS micro-
vasculature during autoimmune
encephalomyelitics. -02;
11 SCHOOL OF Department of Philosophy 6 Laxminarayan Lenka, 1, Philosophy At least 55%marks in MA UGC-NET Philosophy Research Proposal
HUMANITIES Philosophy (DPH) of Language, Western Philosophy (Mandatory) and its
Epistemology, Analytic Philosophy, defence:15
Philosophy of Wittgensteinian, marksInterview: 15
Speech ActsB. Ananda Sagar, 1, marks
Western Epistemology,
SkepticismVenusa Tinyi,1, Logic,
Philosophy of Norms and
actionKavita Chauhan, 1,
Philosophy of Art, Indian
Philosophy Nibedita P. Jena, 1,
Ethics, Applied EthicsChaitanya C.
Joshi,1, Ethics, Metaethics, Applied
Ethics

12 SCHOOL OF --- Management 14 Prof. G.V.R.K. Acharyulu - With at least 55% marks in UGC-NET Management 1. Research
MANAGEMENT Studies Operations-2, Prof. V. Venkata MBA/[Link]/ Proposal and its
STUDIES Ramana- Corporate governance, CA/CMA/two years full time defense, etc. 10
strategic management, AI driven Post Graduate Diploma in marks
marketing and strategy, marketing Management Programmes 2. Past academic
management -2, Sr. Prof. B. Raja approved by AICTE. record (UG and
Shekhar -Operations-2, Prof. Chetan PG) 5 marks
Srivastava -Marketing-2, Dr. Sapna 3 Interview 15
Singh-Marketing-1, Dr. D. V. marks
Srinivas Kumar-Marketing-1, Dr. C. Total Marks 30
Ganesh Kumar-Analytics, marks
Operations -3, Dr. Pramod Kumar
Mishra-Operations-1, Total 14
vacancies.

13 SCHOOL OF Centre for Neural Cognitive 6 [Link]. Ramesh Kumar Mishra: Valid CSIR-UGC NET / CSIR-UGC NET 1. Prof. Ramesh out of 30 marks
MEDICAL and Cognitive Science Vacancy: 02 (Two) NET in UGC NET scores in Kumar Mishra:
SCIENCES Sciences (CNCS) Psychology, Linguistics, [Link] Psychology, Linguistics, Life NET in
Computer Science; Sciences, Physical Sciences, Psychology,
Specialization: Cognitive science, Chemical Sciences, Linguistics,
attention, psycholinguistics, visual Mathematics and Masters [Link] Computer
cognition Degree with minimum of Science.
55% in Neural and Cognitive 2. Dr. Sudipta
2. Dr. Sudipta Saraswati: Vacancy: Sciences, Saraswati: CSIR
02 (Two)CSIR NET in Life Neuroscience, Physics, NET in Life
Sciences, Physical Sciences, Cognitive Science, or any Sciences,
Chemical Sciences, Mathematics; branch of Life Sciences, like Physical
Specialization: Neurogenetics, Zoology, Biochemistry, Sciences,
Behavioural Neuroscience and Biotechnology. Chemical
OR 75% in BTech in any Sciences
3. Dr. Joby Joseph: Vacancy: 02 branches of Electrial or Mathematics
(Two)MSc in Neural and Cognitive Electronics engineering. OR
Sciences, 75% [Link] Computer
Neuroscience, Physics, Cognitive Science.
Science, or any branch of Life
Sciences, like Zoology,
Biochemistry, and Biotechnology.
BTech in any branches of Electrial
or Electronics engineering.
Specialization: Candidates
interested in investigating neural
circuit mechanisms underlying
behavior in insect model systems
using neuroethology,
electrophysiology, and
computational approaches are
encouraged to apply.

Note 1: Date and Time of Written test and Interview will be notified on University academic website
at [Link]
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Note 2:
1. The medium of instruction for all the courses is English except the language courses for
which the medium of instruction is the language concerned.

2. For calculating the prescribed percentage of marks for admission to [Link]./MCA/ M.A. Courses
in History, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology and Economics, the marks obtained in
the language papers of the qualifying degree will be excluded.

3. The marks in Hons/Core subjects of B.A. (Hons), [Link]. (Hons) degrees will only be taken into
account for calculating the prescribed percentage of marks.

4. For admission to all Postgraduate Courses, viz., M.A., [Link]., M.C.A., M.F.A., M.P.A., M.B.A.,
[Link]. Courses and 5-Year Integrated Master’s Degree Courses, the minimum eligibility
condition for SC/ST/PwD candidates is 5% less than the percentage for General/EWS & OBC
category, however in order to ensure filling up of all seats for SC, ST and PwD, subject to
availability of candidates the minimum requirement is “Pass” in the qualifying examination.

5. For [Link]. courses the minimum eligibility of marks in the qualifying exam is relaxed by 5%
for SC and ST candidates.

As per UGC Regulations, 2022, the minimum eligibility for applying for admission to Ph.D. for General &
EWS category is 55% marks or equivalent in PG and for SC/ST/OBC/ PwD the minimum eligibility is 50%.
 Page 55 of 326

List of Programs for which admission is through other modes/examinations

Course Subject Intake Minimum Qualifications for admission

Bachelor/s degree under 10+2+3 pattern of Through

education in Physical, Biological, Agricultural, General
Veterinary and Fishery Sciences, Pharmacy, 4 years Aptitude Test of
Engineering/Technology, Biotechnology
[Link]. (Physician Assistant Course) or Medicine (GAT-B)
(MBBS) or BDS with at least 55% marks. examination,
[Link]. Biotechnology 30
conducted by
Candidate are required to submit applications with RCB Faridabad,
the qualified rank in GAT-B . Selection is based on New Delhi.
General Aptitude Test of Biotechnology (GAT-B) Counselling at
examination for admission to the upcoming UoH
academic year, conducted by RCB Faridabad
First Class Bachelor’s degree with at least 60%
marks in aggregate, in any discipline.
40
Computer
M.C.A. Applications NIMCET 2025 scores in order of merit, will be the Through
only criteria for admission. counselling at
UoH
Bachelor’s degree or it's equivalent with a
minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade of
any recognized University. Through
Note: The admissions for the academic year CAT
75
Business
MBA Management 2025-26 have been completed based on the Scores
percentile scores of the applicants in CAT 2024
followed by Group Discussion/Interview.

Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with a Through

minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade UoH
Entrance
MBA Executive 60 of any recognized University. Applicants
Exam
should also have a minimum of 2 (TWO) (25th May
years of work experience. 2025)

A person with valid GATE Score in Computer Admissions

Computer 45+5* Science and Technology OR Data Science and through
CCMT
Science Artificial Intelligence (codes CS, DA) and with
a minimum of 60% marks in Computer Science
[Link].
Artificial Engineering or equivalent or determined by
Intelligence 30+5* AICTE Gazette notification, with a minimum
of 60% marks or the equivalent grade.

* Sponsored
 Page 56 of 326

The qualifying degree for this program includes

[Link]./B.E./[Link]. in Bioinformatics,
Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Applied
Microbiology, Biology, Biomedical Genetics, Bio-
Sciences, Life Science, Life Sciences (Botany), Life
Sciences (Zoology), Microbiology, Agricultural
Science, Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical
Through
[Link]. Bioinformatics 25 Engineering, Biotech Engineering, Bioengineering,
CCMT
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering,
Biomedical Instrumentation and Biosciences.
GATE qualification with the subjects,
Biotechnology-BT, Chemistry-CY, Chemical
Engineering-CH, Biomedical engineering - BM,
Life sciences – XL, and Ecology and Evolution- EY
will only be considered for admission.
Eligibility
Valid GATE Score in Electronics & Communication
Engineering/ Instrumentation Engineering / Physics.
with Either
(a) at least 60% aggregate marks in the Master’s
degree in Electronics Science/ Electronics/ Applied
Electronics/ Electronics and Communication/
Engineering Physics & Instrumentation/ Physics(with
Electronics as one of the Subjects) / Radio
physics/Radio Physics & Electronics.
OR
(b) at least 60% aggregate marks in the B.E./
[Link]., in Electronics, Instrumentation and Control
Engg/ Electronics and Communication Engg/
Electronics and Control systems/ Electronics and
IC Information Systems/ Electronics and Instrumentation/ Admissions
[Link]. 18
Technology Electronics Engineering/ Electronics Science and to regular
Engineering/ Electronics Technology/ mode
Instrumentation/Instrumentation & is based on
Electronics Engg./ Instrumentation & Control GATE
Systems/ Instrumentation Technology scores and
Note: Valid GATE scores in the order of merit, in through
one of the following subjects, will be the criterion counselling
for admission. (1)Electronics and Communication at UoH
Engineering (2) Instrumentation Engineering (3)
Physics. No other written test or interview will be
conducted.
GATE Fellowship is extended to all candidates
admitted to [Link] (I.C technology) in regular
mode.
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Valid GATE Score in Electronics & Communication Through

Engineering/ Instrumentation Engineering / Physics counseling at
with Either : UoH
(a) at least 60% aggregate marks in the Master’s
degree in Electronics Science /Electronics/Applied
Electronics/ Electronics and Communication/
Engineering Physics & Instrumentation/
Physics(with Electronics as one of the
Subjects) / Radio physics/Radio Physics &
Electronics.
OR
(b) at least 60% aggregate marks in the B.E./
[Link]., in Electronics, Instrumentation and Control
Engg/ Electronics and Communication Engg/
Electronics and Control systems/ Electronics and
18
Microelectronics &
[Link].
VLSI Design Information Systems/ Electronics and
Instrumentation/ Electronics Engineering/
Electronics Science and Engineering/ Electronics
Technology/ Instrumentation/Instrumentation &
Electronics Engg./ Instrumentation & Control
Systems/ Instrumentation Technology
Note: Valid GATE scores in the order of merit, in
one of the following subjects, will be the criterion for
admission. (1)Electronics and Communication
Engineering (2) Instrumentation Engineering (3)
Physics. No other written test or interview will be
conducted.
GATE Fellowship is extended to all candidates
admitted to [Link] (Microelectronics & VLSI
Design) program.

In qualifying degree (as referred in eligibility), the candidates should have passed and secured at least 6.5 CGPA
(on a 10- point scale) or 60% for GEN/GEN-EWS/OBC, whereas 6.0 CGPA (on a 10-point scale) or 55% in case
of SC/ST/PwD candidates. The above mentioned CGPA/Percentage should be awarded by a recognized
University/Institute. Only primary mode of evaluation (CGPA or percentage) as mentioned in the qualifying
degree certificate/mark sheet shall be considered while verifying eligibility.
 Page 58 of 326

As per JOSAA/CSAB guidelines.

One of the criteria for admission is that the candidate
should satisfy at least one of these two criteria:
(i) The candidate is within the category-wise top 20 Seats will be
5-year Computer percentile of successful candidates in their respective allocated as per
Integra Science and 50 Class XII (or equivalent) examination of the respective Centralized
ted
[Link].
Engineering stream and Board. Counselling of
(ii) The candidate has secured minimum 75% (for GEN JOSAA/ CSAB
or OBC-NCL) or minimum 65 % (for SC, ST or PWD)
of aggregate marks in Class XII (or equivalent)
examination of the respective stream and Board
As per JOSAA/CSAB guidelines.
One of the criteria for admission is that the candidate
should satisfy at least one of these two criteria:
(i) The candidate is within the category-wise top 20 Seats will be
5-year percentile of successful candidates in their respective allocated as per
Materials
Integra
Engineering
60 Class XII (or equivalent) examination of the respective Centralized
ted
[Link] stream and Board. Counselling of
(ii) The candidate has secured minimum 75% (for GEN JOSAA/ CSAB
or OBC-NCL) or minimum 65 % (for SC, ST or PWD)
of aggregate marks in Class XII (or equivalent)
examination of the respective stream and Board
 Page 59 of 326

The following is the weightage proposed by S.N. School of Arts and Communication and School of Management Studies for
admission to PG Programs offered during 2025-26 :

S.N. School of Arts and Communication

S. Program Subject CUET Total

N weighta
o. ge
1 M.P.A. Dance 50 Practical : 50 100
2 M.P.A. Music 50 Practical : 50 100
3 M.P.A. Theatre Arts 25 Descriptive Test: 100
25
Audition : 25
Interview : 25
4 M.V.A Painting/Printmaking/Scu 25 15 digital 100
lpture images of recent
works /Portfolio -
25
Interview - 50
5 M.V.A. Art History & Visual 50 Interview: 50 100
Studies
6 M.A. Communication (Media 100 --- 100
Studies)

7 M.A. Communication (Media 100 --- 100

Practice)

School of Management Studies

[Link]. Program Subject CUET Group Total

s score Discussion(GD)/Pe
rsonal Interview(PI)
1 M.B.A. Healthcare & Hospital 60 GD : 15 100
Mgt. PI : 25
2 M.B.A. Business Analytics 60 GD : 15 100
PI : 25
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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE School of Mathematics & Statistics

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) -------------

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The School offers facilities for intensive training and research in the areas of Mathematics, Statistics.
Prof. Saroj Panigrahi is the Dean of the School.
The School aims to train people who are oriented toward research and teaching in advanced areas of
Mathematics, Statistics. Special attention is given to foundational topics.
The School offers research facilities in the following areas:
● Algebraic groups, Representation Theory, Non -Commutative Ring theory, Hopf Algebras, Lie
Algebras, Algebraic Geometry, Combinatorial Number Theory, Analytic Number Theory,
Dynamical Systems, Topological Dynamics, Many Valued Logic, Ordered Algebra, Lattice
Theory, Discrete Mathematics.

● Fluid Dynamics, Ordinary Differential Equations, Partial Differential Equations, Numerical PDE,
Fractional Differential Equations, Functional Differential Equations, Dynamical Equations on
Time Scales, Integral Equations.

● Modelling and Analysis of Large Data, Bayesian Modelling, Modelling of Spatio-temporal Data,
Bioinformatics/Genomics, Reliability, Survival Analysis, Statistical Inference, Extreme Value
Theory.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED (Mention programmes and duration in bullet points)

Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
IMSc 10 40 140
Mathematical Sciences
[Link]. Mathematics 4 75 82
[Link]. Statistics 4 35 82
Ph.D. Mathematics 12 02 16
Ph.D. Applied Mathematics 12 04 16
Ph.D. Statistics 12 00 16

The School offers [Link]. and Ph.D. Programs.

The [Link]. Program is offered in three streams namely, Mathematics and Statistics. This program is spread
over a period of four semesters. For each stream, there are separate core courses and electives.
The School offers Ph.D. programs in Mathematics and Statistics. Students admitted to these programs are
required to satisfactorily complete their course work recommended by the School in the first two semesters
in order to continue their Ph.D. They are also expected to take part in the weekly colloquium / seminar of
the School.
The School also participates in the 5-Year Integrated [Link]. Program in Mathematical Sciences, which is
administered through College for Integrated Studies.

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME MSc (Mathematics) and
[Link]. in Mathematical Sciences (with Mathematics Stream)
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
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● Demonstrate the comprehensive knowledge and skills in different areas of Mathematics and
Applied Mathematics such as Algebra, Number Theory, Analysis, ODE, PDE, Fluid
Dynamics, Complex Analysis etc.
● Demonstrate the competencies and skills required for carrying out research in modern and
thrust areas in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics in order to contribute original
knowledge in the chosen field(s) and provide innovative solutions to problems.

PROGRAMME MSc (Statistics) and [Link]. in Mathematical Sciences (with Statistics Stream)
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
● Demonstrate understanding of theoretical concepts in Probability Theory, Statistical Decision
making and Statistical Modelling.
● Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and skills in different areas of Statistics, such as
Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, high-dimensional analysis.
● Demonstrate the competencies and skills required for carrying out research in different areas
of Statistics as well as in modern areas in Statistics that include topics like Big Data, Machine
Learning, Artificial Intelligence in order to contribute original knowledge in the chosen field(s)
and provide innovative solutions to problems.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
IMSc Mathematical Sciences: Intake- 40
Minimum Qualifications for admission: With a minimum of 60% marks at +2 level of education with
Science subjects only.
NOTE: For admission to Mathematical Sciences and Physics stream, it is essential to have Mathematics
as one of the subjects at +2 level.
[Link]. Mathematics: Intake- 75
Minimum Qualifications for admission: Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 60% marks in the aggregate
of optional subjects with Mathematics/ Statistics as one of the subjects; OR with at least 55% of marks for
those students who have done B.A. /[Link]. (Hons) course in Maths / Statistics.
[Link]. Statistics: Intake- 35
Minimum Qualifications for admission: Same as above
Ph.D. Mathematics: Intake - 2
Minimum Qualifications for admission: With at least 55% marks or equivalent grade in Master’s degree
in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Ph.D. Applied Mathematics: Intake- 4
Minimum Qualifications for admission: With at least 55% marks or equivalent grade in Master’s degree
in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics

Ph.D. Statistics: Intake - NIL

Minimum Qualifications for admission: Master’s degree in concerned or related subjects (Mathematics/
Applied Mathematics/Statistics/ Economics/Computational Sciences) with at least 55% marks or
equivalent grade
7. ADMISSION PROCESS
Entrance Examination
The entrance examinations for admissions to various courses are aimed to assessing the candidate’s
understanding of the concepts rather than capacity of memorization.
[Link]. in Mathematics/Statistics
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Admission to [Link]. (Mathematics and Statistics) is based on a written test. There are two separate entrance
examinations for admission to [Link]. in Mathematics and [Link]. in Statistics. The written tests consist of
objective type questions only.
[Link]. in Mathematics
A majority of the questions for [Link]. Mathematics will be on the following topics:
• Sets, sequences, series, limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, graphs of functions.
• Coordinate geometry of two and three dimensions.
• Group theory, ring theory, vector spaces.
• Matrices, determinants, linear transformations, rank, nullity, eigenvalues, system of linear
equations, elementary probability and logical reasoning.

[Link]. in Statistics
A majority of the questions for [Link]. Statistics will be on the following topics:
• Sets, sequences, series, limits, continuity, differentiation, integration, graphs of functions, vector
Spaces, matrices, determinants, linear transformations.
• Elementary probability - events, independent events, conditional events, Bayes’ theorem,
Chebyshev’s inequality.
• Random variables and their distributions – Binomial, Poisson, Geometric, Negative Binomial,
Uniform, Normal, Exponential, Gamma, Beta.
• Inference – methods of moments and ML estimation, test for mean and variance of the normal
distribution, contingency Tables, simple linear regression.
• Linear Programming Problem- graphical solution.

Important notes
● The admission will be made separately for [Link]. Mathematics and [Link]. Statistics
● Students cannot change between Mathematics and Statistics
Ph.D in Mathematics/ Applied Mathematics/ Statistics
●Admission to Ph.D. program in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics/Statistics is based on CSIR- UGC
NET Examination.
●Candidates clearing the CSIR-UGC NET Examination will be called for an interview as per the merit
list.
●The Ph.D. interview will be for 30 marks for all candidates who are called for the interview.

8. EXIT OPTION/S : As decided by the University, time to time.

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S : N/A
10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS :
A minimum number of credits to clear each programme is mentioned in the table in point number 4.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT : N/A

[Link]
Professors Specialisation
B. Sri Padmavati, Ph.D. (University of Fluid dynamics
Hyderabad)
R. Radha, Ph.D. (IIT Bombay) Fluid dynamics
Saroj Panigrahi, Ph.D. (Berhampur University) Differential equations, Functional differential
Dean equations, Dynamical equations on time scales,
Integral equations, Fractional differential
equations
A. Sankaranarayanan, Ph.D. (TIFR, Mumbai) Analytic number theory
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T. Suman Kumar, Ph.D. (Sorbonne Université, Population dynamics, Nonlinear PDE

Paris)
Sachinkumar B. Bhalekar, Ph.D. (University Analysis, Dynamical Systems, Fractional
of Pune) Differential Equations

Associate Professors Specialisation

B. Shobha, Ph.D. (IIT Delhi) Statistical Inference and Reliability
M. Sumanth Datt, Ph.D. (University of Representation Theory, Non -Commutative Ring
Hyderabad) theory
T.K.S. Moothathu, Ph.D. (University of Topological Dynamics
Hyderabad)
Sachin B. Ballal, Ph,D. (Savitribai Phule Pune Ordered Algebra, Lattice Theory, Discrete
University) Mathematics

Assistant Professors Specialisation

Mohan N. Chintamani, Ph.D. (HRI, Allahabad) Combinatorial Number Theory, Additive
Combinatorics, and Cryptography
Archana. S. Morye, Ph.D. (HRI, Allahabad) Algebraic Geometry
P. Chiranjeevi, Ph.D. (University of Dynamical Systems
Hyderabad)
V. Nageswara Rao, Ph.D. (IIT Hyderabad) Many Valued Logic
S. Anjana, Ph.D. (CUSAT, Cochin) Survival Analysis, Nonparametric Inference
Abhay Soman, Ph.D. (IIT Bombay) Algebra
Dharmendra Kumar, Ph.D. (IIT Gandhinagar) Partial Differential Equations and Calculus of
Variations
Shalini Bhattacharya, Ph.D. (TIFR Mumbai) Algebric Number Theory and Galois
Representations
Mandira Mondal, Ph.D. (TIFR Mumbai) Commutative Algebra and Algebric Geometry

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Dr. Sachinkumar B. Bhalekar Professor 040-23134100,
sachinbhalekar@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S (May not be required for smaller units. Internship Co-ordinator serves
as Supervisor too)
NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Dr. Sachinkumar B. Bhalekar Professor 040-23134100,
sachinbhalekar@[Link]

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:
[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization No. of PhD
Vacancies
1. Saroj Panigrahi Professor Functional differential 02
equations, Dynamical
equations on time scales,
2. Sachinkumar B. Professor Fractional Order Systems 01
Bhalekar
3. Dharmendra Kumar Assistant 01
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Professor
4. Shalini Bhattacharya Assistant 01
Professor
4. Mandira Mondal Assistant 01
Professor
Total

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc. 10
2. Having fellowship/[Link]/NET/SLET, etc. -
3. Interview 20
Total Marks 30

17. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to PhD programs

Name of the School Name of the PhD UGC-JRF/CSIR- Weightage Marks in
/Department/Centre program JFR/NBHM/DBT/ICMR/UGC CSIR lieu of written test
JRF, etc.
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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Computer and Information Sciences

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) -------

3. ABOUT THE SCHOOL

The School of Computer and Information Sciences (SCIS) sets an example of excellence in all the major
aspects of higher learning such as teaching, research, student development and curriculum planning. The
strengths of the School are its quality faculty, innovative and flexible curricula with their unique focus on
postgraduate education, state-of-the-art research with a large number of PhD scholars – both ongoing and
recently graduated. The practices in the school are very open and with transparent policies that foster a
healthy student-faculty interaction.
SCIS, created in 2012, focuses on Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Applications. It runs 6
different programs – 5-yr Integrated M. Tech (CSE) (admission is through JOSAA, after +2 level of
School Education), M. Tech in AI, CS and IT (with specialisation in Banking Technology and Information
Security) (admission is through GATE), MCA (admission through NIMCET common Test) and PhD (CS)
(admission through UGC-NET). The School has more than 500 students on its rolls. SCIS is also well
known throughout India and abroad for the quality of its research with four faculty figuring in the Stanford
list of top-2% researchers world-wide. All the faculty have PhDs with five having degrees from abroad
and eight with degrees from IITs/IISc/ISI, etc. At present the faculty strength is of 27 and they do quality
research in cutting edge areas such as Deep Learning, AI, Internet of Things, Natural Language Processing,
Parallel and Cloud Computing, Cryptography and Cyber Security, Theoretical Computer Science, etc. The
curriculum is flexible, with a proper blending of core subjects and state-of-the-art electives preparing the
students for both employment and research.
The history of SCIS can be traced back to running MCA, M. Tech and Ph. D programmes as a part of the
School of Mathematics/Computer and Information Sciences from 1983. A separate Department of
Computer and Information Sciences was created in 1993 which finally became a school in 2012. SCIS
always stood for innovation and leadership in curriculum planning. SCIS is unique in starting an
M. Tech programme in AI back in 1987. It is the first and the oldest running AI programme in the
country with more than 800 students graduated thus [Link] also started a highly successful 5-year
Integrated M. Tech (CSE) programme in 2014 and is recognized by AICTE making the students eligible
for GATE Fellowships in the 5th year.
SCIS offers an excellent place for students to train in Computer Science education with its quality faculty,
24x7 research labs, advanced high performance computing facilities and attractive placements. The
University of Hyderabad has been selected by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) of
Government of India as one of the recipients of the prestigious “100 5G labs” initiative. The 5G Use Case
Lab at the University is a cutting-edge facility equipped with advanced hardware and software, designed
to explore and develop 5G communication technologies, IoT, cloud, edge/fog computing, AI/ML, and
networking solutions. The students regularly win awards at national hackathons, participate and win prizes
in many inter-collegiate events and publish papers in reputed conferences and journals. Many of our
alumni are in highly-ranked colleges and universities both in India and abroad, are in senior-level positions
in extremely well-known companies and some are successful entrepreneurs.
Research
The current research areas in the School include Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning (including Deep
Learning), Rough Sets, Soft Computing, Image Processing, Computer Vision, Digital Forensics, Pattern
Recognition, Natural Language Engineering, Machine Translation, Networks (including Software Defined
Networks), Computer and Network Security, Information Security, Logic, Data Mining, Data science, Big
Data Analytics, Bioinformatics, Parallel, Distributed, Grid and Cloud Computing, Wireless Sensor
Networks, Internet of Things (IoT), Fog/Edge Computing, Heuristics and Metaheuristics, Cryptography,
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Block-Chain Technology, Cybersecurity, Speech Processing, Software Engineering and Learning

Technologies, Social Network Analysis, Graph Algorithms, Combinatorial Optimizations, and Theoretical
Computer Science.
Funding for the School
The School has been recognized by several funding agencies. The Department of Science and Technology
(DST), Government of India has recognized the research contributions of the School by funding it under
SERB, FIST and PURSE programmes. The School also received funding from industry. With the
university recognized as an Institute of Eminence (IoE) recently, the School planned several innovative
activities with the generous grants under the scheme. Several faculty were also funded with individual/joint
research projects under the IoE scheme.
Research Projects
The School currently executes several research projects (funded by MeitY, UGC, ISRO, DRDO, DLRL,
MHA, DST, INCOIS, IUSSTF, SERB, SPARC etc.) on FAE, Content-Based Image Retrieval, Speech and
Natural Language Processing, Grid Computing, Cryptography, Neural Networks, Formal Methods in
Software Engineering, Business Process Re-engineering, Forensic Document Analysis, System Security,
Wireless Sensor Networks, Fog Computing, Manufacturing and Logistics, Grid Middleware etc.
4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Minimum Credits
(Sems) Intake Required
5-yr Integrated M. Tech 10 48 As per AICTE norms
(CSE)
2-yr MCA 4 40 As per AICTE norms
2-yr M. Tech (CS) 4 45 As per AICTE norms
2-yr M. Tech (AI) 4 30 As per AICTE norms
Ph. D (CS) - 15# As per UGC Regulations
2022

1
all programmes allow intake of international students as per university norms
#
call for research scholars under several schemes such as QIP, Visvesvaraya and others
over and above the intake stated above will be advertised separately

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME 5-yr Integrated M. Tech (CSE)
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
1. To produce graduates with strong foundational concepts, techniques and tools to
enable them to pursue higher studies.
2. To prepare students to apply engineering knowledge to solve problems in computer
science and other fields.
3. To produce graduates with strong human values and professional ethics.
4. To provide students a deep insight into cutting edge technologies and tools.
5. To create globally competent technocrats with exposure to Scientific & Engineering
aspects of development.

PROGRAMME 2-yr MCA

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PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
1. To train the graduates to acquire in-depth knowledge of fundamental concepts and
programming skills for holistic development.
2. To prepare the graduates for productive careers in the software industry, corporate
sector and Government Organizations.
3. To apply the current tools and techniques to create systems for solving Industry
oriented problems.

PROGRAMME 2-yr M. Tech (CS)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
1. Produce Post graduates who can contribute to the Research & Development
effectively.
2. To provide students a deep insight into cutting edge technologies and tools.
3. To create globally competent technocrats with exposure to Scientific & Engineering
aspects of development.

PROGRAMME 2-yr M. Tech (AI)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
1. Produce Post graduates who can contribute to the Research & Development effectively.
2. To provide students a deep insight into cutting edge technologies and tools.
3. To create globally competent technocrats with exposure to Scientific & Engineering
aspects of development.

PROGRAMME 2-yr M. Tech (IT) with specialization in Banking Technologies and

Information Security
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
1. Produce Post graduates who can contribute to the Research & Development effectively.
2. To provide students a deep insight into cutting edge technologies and tools.
3. To create globally competent technocrats with exposure to Scientific & Engineering
aspects of development.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Programme Intake1 Qualifying Exam Eligibility Criteria
5-yr 50
Integrated M. 5-yr Integrated Masters (CSE) students must satisfy IIT-JEE and
Tech (CSE) JOSAA/CSAB eligibility criteria.

2-yr MCA 40 MCA students are admitted based solely on their ranking according
to a valid NIMCET 2025 score. A NIMCET score is considered valid
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only if the candidate satisfies all the eligibility criteria of

NIMCET 2025.
2-yr M. Tech 45 1) A person with a valid GATE Score in Computer Science and
(CS) Information Technology OR Data Science and Artificial
2-yr M. Tech 30 Intelligence (codes CS, DA).
(AI) AND
2) A minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade in Computer
Science & Engineering or equivalent (as determined by
AICTE)
OR
A minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade in MCA/[Link].
in Computer Science or equivalent.
AND
3) Application is made through CCMT.
Ph. D (CS) 15# 1) Any NCRF level 6.5 or higher degree with a minimum of 60%
marks or the equivalent grade in one of the following:
(a)Computer Science & Engineering or equivalent (as
determined by AICTE)
(b) Computer Applications
(c) Computer Science or equivalent
AND
2) Valid UGC-NET score in Computer Science and Applications

7. ADMISSION PROCESS
Programme Entrance Remarks
Exam
5-yr Integrated IIT-JEE Counseling through JOSAA (please refer to JOSAA/CSAB
M. Tech (CSE) (Mains) 2025 websites for more information)
2-yr MCA NIMCET- Counseling at the university based on ranks obtained in
2025 NIMCET-2025
2-yr M. Tech GATE Centralized counseling through CCMT for those qualified
(CS) Examination in either Computer Science and Information Technology
2-yr M. Tech (CS, DA (CS) or Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DA)
(AI) codes) papers

(Please refer to CCMT website for more information)

Ph. D (CS) As per the Candidates will be called for an interview based on the
recent scores in the UGC NET Exam in Computer Science and
notification of Applications. The final selection is based on the combined
UGC-NET performance in the entrance exam and the interview as per
Exams in guidelines of 70-30 break up or any policy specified by
Computer University of Hyderabad at that time.
Science and
Applications

Admission Process for PhD (CS) Programme

● As per the notifications from UGC, UGC-NET Exam 2024 onwards in Computer Science and
Applications is prescribed. The normalized score from that weighted to 70 percent will be used
further with the interview weighted for 30 percent.
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● Interview Process
Candidates must indicate their research interest at the time of the interview. All candidates must
come prepared with a tentative research plan with clear bibliographic details. The research plan
may be 4 - 6 pages in length (including bibliography). The candidates are encouraged to submit
details of research papers/technical reports which they have authored (if any). Any previous
dissertation/report submitted for [Link]. or other degree is also relevant and may be brought to
the interview.
● The candidates will be tested in the interview starting from basic concepts and general awareness
in Computer Science, and going up to a higher level of knowledge required of a PhD student in the
core subjects of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. Oral delivery of research
proposal/plan and its defense will be tested. Candidates are expected to have prepared themselves
with the faculty research specializations. The manner of documentation and correct bibliography
references will also matter.
Ph.D. Fellowships PhD (CS) Programme
The following fellowship options are available for our full-time PhD students subject to
satisfying the eligibility and the other conditions. The details can be found on the
respective websites.
a) Prime Minister Research Fellowship ([Link]
b) IndiaAI Fellowship ([Link]
c) AICTE Doctoral Fellowship ([Link]
development-schemes/ADF-Scheme)
d) Visvesvaraya Fellowship ([Link]
e) TCS Fellowship ([Link]
scholarship-program-computer-science-phds-india)

Ph.D under QIP : Number of seats 3 (for more details refer to [Link]

International Student Admissions

● 5-year Integrated M. Tech (CSE)
Foreign candidates should clear SAT-I or ACT examination as a prerequisite for admission to 5-
year Integrated [Link]. in Computer Science and Engineering and may apply directly to the office
of International Affairs, University of Hyderabad. Please also read the section on Admission of
Foreign Nationals in the prospectus.
● M. Tech programmes in CS and AI
Foreign nationals seeking admission to [Link]. Programmes should have the required minimum
qualification with background knowledge in Mathematics, Algorithms, Computer Programming
etc. Candidates should have the ability to communicate in English and should submit a supportive
document with a good score in TOEFL/IELTS at the time of admission. In addition, students
should submit a letter of reference which supports their claims to the background knowledge and
ability to communicate in English. Please also read the section on Admission of Foreign
Nationals in the prospectus.
● 2-yr MCA programme
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Foreign nationals seeking admission to MCA programme should have the required minimum
qualification. Candidates should have the ability to communicate in English and should submit a
supportive document with a good score in TOEFL/IELTS at the time of admission. Please also
read the section on Admission of Foreign Nationals in the prospectus.
● PhD (CS)
Foreign nationals seeking admission in PhD program should have the required basic
qualifications of a four-year Bachelor's Degree and suitable Master’s degree in Engineering and
related to Computer Science. Candidates must demonstrate their ability to communicate in
English in oral and written formats.

Following are the guidelines for admission to PhD

o Foreign students are required to submit past academic records, three reference letters, and a
statement of purpose on the research topic of their interest. This has to be necessarily related
to the Computer Science research topic.
o They must have good ability to communicate in English. In order to support the claim for
admission into PhD, the following guidelines are stipulated:
▪ Students residing in India and who have taken prior qualifying education in India have to
appear for the interview with all required supporting documents
▪ Both GRE and TOEFL/IELTS scores are to be submitted at the time of admission
Please also read the section on Admission of Foreign Nationals in the prospectus.

Admission of Sponsored candidates into M. Tech (CS/AI) Programmes

Five sponsored seats are available for admission into each stream of [Link] CS, and AI, Sponsored
candidates seeking admission in the [Link]. (CS/AI) programmes are exempted from GATE
qualification. Candidates with required basic qualifications would be selected through interviews.
Employees with a minimum 2 years of work experience in IT companies registered with STPI or
NASSCOM or Central Government Organizations can apply for [Link] admission in CS/AI. A
candidate seeking admission in this category into [Link]. (CS/AI) must submit (along with application)
the organization's commitment to pay a sponsorship amount of One Lakh Rupees per candidate (one time)
to the development fund of the School. After admission, candidates are required to pay the sponsorship
amount and also the usual tuition, admission and other fees as prescribed by the University for other
students from time to time. These candidates need to apply to the University as per the prescribed
application form.

8. EXIT OPTION/S
Students of the 5-yr Integrated M. Tech (CSE) programme, admitted from the Academic Year 2024-25
onwards, can exit at the end of the 4th year of the 5-year programme. The student opting to exit at the end
of the 4th year is awarded a B. Tech (CSE) degree subject to successful completion of the academic and
all other requirements.
There are no interim exit options for any other programme offered by SCIS.
9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S
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Presently the lateral entry options are not available but in future for other batches the regulatory aspects
permitted by the University policy will be announced.

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

Programme Requirements
5-yr Integrated M. ● Minimum number of credits as per the approved course curriculum.
Tech (CSE) Mandatory internship of 4 – 6 weeks.
● Successful completion of a 1-year project in the 5th year as per the
school regulations.
● Satisfy AICTE regulations as announced from time to time.
● University rules regarding backlogs, duration, academic and other
regulations apply.
● The requirements for the 4th year exit will be announced later.
2-yr MCA ● Minimum number of credits as per the approved course curriculum.
● Satisfactory completion of a 6-month internship in the 4th semester.
● Satisfy AICTE regulations as announced from time to time.
Other university rules regarding backlogs, duration, academic and other
regulations apply.
2-yr M. Tech (CS) ● Minimum number of credits as per the approved course curriculum.
2-yr M. Tech (AI) ● Successful completion of a 1-year project in the 2nd year as per the
school regulations.
● Satisfy AICTE regulations as announced from time to time.
● Other university rules regarding backlogs, duration, academic and other
regulations apply.
Ph. D (CS) As per UGC 2022 regulations.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

All the programmes of SCIS are AICTE approved and therefore AICTE requirements regarding
internships – duration, credits, etc. - must be satisfied by all the students of the School. These guidelines
will be intimated to the students by the Internship coordinator of SCIS from time to time. In addition, the
Placement Guidance and Advisory Board (PGAB) of the university assists the students for internships.
12 (a). FACULTY
Professors Specialization
Chakravarthy Bhagvati, PhD (Rensselaer Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Colour Image
Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA) Processing
Atul Negi (Dean), MSc (Engg), IISc, PhD Pattern Recognition and its Applications, Computer
(University of Hyderabad) Security
Siba K. Udgata, PhD (Berhampur University, Mobile Computing, Networks and Architecture
Odisha)
Rajeev Wankar, PhD (Devi Ahilya University, Parallel Computing, Cloud Computing, Algorithms
Indore)
Alok Singh, D. Phil (University of Allahabad)Combinatorial Optimisation using Heuristic and
Metaheuristic techniques
Vineet C. P. Nair, PhD (Griffith University, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Multi-
Australia) Agent Systems, Logics in Artificial Intelligence
S. Durga Bhavani, PhD (University of Social and Biological Network Analysis, Graph
Hyderabad) Algorithms, Network Science
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Salman Abdul Moiz, PhD (Osmania University, Software Engineering, Mobile Databases, E-
Hyderabad) Learning
K. Swarupa Rani, PhD (Acharya Nagarjuna Data Science & Big Data Analytics, Artificial
University) Intelligence & some of the related areas
P. S. V. S. Sai Prasad, PhD (University of Distributed Machine Learning, Data Science, Big
Hyderabad) Data Engineering, Soft Computing, Rough Sets
Satish N. Srirama, PhD (Aachen University, Cloud Computing, Data Science on the Cloud,
Germany) Internet of Things and Fog Computing
Srinivasa Rao Battula, PhD (Acharya Nagarjuna Medical Image Analysis, Image Processing,
University) Machine Learning and Deep Learning
Rukma Rekha, PhD (Andhra University) Cryptography, Information Security, Block chain
Technologies
S. Nagender Kumar, PhD (Massey University, Internet of Things, Real-Time Data Mining,
New Zealand) Ambient Assisted Living Environment
Associate Professors Specialization
T. Sobha Rani, PhD (University of Hyderabad) Bioinformatics, Machine Learning Techniques,
Language Processors
Digambar Pawar, PhD (BITS Pilani) Digital Forensics, Cloud Computing, Cyber
Security
Y. V. Subba Rao, PhD (University of Cryptography, Theory of Computation, Data
Hyderabad) Forensics
M. Nagamani, PhD (University of Hyderabad) Human Computer Interaction, Embedded Systems
and Signal processing, Speech recognition
Wilson Naik, PhD (University of Hyderabad) Network Forensics, Systems Security, Networking
Assistant Professors Specialization
Anupama Potluri, PhD (University of Networking, Systems Security, Operating Systems
Hyderabad)
Rajendra Prasad Lal, PhD (Utkal University, Graph Algorithms, Mathematical Programming,
Bhubaneswar) Computational Geometry
Anjeneya Swami Kare, PhD (IIT Hyderabad) Graph Theory, Algorithms and Theoretical
Computer Science
Naveen Nekuri, PhD (University of Hyderabad) Machine Learning, Data Mining, Optimization
techniques, Neural Networks
Mohd. Abdul Saifulla, PhD (Anna University, Network Traffic Engineering & Network
Chennai) Management Systems, SDN, NDN
Avatharam Ganivada, PhD (Calcutta Deep Neural Networks, Computer Vision, Pattern
University/Indian Statistical Institute) Recognition/ Fuzzy and Rough Sets
Arun Kumar Das, PhD (Indian Statistical Algorithms and Data Structures, Combinatorial
Institute) Optimization, Theoretical Computer Science

12. INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Dr. Naveen Nekuri Assistant Professor naveencis@[Link]

13. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
***
*** Internships shall be assessed and evaluated by a panel comprising the faculty from the school and
shall be designated by the Dean as per the internship schedule of the School.
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14 Broad areas of research of Faculty and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:
(The vacancies are indicative and depends on the competence of student and alignment in the
respective area of specialization)
Sl. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization No. of
No PhD
. Vacanc
ies
1. S. K. Udgata Professor Intelligent Sensing Systems. 1
2. Alok Singh Professor Evolutionary Algorithms, Swarm Intelligence, 1
Heuristics, Hyper-Heuristics.
3. Durga Bhavani S. Professor Social Network Analysis. 1
4. K. Swarupa Rani Professor Data Science and Big Data Analytics, Machine 2
Learning.
5. P. S. V. S. Sai Professor Distributed Machine Learning, Rough Sets, Soft 1
Prasad Computing.
6. Satish Srirama Professor Cloud computing, distributed data analytics, 1
Internet of Things, fog computing and federated
learning.
7. Srinivasa Rao B. Professor Medical Image Analysis, Machine Learning and 2
Deep Learning.
8. N. Rukma Rekha Professor 1
Cryptology, Blockchain.

9. Nagender S. Kumar Professor IoT,AI/ML,5G/6G. 1

10. T. Sobha Rani Associate Data Mining and Applications. 1
Professor
11. Digambar Pawar Associate Digital Forensic, Cyber Security. 1
Professor
12. Y.V. Subba Rao Associate Cryptology, Blockchain. 1
Professor

13. Nagamani M. Associate Quantum communication and computing for 1

Professor Speech Technology/ 6G framework for
Information Security application in SW2.0/ Data
Engineering for STD(sustainable Technology
Development Framework /Music and Technology
for Emotional predictions. Preferred QC and
Speech based Security system models.
14. Anjeneya Swami Assistant Large Graph Analytics, Social Network Analysis, 1
Kare Professor Graph Algorithms, Parameterized Complexity.
15. Naveen N. Assistant Machine Learning, image processing and 1
Professor applications.
16. M. A. Saifullah Assistant Networks, SDN, NDN, Quantum 1
Professor Communications.
17. Avatharam Assistant Deep Neural Networks, Computer Vision, Pattern 1
Ganivada Professor Recognition/ Fuzzy and Rough Sets.
18. Arun K. Das Assistant Algorithm and Mechanism Design, Resource 2
Professor Allocation, Multiagent Systems.
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Total 21

16 Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1 The candidates will be tested in the interview starting from basic concepts and 15
general awareness in Computer Science, and going up to a higher level of knowledge
required of a PhD student in the core subjects of Computer Science and Artificial
Intelligence.
2 Research Proposal: Oral delivery of proposal and its defense 9
3 Research Proposal: Relevance and alignment to faculty research 3
4 Research Proposal: Documentation and Bibliography 3
Total Marks 30
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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE SCHOOL OF PHYSICS

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) The Interdisciplinary Centres of Study CASEST
(Centre for Advanced Studies in Electronics
Science & Technology) and CEOAS (Centre for
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences) are part
of the School of Physics. The details of faculty and
programmes of these centres are listed separately.

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

SCHOOL OF PHYSICS

School of Physics is one of the first schools of study to be established in University of Hyderabad in 1977.
The School of Physics is a center of excellence for multidisciplinary and interfacial research and teaching
activities in diverse fields ranging from nanosciences and cold atoms to astrophysics and cosmology,
photonics, quantum field theory, spintronics, particle physics and complex systems. The school is a
recipient of a number of awards and recognitions. Notable among them are the Center for Advanced Study
(CAS), and Networking Resource Centre (NRC) of UGC, selected as one of the five founding centres for
the Theoretical Physics Seminar Circuit (TPSC) and the recipient of Fund for Improvement of S&T (FIST)
infrastructure scheme of DST, and is acknowledged as a Centre of Excellence by the Third World
Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy. The school offers Integrated [Link]. (5 year), [Link]. (Physics),
[Link].-IC Technology (CASEST), Ph.D. (Physics) and Ph.D. (Electronics Sciences, CASEST),
Integrated [Link]. (5-year) in Applied Geology (CEAOS), [Link]. Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
(CEAOS) and Ph.D. (Earth Sciences, CEAOS) teaching programs with emphasis on problem solving, skill
development and hands-on experience in the state-of-the-art teaching and research laboratories. The
teaching programs cater to, educate and train a broad section of students in Physics with specialization in
Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Optics and Photonics, Particle and High-energy Physics and
Electronics Science and Technology (CASEST) and Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (CEAOS).
Dedicated teaching labs at the IMSc / [Link]. level with equal emphasis on theory and experiments with
independent project work during the final two semesters are major thrust aspects of the teaching program.
The student-teacher ratio is highly favorable for individual interactions. In addition to core Physics
courses, a large number of specializations, optional and elective courses are offered and taught by field-
experts. All the courses are revised and upgraded periodically keeping in mind the changing education and
research scenario.

The faculty of the school are also distinguished researchers, recognized nationally and internationally for
their research activities and contributions in frontier areas of physics. Their research is published in high-
impact journals and are widely cited as well. Faculty have written textbooks and monographs and have
edited books and conference proceedings. They are recipients of several national and international awards
including the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize, Max Born award, Fellow of Royal Society and are fellows
of other scientific societies and academies. The faculty serve on the advisory boards of many educational
institutions, national and international conferences, funding agencies and are in editorial boards of several
national and international journals. The faculty routinely give plenary and invited talks in national and
international conferences based on their research work. Their research is funded by extramural funding
from Government organizations such as DST, SERB, DRDO, DAE, CSIR and UGC and private entities.
Large funding received by the school and the faculty have enabled establishing several high-end research
facilities which includes cryogenic facility (liquid N2/He), class 1000/100 clean room facility (Nano
centre), SQUID magnetometer, PPMS, NSOM, and femto- to nano-second lasers for various optics
research studies. The school is also an active part of a high-end computational facility and has access to
sophisticated research facilities of the University (CIL / Nano center and CMSD). Overlapping activities
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in the Advanced Center of Research in High-energy Materials (ACRHEM) has substantially increased the
availability of research/teaching facilities, visibility of research and teaching activities of the school.

The school is quite forthcoming in organizing national and international scientific meetings, conferences
and symposia to benefit the research community both within and outside the school. The school regularly
offers outreach activities including refresher courses and courses to train teachers and in teaching
methodologies. The school invites and is visited by eminent researchers including Nobel laureates and
other distinguished scholars both for research interactions and pedagogy.

Past members and alumni of the school have been Vice Chancellor of Universities, Director of National
Laboratories as well as holding many prestigious academic positions both in India and abroad.

Major Thrust Areas

High Energy Physics

The High Energy Physics Group works on a variety of areas ranging from Cosmology, Early Universe,
Quantum Field Theory and Gravity, Flavour Physics, CP violation, Physics Beyond the Standard Model,
Neutrino Physics, Dark Matter Phenomenology, different aspects of Quark Gluon Plasma both in the early
Universe as well as in Relativistic Heavy-ion collisions. The School of Physics has had a long tradition of
research in High Energy Physics theory. The group is starting to make a conscious effort to supplement
its active high energy theory group with High Energy experiments to make it integrated and holistic.
Currently, it is participating in the two major HEP experimental programs in the world, the long-baseline
Neutrino experiments at Fermilab, USA and the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Geneva. The group is a
member of the NOvA (NuMI Off-axis νe Appearance) and DUNE (Deep Underground Neutrino
Experiments) at Fermilab.

Condensed Matter Physics

There are several faculty members in the condensed matter physics group, working on a wide range of
topics in experimental as well as theoretical condensed matter physics. The school has the state-of-the-art
experimental research facilities that include FESEM, Pulsed Laser Deposition System, AFM, Nanocluster
Deposition System, Ion Beam Deposition System, RF Sputtering System, HR-XRD, E-beam Evaporation
System, Dynamic Laser Tweezers, etc. The faculty members work on advanced aspects of a variety of
topics such as Superconductivity, Magnetism, Phase Transitions, Critical Phenomena, Glasses and
Ceramics, Liquid Crystals, Thin Films, Ion-Solid Interactions, Semiconductors and Superlattices,
Nanostructured Materials, Low-dimensional Systems, Localization, Molecular Electronics, Spintronic
materials and devices, Polarons and Bipolarons, Computational Materials Science and Density Functional
Theory, Strongly Correlated Fermi systems, etc. Several patents have been obtained and technology has
been transferred to the industries by several faculty members.

Quantum Optics and Photonics

Since its inception, research and teaching activities in the area of theoretical quantum optics has been a
major thrust area in the School of Physics. During the following decade the activities expanded into
experimental Laser Physics and Nonlinear Optics. Expert training of students in these thrust areas has
produced several high-quality researchers whose contributions brought in accolades to the group and the
School of Physics. More recently, the research activities carried out in the school have expanded into
several diversified and emerging areas of research including Optics and Applications of Structured
Surfaces and Amplitude-Phase-Polarization Structured Light Beams with Tunable Optical Angular
Momentum; Laser Generation, Detection and Applications of Shock Waves; Laser Trapping, Tweezing
and Cooling of Biological and Optical Matter and Experimental Quantum Optics and Nanophotonics.
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Prof. P.K. Suresh is the Dean of the School.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Duration Minimum Credits
Programme Intake
(Semester) Required
[Link]. (5-Year Integrated) 10 40
in Physics
[Link]. 4 56
Ph.D. 6 (Min.) 35

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The School of Physics has developed high-quality teaching programmes at the Integrated [Link]., [Link].,
and Ph.D. levels with a student-teacher ratio that is favorable for individual attention. The medium of
instruction for all the courses is English.

PROGRAMME [Link]. (5-Year Integrated) in Physics

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
This programme is of five years (10 semesters) duration with an exit option after three years, with a
[Link]. degree, after four years with a [Link]. (Honors) or [Link]. (Honors with Research) degree. The
Physics courses taken by the students in the first four semesters will include all undergraduate level
courses including Mechanics, Vibrations and Waves, Electricity, Magnetism and Electromagnetic
Theory, Properties of Matter, Kinetic Theory and Thermodynamics, Optics, Modern Physics and
Atomic and Molecular Physics. In addition, the corresponding laboratory courses are also run during
the semesters to complement the classroom teaching and strengthen the students’ understanding and
application. The teaching lays an emphasis on tutorials and problem-solving. In the subsequent six
semesters, the [Link]. students will follow Master’s level courses formulated in compliance with the
National Education Policy framework. There is also an independent project component as a part of the
during eighth, ninth and tenth semesters.

PROGRAMME [Link]. (Physics)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The first three semesters cover the fundamentals of the subject. The courses taken by all the students
include Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Mathematical Methods, Electrodynamics,
Statistical Mechanics, Introductory Particle Physics, Introductory Solid-State Physics, Introductory
Optics and Laser Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Computer Applications and Electronics.
Besides ensuring a strong Physics foundation through class room teaching, laboratory courses in
Electronics, Solid State Physics, Digital Electronics, Laser Physics, Microwaves, Modern Physics,
Nuclear and Particle Physics are also a part of the curriculum. There is a strong emphasis on problem-
solving and learning experimental techniques. In the fourth semester, the students choose electives
from a wide range of specialization courses. There is also a project component in the course-work in
third and fourth semesters. The students can choose to do their project with any faculty of the School.
The course-work and the syllabi are however updated and modified on a regular basis to meet the
demand of time.

PROGRAMME Ph.D. (Physics)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
All students admitted into the Ph.D. programmes are required to undergo rigorous coursework.
Satisfactory completion of the prescribed course work with at least 55% marks is a prerequisite for
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confirmation of Ph.D. registration. After the successful completion of the coursework, a Ph. D. student
undertakes research work under the supervision of a faculty member, and on a topic approved by the
School. The student is required to show satisfactory progress throughout the period of research and
fulfill other requirements prescribed by the School. Such progress is monitored every semester by a
Doctoral Research Committee (DRC). Apart from the course work, the Ph.D. requirements are the
submission of research results in the form of a thesis and defense of the thesis in an open viva-voce
examination.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Programme Subject Intake Minimum Qualifications

[Link]. Physics 40 A minimum of 60% marks in Science Subjects at +2
(5-Year level of education.
Integrated) NOTE: For admission to the Physics stream, it is
essential to have Mathematics as one of the subjects at
+2 level.
[Link]. Physics 56 [Link]. with a minimum of 60% marks in the aggregate
of subjects with Physics as one of the main subjects in
combination with Mathematics OR with at least 55%
marks in BE / BTech degree with a minimum of 60% in
the aggregate of science subjects: Physics,
Mathematics, and Electronics.

Ph.D. Physics 35 [Link]. degree in Physics or closely related subject /

Master's degree in Technology with sufficient Physics
background, in terms of courses necessary to carry out
research in Physics.
As per UGC Regulations, 2016, the minimum eligibility
for applying for admission to Ph.D. for General & EWS
category is 55% marks or equivalent in PG and for
SC/ST/OBC/ PwD the minimum eligibility is 50%.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS
[Link]. Physics The admissions into this program will be based on the
rank obtained in CUET (PG), conducted by the
National Testing Agency (NTA).
[Link]. Physics The admissions into this program will be based on the
(5-Year rank obtained in CUET (UG), conducted by the
Integrated) National Testing Agency (NTA).
Ph.D. Physics The admission to Ph.D. in Physics is based on the
entrance examination.
This entrance examination is a qualifying exam as per
UGC regulations. On the basis of their performance,
students who qualify in the written test/entrance
examination will be called for an interview.
Those who have qualified for CSIR-UGC-JRF can
apply directly against University notification and
appear for an interview. The framework for the
interview will be as per the UGC Regulations.
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9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S: Guidelines are being framed by the University and will be
notified separately.

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS: As per the NEP requirement.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: As per the NEP

requirement.

12. FACULTY
Professors Specialization
P. K. Suresh, Ph.D. Gravitation and Cosmology (T)
(CUSAT, Cochin)
Suneel Singh, Ph.D. Quantum Optics, Nonlinear Optics (T)
(UoH, Hyderabad)
Nirmal K. Viswanathan, Ph.D. Singular Optics, Optical Angular Momentum, Spin-Orbit Interaction
(UoH, Hyderabad) of Light (E)
Rukmani Mohanta, Ph.D. High Energy Physics, Heavy Flavour Physics, Neutrino Physics (T &
(Utkal University) E)
S. Srinath. Ph.D. Condensed Matter Physics, Magnetic nanostructures.
(UoH, Hyderabad) Multilayers/thin films, Magnetic oxides, Spintronics, Multiferroics
(E),
E. Harikumar, Ph.D. Quantum Field Theory and Gravity (T)
(UoH, Hyderabad)
Surajit Dhara, Ph.D. Soft and Active Matter (E)
(RRI, Bangalore)
Sharath Ananthamurthy, Ph.D. Soft Condensed Matter, Biophysics, Optics, Laser Spectroscopy (E)
(The University of Iowa, USA)
Vemuru Subrahmanyam, Ph.D. Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Strongly-correlated Systems,
(TIFR, Bombay) Quantum Entanglement and Information (T)
G. Vaitheeswaran, - Ph.D. Solid state theory, Material science, Magnetism, Superconductivity,
(Anna University, Madras) High Pressure Studies, elastic and mechanical properties investigated
using first principles density functional calculations (DFT). (T).
P. Prem Kiran, Ph.D. Laser - matter interaction, Spatio-temporal evolution of laser induced
(UoH, Hyderabad) plasmas and shock waves; Propagation of Ultra short, intense
femtosecond pulses in transparent media; Nonlinear Optics; Laser
Shock Peening (Experiment and Simulations).
P. Manimaran, Ph.D. Computational Physics, Complex Systems, Network Science,
(UoH, Hyderabad) Computational Biology (T).
Soma Venugopal Rao, Ph.D. Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics, laser-Matter
(University of Hyderabad, India) Interaction, SERS, Laser Direct Writing, Hazardous Materials
Sensing, Nanophotonics (E)
Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Ph.D. Nonlinear Optics, Ultrafast Laser based THz spectroscopy and
Imaging, Pulsed Photoacoustic Sensors for gaseous and High Energy
Materials.
G. Manoj Kumar, Ph.D. Laser spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, laser induced breakdown
(University of Hyderabad) spectroscopy, Machine learning for spectroscopy and Physics (E)
Soma Sanyal, Ph.D. Cosmology, Heavy-ion Collisions (T)
(IoP, Bhubaneswar)
Ajit Kumar Patra, Ph.D. Experimental Magnetism & Magnetic Materials, Magnetic ground
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(IFW Dresden/TU Dresden state of novel Heusler alloys, Skyrmion, Magnetic thin
Germany) films/multilayers, Quantum materials, Spin based device (E)

Associate Professors Specialization

Ashoka S. Vudayagiri, Ph.D. Quantum Optics. Laser Cooling, Quantum Information, Ferrofluids
(UoH, Hyderabad) (E)
N. Sri Ram Gopal, Ph.D. Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Nonlinear Optics, Laser Surface Patterning,
(Tulane University, USA) Mid-IR pump probe spectroscopy (E)
Shyamal Biswas, Ph.D. Statistical Mechanics and General Physics (Theory)
(IACS, Kolkata)
Sudipto Muhuri, Ph.D. Statistical Mechanics, Active Matter, Biological Physics,
( RRI, Bangalore) Computational Physics, Soft Condensed Matter Physics (Theory)

Assistant Professors Specialization

A. Rajani Kanth, Ph.D. Spintronic Materials and Devices, Magnetic materials, Nanoclusters
(University of Tsukuba, NIMS – and nanostructured materials. Josephson Junctions, Magnetic Tunnel
Japan) Junctions, Photo catalytic activity, Surface enhanced Raman
spectroscopy .(E)

Venkataiah Gorige, Ph.D. Condensed Matter Physics, Magnetic Materials & Multiferroics,
(Osmania University, Hyderabad) Electric field control of Magnetism €
Barilang Mawlong, Ph.D. High Energy Physics (T) : Flavor Physics, CP Violation, Physics
(UoH, Hyderabad) Beyond the Standard Model phenomenology.

Abhiram Soori, Ph.D. Condensed Matter Physics (T): Quantum transport, topological
(Indian Institute of Science, insulators, superconductors, Majorana fermions, Floquet systems,
Bengaluru) graphene, non-Hermitian physics.

Ramachandrarao Yalla, Ph.D. Quantum Optics, Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics, Nano-photonics,

(University of Electro- and Diamond Nano-photonics
Communications,
Tokyo, Japan)
Anshuman Dey, Ph.D. Quantum Field Theory, Gravity, Gauge/Gravity Duality
(IIT Kanpur)
A Kani Mohamed, Ph.D. Quantum Optics, Optomechanics, Magnonics, and Atomic physics
(IIT Kanpur)
Tarun Dutta, Ph.D Quantum Computing, Quantum Sensing & Metrology, Quantum
(Centre for Quantum Technologies, Simulations, Quantum classifier, Quantum Machine Learning
National University of Singapore,
Singapore )

Emeritus Faculty/ Fellow/ Scientist

A. K. Bhatnagar, Ph.D. (Maryland, USA) - Materials Science (E), (NASI Honorary Scientist)

S. N. Kaul, D.I.I.T., Ph.D. (I.I.T. Kharagpur), F.N.A., [Link]., [Link]., [Link]. P (London) – Condensed
Matter Physics, Phase Transitions. Magnetism, Critical and Re-entrant Phenomena (E) (INSA Honorary
Scientist)
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V. Seshu Bai, Ph.D. (I.I.T. Madras), Condensed Matter Physics (E), Superconductivity, Intermetallics,
Rapid Prototyping and Gel-casting of Ceramic & Metallic Components (E) (UoH Emeritus Professor)

Honorary Professors

Please visit [Link] for more details on faculty and their area of research.

13. INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

Dr Suneel Singh Professor 040-23134336
suneelsp@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S (May not be required for smaller units. Internship Coordinator
serves as Supervisor too)

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

15. Faculty-wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to Ph.D. 2025-2026

No. of
Ph.D.
Sl. Name of the vacancies
Designation Area of Specialisation
No. Faculty Required
for
2025-2026
1. S Srinath Professor 2 Experimental Condensed Matter
Physics
2. Surajit Dhara Professor 2 Soft and Active Matter Physics
3. P Prem Kiran Professor 1 Laser Ablative Shock waves
(Experimental/Numerical
Simulations);
Femtosecond laser
filamentation/Nonlinear Optics
(Numerical simulations/
Experiments)
4. G Manoj Kumar Professor 2 Integration of Laser Spectroscopy
Techniques with Advanced
Machine Learning Algorithms
(Experimental)
Laser-Based Photo-acoustic
Spectroscopy (Experiment)
5. P Manimaran Professor 2 Nonlinear Dynamics &
Computational Physics/Biology
6. V Subrahmanyam Professor 1 Quantum information and
computation
Quantum Sensing and Metrology
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7. Soma Venugopal Sr. Professor 2 Ultrafast Ablation/SERS-based

Rao Sensing/Ultrafast NLO Studies
Terahertz spectroscopy/imaging
8. Soma Sanyal Professor 1 Collider Physics and Cosmology
9. N Sri Ram Gopal Associate 2 Mid-Infrared transient dynamics
Professor on monolayer and
heterostructures of TMDC, Non
degenerate ultrafast MOKE,
Ultrafast Multidimensional
Spectroscopy, Laser Surface
Patterning, Single molecule
sensing
10. A Rajanikanth Assistant 2 Magnetic materials and thin
Professor films.

11. Shyamal Biswas Associate 1 Statistical Mechanics and General

Professor Physics (Theory)
12. Ramachandrarao Assistant 1 Experimental Quantum Optics &
Yalla Professor Nanophotonics
13. Ajit K Patra Professor 3 Experimental Magnetism,
Magnetic Thin films/Multilayers,
Spin based Devices, Quantum
Materials
14. A Kani Mohamed Assistant 2 Quantum Optics (Theory)
Professor
15. Tarun Dutta Assistant 2 (Experiment and theory)
Professor Quantum Computing, Quantum
Sensing & Metrology, Quantum
Simulations, Quantum Machine
learning
16. G S Vaitheeswaran Professor 2 Condensed Matter Theory.
Computational Materials Science
17. Abhiram Soori Assistant 1 Condensed Matter Theory:
Professor Quantum transport
18. Anshuman Dey Assistant 1 Quantum Field Theory, Gravity,
Professor Gauge/Gravity Duality
19. Sudipto Muhuri Associate 2 Statistical Mechanics, Active
Professor Matter Physics (Theory),
Biological Physics (Theory),
Computational Physics
20. Ashok Vudayagiri Associate 2 Laser cooling, Quantum
Professor Information
21. Rukmani Mohanta Professor 1 Experimental High Energy
Physics
35

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc. Nil
2. Having fellowship/[Link]/NET/SLET, etc. Nil
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3. Interview 30
Total Marks 30

17. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to PhD programs

Name of the Name of the
School/ PhD program
Department/
Centre
School of Physics Ph.D. (Physics)

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Centre for Advanced Studies in Electronics

Science and Technology

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Physics

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENTThe Centre for Advanced Studies in Electronics Science and
Technology (CASEST) carries out academic and research activities in all areas of Electronics Science,
Engineering and Technology. Currently, CASEST has 9 faculty members (4 Professors, 4 Assistant
Professors and one Emeritus Professor), 23 PhD students and 26 [Link] students on rolls. More than 190
[Link]. students and 16 Ph.D. students have graduated till date. CASEST offers three programmes:
Master of Technology in Integrated Circuits Technology [[Link]. (IC Technology)], Master of
Technology in Microelectronics & VLSI Design [[Link]. (MVLSI)], and Ph.D. in Electronics Science
and Engineering. University of Hyderabad is one of the very few Universities in India with a fully
functional and operational cleanroom (with class 1000 and class 100 areas) based micro/nano fabrication
facility. Uniquely, all PG students are provided a one semester hands-on training in the fabrication of
microelectronic devices inside the fab facility. At the end of the programmes, students gain experience in
semiconductor device processing, fabrication and testing; VLSI design and simulation;, Materials and
devices for high frequency applications, sensor development, Design and simulation of micro/ nano
electronic devices. CASEST was recently awarded a Chip-to-startup (C2S) grant by the Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MEITy) and also received the technovation award of IESA in
January 2024 for the best skilling programme. The topper of the [Link]. programme receives the Sri M.R.
Guruswamy and Smt. G. Gengammal gold medal.

Prof. Samrat L Sabat is the Head of the Centre and can be reached at headcasest@[Link]
Website: [Link]

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration (Sems) Intake Minimum
Credits
Required
[Link]. (Integrated 4 semesters 18 89
Circuits Technology)
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[Link]. (Microelectronics 4 semesters 18 89

and VLSI design)
Ph.D. (Electronics Science Minimum 6 semesters 4 Minimum 12
and Engineering) and maximum 12 (Course
semesters. Extension work)
beyond 12 semesters,
as per extant rules.

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME [Link]. (Integrated Circuits Technology)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The aim of this programme is to impart training to students to develop capabilities and skills
(through theory and lab courses) in
●Semiconductor (micro-to-nano) device Physics.
●Fabrication of semiconductor and micro/ nano electronic devices inside a fabrication
facility.
●Simulation, design and testing of micro/ nano electronic devices and integrated
circuits.
●Packaging, reliability and metrology of integrated circuits.
●Use of AI and ML in semiconductor engineering.
●Design, simulate, fabricate and test microwave Integrated circuits using EDA tools.
● VLSI Design that includes Digital (FPGA & ASIC), analog, RF, mixed signal
ASIC and systems.
●Identify techniques to improve the EDA tool to minimize design productivity.
● Delivering seminars and technical/ academic writing.

With a view to providing problem solving skills and making students industry ready, the
programme has a two semester project component which can be carried out in a research lab in
CASEST in collaboration with industry or national labs of DRDO/ ISRO/ DAE etc.

PROGRAMME [Link]. (Microelectronics and VLSI design)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
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The aim of this programme is to impart training to students to develop capabilities and skills
(through theory and lab courses)in
This program covers theory and laboratory courses in
● Semiconductor (micro-to-nano) device Physics.
● VLSI Design that includes Digital (FPGA & ASIC), analog, RF, mixed signal
ASIC and systems.
● VLSI Signal processing.
• System on Chip Design
● MEMS and THz Technology.
●Design, Simulation, Fabrication and Testing by using state-of-the art EDA Tools.
●Fabrication of semiconductor and micro/ nano electronic devices inside a fabrication
facility.
● Delivering seminars and technical/ academic writing.
With a view to providing problem solving skills and making students industry ready, the
programme has a two-semester project which can be carried out in a research lab in CASEST in
collaboration with industry.

PROGRAMME Ph.D. (Electronics Science and Engineering)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The aim of this programme is to train students in carrying out world class research in all areas of
Electronics Science, Engineering and Technology such as Semiconductor Devices (simulation
and fabrication), Micro/ nano electronics, VLSI design, Sensors, integrated circuits technology,
Thin Film Devices, Tunable Microwave Devices, Sensors, VLSI Signal Processing, etc.
The minimum requirements for award of PhD degree are governed by the University Grants
Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations,
2022, gazette notification issued on 7 November, 2022 and available on the link below

[Link]
[Link]

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
PROGRAMME [Link]. (Integrated Circuits Technology) 18 seats with reservation as per
GoI rules
Admission requirements
Valid GATE Score in Electronics & Communication Engineering/ Instrumentation Engineering /
Physics
with EITHER

(a) at least 60% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA in B.E./ [Link]., in Electronics,
Instrumentation and Control Engg/ Electronics and Communication Engg/ Electronics and
Control systems/ Electronics and Information Systems/ Electronics and Instrumentation/
Electronics Engineering/ Electronics Science and Engineering/ Electronics Technology/
Instrumentation/Instrumentation & Electronics Engg./ Instrumentation & Control Systems/
Instrumentation Technology
OR
(b) at least 60% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA in Master’s degree ([Link].) in Electronics
Science /Electronics/Applied Electronics/ Electronics and Communication/ Engineering Physics
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& Instrumentation/ Physics(with Electronics as one of the Subjects) / Radio physics/Radio

Physics & Electronics.

Fellowship provided by AICTE for GATE qualified candidates is extended to all candidates
admitted to [Link] (I.C technology).

PROGRAMME [Link]. (Microelectronics and VLSI design) 18 seats with reservation as per
GoI rules
Admission requirements
Valid GATE Score in Electronics & Communication Engineering/ Instrumentation Engineering /
Physics.

with EITHER
(a) at least 60% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA in B.E./ [Link]., in Electronics,
Instrumentation and Control Engg/ Electronics and Communication Engg/ Electronics and
Control systems/ Electronics and Information Systems/ Electronics and Instrumentation/
Electronics Engineering/ Electronics Science and Engineering/ Electronics Technology/
Instrumentation/Instrumentation & Electronics Engg./ Instrumentation & Control Systems/
Instrumentation Technology
OR
(b) at least 60% aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA in Master’s degree ([Link].) in Electronics
Science /Electronics/Applied Electronics/ Electronics and Communication/ Engineering Physics
& Instrumentation/ Physics(with Electronics as one of the Subjects)/ Radio physics/Radio Physics
& Electronics.

Fellowship provided by AICTE for GATE qualified candidates is extended to all candidates
admitted to [Link] (Microelectronics and VLSI Design).

PROGRAMME Ph.D. (Electronics Science and Engineering) 04 seats with reservation as per
GoI rules.
Admission requirements
Valid UGC/CSIR-NET (CAT. I, II or III) Score in Electronics Sciences / Physical Sciences
with EITHER
(a) with at least 60% aggregate marks or equivalent in CGPA in B.E./ [Link]. or M.E./[Link].
in Electronics, Instrumentation and Control Engineering/ Electronics and Communication
Engineering/ Electronics and Control systems/ Electronics and Information Systems/ Electronics
and Instrumentation/ Electronics Engineering/ Electronics
Science and Engineering/ Electronics Technology/ Instrumentation/ Instrumentation &
Electronics Engineering./ Instrumentation & Control Systems/ Instrumentation Technology.
Candidates with at least 60% aggregate marks or equivalent in CGPA in B.E./ [Link] in the
areas specified above but no M.E./[Link]. degree are also eligible to apply for the PhD
programme.
OR
(b) At least 60% aggregate marks or equivalent in CGPA in Master’s degree ([Link].) in
Electronics
Science /Electronics/Applied Electronics/ Electronics and Communication/ Engineering
Physics; Instrumentation/ Physics(with Electronics as one of the Subjects)/ Radio physics/ Radio
Physics; Electronics
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All candidates are eligible for the non-NET fellowship provided by the University.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

PROGRAMME [Link]. (Integrated Circuits Technology) 18 seats with reservation as per

GoI rules
Admission process
Valid GATE scores in the order of merit, in one of the following subjects, will be the criterion
for admission. (1) Electronics and Communication Engineering (2) Instrumentation Engineering
(3) Physics. No other written test or interview will be conducted.
Candidates have to apply directly to the University.

PROGRAMME [Link]. (Microelectronics and VLSI design) 18 seats with reservation as per
GoI rules
Admission process
Valid GATE scores in the order of merit, in one of the following subjects, will be the criterion
for admission. (1)Electronics and Communication Engineering (2) Instrumentation Engineering
(3) Physics. No other written test or interview will be conducted.
Candidates have to apply directly to the University.

PROGRAMME Ph.D. (Electronics Science and Engineering) 04 seats with reservation as per
GoI rules
Admission process
Admission to the PhD (Electronics Science and Engineering) programme is through the UGC-
National Eligibility (UGC/CSIR-NET-CAT: I, II or III) (in Electronic Science or Physical Science)
followed by Interview on the combined merit basis (Weightages: NET Exam score: 70%; Interview:
30%).

CSIR-UGC NET JRF 2024-2025 qualification in Electronic Science or Physical Sciences (score
will be considered as per UGC regulations) will be considered. Candidates with a valid JRF
qualification certificate (UGC NET in Electronic Science or CSIR-UGC NET in Physical
Sciences) from previous years are also eligible to apply as per conditions to be announced by
the University.

INTERVIEW: The break-up of the interview marks (out of 30) is 5 marks for defence of
research proposal in the areas listed below, 5 marks for valid GATE/JRF score and 20 marks for
the technical interview.
The final admission list will be drawn in order of merit of the total marks obtained out of 100
(in 70% NET score + 30% interview).
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8. EXIT OPTION/S: There are no exit options in the [Link] or Ph.D. programmes.
9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S: No Lateral Entry options to the [Link] or Ph.D. programmes are
available.

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

PROGRAMME [Link]. (Integrated Circuits Technology) [Link]. (Microelectronics and
VLSI design)
Programme requirements
Duration: Four semesters
Total Number of credits: 89 (First semester (20), Second Semester (21), Third semester (24),
Fourth Semester (24). All credits have to be cleared to obtain a degree.
Continuous assessment: Minor exams (3 per semester) followed by End-semester exam
Theory courses: 40 percent for Minor exams and 60% for end-semester exam
Lab courses: 60% for Minor exams and 40% for end-semester exam
Project: Third and fourth semester are devoted to project work to be carried out either at CASEST
or in collaboration with industry. Evaluation is through seminars, a dissertation to be evaluated
by an external examiner and a viva voce exam.
Minimum 75% attendance throughout the semester is required to be eligible to write the end-
semester exam in any subject
Minimum 75% attendance in every subject is required to receive the AICTE fellowship each
month.

PROGRAMME Ph.D.(Electronics Science and Engineering)

Programme requirements
Coursework: The credit requirement for the Ph.D. coursework is a minimum of 12 credits,
including a Research and Publication Ethics and a research methodology course. The Research
Advisory Committee (RAC) can also recommend other courses including UGC recognized online
courses as part of the credit requirements for the Ph.D. programme.
Continuous assessment: The RAC will evaluate progress of a student at least once a semester.
Semester registration from second semester onward is based on the RAC evaluation of progress
in the previous semester.
Degree Award: Award of degree is based on successful completion of coursework and submission
of a thesis to be evaluated by three examiners (two external examiners and supervisor(s)).
Duration: Ph.D. Programme shall be for a minimum duration of three(3) years, including course
work, and a maximum duration of six (6) years from the date of admission to the Ph.D.
programme. Extension beyond the six year period will be as per UGC regulations.

11. RESEARCH INTERNSHIP: All [Link] students are required to carry out a two semester 48
Credit project work as part of research internship either in an industry or at the University. This is
equivalent to a

[Link]

Professors Specialisation

Sr. Prof. K.C. James Raju (Ph.D.[IIT Madras])

Functional Thin Films based Microwave
Devices, Microwave range measurements,
Magnetoelectric multilayer nanolaminates.
Sr. Prof. M. Ghanashyam Krishna(Ph.D.[IISc. Thin film based devices, Sensor development
Bangalore])
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Prof. Samrat L Sabat (Ph.D. [ Berhampur VLSI Design, VLSI architecture for Digital
University]) Signal Processing applications, Cognitive
radio network
Prof. S.V.S. Nageswara Rao (Ph.D. [University Electronic Materials and Devices, Ion beam
of Hyderabad]) studies, radiation damage and reliability.
Assistant Professors
Dr. -Ing Pratap Kollu (Ph.D. ([Chungnam Simulation of magnetic sensor devices using
National University], South Korea) ANYSYS Maxwell and Microfabrication of
magnetometers, signal-processing electronics
Dr. Bhawna Gomber (Ph.D. [SahaInstt. Of High speed Trigger electronics
Nuclear Physics])
Dr. Anjali Priya (Ph.D. [MNNIT Allahabad]) Device modeling & simulation of Nanoscale
Devices and VLSI Design (Analog)
Dr. L D Varma Sangani (Ph.D.[University of Mico and Nano device fabrication, 2D
Hyderabad]) material-basedquantum and nano electronic
devices.
Emeritus Professor
Prof. Guruswamy Rajaram III-V Semiconductor devices

13. PLACEMENT AND INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Dr. -Ing. Pratap Assistant Professor (Placement pratapk@[Link]
Kollu coordinator)
Dr. Bhawna Gomber Assistant Professor (Internship [Link]@[Link].i
coordinator) n
Dr. Anjali Priya Assistant Professor (AICTE coordinator) anjalipriya@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Dr. Bhawna Gomber Assistant Professor (Internship [Link]@[Link].i
coordinator) n
Note: Different faculty members serve as project supervisors during the course of the student’s
internship.

[Link] wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:

[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization No. of PhD

Vacancies
1. Dr. -Ing K. Pratap Assistant Professor Microfabrication of 1
magnetometers and
signal processing
electronics
2. Dr. Bhawna Gomber Assistant Professor Trigger electronics for 1
CMS experiment at
LHC, CERN
3. Dr. L D Varma Assistant Professor Mico and Nano 2
Sangani device fabrication, 2D
material-based
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quantum and nano

electronic devices.

Total 4

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

Marks Marks
1. Research Proposal and its defence. 05 05
2. Valid GATE score/JRF 05 00
(if not available)
3. Interview 20 20
Total Marks 30 30

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Centre for Earth Ocean and Atmospheric

Sciences
2. SCHOOL School of Physics

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Centre for Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) was established (formerly as UCESS) at
the University of Hyderabad (UoH) in 2005 to offer academic programs in the areas of Solid Earth, Ocean
and Atmospheric Sciences, to carry out multidisciplinary research, and to understand the processes that
connect all three components. The vision of the CEOAS is to become a global Centre of excellence in
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences through innovative teaching and research to produce highly
skilled manpower, qualified researchers and professionals capable of addressing novel scientific and
societal challenges. The Centre’s focus is on the advancement in understanding Earth processes, resource
exploration for future generations, natural hazards, and extreme events in the context of global
environmental and climate change. The research at the Centre encompasses dynamics and evolution of
the Solid Earth, its natural resources, physics and dynamics of oceans and atmosphere, climate variability
and global biodiversity. The Centre’s mission is to provide a holistic understanding of planet Earth’s
dynamic processes, resources and linkages among the geosphere, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere and
the biosphere through high quality teaching, so as to enable the students to become leaders in academia
and research institutions, and professional organizations, to conduct innovative research in Earth
Sciences, and to promote national and international collaborations, and to build world class
infrastructure for teaching and edge-cutting research in Earth Sciences. Furthermore, the curriculum and
various courses at the CEOAS are designed in such a way to train students to evolve themselves into
leading researchers in relevant professional organizations, Government Departments, industries, and
also pioneer in the advancement of Earth Sciences knowledge in academia. In addition, the Centre is
offering two GEC courses (Climate Change impacts and Fundamentals of Earth System) to students across
different streams.

CEOAS has signed MoUs with the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Sciences (INCOIS), CSIR
– National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune,
and Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Finland, Geological Survey of India (GSI), for carrying out
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research in areas of mutual interest covering solid earth, resources, environments, oceans and
atmosphere including extreme events, besides utilizing the knowledge of scientists for teaching in the
Centre. The Centre also has collaborations with several other reputed national and international
academic and research institutions. The UGC has accorded recognition to the Centre and granted faculty
and research grants through their Innovative Research Programs. The Centre is currently in the path of
expansion of its infrastructure facilities with funding support from DST-PURSE, MoES, DST and DST-
FIST. The Centre is well-equipped with the state-of-the-art geophysical, computational, geological, and
geochemical laboratories, including rock crushing machines, sedimentary biomarker extraction setups,
microwave assisted digestion and inductively coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer etc.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED

Programme Duration (Sems) Intake Minimum Credits

Required
5-year Integrated [Link]. 10 semesters 18 200
Applied Geology
2-year [Link]. Ocean and 4 semesters 13+5* 80
Atmospheric Sciences

PhD in Earth, Ocean and Minimum of 3 years including a 12 12-14

Atmospheric Sciences course work (in the first two
semesters) and maximum of 6
years
*Industry Sponsored seatss
5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME 5-year Integrated [Link]. Applied Geology

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
● PLO1: To acquire a strong theoretical framework towards understanding various
components of Earth system including planetary objects, its origin, and operative
processes in the past and present.
● PLO2: To develop a thorough understanding of rocks, minerals and fossils.
● PLO3: To integrate observations and theory for describing geological processes in the
past and present, and for future predictions.
● PLO4: To acquire thorough knowledge on geophysical methods and their applications
to decipher the structure of the planet Earth as well as to explore its mineral and energy
resources including groundwater.
● PLO5: To apply the knowledge gained through integrated study of geology, geophysics,
and geochemistry to address the sustainability in the context of global environmental
and climate change.
● PLO6: To acquire knowledge of innovative concepts, powerful data handling and
modelling capabilities, algorithms, refined field methods and advanced laboratory
techniques to quantify the interconnecting influences of various domains of planet
Earth.
● PLO7: To have a holistic understanding of linkages among the different spheres of
planet Earth to become leaders in professional careers, academia and industry.

PROGRAMME [Link]. Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

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PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
● PLO1: To acquire fundamental and coherent scientific knowledge of the ocean-
atmospheric system and its interactive components.
● PLO2: To utilize the state-of-the-art scientific and technical knowledge, and tools such
as dynamic models and instrumentation, and remote sensing data to analyze and
interpret ocean and atmospheric processes.
● PLO3: To develop and apply critical and analytical thinking to address scientific
challenges in the ocean and atmospheric sciences in both individual and collaborative
settings.
● PLO4: The program will provide practical knowledge on collecting ocean and
atmospheric observations, carrying out model simulations, and analyzing various
observed and reanalyzed datasets for understanding of the physics and dynamics of the
weather and climate, with focus on the Indian monsoon, and surrounding seas.
● PLO5: To be able to critically peruse and interpret current path-breaking research
papers in ocean and atmospheric sciences and present findings succinctly as a seminar,
and in complement, identify, analyze, synthesize, and communicate own scientific
findings for public and professional audience at National and International levels.
● PLO6: To describe feedback in Earth’s climate system and their potential roles in past,
present and future climatic conditions, to be able to recognize and explain climate
change projections and associated uncertainties.
● PLO7: To demonstrate the ability to identify, construct, and analyze the interactions
between atmospheric, oceanographic, chemical, and biological processes through a
range of spatial and temporal scales.

PROGRAMME Ph.D. in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
● PLO1: To acquire intellectual abilities and acquire a strong theoretical framework
towards understanding various components of Earth system including planetary
objects, its origin, and operative processes in past and present.
● PLO2: To acquire a comprehensive understanding of techniques, and a thorough
knowledge of the literature applicable to their research.
● PLO3: To develop technical skills and knowledge to address research questions with
creative thinking.
● PLO4: To demonstrate the application of geophysical methods to explore the structure
of planet Earth, and its resources.
● PLO5: To develop new mathematical strategies to analyze geophysical anomalies.
● PLO6: Acquiring knowledge of innovative concepts, powerful data handling and
modelling capabilities, refined field methods and advanced laboratory techniques to
quantify the interconnecting influences of various domains of planet Earth.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS for IMSc

PROGRAMME 5-year Integrated [Link] (IMSc) Programme in Applied Geology

IMSc Applied Geology is a ten-semester program open to candidates who have studied science
subjects at 10+2 level (Intermediate/ CBSE/ ICSE/ HSC or equivalent) with a minimum of 60%
marks. Students who have not studied mathematics in 10+2, are expected to put additional
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effort to learn mathematics during the first two years of the course. The intake to the
programme is 18.

PROGRAMME 2-year [Link]. Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

[Link]. Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences is a four-semester program open to students who
completed bachelor’s degree in any branch of science with a minimum of 60% of marks or B.
Tech in Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/aeronautical/marine engineering. Bachelor’s degree
students must have studied at least 4 semester Mathematics/Physics during their graduation.
The intake to the programme is 18.

PROGRAMME Ph.D. in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

Master’s degree in Geology / Applied Geology / Geophysics / Applied Geophysics / Ocean
Sciences/ Atmospheric Sciences/ Meteorology with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its
equivalent grade in a point scale wherever the grading systems is followed. The intake to the
programme is 12 (Depending on the vacancy of concerned faculty and faculty specialization).
As the Centre does have subject expertize in environmental science, the Centre is not offering
PhD program in Environmental Science.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

PROGRAMME 5-year Integrated [Link] Programme in Applied Geology

The admissions to this programme will be based on the rank obtained in the CUET (UG)
conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA).

PROGRAMME 2-year [Link]. Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

The admissions to this programme will be based on the rank obtained in the CUET (PG)
conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA).

PROGRAMME Ph.D. in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

Admission to the Ph.D. Program is based on the qualifying UGC-CSIR NET Examination score
(weightage = 70%), followed by interview (weightage = 30%). Selection of candidates for
admission to PhD Program will be based on their academic qualifications, UGC-CSIR NET score
and a personal interview.

Break-up of weightages for Ph.D. interviews

[Link] Weightage being considered Marks
1 Research Proposal defence 15
2 Interview 15
Total 30

8. EXIT OPTION

Students of IMSc may avail the exit option at the end of the 6th semester. In such a case, the student shall
be awarded [Link]. degree in science. There are no exit options for [Link] and Ph.D Programmes.

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION

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No lateral entry is allowed for IMSc, MSc and PhD programmes.

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

PROGRAMME 5-year Integrated [Link] Programme in Applied Geology

This programme is of 5-year (10-semesters) duration. For each course, the students shall be
assessed through three in-semester examinations and one end-semester. In case of theory
papers, evaluation is carried out for 40 marks for In-semester (two best out of three), and 60
marks for end-semester. For lab exams in-semester carries 60 marks (two best out three) and
end-semester 40 marks. In addition, students need to attend three mandatory fieldworks
during the Programme of study. Students have to successfully complete dissertation projects
in the 10th semester, which also involves continuous assessment. The expenditure involved for
attending field works, internships (including travel, lodging and boarding etc.) shall be borne
by the student.

PROGRAMME 2-year [Link]. in Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

Students have to clear 80 credits in 4 semesters through continuous assessment including
project dissertation. For theory papers, in-semester evaluation carries 40 marks (two best out
of three) and end-semester 60 marks. For laboratories, in-semester carries 60 marks (two best
out three) and end-semester 40 marks. Students have to complete dissertation project in the
4th semester. The expenditure involved for attending field works, internships (including travel,
lodging and boarding etc.) shall be borne by the student.

PROGRAMME Ph.D. in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

PhD students need to complete a minimum of 12-14 credits, including a Research & Publication
Ethics Course and a Research Methodology course through continuous assessment as per the
UGC/University guidelines. Research Advisory Committee (RAC) of each student will evaluate
the progress at the end of each semester. Semester registration for the succeeding semester
is based on the satisfactory progress made by the student evaluated by respective RAC. The
student shall submit PhD thesis to the University, which will be evaluated by external subject
experts followed by Viva-Voce examination. Ph.D. Programme shall be for a minimum duration
of three (3) years, including the course work, and a maximum duration of six (6) years from the
date of admission to the programme.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

PROGRAMME 5-year Integrated [Link] Programme in Applied Geology

Every student has to complete one internship of 2-4 credits before the completion of the 3rd
year, preferably outside University of Hyderabad. Internships are aimed to acquire additional
skill sets in field/laboratory aspects.

PROGRAMME [Link]. in Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

Students will be encouraged to go to other Institutions/organizations, preferably outside the
University of Hyderabad, to do research internship for acquiring new academic/technical
skillsets.
PROGRAMME Ph.D. in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
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Not applicable for PhD Programme

12. FACULTY

Professors Specialization
Prof. K. Ashok Tropical climate variability and change with focus on monsoons
(May be on Extra and Indo-Pacific; Seamless prediction and applications; Earth
Ordinary Leave) system modeling for studying past through future climate
changes predicting urban extreme weather; linear theory of
weather processes.
Prof. V. Chakravarthi Exploration Geophysics, Algorithm and software development for
processing and interpretation of geophysical data at different
scales
Prof. P. Sreenivas Air-Sea interactions, Numerical Weather Prediction, Climate
Modelling, Indian Ocean Dynamics, Tropical Cyclones.
Associate Professors
Dr. D. Appala Ramu Air-Sea interactions, prediction and monsoon variability, extreme
weather events.
Assistant Professors
Dr. S. Sri Lakshmi Exploration Geophysics, Seismics and Rock Physics Modeling,
Geophysical Time series Analysis
Dr. Aliba Ao Metamorphic Petrology and Geochemistry
Assistant Professors
(UGC FRP)
Dr. Vijay P. Kanawade Atmospheric and Climate Sciences with focus on aerosol
(Presently on Extra microphysics, aerosol-cloud-radiation-climate interactions and
Ordinary Leave) urban air quality
Dr. Devleena Mani Tiwari Biogeochemistry, paleoclimatology, resource exploration
Dr. G. Kishore Kumar Atmospheric dynamics, meteorological impacts on renewable
energy

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

Prof. P. Srinivas Professor Tel.040-23135300; sreenivas83@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

Since CEOAS is a small Centre, Internship supervisor is not proposed.

15 Faculty wise specific areas of research expertise and vacancies for admission to
PhD 2025-26
[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization for admission No. of
to PhD 2025-26 PhD
Vacan
cies
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1. Dr. K. Ashok Professor Past through climate change

sensitivities, seamless prediction 01
and applications
2. Dr. V. Chakravarthi Professor Geophysics - Data Fusion, joint
02
Inversion
3. Dr. P. Sreenivas Professor Advanced data assimilation for
01
cyclone and heat wave prediction
2. Dr. D. Appala Ramu Associate Air-Sea interactions, prediction and
Professor monsoon variability, extreme 02
weather events
3. Dr. S. Sri Lakshmi Asst. Geophysics – Seismics and Rock
Professor Physics Modelling, Machine
02
Learning and AI applications in
Geophysics
4. Dr. Devleena Mani Asst.
Biogeochemistry, paleoclimatology,
Tiwari Professor 02
resource exploration
(UGC FRP)
5. Dr. G. Kishore Kumar Asst.
Atmospheric Dynamics, impact of
Professor 02
meteorology on renewable energy
(UGC FRP)
Total 12

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defense 15
2. Interview 15
Total Marks 30

17. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to PhD programs

Name of the School Name of the PhD UGC-JRF/CSIR- Weightage
/Department/Centre program JFR/NBHM/DBT/ICMR/UGC CSIR Marks in lieu of
JRF, etc. written test
Centre for Earth, Earth, Ocean and UGC-JRF/CSIR-JRF/UGC CSIR JRF As per UoH
Ocean and Atmospheric guidelines
Atmospheric Sciences
Sciences (CEOAS)
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SCHOOL CHEMISTRY

3. ABOUT THE SCHOOL

The School of Chemistry has established itself as one of the leading centers in the country for
education and research in chemical sciences. It offers fundamental and advanced courses
covering a wide gamut of topics in Chemistry and closely related areas, and comprehensive
research training to nurture future scientists, teachers, and technical professionals in the field.

The School has made a notable impact at the national and international levels in chemical
science research. It receives support from various funding agencies like the Department of Science
and Technology (DST), Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) and the Council for
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, international collaborative projects and
industrial projects. The School has received support from University Grants Commission (UGC)
and Department of Science and Technology (DST) for infrastructure and instruments. A
Networking Resource Centre Chemistry, established through UGC funding, operates in a
self-sustained mode for various outreach programs to promote chemical education and
research at different levels -- undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and post-doctoral - in Colleges
and Universities across the nation. Teachers and students visit the School for research projects,
training programs and workshops.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED

S. No. Programme Duration (Semesters) Intake

1 [Link]. (5-year Integrated) 10 20
(Chemistry)
2 [Link]. (Chemistry) 4 60

3 4-year B.S. (Honours / Research) 8 20

Chemistry*
4 Ph.D. Chemistry 10-12 33
* MS-1 year Programme to be offered by School of Chemistry by July 2028

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME [Link]. (5-year Integrated) (Chemistry)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

● Holistic and multidisciplinary Undergraduate and Master’s level education.

● Quality chemical sciences education with hands-on lab experience at different levels.
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● Flexible Internship choices from different domains - community service, industrial and
higher education research institutes.

PROGRAMM [Link]. (Chemistry)

E
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

● Holistic and multidisciplinary Master’s level education.

● Quality chemical sciences education with hands-on lab experience at different levels.
● Flexible Internship choices from different domains - community service, industrial and
higher education research institutes.

PROGRAMM 4-year B.S. (Honours/Research) Chemistry

E
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

● Holistic and multidisciplinary Undergraduate level education.

● Quality chemical sciences education with hands-on lab experience at different levels.
● Flexible Internship choices from different domains - community service, industrial and
higher education research institutes.
● Flexible options for BS Honors or BS research Programme in Fourth year of the
Programme.

PROGRAMM Ph.D. Chemistry

E
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

● Providing quality chemical sciences education at doctoral level.

● Conducting fundamental and advanced research in chemical sciences.
● Establishing research collaborations with other universities/institutes/laboratories.
● Carrying out sponsored research and development projects from international/national
government and private partners.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The admission requirements stated in the School section of Prospectus are only indicative. The final
and applicable requirements for admission to different programs will be communicated by the
Controller of Examinations and updated at the website University of Hyderabad ([Link]) or
[Link]
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Programme Admission Requirements

[Link]. (5-year Integrated) With a minimum of 60 % marks at +2 level of education with
(Chemistry) Science subjects only.

NOTE: Candidates admitted to [Link]. Chemistry should be

able to conduct their experiments on their own. There will
be no provision for allowing any assistance or scribe to do
the experiments.

[Link]. (Chemistry) [Link]. with a minimum of 60 % marks in the aggregate of

Science subjects with Chemistry as one of the subjects,
preferably in combination with Physics and Mathematics.

NOTE: Candidates admitted to [Link]. Chemistry should be

able to conduct their experiments on their own. There will
be no provision for allowing any assistance or scribe to do
the experiments.

4-year B.S. (Honours/Research) With a minimum of 60 % marks at +2 level of education with

Chemistry Science subjects only.

NOTE: Candidates admitted to FYUP Chemistry should be

able to conduct their experiments on their own. There will
be no provision for allowing any assistance or scribe to do
the experiments.

Ph.D. Chemistry [Link]. OR equivalent degree in Chemistry or in allied subjects

with at least 55 % marks. (Note: [Link]. in Physics or Materials
Science or Life Sciences are treated as allied subjects for this
purpose)

NOTE: Candidates admitted to Ph.D. Chemistry should be

able to conduct their experiments on their own. There will
be no provision for allowing any assistance or scribe to do
the experiments.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

The admission process stated in the School section of Prospectus are only indicative. The final and
applicable requirements for admission to different programs will be communicated by the Controller of
Examinations and updated at the website University of Hyderabad ([Link]) or
[Link]

Programme Entrance Examination

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[Link]. (5-year Integrated) (Chemistry) CUET (Written Exam)

[Link]. (Chemistry) CUET PG (Written Exam)
4-year B.S. (Honours/Research) CUET (Written Exam)
Chemistry
Ph.D. Chemistry NET (as per UGC rules)

8. EXIT OPTION/S

The exit options stated in the School section of Prospectus are only indicative. The final and applicable
exit options in different programs will be communicated by the Controller of Examinations and updated
at the website University of Hyderabad ([Link]) or [Link]

[Link]. (5-year Integrated) (Chemistry)

Exit / Final Minimum Credit Requirement Degree / Certificate

Semester

VI 131 / 133a,b [Link]. (Chemistry)

(and two General Education Courses (minimum 2

credits each) to be credited during first year and
two summer internships (2 and 4 credits each))**

VIII 173 / 175b [Link]. (Honours)

Chemistry

X 213 / 215b [Link]. (5-yr Integrated)

(Chemistry)
a Summer internships to be done during summer break after IV and VI Semesters and to be evaluated after reopening.
b
Two GEC Courses (2 Credits each) and two internship (2 and 4 credits) as per the Curriculum

[Link]. (Chemistry)

Exit / Final Minimum Credit Requirement Degree / Certificate

Semester
42
II Semester No Exit option
a
and Summer Internship (4 credits)

IV Semester 88a [Link]. (Chemistry)

a
Summer Internship to be done during summer Break after II Semester and to be evaluated after reopening.

4-year B.S. (Honours/Research) Chemistry

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Exit / Final Minimum Credit Requirement Degree / Certificate

Semester

II Semester 45 / 46d Undergraduate

Certificate in Science
(and two General Education Courses (minimum 2 credits
each) to be credited during first year)

IV Semester 89 / 91d Diploma in Science

(one vocational course during summer break after I or III

Sem and internship of 2 credits)a,b

VI Semester 131 / 133d [Link]. (Chemistry)

(and internship of 4 credits)*

173 / 175d B.S. (Honours)

Chemistry
VIII Semester (Research project of 12 credits over last two semesters)

173 / 175c,d B.S. (Research)

Chemistry
(Research project of 18 credits over last two semesters)

a
Vocational courses to be credited online / another institute (vocational course required only for Certificate or Diploma in Science and to be done only once).
More details about vocational courses can be obtained from [Link]

b
Summer internships to be done during summer break after IV and VI Semesters and to be evaluated after reopening.

c Candidates should have 75 % Marks or equivalent CGPA in I-VI Semesters to apply for B.S. (Research).

d
Two GEC Courses (2 Credits each) and two internship (2 and 4 credits) as per the Curriculum

Ph.D. Chemistry

Final Semester Minimum Credit Requirement Degree / Certificate

X - XII 12 Credits Course-Work and a Mandatory Ph.D. Chemistry

Course-work on Research Ethics and
Publication

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

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The lateral entry options stated in the School section of Prospectus are only indicative. The final and
applicable lateral entry options in different programs will be communicated by the Controller of
Examinations and updated at the website University of Hyderabad ([Link]) or
[Link]

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

Programme Minimum number of Continuous Assessment Thesis / Project /

credits to clear Internship
[Link]. (5-year Passing of 50 % of Theory Courses will have A Project over a period
Integrated) courses in a semester best of two minor exams of one year
(Chemistry) for promotion to next (max 40 marks) out of
semester three minor exams and Two internships (2 and4
end term exam for 60 credits respectively)
marks.

Lab Courses will have

continuous assessment
for 60 marks and 40
marks for final lab exam
[Link]. (Chemistry) Passing of 50 % of Theory Courses will have A Project over a period
courses in a semester best of two minor exams of one year
for promotion to next (max 40 marks) out of
semester three minor exams and One internship (4
end term exam for 60 credits)
marks.

Lab Courses will have

continuous assessment
for 60 marks and 40
marks for final lab exam
4-year B.S. Passing of 50 % of Theory Courses will have A Project over a period
(Honours/Researc courses in a semester best of two minor exams of one year
h) Chemistry for promotion to next (max 40 marks) out of
semester three minor exams and Two internships (2 and
end term exam for 60 4 credits respectivelys)
marks.

Lab Courses will have

continuous assessment
for 60 marks and 40
marks for final lab exam
Ph.D. Chemistry Completion of 12 Theory Courses will have Thesis Submission after
Credits and Research best of two minor exams successful Pre-Ph.D.
Ethics and Publication (max 40 marks) out of presentation and
course within two three minor exams and submission of synopsis
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years of joining PhD end term exam for 60

program marks.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Students must do an internship in any reputed academic/industrial laboratory during the semester
break. Duration of the internship shall be 4 weeks. During this engagement, students are expected to do
work in the laboratory and make a report at the end. Grading for the internship will be based on the
report submitted and a brief presentation made by the student on the work carried out during the
internship.

Programme Number of internships Credits Internship Requirements

[Link]. (5-year Two internships (first - at the 2+4=6 Duration; 60 hours first
Integrated) end of IV semester and Internship and 120 hours
(Chemistry) second - at the end of VI second internship during
Semester) summer break; evaluation as
per CIS regualations
[Link]. (Chemistry) One internship (at the end of 4 Duration; 4-6 weeks per
II semester) Internship during summer
break; evaluation by School-
level committee
4-year B.S. Two internships (first - at the 2+4=6 Duration; 60 hours first
(Honours/Researc end of IV semester and Internship and 120 hours
h) Chemistry second - at the end of VI second internship during
Semester) summer break; evaluation as
per CIS regualations
Ph.D. Chemistry Not Applicable None None

[Link]

Senior Professors Specialization

T. P. Radhakrishnan, Ph.D. (Princeton) Materials Chemistry

[Link]., [Link]., F.N.A.

Samudranil Pal, Ph.D. (Jadavpur) Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry

Samar Kumar Das, Ph.D. (IIT, Kanpur) Functional Inorganic Materials (Dean of the
F.N.A., [Link]., [Link]. School)

K. Lalitha Guruprasad, Ph.D. (Osmania) Protein structure and function: Experimental

and Computational
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Abani K. Bhuyan, Ph.D. (Univ. of NMR Spectroscopy, Physics and Biology of

Pennsylvania) Biological Molecules

Susanta Mahapatra, Ph.D. (IIT, Kanpur) Theoretical Chemical Dynamics, Non-adiabatic

[Link]., [Link]. Chemistry

D. B. Ramachary, Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore) Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Engineering

[Link]., [Link]., FRSC Asymmetric Organocatalysis, Theoretical
Aspects of Organocatalysis and Engineering
Multi-Catalysis Cascade (MCC) reactions

Tushar Jana, Ph.D. (IACS, Jadavpur) Polymer Chemistry: Polymer Membranes,

[Link]. Hydrogen Energy, Sustainable Polymers,
Polymer Nanostructures
Professors Specialization

R. Nagarajan, Ph.D. (University of Madras) Organic Synthesis: Heterocyclic Chemistry and

Total Synthesis of Natural Products

Pradeepta Kumar Panda, Ph.D. (IISc, Bioinorganic, Bioorganic & Supramolecular

Bangalore) Chemistry of Porphyrinoids, Porphyrinoids
based Materials for Solar Cell & Near Infrared
Diagnostics, Energetic Materials

R. Chandrasekar, Ph.D. (Max-Planck), Nano-Photonic Organic Materials and Devices,

[Link]., [Link], FRSC Single-Particle Microscopy/Spectroscopy

R. Balamurugan, Ph.D. (IIT, Kanpur) Development of organic compounds for material

applications, Synthetic organic chemistry -
transition metal and Brønsted acid catalysis,
synthetic methodologies and strategies

Akhila Kumar Sahoo, Ph.D. (NCL, Pune) Organic Chemistry, Invention of New Synthetic
FNA, [Link]., [Link]., FRSC, Prof. Methods, C-H Activation, Ynamides, Energy
Goverdhan Mehta Chair Materials, Organometallics

K. Muralidharan, Ph.D. (IIT, Kanpur) Nanomaterials, Polymers, Catalysis, High-energy

Materials

Viswanathan Baskar, Ph.D. (IIT, Kanpur) Inorganic & Organometallic Chemistry

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M. Sathiyendiran, Ph. D. (IIT, Bombay) Organometallic Chemistry

Perali Ramu Sridhar, Ph.D. (IISc, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Total Synthesis of
Bangalore) Natural Products and Carbohydrate
Therapeutics, Glyco-Biology, Synthesis of
Peptide Based Drugs and Carbohydrate Vaccines

Debashis Barik, Ph.D. (IACS, Jadavpur) Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics, Stochastic

Processes in Physical and Biological Systems

Srinivasarao Yaragorla, Ph.D. (IICT, Synthetic Organic Chemistry: Cyclizative

Hyderabad) functionalization of alkynols, allenes, a-
Iminoketones Donor Acceptor Cyclopropanes
Heyns Rearrangement, Mechanochemistry

V. Sridharan, Ph.D. (Madurai Kamaraj Synthetic Organic Chemistry: Nucleopalladation-

University, Madurai) initiated cascade processes, Multi-bond forming
reactions, Ni- and Fe-catalyzed organic
transformations, Electro-organic synthesis

Associate Professors Specialization

S.G. Ramkumar, Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore) Polymer Chemistry, controlled polymerization

methods, Biodegradable and Polymers from
renewable resources.

Murali Banavoth, Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore) Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells;
Functional Materials for Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology, Ultrafast Spectroscopy and
Photophysics for Donor/Acceptor Interfaces in
Solar Energy Materials

Manju Sharma, Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore) Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS);
Polymorphism in Active Pharmaceutical
Ingredients

Jovan Jose K V, Ph.D. (University of Pune) Developing Methods for Theoretical Molecular
Spectroscopy, Theoretical Organic Reaction
Mechanisms, Ab Initio Crystal Structure
Prediction, Theoretical Studies on Transition
Metal Oxides and Sulphides, Folding Pathways
Proteins and Computer Aided Drug Designing
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Assistant Professors Specialization

Bioorganic Chemistry: Biocatalysis, Enzyme
T. Saravanan, Ph.D. (IIT, Madras) Engineering, Enzymatic Total Synthesis of Natural
Products, and Continuous Flow Enzymatic Synthesis
of Chiral Drugs
Anupam Bera, Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore) Experimental Physical Chemistry, Ultrafast
Spectroscopy, and Spectroscopy for Surface
Science

VinayKumar K. Ph.D. (IISER, Bhopal) Organic Synthesis: C−H functionalization, ring-

strain release strategies, chiral ligand design,
and enantioselective applications

Emeritus Professors Specialization

Kalidas Sen, Ph.D. (IIT, Kanpur), [Link]., Density Functional Theory, Confined Electronic
F.N.A. Systems

INSA Honorary Scientist (w.e.f.

21.08.2023 to 20.08.2026)

D. Basavaiah PhD (Banaras Hindu Organic Chemistry, Baylis Hillman Chemistry,

University) [Link]. F.N.A Chiral Catalysis

INSA Senior Scientist (w.e.f. July 2024 to

June 2027)

M. Durga Prasad, Ph.D. (University of Quantum Chemistry, Many Body Theories and
Calcutta) [Link]. Computational Chemistry

Anunay Samanta, Ph.D. (Jadavpur) - Ultrafast and Single-Molecule Spectroscopy

[Link]., [Link]., F.N.A.

INSA Senior Scientist (w.e.f. July 2024 to

June 2027)

K. C. Kumara Swamy, Ph.D. (IISc, Catalytic Organic Transformations,

Bangalore) [Link]., F.N.A Organophosphorus Chemistry, Synthetic
chemistry (Organic/ Inorganic)

Musti J. Swamy, Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore) Biophysical chemistry of membranes and

[Link]., [Link]. proteins, glycobiology

University Distinguished Specialization

Professors
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Goverdhan Mehta, Ph.D. (University of Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Poona). F.R.S., Dr. Kallam Anji Reddy Chair

13. INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

(L) 040-23134838
Prof. V. Sridharan Professor (M) 8489670742
vsridharan@[Link]

(L) 040-23134835
Dr. Manju Sharma Associate Professor (M) 8618102647
manjusharma@[Link]

(L) 040-23134815
Dr. T. Saravanan Assistant Professor (M) 6369236987
tsaravanan@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S (May not be required for smaller units. Internship Coordinator serves
as Supervisor too) Not Applicable

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:

[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of No. of PhD

Specialization Vacancies
1. Lalitha Guruprasad Senior Biological/ 1
Professor Theoretical/
Organic
2. S. Mahapatra Professor Theoretical/ 3
Physical
3. D. B. Ramachary Senior Organic 1
Professor Chemistry
4. Tushar Jana Senior Materials/ 1
Professor Organic/Physical
5. R. Nagarajan Professor Organic 1
Chemistry
6. R. Balamurugan Professor Organic 1
Chemistry
7. A.K. Sahoo Professor Organic 1
Chemistry
8. V. Baskar Professor Inorganic/ 1
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Materials
chemistry
9. P. Ramu Sridhar Professor Organic 2
Chemistry

10. Debasish Barik Professor Biological/ 2

Physical/
Theoretical
11. Srinivasarao Professor Organic 1
Yaragorla Chemistry

12. [Link] Professor Organic 3

Chemistry
13. Murali Banavoth Associate Physical/ 4
Professor Material
14. Manju Sharma Associate Physical/ 2
Professor Theoretical
/Material
15. Jovan Jose K.V. Associate Physical/ 2
Professor Theoretical
/Material
16. Anupam Bera Assistant Physical 3
Professor
17. Vinaykumar K Assistant Organic 2
Professor Chemistry
18. PH Category; to be allotted by Dean based on the 2
vacancy in the research groups
Total 33
16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

UGC Notice ( No.F.4-1(UGC-NET Review Committee)/2024(NET)/140648 Dt. 27/03/2024

1. Research Proposal and its defense, etc. Not applicable

2. Having fellowship / [Link] / NET / SLET, etc. NET
3. Interview as per UGC rules
Total Marks

17. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to PhD programs: Not Applicable

SCHOOL LIFE SCIENCES

School of Life Sciences

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The School of Life Sciences has been established with an emphasis on interdisciplinary teaching and
research leading to [Link]. and Ph.D. degrees in modern biology, biochemistry, biotechnology,
bioinformatics and systems biology.

The academic programs are offered through five Departments:

Department of Biochemistry

Department of Plant Sciences

Department of Animal Biology

Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

Department of Systems and Computational Biology

The details related to the eligibility for admission and mode of selection of the candidates for various
academic programmes that includes the two-year [Link]., [Link]. and 5-Year Integrated Masters and
Doctoral programs offered in different disciplines, faculty, and their research specializations in the various
departments can be seen at [Link] NEP2020 is introduced for the academic year
2022-2023.

Under NEP2020 the school is currently offering six 5-year integrated BSc-MSc programmes, namely:
Animal Biology and Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Molecular
Microbiology, Plant Biology and Biotechnology, and Systems and Computational Biology. The first two
years of these programs are conducted by the College of Integrated Studies (CIS). At the beginning of the
3rd year the students need to choose any of the aforementioned pre-defined modules. The guidelines for
allotment of students in various courses can be found in the following website
([Link] The course structures of 3rd year to 5th year of these programmes can be seen
at [Link] At the end of the 5th year after successful completion of the course the
student will obtain an Integrated MSc degree in Animal Biology and Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/
Biotechnology and Bioinformatics/ Molecular Microbiology/ Plant Biology and Biotechnology/ Systems
and Computational Biology. Students exiting after the 4th year may obtain BSc-Honours degree in the
specialized module. Student exiting after the 3rd year may obtain BSc degree in Biology. Each student is
required to undertake a research project from the beginning of the 8th semester and must complete the
project at the end of the 10th semester. All students exiting after 4th year must undertake a research project
worth 10 credits, and complete that at the end of the 8th semester. Each student must undertake two
internships, one before the completion of the 3rd year and another before the completion of the 4th year.
Total intake for the IMSc Biology program for the year 2025 is 60. The admission to the program is
through CUET-UG examination conducted by NTA.

Selection Criteria for Integrated PG programs offered byUoH for the Academic Year 2025-26
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Merit list
Qualificatio Domain/ General/
generation based
Program ns Optional Languages on:
Title Subject Intake mapped to the Programs

A. Core Paper
60
With a From Section II, choose
minimum of 1. Biology [304] CUET-UG
60% marks 2. Chemistry [306]
at +2 level 3. Physics [322] Marks of
Integr Biology of education 4. Mathematics [319] Biology +
ated with Science B. Qualifying Papers Chemistry +
[Link]. subjects Language: Physics +
only. From Section IA, choose Mathematics
English [101]

Prof. Suresh Yenugu is CIS coordinator from the School of Life Sciences.

Students in 6th Semester may have an option in the following Specializations in the Department
mentioned:

Program name Coordinating Name of the Total credits Internship & Internship
unit degree for MSc research coordinator
degree projects

IMSc in Year 1&2: CIS MSc in Animal 226 Internships: 2 Dr. Raja Ram
Animal Biology and Research Mohan Roy
Biology and Year 3-5: Biotechnology projects: 3
Biotechnology Department of
Animal
Biology

IMSc in Year 1&2: CIS MSc in 213 Internships: 2 Dr. Ajay W.

Biochemistry Biochemistry Research Tumaney
Year 3-5: projects: 3
Department of
Biochemistry

IMSc in Year 1&2: CIS MSc in 215 Internships: 2 Dr. N.

Biotechnology Biotechnology Research Prakash
and Year 3-5: and projects: 3 Prabhu
Bioinformatics Department of Bioinformatics
Biotechnology
and
Bioinformatics
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IMSc in Year 1&2: CIS MSc in 209 Internships: 2 Prof. Rahul

Molecular Molecular Research Kumar
Microbiology Year 3-5: Microbiology projects: 3
Department of
Plant Sciences

IMSc in Plant Year 1&2: CIS MSc in Plant 209 Internships: 2 Prof. Rahul
Science and Science and Research Kumar
Biotechnology Year 3-5: Biotechnology projects: 3
Department of
Plant Sciences

IMSc in Year 1&2: CIS MSc in Systems 215.5 Internships: 2 Dr. Manjari
Systems and and Research Kiran
Computational Year 3-5: Computational projects: 2
Biology Department of Biology
Systems and
Computational
Biology

Prof. Mrinal Kanti Bhattacharyya, Department of Biochemistry is the Chairperson of the NEP Standing
Committee of the School of Life Sciences ([Link]

The School of Life Sciences is committed towards achieving academic excellence in teaching and research
in basic and applied areas in training the students in theory and practice to enable them to take an
assignment in Academia and Industry. It is one of the most vibrant schools with widespread activities in
modern biology and biotechnology all through the year. The new building of School of Life Sciences,
occupied in March 2013, is designed for housing more than 65 research laboratories, teaching laboratories,
central instrumentation facilities, cell and microbial culture facilities, seminar halls and auditorium. The
classrooms are located in the Anex Building, located opposite to the Life Sciences building. Most of the
faculty are well trained in the leading national and international laboratories before joining the University
of Hyderabad and have won several national and international recognitions. A healthy competitive
atmosphere among the academic programs and the faculty resulted in excellence in teaching and research.
The faculty are engaged in research and consultancy activities in innovative areas of modern biology and
biotechnology to answer some of the most challenging questions in biological systems and improve the
well-being of humankind, with support from national and international funding agencies as well as
biotech/pharmaceutical industries. The ‘Bio-incubator Nurturing Entrepreneurship for Scaling
Technologies’ (BioNEST) facility was established by the University of Hyderabad on the third floor of
the School of Life Sciences with the support from BIRAC of Department of Biotechnology for providing
incubation facilities for innovative ideas of faculty and scholars where many of the faculty from the School
of Life Sciences are actively involved.

The infrastructural facilities of the School have been established with the funds received from the
University Grants Commission (UGC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Department of Science
and Technology (DST), New-Delhi as well as extra-mural funding attracted by the faculty of the School
of Life Sciences from National and International funding agencies The University Grants Commission
upgraded Phase III of UGC-Special Assistance, DSA programme (period 2002-2007) and sanctioned the
status of Centre for Advanced Studies (UGC-SAP-CAS-I) in School of Life Sciences for a period of five
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years (2008-2013). Now most each of the Departments have recently completed the 5 year support by
UGC-SAP-DRS 1. School also received grants from UGC under University Potential for excellence
(UPE Phase I and II). Ministry of Education Institute of Eminence, BUILDER program from the DBT,
New Delhi and FIST (Funds for Improvement Science and Technology Infra Structure) under from
DST, New-Delhi.

The facilities include seven state of the art teaching laboratories and centralized high end facilities such
as Proteomics-MALDI/MS-MS/TOF-Q, Robotic Crystallization System, LC-MS and GC-MS for
Metabolomic Research; Surface Plasmon Resonance, Confocal/Fluorescence Microscope, Super
Resolution Microscope, Real-time PCR machine, Microarray spotter/analyzer, Next generation
sequencing system, Sea Horse metabolic flux analyzer,, Electroporator, Luminometer, Nano-drop
machine, HPLC, FPLC and AKTA PILOT, CD Spectrophotometer, Fluorescence spectrophotometer,
Radioactivity facility, Chemidoc-imaging system, Flow cytometry, Microtome/Ultramicrotome (Tissue
sectioning), in vivo imaging for whole cell and animal house, Green house facility, Animal house facility
and Bio-safety Level three facility (BSL3). In addition, the School has access for infrastructural facilities
set up at Nanotechnology Center, Centralized Instrumentation Laboratory (CIL) and Center for Modelling,
Simulation and Design (CMSD), located within the campus which provide facilities such as Transmission
Electron Microscope (TEM), Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and high end computational facilities.

Eminent faculty and scientists including Nobel laureates have interacted with the students and delivered
thought provoking lectures in conferences with National and International participants as well as in
various programs including GIAN (Global Initiative on Academic Network) program that is supported
by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD)

A notable eminent scholars recently visited School and delivered lectures:

1. Nobel Laureate Sir Professor Richard J Roberts in BioAnveshana-2024 on February 16, 2024

2. Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman, UGC, New Delhi in the ASPIRE foundation day on 1
March 2024

3. Dr. Rajesh S Gokhale, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi in BioAnveshana-

2024 on February 16, 2024

4. Padma Bhushan Dr. D. Nageshwara Reddy, Chairmen, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology,

Hyderabad on February 16, 2024 in BioAnveshana-2024

5. Prof Douglas C Wallace, Director, CMEM, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA in IoE
Distinguished lecture on March

Prof. Anand K. Kondapi, Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics is the Dean of the School of
Life Sciences ([Link]

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ Biochemistry

CENTRE
2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) Life Sciences
3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
Funded by DST-FIST and UGC-SAP-DRS programs the Department of Biochemistry is renowned
for its teaching programs and cutting-edge research activities. The department offers [Link]., PhD, and
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[Link].-PhD dual degree programs. The primary aim of these academic programs is to train students to ask
important scientific questions as well as providing them with the wherewithal and knowledge for finding
the relevant solutions to these problems. We lay special emphasis on analytical and critical thinking,
knowledge creation and discovery. Focussed research programs in various fields of modern biology make
the department a hub of basic fundamental research and an emerging epicentre for translation research.
The research activities in the Department of Biochemistry revolve around the following broad areas: (i)
Inter organellar communication (ii) Genome maintenance, organization and expression; (iii) Protein
synthesis, homeostasis, structure-function correlation and engineering; (iv) Organelle biogenesis and
trafficking of macromolecules; (v) Intra-cellular communication, cancer biology and stem cell
development; (vi) Infectious diseases and host-pathogen interactions; (vii) Bioinformatics and
computational biology and (viii) Natural and engineered biological sensors, cellular dynamics and
imaging.
4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake
(Sems)
Int. MSc (Biology) 10 (4+6) 8
MSc-Biochemistry 4 24
PhD-Biochemistry 10 14
5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME Int. MSc/MSc/MSc-PhD/PhD
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
1. Create an inclusive environment in which theories of fundamental and applied courses in
Biochemistry are explored to learn along with integration of knowledge towards a better tomorrow.
2. Provide an environment with unique skills, promoting employability and life-long learning.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission to Ph.D. Biochemistry: This is a 5-year program extendable up to a maximum of 8 years
according to UGC regulations. Students will carry out their work under the supervision of a faculty
member and are advised by a doctoral committee. During the first semester, students will be involved in
coursework for 12 credits. The students must also actively participate in journal club seminars, research
work presentations, etc. Publishing research articles in highly reputed journals is a requirement before
the submission of the thesis work.
Students with a Master’s degree in Biochemistry or in a closely related area, [Link]. or M. Tech. in
Bioinformatics, with at least 55% marks, or an MBBS degree with a minimum of 55% marks are eligible
to apply. PhD admissions have both an entrance exam followed by an interview.
The Department admits international students following University guidelines to all programs.

