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Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University,

Nanded, Maharashtra State, India


(Established on 17th September 1994, Recognized by the UGC U/s 2(f) and 12(B)
NAAC Re-accredited with 'A' grade)

e-Prospectus - Ph.D. Entrance Test (PET) 2020

Contact Details

The Assistant Registrar (P.G. Section)


SRTM University, Nanded
Phone: 02462-229242 / Extension 143

Address of the University

Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University,


Vishnupuri, NANDED-431 606, (Maharashtra), India
EPABX Numbers (STD Code: 02462) – 229242, 229243
Website: www.srtmun.ac.in

November 2020

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INDEX

Content Page No.


0. Important Information . 03
1. About the SRTM University. 04
2. Ph.D. Entrance Test-2020 (PET-2020) Eligibility and Registration Fees 06
3. Procedure for Submission of Application for PET-2020. 07
4. Instructions about PET-2020 Online Examination. 08
5. Instructions for the candidates applying for the Exemption from PET-2020. 10
6. Selection Criteria for Ph.D. Research Program- 2020. 12
7. Guidelines for the Foreign Students. 13
8. Post RAC formalities. 14
9. Disclaimer. 15
10. Annexure 1: Guidelines for RAC regarding distribution of seats. 16
11. Annexure 2: List of Research Centers and Subjects available, SRTMUN. 17
12. Annexure 3: Statement showing various Ph.D. programs and vacancy. 19

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Important Information
Important Dates

1. Start Date for submission of Online PET Application: 02 December 2020


2. Last Date for submission of Online PET Application: 17 December 2020
3. PET Exam Date: 29 December 2020

Last Date for receipt of hard copy PET Exemption Application at University: 24
December 2020

Fees for PET Online Examination

1. SC/ST/PWD Categories: Rs.1200/-

2. General Category and all other Categories except SC/ST/PWD : Rs. 1500/-

3. Foreign Students: Rs 7500/-

Fees for PET Exemption Application Processing

1. SC/ST/PWD Categories: Rs.1200/-

2. General Category and all Other Categories except SC/ST/PWD: Rs. 1500/-

3. Foreign Students: Rs 7500/-

Mode of Payment:

Online payment:- The Application Fee can be paid through anyone of the available online
payment options: Net Banking, Debit Card, Credit Card, and UPI.

Address for Communication regarding PET-2020

To,
The Assistant Registrar, P.G. Section,
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University,
Vishnupuri, Nanded - 431 606. Maharashtra, India
Phone: 02462-229242 / Extension 143