For more details on the exact mode of admission for all the programs, please see the admission
pages/Prospectus of the University of Hyderabad.
Admission to [Link]. Biochemistry program: Candidates who have passed [Link]. with a minimum of 60%
marks in aggregate of science subjects with Chemistry or Biochemistry as one of the subjects are eligible
to apply for the admission to [Link]. Biochemistry. Admissions to the program will be via the CUET.
7. ADMISSION PROCESS
M. Sc.: Entrance Examination
Ph.D.: JRF or UGC-CSIR or relevant NET score, followed by Interview (Weightages: Net
Score: 70 %;
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Interview: (30%), JRF holders are directly eligible for the interview
\

8. EXIT OPTION/S
4th Year- [Link]., Honours in Biochemistry
5th Year- [Link]., in Biochemistry
After 2 years of MSc-PhD programme
No degree if a student leave after or during the 1styear of [Link]., program
9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S
Entry at 3rd Year: Any four of the following papers must have been studied at the UG level: 1.
General Biology, 2. Physiology, 3. Biomolecules, 4. Biochemistry/ Physical Chemistry,
5. Cellular and Molecular Biology
Entry at 4th Year: The student must have studied the first four of the following papers, and any two of
the remaining papers during Bachelor’s. 1. Metabolism, 2. Enzymology, 3. Molecular Biology
(Replication, Repair, Recombination), 4. Biophysics, 5. Genetics, 6. Cell Biology, 7. Structural Biology,
8. Bioinformatics, 9. Microbiology.
Entry at 5th Year: [Link]. Biochemistry Honours with minimum 6 months experience in doing project
work.
10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
Programme Minimum Credits Assessment Intern Project
Required (Internal + End SEM) ships
%
Int. MSc (Biology) 200 40 + 60 & 60+40 2 1
MSc-Biochemistry 90 40 + 60 & 60+40 1 1
PhD-Biochemistry Course work, pre-PhD
seminar, and thesis --- --- ---
completion

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

There will be two internships of 2-credits each for the 5-year integrated students: before the completion
of the 3rd year and before the completion of the 4th year. For the students belonging to the 2-year [Link].,
program one internship of 2 credits must be completed before the completion of [Link]. After the internship
each student needs to submit a written report followed by poster presentation.
More details could be found at SLS and CIS pages
12. FACULTY
Professors Specializations
Prof. Krishnaveni Mishra Inter-organellar communication
Prof. Naresh Babu V Sepuri Mitochondrial biology in health and disease
HEAD
Prof. Mrinal Kanti Malaria drug discovery aided by CRISPR-Cas9 mediated genome
Bhattacharyya editing
Technology.
Prof. Sharmistha Banerjee Molecular pathogenesis and immunology of HIV, Mycobacterium
tuberculosis ([Link]) and [Link]-HIV co-infection
Prof. Gutti Ravi Kumar Stem Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Signal transduction,
Epigenetics, Gene Regulation, Apoptosis, Molecular and
translational medicine
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Prof. Bramanandam Cancer Biology: Molecular basis of Tumor Heterogeneity and

Manavathi Metastasis
Prof. Santosh Kumar Padhi Enzyme Engineering, Biocatalysis, Enzymes for industrial
applications
Associate Professors Specializations
Dr. Akash Gulyani Imaging mitochondrial dynamics, biosensors, photoreception and
regeneration
Dr. Pakala Suresh Babu Cancer Metabolism and Metastasis
Dr. Ajay Wamanrao Lipid Metabolism in various biological System
Tumaney
Dr. Seema Mishra Gene Expression regulation in Cancers, Protein-protein & protein
drug interactions, Computational Biology
Dr. Mohd. Akif Structural Biology, X-ray Crystallography, Host-pathogen
interactions and structural vaccinology, Structure-guided design
of immunogens
Dr. P. Anil Kumar Cell morphogenesis and differentiations
Assistant Professors Specializations
Dr. Shashi Kiran Ubiquitination signaling in Cervical Cancers and other HPV-
induced cancers. CRISPR-based genome editing for endogenous
tagging of genes in cancers. Ubiquitination pathways in DNA
replication of cancers
Dr. Vijay Morampudi Host-commensal-pathogen interactions, inflammatory bowel
diseases, cell-signaling and mucosal immunology, Multi-drug
resistant pathogens
Emeritus Professors
Prof. N. Siva Kumar, DAAD Glycobiology, Protein biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology,
Visiting Professor (2024- Structure function relationships of plant, animal lectins and
25) glycosidases
Univ. of Bremen German
Prof. K V A Ramaiah, Protein Synthesis
Visiting Professor

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Dr. Ajay W. Tumaney Associate Professor 9902266477,
ajaytumaney@[Link]
14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S (May not be required for smaller units. Internship Co-ordinator serves as
Supervisor too)
NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
N/A

15.
Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:
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Sl. Name of the Designation Area of Specialization No. of PhD

No. Faculty Vacancies

1. Naresh Babu V. Professor Mitochondrial biology in health and disease 1

Sepuri
2. Mrinal Kanti Professor Malaria drug discovery aided by CRISPR-Cas9 2
Bhattacharyya mediated genome editing
Technology.
3. Gutti Ravi Kumar Professor Stem Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, 1
Signal transduction, Epigenetics, Gene
Regulation, Apoptosis, Molecular and
translational medicine
4 Bramanandam Professor Cancer Biology: Molecular basis of Tumor 1
Manavathi Heterogeneity and Metastasis.
5 Santosh Kumar Professor Enzyme Engineering, Biocatalysis, Enzymes for 2
Padhi industrial applications
6 Akash Gulyani Associate Imaging mitochondrial dynamics, biosensors, 2
Professor photoreception and regeneration
7 Seema Mishra Associate Gene Expression regulation in Cancers, Protein- 1
Professor protein & protein drug interactions,
Computational Biology
8 Mohd. Akif Associate Structural Biology, X-ray Crystallography, 2
Professor Host-pathogen interactions and structural
vaccinology, Structure-guided design of
immunogens
9 Shashi Kiran Assistant Ubiquitination signaling in Cervical Cancers and 1
Professor other HPV-induced cancers. CRISPR-based
genome editing for endogenous tagging of genes
in cancers. Ubiquitination pathways in DNA
replication of cancers
10 Vijay Morampudi Assistant Host-commensal-pathogen interactions, 1
Professor inflammatory bowel diseases, cell-signaling and
mucosal immunology, Multi-drug resistant
pathogens.
Total 14

Ph.D. Interview Category 1

1. JRF (UGC/CSIR/ICMR/DBT/ICAR)
2. Interview 30
Total Marks 30

Ph.D. interview Category II & III

1 UGC-CSIR or any relevant subjects NET 70%

Score
2 Interview 30%
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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Plant Sciences

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) Life Sciences

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Plant Sciences, established in 1993, has earned a reputation in the country for
imparting high-quality teaching and research, leading to the development of qualified professionals
in the areas of Plant Sciences and Microbiology. The vision of the Department is discovering and
exploiting plant and microbiological resources for the betterment of the environment and human
welfare through systematic and focused research and teaching in frontier areas of plant and
microbiological sciences. The Department has received grant-in-aid from major funding bodies,
which include UGC-SAP (DRS-1, Phase 1) and DST-Funds for Infrastructure in Science and
Technology (FIST) Level-1 and Level II (Phase 1, 2 &3). The Department has set up state-of-the-
art laboratories for [Link]. teaching and Ph.D. programmes with financial support from DBT, UGC,
and DST to strengthen teaching and research activities.

The Department offers two programmes at the Masters level i.e., Plant Biology and
Biotechnology, and Molecular Microbiology, and two programmes at the Ph.D. level i.e., Ph.D.
Plant Sciences and Ph.D. Microbiology. As a part of School level activity, the Department has also
implemented NEP2020 since 2022 onwards. The first batch of 3rd year NEP students have joined
the Department in both programmes in July 2024. The students have consistently achieved high
success in all the national level examinations. The success rate of our students in the CSIR-UGC
examination is between 30-50% in the first year of their master’s degree. Upon completion of their
[Link]. degree, the students are pursuing Ph.D. at premier research institutions across the globe.
Ph.D. students of the Department get selected for international fellowships to carry out part of their
Ph.D. work in a foreign universities and also earn prestigious Fellowships such as the PMRF.

The research activities of the Department are presently supported by several national and
international funding agencies like DBT, SERB, SERB-Power, DST-ISF, UGC-JSF, CSIR, UoH-
IoE-MHRD, ICFRE, Dehradun under CAMPA etc. either as individual research grants or
collaborative research projects. The individual research laboratories are well equipped, apart from
the availability of major equipment in the Department's central facilities, sister Departments in the
School, common facilities of the School, and at the Central Instrumentation Lab of the University.
The Department has the distinction of establishing the state-of-the-art facility ‘'Repository of
Tomato Genomics Resources,' which is a DBT Center of Excellence in "Genome Engineering of
Tomato." The faculty members are highly competent and have made significant contributions in
their subject areas. The Faculty members from the Department of Plant Sciences have a track
record of consciously publishing in reputed peer-reviewed journals.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED

Programme Duration (Sems) Intake Minimum Credits Required

MSc- Plant Biology and 4 20 80
Biotechnology
MSc- Molecular Microbiology 4 20 80

PhD- Plant Sciences 12 11 As per UGC guidelines

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PhD -Microbiology 12 02 As per UGC guidelines

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME Int. MSc/MSc/PhD

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

1. Create an inclusive environment in which theories of fundamental and applied courses in

Plant Sciences and Microbiology are explored to learn along with integration of knowledge towards
a better tomorrow.
2. Provide an environment with unique skills, promoting employability and life-long learning.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admission to [Link]. Plant Biology and Biotechnology: Candidates who have passed [Link]. with a
minimum of 60% marks in aggregate of science subjects with Botany/Biochemistry/Chemistry,
Microbiology, and Genetics subjects are eligible to apply for admission to [Link]. Plant Biology and
Biotechnology. Admissions to the program will be via the CUET (The Common University Entrance
Test). The Department also admits international students following University guidelines.

Admission to [Link]. Molecular Microbiology: Candidates who have passed [Link]. with a minimum of
60% marks in aggregate of science subjects with Microbiology/Botany/ Biochemistry/ Chemistry, and
Genetics subjects are eligible to apply for admission to [Link]. Molecular Microbiology. Admissions to
the program will be via the CUET (The Common University Entrance Test). The Department also admits
international students following University guidelines.

Admission to Ph.D. Plant Sciences through National Eligibility Test (NET) in Life Sciences. Based
on the merit of their NET score, the short-listed candidates will be called for the interview. Candidates
who have passed [Link]. with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate of Life Science subjects only are
eligible to apply.

*Reservation policy will be applicable as per the University rules

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

M. Sc.: Entrance Examination (CUET)

Ph.D.: Through National Eligibility Test score from Life Sciences followed by Interview
(Weightages: NET Exam score: 70% ; Interview: 30%). Those who qualified UGC/CSIR/DBT/ICMR-
JRF, etc., are given a 45 Weightage score in lieu of NET.

8. EXIT OPTION/S (Please refer to the School of Life Sciences prospectus pages).

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S (Please refer to the School of Life Sciences prospectus
pages)

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

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Programme Minimum Assessment Internship Project

Credits Required (Internal + End s
SEM) %

MSc- MSc-Plant 80 40+60 1

Biology and
Biotechnology
MSc-Molecular 80 40+60 1
Microbiology
PhD-Plant Course work, pre- ------- ----- ----
Sciences PhD seminar, and
thesis completion
11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY

(Please refer to the School of Life Sciences prospectus pages)

12. FACULTY

Professors Specializations
Senior Professors
Appa Rao Podile Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Plant
Microbiome
Ch. Venkata Ramana Bacterial Discovery, Bacterial Physiology &
Biochemistry, Metabolomics
Professors
G. Padmaja Plant Genetics, Plant Tissue Culture, Plant
Biotechnology
S. Rajagopal (Head of the department) Chloroplast Bioenergetics, Protein Biochemistry,
and Omics Biology
Sarada D. Tetali, Pharmacognosy, Medicinal Plant Metabolomics,
and Secondary Metabolism

Ragiba Makandar, Plant Molecular Genetics, Plant-Microbe

Interactions, Genetic Engineering & Functional
Genomics
Sreenivasulu Yelam Plant Reproductive Biology, Molecular Aspects of
Gametophyte Development
Santosh R. Kanade Epigenetics and Phytomedicine instead of
Epigenetics and cell signalling
Sreelakshmi Y Tomato Functional Genomics, Proteomics, Plant
Development
Irfan Ahmad Ghazi Rice Functional Genomics and Biological
Properties of Rice Bran
Rahul Kumar Functional Genomics, Hormone Signalling, Plant
Biotechnology
Sribash Roy Genomics and Epigenomics
Associate Professors
Gopinath Kodetham Molecular Plant Virology, Construction of PTGS
Vectors & Cell Biology
S. Siddharthan Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
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Assistant Professors
Jogi Madhuprakash Biomass Degrading Microbes, Carbohydrate Active
enzymes (CAZymes), Protein Engineering and
Proteomics, Applied Enzymology
M. Muthamilarasan Plant Molecular Genetics and Genomics, Genome
Informatics
IoE Research Chair Professor
A.S. Raghavendra Plant Biochemistry and Plant Molecular
Physiology: Photosynthesis, Signal Transduction,
Medicinal Plant Metabolomics.
Professors (Honorary)
R.P. Sharma Plant Developmental Biology, Tomato Functional
Genomics
Attipalli R. Reddy Photosynthesis, Carbon Sequestration in higher
plants.
Adjunct Professor
Manoj Prasad Molecular Genetics and Genomics of Tomato and
Foxtail Millet.

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

(Please refer to the School of Life Sciences prospectus pages)

14.. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

(Please refer to the School of Life Sciences prospectus pages)

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:
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[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization No. of PhD

Vacancies
1 S. Rajagopal (Head of the Head and professor Chloroplast Bioenergetics, 1
department) Protein Biochemistry, and
Omics Biology
2 Ragiba Makandar Professor Plant microbiome 1
interactions

3 Sreenivasulu Yelam Professor Plant Reproductive Biology, 2

Molecular Aspects of
Gametophyte Development
4 Santosh R. Kanade Professor Epigenetics and 2
Phytomedicine instead of
Epigenetics and cell
signalling

5 Sreelakshmi Y Professor Tomato Functional 1

Genomics, Proteomics,
Plant Development

6 Irfan Ahmad Ghazi Professor Rice Functional Genomics 1

and Biological Properties of
Rice Bran
7 Rahul Kumar Professor Functional Genomics, 2
Hormone Signalling, Plant
Biotechnology
8 Sribash Roy Professor Genomics and Epigenomics 2

9 Gopinath Kodetham Associate Professor Molecular Plant Virology, 1

Construction of PTGS
Vectors & Cell Biology
Total 13

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc. 0

2. Having fellowship/[Link]/NET/SLET, etc. 5

3. Interview 25
Total Marks 30
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1. DEPARTMENT Department of Animal Biology

2. SCHOOL School of Life Sciences

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Animal Biology, formerly known as the Department of
Animal Sciences, was established in 1993, under the umbrella of the School of Life Sciences. The primary
focus of the Department of Animal Biology is to impart knowledge in biomedical sciences at the highest
level of excellence and to advance the frontiers of biology through innovative research programs. Since
the inception, the Department has been rich in traditional biological sciences and at the same time
continues to recognize the new developments in biological research. The Department had and continues
to have an esteemed faculty with diverse cutting-edge research programs, that includes Developmental
Biology, Immunobiology, Reproductive Endocrinology, Neurobiology, Chronobiology, Cancer Biology,
Infection Biology, Microbiology, Genetics, Epigenetics, Chromatin dynamics and Systems Biology of the
Cell. The broad expertise of faculty combined with the state-of-the-art laboratories creates an
environment that fosters innovation and advancement in science and technology.

4. PROGRAMME OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Semesters)
[Link]. Animal Biology and 10 8 226
Biotechnology
[Link]. Animal Biology and 4 24 88
Biotechnology
Ph.D Animal Biology As per UGC 14
norms

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME [Link] Animal Biology and Biotechnology,
[Link] Animal Biology and Biotechnology and
PhD Animal Biology

The objective of all courses offered by Department of Animal Biology is to:

 Achieve academic excellence in education and research.
 Promoting systematic learning to understand the molecular basis of animal health and diseases in
diverse areas of modern biology
 Prepare students for a career in teaching, research and R&D set up

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS/ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility for admission to [Link]. Animal Biology and Biotechnology program

Any graduate in Natural and allied Sciences/[Link] (Biotechnology) with minimum 60%
cumulative marks in science subjects are eligible to apply for the admission to [Link] Animal
Biology and Biotechnology. Reservation policy will be applicable as per the University guidelines.
The Department also admits international students following University guidelines.
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Eligibility for admission to Ph.D. Animal Biology program through National Eligibility Test (NET) in Life
Sciences.

Candidates with minimum 55% marks in Master's degree in Animal Biology or in any area of Life
Sciences/[Link] in Bioinformatics or Biotechnology, [Link], or [Link] are eligible to apply.
Reservation policy will be applicable as per the University guidelines.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS:

M. Sc Animal Biology and Biotechnology: Admission into the [Link]. Animal Biology and Biotechnology
will be through CUET-PG entrance examination conducted by National Testing Agency.

PhD in Animal Biology: Admission into PhD Animal Biology will be through NET in Life Sciences followed
by interview. (Weightage:70 percent equivalence of NET score and 30 percent for interview
performance). JRF from CSIR-UGC/ICMR/DBT holders should invariably apply for the PhD program as
and when announced by the University. JRF holders can directly attend interviews

8. Exit option/s: Please refer to the School of Life Sciences prospectus

9. Lateral entry option/s: Please refer to the School of Life Sciences prospectus

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

• IMSc. Animal Biology and Biotechnology: The minimum credit requirement at the end
of 5 years is 226 to secure IMSc degree in Animal Biology and Biotechnology.
Assessment: internal (40%) + end semester (60%) with a final research project and 2
internships

• MSc. Animal Biology and Biotechnology: The minimum credit requirement at the end of two
years is 88, as per current course structure, to secure M. Sc degree in Animal Biology and
Biotechnology. Assessment: internal (40%) + end semester (60%) with a final research project
and 1 internships

• PhD in Animal Biology: Completion of course work, presentation of thesis work in Pre-PhD seminar and
thesis completion

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: There will be 2 internships of 2

credit each for the 5-year integrated students, one before the completion of 3rd year and other, before
completion of 4th year. There will be one internship for [Link] Animal Biology and Biotechnology students
which has to be completed by the end of the first year.

12. FACULTY
Senior Professor Specialization
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Balasubramanian Senthilkumaran, M. Phil, Molecular Endocrinology, Developmental

Ph.D. (BHU), FNA, FASc, FNASc, FAP-AS Biology, Reproductive Biology of fish,
Molecular mechanisms of Sex Differentiation,
Fish Neuroendocrinology, Endocrine
Disruptors
Professors Specialization
Anita Jagota, Ph.D. (JNU), FTAS, FIAN, FInSC Neurobiology and Molecular Chronobiology,
Aging, Neurodegeneration and Brain-aging,
Therapeutic Interventions
Sreenivasulu Kurukuti, Ph.D. (BHU) Signaling and epigenetic control of gene
expression during Lactogenesis and
Neurogenesis
Kota Arun Kumar, Ph.D. (UoH) Genetic engineering of malaria parasite,
(Head of the Department) Plasmodium interactions in mosquito and
hepatocytes.
Suresh Yenugu, Ph.D. (OU) Reproductive immunology and toxicology,
transgenic technology.
Nooruddin Khan, Ph.D. (Manipal University) Immunobiology of infectious and metabolic
diseases, Vaccine and adjuvant development.
Bindu Madhava Reddy Aramati, Ph.D. (UoH) Diabetes and cancer signaling
Associate Professors Specialization
Radheshyam Maurya, Ph.D. (BHU) Mechanism of Infection and Immunity in
visceral leishmaniasis, Drug discovery and
identification of new diagnostic markers

Arunasree M.K, Ph.D. (UoH) Epigenetics of development, differentiation

and pathogenesis
Dr. Shyam Lal M, Ph.D. (BHU) Infectious disease biology and drug discovery

Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ph.D. (UoH) Cellular homeostasis, Inflammation and
Tumorigenesis
Assistant Professors Specialization
Parul Mishra, Ph.D. (CDRI-JNU) Ubiquitin mediated protein degradation,
Protein Engineering, Chaperone networks in
neurological diseases and cancer.
Prasad Tammineni, Ph.D. (UoH) Molecular neurosciences, lysosomes,
mitochondria, Autophagy and Alzheimers
Disease.
Mrigya Babuta Ph.D. (JNU) Pathogenesis of Liver diseases, innate
immune signaling, extracellular vesicles, and
cell death pathways

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Dr Raja Ram Mohan Roy Associate Professor roykarnati@[Link]
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14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S:

Students may apply and choose academic labs (outside the parent Department)/ industry for their
internships. The PI monitoring their internship will act as the supervisor.

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:

Sl. No. Name of the Faculty No. of Specialization Intake

Existing
Students
1 Prof. Anita Jagota 08 Neurobiology and Molecular 1
Chronobiology, Aging, Neurodegeneration
and Brain-aging, Therapeutic Interventions
2 Prof. K. Sreenivasulu 07 Signaling and epigenetic control of gene 1
expression during Lactogenesis and
Neurogenesis
3 Prof. Suresh Yenugu 05 Reproductive immunology and toxicology, 1
transgenic technology.
4 Prof. Nooruddin Khan 05 Immunobiology of infectious and metabolic 2
diseases, Vaccine and adjuvant
development.
5 Prof. A. Bindu Madhava 04 Diabetes and cancer signaling 2
Reddy
6 Dr. Radheshyam Maurya 05 Mechanism of Infection and Immunity in 1
visceral leishmaniasis, Drug discovery and
identification of new diagnostic markers
7 Dr. Arunasree M.K. 05 Epigenetics of development, differentiation 1
and pathogenesis
8 Dr. Shyam Lal M 0 Infectious disease biology , Parasitology and 2
Drug discovery
9 Dr. K. Raja Ram Mohan 04 Cellular homeostasis, Inflammation and 1
Roy Tumorigenesis
10 Dr. Mrigya Babuta 01 Pathogenesis of Liver diseases, innate 2
immune signaling, extracellular vesicles,
and cell death pathways
Total 14

Weightage in lieu of PhD interviews and NET score

Ph.D. Interview Category 1

1. JRF (UGC/CSIR/ICMR/DBT/ICAR)
2. Interview 30
Total Marks 30

Ph.D. interview Category II & III

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1 UGC-CSIR or any relevant subjects NET 70%

Score
2 Interview 30

1. DEPARTMENT : Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (DoBB)

([Link]
2. SCHOOL School of Life Sciences

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department offers application oriented, sought-after and cutting-edge courses in frontier areas of
Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. Innovation based training is imparted to the students with a special
emphasis on basic concepts of biological processes in order to pursue research in frontier areas of modern
biology. A total of 13 independent research groups are active at the department studying molecular and
cellular processes involved in human health and diseases. These research groups work with an emphasis
on discovery of novel targets and interventional molecules with respect to bacterial and viral infections,
brain tumours and neurodegenerative diseases. Molecular and cellular biology, microbiology, protein
biochemistry and structure-function studies, drug discovery, bioinformatics and computational biology
constitute major skill domains of our research groups. In addition, the department has exclusive expertise
in the generation and analysis of high throughput genome sequence data of bacterial species and harnessing
them towards the discovery of new gene functions and pathways. Faculty have filed/granted several
patents. Teaching and research programs of the department are supported by special grants from the DBT,
DST, CSIR, ICMR and UGC towards [Link]., [Link]., and Ph.D. programs. The faculty members at the
department are recognized and honoured with awards by different national and international
agencies/industry.

Infrastructural Facilities
The Department is supported by the grant-in-aid received from major funding bodies which include UGC-
SAP (DRS-1) and DST-Funds for Infrastructure in Science and Technology (FIST) Level-I. The
Department has advanced research facilities such as animal and plant cell culture, microbial culture, HIV
culture, neuronal and neuroglial culture and stem cell culture, etc. Further, it has several essential
instruments such as high-speed centrifuges, spectrophotometers, circular dichroism, spectrophotometer,
phosphor-imager, PCR machines, FPLC, 2-D Electrophoresis, shakers, incubators, multimode plate
reader, bioreactor, fluorescence microscope, real time PCR and flow cytometer, etc. The students can
benefit from the state of art high resolution confocal microscopy facility, and the genomics, proteomics,
metabolomics, and crystallization facilities available in the school. The Bioinformatics infrastructure
facility and the departmental library facility funded by the Department of Biotechnology; Government of
India is a well-equipped facility that is used by the students. In addition, students also have access to high-
performance computing facility at Centre for Modelling, Simulation and Design for their project works.
4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
MSc. Biotechnology 4 29 96
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Int. M Sc Biotechnology & 6 8 120

Bioinformatics
M. Tech. Bioinformatics 4 25 69
Ph D Biotechnology as per UGC 13 as per UGC Guidelines
Guidelines

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME [Link]/IMSc / [Link]. / PhD
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
1. To provide a platform for education of global standards in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
using advanced methods and techniques.
2. To train students in discovery-oriented research of international standards towards Biotech
product development through one year course curriculum project.
3. To produce bio-entrepreneurs and human resources for biotech industries.
4. Provide an environment with unique skills, promoting employability and life-long learning.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS (Please provide details for each program separately; Intake,
Minimum Qualifications; Minimum Credits & Grade Points required in Qualifying Examination,
Entrance Examination, Relaxations if any; Reservation as per statutory norms)
[Link]. Biotechnology: This flagship course was introduced in the year 1990 under the nationwide post
graduate program by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology,
Government of India. The program comprises of four-semesters with credit system of evaluation and latest
curriculum recommended by DBT. Students can choose elective courses offered at Department and the
School level. In addition to rigorous academic training, students interact with Biotech industries to avail
opportunities for learning translational aspects of product development and commercialization. After
successful completion of 2 semesters of coursework, students shall be assigned to the available project
supervisors based on the criteria in practice or as decided by the admission committee/Department/School.
M Sc Biotechnology & Bioinformatics: Students join the university at the undergraduate level and
promoted to the post-graduation under the NEP-2020. The course structure and the training are similar to
the program M Sc Biotechnology as described above.
M. Tech. Bioinformatics: M. Tech. Bioinformatics is a state-of-art course approved by AICTE. The
course is designed to train students in theory and computational techniques including hands-on practice
using state of-the-art servers and computer labs equipped with different software packages. The program
is truly interdisciplinary and is offered with the help of different collaborating entities/scientists and
computer experts within and outside the university. Each year, some of the students obtain attractive
placement opportunities from reputed software and bioinformatics companies. The courses spread over
first two semesters include computer programming, proteomics, basic mathematics and statistics,
molecular modelling, genomics, bioinformatics, molecular dynamics, drug design, machine learning and
data analytics, mathematical modelling of biological systems and metagenomics etc. Students are
encouraged to choose one elective course each in the first and second semesters either within the
department or from the other schools of the university. The students will carry out a full-time project work
during their 3rd & 4th semesters under the guidance of a faculty member, either at the Department or
elsewhere in a collaborative mode. After successful completion of 2 semesters of coursework, the students
shall be assigned to the available project supervisors, based on the criteria in practice or as decided by the
admission committee/Department. [Link] admissions will be through CCMT, the vacant seats may be
admitted through candidates having GATE qualifications.
Admission to Ph.D. Biotechnology:
The duration of this program will be as per the UGC regulations/guidelines. Students will carry out their
work under the supervision of a faculty member and are advised by a doctoral committee. During the first
semester, students will be involved in coursework for 14 credits. The students must also actively
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participate in journal club seminars, research work presentations, etc. Students with a Master’s degree in
Biotechnology, Life sciences or in a closely related area, [Link]. or [Link]., Bioinformatics/M Pharama
or an MBBS degree with at least 55% marks are eligible to apply.
The Department admits international students following University guidelines to all programs.
For more details on the exact mode of admission for all the programs, please see the admission
pages/Prospectus of the University of Hyderabad.
7. ADMISSION PROCESS
[Link]., Biotechnology:
Selection for admission into this PG program is based on a National-level common entrance examination
in biotechnology, i.e., through Graduate Aptitude Test - Biotechnology (GAT-B) examination, conducted
by RCB Faridabad, New Delhi. After announcement of GAT-B results, candidates should submit
application for admission into this course based on the qualified score obtained in GAT-B examination.
The number of seats available is 30.
M Sc Biotechnology & Bioinformatics: Students join at the undergraduate level and promoted to the
post-graduation under the NEP-2020. The number of seats available is 8.
M. Tech., Bioinformatics:
Admission for 25 seats in this program will be done through CCMT. Interested students with a valid GATE
score card can apply to counselling for [Link] Bioinformatics programme at University of Hyderabad
through CCMT. The qualifying degree for this program includes [Link]./B.E./[Link]. in Bioinformatics,
Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology, Biology, Biomedical Genetics, Bio-Sciences, Life
Science, Life Sciences (Botany), Life Sciences (Zoology), Microbiology, Agricultural Science,
Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biotech Engineering, Bioengineering, Biological
Sciences and Bioengineering, Biomedical Instrumentation, Biosciences, Bioengineering, Biochemical
Engineering and [Link]. The admitted students will be eligible for GATE-fellowship according to
AICTE rules and norms.
PhD in Biotechnology:
DoBB opts for four times a year for Ph D admissions.
A. June session- University Entrance Examination (70 marks from the test and 30 marks from the
interview) + CSIR JRFs. The unfilled seats will be filled as follows.
B. Three times (Oct, Jan and April)-CSIR
CSIR mode of admissions will be as per the university/UGC guidelines.
8. EXIT OPTION/S
• For details refer to prospectus pages of School of Life Sciences, UoH

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

• For details refer to prospectus pages of School of Life Sciences (SLS) and center for Integrated studies
(CIS) UoH

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

Programme Minimum Credits Required Assessment Internships Project
(Internal + End
SEM) %
MSc-Biotechnology 96 40+60 1 1
Int. M Sc 120 40+60 1 1
Biotechnology &
Bioinformatics
M. Tech., 70 40+60 - 1
Bioinformatics
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PhD-Biotechnology Course work, pre-PhD ------- ----- ----

seminar, and thesis
completion

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

• For the students belonging to the 2-year [Link]., program one project work must be completed before the
completion of [Link]. Students need to present one pre-project and one post-project presentation followed
by project thesis submission.
• For details of Integrated [Link]., Biotechnology and Bioinformatics refer to prospectus pages of School of
Life Sciences (SLS) and center for Integrated studies (CIS) UoH

12. DoBB FACULTY DETAILS

S. No Professors Specialization
1. Prof. Anand K Kondapi Molecular therapeutics, HIV, Cancer
2. Prof. P Prakash Babu Cerebral Ischemia (Stroke), Glioblastoma (Brain tumor),
Cerebral Malaria, Epilepsy.
3. Prof. Niyaz Ahmed Molecular epidemiology, Bacterial genomics, Urban slum
health, Antimicrobial resistance
Prof. K P M S V Padmasree Protease inhibitors in pest management and human
4. therapeutics; Alternative oxidase pathway and stress
tolerance in C3&C4 plants.
5. Prof. J S S Prakash Gene regulation & genomics of cyanobacteria, genetic and
metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria, biofuels
6. Prof. M Venkata Ramana, Host-Virus Interactions, Molecular Virology, Development
(Head, DoBB) of antivirals
7. Prof. Vaibhav Vindal Computational Functional Genomics
8. Prof. N Prakash Prabhu Protein structure, folding, dynamics and fibril formation –
Spectroscopic and computational studies.
9. Prof. Sunanda The role of Hsp90 chaperosome in maintaining in genome
Bhattacharyya stability and maintenance & Understanding the mechanism
of genome replication in Plasmodium falciparum and
identification of suitable anti-malaria target
Associate Professors Specialization
10. Dr. Insaf Ahmed Qureshi Protein Biochemistry, Structure based drug discovery and
Vaccine development
Assistant Professors Specialization
11. Dr. Madhu Babu G B Cell and Molecular Neurobiology
Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration
12. Dr. Pankaz Singh Dholaniya Theoretical and Data Biology; Neurodegenerative disorders
13. Dr. Ravi Kant Immunology, Autoimmunity, Neuroimmunology

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL
ID
Dr Insaf Ahmed Quireshi Associate Professor 040-23134588

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S (May not be required for smaller units. Internship Co-ordinator
serves as Supervisor too)
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NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL

ID
N/A

15. Proposed Ph D intake for the year 2025-26.

Faculty areas of research and vacancies for admission of Ph Ds during 2025-26
[Link]. Name of the Designation Area of Specialization/Proposed No. of PhD
Faculty research work Vacancies
1. Prof. K P M S V Professor Protease inhibitors in pest 02
Padmasree management and human
therapeutics; Alternative oxidase
pathway and stress tolerance in
C3&C4 plants.
2. Prof Musturi Professor Host-Virus Interactions, Molecular 01
Venkataramana Virology, Development of antivirals
3. Prof. Vaibhav Professor Computational Functional Genomics 03
Vindal
4. Prof. N. Prakash Professor Protein folding, stability & 01
Prabhu dynamics: Biomolecular
spectroscopy & molecular
dynamics(MD)simulations
5. Prof Sunanda Professor The role of Hsp90 chaperosome in 02
Bhattacharyya maintaining in genome stability and
maintenance & Understanding the
mechanism of genome replication in
Plasmodium falciparum and
identification of suitable anti-malaria
target
6. Dr. Insaf Ahmed Associate Protein Biochemistry, Structure 02
Qureshi Professor based drug discovery and Vaccine
development
7. Dr. Ravi Kant Assistant 1. To develop novel treatment 02
Professor strategies for auto immune
encephalomyelitics.
2. To study changes in CNS micro-
vasculature during autoimmune
encephalomyelitics.

Total 13

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ Dept. of Systems and Computational Biology

CENTRE
2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Life Sciences

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Systems and Computational Biology (DoSCB;

[Link] (erstwhile Virtual Centre for Systems
Biology) is the fifth department in the School of Life Sciences. It was established as per statute
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17(5) (a) & (b) of the University of Hyderabad based on a resolution passed by its Executive
Council on 30th September 2018.

Currently, the department has six regular faculty members (one Professor, three Assistant
Professors, two UGC-FRP Assistant Professors) and one INSA honorary Scientist/Professor. The
core faculty members of the department are actively involved in research projects in some of the
forefront areas of modern biology. They have been the recipients of research grants from national
agencies such as CSIR, DST, DBT etc., and are also part of collaborative research projects. The
department's faculty members have published research articles in prestigious peer-reviewed
journals such as Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (USA), Journal of Proteome
Research, Journal of Molecular Biology, Nucleic Acids Research, Molecular and Cellular
Biology, PLOS Computational Biology, Blood etc. The faculty members of this department are
involved in teaching courses in Genomics, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Molecular
modelling, Mathematics & Statistics, and Systems Biology. In addition, they are also actively
taking part in the skill developmental activities hosted by the School of Life Sciences. The
Department has been hosting and coordinating the following centres.

a) The DBT-Centre for Microbial Informatics (DBT-CMI) ([Link] supported by

a grant from Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, with a mandate
to provide a sustainable bioinformatics platform for the storage, accessibility, and analysis
of microbial information available across India and to establish manpower in the field of
microbial genomics and metagenomics.

b) University of Hyderabad IOE- ODA Centre for Translation Research (UNITE) is a centre
initially supported by Institute of Eminence (IoE) grant of University of Hyderabad under
Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model. The objective of this centre is to develop
predictive models for certain specific medical conditions by establishing collaborations
with hospitals.

The department is poised to grow rapidly and is optimistically looking forward to getting
associated with eminent professors/scientists at various stages of their careers.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
Five-year Integrated MSc in 10 10 215.5
Biology (NEP Program)
Two-year MSc in Systems and 4 14 84
Computational Biology
PhD in Systems and as per UGC As per as per UGC norms
Computational Biology norms available
vacancies
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5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME Five-year integrated MSc in Biology

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

As given in the School of Life Sciences prospectus pages

PROGRAMME Two-year MSc in Systems and Computational Biology

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

1: To impart comprehensive skills in interdisciplinary areas of Life Sciences and their

applications to understand biological systems.
2: To apply “systems” approaches such as mathematical modelling or networks, to understand
complex biological systems.
3: To use computational skills such as programming and data analytics, to analyse large-scale
biological data and to develop prediction/classification protocols.
4: To research/investigate a biological problem by finding gaps, designing experiments,
carrying out relevant wet/dry lab experiments and analysing results.
5: To communicate effectively the concept, logic, interpretation and applicability of research
outcomes and acquired knowledge.
PROGRAMME PhD in Systems and Computational Biology

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

1. To carry out cutting-edge research in the areas of Computational and Systems Biology
2. To train and mould the PhD students into independent researchers, develop the habit of
scientific inquiries, rational thinking, problem finding and solving
3. To expose PhD students to the national and international scientific fraternity by encouraging
and assisting them to participate in national and international conferences, symposia and
workshops
4. To infuse research ethics and ethical practices among the PhD students
5. To train them as good scientific communicators and orators

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. Five-year integrated MSc in Biology (NEP):

As per the School of Life Sciences prospectus pages

2. Two-year MSc in Systems and Computational Biology

c. B. Sc. in any branch of Life Sciences (compulsory Maths at +2 level or during the [Link].
program) or [Link] in other Science disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer
Science) or B.E./[Link]. in Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology, Food
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Technology, Chemical Engineering/Chemical Technology, Biomedical /Biochemical

/Bioengineering
d. Candidates should have secured at least 55% marks in the above degrees. As per the norms of the
University Grants Commission/University of Hyderabad, a relaxation is permitted for the
admission of SC/ST/Physically Challenged candidates.

3. PhD in Systems and Computational Biology

[Link]./ [Link]. in Bioinformatics/ Systems Biology/ Computational Biology/ Biotechnology/

Agricultural Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Microbiology/ Life Sciences/ Biophysics/ Physics/
Chemistry/ Mathematics with minimum 55% marks

OR

5-year Integrated [Link]. in Systems Biology/ Physics/ Chemistry/ Mathematics with minimum 55%
marks

OR

M.B.B.S/ [Link]./ M.E. or [Link]. (Electronics/ Electrical Eng.), M.E. (Biomedical engineering,
chemical engineering, Bioengineering, Biochemical engineering, Electronics/ Bioelectronics
engineering, computer engineering, IT and AI engineering)/ M. Pharm. with at least 55% marks.

The Following are also desired:

1. Have studied both Mathematics and Biology up to Intermediate i.e. 10+2 standard.

2. One or more of the following skill sets: computer programming (R /C /Python /Java /Fortran
/Matlab etc.), knowledge of Calculus and numerical methods, Mathematical modelling, Statistics and
Machine learning methods, Bioinformatics tools.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

1. Five-year integrated MSc in Biology (NEP):

As per the School of Life Sciences prospectus pages

2. Two-year MSc in Systems and Computational Biology:

Admissions to the program will be via PG-CUET ranking in Bioinformatics with subject code
SCQP06.

3. PhD in Systems and Computational Biology:

1. Admissions can be up to two times per academic year until the vacant seats are filled.

2. The candidates seeking admission to PhD have to qualify through the written test conducted by the
University. Candidates with Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) (CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR) qualifications
in national-level written examinations can directly appear for the interview. However, they have to apply
to the University with their JRF Certificate. NET (LS) are not eligible to apply directly, and they have to
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qualify through the written test conducted by the University. The candidates who have qualified in the
entrance test and/or Junior Research Fellowship (CSIR/UGC/DBT/ICMR) holders appearing for the
interview will be interviewed for 30 marks. The weightage given to the Junior Research Fellowship
holders appearing for the interview directly without qualifying the entrance test will be 45 marks as
against candidates who write the entrance exam where the marks secured by them in the written test will
be considered. For those Junior Research Fellowship holders who also write the entrance test, the marks
secured either in the entrance test or the weightage is given i.e. 45 for JRF whichever is higher, will be
considered.

3. The Joint CSIR-UGC JRF in any of the following subjects: Chemical Sciences (subject code 701),
Physical Sciences (subject code 705), Life Sciences (subject code 703), and Mathematical Sciences
(subject code 704)

OR
DBT-JRF
OR
ICMR-JRF
OR
University of Hyderabad entrance examination

II. Interview (for weightage please see the table under point 15)

8. EXIT OPTION/S

1. Five-year Integrated [Link]. Systems Biology (NEP program):

Please see the School of Life Sciences prospectus pages

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

1. Five-year integrated MSc Systems Biology (NEP program):

Please see the School of Life Sciences prospectus pages

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

1. Five-year Integrated [Link]. Systems Biology (NEP program):

As given in the School of Life Sciences prospectus pages

2. Two-year [Link]. in Systems and Computational Biology:

Please see point 4

3. PhD in Systems and Computational Biology:

Please see point 4

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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1. Five-year Integrated [Link]. Systems Biology (NEP program):

As given in the School of Life Sciences prospectus pages

2. Two-year [Link]. in Systems and Computational Biology:

There will be one internship which has to be completed by the end of the first year. One project
work must be completed before the completion of [Link]. Students need to present one pre-project
and one post-project presentation followed by project thesis submission.

12. FACULTY
Professor Specialisation
Prof. H A Nagarajaram Computational and Systems Biology
Assistant Professors Specialisation
[Link] Genomics and Metagenomics
[Link] Kiran Cancer Genomics and RNA Biology
[Link] Rajaram S Systems medicine and Bioengineering
[Link] Saharay (UGC-FRP) Molecular modeling of biomimetic
materials
Dr. N. Venkata Prasuja (UGC- Neuroscience
FRP)

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

As given in the School of Life Sciences prospectus pages

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL
ID
- - -

15. Faculty-wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:

[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designatio Area of Specialization No. of PhD

n Vacancies
1. Prof [Link] Professor Human proteins and their 1
variants – structures, functions
and interactions; Disease
Informatics; Environmental
Metagenomics
2. [Link] Assistant Computational genomics 2
Professor
3. [Link] Kiran Assistant Cancer Genomics; RNA 2
Professor Biology
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4. [Link] Rajaram S Assistant Systems and Computational 1

Professor Medicine, Therapeutic
Engineering,
Chronotherapeutics, Biomedical
informatics, Life systems
research
5. [Link] Saharay Assistant Computational Biophysics, 2
(UGC-FRP) Professor Molecular biomimetics,
Bioethanol Production from
Plant Biomass
6 Dr. N. Venkata Prasuja Assistant Neurobiology of stroke and 2
(UGC-FRP) Professor related diseases; small animal
models; Drug Discovery

Total 10

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc. -

2. Interview 30

Total Marks 100

17. Weightage in lieu of NET score in the subject areas as mentioned in Point 7.2 for admission to
PhD programs
Name of the Department Name of the UGC NET/CSIR UGC Weightage
PhD NET /DBT/ICMR marks in lieu
programme of the
university
written
examination
Department of Systems and Systems and JRF 45
Computational Biology Computational
Biology
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SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES

The School of Humanities was founded on the conviction that the discipline of Humanities gives purpose,
direction and value to education and life, and these subjects are equally important in society like scientific
and technological disciplines. The School of Humanities is the largest School in the University with
thirteen
(13) Departments/ Centres, 78 permanent and faculty members as of now, and around 1004 students in
different Master’s and Ph.D. programmes. The School serves as a space for critical thinking, training
students in modes of reading and studying narratives, language and literature, and the world, and fostering
and a sense of social justice, thus making the University more than a complex of specialized departments
and centres. It is committed to the achievement of academic excellence, broad-minded creativity and all-
round development of students so that they become better citizens.

The courses offered in the School reflect these objectives and concerns. The Departments of Hindi, Telugu,
Urdu and Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies participate in the five-year Integrated
Master’s Programme of the College for Integrated Studies.

Prof M.T. Ansari is the Dean of the School.

The School of Humanities comprises the following Departments/ Centres:

1. Department of English
2. Department of Philosophy
3. Department of Hindi
4. Department of Telugu
5. Department of Urdu
6. Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies
7. Centre for Comparative Literature
8. Department of Sanskrit Studies
9. Centre for English Language Studies
10. Centre for the Study of Foreign Languages
11. Centre for Endangered Languages and Mother Tongue Studies
12. Centre for Dalit, Adivasi Studies and Translation
13. Centre for Buddhist Studies

SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE English

2. SCHOOL (In case of multi-dept) Humanities

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Rated amongst the best departments in India for the postgraduate study of English by QS World Rankings,
the Department admits into its M.A. programme graduates from any basic discipline. While the
Department lays emphasis on giving students a sound foundation in canonical British and American texts,
genres and methods of literary analysis, it also familiarizes them with literatures in English emerging from
‘other’ parts of the world and equips them with interdisciplinary methods of ‘reading’ the literary in newer
formal, cultural and mediated contexts. The Department updates and orients its academic programmes in
keeping with the ever-changing disciplinary contours of literary studies and actively promotes teaching
and research in areas both within and beyond the traditional limits of the ‘English’ canon.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
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Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits

(Sems) Required
M.A. English 4 Semesters 56 80
Ph. D English 12 Semesters 07 16

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
M.A. English
This programme extends over four semesters and is worth 84 credits, of which 4 credits for General
Education course (2 credits each), Department Specific Core (24 credits), Faculty Specific Core (20
credits), Subject Specific Elective (including Dissertation/Research Paper/Term Paper (24 credits),
Faculty Specific Elective (4 credits), Internship (2 credits), School Specific Elective/Open Elective
(4 credits).
The students are made to train in Research skills with courses on Research Methods and Publication
Ethics with an allocation of Research supervisor to write two research papers/one dissertation/ one
long term paper by end of the programme. Students may register, where class schedules permit, for
additional courses to acquire up to a maximum of 84 credits.
The Department offers English I and English II Courses under NEP to students across the University
which are open to Integrated Masters programme students as well.

Ph.D. English

The programme includes mandatory course work worth a minimum of 16 credits to be completed in
the first two semesters; this leads to the submission of a comprehensive research proposal, complete
with a clear outline of the proposed project, survey of scholarship, and a working bibliography at the
end of the third semester. Consequent upon the formal approval of the research proposal, the student
embarks on writing the dissertation on her/his topic of choice under the guidance of the assigned
faculty supervisor.
During the course of their research, students are expected to make regular presentations on the
progress of their work to members of their respective Research Advisory Committees (RACs),
constituted by the Department.
The dissertation is finally submitted and forwarded to three external examiners for evaluation. Based
on the reports of the research supervisor and the external examiners, the student defends her/his
thesis in a formal viva-voce exam before the award of the degree.
The Department offers specialized guidance to newly admitted Ph.D. scholars in choosing their
topics and formally assigns them research supervisors within a month of their joining the
programme.
Currently, the Department encourages work in: Indian Writing in English, Dalit literature, Diaspora
Studies (specifically literature from the South Asian Diaspora), 18th and 19th Century British
Literature, Post-Colonial Thought, Modern Indian Intellectual Tradition and Postcolonial Literatures
in English.
The Department supervises research only where primary materials are available in English, or in
respectable English translation.
Domains of interest/expertise are listed against the names of individual faculty above, and indicate
the areas in which they might be willing to supervise research. Prospective candidates are advised to
go through faculty profiles here and on the University-Department website when they apply for
admission into the research programme.
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6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications:
M.A. English (Two Years)
At least 50% marks in the Bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks in English as optional subject; OR
at least 50% marks in the Bachelor's degree with at least 55% marks in English as a compulsory subject.
Ph. D English
Master’s degree in the subject concerned with at least 55% of marks.
Reservation: As per Government of India Rules.
7. ADMISSION PROCESS

M.A. English: Admission through CUET

Ph. D. English: Admission through UoH Entrance Exam 2025

8. EXIT OPTION/S
After one year of M.A. English they have the option of exit. They are given PG Diploma in English
Literary Studies
9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

For the M.A. English: Minimum credits that the students have to gain from the department are 84 credits.
Those who want to exit after the first year; they need to gain minimum number of 40 credits in order to
get Post Graduate Diploma in English Literary Studies.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Internship is for 2 credits consisting of 60 hours of work/teaching/community work.
Coordinators: B. Krishnaiah and Saradindu Bhattacharya

[Link]
Professors Specialisation
Pramod K Nayar, Ph.D. (Hyderabad); Colonial Discourse Studies, Posthumanism,
Comics and Graphic Novels, Human Rights
and Literature.
D Murali Manohar, B.A. [Link]., [Link]., Indian Writing in English, Indian English
Ph.D. (Hyderabad); (Head of the Women’s Fiction, Dalit Literature/Studies and
Department) Women’s Studies.

Anna Kurian, Ph.D. (CIEFL, Hyderabad); Shakespeare Studies, Children’s Literature.

Associate Professors Specialization

B Krishnaiah, M.A., SLET, M. Phil., Ph.D. Indian Writing in English, Indian Fiction in
(Kakatiya); English by Women, Postcolonial Studies,
Dalit Literature.

Assistant Professors Specialization

Sireesha Telugu, Ph.D. (Hyderabad); Indian Writing in English, South Asian
Diaspora and Literature.

Bhaskar Lama, Ph. D. (EFLU, Hyderabad); Jewish American Writings, African American
Literature
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Siddharth Satpathy, Ph. D. (University of British Literature in the Eighteenth and

Chicago): Nineteenth-Centuries; Indian Literary
Traditions: Early Modern and Modern;
Postcolonial Thought; Global Intellectual
History; Religious, Political and Economic
Culture in South Asia.

Girish D. Pawar, Ph.D. (EFLU, Hyderabad); Cultural Studies, Film Studies and Popular
Culture.

Saradindu Bhattacharya, Ph.D. Young Adult Fiction, Narratives of trauma,

(Hyderabad); Popular Culture and Media

Yakaiah Kathy, Ph. D Kakatiya) Modern British Literature, Post-Colonial

Literature, Indian English Literature

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL
ID
B. Krishnaiah Associate Professor 9298956428
Saradindu Bhattacharya Assistant Professor uohnsscell@[Link]
8987417119
saradindu@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL
EMAIL ID
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15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-
26:

[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization No. of

PhD
Vacan
cies
1. D. Murali Manohar (Professor Indian Writing in English, Indian 01
and Head of English Women’s Fiction, Dalit
the and Women’s Studies.
Department) Literature/Studies
2 Pramod K Nayar Professor Colonial discourse studies, Post 01
Colonial, posthumanism, comics
& graphic novels
3 B. Krishnaiah Associate Indian Writing in English, Indian 02
Professor Fiction in English by Women,
Postcolonial Studies, Dalit
Literature.

4. Yakaiah Kathy Assistant Indian Writing in English, 01

Professor Modern British Literature.
5. Bhaskar Lama Assistant African-American Literature 01
Professor
6. Goutam Karmakar Assistant South Asian literature 01
Professor
Total 07

16. Ph.D. Interview Weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal 05
2. Oral Communications Skills 05
3. Argumentation 05
4. Familiarity with Resources (Primary and Secondary) 05
5. Written Component (2 Short notes, of 1 page each) 10
Total Marks 30

***

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department is eminently known in the country for research in diverse fields of
philosophy. It has been recognized by the UGC as a Department of Special Assistance
since1987. The thrust areas of research under this programme are (1) Philosophy of
Language:Indian and Western and (2) Cognitive Science (including Logic and Philosophy
of Mind). The Department has also received grants under ASIHSS for a period of five years
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from April 2006 to March 2011. The thrust areas under this scheme are (1) Philosophy
of Science and (2) Moral and Political Philosophy – both from Indian and Western
Perspectives. In addition tothese, the Department also carries on research in Philosophy of
Wittgenstein, Contemporary Western Philosophy, Systems of Indian Philosophy,
Contemporary Indian Philosophy and Aesthetics.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration (Sems) Intake Minimum Credits Required
Ph.D. As per 06 Course Work (22 Credits)
UGC andThesis
Guidelines
M.A. 4 28
80 credits (Excluding
Internshipand two GEC
papers)

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME M.A.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The students will be trained to demonstrate a coherent and systematic understanding of various
fields of Philosophy in Indian and Western traditions like Metaphysics, Epistemology, Logic,
Ethics, Aesthetics, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Science.
They can learn and employ different methods of philosophizing such as analytical,
hermeneutical, phenomenological and dialectical; and examine problems from diverse
points of view.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum Qualification for M.A.: Bachelor’s degree in any subject with at least 50% marks in aggregate

Minimum Qualification for Ph.D.: At least 55% marks in M.A. Philosophy.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS:

The Admission to MA Programme will be based on CUET Score.

The Admission to Ph.D. will be based on UGC-NET score and interview. The weightage for UGC
–NET score is 70% and the weightage for Ph.D. Interview is 30%..

8. EXIT OPTION/S
After a successful completion of 2 semesters, a student may exit the MA programme and be
awarded the degree of PG Diploma in Philosophy. The student must have completed Internship
(minimum of 2 credits) in order to get a PG Diploma.
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9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

Seat availability: Number of vacancies created by drop outs.

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum number of credits to clear: 80 Credits (Excluding Internship and GEC papers),

Continuous Assessment: Three Minor Examinations (Instructor will decide its nature
(Quiz/ Written Test/ Assignment/ Presentation etc. ) and One End Semester
Examination on each paper .

A Dissertation (12 Credits) will be written by the student in the 4th Semester.

The student will complete a Readings in Philosophy with his/her supervisor in 3rd Semester.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT NATURE OF ENGAGEMENT: RESEARCH
INTERNSHIP:
Minimum number of credits to clear: 2
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FACULTY
Professors Specialisation
1. Prof. [Link] Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of
Language, Epistemology
2. Prof. Laxminarayan Lenka, Head of the Analytical Philosophy, Western
Department Epistemology, Philosophy of Language,
Philosophy of
Wittgenstein, Speech acts
3. Prof. Ananda Sagar Western Epistemology, Scepticism

Assistant Professors Specialisation

4. Abhijit Joshi Advaita Vedanta, Contemporary Indian
Philosophy
5. Venusa Tinyi Logic, Philosophy of Norms and Action
6. Kavita Chauhan Philosophy of Art, Indian Philosophy
7. Shinod N.K. History and Philosophy of Science
8. Nivedita priyadarshini Jena Ethics, Animal Ethics and Applied Ethics
9. Chaitanya C. Joshi Meta Ethics, Ethics and Applied Ethics

12. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL
EMAIL
ID
Dr. Shinod N K Assistant Professor 9494248305
snksh@[Link]

13. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S: The Supervisors for MA dissertation

will become theSupervisors for Internship of their respective students.
NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL
EMAIL
ID
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15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to
PhD 2025-26:

[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization No. of PhD

Vacancies

1. Prof. Professor Analytical Philosophy, 1

Laxminarayan WesternEpistemology,
Lenka Philosophy of Language,
Philosophy of
Wittgenstein, Speech acts
2. Prof. Ananda Sagar Professor Western Epistemology, 1
Skepticism
3. Dr. Kavita Chauhan Asst. Philosophy of Art, Indian 1
Professor Philosophy
4 Dr. Venusa Tinyi Asst. Professor Logic, Philosophy of Norms 1
and action
5 Dr. NIbedita Asst. Ethics, 1
Priyadarshini Professor Applied
Jena Ethics
6 Dr. Chaitanya Asst. Ethics, 1
C. Joshi Professor Meta Ethics
and applied
Ethics
Total 06

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up (of 30):

1. Research Proposal (Mandatory) and its defense 15

2. Interview 15
Total 30
Marks

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1. DEPARTMENT Department of Hindi

2. SCHOOL School Of Humanities

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of Hindi aims at providing teaching and research facilities in Hindi, keeping in view
the changing social norms, communication patterns, different social roles of language in our society
and fast changing social values in our time. While drawing up the syllabus, sufficient care has been
taken to cater the present needs of the society. It has been kept flexible enough to incorporate various
requirements of the students in the context of contemporary society. Special attention is paid to the
regional needs and comprehensive studies of language and literature

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
IMA(PG) 10 Semesters 20 120 Credits
M.A. (Language &Literature) / 4 Semesters 47 84+6 Credits
M.A. (Functional Hindi and
Translation )
Ph.D. 12 Semesters 14 20 Credits

The M.A. Hindi Language and Literature course extending over four semesters provides instruction
and guidance for acquiring knowledge in various new fields of Hindi language and literature without
entirely neglecting the old and medieval texts and offers wide scope for elective studies. Special
emphasis is also given to the functional aspects of the language.

M.A. Hindi Language and Literature course will have two streams: (i) Literature Stream (ii)
Functional Hindi and Translation stream.
This course will have common papers up to 3rd Semester and in the 4th Semester the Streams will be
separated. In case a student opts the Functional Hindi and Translation stream, he/she will be
offered four separate courses (Four credits each) and it will be mentioned -‘Specialization in
Functional Hindi and Translation’ in his/her degree of M.A. Hindi Language and Literature.
5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME M.A.
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
• To provide an interface between language and literature.
• To encourage multidisciplinary studies.
• To Develop critical awareness of socio and cultural discourses.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

M.A. 2-year programme.

Eligibility: 3-year undergraduate degree with Hindi as a Subject.
The M.A. 2-year programme in Hindi Language and Literature is a four-semester programme .The
semester 1 comprises 3 core courses (DSC) and 2 electives courses (SSE), One OE course of 4 credit
each and one GE Course of 2 credits. The semester 2 also has same pattern. Apart from this, students
will have to do internship with a minimum of 2 credits comprises 4 weeks hours, after the completion
of semester 2 of the M.A programme. Students opting for Electives as well as Internships outside /
online must get prior approval from the Department of Hindi, School of Humanities, UoH.
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The semester 3 comprises 3 core courses (DSC) and 2 electives courses (SSE), and One OE course of
4 credit each.
7. ADMISSION PROCESS
For MA programme
Eligibility : A Bachelor’s degree with 50% marks in any subject with Hindi as one of the optional
subjects/compulsory subjects/or second language. Or, A Bachelor’s degree with 50% marks in any
subject with an oriental title examination of B.A. standard approved by the Government of India or
any State Government, like ‘Praveen’ and ‘Sahitya Ratna’ or any other title recognized thereof.
Entrance examination
The entrance examination for M.A. will be through the National Testing Agency's CUET, Common
University Entrance Test. No interview for the candidates.
For Ph.D. programme,
Eligibility : With at least 55% marks in Master’s degree in Hindi
The question paper of Ph.D. course consists of 70 marks in two sections, as per the UGC Regulations,
2016. Part A : 35 marks will be on Research Methodology that includes: Data collection process;
publication research, interviews, surveys and other research techniques; researching present and
historical information; Quantitative methods, Data interpretation, Aptitude and Logical Reasoning.
This part of the Entrance Test will be on the lines of Paper-I/Part-I of the UGC-NET/ JRF exam.
Part B: 35 marks will be on subject concerned which is as follows: The areas from which questions
will be asked include: History of Hindi Literature, History of Hindi language, General Linguistics,
Works of prominent personalities of Hindi Language and Literature, Scientific and academic topics
related to Hindi language and literature, Hindi Criticism, Indian, Western Poetics, Hindi Cinema,
Journalism, Dalit, Adivasi Discoursers, Functional Hindi and Translation, Research Methodology,
Women Writing in Hindi, Sociology of Literature, Bhakti Poetry, Comparative literature.

8. EXIT OPTION/S
EXIT CLAUSE:
Students may opt out of the MA 2-year programme after successful completion of the first year or two
semesters and internship programme, with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Hindi Language and Literature,
as long as they also fulfil all the necessary criteria as specified by Department of Hindi, School of
Humanities, UoH/UGC.
a. Exit option available after One Year with PG Diploma if student acquired with 44+2 credits;
b. PG Degree upon clearing 84+2 credits

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

LATERAL ENTRY:
Eligibility: 4-year B.A. Honours degree in Hindi / Hindi Language and Literature.
On Completion of the fourth year of 4-year bachelor degree student should acquire minimum with
160+6 credits and should complete all the requirements, as per the NEP 2020 polity in this regard..
And candidate should fulfil all have completed all requirements
10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
46 Credits.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Internship: A minimum of 2 credits equal to 60 hours

12. FACULTY
Professors Specialization
1. V. Krishna- Ph.D. (OU) Modern literature, Philosophy of literature,
Comparative studies, Functional Hindi,
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Translation, Dalit Literature, and Identity

Studies.
2. Gajendra Kumar Pathak, [Link] (JNU), Bhakti movement and poetry, Hindi
[Link]. (JNU), Ph.D. (V.K.S.U.) Navajagaran, Hindi Criticism, Philosophy of
History of literature, Modern and contemporary
Hindi Literature.
3. Alok Pandey, [Link]. & Ph.D. (JNU) Kabir, Nirala, Ageyay, Media, Cinema, Cultural
Studies, Interdisciplinary and comparative
studies.
4. Cherla Annapurna, Ph.D. PG & Research Language studies, Translation studies,
Institute (DBHPS). Head of the Department Comparative and modern Literature.
5. Vishnu Ramba Sarwade, Ph.D. Dr. B.R. Discourses Modern Hindi Literature (Dalit,
Ambedkar Martwada University Aurangabad. Adivasi, Stri, Alpsankyank etc.), comparative
studies.
6. M. Shyam Rao, Ph.D. (UoH) Modern Hindi Poetry, Modern Hindi prose,
Aesthetics, Marxist Approach to Literature,
Sociology of Literature, Comparative Literature,
Indian Literature.
7. M. Anjaneyulu, Ph.D. (UoH) Modern Hindi Literature, Comparative Studies,
Bhakti Literature. Indian Literature.
8. Bhagwan Gavhade, Ph.D. (University of Modern Prose, Comparative Studies, Tribal
Pune) Dialects and Culture,
9. Bhim Singh, Ph.D. (Delhi) Modern Hindi Literature, Contemporary Hindi
literature and Discourses, Historiography of
Hindi Literature, Folk Literature of Rajasthan,
Lexicography and Semantics.
Associate Professors Specialization
10. Prakash Krishna Koparde, Ph.D. Modern Hindi Prose and Poetry, Marathi-Hindi
([Link], Aurangabad) Translation.
11. J. Atmaram, Ph.D. (OU) Hindi Criticism, Functional Hindi and
Translation Linguistics.