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1. About the SRTM University, Nanded
The Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded (SRTMUN) is
established on September 17th, 1994 by the Government of Maharashtra. The University has
been named after Swami Ramanand Teerth, the Doyen of the Hyderabad Liberation Struggle,
and also a renowned educationalist and social activist. The University strives to cater for
southern part of Marathwada Region of Maharashtra State, specifically to the districts of
Nanded, Latur, Parbhani and Hingoli. Recently, this University has celebrated silver jubilee
year 2019-2020 as the university has completed 25 years of excellence in the field of education
and research. This University is one of the youngest Universities that could obtain 2(f) and
12(B) recognition of the UGC, New Delhi and also has achieved recognition, name and fame
at the State, National and International levels. The noteworthy recognition as an ‘A’ graded
University by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bengaluru,
testifies the claim.
The University has 14 Schools on campus and sub-centres at Latur, Parbhani. It also
runs a constituent college – ‘New Model Degree College’ at Hingoli. It hosts academic and
research centres like Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Chair and Study Centre, Shri Guru
Govindsinghji Adhyasan Sankul & Research Centre and Late. Uttamrao Rathod Tribal
Development and Research Center at Kinwat. The University has 300+ affiliated colleges
under its jurisdiction spanning the four districts having 146 courses with the student strength
about 1.63 lakhs. In addition, 4000+ students are enrolled through distance education mode.
University caters 70+ foreign students for PG and Ph.D. programs across five countries and
efforts are going on to increase this number and nationality by establishing International
Student Cell at the campus.
The University has adopted the School system and granted academic autonomy to
follow CBCS pattern. This University is the first State University in Maharashtra to have
policies for credit transfer and fee reimbursement to the successful students for NPTEL,
SWAYM, and other MOOC platforms. This has resulted to have the highest enrolment (400+)
for these courses. Special attention is given to inculcate research aptitude via financial
assistance, awards (Young Research Award) and employability of the students through the
Center for Competitive Examinations. Equal attention is given for enhancing the academic
quality in the affiliated colleges of the University through seed money research projects of
Rs.50 lakhs, regular academic and administrative audits. The University is committed to
establish equality in all fields of higher education. The Academic and Administrative audit,
Energy audit, Green audit and Gender audit are the regular activities of the University for
monitoring the academic, research activities along with the equity and equality.
With the mission to have Draught Free Marathwada, the University has started the Soil
and Water Conservation Project on the Campus. Under the ‘Green University - Clean
University’ initiative, the University inaugurated ‘33 Crore Tree Plantation Program’ and the
Bio- Diversity Park very recently. The University has received financial assistance from
prestigious agencies like RUSA, DST, UGC and other state and central funding agencies for
the development of academic infrastructure, amenities, and research and extension activities.
The University has earned substantial fund through consultancy and technology transfer
scheme. The professors and researchers of the University have invented, patented and
commercialized many ideas. Noteworthy achievement of the University is the invention and
design of the drug named ‘Disocal’ which is very influential in eradicating urinary stone. The
teachers and researchers have got many research projects of worth Rs. 12.5 crore. The academic
and social value of this is remarkable and is patented by the school. The professors and students
of this University have received recognition at the national and international level for their
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contribution in teaching, research, and innovation and extension activities. To create conducive
culture for research, the University has introduced ‘Best Teacher Researcher Award’ for the
campus as well as affiliated colleges, research semester scheme for the campus teachers, best
campus school award, Centre for Research Outcome and Promotion (CROP), financial
assistance for publications in peer reviewed journals, for participation in international
conferences to present their work. As a consequence, more than 1000 research articles
published in high reputed journals indexed in SCOPUS and Web of Science. About 12 teachers
from campus have visited foreign countries through fellowships and visiting scholarships. This
is the only University having a Centre of Excellence in Seismology in Maharashtra State. The
University is equipped with advanced research instruments like NMR- Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance for molecular structure analysis. The University has established Inter-University
Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) for research and development.
This University intends to enhance industry-institute interaction and industry
participation for industry-sponsored projects, student internship, industry mentor, etc and has
entered into MoUs with many industries. Similarly, the University has entered into MoUs with
national and international universities like Hanyang University, University of Malaysia, Indian
National Centre of Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), and Indian Institute of Chemical
Technology (IICT Hyderabad). The University is academically linked with European nations
through the Erasmus Mundus Scheme. The University has diversified research resources being
accessible from the Central Library i.e. The Knowledge Resource Centre. There is SOUL 2.0
and DSPACE for easy referencing. The KRC has Turnitin, I-authenticate and URKUND
software for plagiarism checking. Recently KRC has subscribed EZ-proxy cloud based
software for remote access so that the students and researchers can access research related
resources from remote places. Databases, e-journals, e-books including World e-book Library
are accessible through UGC-INFLIBNET and e-Shodhshindu programs. There is Web OPAC,
that helps users to search the library collection in English and regional language as well. The
University Library signed a MoU for Shodhganga and Shodhgangotri programs of
MHRD/UGC. This has helped for theses digitization work. The INFLIBNET sanctioned a
grant of Rs. 17.56 Lakh for the same. Presently 3867 theses have been uploaded on the
Shodhaganga. This helped our University to claim fourth position in Maharashtra and 18th
position at all India level for its contribution in Shodhnanga. Similarly, about 855 Ph.D.
synopses have been uploaded on Shodhgangotri. This effort stands first position in Maharashtra
and second position at all India level for its contribution. The KRC has 72562 books (hard
copy), 18412 e-journals, 6877 bound volumes of journals, more than 3500 thesis hard copy for
academic and research referencing.

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2. Ph.D. Research Program -2020 Eligibility and Registration Fees

The SRTM University is conducting its 9th Ph.D. Entrance Test (PET), by online mode
only. Interested eligible candidates seeking admission to Ph.D. course (including those
requesting for exemption from the PET examination) may apply online at the official
University website (http://www.srtmun.ac.in) during the stipulated period. Applications
received after the deadline and incomplete applications in any respect, shall not be accepted or
entertained.

Eligibility:

For admission to the Ph.D. Program in a subject under any faculty of this University,
the candidate must hold the Master’s Degree (PG) in the concerned subject with a minimum of
50 % marks or equivalent grades for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD / OBC /NT (A)
/NT(B)/NT(C)/NT(D)/SBC/EWS categories with valid Non-Creamy Layer wherever required.
Further, minimum 55% marks or equivalent grades for General (Open) category candidates are
required.

Registration cum Examination Fees and Mode of Payment:

The candidates applying for PET 2020, including those who are requesting for
exemption from PET-2020, need to pay registration, processing and examination fee as per the
mode of payment mentioned in this e-prospectus.

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3. Procedure for Submission of Application for PET-2020:

Application for PET-2020 Online Examination or Exemption must be submitted to the


University through online mode only by visiting the University website
(http://www.srtmun.ac.in) on or before the deadline. Before applying for the same, the
candidates are suggested to check the conditions of eligibility, available subjects, vacancies,
etc. All such details of the same are given in this prospectus.
The SRTM University, Nanded, through PET-2020, invites applications from the
eligible candidates in two separate modes:

A. By appearing for the PET-2020 Examination,


OR
B. By requesting exemption from the PET-2020 Examination.

If a candidate wishes to apply for both the modes i.e., PET-2020 Examinations as well
as requesting for PET exemption, he / she must apply separately by paying appropriate
registration fee.
Candidates applying for the second mode i.e. exemption from the PET-2020 must
ensure themselves that; they fulfill eligibility condition for the exemption as listed in this
prospectus.

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4. Instructions for the PET-2020 Examination appearing candidates

For PET-2020, an online application has to be submitted compulsorily. Fill-in all the
necessary entries in the online registration form available on the University website
(http://www.srtmun.ac.in), and submit the same online along with uploading all the necessary
enclosures including recent color passport size photograph, specimen signature and proof of
the registration fee payment on or before the deadline. The candidates applying for the PET-
2020 Examination need to submit their online application only. No Hard copy of the
application is needed. Hence, it is advised to candidates not to submit / send the hard copy
of their application to the University. It is advised that the candidates must retain copy of
their online application with them.

Mode of PET-2020 Examination:

The PET-2020 Examination shall be conducted with on screen/online mode at the given
centers only. It shall be of 100 marks examination consisting two different sections (section A
& B). The overall duration of examination shall be of TWO HOURS. Questions belonging to
Section A, shall be on Research Methodology and shall be compulsory for all the candidates;
while the questions in Section B, shall be based on the subject for which the Ph.D. admission
is sought by the candidate.
The Section A shall contain 50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), each of one mark
and which must be solved within duration of 60 minutes. This paper is compulsory and
common for all the candidates. The syllabus for section A is Research Methodology in general.
The Section B shall contain 50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), each of one mark, which
must be solved within duration of 60 minutes. The Syllabus for Section B shall be based on the
UG and PG syllabi of the “concerned subject” of S.R.T.M. University, Nanded. The detailed
syllabus of the same is available on the University website (http://www.srtmun.ac.in).
One copy of the question paper and answer key will be given to the candidates through
their registered emails. Any query/ doubts in question paper shall be entertained within three
days from the date of examination. Please note that, there shall be no negative marking for
both the Sections ‘A’ and ‘B’.
The PET-2020 shall be conducted on-screen/online mode only at the allocated centers
and only during allocated time slot. No requests regarding the change in the center and the
timing slot shall be entertained. Therefore, it shall be the responsibility of the candidate to
check the center name and the time slot allocated to him/her in the admit card carefully and
reach the concerned center before half an hour.