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
[Link] Koparde Associate Professor Mobile:9405814730
Email: pkoparde@[Link]
14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S
NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
V. Krishna Professor Mobile: 9849603071
Email: vooshamalla@[Link]
Gajendra Kumar Pathak Professor Mobile:8374701410
Email: [Link]@[Link]
gkpsh@[Link]
Alok Pandey Professor Mobile:9989273470
Email: dralokpandey@[Link] and
dralokpandey@[Link]
[Link] Professor Mobile: 9422903108,7020618255
Email. [Link]@[Link] and
annapurnac@[Link]
Vishnu R Sarwade Professor Mobile:8080819005
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Email: drvishnusarwade@[Link] and

vishnusarwade@[Link]
[Link] Rao Professor Mobile:9492923364
Email: shyamraohcu@[Link] and
shyamrao@[Link]
[Link] Professor Mobile:9440425686
Email: [Link]@[Link] and
anjaneyulum@[Link]
Bhagawan Gavhade Professor Mobile:9511849810
Email: bngavhade1991@[Link] and
bhagwannamdevrao@[Link]
Bhim Singh Professor Mobile:8985188739
Email: bhimsingh46@[Link] and
bhimsingh@[Link]
Prakash Krishna Koparde Associate Mobile:9405814730
Professor Email: pkoparde@[Link]
[Link] Associate Mobile:9440947501
Professor Email: atmaram@[Link]
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16. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:

[Link] Name of the Designation Area of Specialization No. of

. Faculty PhD
Vacancies
1. V. Krishna Professor Modern literature, Philosophy of 00
literature, Comparative studies,
Functional Hindi, Translation, Dalit
Literature and Identity Studies
2. Gajendra Professor Bhakti movement and poetry, Hindi 02
Kumar navajagaran, Hindi Criticism, Philosophy
Pathak of History of literature, Modern and
contemporary Hindi Literature
3. Alok Pandey Professor Kabir, Nirala, Ageyay,, Media, Cinema, 01
Cultural Studies, Interdisciplinary and
comparative studies.

4 Cherla Professor Language studies, Translation studies, 00

Annapurna Comparative and modern Literature.
5 Vishnu Adunik sahity Hindi sahity ke vivid
Ramba Professor vimarsh (Dalit, adivasi, stri, alpsankyank 00
Sarwade etc., Tulanatmak adyayan.
Modern Hindi Poetry, Modern Hindi
6 prose, Aesthetics, Marxist Approach to
M. Shyam
Professor Literature, Sociology of Literature, 00
Rao
Comparative Literature, Indian
Literature.
7 [Link] Modern Prose, comparative studies,
Professor 02
n Gavhade Tribal Dialects and Culture.
8 Modern Hindi Literature, Comparative
M. Professor
Studies, Bhakti Literature. Indian 02
Anjaneyulu
Literature.
Modern Hindi Literature,
9 Contemporary Hindi literature and
Professor Discourses, Historiography of Hindi
Bhim Singh 04
Literature, Folk Literature of
Rajasthan, Lexicography and
Semantics.
10 Associate Upanyas, kahani, Modern Poetry,
Prakash comparative literature, Marathi-Hindi
Professor 00
Koparde Translation

Associate Hindi Criticism, Modern Hindi Literature

11 (Poetry & Prose), Functional Hindi and
J. Atmaram Professor 03
Translation, Social contest of Hindi
language and Registers.
Total 14
17. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc. 05

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2. Having fellowship/[Link]/NET/SLET, etc. 05

3. Interview 20
Total Marks 30

18. Weight age in lieu of written test for admission to PhD programs

Name of the Name of the PhD UGC-JRF/CSIR- Weightage

School program JFR/NBHM/DBT/ICMR/UGC Marks in
/Department/Centr CSIR JRF, etc. lieu of
e written test
NA NA NA NA

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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Department of Telugu

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Humanities

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The main objective of the Department of Telugu is to promote studies in Telugu Language and
Literature. The Department undertakes teaching and research in Telugu with emphasis on various
aspects of historical and comparative studies in language and literature. The syllabus for various
courses is drawn keeping in view the changing needs of society in relation to language use, and the
role of literature in of society. An equal importance will be given for studies in Classical literature and
Sanskrit along with an interdisciplinary approach.
4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration (Sems) Intake Minimum Credits Required
IMA Telugu 5years 19 206 Credits
5 Years integrated (10 semester)
MA Telugu 2 years (4 Semester) 56 86 Credits
Ph.D Telugu 5 years 17 16 Credits

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME IMA Telugu
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

➢ To promote Studies in Telugu Language & Literature

➢ To promote awareness in Classical Literary Studies
➢ To promote the Study of Literature with Historical and Sociological Aspects.
➢ The I.M.A programme in Telugu is of ten-semester duration with all core and allied areas
of Study.
➢ The students will be awarded a B. A. degree after successful completion of six
semesters.
➢ B.A. Honours degree will be awarded at the successful completion of eighth semester.

PROGRAMME MA Telugu
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

➢ To promote Studies in Telugu Language & Literature

➢ To promote awareness in Classical Literary Studies
➢ To promote the Study of Literature with Historical and Sociological Aspects.
➢ The M.A. programme in Telugu is of four-semester duration with all the important areas of
study.
➢ There are three Core (4credits each) and two Optional courses (4credits each) in all the four
semesters.
➢ The Programme will be of totalling 82 credits.
➢ The courses are designed with an emphasis on all-round development of the personality
of the students with adequate importance to job opportunities.
➢ The courses provide a wide range of specializations such as Classical, Modern, Folk, Dalit
and Diaspora literatures, Literary Criticism and Aesthetics, Traditional Grammar, Telugu
linguistics, Computer applications, and Mass media.

PROGRAMME Ph. D. Telugu

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PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

➢ To promote all areas of Studies in Telugu Language and Literature.

➢ The Ph.D. programme is entirely a research programme oriented towards studies in
classical and modern Telugu literature, comparative literature and culture, history, and
Language studies.
➢ The Ph.D. programme will normally extend over a minimum period of three years from
the date of confirmation of admission and maximum of six years.
➢ The nature of the programme is individually designed for each candidate, invariably
includes course work in the first two semesters. Later, a thesis on the approved topic
under a faculty supervisor has to be submitted.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Integrated Programme

Course Subject/Credits Intake Minimum Qualifications for

admission

I. M.A. Telugu 19 With a minimum of 60% marks at

(5-Year Integrated) Total Ten Semesters +2 level of education with Telugu
in Humanities and 206 credits as one of the subjects.
Qualifying through (Note: The students who are
Entrance Examination applying for English/Hindi/Urdu
which will be should have studied respective
conducted by testing subjects at +2 levels.)
agency accepted by In case a student has not studied
the university. Hindi/Urdu as one of the subjects,
he/she should have passed an
oriental title examination
equivalent to Intermediate (i.e. + 2
level) in Hindi/Urdu by
Government of India or any State
Government thereof along with +
2 level.
Note: Candidates who have studied Telugu
upto 10th class, but could not study Telugu as
one of the subjects at +1 and +2 (Intermediate
level) can also apply for IMA Telugu
programme.

Note: The running of any programme/course is subject to a minimum of five students taking
admission.

Post-graduate Programmes

Course Subject/Credits Intake Minimum

Qualifications for
admission
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M.A. Telugu Telugu/ 86 56 With at least 50%

credits marks in the
Total Four Semesters Bachelor's degree with
and 86 credits at least 50% marks in
Qualifying through Telugu as an optional
Entrance Examination subject; OR with at
which will be least 50% marks in the
conducted by testing Bachelor's degree with
agency accepted by at least 55% marks in
the university. Telugu as the
compulsory subject.

Ph.D. Programmes

Ph.D. Programmes Telugu/ Intake Minimum

Qualifications for
admission

Qualifying through 16 Couse work + 15 Master’s degree in the

Entrance Examination Thesis subject concerned
which will be with at least 55%
conducted by testing marks
agency accepted by the
university.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

• IMA. Telugu: Through Entrance Examination conducted by the National Testing Agency.
• MA. Telugu: Through Entrance Examination conducted by the National Testing Agency.
• Ph. D. Telugu: Through UGC-NET Examination conducted by the National Testing Agency for 70marks.
Interview weightage: 30marks.

8. EXIT OPTION/S
IMA:
After six semesters student can exit with a bachelor’s degree i.e. B. A Telugu.
After eight semesters student can exit with a bachelor’s degree with honors i.e. B.A. Hons. Telugu.
MA:
After two semesters student can exit with a PG Diploma (PG Diploma in Telugu) certificate with a
minimum of 44 credits.
After four semesters student can exit with a PG i.e. MA. Degree with 86 credits.

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

M. A. One Year Programme:

Eligibility: Four year B.A. in Telugu degree with a minimum of 160 credits.
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10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

IMA – 206 credits.

BA. – 120 credits.
BA Hons. – 160 credits.
MA – 86 credits.
Ph. D. 16 credits + Thesis.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Internship: Internship (industry) / Research Internship (RI) /Community Engagement (CE) for 02
Credits.

Internship will be conducted soon after the M.A. second semester. Duration: 2 - 4 weeks.

[Link]
Professors Specialisation

Darla Venkateswara Rao, M.A. Telugu (UoH), Comparative Aesthetics, Literary Criticism,
M.A., Sociology (B.R.A.O.U.), [Link]., Ph.D. - Applied Criticism, Classical Literature, Modern
Telugu (UoH) P.G. Diploma in Linguistics & Poetry, Dalit Literature, Sociological approach
Teaching of Telugu Language (PSTU.), Diploma to Literature, Telugu Diaspora Literature.
in Sanskrit (O.U).

Pillalamarri Ramulu, M.A. (Osmania) [Link]., Classical and Modern Literatures, Literary
Ph.D. (UoH) P.G. Diploma in Sanskrit. Criticism and Comparative Aesthetics,
Evolution of Telugu literature
Head of the Department

M. Gona Naik. M. A. [Link]. and Ph.D. (Sri Trible Literature, Folklore, Folk Literature and
Krishnadevaraya University) Classical Literature.

Pammi Pavan Kumar, M. A. Telugu (UoH), M. A. Classical and Modern Literature, Traditional
Linguistics (Annamalai), [Link]., Ph.D. (UoH). and Modern Telugu Grammar, Applied
Linguistics, Natural Language Processing, and
Mass media.

D. Vijayalakshmi, M.A. Telugu (Madras), M.A. Applied Linguistics, Studies in Telugu

Linguistics (Annamalai), M. Phil., Telugu Language, Dialectology, Translation,
(Madras), Ph. D (SPMVV, Tirupati) Diploma in Lexicography and Comparative Dravidian.
Tamil (Madras), P.G. Diploma in Telugu
Translation (SPMVV, Tirupati).

P. Varija Rani, M. A. [Link]. and Ph.D. (UoH). Telugu and Sanskrit Grammar, Prosody,
Sanskrit Literature, Indian Poetics,
Comparative Aesthetics and Literature.

Triveni Vangari. M.A., [Link]., Ph.D. Telugu, Literary Criticism, Classical and Modern
(OU), M.A. Sanskrit (PSTU), M.A. English (OU). Literature, Grammar, Prosody and Sanskrit
Studies.
Associate Professors Specialisation
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Bhukya Thirupathi. M.A., [Link]., Ph.D. (UH). Modern Literature, Literary Criticism, History
of Literature, Folk Literature, Dalit and Tribal
Literature, Comparative Literature, Feminist
Literature Structure of Telugu language, and
Evolution of Telugu Language.

B. Bhujanga Reddy, M.A., [Link]. Telugu (UoH), Grammar and Linguistics, Literary Translation
M.A - Applied Linguistics, Ph.D. -Linguistics and Literary Criticism.
(PSTU), M.A. Sanskrit (Kakatiya) P.G. Diploma
in Translation Studies

P Vijaya Kumar. M.A., [Link]. Telugu (UoH), Linguistics, Telugu Grammar, Modern
Ph.D. (Osmania University), Sr. Diploma in Literature and Classical Literature
Sanskrit (O.U), T.P.T

Bashetty Latha. M.A., [Link]., Ph.D. (UoH), M.A. Classical literature,Sanskrit Grammar, Sanskrit
Sanskrit (NSU/TPTY), P.G. Diploma in Literature, Telugu Grammar and Translation
Translation Techniques in Telugu (UoH) Studies.
Assistant Professors Specialisation

D. Vijaya Kumari Folk Literature and Desi Literature.

M.A.(Andhra), [Link]., Ph.D.(UoH)

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL
EMAIL ID
Dr. Bhukya Thirupathi Associate Professor 9441335123
bthirupathi@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL
EMAIL ID
Dr. P. Vijaya Kumar Associate Professor 9063702546
vijayakumar@[Link]

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:
[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization No. of PhD
Vacancies
1. Darla Venkateswara Professor Comparative Aesthetics, 1
Rao Literary Criticism, Applied
Criticism, Classical Literature,
Modern Poetry, Dalit
Literature, Sociological
approach to Literature, Telugu
Diaspora Literature.
2. Pillalamarri Ramulu Professor Classical and Modern 2
Literatures, Literary Criticism,
and Comparative Aesthetics.
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3. M. Gona Naik Professor Trible Literature, Folklore, 2

Folk Literature and Classical
Literature.
4. Pammi Pavan Kumar Professor Classical and Modern 1
Literature, Traditional and
Modern Telugu Grammar,
Applied Linguistics, Natural
Language Processing, and
Mass media.
5. [Link] Professor Applied Linguistics, Studies --
on Telugu Language,
Dialectology, Translation, Folk
Literature, Lexicography, and
Comparative Dravidian.
6. P. Varija Rani Professor Telugu & Sanskrit Grammar & 2
Prosody, Sanskrit Literature,
Linguistics, Indian Poetics,
Comparative Aesthetics &
Literature, Classical Literature
7. Triveni Vangari Professor Literary Criticism, Applied 2
Criticism, Classical & Modern
Literature, Comparative
Aesthetics, Grammar &
Prosody, Sanskrit Studies,
Regional literature, Bahujana
Sahityam, Philosophical
approach to literature.
8. B. Thirupathi Associate Modern Literature, Literary 1
Professor Criticism, History of
Literature, Folk Literature,
Dalit and Tribal Literature,
Comparative Literature,
Feminist Literature Structure
of Telugu language, and
Evolution of Telugu Language.
9. [Link] Reddy Asso. Literary Criticism, Literary 2
Professor Translation, Telugu Grammar
and Linguistics.
10. P Vijaya Kumar Asso. Modern Literature, Linguistics 2
Professor & Classical Literature
11. Bashetty Latha Asso. Sanskrit Grammar, Sanskrit 2
Professor Literature, Telugu Grammar
& Translation Studies
12. [Link] Kumari Asst. Folk Literature and Desi --
Professor Literature, Cultural History of
Andhras, Dalit Literature and
Feminist.
Total 17

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc. 05
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2. JRF 05
3. Interview (Break-up): 20
a. Oral communication skills : 5 Marks
b. Argumentation of the topic: 10 Marks
c. Familiarity with resources : 5 Marks

17. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to PhD programs

Name of the School Name of the UGC-JRF/CSIR- Weightage Marks
/Department/Centre PhD program JFR/NBHM/DBT/ICMR/UGC in lieu of written
CSIR JRF, etc. test
Humanities/Telugu Ph.D. Telugu UGC-JRF 70
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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Department of Urdu

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Humanities

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Urdu aims at providing teaching and research facilities in Urdu. Special importance
is given for studies in Deccani research especially editing of Deccani Manuscript and Classical
Literature. The syllabus is updated keeping in view of the changing needs of the society. The syllabus
includes Job-oriented courses like Translation: theory and practice, Computer and Urdu software
Practices, Urdu Mass Media etc.
PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
IMA Urdu 10 14 208
MA Urdu 04 25 86
PhD Urdu 10 20 14 (Course work)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME MA Urdu
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
1. To produce graduates of global standards at masters and Doctoral levels in Urdu language and
literature.
2. To carry out research of international standards in advanced areas of Urdu Language and
Literature.
3. To produce creative writings, writers, translators and critiques in Urdu Language and Literature.
4. To collaborate with the other institutions of India and abroad in teaching, research and
translation.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
With at least 50% marks in the Bachelor degree or equivalent with at least 50% marks in Urdu,
Persian or Arabic as optional papers;
OR
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with at least 55% marks in Urdu, Persian or Arabic as a Compulsory
subject i.e. as a second language

ADMISSION PROCESS
Entrance Examination
EXIT OPTION/S
1. PG Diploma in Urdu: Completion of First two semesters with 46 credits and Internship
LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S
PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
1. M.A. Urdu: Four semesters with 86 credits, internship and research project/Dissertation
INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Internship/ RI/ Community Engagement: 2 credits

Research project / Dissertation: 4 credits
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FACULTY
Professors Specialisation
Dr. A M Syed Fazlullah, Head of Mass Media, Criticism, Fiction & Non-fiction
the Department
Dr. Arshia Jabeen Computer, Criticism, Drama & Non-fiction, Translation,
Dr. Md Zahidul Haque Linguistics, Urdu poetry, Translation, Prosody, Criticism,
Persian
Dr. A R Manzar Classical and modern prose and Poetry, Persian, Prosody,
Criticism

Assistant Professors Specialisation

Dr Mohd Kashif Novel, Criticism, Mass Media, Classical & Modern prose
Dr Nishath Ahmed Deccani literature, Non-fiction, Arabic literature
Dr Rafia Begum Fiction, Drama, Criticism, Modern Prose
Dr. Raees Ahmed Farahi Classical prose and poetry
Dr. Srisen Kumar Bharthi Modern prose and poetry

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR’S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL
ID
Dr A R Manzar Professor 9848956103
Manzarar_1743@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL
ID
Dr Nishath Ahmed Assistant Professor 9948111687
[Link]@[Link]
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15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:

[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization No. of

PhD
Vacancies
1. Dr. A M Syed Professor & Urdu Journalism 02
Fazlullah Head /Criticism/ Fiction and
Non-fiction
2. Dr. Arshia Jabeen Professor Computer, Criticism, 06
Drama & Non-fiction,
Translation
3 Dr. Md Zahidul Haque Professor Linguistics, Urdu poetry, 02
Translation, Prosody,
Criticism, Persian
4 Dr. A R Manzar Professor Classical and modern 02
prose and Poetry, Persian,
Prosody, Criticism
5 Dr. Raees Ahed Farahi Asst. Classical prose and 04
Professor poetry

6 Dr. Srisen Kumar Asst. Modern prose and poetry 04

Bharthi professor

Total 20

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Written test (descriptive) 15

2. Research proposal 05
3. Interview 10
Total Marks 30

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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation

Studies (CALTS)
2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept.) School of Humanities

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies (CALTS) was established as a
Research Centre in 1988 and has been offering PhD in Applied Linguistics (since inception), M.A.
in Applied Linguistics (since 1990), PhD in Translation Studies (since 1997) and I.M.A. in
Language Sciences (since 2006).
The Centre specializes in Language Interface Studies with an emphasis on Core Linguistics,
Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies. In Applied Linguistics, the focus currently is on
Language Teaching, Language Typology, Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Computational
Linguistics, Corpus Studies, Language Endangerment Studies, Language Documentation,
Speech-Language Pathology, Cognitive Hearing Sciences (Speech Perception). In the area of
Translation Studies, the focus is on Oral Literature and Translation, Gender and Translation,
English Translation of Indian Literature, Post-Colonial Translation and Audio-Visual Translation.

Apart from being one of the advanced centres of teaching and research in Applied Linguistics and
Translation Studies in the country, CALTS has also created a substantial computational facility
for research and training in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Translation (MT).
CALTS has faculty members who specialize in the areas mentioned above. The Centre has
undertaken major research projects such as Indian Language to Indian Language Machine
Translation (IL-ILMT), Shallow Parser Tools for Indian Languages (SPTIL), Odia WordNet and
Indian Languages Corpora Initiative (ILCI) Phase-II (Odia) funded by DeiTY, Govt. of India. At
present, a major research project entitled ‘‘Indian Language to Indian Language Machine
Translation under ‘National Language Translation Mission (NLTM): BHASHINI’ funded by the
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Govt. of India is underway.

➢ CALTS has been evaluated and rated by the Research Council of the United Kingdom as a Centre of
Excellence in 2010 among 32 important institutions in India.
➢ For the year 2024, Linguistics at CALTS, UoH has been ranked in the band 301-320 of QS WORLD
ranking.
[Link]
hyderabad-among-worlds-best-in-7-subjects/
➢ Linguistics is one of the seven (7) subjects of the University of Hyderabad which has beennamed as one
of the World’s top Universities for the study for the year 2025 mentioned in the latest edition of the QS
World University Rankings by Subject. Linguistics is ranked in the band 301-350. QS uses five key metrics
to compile the subject rankings. Reputation indicators are based on the responses of more than
240,000 employers and academics to QS surveys.
[Link]
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4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
I.M.A. Language Sciences 5 YEARS 19 As per UGC Guidelines
(5 Year Integrated) (10 semesters)
M.A. Applied Linguistics 2 YEARS 25 As per UGC Guidelines
(4
SEMESTER)
Ph.D in Applied Linguistics 5 Years 06 As per UGC Guidelines
Ph.D in Translation Studies 5 Years 01 As per UGC Guidelines

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME IMA in Languages Sciences (5 Year Integrated)
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
This ten-semester programme trains students in basic courses of Language Sciences and emerging
areas of Computational Linguistics, Cognitive Linguistics among others. The following courses are
offered through the College of Integrated Studies (CIS): Introduction to Language Sciences,
Languages of India, Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Language Teaching,
Lexicography, Computational Linguistics, Linguistic Data Analysis, Language and Literature,
Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics and Introduction to Translation.

PROGRAMME MA in Applied Linguistics

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
This is a four-semester programme with five papers for the first three semesters. The compulsory
courses include Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Language Teaching &
Testing, Translation Studies, Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics.
The electives offered include Advanced Phonology, Advanced Morphology, Advanced
Syntax, Machine Translation, Language and Cognition, Topics in Corpus Studies, Gender and
Translation, Post-Colonial Translation, English Translation of Indian Literature, Field Linguistics,
Structure of Select Indian Languages (Khasi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, etc.). In the fourth semester,
courses include Research Oriented Readings, Research and Publication Ethics and a compulsory
course on Research Project in Core/Applied Linguistics/Translation Studies. At the end of the
second semester, a 2-Credit internship is mandatory.

PROGRAMME Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics / Translation Studies

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The programme consists of two parts - Course work and thesis submission. The Course work
comprises four papers (14 credits) which includes Research & Publication Ethics (2 credits) spread
over two (2) semesters of the first year. It is followed by submitting a thesis on a research topic
approved by the Centre. The course is tailor-made to cater to the specific requirements of the
research interests of individual research scholars. The tenure for a Ph.D. is as per UGC norms. The
students need to fulfil the UGC requirements to complete the course work and the programme
successfully.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
IMA in Language Sciences
With a minimum of 60% marks at +2 level of education in English medium.
MA in Applied Linguistics
At least 50% marks or an equivalent grade in any Bachelor’s degree (10 + 2 + 3 pattern) in
aggregate with 50% marks in English as a compulsory or optional subject.
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Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics

(a) PG in Linguistics / Applied Linguistics with at least 55% marks or an equivalent grade.
OR
(b) PG in allied subjects with a minimum of 60% marks/equivalent grade and (i) at least 12 credits
in Linguistics/Applied Linguistics courses or (ii) a PG Diploma in Linguistics. (Allied subjects:
English Language Studies, Speech & Hearing, Cognitive Science, Anthropology, Philosophy,
Computer Science and Applications).
Candidates should have acquired their PG degree in English medium only.

Note: Only those candidates who meet these minimum requirements will be called for an
interview.

Ph.D. in Translation Studies

(a) Translation Studies / Comparative Literature / Literature Studies (English or any other Indian
Languages)/ PG in Linguistics / Applied Linguistics / Philosophy with a minimum of 55% marks.
OR
(b) PG in Folk Studies / Culture Studies / Gender Studies / Anthropology / Communication
Studies / Pol. Science / Sociology / History with a minimum of 60% marks/equivalent grade
Note 1: The candidates who passed their qualifying examination in non-English medium
should have a minimum of 60% marks in English as one of the subjects at their
undergraduate examination.
Note 2: Only those candidates who meet these minimum requirements will be called for an
interview

7. ADMISSION PROCESS
Admission to 5-Year Integrated MA / MA courses is through national level Common
University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA)..
Admission to Ph.D.: Entrance Examination will be conducted by the University. The
candidates will be called for an interview in the order of merit based on the entrance examination.
Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics
The question paper shall consist of 70 marks in two sections, as per the UGC Regulations 2016.
Part A: 35 marks Questions will be covered from Research Aptitude and broadly will be as
follows:
Research questions, hypothesis, research methods, interviews, surveys, data collection, data
analysis and interpretation, research acronyms, publication research, research methodology
(quantitative methods, qualitative methods, mixed methods, triangulation), plagiarism and
academic writing and research ethics.
This part of the Entrance Test will be in line with Paper-I/Part-I of the UGC-NET/JRF exam.
Part B: 35 marks Questions will be covered from Core Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and
Inter-disciplinary areas, including Current Trends and Advanced Topics in Applied Linguistics.
Ph.D. in Translation Studies
The question paper shall consist of 70 marks in two sections, as per the UGC Regulations 2016.
Part A: 35 marks Questions will be covered from Research Aptitude and broadly will be as
follows:
Research questions, hypothesis, research methods/research design, interviews, surveys, data
collection, data analysis and interpretation, research acronyms, publication research, research
methodology (quantitative methods, qualitative methods, mixed methods, triangulation),
plagiarism and academic writing and research ethics.
This part of the Entrance Test will be in line with Paper-I/Part-I of the UGC-NET/JRF exam.
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Part B: 35 marks Questions will be covered from Theories of Translation, Literature

&Translation and Inter-disciplinary areas, including Current Trends and Advanced Topics in
Translation Studies, Translation Evaluation, and Text Analysis.
In addition to the Written Test for 70 Marks, there will be an interview for 30 marks for those who
qualify in the written examination.
Break-up Weightages for Ph.D. (AL & TS) Interviews (30 marks):

Research proposal : 5 marks

[Link]./JRF/NET/SET/MANF : 5 marks
Communication, Argumentation Skills & Proposal Defense : 12 marks
Subject Knowledge : 8 marks

Note: 1. The question papers of M.A. and Ph.D. are in the objective type and shall be
answered in an OMR sheet following the instructions given both in the question papers
and the OMR sheet.

2. There is a negative marking of 0.33 marks for each wrong answer.

8. EXIT OPTION/S
The University provides an exit option after Year 3 and Year 4 for the students of the Integrated
programmes. In case of exit after the Year-3, the students are awarded a Bachelor’s Degree and
in case of the exit after the Year-4, the students are awarded a Bachelor’s Degree
(Honors)/Bachelor’s Degree (Research).

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

12. FACULTY
Professors Specialisation
Sociolinguistics, Multilingualism, Language
Prof. S. Arulmozi, Ph.D. (UoH)
Endangerment Studies; Corpora and Translation
Head of the Department
Studies.
Derivational Morphology; Morpho-Syntax;
Prof. K. Rajyarama, Ph.D. (UoH) Language Teaching & Testing; Machine
Translation; Translation Theory and Practice.
Associate Professors Specialisation
Syntax; Linguistic Typology; Language
Dr. Gracious Mary Temsen, Ph.D. (Delhi) Documentation; Khasi Linguistics; Descriptive
& Comparative Linguistics.
Speech-Language Pathology; Cognitive Hearing
Dr. S.B. Rathna Kumar, Ph.D. (UoH) Sciences (Speech Perception); Phonetics;
Psycholinguistics; Neurolinguistics.
Tribal Linguistics; Language Endangerment;
Dr. N. Ramesh, Ph.D. (Bharathiar University) Language Documentation; English Language
Teaching.
Dr. Nagaraju Mandly, Ph.D. (MANUU; English Language Teaching; Translation
Hyderabad) Studies.
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Translation Theories, Gender and Translation,

Dr. Sriparna Das, Ph.D. (UoH) Oral Traditions and Translation, Literatures and
Translation, Multilingualism and Translation
Phonetics; Linear and Non-Linear Phonology;
Dr. Morey Dipak Tryambak, Ph.D. (EFLU) Socio-phonetics; Socio-phonology; Language
Contact and Bilingualism.
Translation Studies; Audio-Visual Translation;
Dr. Annem Naresh, Ph.D. (UoH) Postcolonial Literature; Indian Literature in
English Translation.
Assistant Professors Specialisation
Linguistics & Computational Linguistics;
Dr. Y Viswanatha Naidu, Ph.D. (Sweden)
Semantic Typology.
Dr. Venkanna Ithagani, Ph.D. (EFLU) Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics, Semantics

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL
ID
Dr. Nagaraju Mandly Associate Professor --

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL
ID
-- -- --

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:
[Link]. Name of the Designation Area of Specialization No. of
Faculty PhD
Vacancies
Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics
1. Viswanatha Naidu Assistant Language & Cognition; Computational 02
Professor resources for Indian Languages;
Descriptive Linguistics
2. Gracious Mary Associate Linguistic Typology, Comparative
02
Temsen Professor Linguistics, Syntax
3. N. Ramesh Associate Ethnolinguistics, Language
Professor Endangerment,
Language Documentation, 01
Sociolinguistics, Tribal Linguistics and
Anthropological Linguistics
4. S.B. Rathna Kumar Associate Phonetics, Psycholinguistics
01
Professor (Speech & Hearing)
Total 06
Ph.D. in Translation Studies
1. Sriparna Das Associate Audiovisual Translation, Gender and
Professor Translation, Indigenous Cultures and 01
Translation
Total 01

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

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1. Research Proposal 5 marks

2. Having fellowship/[Link]/NET/SLET, etc. 5 marks
3. Communication, Argumentation Skills & Proposal 12 marks
Defense
4. Subject Knowledge 8 marks
Total Marks 30 marks

17. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to PhD programs

Name of the Name of the PhD UGC-JRF/CSIR- Weightage Marks in
School program JFR/NBHM/DBT/ICMR/UGC lieu of written test
/Department/Centre CSIR JRF, etc.
-- -- -- --

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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Centre for Comparative Literature

2. SCHOOL (In case of multi-dept) School of Humanities

The Centre for Comparative Literature, functioning since 1988, aims at providing an interface
between literatures and cultures. The Centre offers M.A. as per NEP 20 and Ph.D.
programmes, which encourage a study of systems of knowledge located in the literary,
language, and cultural systems of India in order to develop a critical awareness of socio-
political and cultural discourses.
4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
M.A. 4 Semesters 30 80+2Credits
Ph.D 12 Semesters 03 14 Credits

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMM M.A.
E
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

● To provide an interface between literatures and cultures.

● To encourage interdisciplinary studies
● To Develop critical awareness of socio-political and cultural discourses

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
M.A. 2 -year programme
Eligibility: 3 -year undergraduate degree with English as a Language.
Knowledge of 2 or more languages desirable.
The M.A. 2-year programme in Comparative Literature as per NEP 2020 is a four-semester
programme and each semester carries a minimum of 20 credits. The semester I comprises 3 core
courses and two electives. Apart from this, students will have to do internship with a minimum of 2 to
4 credits: each credit comprises 30 hours, which will be spread over two semesters of the M.A
programme. Students opting for Electives as well as Internships outside / online must get prior
approval from CCL/SH/UoH.
The entrance examination for M.A. will be through the National Testing Agency’s CUET, Common
University Entrance Test. No interview for the candidates.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

For Ph.D Programme,

Admission into Ph.D programme is made based on the marks obtained in the UGC-NET to be
conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the interview.
8. EXIT OPTION/S- EXIT CLAUSE:

Students may opt out of the MA 2-year programme after successful completion of the first year or
two semesters, with a Post-Graduate Diploma in Comparative Literature, as long as they also fulfil
all the necessary criteria as specified by CCL/SH/UoH/UGC.
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a. Exit option after One Year (40 credits + 2 credits internship) with PG Diploma;
PG Degree upon clearing 80 credits + 2 credits internship.

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

M.A. 1-year programme:

Eligibility: 4-year B.A. in Comparative Literature. Knowledge of another Indian Language is
desirable.
On Completion of the fourth year of 4-year bachelor degree with 160 credits

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

40 Credits

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Internship: A

minimum of 2 to 4 credits for four to six weeks

[Link]
Professors Specialization
Prof. M.T. Ansari Comparative Studies, Cultural Studies, Kerala
Studies and Minority Studies.
Prof. Sowmya Dechamma CC Literatures of India, Cultural Discourses in
Contemporary India, Gender, Translation
Studies, The Politics of Languages, and Kodava
performative cultures.
Prof. J. Bheemaiah, Head of the Department Dalit Aesthetics and Tribal Cultural Studies,
Comparative Indian Literatures, Literature of the
Margins.
Associate Professors Specialization
V. Vamshi Krishna Reddy Comparative Literature and Theory
Assistant Professors Specialization
NA NA
13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S
NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Vamshi Krishna Reddy Associate Professor [Link]@[Link] /
8280468530
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14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL
EMAIL ID

M.T. Ansari Professor ansarimt@[Link]/9963

993669
Sowmya Dechamma C.C. Professor sowmyadechamma@uohyd
.[Link]/9490684204
[Link] Professor jbshcl@[Link]/
9494116856
Vamshi Krishna Reddy Associate Professor [Link]@uohyd
.[Link] / 8280468530

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26
[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization No. of
PhD
Vacancies
1. M.T Ansari Professor Comparative Studies, 01
Cultural Studies, Kerala
Studies and Minority
Studies.
2. Sowmya Dechamma CC Professor Literatures of India, Cultural -
Discourses in Contemporary
India, Gender, Translation
Studies, The Politics of
Languages, and Kodava
performative cultures

3. J. Bheemaiah Professor Dalit Aesthetics and Tribal 01

Cultural Studies,
Comparative Indian
Literatures, Literature of the
Margins.
4 Vamshi Krishna Reddy Associate Comparative Literary 01
Professor Studies
Total 03

16. Ph.D. Interview Weightage Break-up:

1. Research Questions 10
2. Methodology 10
3. Familiarity with Primary Texts 10
Total 30

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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Sanskrit Studies

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Humanities

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Sanskrit is a repository of unlimited invaluable knowledge of Ancient Indian Heritage. A unique
research-oriented Department of Sanskrit Studies was established in 2006. It acts as an interface
between the knowledge systems in Sanskrit and the modern disciplines such as computational
Linguistics and computer science. The department is also engaged actively in the studies and
research in the fields of Ayurveda, Indian psychology, etc. with a focus on the contemporary
relevance. The department updates and orients its academic programmes keeping in view the ever-
changing disciplinary contours of the contemporary knowledge systems and establishing interfaces
with the past and the future through the present. The department actively promotes the teaching and
research in the inter-disciplinary areas of the interface between the traditional and modern
knowledge systems.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
M.A. Sanskrit Studies 4 Semesters 20 80 Credits
Ph.D. Sanskrit Studies Min. 6 3 12 Credits of course work
Semesters

5A. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAM M.A. Sanskrit Studies
ME
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

• The students are taught the Sanskrit texts in the traditional manner, but at the same time they
are also exposed to the interface of these knowledge systems with the modern knowledge
systems.
• Being exposed to the importance and applicability of the knowledge the students acquire in
the current context, they are equipped to take up research in inter-disciplinary areas.
• Journalism, health industry, IT industry, NGOs, Media, Counselling etc., would provide them
ample job opportunities apart from teaching and research.
• Three choices (Subject to the availability of faculty) for optional courses would
be available: 1. Āyurveda and Indian Psychology 2. Indian Philosophy, and 3. Social
Sciences.
•
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5B. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME Ph.D. Sanskrit Studies
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The present focus of program is in Philosophy and Medicine. The main aim is to contribute
to interdisciplinary research in Indian psychology concerned with various dimensions of
theoretical aspects like Prakriti, Personality, Nutrition, non-communicable diseases and
Mental health besides working in linguistic, translational and philosophical aspects of
Ayurveda samhitās, to generate data useful for pre-clinical studies.
Another focus of studies is Indian Philosophy, with focus on Samkhya Philosophy.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
a) M.A. Sanskrit Studies
Minimum Qualifications:
B.A. in Sanskrit/Shastri/ Vidwanmadhyama/ Acharya
OR
Graduate from any discipline with Sanskrit as a subject at High School/Higher Secondary/College levels
OR
Graduate from any discipline with a certificate or PG Diploma in Sanskrit

b) Ph.D. Sanskrit Studies

Minimum Qualifications:
With at least 55% marks in Master’s Degree in Sanskrit or equivalent
OR
With at least 55% marks in B.A.M.S.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

M.A.: A written test (CUET) followed by an Interview. Every student called for an interview is also expected
to submit a statement of purpose (SOP).

Weightage
a. Entrance Examination - CUET PG conducted by NTA - 70
b. Statement of Purpose to be submitted during interview 10
c. Interview by Admission Committee, Dept. of Sanskrit Studies, UoH 20
---------
100
---------
Ph.D.: Qualification in UGC-Net, as per the UGC guidelines, with any of the following 4 subject
codes
25: Sanskrit
73: Traditional Sanskrit
102: Hindu Studies
103: Indian Knowledge System
followed by an Interview. The weightage for the UGC-net and interview are 70 and 30 respectively.
8. EXIT OPTION/S
M.A.: The Exit options have been made available from 2024-25 onwards.
Ph.D.: After course completion, if exit option is exercised, a course completion certificate would be
provided.
9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S – These would be made available during 2025-26.
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10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

M.A.: Total 80 credits in 2 years, with approximate even distribution of 20 credits per semester.
The evaluation is based on the continuous assessment followed by a major examination with 40:60
weightage.
Ph.D. : The Ph.D. program normally extends over a minimum period of three years from the date of
admission. The program comprises mandatory course work of 12 credits spread over the first and second
semester. The nature of each course is individually decided for each candidate. Scholars are required to write
a thesis on an approved topic under the supervision of a faculty member. Progress of the research work
would be monitored by an RAC every semester. The thesis is examined by internal and external examiners
and is followed by a viva voce examination. During the period of research, scholars are required to give
seminars on their ‘work-in-progress ’to the Research Advisory Committee.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Either an internship or research internship for 2/3/4 credits, is mandatory, where each credit is
equivalent to 30 hours of engagement.

12. FACULTY
Professors Specialisation
Amba Kulkarni M.A. (Sanskrit), M. Sc. (Maths), [Link]. (CSE, IIT, Kanpur), Ph.D.
(Head of the (Applied Linguistics, University of Hyderabad) – Bridging the gap
Department) between Science and Technology in Sanskrit texts and the Modern
Science and Technology, with special emphasis on Language
Technology, Computer Science and Mathematics.
J.S.R. Prasad Āchārya (Navya-Nyaya), Śikṣā-Śāstri, Ph.D. (Navya-Nyaya, Rashtriya
Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupathi) Indian Psychology, Scientific,
linguistic and philosophical aspects of Ayurveda samhitās, Ayurvedic
concepts in Sanskrit literature, Scientific literature in Sanskrit.
Dr. Vedanidhi BA. Sanskrit (Hons), M.A. Sanskrit both are from Hindu College,
University of Delhi., Ph.D. in Samkhya Philosophy (Traditionally studied
Sanskrit grammer and Indian Philosophy) from Delhi University.

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

J.S.R. Prasad Professor 04023133803; jsrprasad@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
J.S.R. Prasad Professor 040 2313 3803
jsrprasad@[Link]

15 Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:
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Name of the Faculty Designation Area of No of PhD

Specialisation vacancies
JSR Prasad Professor Indian Psychology 2
and Āyurveda
Dr. Vedanidhi Associate Professor Indian Philosophy 1

16 Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal 05
2. Having fellowship/SLET, etc. 05
3. Interview with equal weightage to the following 20
components
— Defending the research proposal
— Logical Reasoning
— Subject/domain knowledge
— Knowledge of Sanskrit

Total Marks 30

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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES

CENTRE
2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Centre for English Language Studies is a one-of-its-kind Centre in India that caters to a diverse
group of students across disciplines and is a research and resource Centre for English Language
Studies. The Centre offers M.A. and Ph.D. programs in English Language Studies. Some focal areas
of the Centre include English language teaching, discourse studies, academic and research writings,
genre analysis, multimodal communication in different professional contexts, English language
teacher education, and the history of English in India. The Centre has a small and unique archive of
material on the History of English Language Education in India.
The Centre is also engaged in the teaching of English at the College for Integrated Studies for
Integrated Masters’ Students, besides offering need-based courses on Academic Writing,
Communication Skills, and Technical Writing to students at the postgraduate and research levels.
The research interest of the faculty at the Centre spans several areas of language studies and aspects
of pedagogy. The faculty of the Centre publish in areas pertaining to their research interest and are part
of ongoing research projects.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
M.A. ELS 4 Semesters 26 84
Ph.D. ELS 12 semesters 2 12-14

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME M.A. in English Language Studies
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The M.A. program, restructured in compliance with NEP 2020, has its first batch of students from
the academic year 2023-24. The program extends over four semesters and has a minimum of 84
credits. Apart from the department-specific core courses, the programme includes general
education courses/open electives, internship courses, subject-specific electives, school-specific
electives, and faculty-specific electives. The electives offered enable the students to specialize in
specific domains like language teaching, corporate communication, technical writing, editing, etc.
Students are encouraged to opt for courses outside the Centre as well.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A. M.A. in English Language Studies:
Intake: 26
Minimum Qualifications: Graduates from any discipline with at least 50% marks (with
English as a subject in High School, Intermediate, and at least one year in the Graduate
program, with at least 55% marks in English).
Entrance Examination: The entrance examination for M.A. will be through the National
Testing Agency’s CUET, Common University Entrance Test.

B. Ph.D. (English Language Studies)

Qualification: Master’s degree in English or Linguistics/Applied Linguistics (with English
as the medium of instruction) with at least 55% marks.
Entrance Examination: University of Hyderabad Entrance Exam.
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The Ph.D. entrance Examination will be in two parts:

i. Written Examination: 70 marks.
Part: A: 35 Marks: Multiple–choice questions on Research Methodology. The following are
some of the possible topics from which questions may be set:
Basic research such as research processes, types of research, research design,
variables, measurement and scaling techniques, sampling and data collection methods,
data processing and data analysis, and research report writing.
Part B: 35 Marks: Questions on the subject concerned i.e., English language studies and
English linguistics.
This will consist of two sections: multiple choice questions for 20 marks and essay questions
for 15 marks.
ii. In addition, there will be an Interview for 30 marks for shortlisted candidates. The applicants
selected for the interview need to submit a brief research proposal, before the interview.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS
Entrance examination and Interview
8. EXIT OPTION/S
A student can exit after the completion of M.A. first year and will get a PG Diploma in English
Language Studies.
9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S
No options at present.
10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
A. M.A. in English Language Studies: The students need to earn 82 (80+2) Credits to
complete the programme. The programme follows both continuous and summative assessment
patterns. The students need to do an internship of a minimum of 2 Credits.
B. Ph.D. in English Language Studies: The students need to do coursework of 14 Credits
by the end of the first two semesters of their Ph.D. programme (4 courses – 2 core courses, 1 area-
specific course, and a two-credit UGC-mandated course, Research and Publication Ethics.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The students need to do an internship of a minimum of 2 Credits consisting of around 50 hours of
work. . The internship can be for teaching, research internship or community engagement.
[Link]
Professors Specialisation
Sunitha Mishra: Ph.D., CIEFL, Hyderabad, Politics of English Language Education,
Head of the Department Sociolinguistics, Discourse Studies, Critical
pedagogy, History of English Language
Teaching in India, especially Odisha, and Indian
Philosophy of Language.
Associate Professors Specialisation
Shree Deepa: Ph.D. (Osmania University, Current areas of interest /Study /Expertise
Hyderabad), M.A. English (Osmania /Publication: Inclusivity, Equity, Pedagogy,
University), [Link]. (Bharathidasan University), Anthrogogy, Higher Education Spaces, India
PGDTE (CIEFL, Hyderabad), [Link]. Philosophy, and Language Teaching/ education,
(Microbiology, Botany, Chemistry) Osmania new theories of language, Language
University). Assessment, Testing and Evaluation, Teacher
Certificates: in a) integrating the internet into development, Material development, language
the classroom (30 professional development potentiality, and constructive language use. She
hours) Lewis and Clark College: b) Teaching is currently working on an IoE project titled
English to young learners, University of “Indian Research Methodology (IRM) from
Maryland, Baltimore Country: c) Critical Sanskrit Texts: Multidisciplinary Applications
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thinking for the EFL Curriculum, University of in Higher Education Spaces“with Prof. Prasad
Oregon, American English Institute: (a,b,c from the Department of Sanskrit Studies.
Sponsored by RELO and US Consulate): d)
PGCTE (CIEFL, Hyderabad).

Jyothi Hymavathi Devi: Ph.D. English English Language Teaching, Translation

Language Studies, [Link]. Translation Studies, Studies, Research Methods, Academic English,
M.A. English (University of Hyderabad. (Head Morphology, Sociolinguistics,
of the Centre) Psycholinguistics, and Cognitive Linguistics.
Assistant Professors Specialisation
Jasti Appa Swami, Ph.D. (Osmania University). Academic Writing, Discourse Analysis, EAP
Writing pedagogy, Applications of Systemic
Functional Linguistics (SFL) to language
teaching and other domains of social life, and
Written Feedback Practices.
Joy Anuradha, Ph.D. (CIEFL, Hyderabad). Cognitive Linguistics, Systemic Functional
Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, English
Language Education, and Technical
Communication.

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL
ID
Dr. Joy Anuradha Assistant Professor joyanuradha@[Link]
9505445544

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S (May not be required for smaller units. Internship Co-
ordinator serves as Supervisor too)
NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
1. Sunita Mishra Professor 9866243763(sum@[Link])
2. Shree Deepa Associate Professor 9885130176 (shreedeepa@[Link])
3. Jyothi Hymavathi Devi Associate Professor 9966967504(hyma@[Link])
4. Jasti Appa Swami Assistant Professor 9701596619(jassh@[Link])
5. Joy Anuradha Assistant Professor 9505445544(joyanuradha@[Link])

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:
[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization PhD
Vacancies
1. Sunita Mishra Professor 0
2. Shree Deepa Associate 0
professor

3. Jyothi Hymavathi Associate English Language Education, 2

Devi professor Psychology of language learning,
Translation studies, Academic English,
Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics,
and Cognitive Linguistics.
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4. Jasti Appaswami Asst 0

Professor

5. Joy Anuradha Asst 0

Professor

Total 2

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc. 5(Research proposal)
10 (Defence)
2. Having fellowship/[Link]/NET/SLET, etc. 5 (NET/JRF)
3. Interview Interview performance -10
Total Marks 30 marks

17. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to PhD programs

Name of the School Name of the UGC-JRF/CSIR- Weightage Marks
/Department/Centre PhD program JFR/NBHM/DBT/ICMR/UGC in lieu of written
CSIR JRF, etc. test
Centre for English Ph.D. in ELS Not applicable presently. Not applicable
Language Studies presently.

***
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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Centre for the Study of Foreign Languages

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Humanities

No admissions during 2025-26

Prof. M. T. Ansari, Dean, School of Humanities, is the Centre's Head-In-Charge.

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Centre for Endangered Languages and Mother

Tongue Studies
2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Humanities

No admissions during 2025-26

Prof. M. T. Ansari, Dean, School of Humanities, is the Centre's Head-In-Charge.

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Centre for Dalit and Adivasi Studies & Translation
2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Humanities

No admissions during 2025-26

Prof. M. T. Ansari, Dean, School of Humanities, is the Centre's Head-In-Charge.

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE CENTER FOR BUDDHIST STUDIES

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Humanities

No admissions during 2025-26

Prof. M. T. Ansari, Dean, School of Humanities, is the Centre's Head-In-Charge.

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SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

The School of Social Sciences comprises five Departments and eight Centres listed below.

Departments
1. Department of Anthropology
2. Department of History
3. Department of Political Science
4. Department of Sociology
5. Department of Education and Education Technology
Centres
1. Centre for Regional Studies
2. Centre for Folk Culture Studies
3. Centre for the Study of Indian Diaspora
4. Centre for the Study of Social Inclusion
5. Centre for Women’s Studies
6. Centre for Knowledge, Culture and Innovation Studies
7. Centre for Human Rights
8. Centre for Ambedkar Studies

Currently, the total faculty strength of the School is 77 and student strength is 749 with a Teacher-
Student ratio of 1:10.

Prof. K. Suneetha Rani, Centre for Women’s Studies is the Dean of the School and also holds
charge as Head of the Centre for Human Rights.

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ Department of History

CENTRE
2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Social Sciences

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of History came into being in 1979 and has evolved over time into a premier
centre of Historical research and learning in India. The Department offers a basket of varied and
challenging courses for its undergraduate (integrated) and graduate programmes. It has constantly
espoused a double–barrelled pedagogic effort in which core courses cutting across all historical
periodization are offered for enhancing a general disciplinary proficiency in Indian history, alongside
a broad overview of world history. A large clutch of highly specialized, theme–oriented courses, on
the other hand, offer students the opportunity to choose/pursue their own specializations/research
interests.
The Department is endowed with faculty members, committed to innovative pedagogic
practices and with cutting-edge research interests in History. As meticulous, inventive and engaging
supervisors, they enable the research scholars to bring out the best in their individual research work.
The encouraging learning environment, rigorous coursework and the faculty ensures a steady flow
of young scholars from across the country year after year to the Department. The students are taught
to locate contemporary issues within specific historical contexts to grasp the nature of the present
and to envision a future informed by the past. Such an intellectual orientation, the Department
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hopes, will provide students with historically informed capacities for thoughtful judgment and
decision-making in their everyday lives as well. The Department has been consistently widening its
research agenda in line with the emergent themes and paradigms, with a focus largely on India and
with a growing interdisciplinary orientation. While being in tune with the larger framework of
educational policies, the department maintains its uniqueness in the syllabus.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
IMA 10 35 200
MA 4 43 80
Ph.D. 10 09 As per norms

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME 5-Y Integrated MA History
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
• The 5-year Integrated MA programme in History consists of total 200 credits. They will join the
College for Integrated Studies of University of Hyderabad in the first three years of the
programme.
• In this programme the students can opt for a three-year BA degree after obtaining 120 credits
and fulfilling necessary internship credits.
• They can also secure 4-year BA Honors degree with 160 credits, i.e., by joining the Department
of History and securing 40 credits in the fourth year and fulfilling necessary internship credits.
• To secure a five-year MA degree after the third year the student needs to do the course work
as specified for the two-year MA (History) in the Department.
• The main thrust of the first two semesters is to equip students in certain core compulsory
courses in history. In the following semesters there will be wide range of courses for the
students to choose from.
PROGRAMME 2-Y MA History
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
• Students admitted in the 7th Semester of the Integrated MA Programme and who complete
four semesters with the required number of credits will be eligible for an MA in History. This
two-year MA programme in History consists of 20 courses, 5 in each semester. The courses
taught in this programme will be of level 400 or above. The total credits required for the two-
year MA programme is 80.
• The main thrust of the first two semesters is to equip students in certain core compulsory
courses in both Indian and non-Indian history. These are designed to be comprehensive and to
introduce students into the various interpretative dimensions of understanding the history of
human civilization with a focus on India.
• During semesters III and IV a wide range of special courses as optional are offered and thus
providing an opportunity for students to specialize in specific areas of Indian history.
• Students also have an opportunity to do at least two courses outside the Department during
their third and fourth semesters with the aim to encourage inter-disciplinary studies.
PROGRAMME Ph.D. (Course-work objectives)
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
• For Ph.D. coursework we have courses in Methodology and Historiography. Along with these
courses, we have courses on Academic writing and research ethics. Independent seminar
courses are also carried out in this programme.
• This course is meant to impart rigorous training to research scholars for developing reflexive
skillsets to explore research fields and locate their own research within these domains. It also
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aims at enabling the scholars to identify sources and train them in their research fields. The
course is organized around a select number of innovative themes that gained prominence in
recent times and intends to provide exposure to theoretical and methodological avenues by
drawing from a range of theoretical formulations and selected number of compelling historical
studies. The Ph.D. course also seeks to introduce historiographical debates around a select
number of crucial topics. These themes are discussed to demonstrate the historical contexts
and ideas that revolve around those debates. It also maps the ways in which history has been
imagined in early and medieval India and the recasting of the historical imagination in colonial
times enabling a ‘modern’ historical sensibility. Further, the course will discuss and analyze the
heterogeneous historical sensibilities that defines the contemporary Indian historical
consciousness and practices, and the diverse contestations from margins towards
democratization of historical knowledge.
• The course on Academic Writing and Research Ethics, intends to familiarize research scholars
with academic writing, including a thorough knowledge of what constitutes research ethics and
how to avoid ethical pitfalls in writing. The course also equips scholars with language skills
resulting in proficiency in written work, and thereby augments their employability quotient.
• The Seminar papers would help them in developing their writing skill and learn ways of
presentation. They will learn to collect, collate and analyze datasets relating to historical
research and assess critically different types of sources pertaining to historical knowledge.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission to the Integrated MA programme will be through the national level Common University
Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency. Lateral entry to the two-year MA
programme will also be through the national level Common University Entrance Test (CUET)
conducted by National Testing Agency this year.
Anyone with a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline may apply for the MA History programme.
PhD
With at least 55% marks or Equivalent Grade in M.A. in History OR Master’s in allied subjects from
the Social Sciences. The Medium of the Ph.D. Programme is English. All the students applying for the
Programme are required to have adequate English language skills. Admission to PhD programme will
be through the UoH Entrance Exam 2025 and an interview. Only candidates shortlisted in the
qualifying exam will be called for an interview.
The interview is to assess the knowledge of students in their areas of research interest, based on
their research proposals, which must be submitted to the interview board at the time of the
interview. The topic of research, hypotheses/research questions, goals or objectives of the study,
statement of the problem and methods should be clearly written in the proposal. This is an essential
requirement to interview the candidates for the selection. Candidates are advised to bring proof of
additional qualifications such as JRF/ NET certificates and publications if any.
Once admitted, students may be asked to modify or adapt their research proposals according to the
supervisory expertise available in the Department.
7. ADMISSION PROCESS : As per University Policy
Admission to Integrated MA programme will be through Common University Entrance Test (CUET)
conducted by National Testing Agency. Students will be admitted to MA two-year programme by
entry through Common University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency.
PhD – Admission to the PhD programme will be through the UoH Entrance Exam 2025 and an
interview. The test will allow us to judge their domain knowledge as well as writing skill. Interview
will be of 30 marks. The interview is to assess the knowledge of students in their areas of research
interest, based on their research proposals, which must reach the department ten days ahead of the
interview. The topic of research, hypotheses/research questions, goals or objectives of the study,
statement of the problem and methods should be clearly written in the proposal. Candidates are
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advised to bring proof of additional qualifications such as JRF/ NET certificates and publications if
any.

8. EXIT OPTION/S : Yes (3Y exit for IMA) – BA PASS

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/ : NOT YET DECIDED
10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
5 Year integrated MA: The 5-year Integrated MA programme in History consists of total 200 credits.
Students admitted to this programme will join the College for Integrated Studies of University of
Hyderabad in the first three years of the programme. In this programme the students can opt for a
three-year BA degree after obtaining 120 credits and fulfilling necessary internship credits. They can
also secure 4-year BA Honors degree with 160 credits, i.e., by joining the Department of History and
securing the required credits in the fourth year and fulfilling necessary internship credits. To secure
a five-year MA degree after the third year the student needs to do the course work as specified for
the two-year MA (History) in the Department.
2-Year MA: Students admitted in the 7th Semester of the Integrated MA Programme and who
complete four semesters with the required number of credits will be awarded an MA in History.
Assessment methods: There are three internal evaluations and one end-semester exam. Each of the
internal evaluation is worth 20 % of the final grade. Internal evaluation is a summative assessment
method comprising of assignments, student presentations, internal/term examinations or any other
ways implemented by the course teacher. The best two scores of internal examination will be used
to compute the final score grade. These evaluations are in addition to the final examination, which is
worth 60% of final grade.
11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
As mandated by the NEP, students will have opportunities for internships to allow them to
engage with the practical side of their learning and, as a by-product, further improve their
employability. The summer internship will be for 02-04 credits and will be completed in the first four
years of the integrated MA programme. Though internship is not part of the mandatory credit
requirements for the two-year MA programme, students are encouraged to look out for internship
opportunities that will improve their skill set.
[Link]
Professors Specialization
Prof. Sanjay Subodh Medieval Archaeology and Medieval Science and Technology
Prof. Bhangya Bhukya Modern Indian History; Adivasi Studies
Prof. Y. Swarupa R. Shankar Modern Indian History; Business History; Community Studies; Gender
Studies
Prof. Anindita Modern Indian History; Legal Studies; Cultural Studies
Mukhopadhyay
Prof. Suchandra Ghosh Early Indian History; Indian Epigraphy; Indian Ocean Buddhist and
Trade Networks
Prof. Sujith Kumar Parayil Cultural History of Modern India; Visual Culture; Visual and Sensory
Histories
Prof. B. Eswara Rao Modern Indian History of Medicine
Associate Professors Specialization
Dr. V. Rajagopal Modern South Indian History, in particular in the history of the Telugu-
speaking people of the erstwhile Madras Presidency
Dr. V. J. Varghese Modern Indian History; Migration Studies
Assistant Professors Specialization
Dr. M. N. Rajesh Early Medieval India; Tibet and Buddhist Studies
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Dr. Vijaya Ramadas M. Environmental History, Modern Indian History, European History

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Prof. Sujith Kumar Parayil Professor sparayil@[Link]; 8106045068

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S : Will be distributed among faculty members

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Suchandra Ghosh Professor & Head 9830347484 suchandra@[Link]
Sanjay Subodh Professor 9849675547 sanjaysubodh@[Link]
Bhangya Bhukya Professor 9989821442 bbhangya@[Link]
Y. Swarupa R Shankar Professor 9441483355 ysrss@[Link]
Anindita Professor 9347563257 [Link]@[Link]
Mukhopadhyay
Sujith Kumar Parayil Professor 8106045068 sparayil@[Link]
B. Eswara Rao Professor 9493038214 ber@[Link]
V. J. Varghese Associate 9959053501 vjvss@[Link]
Professor
M. N. Rajesh Assistant 9440748800 mnrajesh@[Link]
Professor
M. Vijaya Ramadas Assistant 8555909288 vrmsss@[Link]
Professor

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:
[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of No. of PhD
Specialization Vacancies
1. Prof. Sanjay Subodh Professor Medieval India 01
2. Prof. Bhangya Bhukya Professor Modern India 01
3. Prof. Sujith Kumar Professor Modern India 02
Parayil
4. Prof. Y. Swarupa R. Associate Modern India 03
Shankar Professor
5. Prof. B. Eswara Rao Associate Modern India 01
Professor
6. Dr. V. J. Varghese Associate Modern India 01
Professor
Total 09

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Interview component 30
Total Marks 30

17. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to PhD programs

Name of the School Name of the UGC-JRF/CSIR- Weightage Marks in
/Department/Centre PhD program JFR/NBHM/DBT/ICMR/UGC lieu of written test
CSIR JRF, etc.
NIL
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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ Department of Political Science

CENTRE
2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) Social Sciences

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Political Science, started in 1979, currently has 17 faculty members and about
202 students. It was recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) as a Centre for
Advanced Studies, the Department has completed the first phase of the programme, with
“Democracy, Development and Autonomy: India in a Globalising World” as the thrust area.

The Department admits candidates to three programmes, including a five-year Integrated MA in

Political Science, a two-year MA in Political Science and a PhD in Political Science. In line with the
new National Education Policy the five-year Integrated programme is student centred, flexible, and
multidisciplinary allowing students to explore a variety of courses from different disciplines. The
Integrated MA programme enables students to choose and decide between a three-year BA Degree,
a four-year BA (Honours), or a five-year MA based on the level of courses and the credits they earned
in different years. The programmes also help them to learn and develop research skills and methods.

In formulating these programmes, the Department is guided by the consideration that students should
be familiar with advanced knowledge, trends, approaches, and paradigms in different sub-disciplines
of Political Science. The Department is strong in the study and scholarship of Political Thought,
Comparative Politics, International Relations, Indian Political Process, Public Administration and
Public Policy.

Graduates from the Department go on to take up teaching at academic institutions, research positions
at government and non-government institutions and agencies, civil services, administration and
management as well as positions in media, think-tanks and campaign organisations among others.

A reasonable level of English competency (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) is expected of
students admitted to the Department. The medium of instruction is English. The supervised
dissertation conducted and submitted under the PhD programme will have to be in English.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED

Programme Duration (Sems) Intake Minimum Credits Required

Integrated MA 10 25 200
(Political Science)
MA (Political 4 53 80
Science): Two Years
PhD (Political As per the UGC Regulations 13 As per the UGC Regulations
Science) in force in force

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME Integrated MA Political Science/MA Political Science

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PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
A. Academic Competence

PLO-1: Disciplinary knowledge and methods including familiarity with data.

PLO-2: Ability to connect concepts with examples.
PLO-3: Ability to use various e-resources academically and develop skills of academic writing
and presentation.
PLO-4: Articulating ideas and identifying interconnections between arguments.
PLO-5: Dealing with contending paradigms and learning to identify their strengths and
limitations.
PLO-6: Understanding the boundaries of the discipline and its connections with other
disciplines.

B. Personal and Behavioural Competence

PLO-7: Developing social awareness, and mutual understanding.

PLO-8: Developing sensitivity to diverse social backgrounds.
PLO-9: Appreciating different perspectives and accepting difference of opinion.

C. Social Competence

PLO-10: Analysing political problems, their genesis and complexity.

PLO-11: Gender Sensitization and Gender Justice
PLO-12: Developing an understanding of ecological issues

PROGRAMME PhD
As per the UGC Regulations in force

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Programme Minimum Minimum Entrance Relaxation Reservation

Qualification credits & Grade examination if any
Points required relaxation
in qualifying
examination

Integrated With a As per University NA As per As per

MA minimum of norms statutory statutory
60% marks at norms norms
+2 level of
Education
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MA Bachelor’s As per University NA As per As per

degree with at norms statutory statutory
least 50% marks norms norms
or
equivalent
Grade in Social
Sciences or
Humanities
subjects OR
55% marks in
any
another subject.

PhD With at least As per University NA As per As per

55% marks or norms statutory statutory
Equivalent norms norms
Grade in
Master’s degree
in Political
Science/any
Social Sciences
/Humanities
subjects

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

Admission to the Integrated MA and two-year MA Programme will be through the Common
University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by the National Testing Agency.

Admission to the PhD programme will be through the UoH Entrance Exam and an interview.

Only candidates shortlisted in the qualifying exam will be called for an interview. The candidates
will have to submit written research proposals a week in advance of the interviews. A soft copy of
the proposal may be sent with the following subject line: PhD Proposal 2025-26 to the Head
Department of Political Science: headdps@[Link].

The research proposals should have the following components, including research question,
methodology, review of literature and significance of the study. This is an essential requirement to
interview the candidates for the selection. The interview is to assess the knowledge of students in
their areas of research interest, based on their research proposals.

The interview will be for 30 marks and there will be no weightage for JRF or any other fellowships.

Candidates will not be interviewed if they have not submitted the research proposal.
Once admitted, students may be asked to modify or adapt their research proposals according to the
supervisory expertise available in the Department.

Interview weightages for Ph.D.

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[Link]. Weightage being considered Marks

1 Interview component 30
Total 30

8. EXIT OPTION/S

The students admitted to 5-year Integrated MA programme in Political Science may exit with a
three-year BA degree after obtaining 120 credits and fulfilling necessary internship credits. They
may also exit after four years with BA Honors degree after obtaining 160 credits and fulfilling
necessary internship credits.

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

As per University regulations.

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

5 Year integrated MA: The 5-year Integrated MA programme in Political Science consists of total
200 credits. Candidates admitted to this programme will join the College for Integrated Studies of
University of Hyderabad in the first three years of the programme.

In this programme the students can opt for a three-year BA degree after obtaining 120 credits and
fulfilling necessary internship credits. They can also secure 4-year BA Honors degree with 160
credits, i.e., by joining the Department of Political Science and securing 40 credits in the fourth year
and fulfilling necessary internship credits. To secure a five-year MA degree after the third year the
student needs to do the course work as specified for the two-year MA (Political Science) in the
Department.

2-Year MA: Students admitted in the 7th Semester of the Integrated MA Programme and who
complete four semesters with the required number of credits will be awarded an MA in Political
Science. The courses taught in this programme will be of level 400 or above. The total credits
required for the two-year MA programme is 80.

Assessment methods: There are three internal evaluations and one end-semester exam. Internal
evaluation is a summative assessment method comprising of assignments, student presentations and
internal/term examinations. The internal assessment is worth 40% of the final grade. The best two
scores of the internal examination will be used to compute the final grade. The internal evaluations
are in addition to the final examination, which is worth 60% of final grade.

PhD: The duration of the PhD programme is according to the UGC Regulations, currently in place.
Students are required to write a thesis on a topic approved by the Department. Students will work
with their supervisors and doctoral research committees in researching and writing the thesis. In each
semester, they must secure a satisfactory report from the doctoral committee in order to be able to
register. They will be required to present and defend their research proposals in a seminar organized
by the Department. The supervised dissertation conducted and submitted under the PhD programme
will have to be in English.

Doctoral students are encouraged to present their work-in-progress at least once during their tenure
in the Department. All PhD students are required to defend their theses in a pre-submission seminar
and viva-voce. Under the current regulations all students will have to complete mandatory
coursework in research methodology and academic writing, and an individual/specialised course
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with their supervisor, as part of their PhD programme. To successfully complete the programme
requirements, a reasonable level of English competency (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) is
expected.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

As mandated by the NEP, students will have opportunities for internships to allow them to engage
with the practical side of their learning and, as a by-product, further improve their employability. The
summer internship will be for 02-04 credits and will be completed in the first four years of the
integrated MA programme. Though internship is not part of the mandatory credit requirements for
the 2-year MA programme, students are encouraged to look out for internship opportunities that will
improve their skill set. The specific details of the timing/duration/nature of engagement and the
requirements are still in the process of being worked out.

Programme Timing and Nature of Requirements Minimum

duration of engagement number of
internship credits
5-year MA TBD TBD TBD 4
3-year BA TBD TBD TBD 2
4- BA Hons TBD TBD TBD 4

[Link]

Professors Specialisation
Arun Kumar Patnaik Political Theory, Political Economy of Development.

Jyotirmaya Sharma Political Philosophy/Theory, Indian Political Thought

Sanjay Palshikar Political Theory, Indian Political Thought

Vasanthi Srinivasan Political Philosophy, Comparative Politics, Indian Political
Ideas (on sabbatical till July 2025)
Manjari Katju Indian Political Process, Politics of Hindu Nationalism, State
Institutions

Kham Khan Suan Hausing Indian Political Process, Federalism, Nationalism, Ethnic
Conflict, Indian Political Process, Northeast India.

R. Ramdas Indian Political Process, Tribal Development, Comparative

Politics
K. K. Kailash Indian Political Process, Parties and Party Systems,
Federalism
E. Venkatesu Democratic Decentralization and Governance, Public Policy,
Backward Class Politics, Election Studies and Political
Process in India (on sabbatical till January 2025)
Associate Professors Specialisation
K.Y. Ratnam Indian Political Process, Dalit Politics in India, Democratic
Process in Andhra Pradesh
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B. L. Biju Political Theory, Indian Political Process, Politics of

Globalization, Society and Politics in Kerala
Assistant Professors Specialisation
Shaji. S. International Relations, Foreign Policy of India, Foreign
Policies of Developing States, Transfer of Technology and
International Politics
Aparna Devare Comparative Politics, Historiography, Indian Politics,
International Relations Theory, Post- colonial Theory, World
Politics (on leave till July 2025)
D. Veera Babu Public Policy
Bhim Bahadur Subba Comparative Politics, International Relations, Chinese
Studies
Sneha Banerjee Gender Studies, International Politics, Politics of
Globalisation, Comparative Politics
Anagha Ingole International Relations, Political Thought, Religion and Caste
in Indian Politics

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL
EMAIL ID
Dr K Y Ratnam (Internship Associate Professor kyrss@[Link]
Coordinator)

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL
ID
Dr D Veerababu Assistant Professor [Link]@[Link]

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for

admission to PhD 2025-26:
[Link]. Faculty Designation Areas for Supervision PhD
Vacancies

1 Jyotirmaya Sharma Professor Political theory/ Political 02

thought
2 Ramdas Rupavath Professor Indian Politics, Tribal 03
Development, Education
Technology
3 [Link] Professor Public policy & Governance 02

4 B. L. Biju Associate Indian Political Process 01

Professor

5 Anju Helen Bara Associate Public policy & Governance 02

Professor

6 Shaji. S. Assistant International Relations 02

Professor
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7 Anagha Ingole Assistant Political theory/ Political 01

Professor thought
Total 13

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

[Link]. Weightage being considered Marks

1 Interview component (based on research proposal) 30
Total 30
The candidates will have to submit written research proposals a week in advance of the interviews.
The interview is to assess the knowledge of students in their areas of research interest, based on their
research proposals.

The research proposals should have the following components, including research question,
methodology, review of literature and significance of the study. This is an essential requirement to
interview the candidates for the selection.

Candidates will not be interviewed if they have not submitted the research proposal.

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ Sociology

CENTRE
2. SCHOOL (In case multi- School of Social Sciences
dept)

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department, constituted in the year 1979, has grown over the years to be one of the important
centres of sociology teaching and research in the country. While emphasizing topics and themes
central to the discipline, the Department’s teaching and research activities have been oriented towards
contemporary questions that have both basic and applied dimensions. The academic activities of the
Department have a unique disciplinary and interdisciplinary orientation, designed to guide and support
student development as independent learners as well as to inspire them to critically engage with
policies, issues, and social action. While the department’s prime focus is teaching, research is as much
its strength. The learning ambience of the department is both informal and rigorous, being geared
towards promoting a critical spirit of inquiry among students. The structure and content of our courses
are meant to give a grounding that not only prepares students for future studies in sociology/social
science, but also offers the benefits of learning to work in a constructive way in other areas of life.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
[Link] 10 Semesters 25 200
M.A. 4 semesters 65 80 Credits
Ph. D. 12 Semesters 8 14 credits for the Course Work

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME M.A.
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
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• The M.A. Programme in Sociology is a four-semester programme spread over two years, and
consisting of compulsory courses and optional courses. Both the compulsory and optional courses
are of four credits each. Students are allowed to take up optional courses from other departments,
subject to the permission of the Head of the Department.
• The Compulsory Courses for M.A. are the following: Classical Sociological Theory; Research
Methods I - Survey Research and Basic Statistics; Society in India: Approaches; Society in India:
Contemporary Issues; Sociology of Gender; Knowing the Social World; Modern Sociological Theory;
Research Methods II - Qualitative Research Methods; Social Stratification; Sociology of
Development; and Political Sociology.
• Some of the following Optional Courses for M.A. are: Rural Society and Agrarian Change; Law, State
and Society; People, Nation and State; Industrial Relations and Contemporary Capitalism; Urban
Sociology; Science, Culture and Society; Technology, Culture and Society; Sociology of
Organizations; Environmental Sociology; Sociology of Culture; Social Movements; Decentralized
Governance and Development; Society and Sexuality, Sociology of Health, Sickness and Healing;
Sociology of Education; Ethics and Society; Debating Ethnicity and Race; Sociology of Business,
Industry and Labour; Indian Diaspora, Sociology of Backward Classes, and Sociology of
Communication, Sociology of Dalits, Sociology of Wars, Violence and Reconciliation, Digital
Sociology, Doing Socio-Legal Studies, Colonized Societies and Post-Colonial Predicaments. The
Department will announce which of these optional courses will be offered every semester. The
contents of most of these courses are available on the University Website.

PROGRAMME Ph.D
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
• The Ph.D. Programme is a full- time research programme with a minimum duration of three years,
including course work. The Ph.D. students will have to do the coursework in Sociological Theories,
Research Methodology, Research and Publication Ethics and one Optional Course in the broad area
of research in which the Thesis is planned.
• The examination pattern of Ph.D. course includes thesis evaluation and an open house Viva Voce
examination. The progress of the research candidate is monitored by a Doctoral Committee
convened and authorized by the respective supervisors. The entrance examination will be held in
English.

Programmes of Study
The Department also participates in the Five-Year Integrated Master’s Programme in Social
Sciences by offering a variety of courses at the Centre for Integrated Studies.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Ph. D. Sociology 8 Master’s degree in Sociology or other Social
Sciences including Cultural Studies with at
least 55% marks. UoH Entrance Exam 2025
scores in Sociology.
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M.A. Sociology 65 With at least 50% marks in the Bachelor’s

degree and at least 50% marks in the subject
concerned OR with at least 50% marks in
aggregate in the allied subjects viz., all Social
science subjects, Philosophy, Communication,
Linguistics; OR Bachelor’s degree in any
subject (s) with 60% marks in aggregate.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS
Admission to Integrated MA programme will be through Common University Entrance Test (CUET)
conducted by National Testing Agency. Students will be admitted to MA two-year programme by
lateral entry through Common University Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by National Testing
Agency.
PhD – Admission to the PhD programme will be through the UoH Entrance Exam 2025 and an
interview. Only candidates shortlisted in the qualifying exam will be called for an interview. The
interview is to assess the knowledge of students in their areas of research interest, based on their
research proposals, which must be submitted to the interview board at the time of the interview. The
topic of research, hypotheses/research questions, goals or objectives of the study, statement of the
problem and methods should be clearly written in the proposal. This is an essential requirement to
interview the candidates for the selection. Candidates must mail the research proposal (Pdf format) to
sociologyoffice@[Link] at least one week before the date of the interview. It is a mandatory for
interview.
Interview weightages for Ph.D.
S. No. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up: Marks
1 Fellowship 05.00
2 Research proposal and interview 25.00
Total Marks 30.00

8. EXIT OPTION/S
Follow School level guidelines

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

Follow School level guidelines
10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
Follow School level guidelines

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Follow School level guidelines

[Link]
Professors Specialisation
Aparna Rayaprol Sociology of Gender, Indian Diaspora, Urban
Sociology, and Qualitative Research Methods.
N. Purendra Prasad Agrarian Studies, Sociological Theory, Political
Economy of Development and Health, Urban
Studies
C. Raghava Reddy Science and Technology Studies, Sociology of
Organisations, and Sociology of Disability.
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Nagaraju Gundimeda (Head) Sociology of Education and Sociology of Youth.

Pushpesh Kumar Sociology of Gender and Sexuality, &
Globalisation and Social Change and Digital
Sociology
Tanweer Fazal Sociology of Nationalism & Minority Studies,
Historical Sociology, Peace and Conflict
Studies, Sociology of Wars, Violence and
Reconciliation
L. Lam Khan Piang Ethnicity, Identity, nation and nationalism, tribal
studies, border studies, health system research,
and Quantitative Techniques

Satyapriya Rout Sociology of Environment, Natural Resource

Management and Development, and
Decentralized Governance.
Anurekha Chari Wagh Sociology of Gender, Development studies,
Agrarian studies, Citizenship lights and
Teaching and Pedagogy

Associate Professors Specialisation

V. Janardhan Sociology of Industrial Relations, Corporate
Business and Society, Sociology of Culture,
Sociological Theory, Marxism and Capitalism,
and Ethics and Society.
Hoineilhing Sitlhou Ethnic and Racial Studies, Sociology of
Religion, Tribal Studies and Sociology of
Culture.

Assistant Professors Specialisation

Nagalakshmi Chelluri Sociology of Work and Organisations,
Sociology of Science and Technology, and
Innovation Studies
R. Thirunavukkarasu Political and Historical Sociology, Social
Movements, Ethnicity, Nation and Nationalism.
Asima Jena Sexuality Studies, Sociology of Health,
Sociology of Gender
N. Annavaram Indian Sociology, Classical Sociological
Thought, socio-legal studies, development and
disability.

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL
ID
N. Annavaram Assistant Professor 04023133265
annavaram@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL
ID
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15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-
26:
[Link]. Name of the Designation Area of Specialization No. of PhD
Faculty Vacancies
1 Aparna Rayaprol Professor Sociology of Gender; Indian 1
Diaspora; Urban Sociology;
Qualitative Research
Methods
2 N. Purendra Professor Agrarian Studies; 1
Prasad Sociological Theory;
Political Economy of
Development; Health; Urban
Studies
3 C Raghava Reddy Professor Science and Technology 1
Studies; Sociology of
Disability; Sociology of
Organisations
4 G Nagaraju Professor Sociology of Education and 1
Sociology of Youth.
5 Pushpesh Kumar Professor Sociology of Gender and 1
Sexuality; Globalisation and
Social Change and Digital
Sociology
6 Tanweer Fazal Professor Sociology of Nationalism; 0
Minority Studies; Historical
Sociology; Peace and
Conflict Studies
7 L. Lam khan Professor Ethnicity, Identity, Nation 1
and Nationalism; Tribal
Piang
Studies; Border Studies;
Health System Research;
Quantitative Techniques
8 Satyapriya Rout Professor Sociology of Environment; 1
Natural Resource
Management; Development
and Decentralized
Governance
9 Anurekha Chari Professor Sociology of Gender; 0
Wagh Development Studies;
Agrarian Studies; Citizenship
Rights; Teaching and
Pedagogy
10 V. Janardhan Associate Sociology of Industrial 0
Professor Relations; Corporate
Business and Society;
Sociology of Culture;
Sociological Theory;
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Marxism and Capitalism;

Ethics and Society
11 Hoineilhing Associate Ethnic and Racial Studies, 0
Sitlhou Professor Sociology of Religion, Tribal
Studies and Sociology of
Culture.
12 C. Nagalakshmi Assistant Sociology of Work and 1
Professor Organisations, Sociology of
Science and Technology, and
Innovation Studies
13 R. Assistant Political and Historical 0
Thirunavukkarasu Professor Sociology; Social
Movements; Ethnicity,
Nation and Nationalism
14 Asima Jena Assistant Sexuality Studies; Sociology 0
Professor of Health; Sociology of
Gender
Total 8

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up: Marks

1 Fellowship 05.00
2 Research proposal and interview 25.00
Total Marks 30.00

17. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to PhD programs

Name of the Name of the PhD UGC-JRF/CSIR- Weightage Marks in
School program JFR/NBHM/DBT/ICMR/UGC lieu of written test
/Department/Centre CSIR JRF, etc.
School of Social Sociology 70 Marks
Sciences
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1. SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT/CENTRE Department of Anthropology

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Social Sciences

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Since 1979 the discipline of Anthropology and its courses were taught in the School of Social
Sciences. It became an independent department in 1988. Over the years the department has earned
a reputation in the country for its faculty publications, extra mural research grants and academic
outreach. The departments students have been regularly qualifying the National Eligibility Test
(NET) and are awarded research fellowships by UGC, ICMR, ICSSR and other academic bodies. The
achievements of the Department have been recognised by the UGC and it awarded the Special
Assistance Programme (SAP) for the first time during the year 2011-12. Subsequently the UGC-DRS
(Departmental Research Support) phase II was awarded to the Department. Under the Institution
of Eminence (IoE), Ministry of MHRD, the Department has conducted several research projects,
academic programs, writing workshops and facilitated research scholars to visit and participate in
academic programmes abroad (Europe, Japan, USA, UK).

The Department imparts training in theoretical and applied research in Social Anthropology, which
equips students to meet the academic challenges in urban/rural/tribal field studies. Besides
studying social and cultural diversity, the Department trains students to apply anthropological
knowledge to the understanding of contemporary social problems and development issues.
Practical training is imparted in Social Anthropology, Physical and Archaeological Anthropology
courses. The department has developed a museum as a teaching aid. The museum houses
archaeological artefacts and cultural materials for research and learning. The research projects
conducted by Faculty provides avenues for students to gain a hands-on experience in research and
learning. By facilitating internship opportunities under the NEP structure, students receive practical
learning in various Community Based Organizations, research organizations and industrial houses.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration (Sems) Intake Minimum Credits Required
I.M.A. 10 semesters 20 200
M.A. 4 semesters 40 80
Ph.D. 10 semesters 08 16

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
Programme Learning Outcomes
After the completion of IMA programme, the students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of theory, method and application in various
domains of anthropology.
2. Interpret human diversity and cultural processes to appreciate human ancestry and cultural
heritage.
3. critically examine sociocultural processes at micro and macro levels using ethnographic
methods.
4. Demonstrate analytical thinking and skills in locating contemporary issues in their wider
context.
5. Collect the data from primary and secondary sources and organize it thematically in order
to derive useful research insights.
[Link] the qualitative and quantitative research methods to understand the complexities of a
globalized world
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7. Build a culturally sensitive and socially inclusive approach to the multicultural fabric of
society focusing on ethnicity, region, religion, caste, and gender.
8. Create novel concepts by fusing theoretical and field-based research and evolve strategies
to address societal needs.
9. Demonstrate capacity to work in interdisciplinary research teams, inspire colleagues to
excel, and acquire capabilities of self-learning and life-long learning to become social
entrepreneurs.
10. Demonstrate capability to use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and social
research in a variety of learning and work environments.
11. Demonstrate the ability to participate in debates on contemporary issues and articulate
viewpoints coherently in oral communication and documentation.
12. Develop ethical consciousness and moral awareness in one’s own profession.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Programme Qualification Entrance Examination
I.M.A. Inter/10+2 pass with 50 % marks UGCUET
M.A. Any Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 50% marks PGCUET
Ph.D. M. A. in Anthropology with minimum 55% marks UoH Entrance Exam 2025

7. ADMISSION PROCESS
IMA Programme
Admissions to the I.M.A. and the M.A. programmes will be based on the Central University Common
Entrance Test (CUCET).

Ph.D. Programme
UoH Entrance Exam 2025 will be conducted for Ph.D. admissions and 30% weightage (see Interview
Weightage Break-up for details) for the interview conducted by the Department for admission.

8. EXIT OPTION/S
As per University norms.

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

Not applicable for 2025-26.

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

The Department offers an Integrated Master of Arts (I.M.A.) programme in Anthropology and an
MA programme in Anthropology. The course structure for the programmes is designed as per the
NEP 2020. The total credit requirement for the I.M.A. and M.A programmes in anthropology are 200
and 80, respectively. Multiple exit and entry in the case of I.M.A programme is as per the NEP 2020
guidelines. In order to complete the programme, it is mandatory to complete internships. The
students are required to do fieldwork and submit a research dissertation as part of the NEP course
structure (One-time non-refundable fee payment of Rs. 500 is to be made by the student towards
fieldwork expenses during admission). The department offers courses following the NEP course
structure for I.M.A. and M.A programme. The courses offered by the Department include:
Introduction to Social Anthropology & Linguistics, Medical Anthropology, Business Anthropology,
Anthropology of Food, Kinship and Marriage, Development Anthropology, Urban Anthropology and
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Environmental Anthropology. Further details are available on the department’s website

[Link]

The Ph.D. programme of the Department is a full-time research programme on an approved research
topic for a minimum period of three years. Students admitted to Ph.D. programme are required to
do the mandatory course work offered by the department within the time prescribed by the
University. The course work includes courses in Advanced Anthropological Theories, Advanced
Research Methods, Research and Publication Ethics and an Elective Course on the selected Ph.D.
research topic. The maximum period allowed for the completion of Ph.D. programme is as per UGC
and University guidelines. The Research advisory committee (RAC) constituted for each student
admitted for Ph.D. programme will evaluate the academic progress of the work periodically and will
recommend for semester registration only if the progress of the candidate is satisfactory. The
research students are expected to periodically present their progress of work in the seminars
organized by the department.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

As per NEP 2020 guidelines.

12. FACULTY
Professors Specialization
B.V. Sharma, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) Medical Anthropology; Anthropology of
(on lien as Director to the Anthropological
Education; Community participation in
Survey of India) Development.
M. Romesh Singh, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) Business Anthropology; Urban Anthropology,
(Head of the Department) Anthropology of Development, and Tribal
Development Studies.
Associate Professors Specialization
George Tharakan C., Ph.D. (Hyderabad) Kinship Studies, Theories of Culture, Indian
Society, Anthropology of Food.
Apparao Thamminaina, Ph.D. (Hyderabad) Ethnicity and Identity, Development,
Globalization, Anthropology of Policy, Digital
Anthropology, Urban Governance.
Nanda Kishore Kannuri, Ph.D. (University Medical Anthropology, Multispecies
College London) Ethnography, Marginalization, Mental Health and
Wellbeing, Sustainability.
N V Madhuri, Ph.D (Osmania University) Gender and Anthropology, Applied and
Development Anthropology, Tribal Studies, Rural
Anthropology
Assistant Professors Specialization
Shaik Abdul Munaf, [Link]. (SVU) Archaeological Anthropology, Ethnoarchaeology,
Indian Prehistory, Heritage Studies.
Alok K. Pandey, Ph.D.(Hyderabad) Environment and Development, Sustainability,
Livelihoods, Pastoral and Nomadic Communities
and Biodiversity Conservation
Srinivasu Nookarapu Ph.D. (Andhra Anthropology of Education, Tribal Studies,
University) Medical Anthropology.

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

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NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

Dr. Srinivasu Nookarapu Assistant Professor (040)23133054
[Link]@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Dr. Srinivasu Nookarapu Assistant Professor (040) 23133054
[Link]@[Link]

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to Ph.D. 2025-26:

Sl. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization No. of Ph.D.

No. Vacancies
1. Dr. M. Romesh Singh Professor Social Anthropology 1
2. Dr. George Tharakan C. Associate Professor Social Anthropology 1
3. Dr. Apparao Thamminaina Associate Professor Social Anthropology 1
4. Dr. Nanda Kishore K. Associate Professor Social Anthropology 2
5. Dr. N V Madhuri Associate professor Social Anthropology 2
6. Dr. Srinivasu Nookarapu Assistant Professor Social Anthropology 1
Total 8

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up: 30 marks

Sl. No. Weightage being considered Marks
1 Descriptive written test 10
2 Research Proposal 5
3 Interview 15

1. DEPARTMENT Department of Education and Education Technology (DoEET)

2. SCHOOL School of Social Sciences

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Education and Education Technology strives to incorporate all elements of
Educational Studies, from knowledge production to the preparation of teachers and teacher educators,
to help improve the quality of school and higher education in the country. The department attempts to
bridge the gap between the pedagogy and curriculum and the school and higher education institutions.

The department focuses on different areas relating to Curriculum and Pedagogical Studies, Teacher
Education, Philosophy of education, Psychology of Education, Sociology of Education, History of
Education, etc. The department also attempts to undertake Inservice Training of Teachers. The
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department will undertake research in the area of education taking into consideration the learners’
perspective and use of technology in reaching education to all sections of the society.

The thrust areas of the faculty members broadly relate to Cognitive domain, Science education,
Mathematics Education, Value education, Environmental education, Education technology, Social
Science education, Educational Psychology, Constructivism, Curriculum Studies, Child rights in
Education, Sociology of Education, Early Childhood Education, Demography of schooling, etc.

The Department offers Two-Year [Link]. programme with an intake of 50 (Fifty) students and Ph.D.
programme with an intake of 05 students for the academic year 2025-2026.

[Link] is a broad based programme of study spread over 4 semesters that includes theory, practice,
research, policy and planning in education. It aims to prepare the students with good understanding of
education, capabilities for action and deep social commitment. [Link]. is basically a professional
programme which focuses on basic knowledge of theory and practice of educational thought and
processes accumulated around the discipline of education. It encompasses a series of basic subjects
which are designed in a way to cover basics of all the areas of education concern and many advanced
courses in the areas demanding specialization on one or the other kind followed by Education
Technology, Early Childhood Care and Education etc.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
Master of Education ([Link].,) 4 semesters 50 92
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.,) 6 years 8 16

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME Master of Education ([Link].,)
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
[Link] is a broad based programme of study spread over 4 semesters that includes theory, practice,
research, policy and planning in education. It aims to prepare the students with good understanding of
education, capabilities for action and deep social commitment. [Link]. is basically a professional
programme which focuses on basic knowledge of theory and practice of educational thought and
processes accumulated around the discipline of education. It encompasses a series of basic subjects
which are designed in a way to cover basics of all the areas of education concern and many advanced
courses in the areas demanding specialization on one or the other kind followed by Education
Technology, Early Childhood Care and Education etc. Apart from specialization there are inter-
disciplinary electives offered to the students of the department and other departments under CBCS.
T: Theory credits P: Practicum credits
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Core – 12 Field Engagement - 16

(Perspective Course, (given at the end of each course)
Tool courses & Teacher
Education Courses)
Specialization - 1 Internship # - 4
Closed Electives - 2 Dissertation⃰ - 8
Open Elective – 1 Total Credits for Practicum = 28
Total Credits for Theory = 64

⃰ Department shall offer a course on Dissertation with 2 credits in II semester and III semester
followed by 4 credit courses on dissertation in IV semester. The students shall have to complete
the dissertation before the IV semester.

# The internship of 4 credits in two parts each is spread over two semesters. First part involves an
attachment with a teacher education institution during I semester. The second part involves interns
associating with a field site relevant to the area of specialization during the III semester. During
the internship the students will be associated as interns in partner organization/schools/ teacher
education institutions. The internship is a mentored component whereby a faculty and a member
from the host institution/s (field mentor) together assess the field work of interns.

Note: The expenses to meet practicum will be borne by the students.

PROGRAMME Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.,)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The department also offers Ph.D (Education) programme. The programme requires mandatory
course work (16 Credits) to be completed in the 4 semesters.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Eligibility criteria of Programmes of study

6.1. [Link] programme

As per NCTE norms:

• [Link]. at least 50% marks

• [Link]., [Link]., at least 50% marks
• [Link]. at least 50% marks
• [Link] with an undergraduate degree (with 50% marks in each)
• Intake : 50 seats
• Reservations : As per GoI Norms

6.2 Ph.D in Education

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• Master’s in Education/Psychology/Philosophy/ Sociology/Social Anthropology/Adult

and Continuing Education/ Population Studies/Social Work/Women Studies/ English
with at least 55% marks or equivalent grade
• Intake for the academic year 2025-26 is 5 seats
• Reservations : As per GoI Norms

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

Ph.D. in Education
The question paper for entrance examination consists of 70 marks in two sections, i.e., Part A and Part
B. Part A- 35 marks will be on research methodology, nature & scope of research methods related to
literature, methods of educational research and statistics in educational research at Post graduate level.
Part B-35 marks will be on subject concerned, i.e., in the areas of Teacher education, Philosophy of
Education, Psychology of Education, Sociology of Education, Educational Technology, Educational
Administration and Management at PG level. The entrance test is followed by an interview, which
carries 30 Marks.

PhD Admission through UoH Entrance Exam 2025

8. EXIT OPTION/S
-Not Applicable-

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

-Not Applicable-

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

T: Theory credits P: Practicum credits

11. Field Engagement - 16

Total Credits for Theory = 64 (given at the end of each course)

Internship - 4
Dissertation⃰ - 8
Total Credits for Practicum = 28

TOTAL 64 + 28 = 92
INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
[Link].,
Semester 1 : Internship in Teacher Education Institutions
Semester 3 : School Internship
12. FACULTY
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Professors Specialization
Prof. [Link] Demography of Schooling, Health Education and Early
Childhood Care and Education, Educational Technology/ICT
Education.
Assistant Professors Specialization
Dr. T. Sumalini Curriculum Studies, Experiential Learning, Work Education and
Child Rights in Education.
Dr. Ravula Krishnaiah Philosophy of
Education, Sociology of Education, Constructivism, Politics and
Education, Yoga Education.
[Link] Mathematics Education and Education Technology.
[Link] Devi Educational Psychology, Inclusive Education, Science
Education, Educational Technology
Dr. Ujjala Singh Science Education, Educational Technology, Educational
Measurement & Evaluation.

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

[Link] Assistant [Link]: 9491758481

Professor Mail ID: [Link]@[Link]
Dr. Ravula Krishnaiah Assistant [Link]: 9492909371
Professor Mail ID: ravulakrishna@[Link]
Dr. Geetha Gopinath Assistant [Link]: 9446190644
(On Deputation) Professor Mail ID: drgeethagopinath@[Link]
Dr. [Link] Assistant [Link]: 9963694334
Professor Mail ID: drjalandhar@[Link]
[Link] Devi Assistant [Link]: 9715659127
Professor [Link]: kohiladevi@[Link]
Dr. Ujjala Singh Assistant [Link]: 7585854456
Professor [Link]: [Link]@[Link]
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14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S (May not be required for smaller units. Internship Co-ordinator
serves as Supervisor too)
NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
[Link] Assistant Professor [Link]: 9491758481
Mail ID: [Link]@[Link]
Dr. Ravula Krishnaiah Assistant Professor [Link]: 9492909371
Mail ID: ravulakrishna@[Link]
Dr. Geetha Gopinath Assistant Professor [Link]: 9446190644
(On Deputation) Mail ID: drgeethagopinath@[Link]
Dr. [Link] Assistant Professor [Link]: 9963694334
Mail ID: drjalandhar@[Link]
[Link] Devi Assistant Professor [Link]: 9715659127
[Link]: kohiladevi@[Link]
Dr. Ujjala Singh Assistant Professor [Link]: 7585854456
[Link]: [Link]@[Link]

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to Ph.D 2025-
26:

[Link] Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization No. of PhD

Vacancies
1. Prof. [Link] Professor Demography of Schooling, 1
Health Education and Early
Childhood Care and
Education, Educational
Technology/ICT Education.
2. Dr. T. Sumalini Assistant Curriculum Studies, 1
Professor Experiential Learning, Work
Education and Child Rights in
Education, Educational
Research, Educational
Technology.

3. Dr. Ravula Krishnaiah Assistant Philosophy of Education, 2

Professor Sociology of Education,
Constructivism, Politics and
Education and Yoga
Education.

4. Dr. R. Kohila Devi Assistant Educational Psychology, 2

Professor Inclusive Education,
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Science Education,
Educational Technology
5. Dr. Ujjala Singh Assistant Science Education, 2
Professor Educational Technology,
Educational Measurement &
Evaluation.
Total 8

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal & Presentation 10

2. UGC-JRF/NET 5/3
3. Interview 15
Total Marks 30

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Centre for Regional Studies

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Social Sciences

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The central inquiries pursued by scholars at the Centre for Regional Studies (CRS) concern the
mechanisms and factors that influence social, economic, and political processes, shaping landscape
mosaics across various spaces and regions. Additionally, they examine the significance of regions as
a critical category in understanding societal dynamics.

CRS operates as an interdisciplinary centre within the School of Social Sciences, with a focus on the
region as the primary scale of analysis. Regions may be subdivided into sub-regions, which enables a
concentrated exploration of specific themes. These themes may encompass urbanization,
industrialization, identity conflicts, marginalized regions and groups, migration, political complexities,
cultural foundations, and environmental impacts. It is essential to recognize that all social science
disciplines serve as key contributors to the conceptualization of the region.

At the Centre for Regional Studies (CRS), students will engage with a regional approach to the
examination of socio-spatial transformations, allowing them to synthesize concepts from various
disciplines within the social sciences. The Centre aims to equip students with a spatial perspective that
enhances their understanding of diverse social phenomena in their complex dimensions.

We invite you to participate in this interdisciplinary research initiative by embracing your primary
discipline while also seeking to transcend its conventional boundaries. Students from all backgrounds
within the social sciences are encouraged to join CRS. We welcome investigations into research
questions aligned with the Centre's current focus areas, which include Development, Urban Issues,
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Environment, Disasters, Migration, Borderlands, Violence, Collective Identities, and Tribal/ Adivasi
Issues.

The Centre for Research Studies (CRS) is dedicated to conducting multidisciplinary research across
India’s Deccan region and other areas. The proposed research programs encompass a range of fields,
including ecological and environmental studies, regional historical processes, social structures,
regional economics, and development studies. Given the multidisciplinary nature of this research, the
Centre actively promotes investigations in geography, cultural anthropology, sociology, economics,
political science, and the socio-economic history of various regions.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED

Programme Duration (Sems) Intake Minimum Credits Required

Ph.D. 10 3 14

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME Ph.D.
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
1) Gain knowledge to
• Explain processes of regional life in South Asia by applying various methodologies.
• Become deep learners of ‘region.’
2) Develop critical thinking by
• Evaluating sources and forms of data and their analyses.
• Ability to synthesise data from multiple.
3) Social Competencies
• Collaborate to write, present, and conduct research.
• Communicate research findings to peers and the public.
• Learn ‘facts’ in a rich context of problems, issues, and questions.
4) Work Ethic / Professionalism
• Develop sensitivity to diversity and inclusion
5) Curiosity Learning
• Self-awareness, habits, and aptitude to seek information and new training at all times.
• Engage with community and civic society to address regional disparities.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Ph.D.
Qualifications
M.A. in any Social Science discipline OR [Link]. in Geography / Disaster Management/ Environment
Studies with at least 55% marks or equivalent grade in the subject.

Eligible candidates will engage in research within the specified areas of focus at the Centre, which
encompass Development, Urban and Regional Issues, Environmental Studies, Disaster Management,
and Tribal Research. Participation in coursework is mandatory for all Ph.D. students enrolled at the
Centre.

Note: Candidates should have an M.A. degree in English medium only.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS
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The Centre for Regional Studies opts for UoH Entrance Exam for Ph.D. admissions in the 2025-26
academic year. The breakup of the allocation of marks for UoH Entrance scoring and interview is as
follows.

Maximum
Description
Marks
UoH Entrance Exam scoring 70
Interview (Please see the interview weightage break up separately below) 30
Total 100

In accordance with the scoring criteria for the UoH Entrance Exam, candidates who qualify based on
merit are required to attend an interview, which is valued at 30 marks. The assessment of these 30
marks is delineated through a specific breakdown. During the interview, candidates must present a
written research proposal that aligns with the faculty's area of specialization. The interview will
concentrate on the general area of specialization specified in the Ph.D. research proposal. Furthermore,
all Ph.D. students admitted to the Centre are mandated to complete coursework comprising four
courses, totaling 14 credits, within one year from their date of admission.

8. EXIT OPTION/S

Not applicable

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

Not applicable

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

Students admitted to the Ph.D. program at the Centre are required to complete 14 credits of coursework
during their first semester. Beginning in the second semester, students will engage in research on their
selected topic under the supervision of assigned faculty members at the Centre. The submission and
evaluation of the Ph.D. thesis will conform to the procedures established by the University and adhere
to the guidelines set forth by the UGC.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Not applicable.

12. FACULTY

Professors Specialisation
Dr. V. Srinivasa Rao Tribal Studies
Associate Professors Specialisation
Dr. Arvind S. Susarla Geography of Hazards and Disasters
Environmental Studies
Communicating Risks
Assistant Professors Specialisation
Dr. Salah P Sociology of Violence
Region and Collective Identities
Migration and Borderlands
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Marginalised Communities

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

PHONE AND OFFICIAL

NAME DESIGNATION
EMAIL ID
Not applicable

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE AND OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

Not applicable

15. Faculty-wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to Ph.D. 2025-26:

S. Name of the No. of Ph.D.

Designation Area of Specialization
No. Faculty Vacancies
1 V. Srinivasa Rao Professor Tribal Studies 1
Geography of Hazards & Disasters
Associate
2 Arvind S. Susarla Environmental Studies 2
Professor
Communicating Risks
Sociology of Violence
Assistant Region and Collective Identities
3 Salah P 0
Professor Migration and Borderlands
Marginalised Communities
Total 3

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1 UGC-JRF Fellowship 05
2 Interview (Research Proposal + Domain Knowledge) 25
Total Marks 30

17. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to Ph.D. programme

Name of the School Name of the UGC-JRF/CSIR- Weightage Marks

/Department/Centre PhD program JFR/NBHM/DBT/ICMR/UGC in lieu of written
CSIR JRF, etc. test
Nil

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ Centre for Folk Culture Studies

CENTRE
2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Social Sciences

3. ABOUT THE CENTRE/DEPARTMENT

The Centre for Folk Culture Studies is the first of its kind in the Central University system in India and
was established with the assistance of the Ford Foundation, USA. The Centre’s interdisciplinary and
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multi-perspectival approaches emphasize research and teaching in Folk Culture Studies in the milieu
of contemporary ethnographic fieldwork. To decode and explain the folk expressive forms, the Centre
is adopting a research strategy that combines the methodological procedures and theoretical
approaches of both humanities and social sciences. The main objectives of the Centre are: to study
diverse aspects of folk expressive behaviour as a dialogue between human groups and their physical
and social environments; to analyse culture in relation to various aspects of human creativity such as
Science, Technology, Art, Religion, Literature etc.; to document and utilize folklore genres and folk
lifestyles of various cultural landscapes in order to cognate the native knowledge systems for
sustainable development.
4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
Ph.D. 5 years 2

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME Ph. D
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

● To study diverse aspects of expressive behaviour as a dialogue between human groups and
their physical and social environments.
● To develop and sustain culture studies as a teaching and research discipline in the University
system.
● To investigate and document the cultural perspectives (verbal and non-verbal) and lifestyles
in various cultural landscapes wherein Audio-visual documentation and archiving forms a
part of the research agenda.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
For Ph. D admission - Master’s degree with at least 55% marks in any of the subjects in Social
Sciences, Humanities, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, and Communication.
Note: Medium of instruction and submission of thesis shall be in English only.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS
UGC-NET qualification with percentile belongs to the said disciplines and Interview for shortlisted
candidates as per University criteria.
Note: Medium of instruction and submission of thesis shall be in English only.

8. EXIT OPTION/S
--NA—
9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S
--NA—
10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
--NA—
11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
--NA--
12. FACULTY
Professors Specialisation
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Joly Puthussery (1556) Ph.D. (Hyderabad) – Folk Theatre, Performance Theory,

Public Performance and Discourse, Religion and
Theatrical Practices, and Material Culture.

Associate Professors Specialisation

Nil Nil
Assistant Professors Specialisation
N. Naveen Kumar (1905) Ph.D. (Hyderabad) - M.S.W. (Bharathiar), M.A.
(Annamalai) - Folklore and Community Development,
Folklore and Globalisation, Ritual Studies, and Field
Methodology.
Mr. Nijil (2231) M.A. Folklore, M. Phil in Folk Literature (Calicut
University) – Folklore and Folkloristics, Media, Applied
Folklore

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL
EMAIL ID
--NA--

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S (May not be required for smaller units. Internship Co-
ordinator serves as Supervisor too)
NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL
EMAIL ID
--NA--

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:
[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization No. of PhD
Vacancies
1. Joly Puthussery Professor Folklore and Folk Theatre, 02
Performance Theory, Public
Performance and Discourse, Religion
and Theatrical Practices, and Material
Culture.
2. N. Naveen Kumar Assistant Folklore and Community Nil
Professor Development, Folklore and
Globalisation, Ritual Studies, and
Field Methodology.
3. Nijil V Assistant Folklore and Folkloristics, Media, Nil
Professor Applied Folklore
Total 02

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc. 15
2. Interview 15
Total Marks 30
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17. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to PhD programs

Name of the Name of the PhD UGC-JRF/CSIR- Weightage Marks in
School program JFR/NBHM/DBT/ICMR/UGC lieu of written test
/Department/Centre CSIR JRF, etc.
CFCS Folk Culture UGC-JRF 40
Studies

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Centre for the Study of Indian Diaspora

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Social Sciences

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Centre for the Study of Indian Diaspora was established under the Area Studies Programme of
the U.G.C. in 1996 to carry out interdisciplinary research on overseas Indians who today constitutes
more than 30 million spread over hundred countries around the world. The Centre envisages
research on the historical context of the Indian Diaspora, civilizational heritage of diasporic
communities, continuities and transformation in culture, economy and political life, besides
promoting communication and linkages between India and the Indian diaspora.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED

Program Duration Intake Minimum requirements

(Sems)
Ph.D. Indian Diaspora 3 to 5 years 02 55% marks or an equivalent grade in Master’s
degree from any discipline in Social Sciences and
Humanities [Sociology, Anthropology, History,
Political Science, English, Cultural Studies]
Or
4-year BA Hons with Research degree from any
discipline in Social Sciences and Humanities
(Sociology, Anthropology, History, Political Science,
English, and Cultural Studies) with 75% or
equivalent

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME Ph.D. Indian Diaspora

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the PhD Indian Diaspora program are to understand:
• The historical process of Indian emigration, their settlement patterns, and identity formation in
host countries.
• The process of transnational networks and linkages between India and the Indian diaspora, and
between diasporic communities.
• The on-going struggles for identity at the national and global level, and in relation to increasing
ethnic consciousness in India.
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• The creative writings on the Indian diaspora by the Indian writers, diasporic Indian writers and
non-Indian writers.
• The contributions of the Indian diaspora to the scientific, technological, administrative and
industrial development in host societies.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

With at least 55% marks or an equivalent grade in Master’s degree from any discipline in
Social Sciences and Humanities (Sociology, Anthropology, History, Political Science, English,
and Cultural Studies).
OR
4-Year BA Hons with Research degree from any discipline in Social Sciences and Humanities
(Sociology, Anthropology, History, Political Science, English, and Cultural Studies) with 75% or
equivalent.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

• Through University Entrance Exam. There is an Interview for 30 marks. The break-up of 30 marks
would be as follows:
o Research proposal (05 Marks)
o UGC-JRF (05 Marks)
o Interview (20 Marks)

8. EXIT OPTION/S

NA

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

NA

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

• Course work for the first two semesters consist of 12-14 credits which the students need to complete.
The course work includes a) Indian diaspora theories, b) Advanced research methodology, c) Research
and publication ethics, and d) Thesis related course.
• During the program the students are encouraged to publish at least one research article in any UGC-
CARE / SCOPUS journal.
• At the end of the program the students need to produce a high-quality PhD thesis on the topic that
they are going to carry out during their PhD program.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

NA

12. FACULTY

Professors Specialization
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Ajaya Kumar Sahoo International Migration, South Asian Diaspora,

Transnationalism, Development, Religion

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NA

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NA

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:

Sl. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization No. of PhD

No. Vacancies
1. Ajaya Kumar Sahoo Professor International Migration, South 02
Asian Diaspora,
Transnationalism,
Development, Religion
Total 02

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal 05
2. UGC-JRF 05
3. Interview 20
Total Marks 30

17. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to PhD programs

Name of the School Name of the UGC-JRF/CSIR- Weightage Marks

/Department/Centre PhD program JFR/NBHM/DBT/ICMR/UGC in lieu of written
CSIR JRF, etc. test
NA NA NA NA

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE FOR WOMEN’S STUDIES

CENTRE
2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Centre for Women’s Studies (CWS), at the University of Hyderabad is an
interdisciplinary
Centre collaborating with faculty from different disciplines. The University of Hyderabad
had a
Women’s Studies Cell established in 1984 alternatively located in the School of Social
Sciences and School of Humanities. This Cell was upgraded to a Centre in June 2007. This
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statutory Centre was a stand-alone Centre until it was affiliated to the School of Social
Sciences in March, 2014.
Our vision is to be a Centre for Excellence in Gender Studies of national and international
acclaim through teaching, research, collaboration and dissemination of knowledge.

Our Mission is to

• Mainstream gender studies in teaching and research

• Actively collaborate with the academic units within the University for enhancing the strength
of interdisciplinary teaching and learning at the Centre for Women Studies.

• Provide a comprehensive knowledge base to students on Indian and global feminist and
gender studies and scholarly works to enable them to apply the competence in research,
academia and a range of professions and sectors

• Conduct research on gender issues of national and transnational significance for policy inputs
and publish the research findings for knowledge dissemination

• Strengthen networking with other organizations at the national and international levels
through academic exchange programs, collaborative research, teaching, workshops and
seminars, in order to create, strengthen and disseminate knowledge of gender studies

• Critique and reassess the process of acquiring and disseminating knowledge, and create an
archive/database related to gender studies and pedagogy

• Produce material and textbooks at school and college levels for gender studies and gender
sensitisation.

• Collaborate with government, civil societal and global initiatives on gender issues.

Thrust Areas: Gender, Education, Pedagogy; Gender and Health; Women’s Writing and
Narratives; Gender and Environment; Gender and Development; Gender, Representation,
Media; Feminist Theory; Feminist Science Studies
4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
Ph.D 04 14 credits in the two semesters
of coursework

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Ph.D (Gender Studies) programme:

Intake: 04
Minimum Qualifications: A Master’s degree with 55 % marks or equivalent grade in any
discipline in Social Sciences and Humanities or a Master's degree with 55 % marks or
equivalent grade in Women's/Gender Studies

7. ADMISSION PROCESS : Entrance Examination: UoH Entrance Exam 2025;

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The Ph.D (Gender Studies) entrance examination question paper consists of MCQs of 70
marks in two sections, as per the UGC Regulations 2016. It will evaluate the candidates’
critical understanding of gender studies, domain knowledge, and research aptitude.

Part A: 35 marks. The MCQs will be on Research Methodology. This part of the Entrance Test be
in line with Paper-I/Part-I of the UGC-CBSE/CSIR JRF examination

Part B: 35 marks. The MCQs will be on the subject concerned i.e. Gender/Women’s Studies

Candidates who are selected on the basis of the entrance test score will have to appear for an
interview for 30 marks. It is mandatory to submit a research proposal at the time of the
Interview.

Ph.D. scholars will have to do four courses for a total of 14 credits over two semesters.

Interview Weightage:

S. No Weightage being considered Marks

1. Research Proposal 10
2. Fellowship (UGC-JRF (OR) Equivalent) 05
3. Interview 15
Total 30

8. EXIT OPTION/S
Not Applicable

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

Not Applicable

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

14 credits of coursework over two semesters; Doctoral Research Committee Reports;
Thesis Submission

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT : Not Applicable

[Link]
Professors Specialisation
K. Suneetha Rani Cultural Studies, Comparative Studies, Critical Pedagogy,
New Literatures in English, Translation Studies

Deepa Sreenivas Feminist Theory, Cultural Studies, Gender and

Education

Associate Professors Specialisation

Sheela Suryanarayanan Sustainable Development Goals - Equality of Women and
Girls, Empowerment of Women and Girls and Schemes for
Women and Girl's Development.
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Assistant Professors Specialisation

Nil

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL
ID
Not Applicable

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S (May not be required for smaller units. Internship Co-ordinator
serves as Supervisor too)
NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL
ID
Not Applicable

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:
[Link]. Name of the Designation Area of Specialization No. of PhD
Faculty Vacancies
1. K. Suneetha Professor Cultural Studies, Comparative 02
Rani Studies, Critical Pedagogy,
New Literatures in English,
Translation Studies
2. Deepa Professor Feminist Theory, Cultural 02
Sreenivas Studies, Gender and Education
Total 04

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc. 10 Marks
2. Having fellowship (UGC-JRF (OR) Equivalent) 05 Marks
3. Interview 15 Marks
Total Marks 30 Marks

17. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to PhD programs

Name of the School Name of the UGC-JRF/CSIR- Weightage
/Department/Centre PhD JFR/NBHM/DBT/ICMR/UGC Marks in lieu of
program CSIR JRF, etc. written test
Centre for Women’s Gender N.A
Studies Studies
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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE School of Economics

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) NA

3. ABOUT THE SCHOOL

The School of Economics offers four programmes, including a five-year Integrated MA in Economics,
two MA programmes, namely in Economics and Financial Economics and a PhD programme in
accordance with the New Education Policy 2020. It offers a well-balanced course of study at all levels
incorporating economic theory, quantitative and statistical analysis, political economy and Indian
economic problems. Currently, there are 20 faculty members at the school engaged in theoretical
and empirical research in several areas of contemporary relevance. The school has approximately
300 postgraduate and research students. A student operated placement cell is supported by the
school. In 2024 and 2025, the University of Hyderabad’s “Economics & Econometrics” was ranked in
the QS rankings within the 501-550 band. Additionally, in the H-index, which measures research
impact and productivity, the University of Hyderabad excelled in “Economics”, achieving a score of 60
in 2024.

Professor R. Vijay is the Dean of the School.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED

Programme Duration Intake

(Semester)
Integrated MA 10 19
MA Economics 4 75
MA Financial Economics 4 37

PhD (Economics) 12 16

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME MA Economics
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES:
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The MA programme in Economics has been designed to expose the students to mainstream and
heterodox approaches in theory, with necessary tools and techniques. The programme equips the
students with analytical skills to engage with conceptual and empirical dimensions of the economy,
policy, polity and society. Besides the standard courses like Microeconomics, Macroeconomics,
International Trade, Growth, Public Finance, Game theory and Econometrics, the core courses also
include Classical Political Economy and Political Economy of Development, which makes it a well-
rounded programme. The programme also offers a range of optional courses that enable the student
to acquire specialised knowledge in specific theoretical and applied branches of Economics,
Development Economics, Economics of Discrimination, Health Economics, Transitional Economics,
Environmental Economics, Labour Economics, Financial Economics, Financial Econometrics, Time
Series, New Institutional Economics, Behavioural Economics and so on. Knowledge of high school
level mathematics is expected from the prospective candidates as a minimum qualification, as
several courses have mathematical orientation. Project work is optional, and opportunities for
internships with banks, companies, research institutions, and NGOs during vacations are facilitated.

PROGRAMME MA Financial Economics

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The MA Programme in Financial Economics has been designed to expose the students to alternative
paradigms of economic and financial theories and of global financial markets. The students would also
be equipped with necessary analytical tools and techniques by way of an in-depth training in
econometric and time series techniques, and other quantitative methods. The focus of the training
would be on practical applications and hands-on experience through assignments and projects, to
enable them to competently analyse the market trends, and handle big data sets to aid the decision-
making process. Keeping these objectives in mind, the two-year programme offers a judicious mix of
core and electives along with a project to be submitted at the end of the programme. Internships with
industry, banks and financial institutions would be an integral part of the programme. The programme
also includes a mandatory dissertation project of eight credits spread over two semesters in the broad
domain of finance.

PROGRAMME Integrated MA
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
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5-year Integrated Masters of Arts (IMA) programme in Economics under New Education Policy, offers
exit options for students. After completing three years, students obtain a Bachelor’s degree; after four
years, an Honours degree. Upon successful completion of the entire five year, students receive the IMA
degree in Economics. The programme has a common component with other departments in Social
Sciences along with Economics during the first three years. The students spend the first three years of
study at the College for Integrated Studies, after which they branch out to the respective allotted
discipline.

PROGRAMME PhD
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PhD programme consists mainly of research work leading to a thesis on an approved topic. The thesis
is expected to meet rigorous academic standard seen as a contribution to knowledge and will be
defended in an open viva-voce examination. PhD programme requires course work of 14 credits, which
includes Research Methodology and Research Publication Ethics as compulsory courses. The course
work must be completed within two years of the PhD programme.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Programme Subject Intake Minimum Qualification

With a minimum of 60% marks at +2 level of

Integrated MA Economics 19 education.

A Bachelor’s degree in Economics with at least 50%

MA Economics 75 marks in aggregate and at least 50% marks in
Economics; OR Bachelor’s degree with at least 60%
marks in any of the allied subjects viz. Commerce,
Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or any of the
Social Sciences.
A Bachelor’s degree in Economics with at least 50%
Financial 37 marks in aggregate and at least 50% marks in
MA Economics Economics; OR Bachelor’s degree with at least 60%
marks in any of the allied subjects viz. Commerce,
Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or any of the
Social Sciences. AND Mathematics at + 2 Level.

PhD Economics 16 MA in Economics (with at least 55% marks or

Equivalent Grade) OR Master’s degree in the allied
subjects (Commerce, Statistics, Mathematics,
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Engineering, and Management or any of the Social

Sciences) with at least 55% marks or Equivalent Grade).

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

Admissions to the MA and the Integrated MA programme will be through the Common University
Entrance Test (CUET) conducted by the National Testing Agency.

Admission to the PhD programme will be through the UoH Entrance Exam and an interview. The
entrance exam will be for 70 marks and the interview will be for 30 marks. Only candidates
shortlisted in the qualifying exam will be called for an interview. The candidates will have to
submit a research proposal at least two days before the interviews.

Interview weightage for PhD

Sl. No Weightage being considered Marks
1. Domain Knowledge 15
2. Research Proposal and its defense 15
Total 30

8. EXIT OPTION/S

The students admitted to 5-year Integrated MA programme in Economics may exit with a three-
year BA degree after obtaining 129 credits and completing one internship of two credits. They may
also exit after four years with BA Honours degree after obtaining 169 credits and completing two
internships of two credits each.

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

As per University regulations.

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

5 Year Integrated MA: The 5-year Integrated MA programme in Economics consists of 211 credits.
Candidates admitted to this programme will join the College for Integrated Studies of University of
Hyderabad in the first three years of the programme.

In this programme the students can opt for a three-year BA degree after obtaining 129 credits and
one internship for 2 credits. They can also secure 4-year BA Honours degree with 169 credits and two
internship each for 2 credits. To secure a five-year MA degree they have to obtain 211 credits, which
includes a MA dissertation for 20 credits and two internships for 2 credits each.

2-Year MA: A minimum of 84 credits must be earned by the student to be eligible for award of MA
degree in Economics and Financial Economics.

Assessment methods: There are minimum three internal evaluations and one end-semester exam.
The internal assessment is 40% of the final grade. The best two scores of the internal assessment will
be used to calculate the final grade. The end-semester examination is 60% of the final grade.
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11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The students are encouraged to take internships as part of their MA programmes during the
summer vacation after completion of first two semesters. Internship of minimum 2 credit is
mandatory.

12. FACULTY

Sl. Faculty Name Designation Areas of Research

No.
1. R. V. Ramana Professor Development Economics, Political
Murthy Economy of Development, Indian Economy
2. R. Vijay Professor Political Economy, New Institutional Economics, Development
Economics
3. Debashis Acharya Professor Macro-Monetary Economics and Financial Economics

4. K. Laxminarayana Professor Economics of Education, Political Economy of Development,

Agricultural Economics, Indian Political Economy of Class and
Caste
5. B. Nagarjuna Professor Industrial Economics, Transitional Economics, International
Finance and Indian Economy

6. Phanindra Goyari Professor Econometrics, Mathematical Economics,

Model Building and Simulation in Economics, Agriculture
Economics, Economic Growth and Development
7. S. Raja Sethu Professor Macro Economics, Monetary Economics
Durai and Financial Economics

8. G. Sridevi Professor Food Security, Economics of Discrimination, Climate Change,

Commons and Livelihoods

9. Alok Kumar Professor Open Macroeconomics, Sustainable Finance, Urban, Transport

Mishra and Housing Economics
10. L.C. Mallaiah Professor Industrial Development, Agricultural Development and
Ambedkar Economic Thought

11. Jajati Keshari Professor Employment, Migration, Poverty and Human Development
Parida

12. Srijit Mishra Professor Applied Development Economics (Agriculture/Rural

Development, Human Development, Public Health and related
issues), Public Policy, and Game Theory
13. Prajna Paramita Associate Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics
Mishra Professor
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14. Nitin Kumar Associate Poverty and Inequality

Tagade Professor Economics of Discrimination, Food Security
15. Krishna Reddy Associate Energy Economics, International Finance, Banking and
Chittedi Professor Financial Services and Development Studies and Economic
Policy
16. Motilal Bicchal Associate Monetary Economics
Professor

17. G. Vijay Assistant Labour Economics, Environmental Economics, Economics of

Professor Business Organizations, Law and Economics, Political Economy
18. S. Limakumba Assistant Post Keynesian Economics, Political Economy,
Walling Professor Macroeconomics
19. B. Nageswara Rao Assistant Development Studies, Agriculture and Tribal Development
Professor
20. K. Ramachandra Assistant Health Economics, Public Policy and Practice
Rao Professor

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

Dr. Krishna Reddy Chittedi Associate Professor krc@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

Dr. Krishna Reddy Chittedi Associate Professor krc@[Link]

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:
Sl. Faculty Name Designation Areas of research PhD
No. Vacancies
1. R. V. Ramana Professor Development Economics, Political 1
Murthy Economy of Development, Indian Economy
2. Debashis Acharya Professor Macro-Monetary Economics and Financial 1
Economics
3. B. Nagarjuna Professor Industrial Economics, Transitional 1
Economics, International Finance and Indian
Economy
4. G. Sridevi Professor Food Security, Health Care, Economics of 1
Discrimination
5. Alok Kumar Mishra Professor Open Macroeconomics, Sustainable Finance, 2
Urban, Transport and Housing Economics
6. L.C. Mallaiah Professor Industrial Development, Agricultural 2
Development and Ambedkar Economic
Thought
7. Prajna Paramita Associate Environmental Economics, Natural Resource 1
Mishra Professor Economics
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8. Krishna Reddy Associate Energy Economics, International Finance, 2

Chittedi Professor Banking and Financial Services and
Development Studies and Economic Policy
9. Motilal Bicchal Associate Monetary Economics 2
Professor
10. S. Limakumba Assistant Post Keynesian Economics, Political 1
Walling Professor Economy, Macroeconomics
11. B. Nageswara Rao Assistant Development Studies, Agriculture and Tribal 1
Professor Development
12. K. Ramachandra Assistant Health Economics, Public Policy and Practice 1
Rao Professor
Total 16

16. PhD Interview weightage Break-up for 30 marks

Sl. No Weightage being considered Marks

1. Domain Knowledge 15
2. Research Proposal and its defense 15
Total 30
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S.N. SCHOOL OF ARTS AND COMMUNICATION

SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Department of Dance

SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Dance Department is one of the first in the Country to adapt traditional systems of training in classical
dance styles of Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam for postgraduate studies at an academic level. It provides
opportunity for students to hone their craft, technique and creativity, analyze classical dance forms through
closer study of aesthetic theories expounded in ancient Sanskrit texts, and, make critical interventions in
bridging gap between theory and practice.

As one of the pioneering University body to adapt classical dance studies to a modern university approach,
the department of dance has been progressive in envisioning and executing innovative ideas in classical dance
practice, stage presentation, choreography, dance music composition; understanding of the Indian classical
history, the science of dance in treatises and dance research.