Examination centers:

At present, the PET-2020 online examination center will be at Nanded only. However,
if necessity arises, the same may be conducted at two more centers namely, Latur and Parbhani,
depending upon the circumstances, availability of resources and availability of related logistics/
infrastructures. Looking at this possibility, the candidates may give their choices for the
examination center. The University has every right to change / include / exclude the
examination centers due to the logistics or other issues. Hence, candidates may or may not get
examination center of their convenience. The allocated examination centers will be
communicated to the candidate through the Admit cards. Once the examination center is
allocated to a candidate, it shall be final and no requests for further changes will be entertained.
Admit Cards / Hall Tickets: The Admit Cards / Hall Tickets for PET-2020 appearing

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candidates will be made available on the University website a week before the examination
date and will not be sent to individual candidates by post / courier / email. For downloading
the admit card, candidate is required to login into University website using the username and
password provided at the time of submission of PET-2020 application. It shall be the
responsibility of the candidate to download the Admit Card, get it attested by the Gazetted
Officer/ Principal / Faculty of University or Faculty of College and produce it at the time of
examination. Candidates without Admit Cards will not be allowed to enter the examination hall
or appear for examinations.

Result of the PET-2020:

The result of PET-2020, shall be declared on the University’s official website within
stipulated time, and shall not be communicated to the individual candidate. It shall be the
responsibility of the candidate to check their results and appear before the RAC (Research
Allocation Committee) as per the schedule declared by the University on its official website
from time-to-time, under the link PET-2020. As it is online examination, the assessment is also
carried out in computerized mode and therefore no requests regarding revaluation and photo
copy of the answer book shall be entertained. Once a candidate is declared Qualified in the
PET-2020, the University will issue a validity certificate which shall be valid for ONE YEAR
only from the date of the declaration of the PET-2020 results. This is to be used during
allocation of the Ph.D. Supervisor / Guide by the RAC. Once the Guide / Supervisor is allocated
by the RAC, no second chance in future RACs will be given to the candidate.
Students involved in malpractices shall be liable for the punishment as per the
Examination rules of this University.

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5. Instructions for the candidates applying for the Exemption from
PET-2020:

Candidates requesting for Exemption from PET-2020 must apply online by checking
appropriate box in the application form available on the University website
(http://www.srtmun.ac.in) and upload the same along with the recent color passport size
photograph, specimen signature and proof of the payment of registration fee on or before the
deadline. They are required to take printout of the online submitted form and send the
same along with the necessary enclosures / attachments including the proofs in support
of his/her claim of exemption from PET-2020, so as to reach the following address on or
before the deadline.
To,
The Assistant Registrar, P.G. Section,
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University,
Vishnupuri, Nanded - 431 606,
Maharashtra, India. Phone: 02462-229242 / Extension 143

The envelope containing the application must be highlighted as “APPLICATION


FOR PET – 2020 (Exemption Mode)” (Subject :_________________) on the top side.
Incomplete applications, in any respect, shall be rejected and no further queries shall be
entertained in this regard. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that the
application for the PET-2020 Exemption is complete in all respect and is supported by
necessary attachments as evidence for PET-2020 exemption. The University shall not be
responsible for any postal / courier delays and hence the candidates are advised to be very
careful regarding submission of the hard copy to the University, before the deadline.

Exemption Criteria from PET-2020:

A qualifying Ph.D. Entrance Test (PET) is now compulsory for seeking admissions to
the Ph.D. Programme under any discipline of this University as per the new guidelines laid
down by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. However, candidates fulfilling either
of the conditions listed below are EXEMPTED from appearing for the PET-2020 and shall be
eligible for Ph.D. admissions directly without any examinations. However, it is mandatory for
such candidates to register through the procedure discussed above and by paying the requisite
amount of processing fee. The accepted criteria for exemption includes,
a) A candidate holding a master’s degree by research and having published at least
two, first authored research papers in the peer reviewed research journals in the
relevant subject as identified by UGC, New Delhi.
b) A candidate with M.Phil. degree from any statutory recognized University
within India in the relevant subject. However, for the candidates perusing
M.Phil. from SRTMUN, whose dissertation have been evaluated and the viva
voce is pending, may be considered for exemption, provided their M.Phil. must
be awarded before first RAC.
c) University approved teacher having a full time teaching experience of at least
five years at Degree College and having published at least two, first authored
research papers in peer reviewed journals in the relevant subject as identified by
UGC, New Delhi. In such cases, it is mandatory to submit copy of the University
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approval along with the PET-2020 Exemption application.
d) A person having five years’ work experience in National Laboratories /
Institutes / Government / Private Organizations or a Nominated / Sponsored /
Recommended by the respective employer and has at least two, first authored
research papers published in the peer reviewed journals approved by UGC, New
Delhi.
e) Research scholars selected by the research organization(s) through their
‘Screening selection test/interview’ at national level may be exempted from the
PET-2020 provided that the research organization is having MoU with SRTM
University, Nanded.
f) Candidates who have qualified NET / SET (Maharashtra State only) / GATE /
JRF / GPAT,/ QIP with valid score and period, which are conducted by the apex
bodies in higher / technical / professional education such as CSIR / UGC / ICAR
/ ICMR /DBT. For AICTE National Doctoral Fellows (NDF), the validity of
GATE score shall be for Five years.
g) A person having certified professional or industrial or managerial experience
certificate from the competent authority in the relevant field, (for example
Director, DAVP for Media Studies) of at least ten years.
h) Senior Citizens who have completed 60 years of age, having passed post
graduate degree examination with at least 50% marks and having at least of 15
years working experience in the relevant field, shall be exempted from PET-
2020 at the discretion of the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor of SRTMUN.
i) Candidates with the award of the Inspire Fellowship of DST, New Delhi are
exempted from PET-2020.
j) Foreign Students (in the relevant subject) from any Foreign university which is
a UGC, New Delhi recognized University or students of Indian origin working
in any foreign Universities with a teaching experience of a minimum of 3 years
at Degree College or University department. Such degrees should be recognized
and valid for continuing advanced education. Decision taken by the concerned
RRC shall be final in this regard.
Candidates eligible for an exemption from the PET-2020 examination need to submit
the necessary documents in support of their exemption claim along with the application form
on or before the deadline. It shall be the responsibility of the candidate to ensure himself that
he / she fulfills the requirements for the same at the time of application to PET-2020.
Incomplete applications or applications without proper documents shall not be entertained and
will be rejected. All applications submitted for claiming the PET-2020 Exemption shall be
scrutinized by the members in the scrutiny / screening committee and their decision shall be
final. For the candidates, who have applied for exemption but their claims have been rejected
by the scrutiny / screening committee shall not be considered / re-considered for allowing them
to appear for the PET-2020 Online examinations. In case of doubt regarding fitness into
exemption criteria, the candidates must apply for both (examination and exemption) separately
by paying appropriate registration fees. Further, the exemption and examination form will be
considered for a particular subject only and they are not transferable.

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6. Selection Criteria for Ph.D. Research Program 2020

Passing Rules:
A candidate is declared to be qualified in the PET-2020 if he/she scores a minimum of
45 marks in case of SC/ST/PWD/OBC/DT(A)/NT(B)/NT(C)/NT(D)/SBC/EWS (Non-Creamy
layer) belongs to Maharashtra state only and 50 marks for all other categories from Section A
and B put together. If no candidate, in a particular subject, is found to score the required number
of marks, seats for that particular subject shall lie vacant and shall be filled in from among the
exempted candidates, if available. It is mandatory to upload/ submit caste certificate/ PWD
certificate wherever required.
Among the total available vacancies, 60 % seats shall be filled in from among the PET-
2020 Online Examination qualified candidates on the basis of their score (merit) in the online
examination, while remaining 40% seats shall be filled in from among the PET-2020 Exempted
candidates by observing the reservation rules laid down by the Government of Maharashtra.
The allocation of candidates (PET qualified as well as PET exempted) will be done by
the Research Allocation Committee (RAC). Candidates are required to appear for the interview
before the RAC at the appropriate place and time shown in the schedule. The RAC shall
allocate Supervisor to the eligible candidates, including the foreign students, considering the
willingness / quota of a particular Research Supervisor/Guide, topics available and the subject
of interest of the candidates as indicated by him/her during the interview. The RAC may
appoint, in case of interdisciplinary subjects, co-guide/s recognized by this University, if
required. The candidates shall not have any say / role in selecting the Research
Supervisor/Guide. Only a pre-determined number of seats shall be filled in during the RAC
meeting. No candidate shall be accommodated beyond the available vacancies. The schedule
of the Research RAC meeting shall be published on the University website after the declaration
of the result of PET-2020. The Ph.D. admission shall be strictly as per the reservation policies
of the Govt. of Maharashtra. Candidates from other states and foreign universities shall be
treated as open category candidates. Research Supervisor/Guide allocation to the foreign
students shall be done as per the University rules (over and above quota).