The department has been successful in laying down a scientific foundation for dance research in India and
contributed in creating a knowledge base on Indian dances and its inter and multi-disciplinarity.

PROGRAMMES OFFERED

Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required

(Sems)
MPA Dance (Kuchipudi) 4 Semesters 10 82

MPA Dance (Bharatanatyam) 4 Semesters 10 82

Ph.D. (Dance) As per the 1 12

UGC norms

PROGRAMMES OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME MPA Dance (Kuchipudi) and MPA (Bharatanatyam)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
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The Masters programme in dance in University of Hyderabad enables students to

• Comprehend the concept of dance and strengthen the synergy between theory and
practice
• Enrich the creative abilities, performative and pedagogic skills in the field of
Kuchipudi/Bharatanatyam and its allied areas
• Understand and analyze body dynamics; assemble, guide and create own music
structure for dance
• Comprehend historical, ethnographical and socio-cultural perspectives of development
of dance and differentiate various dance forms, both Indian and International
• Understand the digital media and create movements/dance for camera
• Choreograph dance compositions independently and manage their professional
engagements

PROGRAMME Ph.D. (Dance)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The doctoral programme aims at
· Creating new knowledge in understanding Indian Classical Dance, compatible with
global scientific understanding of performing arts in their practice, theory, social
relevance, heritage value, cultural significance etc.,
· Incorporating relevant methodological tools such as qualitative research, performances
theory, ethnography, performance documentation etc., from inter-disciplinary areasthat
include, cultural anthropology, history, art history, management and the like, the
programme contributes towards developing and creating new perspectives on Indian
Classical Dance and it’s various forms

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Course Intake Minimum Eligibility Qualifications

MPA Dance 10 Bachelor’s degree in dance with Kuchipudi

(Kuchipudi) (or) Bachelor’s degree in any subject with a professional
diploma or certificate in dance (Kuchipudi) recognized by the
University (or) Bachelor’s degree in any subject with a
certificate from a reputed Guru recognized by the University
to the effect that the candidate has undergone training in
Kuchipudi dance under him/her for a period not less than
five years. (The experience/training certificate should be
furnished along with the application)
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MPA Dance 10 Bachelor’s degree in dance with Bharatanatyam

(Bharatanatya (or) Bachelor’s degree in any subject with a professional
m) diploma or certificate in dance (Bharatanatyam) recognized
by the University (or) Bachelor’s degree in any subject with a
certificate from a reputed Guru recognized by the University
to the effect that the candidate has undergone training in
Bharatanatyam under him/her for a period not less than five
years. (The experience/training certificate should be
furnished along with the application)
OR
A candidate with 10+ 4 years fulltime diploma in
Bharatanatyam from Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai with
one-year practical work experience in an institution;
OR
A candidate with 10 + 2 + 4 years full-time diploma in
Bharatanatyam from Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai.

Course Intake Minimum Eligibility Qualifications

Ph.D. (Dance) 1 Master’s degree in Dance with at least 55% marks
or
Master’s degree with 55% in any subject.

ADMISSION PROCESS

MPA Dance

The admission for both MPA Dance (Kuchipudi) / MPA Dance (Bharatanatyam), is through CUET conducted by
NTA. After qualifying in the Written Test, the Department conducts a practical test to evaluate the practical
performance of the candidate. The Practical test includes assessment of dance performance and practical
exposition of Talas and other dance related theoretical aspects.

MPA Dance (Kuchipudi) / MPA Dance (Bharatanatyam) – 50 % (Written CUET) + 50 % (Practical Test)

Weightage breakup for interview for MPA Dance admission for the academic year 2025-26

S. No Area Marks

1. Practical performance 30

2. Demonstration and rendering of Jathis/Talas 10

3. Viva based on Applied theory 10

Total 50

PhD Dance: Admission will be through UoH Entrance Exam 2025.

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EXIT OPTION/S :

The student can exit after two semesters of study with a PG Diploma in Kuchipudi / PG Diploma in
Bharatanatyam.

LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S :Not applicable.

PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits is 82; which includes 70% of core (DSC/FSC), 20% (SSC/GEC/Int) and 10% (Oes)

INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Internship can be based on performance, research, production work, engagement with community and
institutions associated with dance literacy. 3 credits have to be cleared for the award of the degree.

FACULTY

Professors Specialization
Prof Anuradha J Applied Theory and Kinesthetics of Dance, Kuchipudi
Practical and Choreography
Prof M S Sivaraju Comparative Dance Studies, Musical Aspects of Dance,
Movement for Dance and Choreography
Pro Aruna Bhikshu Applied Theory and Dance Studies, Abhinaya, Dance
Historiography
Associate Professors Specialization
None
Assistant Professors Specialization
None

INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

Prof Anuradha J Professor 9440054348,
ajsn@[Link]
Prof ArunaBhikshu Professor 9000436456,
arunabhikshu@[Link]

INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL

ID
Same as above -- --

Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:

[Link] Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization No. of PhD

Vacancies
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1. Prof Aruna Bhikshu Applied Theory and Dance Studies, 1

Abhinaya , Dance Historiography,
Interdisciplinary/ Cross Disciplinary studies.
TOTAL 1

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up for the academic year 2025 -26

Sl. No Area Marks

1. Proposal 5
2. Fellowship (JRF) 5
3. Interview 20
Total 30

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE ARTS

CENTRE
2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) SAROJINI NAIDU SCHOOL OF ARTS AND COMMUNICATION

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Theatre Arts, [Link] concentrates on training in seminal concepts,
basic principles and practices of drama and theatre to create a vibrant theatre practice in society,
where live interaction can lead to new terrains of experience and intellect. The master’s programme
aims towards hands-on practical training with an awareness of history, identity and context. The
research programme studies the theoretical, cultural and pedagogic implications of the changing
scenarios of theatre practice.
Apart from experienced permanent Faculty, the Department also organizes workshops with
prominent experts in theatre from India and abroad. The Department has strong international
presence as completed research and practice projects funded by United Kingdom-India Education
and Research Initiative (UKIERI), Norwegian Embassy, University Grants Commission (UGC) and Sir
Ratan Tata Trust. We continuously work with Indian Society for Theatre Research (ISTR) and
International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) to develop the practical and research
capabilities of the faculty and students.
The medium of instruction is English. But there is no language bar for acting or other practical
work. Students can work in the language of their choice and multilingual plays are encouraged.
The department is ranked the best among the university theatre departments in the country,
in practical training. In the area of research, we are ranked second.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
Master of Performing Arts - Six Semesters 17
M.P.A. -(Theatre Arts)

PhD Ten Semesters NOT

OFFERED
for 2025
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5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMM Master of Performing Arts -M.P.A. -(Theatre Arts)
E
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

● · To empower students through rigorous training in the skills and through study
of the history and theory of performance - so that they understand the field as full of
choices and can chart out their own path as theatre professionals in the society and
market.

● · To integrate theory with practice and art with technology, the core and frontier
areas of global theatre art, to achieve the flexibility to adapt the form for different
contexts.

● · To train students in the developing technology and techniques along with the
awareness of their implications for humanistic values and social change -thus training
informed practitioners in the field of performance.

1. To learn history, theory and conceptual knowledge of theatre Performance. To apply the
knowledge for rational analysis and understanding of different practices in their context. To develop
the clarity to apply relevant conceptual categories to engage with practical approaches and
scholarship.

2. Learning different skills of performance- corporeal, material as well as technological. To Practice

the skills to achieve a level of expertise to adapt the skills in innovative ways. To be able to discern
different approaches and apply them in a selective manner to one’s own practice.

3. To do hands-on practice with state-of-the-art technologies in order to adapt them to the

developing approaches in performance and to explore different possibilities of expression,
interaction and dissemination.

4. To develop sensitivity to different points of view and approaches. To evaluate and give positive
feed-back about diverse practices. To develop the ability to form and articulate one’s own individual
perspective in rational, democratic manner.

5. To develop self-awareness along with discipline and hard work. To be aware of one’s social
responsibilities. To collaborate with openness and acceptance. To develop leadership qualities with
integrity and democratic values.

6. To be able to adapt one’s knowledge and skills to new contexts of market, society/community
and changing arts practice.

7. To gain a solid base of analytical and practical abilities so that one can continuously grow through
engagement with different media/arts practices and research.
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PROGRAMM Doctorate Programme: PhD in Theatre Arts NOT offered for 2025
E
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
● To empower students with systematic exploration of the social/ cultural/ political
aspects of the corporeal/material knowledge of performance, thereby producing
knowledge relevant to various facets of performance practice/ consumption in
society.
● To explore and develop tools of theatre practice and knowledge with a view of their
application in diverse interventions in the socio-cultural, physical-personal and
educational efforts in the changing society.
● To explore the nature of knowledge embodied in performance and to develop
articulations of such knowledge - in the traditional, modern and emerging practices.
To contribute to the field of documentation and curation in the area of contemporary
performance.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Master of Performing Arts -M.P.A. -(Theatre Arts)
Applicants with any three year graduate degree (with minimum 120 credits and minimum 4 grade
points), who has aptitude for and experience in theatre is eligible to apply.
The candidates will be selected for an interview/audition, as per the merit list based on their score
in the entrance examination (at present CUET). Such Candidates are required to write answers to
two questions in the descriptive mode -on the day of the interview.
The marks the candidate scores in the qualifying exam will be given a weightage of 25%. Descriptive
answers account for 25%. Audition and Interview will carry 25% each.
Reservations as per statutory norms: ST-1,EWS-2,SC-03, OBC-04,UR-07. For wards of defense
personnel and differently abled persons, one seat each is to be given, over and above the regular
intake.
7. ADMISSION PROCESS
Master of Performing Arts -M.P.A. -(Theatre Arts)
Test Nature of the test Weightage
CUET Entrance Tests the applicants’ aptitude in cultural sphere & English 25%
Exam: objective language & logical reasoning.
type
Descriptive test at Tests applicants’ knowledge and their ability to express in 25%
the interview English, opinions and thoughts in an organized and
coherent manner.
Audition Tests the performance skills and related abilities like 25%
music, drawing, dance/movement, etc.
For the audition, candidates should come prepared to
perform a dramatic passage from a well-known full length
play of their choice in a language of their choice.

Interview Tests the ability to orally and spontaneously articulate 25%

opinions, perceptions and experiences as well as the
depth of study and critical thinking of the applicant.
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For the interview, candidates are expected to come

prepared to discuss a well-known full length play from a
language of their choice.
* Applicants, who fail to demonstrate their experience in and aptitude for theatre in the
audition/interview or come unprepared to perform from or discuss a well-known play, (they will be
marked ‘Not Eligible’ or ‘0’) will not be selected irrespective of the marks secured in the written
tests.
8. EXIT OPTION/S
Master of Performing Arts -M.P.A. -(Theatre Arts)
Year Semester Completion Exit with Degree
s to be requirement
complete
d
I Year 1 and 2 Min. 40% in each of the PG Diploma in Theatre Arts
8 courses and other
university-wide
requirements
II year 1,2,3 and Min. 40% in each of the Advanced PG Diploma in Theatre Arts
4 8 courses and other
university-wide
requirements
III Year 1,2,3,4,5 Min. 40% in each of the Master of Performing Arts (Theatre
and 6 8 courses and other Arts)
university-wide
requirements

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S NONE at present

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
Master of Performing Arts -M.P.A. -(Theatre Arts)
Minimum 26 credits per Semester. Total 160 (156+4) Credits in Six Semesters.
Continuous assessment by three assignments (20 marks each for 4 credit courses. 30 marks each for
6 credit courses). Best two will be counted. Final exam/ assignment of 60 Marks for 4 credits and 40
for 6 credits. Thesis/ Performance Projects in the final sixth semester for 12 credits each.
Parameters of Assessment:
Theory courses (4 Credits)
1 Attendance, punctuality and discipline 10
2 Ability to understand new concepts 10
3 Ability to recall and apply relevant knowledge 10
4 Articulation of thoughts in group and sensitivity to different points 10
of view
5 Research/ studying relevant information 10
6 Ability to evaluate ideas against own/other’s experience 10
7 Critical Thinking: Questioning and reflection 10
8 Focusing on the given parameters of an assignment 10
9 Ability to incorporate feed-back/ criticism 10
10 Organising and presentation of own understanding 10
Total 100
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Practical courses (6 Credits)

1 Attendance, punctuality and discipline 10
2 Ability to understand instructions/ technology 10
3 Ability to recall relevant knowledge/ technique and application 10
4 Physical intelligence/ dexterity with tools and equipment 10
5 Research/ practicing relevant topics/ skills 10
6 Articulation and sharing of thoughts/ ideas 10
7 Social Skills: Work Relations and collaboration 10
8 Focusing on the given parameters of an assignment 10
9 Ability to incorporate feed-back 10
10 Managemnt and presentation of work to audience 10
Total
100

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

For masters,
Internship for 2 credits during any vacation before the fourth semester. This 2 credit internship is
compulsory whether the student wishes to exit after second/ fourth semester or wants to continue
for the master’s degree. In case the student is unable to complete the internship before exit,
supplementary option will be available.
Internship for 4 credits between fourth and fifth semesters for Master’s degree, which will be part
of a six credit course to be completed in fifth semester.
Students can choose any Internship, in consultation with the Internship Coordinator/Supervisor:
1. Theatre Productions/ Workshops/ Festivals or
2. Research/ Documentation/ learning Internships with master practitioners or senior
researchers or
3. Do theatre related work with a community/ group or institution
The assessment of the guide/ expert/ institution/ director will be given 60% weightage. 40% will be
assessment by the department of the internship report by the student.
[Link]
Professors Specialisation

None at Present

Associate Professors Specialisation

Rajiv Velicheti Direction
Theatre Pedagogy
History of theatre
Noushad Muhammad Kunju Acting
Theories of Acting
Kanhaiya Lal Kaithwas Design and Direction
Traditional forms of India
Assistant Professors Specialisation

None at Present
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13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Noushad Muhammad Kunju Associate Professor

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Internship Co-ordinator

PhD programme is not being offered for 2025.

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Department of Fine Arts

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and
Communication

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Fine Arts was established in 1988 at the University of Hyderabad alongside the Departments
of Dance, Theater and Communication to form the Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication. The aim
was to bring the various artistic practices within a single broader academic program in order to interrogate, more
systematically, the communicative aspects of the aesthetic traditions, and the aesthetic dimensions of
communication systems. Although it began with only the discipline of Painting, the Department of Fine Arts
has, over the years, grown to offer two-year Master of Visual Arts courses in three specializations in Painting
and Expanded Media, Printmaking and Expanded Media, and Sculpture and Expanded Media. The MVA
Program in Art History and Visual Studies was added in 2010. The PhD program in Art History and Visual
Studies was the most recent addition to the Department in 2022.

The Department of Fine Arts was established under the stewardship of eminent artists Laxma Goud, D L N
Reddy, R S Sham Sunder, Alex Mathew and other young faculty members, and has over the years grown and
developed into a premier Art School in the country. The pedagogical commitment has been to provide a space
for a serious art practice that can be freely carried out in a supportive, challenging and enriching environment.
The faculty endeavor to inculcate a strong work ethic in the students while motivating them towards achieving
a sense of independence, self-esteem and joy in their accomplishments. The increasing visibility and growing
list of achievements of its alumni in the world of Contemporary Indian Art bear testimony to these claims.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED

Programmes Duration Intake Minimum

(Sems) Credits
Required
1. 1. Master of Visual Arts (MVA) with following 4 Semesters 80
specializations- 17
2. i) Painting & Expanded Media 10
3. ii) Printmaking & Expanded Media 10
4. iii) Sculpture & Expanded Media.
2. Master of Visual Arts (MVA in Art History and Visual 4 Semesters 10 80
Studies
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3. Ph. D in Art History and Visual Studies 12 00 14 Credits

Semesters Coursewo
(Maximum) rk

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME 1. Master of Visual Arts (MVA) in Painting and Expanded

Media/Printmaking and Expanded Media / Sculpture and Expanded Media
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

● The MVA Courses with three specializations in --- Painting and Expanded Media/Printmaking
and Expanded Media/ Sculpture and Expanded Media are two-year degree courses meant for
students with a BFA/BVA to develop their personal visual language, and consolidate their
position as art practitioners in the field of Contemporary Indian Art.
● The courses are designed to equip students with the practical, conceptual and analytical skills
required to pursue their careers as professionals in this field.
● Approximately 50% of the marks are for studio-based practice where students work closely
on a one-on-one basis with the concerned faculty of their respective disciplines to develop
critical understandings of issues that are of relevance to their own works. All studio courses
are supplemented by slide shows, visiting artist camps, workshops throughout the academic
year.
● Apart from the Department Specific Core (DSC) courses, the students in each discipline are
required to take Faculty Specific Elective courses (FSC), Subject Specific Elective (SSE)
courses, Open Elective Courses (OE), General Education Courses (GEC), and Internship
programs to earn their degree. The details of the types of courses and credit requirements are
provided in the syllabus on the website of the University of Hyderabad. It is the student’s
responsibility and duty to ensure that the work expectations and academic requirements are
clearly understood and duly followed.

PROGRAMME 2 Master of Visual Arts (MVA) in Art History and Visual Studies
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
● The MVA degree in Art History and Visual Studies provides the intellectual and articulative skills
to the students who wish to pursue their interests and career in the historical, textual, critical and
theoretical dimensions of artistic practices and traditions.
● The students are introduced to ongoing, related issues in areas such as Museum and Heritage
studies, Aesthetics, Historiography, and Curatorial Practices.
● The program is conceived as a rigorous interdisciplinary academic initiative that encourages the
students to develop connected and nuanced understandings of regional aesthetic traditions,
heritage and conservation efforts in India. The program strives to become increasingly and
actively connected to the networks of scholars, institutions, and organizations that are involved in
these fields and spaces.

PROGRAMME 3. Ph. D in Art History and Visual Studies

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

● The Ph. D. program in Art history & Visual Studies encourages Ph. D. researchers to think out of
the box, offering them exceptional opportunities to study image, architecture, craft and exhibition.
● A Ph. D. program in Art History & Visual Studies is an essential step to acquire and hone one's
ability to develop analytical, critical, and articulate knowledge about the subjects for one who is
passionate about visual studies. Working towards a Doctoral thesis aims to achieve goals
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dedicatedly to acquire in-depth knowledge and understand and develop various research and
analytical abilities.
● It prepares the researchers to foster their professional practice in academics, industry and beyond.
The rigorous and experience of research allows one to gain a better hold to develop scholarly
practice and be an expert.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Program no 1: Admission Requirements for MVA with any of the following specializations-

No Specializations Intake

1 Painting & Expanded Media 17

2 Printmaking & Expanded Media 10

3 Sculpture & Expanded Media 10

● Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Fine/Visual Arts- BFA/BVA/BA (Fine).

Note : All degrees must be obtained from accredited degree granting institutions.

● Minimum Credits: 160

● Grade Points required in Qualifying Examination: 5
● Entrance Examination: CUET-Written Test + Digital Portfolio + Interview
● Reservation as per statutory norms
Program no 2: Admission Requirements for MVA in Art History and Visual Studies
● Intake: 10
● Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts BFA/BVA or BA (Fine Arts). Candidates
with BA/BSc from related disciplines like Social Sciences, Sciences, Arts and Humanities may also
be considered provided they demonstrate evidence of aptitude in Art History, capacity to read visual
images and demonstrate adequate knowledge of contemporary artistic practices. Students must
provide evidence of training or practice in visual arts at the time of the oral interview. All degrees
must be obtained from accredited degree granting institutions.
● Minimum Credits: 160
● Grade Points required in Qualifying Examination: 5
● Entrance Examination: CUET-Written Test + Online-interview
● Reservation as per statutory norms

Program No 3: Admission Requirements for Ph. D in Art History and Visual Studies

Intake: 00

Minimum Qualifications: Completed 2-year/4-semester Master’s degree programme in Art History, Social
Science, Architecture or relevant discipline (after 4 year undergraduate degree) with at least 55% marks in
aggregate or its equivalent grade 'B' in the UGC 10- point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever
grading system is followed) or an equivalent degree from a foreign educational institution accredited by an
Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established
or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit
or assure quality and standards of educational institutions. A person whose [Link]. dissertation has been
evaluated and recommended for award of the degree.
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7. ADMISSION PROCESS

Admission process for Program no 1: MVA in Painting and Expanded Media/ Printmaking and
Expanded Media/ Sculpture and Expanded Media

Essential requirements at the time of Application:

1. Applicants must select their preferred specialization—Painting and Expanded Media, Printmaking
and Expanded Media, or Sculpture and Expanded Media—when applying to the Department of
Fine Arts.

2. After being shortlisted based on their ranking and cut score, the Department of Fine Arts will announce
the list of shortlisted candidates and provide a Google Form link for each discipline to facilitate
document submission.

3. All applicants must compile the following documents in a single PDF file (under 10 MB) and upload it
on the google form link.

● Scanned copy of Registration Form

● A Portfolio containing an Artist Statement and 15 images of recent works, each labeled with:
Student’s name, Title of the artwork, Medium, Dimension, and Date/Year.
● Verification Letter- A letter from the Head of the Institution or a responsible faculty member
confirming the authenticity of the submitted work.

Important Notes:

● The registration form, portfolio, and verification letter must be combined into a single PDF file (under
10 MB) before uploading.
● The criteria for evaluation of visuals will be demonstration of technical ability, conceptual clarity,
stylistic coherence, and understanding of visual image making practices.
● Any instance of misrepresentation or wrongful attribution of artworks that come to light at any time
during the course of the MVA programs, will be taken seriously and will be addressed in accordance
with the rules and statutes of the university.
● Incomplete or non-compliant submissions will not be considered.
● Late submissions will be disqualified.

Distribution of marks for the Entrance Exams for MVA in Painting and Expanded Media/Printmaking
and Expanded Media/ Sculpture and Expanded Media

Part A: Written Test (CUET)

● Written test will be conducted in different centers of the country by the National Testing 25%
Agency (NTA)
Part B: Evaluation of submitted document 25%

Document Submission (After being shortlisted based on their ranking and cut score):

Instructions:
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The Department of Fine Arts will announce the list of shortlisted candidates and provide
a Google Form link for each discipline to facilitate document submission.

All applicants must compile the following documents in a single PDF file (under 10
MB) and upload it on the google form.

1. Scanned copy of Registration Form

2. Portfolio - An Artist Statement and 15 images of recent works, each labeled with:
Student’s name, Title of the artwork, Medium, Size, and Year/Date.
○ All images must clearly show your artwork. Include 2-3 images from
different angles for Sculptures and installations.
○ For videos, upload your file to Google Drive, YouTube, Vimeo, etc. and
attach the link in the PDF.
3. verification letter - A letter from the Head of the Institution or a responsible
faculty member confirming the authenticity of the submitted work.

Submission Process

1. Online Registration Form

○ Complete and submit the University of Hyderabad online registration
form as per the official admission process.
2. Shortlisting & Department Announcement
○ After the initial screening based on ranking and cut score, the
Department of Fine Arts will announce the shortlisted candidates names
and mode of the interview.
○ A Google Form link will be provided for each discipline (Painting and
Expanded Media, Sculpture and Expanded Media, Printmaking and
Expanded Media ) where applicants must upload their document in a
single PDF file under 10MB.
3. Document Submission
All applicants must compile the following documents in a single PDF file (under
10 MB) and upload it on the google form link.

● Scanned copy of Registration Form

● Portfolio - An Artist Statement and 15 images of recent works, each labeled
with: Student’s Name, Title of the artwork, Medium, Dimensions, and
Year/Date.
● All images must clearly show your artwork. Include 2-3 images from
different angles for Sculptures and installations.
● For videos, upload your file to Google Drive, YouTube, Vimeo, etc. and
attach the link in the PDF.
● Verification Letter- A letter from the Head of the Institution or a
responsible faculty member confirming the authenticity of the submitted
work.
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Part C: Online Interview

During Online interviews, students must show their artworks and images through a Power- 50%
Point presentation. The student must be able to back the claims being made in the submitted
portfolio.

● PowerPoint presentation of Images/Videos/Artworks = 25%

● Oral Presentation and validation of Practice = 25%

Note:
(i) The shortlisting of candidates for the online interview will be held on the basis of their performance in
the Written Test (CUET).
(ii) The criteria for evaluation of visuals will be demonstration of technical ability, conceptual clarity,
stylistic coherence, and understanding of visual image making processes.
(iii) In the online oral interview, the student must be able to back the claims being made in the
accompanying portfolio.
(iv) Any instance of misrepresentation or wrongful attribution of artworks that come to light at any time
during the course of the MVA programs, will be taken seriously and will be addressed in accordance
with the rules and statutes of the university.

Admission process for Program no 2: MVA in Art History and Visual Studies
The Admission process for MVA in Art History and Visual Studies is twofold— i) a written test and ii) an
online interview. The written test happens through the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) which will
be conducted in different centers of the country by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The online interview
includes testing the applicant’s aptitude for reading the artwork and visuals and their theories and histories.
The students must be able to back the claims being made in the portfolio if presented during the online
interview. Both the CUET-written text and online interview are 50% each.

Note: The shortlisting of candidates for Online Interviews will be done based on their performance in CUET.
Applicants will be evaluated for their ability to demonstrate an aptitude for art history, display adequate
language skills required to convey ideas, as well as a basic understanding of image-making practices.
Applicant’s basic knowledge in Art History and Visual Studies communication skills in English is expected.

Admission process for Program no 3: Ph D in Art History and Visual Studies

The admission process for the Ph D in Art History and Visual Studies comprises a written test, evaluation of
research proposal and online interview. Written test, Research Proposal and Interview Weightage Break-up
are as follows.
i) Written Exam (Research Methodology/Subject Specific Questions)-70%
ii) Research Proposal and its defense etc.-10%
iii) Online Interview-20%

The interview/viva-voce shall also consider the following aspects, viz. whether
● The candidates possess the competence for the proposed research.
● The research work can be suitably undertaken at the Department.
● The proposed area of study can contribute to new/additional knowledge.
Research Proposal Format. (The research proposal would be considered based on the availability of the
supervisor and his/her research specialization). Research proposal: maximum length: 5 pages or 2500-3000
words with spaces (including a list of references), Times New Roman font- size 12, line spacing 1.5. The
research proposal should have the following parts:

i. Introduction: The background of the research and its subject matter. The significance of the proposed
research in light of the Art history & Visual Studies background.
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ii. Objectives: What is to be studied and why. The fundamental research questions.

iii. Methodology: Resource and the method that would be used and analyzed

iv. Work outline: Duration of the research and how the time would be utilized.

v. Ten seminal references that are most important for the chosen research topic.

Admission to Ph.D. students shall be through an Entrance Test conducted at the level University. The students
who qualify as UGC-NET (including JRF) holders or obtain an M. Phil degree have to clear the entrance test.
The final selection for admission for Ph.D. will be based on the performance in Entrance and interview.

8. EXIT OPTION/S
Exit Option(s) for Program no1. A student enrolled on the MVA program with the specialization in Painting
and Expanded Media or Printmaking and Expanded Media or Sculpture and Expanded Media, wishes to exist
after TWO semesters (and upon completion of 40 Credits), will be given a Post Graduate Diploma Certificate
in Painting and Expanded Media, Printmaking and Expanded Media and Sculpture and Expanded Media
respectively.

Exit Option(s) for Program no2. A student admitted to the MVA programs in Art History and Visual
Studies wishes to exit after TWO semesters (and upon successful completion of 40 Credits), will be given a
Post Graduate Diploma Certificate in Art History and Visual Studies.

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

As per UGC norms adopted by the University of Hyderabad.

A student with the Post-Graduate Diploma Certificate may not be able to join later. A student who exits
with deregistration process or discontinues, may enter to complete the course in order to get a degree in MVA
with specialization, would be as per UGC norms adopted by the University of Hyderabad.

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

Program 1. A student is required to complete a minimum of 20 Credits each semester, and 80 Credits at the
end of 4 semesters to graduate with a MVA degree in Painting and Expanded Media or Printmaking and
Expanded Media or Sculpture and Expanded Media. The details of the types of courses and credit requirements
are provided in the syllabus on the website of the University of Hyderabad. It is the student’s responsibility and
duty to ensure that the work expectations and academic requirements are clearly understood and duly followed.
Students are required to complete the following required credits to earn MVA Degrees with specialization in
Painting and Expanded Media, or Printmaking and Expanded Media, or Sculpture and Expanded Media.

SN Course Type Credits

.
1. Department Specific Core (DSC) Courses 48
2 Faculty Specific Elective (FSE) Courses 10

3 Subject Specific Elective (SSE) 8

4 Open Electives (OE) 8
5 General Education Courses 4
6 Internship Courses 2
7 TOTAL CREDITS (20 credits x 4 Semesters) 80

Program 2. MVA in Art History & Visual Studies. A student is required to complete minimum 80 Credits
at the end of 4 semesters to graduate with a MVA degree in Art History and Visual Studies. The MVA in Art
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History & Visual Studies includes teaching department-specific core courses, survey courses, subject specific
elective courses, research and writing methods courses and training for archival and fieldwork, seminars, and
other educational activities (conferences, workshops, lectures, courses on digital tools for academic research
and job) and internships. The details of the types of courses and credit requirements are provided in the syllabus
on the website of the University of Hyderabad. It is the student’s responsibility and duty to ensure that the work
expectations and academic requirements are clearly understood and duly followed. Students are expected to
complete the following course-type and its credits for graduating with MVA in Art History & Visual Studies
successfully from the Department of Fine arts.

i. Department Specific Core (DSC)courses- 48 credits.

ii. Subject Specific Elective(SSE) courses- 16 credits.
iii. Open Electives (OE) courses- 10 credits.
iv. General Education courses 04.
v. Internship- 02 credits minimum.

In the first two years, doctoral researchers study historiographical and methodological issues and explore the
chosen themes from South Asian art history. The first two semesters of the doctoral program are based on
coursework and educational activities. The teaching program includes teaching research methodology and
writing methodology courses and training for archival and fieldwork, seminars, and other educational activities
(conferences, workshops, lectures, courses on digital tools for academic research). In the second and third years,
researchers focus on their research. They are expected to present their work at seminars and workshops. Course
work in any Ph.D./doctoral program is an important stepping stone to develop research skills and methods to
complete the dissertation. The compulsory course sets a strong foundation for any challenge and experience. It
has leading and inter-disciplinary research and developing analytical tools essential to articulate and bring out
the best research outcome.
Course work 14 credits
● Research Methodologies in Art History and Visual Studies, compulsory 4 credits
● Academic Writing Methods, compulsory 4 credits
● Language course (South Asian language in connection to research area), compulsory 4 credits
● One elective (connected to specific research area of the doctoral candidate), 4 credits
● Doctoral candidates are expected to do internships based on their research proposal
The students are expected to meet the attendance requirements during the course work. Course work is to be
completed in one year after taking admission, failing which the student’s entry in the program will stand
cancelled. Ph.D. students can appear in the regular and supplementary exams in each semester. There is no
provision for Improvement or Special Supplementary exam to be conducted. The Academic Units should offer
the courses in all semesters as admission to Ph.D. will begin in 2 sessions. Failure to complete the coursework
within one year means that the students have to leave the program. A Ph.D. scholar has to obtain a minimum of
55% of marks or its equivalent grade in the UGC 10-point scale (or an equivalent grade/CGPA in a point scale
wherever grading system is followed) in the course work in order to be eligible to continue in the programme.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Program 1. MVA in Painting & Expanded Media/ Printmaking & Expanded Media/ Sculpture &
Expanded Media

Academic/Research Internship

Industry based Internships

Community Engagement Internships

A student is required to complete internships of 2 credits as part of the MVA Programs in Painting and Expanded
Media, or Printmaking and Expanded Media, or Sculpture and Expanded Media. The internships can be Industry
based Internship/Research based Internships (within or outside the university) and Community Engagement
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based Internships. Students are required to report to the faculty supervisor about their program and progress in
the internships in which they choose to participate.

Program 2. MVA in Art History & Visual Studies. A student is required to complete an internship with
minimum 2 credits (such as community engagement and research internship) as part of the MVA in Art History
and Visual Studies. Students are required to report to the faculty supervisor about their program and progress in
the internships in which they choose to participate.

12. FACULTY

Professors Specialization
Suresh B V Painting, Printmaking, Installation, Digital, Sound and Moving Images.
Associate Professors Specialization
L N V Srinivas Painting, Printmaking, Installation, Landscape, New Media works.
Kirtana Thangavelu Art History and Visual Studies, Research Methodologies, Art Writing.
Suneel Mamadapur Printmaking, Painting, Digital Design, Site Specific Installations, Curation,
Exhibition Design.
Baishali Ghosh Material Culture, Architecture and Image Studies, Curation, Research
Methodologies, and Studies of Artistic Practices.
Awadhesh Tamrakar Sculpture, Terracotta and Ceramics, Installation, Digital 3d modeling,
Photography, sound and moving images, Graphic Design, Exhibition Design.
Assistant Professors Specialization
Tanmay Santra Painting, Drawing, Photography, Artist Book, Enameling, Terracotta, Ceramics,
Sound, Curation and Art Writing.

13. INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATIO PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

N
LNV Srinivas (Painting and Associate lnvssn@[Link]
Expanded Media) Professor +91-40-66795511
Tanmay Santra (Painting and Assistant tanmaysantra@[Link]
Expanded Media) Professor +91-40-23135512
Suneel Mamadapur Associate suneelmamadapur@[Link]
(Printmaking and Expanded Media) Professor +91-40-23138061
Dr. Kirtana Thangavelu (Art History Associate headfinearts@[Link]
and Visual Studies) Professor +91-40-23135511
Dr Baishali Ghosh Associate bgsn@[Link]
(Art History and Visual Studies) Professor +91-40-23135514
Awadhesh Tamarakar (Sculpture and Associate awdheshtamrakar@[Link]
Expanded media) Professor +91 040-66795513

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL
EMAIL ID
Head, Head, +91-40-23135511
Department of Fine Arts Department of Fine Arts headfinearts@[Link]
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15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-
26

Sl. Name of the Designat Area of Specialization No. of

N Faculty ion PhD
o. Vacancies
1. NIL NIL NIL NIL

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc. N/A

2. Having fellowship/[Link]/NET/SLET, etc. N/A
3. Interview N/A
Total Marks N/A

SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ COMMUNICATION

CENTRE

SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) SAROJINI NAIDU SCHOOL OF ARTS & COMMUNICATION

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department of Communication, established in 1988 as a discipline within the Sarojini Naidu
School of Arts & Communication, is now ranked among the top academic units in India in the field of
media and communication education. The Department’s focus since its inception has been to create
reflective practitioners, those who can contribute to the media industry as creative professionals but
also as critical thinkers and doers who participate in the larger goals of social change and
development in academia and the public and social sector. The Department has been consistently
been listed among the premier public university departments of communication in India. Our alumni
occupy key positions across media sectors and in leading academic institutions both in India and
abroad.

PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits
(Sems) Required

MA (Communication, Media Practice) 4 25 84

MA (Communication, Media Studies) 4 25 84

PhD (Communication) 12 4 14 (coursework)

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PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAM MA Media Practice
ME

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PLO 1: To expose students to an array of media skills and practices including critical reading, writing, editing and production
across media platforms
PLO 2: To prepare students for jobs in the media industry or for independent media practice
PLO 3: To expose students to the theoretical foundations of media and communication processes
PLO 4: To equip students with the knowledge and ability to work independently and collaboratively within a rapidly change
convergent media ecosystem
PLO 5: To give students a critical appreciation of the history, economics, politics and culture of the media industry in India
PLO 6: To enable students to become creative, ethical, sensitive and reflective media practitioners who can contribute to a
sustainable and equitable society

PROGRAM MA Media Studies

ME

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PLO 1: To expose students to an array of media skills and practices including critical reading, writing, editing and
production across media platforms
PLO 2: To give students a critical appreciation of the history, economics, politics and culture of the media industry in
India
PLO 3: To equip students with the ability to identify, articulate and critically review the complex interactions of media,
society and culture in local, national, regional and global scales
PLO 4: To enable students to apply a range of methodologies and research tools to study issues in the field of
information, media and communication
PLO 5: To provide theoretical and practical insights into the ways in which communication relates to sustainable
change across domains of culture and society
PLO 6: To enable students to critically engage with media practices and products for purposes of commentary and
research

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Program Minimum Entrance Minimum Minimum GPA Intake/
Entry examination Credits for qualifying Reservations
Qualifications required to the MA
obtain the MA
degree

MA Graduate in any CUET 84 5 (D grade) 25 (statutory

Communication discipline with reservations
(Media Practice) minimum 55% apply)
marks (5%
relaxation for
SC/ST/OBC
candidates)

MA Graduate in any CUET 84 5 (D grade) 25 (statutory

Communication discipline with reservations
(Media Studies) minimum 55% apply)
marks (5%
relaxation for
SC/ST/OBC
candidates)
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PhD Master’s degree UoH 14 credits course NA Variable based on

Communication in communication Entrance work faculty availability
or a related Exam and
discipline with at
least 55% interview
aggregate conducted
by the
University

ADMISSION PROCESS
Program Entrance Interview Weightages
Examination

MA Communication CUET NA 100%

(Media Practice)

MA Communication CUET NA 100%

(Media Studies)

PhD Communication UoH Entrance Exam Interview and defense Entrance exam: 70%
of proposal Interview 30% distributed as
follows:
5 marks for JRF
10 marks for research proposal
and defence
15 marks for domain knowledge
and research aptitude

EXIT OPTION/S
Program Exit Option Certificate Granted

MA Communication (Media At the end of two semesters (42 PG Diploma in Communication

Practice) credits of coursework plus 4 credit
internship)

MA Communication (Media At the end of two semesters (42 PG Diploma in Communication

Studies) credits of coursework plus 4 credit
internship)

PhD Communication None None

LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

No lateral entry at this point.

PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

Program Minimum credits Continuous Final Project Internship

assessment

MA 84 Tests, projects, Media Portfolio that 4-6 week internship

Communication presentations, consolidates skills with a media
(Media Practice) group work and and concepts organization or in a
productions acquired through media role
the programme
through a set of
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media outputs

MA 84 Tests, projects, Thesis based on a 4-6 week internship

Communication presentations, guided research with a media
(Media Studies) group work and project on a organization or in a
research, short problem media role
papers conceptualised and
executed by the
student.

INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

All students complete a mandatory internship of 4-6 weeks during the summer vacation between
Semester 2 and 3. Internships may be done with any media organization (newspapers, television
studios or channels, production houses, digital media outlets, public relations or advertising agencies,
etc.) or with any other organization (corporate, government, social sector) in a media or
communication role. Internships must be approved by the department and students are required to
submit regular reports. The final evaluation is done based on a combination of student reports and
the supervisor’s report that attests to successful completion of the internship.
CREDITS: 4

FACULTY
Professors Specialisation

Vinod Pavarala Community media, communication for social change, media and democracy, participatory
communication, cultural studies. UNESCO Chair on Community Media

P Thirumal Media historiography, print cultures, cultural studies, technology studies

Vasuki Belavadi Audio and video production, communication for social change, community media,
instructional design, technology-based learning

Kanchan K Malik Community Media, Gender Media and Development, Media Ethics, Journalism Studies,
Communication Research Methods

Usha Raman Feminist media studies, digital cultures, science and health communication, children and
media, writing pedagogy

E Sathyaprakash Print cultures, Media economics and management, film studies, documentary theory and
production

Associate Professors Specialisation

Janardhan Rao Cheeli Video production, photography, communication for social change

Assistant Professors Specialisation

Madhavi Ravikumar Media convergence, digital culture, journalism studies, environmental communication

Anjali Lal Gupta Journalism studies, media, conflict and disasters, long form writing, digital popular cultures

INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S
NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

Janardhan Rao Cheeli Associate Professor janardhanraocheeli@[Link]

9440569169
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Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:

Sl Name of the Designati Areas of Specialization No. of

.N Faculty on PhD
o. Vacan
cies
1. Vasuki Belavadi Professor Communication for Social 1
Change, Community Media,
Digital Learning
2. Kanchan K. Professor Community Media, Gender and 1
Malik Media, Communication for Social
Change, Journalism Studies
3. E. Sathya Professor Digital Cultures, Print Cultures, 1
Prakash Media Economics & Management
3. Madhavi Assistant Journalism Studies, Digital 1
Ravikumar Professor Media, Environmental
Communication
Total 4

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC

CENTRE
2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) S N School of Arts and Communication

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Launched on the 5th of September, 2019, as the latest addition to the Sarojini Naidu School of Arts
and Communication, the Department of Music is the youngest one in the University of Hyderabad.
Formally established in February 2020, with the appointment of three Assistant Professors, the
Department of Music offers a Post-graduate Programme in Music.

With the vision of offering the best academic and research programmes in traditional and modern
music education, the Department endeavours to explore the various dimensions of classical music
pedagogy to nurture the diverse skill sets of students to specialise in the areas of performance,
research and teaching.

The department also aims to provide an ideal learning environment by giving a chance to explore and
strengthen the skills of students in inter/multi-disciplinary studies in music and its allied musical
traditions. Through the curriculum designed for an array of various courses, which strikes a balance
between theory and practice, students will have an opportunity to pursue their interests in the
historical, textual, critical and practical dimensions of the art of music and its practices and traditions.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
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Programme Duratio Intake Minimum

n Credits Required
(Sems)
Master of Performing Arts - MPA (Music) 4 20 86
(Choice of Core Subject) :
* Karnatic (Vocal / Instrumental (Veena)) 10
10
* Hindustani (Vocal / Instrumental
(Sitar/Sarod/Esraj/Sarangi))

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME MPA (Music)
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

• To teach the nuances of music to students, for strengthening their knowledge in the science and art of
music
• To strike a balance between theory and practice and provide the students an opportunity to
understand the historical, textual, aesthetic, critical and practical dimensions of the art of music and
its practices and traditions.
• To initiate the students into research, writing and performing and offer a chance to explore and
strengthen their skills in inter/multi-disciplinary studies in music and its allied musical traditions and
practices.
• To focus on shaping the students to take up arts as a profession in its various facets of performance,
teaching, research, composing, arts journalism etc.
• To reach out to several music aspirants and enthusiasts from across different parts of the country and
the world as well to disseminate the knowledge of theory and practice of Indian classical arts

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The Intake for the MPA (Music) Programme is : 20 Students (with reservations as per Statutory
Norms)
Karnatic Music - Vocal/Instrumental 10
Hindustani Music - Vocal/Instrumental 10

Minimum Qualifications – MPA (Music) Programme

A Qualifying Score in CUET (PG) Entrance Examination in Music conducted by NTA, in Karnatic
(HUQP12) or Hindustani (HUQP14) for respective subject specialisations AND
• Bachelor’s degree in Music in the concerned subject (Karnatic/Hindustani) and stream
(Vocal/Instrumental) with a minimum of 55% in the aggregate or equivalent CGPA; OR
• Bachelor’s degree in any subject with a professional Diploma in Music in the concerned subject
(Karnatic/Hindustani) and stream (Vocal/Instrumental), with a minimum of 55% in the aggregate or
equivalent CGPA, recognized by the University; OR
• Bachelor’s degree in any subject with a minimum of 55% in the aggregate or equivalent CGPA with a
Certificate from a reputed Guru recognized by the University to the effect that the candidate has
undergone training in music in the concerned subject (Karnatic/Hindustani) and stream
(Vocal/Instrumental) under him/her for a period not less than five years. (The experience/training
certificate should be uploaded as a qualification, along with the application)

7. ADMISSION PROCESS
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[Link]. Description Weightage

a. Entrance Examination - CUET PG conducted by NTA 50%
b. Practical Interview by Admission Committee, Dept. of Music, UoH 30%
c. Viva-Voce by Admission Committee, Dept. of Music, UoH 20%
Total 100%

8. EXIT OPTION/S
Students admitted into the MPA (Music) programme will be able to exercise an exit option after
One Year with a PG Diploma.

PG Diploma Nomenclature

[Link]. PG Diploma Remarks

PG Diploma in Music
* Karnatic (Vocal/Instrumental (Veena)) or Students can exit after
1. successfully
* Hindustani (Vocal/Instrumental (Sitar, Sarod, Esraj, completing one year
Sarangi))

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

Will be applicable as per the University Policy.

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS (Minimum number of credits to clear, Continuous

Assessment, Thesis, Projects, Internships etc.)
[Link]. Description Credits Requirement
Minimum Credits Required :
1. * Per Semester 20
2. * For PG Diploma 40
3.
* For PG Programme 86

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (Nature of engagement,

requirements, expectations; Minimum number of credits to clear)
An Internship with at least 2/3/4 credits will be a mandatory requirement for a student to
acquire an MPA Music degree.
[Link]
Professors Specialisation
- -
Associate Professors Specialisation
- -
Assistant Professors Specialisation
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1. Dr. Pavani Duddu Carnatic Veena and Vocal

Indian Music Theory, Research in Music, Music Treatises and
Manuscripts, Analytical and Stylistic Studies, Music in
Interdisciplinary subjects and Allied Art forms, Music Pedagogy
and Indian Knowledge Systems
2. Dr. Aranyakumar Munenni Hindustani Sitar, Esraj and Vocal
Also adept in instruments like Surbahar, Dilruba, Tarshehnai,
Sarod, Harmonium, Tabla etc. Skilled in making Musical
Instruments and designing new ones
3. Dr. Pragya Pyasi Hindustani Sitar
Research Methodology, Music pedagogy, Stylistic analysis of
music, interdisciplinary studies in music, allied art forms and
other disciplines like Psychology, Sociology etc.

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Dr. Pragya Pyasi Assistant Professor Mobile : 9452669634
Email : pragya@[Link]

Dr. Pavani Duddu Assistant Professor Mobile: 9676207759

Email: pavani@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S (May not be required for smaller units. Internship Co-ordinator
serves as Supervisor too)
NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Dr. Pragya Pyasi Assistant Professor Mobile : 9452669634
Email : pragya@[Link]

Dr. Pavani Duddu Assistant Professor Mobile: 9676207759

Email: pavani@[Link]

15. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:

[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of No. of PhD Vacancies

Specialization
1. N.A
Total

16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc.

2. Having fellowship/[Link]/NET/SLET, etc.
3. Interview
Total Marks
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17. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to PhD programs

Name of the School Name of the PhD UGC-JRF/CSIR- Weightage Marks

/Department/Centre program JFR/NBHM/DBT/ICMR/UGC CSIR in lieu of written
JRF, etc. test
N.A
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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE School of Management Studies

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept)

3. ABOUT THE SCHOOL

The School of Management Studies (SMS), commenced functioning from May, 1999. It offers a two-
year full-time MBA Programme, a unique MBA Programme in Health Care and Hospital Management,
MBA in Business Analytics, Executive MBA program for working professionals and a Ph.D.
programme in Management Studies. It promotes faculty and doctoral research, consultancy, training,
and outreach activities in various sectors.
4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Semesters)
MBA 4 75 102
MBA (Health Care & 4 37+5* 102
Hospital Management)
MBA (Business Analytics) 4 37+5* 110
MBA (Executive) 4 60 102
Ph.D. (Management) 12 14 14-16
*Industry sponsored Seats – Candidates be required to pay an additional one time sponsorship amount of Rs.1.5 lakh.

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME 5 programs
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
Program Outcomes MBA (Gen):

1. Collaborate and effectively communicate with cross-functional teams to identify,

analyze and provide solutions to business problems.
2. Effectively leverage information for decision making.
3. Solving Business problems by Integrating tools and techniques from multiple functional
areas.
4. Contribute to their respective organizational goals by applying quantitative and
qualitative methods in various areas of decision making.
Program Outcomes MBA (HC):

1. Develop effective communication, analytical and problem-solving skills, so as to

empower them to meet the challenges faced by the healthcare service organizations.
2. Transform them into qualified and efficient healthcare and hospital management
professionals to develop better systems for effective delivery of healthcare services.
3. Instill leadership skills, inculcating values and ethical practices.
4. Holistic and value-based development of students which ultimately enhances their
employability.
5. Necessary skills and knowledge for practical orientation and implementation of
strategies in relation to modern hospital management practices.
6. In-depth knowledge and expertise suited to diverse organizations in the field of
healthcare with a global focus.

Program Outcomes MBA (BA):

1. Investigate the business problems using data driven approaches.

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2. Collaborate and effectively communicate with cross-functional teams to identify, analyze

and provide solutions to business problems.
3. Effectively leverage information technology to capture, store and analyze data.
4. Deploy machine learning and data mining techniques in finding solutions to business
problems.
5. Contribute to their respective organizational goals by applying quantitative methods in
various areas of decision making.

About the MBA(Executive) Program:

This is a weekend program (classes will be held on Saturdays and Sundays) meant for working
professionals. The curriculum builds upon the expertise of the executive students and endeavors
to strengthen their business acumen across all functional areas of management. Taught by
faculty from the School of Management Studies, UoH, other Schools from the University, and
the select experienced teachers from within and outside the University, the Programme tries to
hone the skillset and help participants get themselves ready to lead more confidently.

Programme Outcomes PhD in Management:

1. Formulate researchable problems across different management domains in an ethical manner.
2. Develop critical thinking abilities to analyze research problems using relevant tools and
techniques.
3. Apply quantitative and qualitative methods of research to solve the problems in the industry
and society.
4. Demonstrate the ability to make original and significant intellectual contributions to the
scientific knowledge base in their area of research.
5. Demonstrate skills required for teaching in management schools and industry.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

MBA (General)
Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade of any
recognized University.
Should appear in CAT conducted by IIMs and apply to University of Hyderabad (A separate
notification will be issued by the University after the announcement of CAT notification every year
during August/September)

MBA (Health Care & Hospital Management)

A Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks in Ayurvedic,
Homeo, Unani, Dental, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Pharmacy, Pharm. D, Medical Lab Technology,
Biomedical, Biotechnology and any Life Science Subjects. Candidates with MBBS background with
55% marks are eligible to apply. Work experience in the Medical/Health Care sector is highly
desirable.

MBA (Business Analytics)

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Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade of any
recognized University AND should have studied Mathematics in XII Standard (Intermediate/Plus
Two). Candidates who studied Mathematics/ Statistics / Computer Science/ Data Science/ Business
Analytics/ Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning in Graduation are desirable for the program.

Executive MBA Program

Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade of any
recognized University. Applicants should also have a minimum of 2(TWO) years of work
experience.

Ph. D (Management)
With at least 55% marks in MBA/[Link]/ CA/CMA/two years full time Post Graduate Diploma in
Management Programmes approved by AICTE.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

MBA (General)
The admissions is based on the percentile scores of the applicants in CAT followed by Group
Discussion/Interview.

MBA (Health Care & Hospital Management)

Through CUET score followed by Group Discussion/Interview.

MBA (Business Analytics)

Through CUET score followed by Group Discussion and Interview.

Executive MBA Program

Entrance Examination conducted by University of Hyderabad at HYDERABAD centre only, followed
by personal interview, to be held at the University.

Ph. D (Management)
UGC NET score followed by interview.

8. EXIT OPTION/S
As per rule of the university, currently no such option is available

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

As per rule of the university, currently, no such option is available

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

For MBA Program: As per AICTE norms as adopted by the University with prescribed number of
credits, including the summer internship and final project as applicable. Continuous assessment is
being done with respect to 40% internal weightage and 60% weightage to the final examination.

For Ph.D. program –As per UGC norms as adopted by the University.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Industry and academic engagement for internships and projects
12. FACULTY
Professors Specialization
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Prof. G.V.R.K. Acharyulu, Dean Operations

Prof. V. Venkata Ramana Marketing
[Link]. B. Raja Shekhar Operations
Prof. P. Jyothi HR & OB
Prof. V. Mary Jessica Finance
Prof. Vijaya Bhaskar Marisetty (on-lien) Finance
Prof. Chetan Srivastava Marketing
Prof. Irala Lokanandha Reddy Finance
Associate Professors Specialization
Dr. Sapna Singh Marketing
Dr. R. Prasantha Kumar Finance
Dr. D. V. Srinivas Kumar Marketing
[Link] Kumar Analytics, Operations
Assistant Professors Specialization
Dr. K. Ramulu Finance
Dr. Punam Singh HR&OB
Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra Operations
Dr. Murugan P HR&OB
Dr. Varsha Mamidi (on-lien) Analytics
Dr. Ranjit Kumar Dehury Healthcare

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
[Link] Kumar (MBA-Gen) Associate 8778625253,
Professor gcganeshkumar@[Link]
Dr. Ranjit Kumar Dehury (MBA- Assistant 7066049270, ranjit@[Link]
HC&HM) Professor
Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra Assistant 8142279454,
(MBA-BA) Professor [Link]@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

Will be notified at the beginning
of internships

15. Faculty-wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:

Professors Specialization Vacancies

Prof. G.V.R.K. Acharyulu, Dean Operations 2
Prof. V. Venkata Ramana Corporate 2
Governance,
strategic
management, AI
driven marketing
and strategy,
marketing
management
Sr. Prof. B. Raja Shekhar Operations 2
Prof. P. Jyothi HR & OB 0
Prof. V. Mary Jessica Finance 0
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Prof. Vijaya Bhaskar Marisetty (on-lien) Finance 0

Prof. Chetan Srivastava Marketing 2
Prof. Irala Lokanandha Reddy Finance 0
Dr. Sapna Singh Marketing 1
Dr. R. Prasantha Kumar Finance 0
Dr. D. V. Srinivas Kumar Marketing 1
Dr. C. Ganesh Kumar Analytics, Operations 3
Dr. K. Ramulu Finance 0
Dr. Punam Singh HR & OB 0
Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra Operations 1
Dr. Murugan P HR & OB 0
Dr. Varsha Mamidi (on-lien) Analytics 0
Dr. Ranjit Kumar Dehury Healthcare 0
Total 14

16 Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defense, etc. 15 marks

2. Past academic record (UG and PG) 5 marks
3. Interview 10 marks
Total Marks 30 marks

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept)

[Link] the School

The School was established in the year 2007 with a mission to “Promote, Nurture and Achieve
Excellence” in frontier areas of Medical and Health Sciences by offering novel teaching and research
programmes. The school specifically focuses on outcome-based education, evidence-based teaching
and learning and empowers them for translational health services and research. The inter- and
multidisciplinary nature of the School by its establishment collaborates with the School of Life
Sciences, School of Management Studies, School of Social Sciences, School of Economics, School of
Computer and Information Sciences, SN School of Arts & Communication, and Centres of the
University involved in Health Sciences research. The School of Medical Sciences has several Adjunct,
Joint and Visiting Faculty from the University and other Institutes who actively participate in the
multidisciplinary teaching and research programmes. The School of Medical Sciences is DST- FIST
supported. The Centre for Health Psychology (CHP) and the Centre for Neural and Cognitive Sciences
(CNCS) are two Centres affiliated with the School.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
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Programme Duration Intak Minimum

(Sems) e Credits
Required

Integrated Master of Optometry 6 years 28 284

(I M. OPTOM.) * (12 semesters);
With an exit
and lateral
entry option
after 4 years

Master of Public Health 2 years 38 84

(4 semesters)

Ph.D.(HEALTH SCIENCES) in 4 6 Years 9 14- 16

STREAMS (as
recommended
-OPTOMETRY& VISION SCIENCES by UGC UoH
-PUBLIC HEALTH 2022
#NURSING guidelines)
#BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

* This is the only 6 years integrated master’s program with exit and lateral entry option across India
#No PhD vacancies in the areas of Biomedical Sciences and Nursing Sciences for the academic year
2025–2026.

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

[Link] of Optometry ([Link].)

PROGRAMME Integrated Master of Optometry (I.M. OPTOM.)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES:

• The major objectives of the [Link] programme are as follows:

• Possess and acquire scientific knowledge to work as an eye and health care professional
• Demonstrates and possesses clinical skills to provide quality eye and health care services
• Demonstrate team work skills to support shared goals with the interdisciplinary health care
team to improve societal health
• Possesses and demonstrates ethical values and professionalism within the legal framework
of the society
• Communicate effectively and appropriately with the interdisciplinary health care team and
the society
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• Demonstrate high quality evidence-based practice that leads to excellence in professional

practice
• Enhance knowledge and skills with the use of advancing technology for the continual
improvement of professional practice
• Display entrepreneurship, leadership and mentorship skills to practice independently as
well as in collaboration with the interdisciplinary health care team
• To take up teaching, and research in specialized fields of optometry and vision sciences

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Intake – 28

Minimum Qualifications: The eligibility for admission to the course is based on the XII Board syllabus.
The eligible subjects are Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and English. Applicants should have a minimum
of 60% marks in the qualifying bachelor’s degree examinations.

Minimum Credits & Grade Points required in the Qualifying Examination: With a minimum of 60%
aggregate marks in Intermediate/CBSE/ICSE/HSC or equivalent Board Examination with Science
subjects

Entrance Examination: The test will be from XII Board syllabus in written format, will have a total of
100 objective-type questions from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and English.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

Selection is based on marks secured in the CUET Entrance Exam in the respective categories.

8. EXIT OPTION/S

The exit option is available only after completing the four-year programme. The candidate may opt
for an exit or be forced to exit if the CGPA is less than as per the UoH’s CoE guidelines.

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

Lateral entry of students from outside the University is available in the year 5 (i.e. after completion of
4 Yrs-Bachelor of Optometry from any UGC recognized University). Allocate not more than 10% of
the original intake plus any consequential vacancies caused by exits for lateral entry of students to an
ongoing programme at UoH. Reservation for lateral entry may be considered as per Constitutional
provisions by pooling seats and rostering

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

The minimum number of credits is 284.

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Continuous assessment: A candidate must complete three minor and one major assessment each
semester.

Pre-clinical training: Every student must have their optometry basic pre-clinical training kit such
as oculder, JCC, PD ruler, retinoscope, trial frame etc., include 2 white aprons full sleeves.

Research project & dissertation: In the 08th semester, a student must complete one minor project
with 4 credits. In the 12th semester, a student must complete one major project with 10 credits to
fulfil the eligibility requirements upon receiving the Institutional Ethics Committee approval.

Clinical Internship:

In the fourth year, students go for a one-year clinical Internship. The clinical internship can be
undertaken at any of the recognised Institutions approved by the School like the Ophthalmology
department, ESIC hospital, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad, Sarojinidevi Eye Hospital, Hyderabad, Centre
for Sight, Hyderabad, Pushpagiri Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Swaroop Eye Hospital, Hyderabad, and
Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru, upon fulfilling the selection criteria of written test and/or
interview conducted by the clinical institution at the end of their third year. During the Internship,
the student must make their own arrangements for transport from the University to the Clinical
Internship centres.

In years 5 and 6, students are posted in the recognised Institutions approved by the School to enhance
their in clinical competencies.

Duration of the course: This course is designed to be a six-year full-time program with exit and
lateral entry options after completing 04th year, including internship and research project work. The
I M Optom Program comprises twelve semesters of coursework, internship, and clinical postings.
The programme has 284 credits, of which 220 credits are allocated to taught courses. The project
work has 14 credits (Minor project 4 credits and major project 10 credits), internship and clinical
training has 20 and 10 credits respectively. Apart from the elective courses offered at the school,
the students can opt for open elective courses (as appropriate) available in the university.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Clinical Internship: Every student is required to undergo one full year mandatory clinical internship
in 04th year in a designated eye hospital/ optometry clinic by adhering to the SMD internship
guidelines.

Clinical attachment: Every 05th& 06thyear [Link]. students are required to undergo mandatory
clinical competencies training programme as per the UoH’s curriculum and MoHFW approved
curriculum.

Optional clinical Obersvationship: Students are given an optional clinical obervationship in any of the
designated hospitals/optometry clinics during the summer/winter vacations by adhering to the SMD
clinical observationshipguidelines.
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Research Internship: Students encouraged to opt for short term internships offered by Indian Academy
of Sciences, ICMR, KVPY, R&D laboratories, and other foreign University internships and research
attachments subjected to university guidelines.

Community engagement: Every student is expected to participate in at least 10 community eye, CSR
activities and health screening programmes.

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

Dr. Shivaram Male Assistant Professor shivarammale@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

Dr. Shivaram Male Assistant Professor shivarammale@[Link]

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED

Duration Minimum Credits

Programme Intake
(Sems) Required
2 Years
Master of Public Health (MPH) (4 38 84
Semesters)

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME Master of Public Health (MPH)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The major objectives of the MPH programme are as follows:

• Prepare professionals to work in public health in socially, culturally, and economically

diverse populations by being attentive to the needs of vulnerable and disadvantaged
groups.
• Promote public health research in institutional and field settings.
• Train professionals for teaching /training posts in public health institutions for disability,
ageing and gender-sensitive issues and health project management.
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• Promote qualities of leadership among public health professionals and effectively use
communication skills for health advocacy.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Intake – 38

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in medicine, Dentistry, AYUSH, Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Nursing,

Nutrition, Pharmacology, Veterinary Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Social sciences or any other
science degree. Degree holders in arts and humanities with an interest in public health are also
encouraged to apply. Applicants should have a minimum of 55% marks in the qualifying bachelor’s
degree examinations.

Minimum Credits & Grade Points required in the Qualifying Examination

With a minimum of55% marks in the qualifying bachelor’s degree examinations as per UGC
regulations or as per professional regulatory councils’ minimum requirements in the respective
qualifying examinations

Entrance Examination:

Pattern 2 (25 General + 75 Domain Specific Knowledge Questions)

Based on marks secured in the CUET-PG Entrance Exam in the respective categories

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

Selection is through entrance examination. The written test paper will be based on a bachelor's degree
syllabus in public health and allied specialities. It will have a total of 100 objective-type questions
covering above cited subjects.

8. EXIT OPTION/S

No Exit Option

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

No Lateral Entry option.

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits: 84

Continuous assessment: Students are given periodical tests, short quizzes, take-home assignments,
seminars, tutorials, in addition to an examination at the end of each semester. The final result in each
course is calculated based on this continuous assessment and performance in the end-semester
examination. Students must complete 50% of the courses in each semester.
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Research project & dissertation: Project work & dissertation spread across the 3rd and 4thsemesters; a
student must complete project work with dissertation part-1 with 4 credits in the 3rd semester. In the
4th semester, a student must complete Project work & Dissertation Part- 2 with 8 credits to fulfil the
eligibility requirements upon receiving the Instructional Ethics Committee approval.

Public Health Internship:

The internship of 2 credits will be undertaken during the summer intervening between the second and
third semesters. The duration of the internship will be a minimum of four weeks and a maximum of
eight weeks

Duration of the course: This course is designed to be a two-year full-time program including field
visits, internship and research project work. The MPH Program consists of three semesters of
coursework and an internship during the inter-semester breaks and the fourth semester. The
programme has a total of 84 credits, of which, 66 credits are allocated to taught courses. The project
work has 12 credits (Part -1, 4 credits and Part -2, 8 credits), field visits to relevant public health
institutes/health Centres -4 credits and Internship 2 credits and the internship is mandatory. The taught
courses include- core courses (54 credits) and elective courses (12 credits). Apart from the elective
courses offered at the school, the students can opt for open elective courses (as appropriate) available
in the university.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Duration and structure

MPH students are have to undertake their internship during the summer between their first and second
year; this is the recommended time. The duration of the internship is to be a minimum of four weeks
and a maximum of eight weeks.

12. FACULTY

Professors Specialisation
Prof. Ramesh Kumar Mishra Visual Cognition,
Ph.D. (University of Delhi)
PsycholinguisticsBilingualism, Cognitive,
Dean of the School Control, Attention & Language, Literacy &
and
Cognition
Head, Centre for Neural & Cognitive
Sciences (CNCS)
Prof. B R Shamanna Public Health Policy and Practice; Project
Management; Health and Welfare
MD (Community Medicine); DNB
(Maternal & Child Health); DNB (Social Economics; Disability inclusive
and Preventive Medicine); MSc (UCL – development.
London); PGDMLE (NLSIU -Bengaluru)
Prof. C. T. Anitha Health Systems, Nutrition, Public Health
education & research
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MD, MPH (Rajiv Gandhi University of

Health Sciences, University of South
Florida, USA) -
Prof. Mahadev Kalyankar Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/Non-
Alcoholic Steatohepatitis, Insulin
Ph. D. (University of Hyderabad,
Hyderabad) Resistance, Metabolic Disorders
Prof. Athar Habib Siddiqui Renal physiology, RAS biology,
Hypertension, Diabetes
Ph. D (AMU, Aligarh)
Associate Professors Specialization
Dr. K. Ajitha Palliative care, Disability studies, Ageing,
Tribal health and Epidemiology of
MD, Ph.D (Public Health), (NTR
University of Health Sciences, SRM communicable and Non Communicable
University Tamil Nadu) diseases.
Healthy Ageing, Frailty, Dementia, Disability,
Dr. Varalakshmi Manchana Nutrition, Sleep and Chronic Pain and Mental
health, Socio-Behavioural Interventions for
MSc(Nursing), PhD, MA (Edu),PGDBE, health promotion, NCDs and Injury
ICMR-DHR-IF Epidemiology.

Dr. Konda V Nagaraju Ocular Surface inflammation

Cornea, & Contact Lenses
Ph. D. (Optometry and Vision Sciences,
Tear Film
University of New South Wales, Sydney)
Assistant Professors Specialization
Dr. M. Surya Durga Prasad Epidemiology
MBBS, MD (Community Medicine)
Qualitative health Research
(Osmania)
Non communicable diseases
Dr. Shivaram Male Color Perception & Cognition
[Link], Ph.D., PG. Dipl. (CL&IPR)-
Visual Perception and Psychophysics
UoH, SERI-Harvard Medical school.
Vision Rehabilitation
Binocular Vision
Biomarkers in retinal and
neurodegenerative Diseases

Honorary Faculty
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Dr. B Ranga Reddy

Public Health
MD Physician (Minsk, Belarus) PGDPhM
Infection Control
(Pondicherry, India) AMP (IESE,
Barcelona) Global Health (Washington
University) One Health (One Health
Consortium, Calgary, Canada)
Dr. Rashmin Gandhi

MBBS, FRCS - Ophthalmology (Edin),

Ocular Diseases
FRCS - Ophthalmology (Glasg)
Neurophthalmology
ICO Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Eyecare Innovations and Technology
Consultant Neurophthalmologist-CFS
eye Hospitals, Hyd
Director, Axon MedTech PVT Ltd
Director, Foresight Worldwide
Director, Cygnus LLC, UAE
Country Director - India and Principal
Researcher, Davos Alzheimer
Collaborative
(A World Economic Forum initiative)

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL

ID
Prof. C.T. Anitha Professor actmd@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL
EMAIL ID

Prof. B. [Link] Professor +9140-2313 5473

brsham@[Link]
Prof. Anitha Professor actmd@[Link]
Dr. Ajitha Katta Associate Professor + 9140- 23135480
ajithakatta@[Link]
Dr. M Varalakshmi Associate Professor lakshmi@[Link]
Dr. M. Surya Durga Prasad Assistant Professor + 9140-66795481
surya@[Link]
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3. Ph.D. in HEALTH SCIENCES:

Course Coordinator: Prof. Mahadev Kalyankar

This year the school is offering Ph. D. Health Sciences in (Public Health, Optometry and Vision
sciences). The intake of candidates is specified below, and will follow all the regulations as stipulated
under the MHRD/UGC/Notification as per UGC Regulations -2022 adopted by UoH 91st Academic
council meeting.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME Ph.D. (HEALTH SCIENCES)

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The major objectives of the Ph.D. (Health Sciences) programme are as follows:

Biomedical Sciences: The objective of this stream is to enhance the knowledge of

noncommunicable diseases, and to gain a better understanding of the epidemiology and pathology
of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis and kidney disease.

Optometry and Vision Sciences: To prepare future vision care leaders with a broad knowledge
foundation and unique research skills. It encourages academic achievement by offering a course
of action and research opportunities in the medical and health sciences. Doctoral candidates will
help to progress the field of optometry, improve eye and healthcare outcomes, and benefit the
community by eradicating blindness.
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Public Health: The primary objective of this programme is to develop and provide scholars with
the opportunity to study the impact of the broader social determinants of health on public health.
Further the program would strive to develop scholarly capability, prepare researchers to become
educators, leaders, and policymakers in the field of public health

Nursing: To prepare nurse researchers with enhanced leadership and research skills to generate
and translate knowledge toward positive health outcomes of individuals, families, communities
and populations. Doctoral education prepares nurse scholars to take leadership positions in nursing
and health with interdisciplinary approach to generate, implement and disseminate innovative
solutions to meet state, national and international needs.

Ph.D. Health Sciences in Four streams:

Ph.D. in Health Sciences- (Public Health):

Prof. B R Shamanna, Prof. Anitha CT, [Link] Katta, Dr. M Varalakshmi, Dr. Surya Durga
Prasad

Admission to Ph. D. Health Sciences (Public Health)

a) Eligibility: A Master’s Degree in Public Health with at least 55% marks in aggregate in
qualifying examination. b. Master’s degree in any stream of Health Sciences, Indian Systems
of Medicine, Nursing, Masters in Nutrition, Master Degree in Physiotherapy, Masters in
Epidemiology, Population Studies, Demography, M.A/MSc Psychology , Applied sciences,
Allied Health Sciences, with at least 55% marks in aggregate in the qualifying examination. c.
Master’s degree holders in Life sciences, Social Sciences, Medical Social Work, Behavioural
sciences, Health Management and Health Administration with at least 55% marks in aggregate
in the qualifying examination. Applicants of b. and c. categories above should have
demonstrable & documented Public Health Experience of 2-years produced as a verifiable
certificate, in addition to the minimum qualifications criteria which will be assessed during the
time of interview.
or
Note:
a)Selection process: Entrance Examination followed by Interview.
b) JRF in Social Medicine & Community Health of UGC-NET is also eligible to appear for
interview in Ph.D. Health Sciences – Public Health stream without appearing for Entrance
Examination.
c) Other related stream JRF with 2 years of experience in Public Health is also eligible to
appear for interview in Ph.D. Health Sciences – Public Health stream without appearing for
Entrance Examination.
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PhD in Health Sciences- (Biomedical Sciences) : Prof. Mahadev Kalyankar, Prof. Athar H
Siddiqui.

Admission to Ph. D Health Sciences (Biomedical Sciences):

Eligibility: Students having a Master’s degree in Biochemistry/Animal Sciences, Biotechnology/Life

Sciences/Physiology or in a closely related area, with at least 55% marks in Masters programme are
eligible to apply.

The Ph.D. admission in Biomedical Sciences will be for candidates who have qualified for UGC-
JRF/CSIR-JRF/NBHM/DBT, ICMR/DST-Inspire or any other related agency. Candidates having any
of the above listed and related fellowships will be awarded 45 marks and can appear for interview
directly.

Compulsory PhD Course Work – 12-14 credits as followed by the School of Life Sciences as per UGC
regulations 2022.

Ph.D. in Health Sciences- (Nursing):

Dr. Varalakhmi Manchana

Admission to Ph. D Health Sciences (Nursing)

[Link] (Nursing) or [Link]. (Nursing) with specializations Medical Surgical/CommunityHealth/Mental

Health and 1 year teaching or Clinical experience after [Link].(N).

The candidates should have passed [Link]. Nursing with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in
qualifying examination and strong inclination to research in Nursing and/or health sciences which will
be assessed during the time of interview.

Ph.D. in Health Sciences- (Optometry & Vision Sciences):

[Link] Konda, Dr. Shivaram Male

Admission to Ph. D. Health Sciences (Optometry& Vision Sciences)

Master’s degree in Optometry, Vision Sciences, Integrated Masters in Optometry and Vision
Sciences with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in Master’s degree in any
stream of Health Sciences, , with at least 55% marks in aggregate in qualifying examination.

Publications in international peer reviewed journals and having atleast two years of work experience
is desirable.

[Link]. Optometry along with, 2-years of clinical, industrial or Research experience and MBA/MPH,
Clinical Research, M. Tech Ophthalmic engineering and instrumentation, Optics, /M. [Link] Optics
who are interested in continuing research in visual processing by a corresponding statutory body
with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade.
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Ph.D. Admissions (Health Sciences) For International students:

International students are exempted from the entrance test. The selection criteria to admit an
international Ph.D. student rests on the admission committee of the academic unit, which, after
examining the application (received from ICCR, SII or self-supported candidates, OCI category
candidates) may seek two recommendation letters, assess previous academic performance of the
candidate, and, if required, interact with the applicant by an interview (video call); the unit may then
identify a potential supervisor(s) and give the recommendation for the admission of the candidate.
Followed by CoE as per UoH guidelines.
Eligibility:

Ph.D. Health
Eligibility Criteria Selection Criteria
Sciences/Stream
a) Master’s Degree in Public Health with at least
55% marks in aggregate inqualifying JRF/NET/
examination.
b) Master’s degree in any stream of Health Sciences, Entrance & Interview
Indian Systems of Medicine,
Nursing, Masters in Nutrition, Master Degree in With minimum educational
Physiotherapy, Masters in Epidemiology, qualification as above and
Population Studies, Demography, M.A/MSc qualified for UGC-
Psychology , Applied sciences, Allied Health JRF/DBT, AYUSH,
Sciences, with at least 55% marks in aggregate in ICMR/DST-Inspire or any
the qualifying examination. other related agency.

Selection of candidates will

c) Master’s degree holders in Life sciences, Social depend on the scores
Sciences, Medical Social Work, Behavioural obtained in UGC -NET
Public Health
sciences, Health Management and Health category-1/ category-2/
Administration with at least 55% marks in category-3 and National
aggregate in the qualifying examination. Level Tests conducted by
Applicants of b. and c. categories above should ICMR, CSIR, DBT,
have demonstrable & documented Public Ministry of AYUSH, [Link]
Health Experience of 2-years produced as a exempted from taking the
certificate, in addition to the minimum entrance test and will be
qualifications criteria, and JRF Certificate (for given 35 marks for the
JRF candidates) which will be assessed during the entrance test. However, they
time of interview. may write the exam if they
wish to and, in that case, the
higher of the two scores will
be considered for their
admission criteria.
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*Note: Presentation of a
tentative research proposal
to assess research skills
followed by interview will
be part of the selection
criteria.
[Link]. (Nursing) or [Link]. (Nursing) with
specializations Medical Entrance & Interview
Surgical/CommunityHealth/Mental Health and 1
year teaching or Clinical experience after #(No intake for the
[Link].(N). academic year)

Nursing The candidates should have passed [Link]. Nursing

with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in
qualifying examination and strong inclination to
research in Nursingand/or health sciences which
will be assessed during the time of interview.

Master’s degree in Optometry,Vision Sciences, Entrance & Interview

Integrated Masters in Optometry and Vision Sciences
with at least 55% marks in aggregate orits equivalent
grade in Master’s degree in any stream of Health
Sciences, , with at least 55% marks in aggregate in
qualifying examination.
Publications in international peer viewed journals and
Optometry & having at least two years of work experience is
Vision Sciences desirable.
[Link]. Optometry along with 2-years of clinical,
industrial, or Research experience and MBA/MPH,
Clinical Research, M. Tech Ophthalmic engineering
and instrumentation, Optics, /[Link]. in Optics who are
interested in continuing research in visual processing
by a corresponding statutory body with at least 55%
marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade.

Entrance Examination:

Admission shall be through an entrance examination for screening and an interview for final selection.
The Entrance Examination will carry a total of 70 marks and divided into 2 sections.

Section A - The entrance examination question paper will have 50 % of questions (35 questions) in
section-A will have multiple choice questions based on general sciences aptitude, analytical & basic
research methodology and this section carries a negative marking of *0.33 for every wrong answer.
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Section B - specialty paper will not have negative marking will be divided into 2 specialty streams,
namely Section B1: Optometry and Vision Sciences, B2: Public Health (50 % - 35 marks) will be
No. of
Sn Designatio
Name of the Faculty Area of Specialization Ph.D.
o n
Vacancies
NIL

Ph.D. Health Sciences (Optometry & Vision Sciences)

Ocular Surface inflammation
Associate
1. Dr. Konda V Nagaraju Cornea, & Contact Lenses Tear 1
Professor
Film
Color Perception & Cognition
Visual Perception and
Psychophysics
Assistant
2. Dr. Shivaram Male Vision Rehabilitation 2
Professor
Binocular Vision
Biomarkers in retinal and
neurodegenerative Diseases
Ph.D. Health Sciences (Public Health)
Public Health Policy and Practice;
Project Management; Health and
3. Prof. B.R. Shamanna Professor 2
Welfare Economics; Disability
inclusive development
4. Healthy Ageing, Frailty, Dementia,
Disability, Nutrition, Sleep and
Chronic Pain and Mental health,
[Link] Associate 4
Socio-Behavioural Interventions for
Manchana Professor
health promotion, NCDs and Injury
Epidemiology

Total 9
allocated for this. The candidate has to answer this separately depending on the choice of the stream.

*Candidates who secured 50% of marks in the entrance test are eligible to called for the interview.

The final marks will be moderated in order to make available at least 6 screened candidates for each
Ph. D seat to be filled in the individual streams of research study.

Compulsory Course Work – 14 credits including common courses and specialization related courses.

All other guidelines will be as perUGC Regulations -2022 adopted by UoH 91st Academic council
meeting.

15. Faculty-wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to Ph.D. 2025-26:
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16. Ph.D. Interview Marks

1. Candidate Interview Performance 30

Total Marks 30

17. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to Ph.D. programs

NIL

1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE Centre for Psychology

2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Medical Sciences

3. ABOUT THE CENTRE

The Centre for Psychology strives to be a premier hub in psychology. The students, research
scholars, and faculty actively engage in excellent teaching-learning processes, research, extension
services, and collaboration to translate the theory and practice of psychology to society. Psychology,
being a fascinating subject, is one of the most popular programmes that teach us how to live life to its
fullest potential.

To enhance professional skills in students, the Centre is well-equipped with state-of-the-art

laboratories (experimental laboratories, counselling laboratory, behaviour technology laboratory,
and sleep laboratory) having a large number of standardised psychological tests, digital apparatus,
and instruments including biofeedback, neurofeedback, and polysomnography. The students are
taught with hands-on experience in these laboratories to conduct various experiments, assessments,
and simulated counselling and therapeutic sessions.

Research in the Centre primarily comprises several important areas, such as caregivers’
health, counselling psychology, developmental psychology, educational psychology, geriatric
psychology, health psychology, organisational psychology, parenting, positive organisational
behaviour, positive psychology, psychometrics, psycho-oncology, sports psychology, stress
management, women’s health, and yoga.

Our students and research scholars have found placements as faculty, scientists,
psychologists, and counsellors in prestigious organisations and institutions (Government, corporate,
and private), such as Central Universities and World-class Universities (Stanford University),
AIIMS, DRDO, DIPR, TISS, and Deemed-to-be-Universities. Every year, our students from the
Integrated [Link]. and [Link]. programmes also join world-class universities and institutes for higher
studies.
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4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED

Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required

(Sems)
1. [Link]. (5-Year Integrated)
Psychology (with Exit Options: [Link]. 10 Semesters 20 Minimum of 60% marks at +2 or
Psychology–at the end of three years; equivalent in Arts or Sciences
[Link]. (Hons) Psychology–at the end of
four years)

2. [Link]. Psychology 4 Semesters 15 Minimum of 60% marks at the

Graduate level with Psychology
as one of the subjects for 3 years
3. Ph.D. Psychology - Master’s degree in Psychology
with at least 55% marks

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

PROGRAMME: [Link]. Psychology, [Link]. (Hons) Psychology

Programme Objectives
1. To provide an understanding of basic concepts, principles, and theories in psychology
2. To demonstrate the application of various theories in psychology
3. To provide training in designing and conducting experiments (laboratory and field) and
assessments in psychology
4. To train students in experiential learning through field exposure (internship) and basic research
skills (project)
5. To mentor students in the essential branches of psychology
6. To orient students towards research and professionalism in psychology

PROGRAMME: [Link]. Psychology

Programme Objectives
PROGRAMME: Ph.D. Psychology
Programme Objectives
1. To mentor and supervise the students in designing, conducting, and reporting research in the field
of psychology
2. To mentor the students in the dissemination and expansion of professional knowledge through
seminars, conferences, and publications
3. To ensure professional competencies essential for being a psychologist
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6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Programme
[Link]. (5-Year Integrated) Psychology Intake: 20
(with Exit Options: [Link]. Psychology–at Minimum Qualification: 60% marks at +2 or
the end of three years; [Link]. (Hons) equivalent in Arts or Sciences
Psychology–at the end of four years)
[Link]. Psychology Intake: 15
Minimum Qualification: 60% marks at the Graduate
level with Psychology as one of the subjects for 3
years
Ph.D. Psychology Intake: Varies depending on the vacancy available
with the concerned faculty
Minimum Qualification: Master’s degree in
Psychology with at least 55% marks

7. ADMISSION PROCESS

(i) Entrance for [Link]. (5-Year Integrated) Psychology: Admissions through CUET
(ii) Entrance for [Link]. Psychology: Admissions through CUET
(iii) Ph.D. Psychology: UGC-NET (70 marks) and Interview (30 marks)
Ph.D. Interview (30 marks) Weightage Break-up
[Link]. Weightage being considered Marks
1 Research Proposal in APA Style and Writing Skills 10
2 Interview 20
3 Total 30

8. EXIT OPTIONS
(i) [Link]. Psychology: At the end of three years
(ii) [Link]. (Hons) Psychology: At the end of four years

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

[Link]. Psychology

10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

As per the NEP mode.

11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Internship including Case Observation (at UG Level: 2 Credits) and Skill Implementation (at
[Link]. Level: 4 Credits).

12. FACULTY
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Professors Specialisation
Prof. G. Padmaja Counselling Psychology, Psycho-oncology,
Geriatric Psychology, Women’s Health,
Organizational Psychology
Associate Professors Specialisation
Dr. Meera Padhy Health Psychology, Developmental and
Educational Psychology
Dr. N.D.S. Naga Seema Women’s Health, Parenting, Sports
Psychology, Stress Management, Yoga
Dr. Suvashisa Rana Positive Psychology, Psychometrics, Positive
Organisational Behaviour
Assistant Professors Specialisation
Dr. C. V. Usha Health Psychology, Counselling Psychology,
Developmental Psychology
Dr. C. Vanlalhrauii Psycho-oncology, Caregivers’ Health
13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

Prof. G. Padmaja Professor & Head +91-9849293096
[Link]@[Link]
Dr. N.D.S. Naga Seema Associate Professor +91-9394674720
seema@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

Prof. G. Padmaja Professor & Head +91-9849293096
[Link]@[Link]
Dr. N.D.S. Naga Seema Associate Professor +91-9394674720
seema@[Link]

15. FACULTY-WISE BROAD AREAS OF RESEARCH AND VACANCIES FOR

ADMISSION TO Ph.D. 2025-26

16. Ph.D. INTERVIEW WEIGHTAGE BREAK-UP

[Link]. Weightage being considered Marks

1 Research Proposal in APA Style and Writing Skills 10
2 Interview 20
3 Total 30
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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ Centre for Neural & Cognitive Sciences

CENTRE
2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Medical Sciences

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Centre began in 2008 with the support of UGC. It is a unique Centre with capabilities in
teaching, research in neural and cognitive sciences. This is one of the first centres in University of
Hyderabad to offer such a unique multidisciplinary course. It is unique in its course structure, faculty
specialization and ranking within the country in the field of neuroscience and cognitive science. In the
given years it has become an important centre of research and learning in the field, producing many
PhDs who have gone on to do further specializations. It offers a master’s degree course in Neural
and Cognitive Sciences.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
[Link]. Neural and Cognitive 4 semesters 16 80 Credits
Sciences
(exit option: 1 year pg diploma)
Ph.D. Cognitive Science 12 semesters 06 14-16 Credits

5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME [Link]. Neural and Cognitive Science
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
1. The course is designed to train manpower in neural and cognitive sciences, offering them
methodological and conceptual knowledge in this field.
2. The course provides both basic and applied research orientation.
3. It trains people to compare and contrast specialized research in traditional as well as
emerging areas related to neural and cognitive sciences and other allied interdisciplinary
fields.
4. The goal is to provide students substantial training in core courses, laboratory methods, and
research dissertation so as to make them capable of undertaking Ph.D. course both
in India and abroad in their field of choice.

PROGRAMME Ph.D. Cognitive Science

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
1. Ph.D. in Cognitive Science is designed to provide thorough research experience in both
neural and cognitive sciences.
2. Ph.D. students are offered coursework in specialized areas and they undertake
comprehensive research in the areas of the Centre.
3. The Ph.D. is designed to provide students research and teaching capabilities so as to make
them competent to undertake faculty positions, postdoc positions and also enter into
industry with the required qualifications and experience.

5. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1. [Link]. Neural and Cognitive Sciences: Any undergraduate’s degree with a minimum of
55% marks in any branch of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering and Computer
Science, Social Sciences and Humanities; or MBBS.
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2. Ph.D. Cognitive Science: Eligibility: A postgraduate degree in relevant course (only

those courses specified in the Prospectus that year) with 55% aggregate.

7. ADMISSION PROCESS
1. [Link]. Neural and Cognitive Sciences: The students have to appear for CUET UG. There
is no cut- off for PG courses. University has decided not to have any cut-off marks in the
entrance examination, i.e., in the written test or interview or written test plus interview put
together for admission to any Postgraduate course for any category during the year 2025-26.

2. Any undergraduate degree with a minimum of 55% marks is the minimum requirement.

Applicants must have scores in the following CUET-PG subjects/tests and the score from the
exam will be used to create a single merit list will be considered for CNCS admissions.

Final selection for admission shall be based on marks obtained in written test + interview

CUET Subjects/Test papers List: COQP11 (General Paper)

Ph.D. Cognitive Science: Eligibility: Students will be taken through CSIR/UGC NET in the
following subjects.
CNCS will admit students through CSIR / UGC NET in the following subjects.
Psychology
Linguistics
Computer science and Applications
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Chemical Sciences
Mathematics

Final selection for admission shall be based on marks obtained in written test + interview.

[Link] OPTION/S
Exiting after one year fulfilling 40 credits and an internship in summer, they will be given a PG
Diploma in Neural and Cognitive Sciences.

9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S The center offers no lateral entry options as the course is
specialized in nature and if offered in limited places with parity in syllabus/course modules in India.

[Link] REQUIREMENTS
1. An [Link]. student requires a total of 80 credits which covers 11 core courses, 3 electives, a
seminar, a synopsis and a thesis dissertation within 2 years to be eligible to award the
degree. Both core courses as well electives are evaluated internally for 40 marks (2 Best
scores out of 3 Internal assignments/tests) and via the end semester examination for 60
marks.
2. The Ph.D. candidate is required to complete their course work in the 1st year of their Ph.D.,
finishing 4 core courses worth 16 credits. Those who have obtained their Master’s degree
from this center are free to choose core courses offered by other departments/centers,
pertinent to their research area.
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11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT : Will be notified at

Department

[Link]
Professors Specialisation
[Link] Kumar Mishra Visual Cognition
Psycholinguistics
Bilingualism
Cognitive Control
Attention and Language
Literacy and cognition
Associate Professors Specialisation
Dr. Sudipta Saraswati Neurogenetics,
Behavioural Neuroscience
Dr. Joby Joseph Electrophysiology, imaging and computation
to understand neural underpinnings of
behaviour.
Assistant Professors Specialisation
Dr. Akash Gautam Molecular Neuroscience

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL
ID
Dr. Akash Gautam Assistant Professor 040-23134496,
akash@[Link]

14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL
EMAIL ID
N.A

15 Faculty wise broad areas of research vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:
S. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of Specialization No. of PhD
No. Vacancies
02 ( Two)
1. Prof. Ramesh Professor Cognitive science, NET in Psychology,
Kumar Mishra attention, Linguistics, BTech
psycholinguistics, visual Computer Science
cognition
2. Dr. Sudipta Associate Neurogenetics, 02 (Two)
Saraswati Professor Behavioural Neuroscience
CSIR NET in Life
Sciences
Physical Sciences
Chemical Sciences
Mathematics

3. Dr. Joby Joseph Associate Candidates interested in 02 (Two)

Professor investigating neural circuit MSc in Neural and
mechanisms underlying Cognitive Sciences,
behavior in insect model Neuroscience,
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systems using Physics, Cognitive

neuroethology, Science, or any
electrophysiology, and branch of Life
computational Sciences,like
approaches are Zoology, Biochemistr
encouraged to apply. y,and Biotechnology.
BTech in any
branches of Electrial
or Electronics
engineering.

4. Dr. Akash Gautam Assistant Molecular neurobiology, 00 (Zero)

Professor Neuropharmacology,
Brain ageing
Total 06

16 Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc. 08
2. Having fellowship/[Link]/NET/SLET, etc. 02
3. Interview 20
Total Marks 30
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SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE School of Engineering Sciences and Technology

SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) School of Engineering Sciences and Technology

ABOUT THE SCHOOL

The School of Engineering Sciences and Technology (SEST) was established in the academic year 2008-09 with
an objective to impart research-oriented education and pursue high quality research in emerging multi-
disciplinary areas encompassing science, engineering and technology. At present, SEST offers [Link].
programmes in Materials Engineering, Nanoscience and Technology and Manufacturing Science and
Engineering and Ph.D. programmes in Materials Engineering and Nanoscience and Technology and intends to
offer Ph.D. programme in Manufacturing Science and Engineering soon. SEST is offering [Link]. (Materials
Engineering) with [Link]. exit option from the academic year 2024-25. In near future, SEST intends to offer
programmes in other frontier engineering disciplines.

SEST provides an ideal environment to pursue cross-disciplinary research in engineering sciences and
technology by taking advantage of the well-established facilities and expertise available within the School and
in the University campus.

SEST also collaborates with premier research institutions located in and around Hyderabad (namely DMRL,
IICT, ARCI, NFC, NFTDC and RCI), most of which are also formally recognized as school’s external research
centers.

The school with its expert faculty members and state of the art lab facilities has attracted > Rs. 15 crores as
research project grants and has high quality journal publications & patents. The school collaborates with
various other research organizations, industry & academia globally.

PROGRAMMES OFFERED

Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required

(Sems)
Ph.D Materials Engineering 12 14 As per UGC norms

Ph.D Nanoscience and 12 3 As per UGC norms

Technology
I-MTech ([Link] & [Link]) 10 60 202
Materials Engineering

[Link] Materials Engineering

PROGRAMME Integrated [Link] ([Link] & [Link]) Materials Engineering
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
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● PEO1. To attain world-class quality in learning (theory and practical) and research
related to engineering sciences and technology.
● PEO2. To provide comprehensive and interdisciplinary knowledge on analyses, design,
and creation of novel and environmentally benign engineering solutions for short-term
and long-term pertinent problems in the society.
● PEO3. To give a comprehensive hands-on training in the theory and experiments related
to processing, characterization, testing of advanced materials and engineering
components.
● PEO4. To produce high quality and industrially relevant human resource for possible
employment in industries, and academic and research organizations.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS (Please provide details for each programme separately; Intake, Minimum
Qualifications; Minimum Credits & Grade Points required in Qualifying Examination, Entrance Examination,
Relaxations if any; Reservation as per statutory norms)

Intake: 60

Minimum Qualifications:

Class 12

Minimum Credits & Grade Points required in Qualifying Examination: 75% marks

Entrance Examination:

JEE-Mains

ADMISSION PROCESS

The admission for this programme is through counseling by JoSAA

EXIT OPTION/S

After four years [Link] / [Link] (Honors)

LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S

NA

PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS

162 credits for BTech., 182 credits for B. Tech (Hons) and 202 credits for Integrated ([Link] and MTech)
including a one year thesis work

INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

NO

Ph.D. Materials Engineering

PROGRAMME Ph.D. Materials Engineering

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M.E./[Link]. or equivalent Master’s degree in Metallurgy; Mechanical (Production / Manufacturing Engineering);

Materials Engineering; Ceramic Engineering / Technology; Engineering Physics; Chemical Engineering;
Nanoscience and Technology

OR

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology in any of the above disciplines with 75%.

OR

Master of science degree in Physics/Chemistry/Industrial Chemistry/ Materials Science/Nanoscience and

Technology.

Candidates should have at least 55% marks in the respective qualifying exam.

Admission shall be based on a written test followed by an interview for short-listing the candidates. The written
test will consist of objective type questions. As per the UGC 2016 regulations, the questions of the entrance test
shall have equal weightage for research methodology and subject specific questions. The syllabus for the subject
related questions will cover some or all of the following disciplines: Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical
Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, Physics, Engineering Sciences, Chemical Engineering, and Manufacturing,
Production and Industrial Engineering of BE/[Link] level and Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics of [Link]./[Link].
level.

GATE or NET qualified candidates are NOT exempted from the written examination but they will be given due
weightage as specified.

PhD Materials Engineering: Admission through UoH Entrance Examination 2025 and Interview

Course Work Requirements:

Candidates admitted to the Ph.D. programme will be required to undergo a mandatory core course work, besides
any additional courses that may be recommended by the research advisory committee (RAC) to meet the
demands of their research.

Ph.D. Nanoscience and Technology

PROGRAMME Ph.D. Nanoscience and Technology

M.E./[Link]. or equivalent Master’s degree in Metallurgy; Mechanical (Production / Manufacturing Engineering);

Materials Engineering; Ceramic Engineering/Technology; Engineering Physics; Chemical Engineering; Nanoscience
and Technology

OR

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology in any of the above disciplines with 75%.

OR

Master of science degree in Physics/Chemistry/Industrial Chemistry/ Materials Science/Nanoscience and

Technology.

Candidates should have at least 55% marks in the respective qualifying exam.

Admission shall be based on a written test followed by an interview for short-listing the candidates. The written
test will consist of objective type questions. As per the UGC 2016 regulations, the questions of the entrance test
shall have equal weightage for research methodology and subject specific questions. The syllabus for the subject
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related questions will cover some or all of the following disciplines: Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical
Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, Physics, Engineering Sciences, Chemical Engineering of BE/[Link] level or
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics of [Link]./[Link]. level.

GATE or NET qualified candidates are NOT exempted from the written examination but they will be given weightage
as specified.

PhD Nanoscience and Technology: Admission through UoH Entrance Examination 2025 and Interview

Course Work Requirements:

Candidates admitted to the Ph.D. programme will be required to undergo a mandatory core course work, besides
any additional courses that may be recommended by the research advisory committee (RAC) to meet the demands
of their research.

FACULTY

Professors Specialization
Jai Prakash Gautam Texture control in automotive steels, laser peening of super
alloys, Mineral beneficiation, Re-Manufacturing of electrical
steels. correlative microscopy and in-situ characterization.
Appa Rao Goudu Powder Metallurgy
Dibakar Das Functional Ceramics, Nanomaterials, Powder Metallurgy,
Magnetic Materials, Chemical Mechanical Planarization
Vadali V. S. S. Srikanth Nanoscience and Technology, Surface and Interface
Engineering, Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of
Thin Films and Nano Materials, Non-Destructive Testing,
Modeling and Simulation, Synthesis of Diamond, Si-C-B-N,
and Nanocarbon Material Systems
Koteswararao V. Rajulapati Next generation alloys including Superalloys and Steels,
Indentation, Mechanics, High-entropy alloys, Deformation
science
Sudharshan Phani Nanomechanical characterization of multiphase materials
Pardhasaradhi
Swati Ghosh Acharyya Surface engineering for improving the corrosion and wear
resistance of implant materials.
Associate Professors Specialization
Raj Kishora Dash Smart Materials, Carbon based Hybrid & Nanocomposite,
Functional Materials, 1D, 2D Nanostructure, Structure-
properties correlation at micro and nanoscale,
Nanostructured Thermoelectric materials, Advanced
Processing of Nanostructured Materials, Advanced
Materials, Advanced Characterization of Materials at
Nano/Micro Scale, MEMS, NEMS, Sensors, Bio-MEMS,
Microfluidic devices and Nano/Micro fabrication.
Assistant Professors Specialization
Venkata Girish Kotnur Structure process correlation in nano-structured PVD thin
films
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K Guruvidyathri Computational Materials Thermodynamics, Calphad,

Thermodynamic assessment, Alloy design, High-entropy
alloys
V Ponnilavan Metal oxide nanoparticles for therapeutic application,
Electroactive biomaterials for tissue engineering,
Mesoporous materials

INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S all faculty members

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

All faculty members

INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S all faculty members

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID

All faculty members

15.F Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:
[Link]. Name of the Designation Area of Specialization No. of PhD Vacancies
Faculty

Materials Nanoscienc
Engineering e &
Technology
1 Jai Prakash Professor 1. Texture controlled 2 0
Gautam thermomechnical processing
of recycled sheet steels
2. Structure property
corrleation in AHSS and
super alloys
2 Dibakar Das Professor 1. Bio ceramics; 2. Energy 2 0
storage materials
3 Koteswararao Professor 1. High-entropy alloys 3 0
V. Rajulapati 2. Medium-entropy alloys
3. High-entropy Superalloys
4 Swati Ghosh Professor 1. Residual life assessment of 1 0
Acharyya aged materials
2. Water quality 0 1
management by advanced
materials and methods
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5 Raj Kishora Associate 1. Development of 2D 0 1

Dash Professor nanomaterials based
Nanocomposites
6 V Ponnilavan Assistant ME: 1. Electroactive 1 0
Professor biomaterials or
Nanomaterials for
therapeutic applications
7 Appa Rao Professor 1. Establishment of structure 2 0
Goudu property relationships in
advanced powder metallurgy
nickel base superalloys
processed through additive
manufacturing and hot
isostatic pressing techniques
2. Processing, structure and
property correlations in high
quality nickel base
superalloy powder produced
by plasma rotating electrode
process (PREP).
8 K Assistant Design and development of 1
Guruvidyathri Professor new alloys assisted by
computational materials
engineering and experiments
9 Balaji Padya Associate 1. Carbon fiber reinforced 2 0
Professor polymeric composites
2. Additive manufacturing of
graphene-based composites
3. Electrically conductive 1
films as radiation absorbing
materials
Total 14 3
16. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc. 10

2. Having fellowship/[Link]/NET/SLET, etc. 5

3. Interview 15
Total Marks 30
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1. SCHOOL/ DEPARTMENT/ CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED STUDIES

CENTRE
2. SCHOOL (In case multi-dept) ------

3. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT (Overview, History, Uniqueness, Ranking etc)

The University established a separate Centre for Integrated Studies (CIS) in the year 2006-2007. The
Centre has been nurtured over the years to promote truly integrated courses both in the sense of
vertical integration and horizontal integration,that have received a high appreciation by scholars at
home and abroad. Currently, the Centre coordinates 5-year Integrated Master’s Programmes in some
select disciplines in Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences. It coordinates administration of the
programmes in the first Four/Six semesters and then the students are transferred to the parent
departments/Centres for the teaching of the remaining courses in the last 3/2 years of their
programme. The course structures are aligned with the NEP 2020 guidelines w.e.f 2022-23 academic
year, offering multiple exit options.
Currently Prof. Sanjay Subodh is the Director of the Centre for Integrated Studies.

4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED
Programme Duration Intake Minimum Credits Required
(Sems)
I.M.A. / [Link]. (5-Year Integrated 6 Semesters 120
Programme)
I.M.A. / [Link]. (5-Year Integrated 8 Semesters 160
Programme)
I.M.A. / [Link]. (5-Year Integrated 10 Semesters 200
Programme)
5. PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
PROGRAMME I.M.A./[Link] ( 5- Year Integrated ) Programs
PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES
The facilities:
Laboratories: The CIS has six laboratories with all the necessary and high-end equipment like
Centrifuges, -80 Degree centigrade Freezers, UV-spectrophotometers, Rotary Evaporators,
mechanical Shakers, Oscilloscopes, Telescopes, highly sanitized working fume hoods etc. for
conducting the Lab courses relating to the [Link]. programmes. The Lab courses in the first four
semesters of [Link] Health Psychology are, however conducted by the Centre for Health
Psychology located in a separate building.
Computer Lab for visually challenged students: The computer lab with the required number of systems
and software like screen reading software (JAWS & NVDA), and Braille printers that is managed by two
staff members is an important resource provided for visually challenged students who join different
Integrated programmes.
Library: The fully digitized Central Library in the university with over three lakh collection of books and
journals is one of the best Libraries in the country. In addition to this, there is a Library attached to the CIS
itself with a collection of more than 14000 books to meet most of the needs of the students during their
studies at CIS. The library is open from 09.00 a.m. to 5.30 a.m. on all working days.
Computer Lab: The CIS has the facility of IT lab with more than 120 systems and with wi-fi facility. This is
used for teaching-learning of IT (Basics) and IT (Advanced) courses, that are mandatory interdisciplinary
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courses for all the students of the Integrated programmes. This facility can also be used by the needy
students for the needs of other courses.

GEC Courses:
As per UGC regulations, Students are required to do 02 GEC courses in the first two semesters of the
Programme.

Extra/Audit course:
The students can register for only one Extra / Audit Course (not more than one course) in a semester

Sliding to other disciplines

A student is allowed to change the choice of discipline subject to certain conditions. The students
with backlogs will not be considered for sliding.

A. Students admitted under IMA Humanities programme (Language Science, Telugu, Hindi,
Urdu) cannot be allowed to slide to any other course as at the entrance exam level they have
written different core papers according to the course they want to be considered for
admission.

B. Students of IMA Social Sciences (Economics, History, Political Sciences, Sociology,

Anthropology) and [Link]. (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Applied Geology, Biology)
are allowed to slide subject to

C. Students who have not had Maths as one of the course at +2 level are not eligible to slide to
Physics/Maths

i. 7.0 CGPA or above at the end of Second Semester.

ii. Student should not have any backlogs or supplementary exam at the end of second
semester.
iii. Student should meet the pre-requisite of the course as prescribed in the prospectus.
iv. Student, who wish to slide should have done all courses as required by the respective
school.
• All applications will be routed through CIS Office. CIS would take the concurrence of the
Departments/Centres/Schools concerned.
• Students interested in change of subject need to apply in the prescribed format available at CIS Office
along with relevant enclosures after the notification of sliding is issued by the CIS Office.

Backlogs:
No student of M.A./[Link]. (5-year Integrated) courses shall be allowed to move to the next
semester, if he/she has a backlog of more than 50% of the courses of that semester subject to a
maximum of 5 backlogs at any given point of time including the backlogs of previous
semester/s, if any.
[Link]. (5-Year Integrated) students admitted from 2017-18 onwards must clear all their
backlogs accumulated during their first 2 years before moving to 3rd year or V semester.
Similarly, M.A. (5-Year Integrated) students admitted from 2017-18 must clear all their
backlogs accumulated during their first 3 years before moving to 4th year or VII semester. In
case [Link]/M.A. (5Year Integrated) students admitted from 2017-18 do not clear all their
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backlogs accumulated during first two/three years respectively, then they will not be allowed
to move to the next semester.

6. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The students for the different programmes administered by the CIS are admitted through the CUCET
conducted by the National Testing Agency. The details of this examination including the intake, minimum
eligibility and other details are notified by the Controller of Examinations of the University. In addition to the
admission of Indian students through the common entrance test, the university admits foreign students too
to various programmes and these admissions are coordinated by the office of the International Affairs,
University of Hyderabad.

Minimum number of credit requirements

The students are required to earn minimum number of credits prescribed by the university by choosing the
courses under different categories such as University level mandatory courses, Disciplinary Major, Disciplinary
Minor, and Interdisciplinary courses that are offered in each semester to be eligible to take the Master’s
Degree on completion of the 10 semesters. The minimum credits required for earning Master’s Degree
through the Integrated programme is 200 (The exact number of credits for each programme is to be decided
by respective academic unit). The requirements for [Link]., and I.M.A. programmes after the completion of
3rd year and 4th year are as follows:

3rd Year – 120 credits

4th Year – 160 credits

7. ADMISSION PROCESS
The students for the different programmes administered by the CIS are admitted through the CUCET
conducted by the National Testing Agency.
8. EXIT OPTION/S
The University provides for an exit option after the Year-3 and Year-4 for the students of the Integrated
programmes. In case of exit after the Year-3, the students are awarded Bachelor’s Degree and in case of the
exit after the Year-4, the students are awarded Bachelor’s Degree (Honors).
9. LATERAL ENTRY OPTION/S
As per the decision of the Academic Units / University
10. PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS As per the NEP course structure of the programme.
11. INTERNSHIP/ RESEARCH INTERNSHIP/ COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
As per the New Education Policy (NEP-2020), internship is mandatory for all the students with a
minimum of 60 hours (2 credits) engagement/4 credits (120 hours engagement) in the 3rd year and
4th year of the programme.

12. FACULTY
Drawn from respective Academic Units.
Professors Specialisation

NA
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Associate Professors Specialisation

NA

Assistant Professors Specialisation

NA

13. INTERNSHIP CO-ORDINATOR/S

NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
Prof. Chetan Srivastava Professor internship@[Link]
14. INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR/S
NAME DESIGNATION PHONE & OFFICIAL EMAIL ID
To be decided by the respective Academic Units
18. Faculty wise broad areas of research and vacancies for admission to PhD 2025-26:

[Link]. Name of the Faculty Designation Area of No. of PhD

Specialization Vacancies
1.
2.
3. NA
……
Total
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19. Ph.D. Interview weightage Break-up:

1. Research Proposal and its defence, etc.

2. Having fellowship/[Link]/NET/SLET, etc.
3. Interview NA
Total Marks

20. Weightage in lieu of written test for admission to PhD programs

Name of the School Name of the UGC-JRF/CSIR- Weightage

/Department/Centre PhD program JFR/NBHM/DBT/ICMR/UGC Marks in
CSIR JRF, etc. lieu of
written
test

NA
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TEACHING AND EVALUATION REGULATIONS

Special features

The special features of the University’s academic set up include a favourable teacher-student ratio
which is one of the best in India; a flexible academic program that encourages interdisciplinary
courses and research. The assessment, including projects and examinations of the 5-Year Integrated
PG/Postgraduate courses, is continuous and internal.

Semester system

The courses are organized on the semester pattern. The academic year consists of two semesters of
16 to 18 weeks each. July – December is the Monsoon and January – June is the Winter semester.

Continuous internal assessment

The examination system of the University is designed to test systematically the student’s progress
in class, laboratory and fieldwork through continuous evaluation in place of the usual “make or mar”
performance in a single examination. Students are given periodical tests, short quizzes, home
assignments, seminars, tutorials, term papers in addition to the examination at the end of each
semester. The final result in each course is calculated based on continuous assessment and their
performance in the end semester examination.

Attendance and progress of work

Every student will be eligible for writing the end-semester examinations subject to fulfilling the
attendance requirement of 75% of the classes held in all courses (Core, Elective, Foundation, etc.)
and participate, to the satisfaction of the School/Department/Centre, in seminars, sessional and
practicals as may be prescribed, mandatory.

Important
Students repeating the same course will require attendance of 60% of the classes held in each
course.

Students repeating with an alternative/equivalent course will require attendance of 75% of the
classes in that course.

The progress of the work of the research scholars and their attendance is regularly monitored by
their supervisors.

Absence from classes continuously for 10 days shall make the student liable to have his/her
name removed from the rolls of the University. Absence on medical grounds should be supported
by a medical certificate which has to be submitted to the Dean/Head of the School/
Department/Centre for consideration of condonation of attendance. Deans of the Schools and
Director, College for Integrated Studies can condone the requirement of attendance up to 5% only.
Students having attendance below 70% have to repeat the course.
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Payment of fee by those students repeating course/s

The student/s who are repeating the course/s, need to pay the prescribed semester fee till completion
of course including the idle semester fee in case of re-admission.

Summer Semester

To help the [Link]/[Link]. (5-Year Integrated) students having more backlogs than allowed, classes
will be held during May/July subject to the availability of the teachers. This will be offered at the
College for Integrated Studies (CIS) for students to clear their backlogs for courses offered at CIS.

Evaluation Regulations

1. The performance of each student enrolled in a course will be assessed at the end of each semester.
Evaluation of all P.G., [Link] and Integrated PG courses is done under the Grading System. There will be
7 letter grades; A+, A, B+, B, C, D and F on a 10-point scale which carries 10,9,8,7,6,5,0 grade points
respectively.

2. The final result in each course will be determined based on continuous assessment and
performance in the end semester examination which will be in the ratio of 40:60 in case of theory
courses and 60:40 in laboratory courses (practicals/practicum).

3. The mode of continuous assessment will be decided by the School Board concerned. The students
will be given a minimum of three units of assessment per semester in each course from which the
best two performances will be considered for calculating the result of continuous assessment. The
record of the continuous assessment will be maintained by the School/Department/Centre.

4. At the end of the semester examination, the answer scripts shall be evaluated and the grades
scored by each student shall be communicated to the Dean of the School/Head of the
Department/Centre for onward transmission to the Office of the Controller of Examinations.
Wherever required, the Dean / the Head of the Department/Centre along with the teacher concerned
may moderate the evaluation.

5. Students should obtain a minimum of ‘D’ grade in each course to pass in the Postgraduate and
Integrated PG courses. Students who obtain less than ‘D’ grade in any course, may be permitted to
take the supplementary examination in the course/s concerned within a week after the
commencement of the teaching of the next semester or following the schedule notified. Appearance
at such examinations shall be allowed only once. Those students who get less than ‘D’ grade in the
supplementary examination also shall have to repeat the course concerned or take an equivalent
available course with the approval of the Head of the Department/Centre and the Dean of the
School concerned. Such approval should be obtained at the beginning of the semester concerned.

6. (a) A student of PG and [Link] is expected to clear more than 50 % of the courses offered in
that semester to be promoted to the next semester. A student may have a maximum of two
backlogs where the number of the courses in a semester is four and a maximum of three backlogs
where the number of courses in a semester is more than four at any given point of time including
the backlogs of the previous semester if any (during their study at CIS (i.e. 4/6 semesters for
Sciences/Humanities/Social Sciences
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(b) A student of I.M.A./[Link]. (5-year Integrated) is expected to clear more than 50 % of the courses
offered in that semester to be promoted to the next semester subject to a maximum of 5 backlogs
at any given point of time including the backlogs of previous semester/s, if any.

(c) [Link] students admitted from 2017-18 must clear all their backlogs accumulated during
their first 2 years before moving to the 3rd year or Vth semester. Similarly, I.M.A. students
admitted from 2017-18 must clear all their backlogs accumulated during their first 3 years
before moving to the 4th year or VIIth semester. Further, the transfer of students to the
respective School/Dept. with up to 2 backlogs in Foundation course/s is permitted. The students
will be allowed to write a supplementary exam also after the completion of the summer semester
exam to enable them to clear their backlogs if any.

7. The qualifying marks for the dissertation/project report/monograph/ research paper in the [Link]
courses shall be 50%. Students who obtain less than 50% or ‘D’ grade in the dissertation/
monograph/ research paper will be required to rewrite it within such extra time as may be allowed
by the University based on the recommendation of the Supervisor(s) and the
Department/Centre/School concerned.

8. Students who are permitted to appear in supplementary examinations in the course/s under clause
5 above will be required to apply to write the examination concerned in the prescribed form and
pay the prescribed examination fee by the date prescribed for the purpose.

9. (a) A student to be eligible for the award of M.A., [Link]., MCA, MBA, MPA, MFA, and
Integrated PG Courses must obtain a minimum of ‘P’ grade in each course. The results of
successful candidates will be classified as indicated below based on the CGPA:

CGPA of 8.0 and above and up to 10.0 I Division with Distinction

CGPA of 6.5and above and < 8.0 I Division
CGPA of 5.5 and above and < 6.5 II Division
CGPA of 6.0 II Division with 55%
CGPA of 5.0 and above and < 5.5 III Division

(b) To satisfactorily complete the program and qualify for the degree, a student must obtain a
minimum CGPA of 5. There should not be any ‘F’ grades on records of any student for making
himself/herself eligible for award of the degree.

The division obtained by a student will be entered in his/her provisional cum consolidated grade
sheet and the Degree certificate.

10. (a) A student to be eligible for the award of the [Link]. degree must obtain a minimum of
50% in each of the courses she/he takes as well as in the dissertation/project report/ monograph.
The results of the successful candidates will be classified as below:

CGPA of 8.0 and above and up to 10.0 I Division with Distinction

CGPA of 6.5and above and < 8.0 I Division
CGPA of 5.5 and above and < 6.5 II Division

There is no III Division in these programs

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(b) To satisfactorily complete the program and qualify for the [Link]. degree, a student must obtain
a minimum CGPA of 5.5. There should not be any ‘F’ grades on the records of any student for
making himself/herself eligible for award of the degree.

The division obtained by a student will be entered in his/her provisional-cum-consolidated marks

sheet and the degree certificate.

11. Studentswho are not found eligible to take semester examinations and also those who are not
promoted to the next semester of the course may be considered for re-admission to the concerned
semester of the immediately following academic year. Such students should seek re-admission
before the commencement of the classes for the concerned semester or within a week of the
commencement of the concerned semester if they are appearing in the supplementary
examinations. Such students are given an option either to undergo instruction for all the courses
of the semester concerned or to undergo instruction in only such courses in which they have failed
on the condition that the option once exercised will be binding on the student concerned.

12. At the specific written request of the student concerned, answer scripts of the semester
examinations may be shown to him/her, but not returned to the candidates. The result of the
continuous assessment of the students will, however, be communicated to students immediately
after the assessment.

SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS
Students who obtain an “F Grade” in any of the courses and/ or who absent themselves from the
Semester examinations held, inspite of having attendance are eligible to appear for the
Supplementary examinations.

Note
Students with shortage of attendance are not eligible to appear for Supplementary
examinations.
Special supplementary examinations

i) The PG/Integrated PG students, who after completion of the prescribed duration of the course are
left with backlogs are eligible to appear for special supplementary examinations subject to a
maximum of two courses where the number of courses in a semester is four and a maximum of
three courses where the number of courses in a semester is more than four. Appearance in such
examinations shall be allowed only once.

ii) Students with a shortage of attendance in a course are not eligible to appear for Special
Supplementary examinations in that course.

iii) Students who are appearing for Supplementary Examinations are not eligible to
appear for Special Supplementary Examination for the same course in the
same semester.

iv) The Students of [Link]/Ph.D. courses are not eligible for Special Supplementary
Examinations.

IMPROVEMENT EXAMINATIONS
i. This provision is open to all those students with any grade who wish to improve their grades
irrespective of the SGPA/CGPA obtained by them. However, the student should clear all the courses
of a particular semester in which he/she intends to take an improvement examination. Appearing for
Improvement Examinations along with the Supplementary Examinations of the same subject or
different subjects simultaneously in a particular semester shall not be permitted.
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ii. Students who wish to improve their grades for the papers written in previous semesters are permitted
to improve two courses at the end of the second semester and three courses at the end of the third
semester and so on.

iii. Students who had already appeared for Improvement examination in a particular course in the
semester concerned are not eligible to appear for Improvement examination again in the same course
of the Semester concerned. However, the student may appear for Improvement exam/s in other
courses/s in the same Semester up to the maximum number of Improvement exams as per clause C
(ii) above.

iv. Students who had completed the course and wish to improve any of the papers can apply for the same
within a maximum period of six months after completion of the course.

Note
Students appearing /applying for supplementary/Improvement/ Special supplementary
examinations will not be considered for the award of Medals.

Applying for supplementary/ special supplementary & improvement examinations

i. All the Applications for Supplementary/Special Supplementary & Improvement examinations should
be submitted through the e-governance portal and the Hall-tickets for the said exams can be
downloaded through the e-governance portal. This applies to all except
ii. Integrated students admitted before 2017 should submit the offline applications to the Exam branch
through the concerned Dept. /School and the Hall tickets will be issued after processing of the
applications.
iii. The results of the pre-2017 batch students should be sent in hard copy to the office of the Controller
of Examinations through proper channel.

Evaluation of [Link]. CS/AI/IT Dissertation & MCA Project work

1. The dissertation of M. Tech. and M.C.A. project will be evaluated in two phases’ viz., mid-
term and final. The midterm is for 40% and the final is for 60%.
2. The mid-term and final evaluation will be done by a Board of examiners and the students
have to present the work done by them.
3 (i) The provisional certificate-cum-consolidated grade transcript shall contain the CGPA and
the division also. This document shall also contain a classification of the results under the
letter grade system.
(ii) An additional grade sheet will be given to the students for the audit courses taken by them
without attributing the credits, and also for the courses taken by them having credits which
are not counted for the award of the degree and the credits scored by them for the
extracurricular activities like NSS, literacy program etc. The audited courses will be
included in the additional grade sheet, based on the certification given by the teacher
concerned and recommended by the Head of the Department and Dean of the School
concerned.
(iii) In the degree certificate, the division will also be mentioned.
(iv) In addition to the above provisions, the existing evaluation regulations in the
University shall be applicable in the other matters, wherever required.

Bridge courses for SC/ST Ph.D. scholars

Students from the SC/ST category who are admitted to Ph.D. programs and identified with some
academic deficiencies have to take up bridge courses for a maximum period of two semesters to
enable them to pass the course work and this period will not be counted against the maximum period
(5+1 year) allowed for submission of the thesis.
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Ph.D. scholars will be governed by the UGC Regulations, 2016 and its amendments and as
approved/ adopted by the Academic Council, which is appended in detail in this Prospectus.
All Ph.D. scholars are advised to read the details and comply with the guidelines in their interest.

Grace Marks
The 53rd Academic Council meeting held on 12.10.2004, approved the Prof. V. Kannan Committee
report. Accordingly, the provision of awarding grace marks by the Results Committee chaired by
the Vice-Chancellor to be continued and a maximum CGPA of 0.02 may be considered as Grace
Mark for all Integrated PG and PG courses (except for [Link]./Ph.D.) for securing the following:
a) To secure I Division from Second
b) To secure II Division from Third
c) To secure an overall CGPA of 6.00

After successful completion of the course, a student may represent to Controller of Examinations for
consideration of the Grace Mark. This shall be placed before the Results Committee/Vice-
Chancellor for consideration and shall be reported to the Academic Council

GUIDELINES FOR SWAYAM COURSE REGISTRATION UNDER MOOCs

Following the UGC (Credit Framework for online learning courses through SWAYAM) Regulations
2016, the following procedure concerning registration of MOOCs courses by the students of
University of Hyderabad is prescribed:

a. Students of the University can register for the MOOCs courses offered by the SWAYAM Platform.
b. Further, if these courses are approved by the respective Schools/Departments/Centres which are awarding
the Degrees and are floated among the other courses of same or equal credits in that semester, it shall be
considered for credit transfer, calculation of CGPA and be reflected in the Provisional
Certificate. Academic units will specify whether SWAYAM courses taken by a student are in the place
of a core paper/elective or is taken as an extra course.
c. The course mapping of their courses shall be done by the Dean/Head in the e-governance.
d. To coordinate the registration of MOOCs courses at the Academic Unit level, a faculty coordinator is to
be nominated by the Dean/HOD. The concerned faculty coordinator will forward the results to CE’s
Office.
e. Students can register for a maximum of one course per semester under MOOCs.
f. No student shall register for online MOOCs courses during the final semester of his/her program.
g. If any students take a MOOCs course on his own without the approval of the faculty coordinator or the
Academic unit, the credits earned will not count for credit transfer, calculation of CGPA and will not be
reflected in the Provisional Certificate. Such SWAYAM course can be considered as additional / extra
elective / audit/ courses.

This will apply to the College for Integrated Studies and other Academic Units from 2020-21
for all programs.

PROCEDURE FOR THE RE-EVALUATION OF ANSWER SHEETS

1. The University will have a system of re-evaluation for the students and it need not be in a form of
grievance.
2. The re-evaluation is allowed only for end-semester exam answer sheets (Regular, Supplementary,
Improvement, etc.). The re-evaluation is open for theory courses only and not for
Project/Dissertation/Practical/Lab Courses/Workshop/Seminars, etc.
3. A student can apply for re-evaluation within 15 days of the reopening of the University.
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4. A student can apply for re-evaluation by paying a fee of Rs. 150/- per paper for a maximum of 2 papers
only per semester to the Dean/Head of the Academic Unit.
5. The fees paid will be non-refundable and non-adjustable.
6. The Dean/Head of the Academic Unit will arrange to show the answer sheet to the student concerned
(along with the concerned Course Instructor) and if the student is satisfied, no further action is required.
However, if the student is not satisfied, then the answer sheet may be re-evaluated by a faculty other than
the instructor and its recommendations are forwarded to the Controller of Examinations.
7. In cases of re-evaluation, the best of two will be considered as the final marks i.e., before re-evaluation
or after re-evaluation. If the difference in marks obtained after the re-evaluation is 10 or more, the answer
book may go for a third independent re-evaluation which will be decided upon consultation with the Vice-
Chancellor.

8. The Dean/Head of the Academic Unit shall forward the re-evaluation results to the Controller of
Examinations within 15 days from the date of receiving the request of re-evaluation from the student.

Note
If a student is not satisfied with the re-evaluation by the School/Department/Centre then,
he/she can represent to the Controller of Examinations for getting the paper evaluated by an
examiner (to be decided in consultation with the Vice-Chancellor), whose evaluation will be
final. The fees for external evaluation in all such cases shall be Rs. 200/- per paper which shall
be paid by the student concerned.

15. (a) Students absenting themselves after payment of fees from a regular semester examination are permitted
to appear in the supplementary examination subject to fulfilling the attendance requirement. The application
for the supplementary examination in the prescribed form along with the prescribed fee should reach the
office of the Controller of Examinations through the Department/Centre/School concerned by the date
prescribed.