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7. Guidelines for Foreign Students

For foreign students, provisional admission to Ph.D. Programme shall be given


throughout the year. The Ph.D. Supervisor/Guide to the foreign students shall be assigned by
the ‘International Students Centre’ of the University in consultation with the Dean of the
Concerned Faculty. The final approval, however, shall be given by the RRC. Research visa
shall be mandatory for the Ph. D. admissions for the foreign students. More details about the
International Student Centre could be found at the link http://srtmun.ac.in/en/international-
students-center.html.

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8. Post RAC formalities

The RAC shall allocate a Supervisor/Guide to a candidate and it shall be mandatory for
the Supervisor/Guide to accept the allocated candidate. After allocation of the
Supervisor/Guide, the applicant shall prepare a synopsis with a well-defined ‘Research Topic’
in consultation with him/her and shall submit to the RRC for its final approval within a period
of one month from the date of the allocation of the Supervisor/Guide.
The Ph.D. registration of the candidate shall be confirmed only after the approval of the
research topic by the RRC Research Topic once approved by the RRC shall not be changed
under any circumstances. The date of registration, if the topic is approved by the RRC, shall be
the date on which the candidate was allocated Ph. D. Supervisor/Guide by the RAC.
A Ph.D. Course work of pre-designated credits shall be compulsory for all the PET
passed as well as PET exempted candidates including the foreign students. However, there
shall be provisions for exemption from certain credits of such course work depending upon
qualifications of the candidates. The candidates claiming for such exemption, are required to
complete the course work of remaining credits. The details of the course work along with
course work duration, subjects, syllabus, credit pattern, passing rules, etc will be made
available on the official website of the University time-to-time.
As per the decision of Hon’ble Academic Council of this university in its meeting
held on 20/06/2020 the research students, who have qualified for Ph.D. admissions ( by
qualifying PET or by means of Exemption from PET) shall be confirmed only after
passing Research Methodology, Computer Application and Research & Publication
Ethics papers of the course work. Further, they have to appear for remaining papers of
the course work after their registration confirmation.

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DISCLAIMER:
1. PET-2020 is only Qualifying Examination. No PET-2020 qualified/ exempted
candidate can claim automatic registration for the Ph.D. Programme.
2. Admission to Ph.D. Programme shall be finalized by the RAC by following
reservation norms and as per the merit and availability of the vacancies in the
concerned subject. Therefore, decision taken by the RAC shall be final.
3. The RAC shall decide the Supervisor for Ph.D. Programme. Candidates shall
not have any say in selecting the Supervisor / Guide.
4. It shall be the responsibility of the candidate to check whether he/she fulfills the
eligibility conditions for the Ph.D. registration. University shall not be
responsible for any lapses thereof.
5. The University shall have the following faculties, namely, Faculty of Science
and Technology, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Faculty of
Humanities and the Faculty of Inter-disciplinary Studies, for perusing Ph.D.
over here.