(b) Students may opt for an audit/Extra course within the Department or outside, provided he/she
fulfills 75% of attendance requirement for an audit/Extra course for including it in the additional
grade sheet.
(c) The option once exercised for audit/extra courses shall be final.

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR INSTITUTION OF ENDOWMENT MEDALS

The process for instituting an endowment medal is to write a letter addressed to the Controller of
Examinations with an objective of instituting a medal with the “title of the medal” and “the criteria
for award of medal”. The Controller of Examinations will forward the request to the concerned
academic unit for their comments and approval of Departmental Committee/School Board. After
the said approvals, it will be placed before the Academic Council for recommending to the Executive
Council for its approval or it may got approved by the Chairman, Academic Council and Executive
Council and be reported to the Statutory bodies. After the approval, the University will inform the
donor to deposit Rs.2.00 lakhs for gold plated medal or Rs.5.00 lakhs for pure gold medal by
cheque/demand draft in favour of Finance Officer, University of Hyderabad and the medal will be
awarded after being incorporated in the Prospectus. The University reserves the right to accept or
reject the request of the donor for instituting an endowment medal due to administrative reasons.

MEDALS FOR EXCELLENCE IN STUDIES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-26

Rules and guidelines for determining the toppers for the award of
Donor/University/OBC/SC&ST Medals in the Convocation to be held in year 2025 for students
passing out in the Year 2025.
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The following medals will be given to the toppers who have secured the highest marks with the
highest CGPA (without attempting/appearing in any improvement and supplementary examinations
in their academic tenure of the course) among the other students in their respective courses.

Medals will be awarded to only those who have passed/completed the course in the academic year
mentioned above.

If one or more students get the highest marks with the same CGPA among the other students in their
respective course during their tenure and stood in the first rank, in such cases, the following criteria
will be used:fcha

1. More number of semesters with highest SGPA

2. Better grades in overall core courses taken together
3. Overall attendance in all semesters taken together

A student must have passed with at least First Division or obtained a CGPA of 6.5 and above to be
eligible for any medal.

To encourage good performance in studies, the University has instituted several donor medals as
detailed below:

[Link]. Name of the Medal Course/Subject

Donor Medals

1. M/s Jindal Jubilee Medal [Link]. Mathematics

2. M/s Narosa Publishing House Medal [Link]. Applied Mathematics

3. Prof. S.N.N. Pandit Medal [Link]. Statistics

4. Prof. B.V. Rangarao Memorial Medal Topees of [Link]. (Statistics)

5. A.P. Mahesh Bank Medal MCA

6. Bhagwat Saran Agarwal Memorial Medal [Link]. Physics

7. Prof. VV Sarma Memorial Medal [Link]. Chemistry

8. Prof. A.N. Radhakrishnan Memorial Medal [Link]. Biochemistry

9. Sri Jatindra Mohan and Basantilata Medal [Link]. Biochemistry

10. KLN Reddy Medal [Link]. Plant Biology & Biotechnology

11. Kottapalli Narasayya Medal For a topper who secures highest marks
in core subjects of [Link]. Plant Biology
& Biotechnology

12. Kiran Kumar Medal [Link]. Animal Biotechnology

13. Dr. Salam Khan Bio Asia Medal [Link]. Biotechnology

14. Pingali Mohan Reddy Medal For overall performance in PG in Life

Sciences

15. Prof. PRK Reddy Medal (2023 onwards) Standing first in [Link]. Animal Biology
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16. Electrotek International Inc., Chennai, Medal [Link]. Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

17. Smt. Rani Devi and Sri Chandra Sen Pathak [Link]. Physics
Memorial Medal

18. Prof. Radhanath Rath Memorial Medal [Link]. Psychology

19. Sarojini Naidu Memorial Trust Medal M.A. English

20. C T Indra Endowment Medal M.A. English

21. Smt. Susheela Bala Bose Memorial Medal The overall topper in M.A Philosophy

22. Roopchand Chajed (Jain) Medal M.A. Hindi

23. Prof. P. Ramanarasimham Medal For a topper in M.A. Telugu who

secures highest marks in the following
courses put together: i) Introduction
to General Linguistics ii) Evolution of
Telugu Language iii) Structure of
Modern Telugu iv) Comparative
Dravidian

24. Sri Nittala Venkata Somayajulu Memorial M.A. Telugu – Special Reference to
Medal literature (Both Classical & Modern)

25. Mahakavi Dasu Sreeramulu Medal M.A Telugu with special reference to
Classical Literature

26. Sri Darla Abbai Memorial Medal M.A. Telugu with special reference to
Indian Poetics & Literary Criticism

27. Dr. Prakash Moonis Memorial Medal M.A. Urdu

28. [Link] Hasnain and Prof. Syed For performance in PG courses of

Mohammad Hasnain Medal School of Humanities with a preference
to M.A. Urdu, if the overall marks are
1% less than the topper in other subjects

29. [Link] Krishnamurthi & Smt. Shyamala M.A. Applied Linguistics

Medal

30. Sri Jyothi Chinnaiah and Smt. Showramma SC topper in MA courses in School of
Memorial Medal (2023 onwards) Humanities with atleast 60% overall
marks

31. Union Bank of India Medal * M.A. History

32. Prof. Kishore Saran Lal Medal M.A. History (Medival History)

33. Smt. B. Kamala Rangarao Memorial Gold Medal Topper of MA (Political Science)

34. Alumni Medal (for a topper in Social M.A. Anthropology

Anthropology)

35. Prof. M L K Murthy Medal “Topper in MA/IMA with atleast A+

grade in Archaeological Anthropology,
Physical Anthropology and M.A.
Dissertation (preferably in the area of
Environmental Anthropology)” ( in
case of any contestation by any
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candidate with regard to selection of

candidate for the award of medal, the
University may suspend the medal for
that year)

36. Late Shri Nampally Ashok Kumar Medal For highest marks in the course “Field
work & Viva” alongwith minimum
CGPA of 8.5 from among the students
of MA and IMA, Anthropology

37. M/s Jindal Jubilee Medal M.A. Economics

38. Shri P. Pattabhi Ramaiah Medal M.A. Economics

39. Nataraja Ramakrishna Sharada Devi Medal M.P.A. Dance

40. Sri G.L.N. Murthy Memorial Medal The overall topper in M.P.A Theatre
Arts.

41. Sri S L Parasher Medal M.F.A. Painting

42. Canara Bank Medal M.A. Communication

43. Vasavi Academy of Education Medal M.B.A.

44. State Bank of India Medal ** [Link]. CS

45. Alekhya Technology Medal [Link]. AI

46. IDRBT Medal [Link]. IT

47. Mannepalli Subbaramaiah Medal For overall performance in [Link].

CS/AI/IT

48. C R and Bhargavi Rao Medal [Link]. Information Security

49. “[Link] and [Link] Gold “Combined topper of [Link].

Medal ” (from 2022 onwards) programs of CASEST”

50. Tadinada Sri Mahalakshmi Medal [Link]. Mineral Exploration

51. Zen Tech Gold Medal 5-Year Integrated [Link]. Computer

Science

52. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Medal [Link]. Materials Engineering

53. Roopchand Chajed (Jain) Medal [Link]. Hindi

54. Akhtar Hassan Memorial Medal [Link]. Urdu

55. Prof. G.C. Jain Medal [Link]. Urdu

56. Dr. Nandivada Rathnasree Medal For best PhD thesis in Astrophysics or
Theoretical Physics from the academic
year 2023 onwards.

57. Dr. Rajendra Kumar Nigam & Smt. Meera The best Ph.D. thesis to be adjudged
Nigam Medal every year in Plant Sciences

58. Prof. Pallu Reddanna & his Ph.D. and Post Doc. a) Should have published the
Students Medal highest impact factor journal in the
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Dept. of Animal Biology in that

particular year.
b) No review papers should be
considered for the award.
c) Only the first author should
be considered. In the case of equally
contributing authors, the award goes
to the author appearing first in
publication.
d) Among equally contributing
students if the first author appearing
in the publication is not from India,
then the second Indian author
appearing in the publication can be
considered.
e) Only to be awarded once to a
given student. In case the already
awarded student publishes a high
impact journal in the next academic
year also then the award goes to the
student next in the list.

59. Prof. Yenugu Ramaswamy Naidu medal (2023 For the best thesis submitted by a
onwards) male student in Animal Biology

60. Smt. Yenugu Samanthakamani medal For the best thesis submitted by a
(2023 onwards) female student in Animal Biology

61. Prof. Manjula Sritharan Gold Medal The best research contirubition by a
Ph.D. Scholar in the field of Infectious
diseases

62. Golden Jubilee Interdisciplinary Research Medal Interdisciplinary Ph.D. thesis in

(from 2024 onwards) Chemistry, Life Sciences, Medical
Sciences

63. Kambampati Srinivasa Rao and Jaya Lakshmi The topper in Integrated [Link]./Ph.D.
Medal (from 2022) courses of School of Life Sciences

64. Prof. Krothapalli Ravindranath Medal The best Ph.D. thesis in Health Sciences
from the academic year 2023 onwards.

65. [Link] Raj Saxena Memorial Medal The best Ph.D. thesis to be adjudged
every year in Hindi

66. Dr. K. Kameswari Devi Memorial Medal The best Ph.D. thesis in Telugu to be
awarded once in two years (even years
only)

67. Dr. (Mrs) Sheela Raj Memorial Medal The best Ph.D. thesis to be adjudged
every year in History

68. Prof. A.S. Dash’s Medal Ph.D. Psychology (Best Ph.D. Thesis)

69. Rai Narhari Pershad Medal The best Ph.D. thesis to be adjudged
every year in the Department of
Sanskrit Studies.
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70. Prof. I. Ramabrahmam Gold Medal (2023 The best Ph.D. thesis in Political
onwards) Science submitted in that year

71. Dr. B. Sada Sivudu Gold Medal Best Ph.D. Thesis in Biochemsitry

72. Prof. N. Siva Kumar Gold Medal Best Ph.D. Thesis in School of Life
Sciences

73. Prof. M. Shakuntala Memorial Medal [Link]. Physics

74. Sri Pradyumna Kumar Bose Memorial Medal The woman topper with highest CGPA
in [Link]. Chemistry.

75. Dr. B. Venakta Rama Sastry Memorial Medal [Link]. Biochemistry (in the absence of
woman topper), then for overall
performance in PG in Life Sciences

76. Smt. Shibani Ray and Dr. Timir Kumar Ray [Link]. Animal Biology &
Memorial Medal Biotechnology

77. Prof. Kakarla Subba Rao Medal (from 2022) Woman topper in PG courses of the
School of Life Sciences

78. Bijali Prabha Roy Choudhury Memorial Medal The woman topper with highest CGPA
in M.A. Philosophy. (If there is only one
woman student graduating in a
particular year, the medal will not be
awarded in that year.)

79. Smt. Ravuri Kantamma Bhardwaja Medal M.A. Telugu

80. A.P. History Congress Medal M.A. History

81. Smt. Bodicherla Krishnamurthy Nagalakshmi M.A. History

Memorial Medal

82. Prof. G. Ram Reddy Memorial Medal M.A. Political Science

83. State Bank of India Medal M.A. Economics

84. Ms. Uma Devaguptapu Memorial Medal M.B.A. General

85. Sri Vayaakanti Subba Rao & Smt. Himabindu Best performed of MBA (General)
Memorial Medal (2024 onwards) students specializing in Marketing

86. Prof. G.V. Subrahmanyam Memorial Gold Any outstanding literary study between
Medal Telugu literature and southern
languages or any outstanding
comparative literary study in MA
Comparative literature.

87. Prof. G.V. Subrahmanyam Memorial Gold First rank in I.M.A. Telugu
Medal

88. Prof. G.V. Subrahmanyam Memorial Gold Ph.D. Telugu in literary criticism
Medal

89. [Link] Rao Podile’s Lab Gold Medal for Excellent research in Ph.D. in School of
Excellence in Research Life Sciences

90. Late Dr. Rishi Bhardwaj Memorial Medal Outstanding PhD Thesis by Full -time
PhD Scholar in Optiometry and Vision
Sciences, School of Medical Sciences
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SC/ST Medals
The University has instituted medals for securing the first rank with first-class among the SC/ST
students in various examinations at Integrated and Master’s degree level in the year 1991 – the birth
centenary of Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

OBC Medals
The University has instituted medals for securing the first rank with first-class among the OBC
students in various examinations at Integrated and Master’s degree level from 2019 onwards.

Note: University Medals, SC/ST Medals and OBC medals will be awarded for first rank with
first class students at the 5-Year Integrated PG and Master’s degree level provided the
total number of students appeared in the examination is not less than ten.

INSTITUTION OF ENDOWMENT LECTURES AND MEMORIAL LECTURES:

The 77th Academic Council at its meeting held on 22.09.2016, as per the resoulution no.
[Link]K16:21, approved the following guidelines effective from 01.10.2016:

The Schools/Departments/Centres should initiate measures by inviting potential donors and also
individuals/institutions to institute endowment lectures and recommended that for Endowment
lecture a donor should contribute an amount of Rs.15.00 lakhs. The Council also recommended that
the memorial lectures have also been proposed to commemorate the contributionis of the individuals
and well-wishers of various Schools/Departments/Centres. In such cases, the Committee
recommends that the proposed memorial lecture should be initiated by the respective
School/Department/Centre by mobilizing the funds at least to the tune of Rs.5.00 lakhs as a seed
money in future.

CHANGE OF NAME OF THE STUDENT

The 84th Academic Council at its meeting held on 22.3.2019 approved the following guidelines for
change of his/her name in University records:

1. A provision will be made in e-governance Students log in, which will prompt the students
twice to check his/her name as per SSC/X Certificate in the 1st semester of studies.

2. All students will be admitted strictly as per their names in SSC/X Certificate.

3. After the Gazette notification of name change, the university will recognize his/her new name
from the date of notification onwards and issue certificates with the changed name along with alias
name.

4. Request for change of name will not be entertained from a person who is not a student of the
University at the time of making the application for change of name.
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MALPRACTICES (PREVENTION AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION) RULES

In pursuance to the approval of the guidelines recommended to deal with cases of malpractices by the 76 th
Academic Council, the following rules are herewith notified. They shall be known as Malpractices
(prevention and disciplinary action) rules:

A) DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR MALPRACTICES / IMPROPER CONDUCT IN

EXAMINATIONS
Nature of Malpractice/Improper conduct Disciplinary action

1 (a) If the candidate possesses or arranges access in Expulsion from the examination hall and
the examination hall, any paper, notebook, cancellation of the performance in that
programmable calculators, Cell phones, pager, subject only.
palm computers or any other form of material
(in any form) concerned with or related to the
subject of the examination (theory or practical)
in which he is appearing but has not made us of (
material shall include any marks in any format
(diagrams, clues, writing) on the body of the
candidate which can be used as an aid in the
subject of examination)
1(b) If the candidate gives assistance or guidance or Expulsion from the examination hall and
receives it from any other candidate orally or by cancellation of the performance in that
any body language methods or communicates paper only of all the candidates involved.
through any means with any candidate or In case of an outsider, she/he will be
persons in or outside the exam hall in respect of handed over to the police and a case is
any matter. registered against him/her.
2 If the candidate has copied in the examination Expulsion from the examination hall and
hall from any paper, book, programmable cancellation of the performance in that
calculators, palm computers or any other form subject and all other subjects the
of material relevant to the subject of the candidate has already appeared including
examination (theory or practical) in which the practical examination and project work
candidate is appearing. and shall not be permitted to appear for
the remaining examination of the subjects
of that Semester/year.
The Hall Ticket of the candidate will be
canceled and sent to the University.
3 If the candidate impersonates any other The candidate who has impersonated shall
candidate in connection with the examination. be expelled from the examination hall and
shall forfeit the admission.
The performance of the legitimate
candidate, who has been impersonated,
shall be canceled in all the subjects of the
examination (including practical and
project work) already appeared and shall
not be allowed to appear for examinations
of the remaining subjects of that
semester/year. The candidate is also
debarred for two consecutive semesters
from classwork and all University
examinations. If the imposter is an
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outsider, he will be handed over to the

police and a case is registered against
him/her.
4 If the candidate carries in the Answer Book Expulsion from the examination hall and
or Additional Sheet or takes out OR arranges cancellation of the performance in that
to send out the question paper during the subject and all the other subjects the
examination OR answer book or additional candidate has already appeared including
sheet, during or after the examination. practical examinations and project work
and shall not be permitted for the
remaining examinations of the subjects of
that semester/year. The candidate is also
debarred for two consecutive semesters
from admission classwork and all
University examinations. The
continuation of the course by the
candidate is subject to the academic
regulations in connection with the
forfeiture of admission.
5 If the candidate uses objectionable, abusive Cancellation of the performance in that
or offensive language in the answer paper, or subject.
letters to the examiners or communicates
with the examiner in any form requesting
her/him to award pass marks or makes any
other request.
6 If the candidate leaves the exam hall taking Expulsion from the examination hall
away answer script or intentionally tears off the and cancellation of the performance in
script or any part thereof making it illegible in that subject and all the other papers the
any form or outside the examination hall. candidate has already appeared
including practical examinations and
project work and shall not be permitted
for the remaining examinations of the
subjects of that semester/year. The
candidate is also debarred for two
consecutive semesters from admission
classwork and all University
examinations. The continuation of the
course by the candidate is subject to the
academic regulations in connection
with the forfeiture of admission.
7 If the student of the School, who is not a candidate Student of the school: expulsion from
for the particular examination or any person not the examination hall and cancellation
connected with the school indulges in any of the performance in that subject and
malpractice or improper conduct. all other subjects the candidate has
already appeared including practical
examinations and project work and
shall not be permitted for the remaining
examinations of the subjects of that
semester/year. The candidate is also
debarred and forfeits the admission.
Person(s) who do not belong to the
School/University will be handed over
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to the police and a police case will be

registered against them.
8 Copying detected based on internal evidence, Cancellation of the performance in that
during evaluation or special scrutiny as may subject and all other subjects the
be undertaken by the University. candidate has appeared including
practical examinations and project
work of that semester/year
examinations.
9 If any malpractice/misbehaviour is detected which
is not covered in the above clauses 1 to 8 shall be
reported to the University for further action to
award suitable disciplinary action.

Note
No supplementary examination shall be permitted for those students who are caught in cases of
malpractice.
B) The following shall be ensured by the School in preparations for examinations:
1. Physical (seating) arrangement shall be handled by the school in such a way that the concerned
teacher can effectively invigilate.
2. All stationery shall be provided by the school in the examination hall.
3. Mobile phones and other such devices, except for calculators (where approved by the faculty) shall
be allowed in to the examination hall.
4. The question paper shall be brought in by the concerned teacher and the responsibility shall be lying
with the concerned teacher.
5. Washrooms/lavatories etc to be cleared one day before the examination begins and every day
thereafter till the end of the examinations.

As internal examinations (continuous evaluation) also affect term-end examinations, the following rules
shall be followed with regards to the conduct of internal examinations:
1. The teacher shall conduct a test each month avoiding the month in which end-semester exams are
conducted.
2. The concerned faculty should mandatorily invigilate the semester-end examination of his/her course.
3. The Deans/HoD will ensure that tests are conducted every month using such means as found suitable.

C) Distribution of roles and responsibilities in the examination hall:

S. Responsibilities
N
Students Faculty School / Dept. Administration
o.
Shall not carry any material,
phones except instruments to
Frisking before entering the hall
write, scale, pencil, scientific
1 Shall ensure the same including checking for writing
Calculator.
on the body, hands, etc.
Only admit card and
stationery shall be permitted

Shall invigilate personally

Shall not talk, Communicate
with the assistance of
2 in any manner with anyone
scholars, office staff as
except the invigilator
needed Shall provide water etc. so that
Shall not be allowed to go out movements of the students are
Shall ensure that not more restricted
during the first half-hour and
3 than one student goes out of
not more than once during the
the hall at any given time
examination
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Mode of Implementation
If a student is caught for malpractice by any official concerned with the conduct of examination, he shall
be handed over to the Dean of the School. The Dean of School shall identify the Nature of
malpractices/Improper conduct as indicated from 1 to 8 or 9 as the case may be in the table above at A,
and forward all such cases to the Office of the Controller of Examination. The office of the Controller shall
process the complaints and hand out disciplinary action as per the recommendations given against each
case in the table at A.

The above rules are in force with effect from July 01, 2016.

GUIDELINES ON ANTI-PLAGIARISM ASPECT OF THESES/DISSERTATIONS

1. The similarity index for all thesis/dissertations, for Ph.D., [Link]. and [Link] shall be capped at
10%.

2. If a student is the first author, the similarity index of that publication is to be ignored while calculating
the overall similarity index.

3. Where the student is not the first author, the matter shall be taken upon a case by case basis on the
recommendation of the supervisor and the HoD/ Dean of the school.

4. Either the paper published or the acceptance letter and abstract on the journals letterhead/ official e-
mail shall be required to be enclosed along with the thesis as annexure. This may also be mentioned
in every chapter, if applicable, along with the details of the journal where the paper was previously
published.

5. a. The format of the Certificate to be attached to the Ph.D. thesis is enclosed at Annexure 1.
b. The format of the certificate to be attached to [Link] and [Link] dissertations is enclosed
at Annexure 2.

6. All efforts may be made so that the thesis/dissertation should not be a mere reproduction of the
publications. The practice of using the complete extract of the publications in the theses/dissertations
is to be discouraged and the supervisors should encourage the students to rewrite their papers.
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Annexure 1

CERTIFICATE
(For Ph.D. Thesis)
This is to certify that the thesis entitled ________________________________________
Submitted by___________________________bearing registration number ___________
in partial fulfilment of the requirements for award of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of
_____________________ is a bonafide work carried out by him/her under my supervision and
guidance.

This thesis is free from plagiarism and has not been submitted previously in part or in full to
this or any other University or Institution for the award of any degree or diploma.

Further, the student has the following publication(s) before submission of the thesis/monograph for
adjudication and has produced evidence for the same in the form of acceptance letter or the reprint
in the relevant area of his research: (Note: at least one publication in referred journal is required)
1.____________________________________________(ISBN/ISSN Number________),
Chapter of thesis where this publication appears (delete if not applicable) _______,
2.______________________________________________________________________,
Chapter of thesis where this publication appears (delete if not applicable) ________
And has made presentations in the following conferences :
(Note: Delete if not applicable)
1.__________________________________________________, (National/International)
2. __________________________________________________, (National/International)

Further, the student has passed the following courses towards the fulfilment of the coursework
requirement for Ph.D. has been exempted from doing coursework (recommended by the Research
Advisory Committee) based on the following courses passed during his [Link] program and the
[Link] degree awarded:

Course Code Course Title Credits Pass/Fail

1.
2.
3.
4.
Supervisor Head of Department Dean of School
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Annexure 2

CERTIFICATE
(for [Link]. Dissertation)

This is to certify that the dissertation entitled “………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………….. submitted
by …………………………………………………………………………… bearing Registration
No. ………….. in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of
………………………………………..in (subject)…………………………………is a bonafide
work carried out by him/her under my/our supervision and guidance which is a Plagiarism free thesis

The thesis has not been submitted previously in part or in full to this or any other University
or Institution for the award of any degree or diploma.

Supervisor/s Head of the Department/Centre Dean of the School

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CHARTER OF SERVICES WITH TIME DURATION

Sl No Examinations Section Time Duration
1 Degree Certificate at Convocation Not applicable

2 Degree in-absentia Within 25 Days after

Convocation

3 Degree before Convocation 20 Days

4 Degree for Foreign Nationals 20 Days

5 Issue of duplicate Degree Certificate One month

6 5-Year Integrated PG/PG/ [Link]. / [Link]. / Ph.D.-Provisional 14 Days

Certificate

7 Revised Corrected Semester Grade Transcript 7 Days

8 Revised Corrected PG/[Link] / [Link] Provisional Certificate 7 Days

9 All Kinds of certificates like Medium of Study and Course 4 Days
Completion, UGC Regulations 2009/ 16 and NET Exemption
certificate

10 To Certify Official Transcripts 2 Days

11 Permission for Recourse/Repeat 7 Days

12 Permission for Supplementary/ Improvement Examination Special 4 Days

Supplementary Examination

13 Miscellaneous (Rank Certificate etc.) 4 Days

NOTE
1) No. of working days mentioned above is excluding the day of submission and holidays.
2) The requests should be routed through proper channel and complying with the required conditions.
3) Students need to show their ID cum semester registration card.
4) All Certificates have to be collected from the respective sections between 3-5 pm after the prescribed
duration.
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APPENDIX – II [Academic Ordinance]

Rules for preservation of various records concerning academic & examination matters
[Link] Name of the record Period of preservation in the Section

1. Files containing the approval of Two years

admissions to various courses

2. i) Personal files of students along

with their applications for admission:
a) Those awarded degrees by the One year after the Convocation in which the degree is
University. awarded to the concerned student
b) Who discontinue without
completing their studies One year after the withdrawal of admission

ii) Applications of rejected candidates

One year after the closure of admission

3. Legal cases concerning admissions Three years from the year of admission/case being filed

4. Enrolment Register Permanent

5. Evaluated OMR/answer books of the To be destroyed after one year of the date of the entrance
candidates for the Entrance examination by the concerned
Examination School/Department/Centre.

6. Question papers for the Entrance To be uploaded in website and one set with the
Examinations Controller of Examinations

7. Any confidential work of Entrance All records to be destroyed after completion of the
Examinations concerned examinations.

8. Attendance records of students To be preserved by the respective Schools /

Department/Centres and destroyed after one year of
completion of the prescribed course

9. Year Book concerning student Permanent one bound copy to be preserved by the
admissions, enrolment, the award of Controller of Examinations
scholarship, etc.

10. Disciplinary cases One year after completion of the course by the concerned
student

11. Tabulation Register Permanent

12. End- Semester Result files Permanent

13. Result Notification (Final Permanent

Examinations) One set by the Controller of Examinations and one by
the concerned School/Dept./Centre

14. Degrees/Medals received back Permanent till they are delivered

undelivered

15. Cancelled degrees One year after the Convocation and thereafter to be
counted and destroyed by the CE in the presence of at
least 3 Officers

16. Order of presentation degrees at the Permanent with the Controller of Examinations
Convocation duly signed by the Vice-
Chancellor/Chancellor

17. General correspondence regarding One year after Convocation

manufacture and award of medals
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18. Answer books of end-semester To be destroyed after one year of the end-semester exam
examinations by the concerned School/ Department/Centre

19. Examiner’s reports on Permanent

[Link]/[Link]/Ph.D dissertation/ project
report/ thesis

20. File concerning the award of honorary Permanent

degrees

21. Question papers of the end-semester One set of question papers for each semester to be
examinations preserved by the School/Department/Centre/ Library for
5 years

22. Thesis/Dissertation copies of INFLIBNET Shodhganga

Ph.D./[Link]./[Link].

Note: Examination records will be preserved in the Section itself

23. Agenda and Minutes of Academic Permanent

Council/Standing Committee of the
Academic Council.

24. Agenda and Minutes of School Boards Permanent to be kept in the custody of the Dean of the
School concerned

25. Agenda and Minutes of Departmental Permanent to be kept in the custody of the Head of the
Committees Department/Centre concerned.
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Adoption of UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022:
University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree)
Regulations, 2022 issued through Gazette notification dated 7th November, 2022, and its adoption by
the 91st Academic Council meeting held on 6th April, 2023 (item no. [Link] ) - Brief Summary

[Link] Content Items As per UGC Regulations 2022

UGC Regulations 2022 will be applicable to the Scholars admitted from the
academic year 2022-23 onwards and as adopted by 91st Academic Council
meeting held on 6th April, 2023.
1 Eligibility criteria for The following are eligible to seek admission to the Ph.D. programme:
admission (1) Candidates who have completed:
A 1-year/2-semester master's degree programme after a 4-year/8-semester
bachelor’s degree programme or a 2-year/4-semester master’s degree
programme after a 3-year bachelor’s degree programme or qualifications
declared equivalent to the master’s degree by the corresponding statutory
regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade
in a point scale wherever grading system is followed
Or
equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institution accredited by an
assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognized or
authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home
country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or
assure quality and standards of the educational institution.
A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those
belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled,
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as
per the decision of the Commission from time to time.
Provided that a candidate seeking admission after a 4-year/8-semester
bachelor’s degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in
aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system
is followed. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed
for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled,
Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as
per the decision of the Commission from time to time.

(2) Candidates who have completed the [Link]. programme with at least 55% marks
in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is
followed or equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institution
accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved,
recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law
in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess,
accredit or assure quality and standards of educational institutions, shall be
eligible for admission to the Ph.D. programme. A relaxation of 5% marks or its
equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-
creamy layer)/ Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and
other categories of candidates as per the decision of the Commission from time
to time.

2 Duration of the 1. Ph.D. Programme shall be for a minimum duration of three years, including
programme course work, and a maximum duration of six (6) years from the date of admission
to the Ph.D. programme.
2. Extension of maximum of an additional two (2) years can be given through a
process of re-registration; provided, however, that the total period for completion
of a Ph.D. programme should not exceed eight (8)years from the date of admission
in the Ph.D. programme.
Provided further that, female Ph.D. scholars and Persons with Disabilities
(having more than 40% disability) may be allowed an additional extension of
two (2) years; however, the total period for completion of a Ph.D. programme
in such cases should not exceed ten (10) years from the date of admission in the
Ph.D. programme.
3. Female Ph.D. Scholars may be provided MaternityLeave/Child Care Leave for
upto 240 days in the entire duration of the Ph.D. programme.
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4. No academic extension beyond the duration mentioned in (1) and (2) above
will be allowed under any circumstances.
Re-registration (academic extension without hostel) guidelines:

1. There will not be any de-registration process for additional period;

2. Students, who could not submit their thesis within 6 years, have to seek re-
registration (academic extension without hostel) for additional duration
(Maximum period of 2 years) preferably on or before the last date of regular
duration or within six months through proper channel after completion of regular
duration of 6 years. Further, female / PwD scholars have to seek further
extension, immediately after the lapse of first 2 years (Maximum additional
duration of 2 years); Re-registration (academic extension without hostel) request
should be routed through proper channel.

3. If no re-registration (academic extension without hostel) is sought by the student

as mentioned in above point, admission stands cancelled.

4. Students has to submit his/her thesis within the stipulated time mentioned in the
re-registration (academic extension without hostel) order by making an
application and re-registration (academic extension without hostel) fee of
Rs.5000/- and clear all other dues/fees, if any, till the date of submission of final
thesis.

5. Students who sought re-registration (academic extension without hostel) should

complete all formalities/process and submission of thesis should be within the
duration of 8 years and within 10 years in case of female / PwD scholars from
the date of admission.

6. Hostel and other facilities shall be only for the prescribed maximum duration of
6 years as per existing norms and practice.

7. There will not be any entitlement of fellowship/scholarship during the leave

period and additional period/duration as per extant rules;
3 Procedure for (1) The admission shall be based on the criteria notified by the institution, keeping
admission in view the guidelines/norms in this regard issued by the UGC and other
statutory/regulatory bodies concerned, and taking into account the reservation
policy of the Central/State Government from time to time.
(2) Admission to the Ph.D. programme shall be made using the following methods:
i) HEIs may admit students who qualify for fellowship /scholarship in UGC-
NET/UGC- CSIR NET/GATE/CEED and similar National level tests based on
an interview.
And/or
ii) HEIs may admit students through an Entrance Test conducted at the level of the
individual HEI. The Entrance Test syllabus shall consist of 50% of research
methodology and 50% shall be subject- specific.
iii) Students who have secured 50 % marks in the entrance test are eligible to be called
for the interview.
iv) A relaxation of 5 % marks will be allowed in the entrance examination for the
candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/differently-abled category, Economically
Weaker Section (EWS), and other categories of candidates as per the decision of
the Commission from time to time.
v) HEIs may decide the number of eligible students to be called for an interview
based on the number of Ph.D. seats available.
vi) Provided that for the selection of candidates based on the entrance test conducted
by the HEI, a weightage of 70 % for the entrance test and 30 % for the
performance in the interview/viva- voce shall be given.
(3) Universities and Colleges which are eligible to conduct Ph.D. programmes, shall:
i. Notify a prospectus well in advance on the institution’s website specifying the
number of seats for admission, subject/discipline-wise distribution of available
seats, criteria for admission, the procedure for admission, and all other relevant
information for the candidates;
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ii. Adhere to the National/State-level reservation policy, as applicable.

(4) The Higher Educational Institution shall maintain a list of Ph.D. supervisors
(specifying the name of the supervisor, his or her designation, and the
department/school/centre), along with the details of Ph.D. scholars (specifying
the name of the registered Ph.D. scholar, the topic of his/her research and the date
of admission) admitted under them on the website of the institution and update
this list every academic year.
4 Allocation of 1. Eligibility criteria to be a Research Supervisor, Co-Supervisor, Number of
Supervisor Ph.D. scholars permissible per supervisor, etc.
(1) Permanent faculty members working as Professor/Associate Professor of the
Higher Educational Institution with a Ph.D., and at least five research
publications in peer-reviewed or refereed journals and permanent faculty
members working as Assistant Professors in Higher Educational Institutions
with a Ph.D., and at least three research publications in peer-reviewed or
refereed journals may be recognized as a Research Supervisor in the
university where the faculty member is employed or in its affiliated Post-
graduate Colleges/institutes. Such recognized research supervisors cannot
supervise research scholars in other institutions, where they can only act as
co-supervisors. Ph.D. awarded by a university under the supervision of a
faculty member who is not an employee of the university or its affiliated
Post- graduate Colleges/institutes would be in violation of these
Regulations.
For Ph.D. scholars working in Central government/ State government
research institutions whose degrees are given by Higher Educational
Institutions, the scientists in such research institutions who are equivalent to
Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor can be recognized as
supervisors if they fulfill the above requirements.
Provided that in areas/disciplines where there is no, or only a limited number
of peer-reviewed or refereed journals, the Higher Educational Institution
may relax the above condition for recognition of a person as Research
Supervisor with reasons recorded in writing.
Co-Supervisors from within the same department or other departments of the
same institution or other institutions may be permitted with the approval of
the competent authority.
Every student should be allotted a supervisor within one month of admission.

Adjunct Faculty members shall not act as Research Supervisors and can
only act as co-supervisors.
(2) In case of interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary research work, if required, a
Co-Supervisor from outside the Department/ School/ Centre/ College/
University may be appointed.
(3) An eligible Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor can guide up
to eight (8) / six (6) / four (4) Ph.D. scholars, respectively, at any given time.
(4) In case of relocation of a female Ph.D. scholar due to marriage or otherwise,
the research data shall be allowed to be transferred to the Higher Educational
Institution to which the scholar intends to relocate, provided all the other
conditions in these Regulations are followed, and the research work does not
pertain to a project sanctioned to the parent Institution/Supervisor by any
funding agency. Such scholar shall, however, give due credit to the parent
institution and the supervisor for the part of research already undertaken.
(5) Faculty members with less than three years of service before superannuation
In case of relocation shall not be allowed to take new research scholars under their supervision.
of an Ph.D. woman However, such faculty members can continue to supervise Ph.D. scholars
scholar due to who are already registered until superannuation and as a co-supervisor after
marriage or superannuation, but not after attaining the age of 70 years.
otherwise.
5 Course work (1) The Credit requirement for the Ph.D. coursework is a minimum of
12-14 credits, including a “Research and Publication Ethics” course
as notified by UGC vide D.O. No. F.1- 1/2018(Journal/CARE) in
2019 and a research methodology course. The Research Advisory
Committee can also recommend UGC recognized online courses as
part of the credit requirements for the Ph.D. programme.
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(2) All Ph.D. scholars, irrespective of discipline, shall be required to train

in teaching /education /pedagogy/writing related to their chosen
Ph.D. subject during their doctoral period. Ph.D. scholars may also
be assigned 4-6 hours per week of teaching/research assistantship for
conducting tutorial or laboratory work and evaluations.

(3) A Ph.D. scholar must obtain a minimum of 55% marks or its equivalent
grade in the course work to be eligible to continue in the Ph.D.
program and to submit the thesis.
(4) All Ph.D. scholars admitted from 2022 batch onwards have to complete
the mandatory course work in the first 4 semesters to stay in the Ph.D.
program. The Ph.D. course work is mandatory for all students.
Coursework exemption will not be granted under any circumstances. If
a student fails to complete the coursework in first 4 semesters will
have to leave the program.
(5) The Deans/Heads of the respective Academic Units should immediately
inform Controller of Examinations Office of any student fails to
complete the coursework within 4 semesters.

There is no provision for Improvement or Special Supplementary exam to be

conducted. Academic Units may offer coursework in all semesters and conduct
regular & supplementary exams to enable them to avail opportunity to clear the
coursework in 2 years. Failure to complete the course work within two year
means that the students have to leave the programme.

In course work for Ph.D., (i) required attendance is 75% and

(ii) the pass percentage is 55% or a CGPA of 6.0.

In the Ph.D. coursework, the Results and Grade sheets will only carry Pass/Fail
results.
A grade sheet will be issued for the course work done.

6 Research Advisory (1) There shall be a Research Advisory Committee or an equivalent body as
Committee defined in the Statutes/Ordinances of the Higher Educational Institution
(Earlier Doctoral concerned for each Ph.D. scholar. The Research Supervisor of the Ph.D.
Research Committee) scholar concerned shall be the Convener of this committee, and this committee
shall have the following responsibilities:
i. To review the research proposal and finalize the topic of research.
ii. To guide the Ph.D. scholar in developing the study design and
methodology of research and identify the course(s) that he/she may have
to do.
iii. To periodically review and assist in the progress of the research work of
the Ph.D. scholar.

(2) Each semester, a Ph.D. scholar shall appear before the Research Advisory
Committee to make a presentation and submit a brief report on the progress
of his/her work for evaluation and further guidance to the maximum of 6 th
year. The Research Advisory Committee shall submit its recommendations
along with a copy of Ph.D. scholar’s progress report to the Higher
Educational Institution concerned. A copy of such recommendations shall
also be provided to the Ph.D. scholar.
(3) In case the progress of the Ph.D. scholar is unsatisfactory, the Research
Advisory Committee shall record the reasons for the same and suggest
corrective measures. If the Ph.D. scholar fails to implement these corrective
measures, the Research Advisory Committee may recommend, with specific
reasons, the cancellation of the registration of the Ph.D. scholar from the
Ph.D. programme.

7 Evaluation and (1) Upon satisfactory completion of course work and obtaining the marks/grade
Assessment Methods, prescribed in clause (3) of Regulation 9 above, the Ph.D. scholar shall be
minimum required to undertake research work and produce a draft dissertation/thesis.
(2) Before submitting the dissertation/thesis, the Ph.D. scholar shall make a
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standards/credits for presentation before the Research Advisory Committee of the Higher
award of the degree Educational Institution concerned, which shall also be open to all
faculty members and other research scholars/students.
(3) The Higher Educational Institution concerned shall have a
mechanism using well-developed software applications to detect
Presentations and Plagiarism in research work and the research integrity shall be an
Publications integral part of all the research activities leading to the award of a Ph.D.
degree.
(4) A Ph.D. scholar shall submit the thesis for evaluation, along with (a) an
undertaking from the Ph.D. scholar that there is no plagiarism and (b) a
certificate from the Research Supervisor attesting to the originality of the
thesis and that the thesis has not been submitted for the award of any other
degree/diploma to any other Higher Educational Institution.
(5) The Ph.D. thesis submitted by a Ph.D. scholar shall be evaluated by his/her
Research Supervisor and at least two external examiners at a level of
Associate Professor and above who are experts in the field and not in
employment of the Higher Educational Institution concerned. Such
examiner(s) should be academics with a good record of scholarly
publications in the field. Wherever possible, one of the external examiners
should be chosen from outside India. The viva-voce board shall consist of
the Research Supervisor and at least one of the two external examiners and
may be conducted online. The viva-voce shall be open to the members of
the Research Advisory Committee/faculty members/research scholars, and
students. Higher Educational Institutions may formulate appropriate
rules/ordinances to effect the provisions of this Regulations.
(6) The viva-voce of the Ph.D. scholar to defend the thesis shall be conducted if
both the external examiners recommend acceptance of the thesis after
incorporating any corrections suggested by them. If one of the external
examiners recommends rejection, the Higher Educational Institution
concerned shall send the thesis to an alternate external examiner from the
approved panel of examiners, and the viva-voce examination shall be held
only if the alternate examiner recommends acceptance of the thesis. If the
alternate examiner does not recommend acceptance of the thesis, the thesis
shall be rejected, and the Ph.D. scholar shall be declared ineligible for the
award of a Ph.D.
(7) The Higher Educational Institution concerned shall complete the entire
process of evaluating a Ph. D. thesis, including the declaration of the viva-
voce result, within a period of six (6) months from the date of submission of
the thesis.

8 Ph.D. through (1) Ph.D. programmes through part-time mode will be permitted, provided all
Distance Mode/Part- the conditions stipulated in these Regulations are fulfilled.
time (2) The Higher Educational Institution concerned shall obtain a “No Objection
Certificate” through the candidate for a part-time Ph.D. programme from the
appropriate authority in the organization where the candidate is employed,
clearly stating that:
i. The candidate is permitted to pursue studies on a part-time basis.
ii. His/her official duties permit him/her to devote sufficient time for
research.
iii. If required, he/she will be relieved from the duty to complete the course
work.
Other norms for conversion from Full time to Part time PhD are as follows: (as
resolved in 89th Academic Council held on 17th December, 2021)
1. The student must have successfully completed the course work prescribed
within the duration from the date of his/her admission.
2. The student should have completed 1 year of his registration (Residency
period)
3. The Maximum duration will remain same as per the Regulations.
4. The student must have, obtained regular/full time employment,
5. The student will have to pay the semester fees and present the progress of
work to the RAC every semester and do semester registration as part time
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for continuation in his/her PhD. Programme till a maximum of 6 years. In

case if a student fails to present his/her progress of work to the RAC for 2
consecutive semesters then his/her admission will be cancelled.
6. For Science Schools (except SCIS) the recommendations will come
through the School Board. There will be a one-time conversion fee from
regular Ph.D to Part-time PhD of Rs. 5000/- at the time of application along
with RAC report. The External/part time PhD. students have to pay a part-
time PhD fee of Rs. 5,000/- per semester in addition to the regular semester
fee.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations or any other law,

for the time being in force, no Higher Educational Institution or research
institution of the Central government or a State Government shall conduct
Ph.D. programmes through distance and/or online mode.

9 Award of Ph.D Award of degrees to candidates registered for the Ph.D. programme on or after
degrees before July 11, 2009, till the date of Notification of these Regulations shall be governed by
Notification of these the provisions of the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of
Regulations, or [Link]./Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2009 or the UGC (Minimum Standards and
degrees awarded by Procedure for Award of [Link]./Ph.D. Degrees) Regulations, 2016 as the case may
foreign Universities be. Further, the award of degrees to candidates already registered and pursuing Ph.D.
shall be governed by these Regulations or UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure
for Award of [Link]./Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2016. Nothing in these
Regulations shall impact the [Link]. degree programmes commencing prior to the
enactment of these Regulations.

10 Depository with Following the successful completion of the evaluation process and before the
INFLIBNET announcement of the award of the Ph.D. degree(s), the Higher Educational
Institution concerned shall submit an electronic copy of the Ph.D. thesis to
INFLIBNET, for hosting the same so as to make it accessible to all the Higher
Educational Institutions and research institutions.
11 Admission of (1) Each supervisor can guide up to two international research scholars on a
International students supernumerary basis over and above the permitted number of Ph.D. scholars
in Ph.D. programme.- as specified in clause 6.3 above.
(2) The HEIs may decide their own selection procedure for Ph.D. admission of
international students keeping in view the guidelines/norms in this regard
issued by statutory/regulatory bodies concerned from time to time.

12 Grant of [Link]. Higher Educational Institutions shall not offer the [Link]. (Master of
Degree. Philosophy) programme.
13 Issuing a Provisional Prior to the actual award of the Ph.D. degree, the degree- awarding Higher
certificate Educational Institution shall issue a provisional certificate to the effect that the
Ph.D. is being awarded in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations
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University of Hyderabad
TABLE - I : Break-up for the approved Intake for 2025-26 : Integrated PG Courses
[Link]. Course Subject GE SC ST OBC EWS Total PH DP
Mathematical
1 [Link]. Science 17 6 3 10 4 40 2 2
2 [Link]. Physics 17 6 3 10 4 40 2 2
3 [Link]. Chemistry 8 3 2 5 2 20 1 1
4-Year B.S. Chemistry 8 3 2 5 2 20 1 1
(Honours/
4 Research)
5 [Link]. Biology 23 9 5 17 6 60 3 3
6 [Link]. Applied Geology 7 3 1 5 2 18 1 1
Master of
7 [Link] Optometry 11 4 2 8 3 28 1 1
8 [Link]. Psychology 8 3 1 6 2 20 1 1
9 I.M.A. Telugu 8 3 1 5 2 19 1 1
10 I.M.A. Hindi 8 3 1 6 2 20 1 1
Language
11 I.M.A. Sciences 8 3 1 5 2 19 1 1
12 I.M.A. Urdu 6 2 0 5 1 14 1 1
13 I.M.A. Economics 7 3 1 4 2 17 1 1
14 I.M.A. History 14 5 3 9 4 35 1 1
15 I.M.A. Political Science 19 8 4 14 5 50 2 2
16 I.M.A. Sociology 10 4 2 7 2 25 1 1
17 I.M.A. Anthropology 8 3 2 5 2 20 1 1
Comp. Science
18 Int. [Link]. Engg. 18 8 4 13 5 48 2 0
Materials
19 Int. [Link]. Engineering 23 8 5 15 6 57 3 0

Total 228 87 43 154 58 570 27 22

% 40.0 15.26 7.54 27.01 10.17 4.73 4.73
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TABLE - II : Break-up for the approved Intake for 2025-26 : PG Courses
Supernumerary
[Link]. Course Subject GE SC ST OBC EWS Total
seats
PH DP
1. [Link]. Mathematics / Applied Maths 30 11 6 20 8 75 3 3
2. [Link]. Statistics 14 5 3 9 4 35 2 2
3. M.C.A. Computer Applications 16 6 3 11 4 40 2 0
4. [Link]. Physics 26 7 3 15 5 56 3 3
5. [Link]. Chemistry 24 9 5 16 6 60 3 3
6. [Link]. Biochemistry 9 4 2 7 2 24 1 1
7. [Link]. Plant Biology & Biotechnology 7 3 2 6 2 20 1 1
8. [Link]. Molecular Microbiology 7 3 2 6 2 20 1 1
9. [Link]. Animal Biology & Biotechnology 9 4 2 7 2 24 1 1
10. [Link]. Biotechnology 11 5 2 8 3 29 1 0
11. [Link]. Systems & Computational Biology 6 2 1 4 1 14 1 1
12. M.P.H. Master of Public Health 15 6 3 10 4 38 2 2
13. [Link]. Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences 5 2 1 4 1 13 1 1
14. [Link]. Psychology 6 2 1 4 2 15 1 1
15. [Link]. Neural and Cognitive Science 8 2 1 4 1 16 1 1
16. M.A. English 24 8 4 15 5 56 3 3
17. M.A. Philosophy 11 4 2 8 3 28 1 1
18. M.A. Hindi 19 7 4 13 4 47 2 2
19. M.A. Telugu 24 8 4 15 5 56 3 3
20. M.A. Urdu 9 4 3 7 2 25 1 1
21. M.A. Applied Linguistics 9 4 2 7 3 25 1 1
22. M.A. Comparative Literature 12 5 2 8 3 30 1 1
23. M.A. Sanskrit Studies 7 3 2 6 2 20 1 1
24. M.A. English Language Studies 11 4 2 7 2 26 1 1
25. M.A. History 18 6 3 12 4 43 2 2
26. M.A. Political Science 21 8 4 15 5 53 3 3
27. M.A. Sociology 28 9 4 18 6 65 3 3
28. M.A. Anthropology 16 6 3 11 4 40 2 2
29. [Link]. Education 20 8 3 14 5 50 2 2
30. M.A. Economics 30 11 6 20 8 75 3 3
31. M.A. Financial Economics 14 6 3 10 4 37 2 2
32. MPA Dance: Kuchipudi 3 2 1 3 1 10 1 1
33. MPA Dance: Bharatanatyam 3 2 1 3 1 10 1 1
34. MPA Theatre Arts 7 3 1 4 2 17 1 1
35. MVA Painting 6 3 1 5 2 17 1 1
36. MVA Print Making 3 2 1 3 1 10 1 1
37. MVA Sculpture 3 2 1 3 1 10 1 1
38. M.V.A. Art History & Visual Studies 3 2 1 3 1 10 1 1
39. M.A. Communication (Media Practice) 9 4 2 7 3 25 1 1
40. M.A. Communication (Media Studies) 9 4 2 7 3 25 1 1
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41. MPA Music (Karnataka Vocal/Instr.) 3 2 1 3 1 10 1 1

42. MPA Music (Hindustani Vocal/Instr.) 3 2 1 3 1 10 1 1
43. M.B.A. General 30 11 6 20 8 75 4 4
44. M.B.A. Health Care & Hospital Mgt. 15 6 3 9 4 37 2 2
45. M.B.A. Business Analytics 15 6 3 9 4 37 2 2
46. M.B.A. Executive MBA 24 9 5 16 6 60 3 3

Total 602 232 118 415 151 1518 77 74

% 39.65 15.28 7.72 27.33 9.94 5.07 4.87

TABLE - III : Break-up for the approved Intake for 2025-26 : [Link]. Courses

[Link]. Course Subject GE SC ST OBC EWS PH Total

1 [Link]. Computer Science 17 6 4 12 4 2 45+5*
2 [Link]. Artificial Intelligence 10 4 3 8 3 2 30+5*
3 [Link]. Bioinformatics 10 4 2 6 2 1 25
4 [Link]. Integrated Circuit 6 3 1 5 2 1 18
Technology
5 [Link]. Microelectronics & 6 3 1 5 2 1 18
VLSI Design

Total 49 20 11 36 13 7 136
36.02 14.70 8.08 26.47 9.55 5.14
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Table IV: Break-up for the approved Intake for 2025-26 : Ph.D. Programmes

Table - IV (A)
[Link]. Course Subject GE SC ST OBC EWS PWD TOTAL Mode of
Admission
1. Ph.D. Mathematics 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 CSIR UGC
2. Ph.D. Applied Mathematics 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 CSIR UGC
3. Ph.D. Computer Science 6 2 1 4 1 1 15 UGC NET
4. Ph.D. Electronics Sci. and 1 1 0 1 1 0 CSIR UGC
Engg. 4 NET
5. Ph.D. Chemistry 12 5 2 9 3 2 33 CSIR UGC
6. Ph.D. Biochemistry 5 2 1 4 1 1 14 CSIR UGC
7. Ph.D. Plant Sciences 3 2 1 3 1 1 11 CSIR UGC
8. Ph.D. Microbiology 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 CSIR UGC
9. Ph.D. Animal Biology 5 2 1 4 1 1 14 CSIR UGC
10. Ph.D. Biotechnology 5 2 1 3 1 1 13 CSIR UGC
11. Ph.D. Philosophy 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 UGC NET
12. Ph.D. Management Studies 5 2 1 4 1 1 14 UGC NET
13. Ph.D. Cognitive Science 2 1 0 2 1 0 6 UGC NET
Total 49 21 10 37 13 8 138
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Table - IV(B)
[Link]. Course Subject GE SC ST OBC EWS PWD TOTAL Mode of
Admission
1. Ph.D. Physics 12 5 3 10 3 2 35 UoH EE
2. Ph.D. Earth, Ocean and UoH EE
Atmospheric
Sciences 4 2 1 3 1 1 12
3. Ph.D. Systems & Comp. UoH EE
Biology 3 2 1 2 1 1 10
4. Ph.D. English 2 1 1 2 1 0 7 UoH EE
5. Ph.D. Hindi 5 2 1 4 1 1 14 UoH EE
6. Ph.D. Telugu 6 3 1 4 2 1 17 UoH EE
7. Ph.D. Urdu 7 3 1 6 2 1 20 UoH EE
8. Ph.D. Sanskrit Studies 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 UoH EE
9. Ph.D. Applied Linguistics 2 1 0 2 1 0 6 UoH EE
10. Ph.D. Translation Studies 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 UoH EE
11. Ph.D. English Language UoH EE
Studies 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
12. Ph.D. Comparative Lit. 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 UoH EE
13. Ph.D. History 3 1 1 2 1 1 9 UoH EE
14. Ph.D. Political Science 5 2 1 3 1 1 13 UoH EE
15. Ph.D. Sociology 3 1 1 2 1 0 8 UoH EE
16. Ph.D. Anthropology 3 1 1 2 1 0 8 UoH EE
17. Ph.D. Education 3 1 1 2 1 0 8 UoH EE
18. Ph.D. Regional Studies 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 UoH EE
19. Ph.D. Folk Culture Studies 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 UoH EE
20. Ph.D. Social Excl. & Incl. UoH EE
Policy 1 1 0 1 1 0 4
21. Ph.D. Indian Diaspora 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 UoH EE
22. Ph.D. Gender Studies 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 UoH EE
23. Ph.D. Economics 5 3 1 4 2 1 16 UoH EE
24. Ph.D. Communication 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 UoH EE
25. Ph.D. Dance 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 UoH EE
26. Health Sciences : UoH EE
Public Health 2 1 0 2 1 0 6
27. PhD. Health Sciences: UoH EE
Optometry and
Vision Sciences 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
28. Ph.D. Materials UoH EE
Engineering 5 2 1 4 1 1 14
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29. Ph.D. Nanoscience and UoH EE

Technology 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
Total (Table – IV( B)) 84 35 19 65 24 11 238
Total (Table – IV( A)) 49 21 10 37 13 8 138
Grand Total 133 56 29 102 37 19 376
% 35.37 14.89 7.71 27.12 9.84 5.05 100
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University of Hyderabad
Break-up for the approved Intake 2025-26
ABSTRACT
Courses GE SC ST OBC EWS PWD Total Supernumerary
PWD DP
5-Year Integrated 228 87 43 154 58 -- 570 27 22
Postgraduate 602 232 118 415 151 -- 1518 77 74
[Link]. 49 20 11 36 13 7* 136 -- --
Ph.D. 133 56 29 102 37 19* 376 -- --
Total 1012 395 201 707 259 26 2600 104+26* 96
% 38.92 15.19 7.73 27.19 9.96 5.00 4.84

NOTE:
1. [Link]. Biotechnology (30 seats) are to be filled as per the guidelines of (GAT-B) of RCB,
Faridabad.
2. PWD seats in Integrated PG and PG courses are Supernumerary seats. Total seats for PWD
is 130 (104+26) out of intake 2600. As per the decision of the Academic Council, wherever
the intake is 10 or more one seat will be allotted to PWD category and overall 5% seats have
been reserved to PWD category.
3. In [Link]., and Ph.D. programmes, the PWD* seats are not supernumerary. In Ph.D.
programmes wherever the intake is 8 or more one seat is reserved for ST. Efforts are made
to provide ST representation to all Schools as far as possible looking into the intake.
4. Seats are not reserved for DP category candidates in the [Link]./ 5 Year Integrated [Link].
programmes as per the norms of CCMT/ CSAB of JEE. Besides, the seats are not reserved in
Ph.D. programmes as there will be only for Foreign Nationals’ supernumerary seats in these
programmes as per UGC Regulations 2022.

5. Any candidate applying under two categories will be shown in both categories on the basis
of merit as per rules of reservation. However, the candidate will be granted admission into
either of the category depending upon order of merit.
6. When there are no eligible candidates from PWD/DP categories, these seats should not be
converted/ transferred and offered to any other category for Integrated and PG courses as they
are Supernumerary seats.
7. The unfilled seats as per the roster will be carried forward for January 2026 session in Ph.D.
programmes.

8. All extant guidelines on reservations issued by UGC, Ministry of Education and DoPT be
followed strictly and no reserved category seat be converted/transferred or offered to any
other category.
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Fee Refund policy 2025-26:

If students admitted in the current academic session 2025-26 chooses to withdraw his/her admission
from the University, fee shall be refunded to the student as per the following system:

S.N Admission cancellation period Charges

o.

1. Before August 10, 2025 Nil

2. From August 11th onwards As per table below

Sl. Percentage of Point of time when notice of withdrawal of admission is received in the
N Refund of Fees*. HEI.
o.

1. 100% 15 days or more before the formally notified last date of admission.

2. 90% Less than 15 days before the formally notified last date of admission.

3. 80% 15 days or less after the formally notified last date of admission.

30 days or less, but more than 15 days after formally notified last date of
4. 50%
admission.

5. 00% More than 30 days after formally notified last date of admission.

* Medical Insurance charges, as per actuals, will be sent to insurance service provider and same will
be mandatorily deducted. The refund of fees due to a student who withdraws admission within the
time mentioned in the Prospectus, will be processed only after closure of all admissions.
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CONTACTS
DEANS OF THE SCHOOLS
Prof. Saroj Panigrahi Prof. M.T. Ansari Prof. Ramesh Kumar Mishra
School of Mathematics & Statistics School of Humanities Dean ,
Tel: (040) 23134000, 23010560 Tel: (040) 23010003, 23133300 School of Medical Sciences
E-mail : deansm@[Link], E-mail : deansh@[Link] Tel: (040) 23134780
E-mail : deanmd@[Link]

Prof. P.K. Suresh Prof. K. Suneetha Rani Prof. Jai Prakash Goutam
School of Physics School of Social Sciences School of Engineering Sciences & Technology
Tel: (040) 23134300, 23134320 Tel: (040) 23010853, 23133001 Tel : (040) 23134451,23134450
E-mail : deansp@[Link] E-mail : deanss@[Link] E-mail : deansest@[Link],
[Link]@[Link]

Prof. Samar Kumar Das Prof. M. Samba Siva Raju Prof. R. Vijay
School of Chemistry Sarojini Naidu School of School of Economics
Tel: (040) 23010221, 23134800 / Arts & Communication Tel : (040) 23133100, 23133106
23134855 Tel: (040) 23011553, 23135500 deanse@[Link]
E-mail : deansc@[Link] E-mail : deansns@[Link]

Prof. Anand Kumar Kondapi Prof. G.V.R.K. Acharyulu Prof. Atul Negi
School of Life Sciences School of Management Studies School of Computer and Information Sciences
Tel: (040) 23010210, 23134500 Tel: (040) 23011091, 23135000 Tel: (040) 23010780, 23134101
E-mail : deansl@[Link] E-mail : deanms@[Link] E-mail: deanscis@[Link]

ADMINISTRATION
Registrar Controller of Examinations I/c Finance Officer
Dr. Devesh Nigam Shri. Thukaram Porika Dr B. Srinivas
Tel: (040) 23010245, 23132100 Tel: (040) 23010248, 23132101 Tel: (040) 23010370, 23132200
Email: registrar@[Link], Email: ce@[Link] Email: fo@[Link]
registrar@[Link]

ACADEMIC AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Dean, Students’ Welfare: Chief Medical Officer I/c, Health Public Relations Officer &
Prof. V. Srinivasa Rao Centre: Placement Officer I/c:
Tel: (040) 23134584, 23013336 Dr. Ravindra Kumar Shri Ashish Jacob Thomas
E-mail: dsw-office@[Link] Tel: (040) 23010206, 23132402E- Tel: (040) 23010207, 23132110
mail: hccmo@[Link], E-mail: pro@[Link], prouohyd@[Link]
rkhc@[Link]

Chief Proctor: Chief Warden: Librarian, IGML:

Prof. Sanjay Subodh Dr. Vineet C.P. Nair Dr. N. Varatharajan
Tel: (040) 23134853, 23010536 Tel: (040) 23132506, 23133124 Tel: (040) 23132600
E-mail : cp@[Link] E-mail: cw@[Link], E-mail:
librarian@[Link],nvrlib@[Link]

Director, UGC - MMTTC: University Engineer: Director, International Affiars:

Prof. V. Venkata Ramana Lt. Col. Chitaluri Hanumantha Prof. Bramanandam Manavathi
Tel: (040) 23010834, 23132713 Rao Tel: (040) 23134041
E-mail: mmttcuoh@[Link] Tel: (040) 23010208, 23132300 Email: csms@[Link],
E-mail: ue@[Link] internationaluoh@[Link],

Director: Centre for Distance and Virtual Principal Scientific Officer I/c: Director, Physical Education & Sports:
Learning (CDVL) Central Instruments Laboratory Dr. Anjaneya Swamy Kare i/c
Prof. S. Jeelani (CIL): Tel: (040) 23132440, 23132441
Tel: (040) 24600264, 24600265 Prof. Syed Maqbool Ahmed Email: pes@[Link]
E-mail: [Link]@[Link] Tel: (040) 23132662, 23010234
E-mail: [Link]@[Link]
jeelani@[Link]