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Annexure 1: Guidelines for RAC regarding the distribution of seats:
1 PET -2020 qualified candidates: 60% of the available seats will be filled in from among the
qualified candidates by observing the reservation policies as prescribed by the Govt. of
Maharashtra
2 PET-2020 Exempted candidates: 40% of the available seats will be filled in from among the
PET exempted candidates by observing the reservation polices as prescribed by the Govt. of
Maharashtra. However, the seat distribution for various categories of the exempted candidates
shall be as listed below.
3 NET Qualified
SET (Maharashtra) Qualified
GATE Qualified Examinations conducted
by the apex bodies 30%
JRF Qualified
GPAT Qualified
4 M. Phil. Qualified 20%
5 University approved teacher with a minimum of 5 years full time teaching
experience in degree college with at least two first authored research publication in 20%
peer reviewed research journals in the relevant subject as approved by UGC.
6 Candidates with the award of Inspire Fellowship of DST, New Delhi. 10%

7 Candidates holding Master’s degree by research with at least two first authored
research publication in peer reviewed research journals in the relevant subject as 5%
approved by UGC.
8 A person with working experience of five years in national Laboratories / Institutes
/ Government-Private Organizations; Nominated / Sponsored / Recommended by 5%
the respective employer and with at least two first authored research publication in
peer reviewed research journals in the relevant subject as approved by UGC.
9 A Person of certified professional or industrial or managerial experience (certificate
from competent Authority in that respective field for example Director, DAVP for 5%
Media Studies) of at least ten years.
10 Senior Citizens having passed post graduate degree examination with 50% marks
and have at least of 15 years working experience in the relevant field and have 5%
completed 60 years of age shall be exempted from PET-2020 at the discretion of the
Vice-Chancellor.

The distribution of seats shall be done as, 70% of the available seats shall be
filled in from among the candidates completing their post-graduation in concerned subject from
SRTM University, Nanded. Of the remaining 28% of total available seats, they shall be filled
in from among the candidates qualifying post-graduation in the concerned subject from other
universities within Maharashtra State. The remaining 2% seats shall be filled in from among
the candidates completing their post-graduation from Universities in other States. The seats
lying vacant, if any, from the categories listed above shall be filled in from among the
candidates from other categories.

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Annexure 2: List of Research Centers and Subjects Available, SRTMUN*

S.N College Name & Address Research Subject


01 Peoples College, English, Marathi, Hindi,
Nanded Political Science, Commerce, Economics
02 Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Nanded. Economics, History, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany,
Environmental Science, Computer Science, Dairy
Science, English, Commerce, Bio- Technology ,
Microbiology
03 Science College, Botany, Mathematics , Physics, Zoology, Chemistry
Nanded
04 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Public Admi. Chemistry, Envi. Sci., Microbiology.
Mahavidyalaya, Nanded
05 Pratibha Niketan College, Nanded Marathi, Commerce.

06 Shri Shivaji College of Arts, History


Commerce, Kandhar, Dist. Nanded
07 Pansare Mahavidyalaya, Arjapur, Tq. History
Biloli, Dist. Nanded.
08 Lal Bahadur Shastri Mahavidyalaya, Chemistry, Physics
Dharmabad, Dist. Nanded.
09 Degloor College, Public Administration, Political Science, Marathi,
Degloor, Dist. Nanded. Chemistry
10 Baliram Patil College, Zoology
Kinwat, Dist. Nanded
11 S.G.G.S.College of Engg. & Tech., ETC, Instrumentation, Computer Sci. Eng, Production,
Nanded Civil, Textile Tech.,
12 M.G.M.College of Engg., Nanded Computer Sci. & Engg.,
Mechanical Engineering.
13 Narayanrao Chavan Law College, Law
Nanded
14 Govt. B.Ed. College, Nanded Education
15 Nanded Pharmacy College, Nanded Pharmaceutical Sciences.
16 Jawaharlal Nehru Social Work Social Work
College, Cidco New Nanded.
17 Shri Shivaji College, Parbhani Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Physics
18 D. S. M.'s Arts Commerce & Science Hindi, Sociology, Economics, English, Political Sci.
College, Urdu, Comp. Sci., Chemistry, Zoology,
Parbhani Microbiology, Botany , Commerce, History, Pub-
Administration
19 Shri Shivaji Law College, Parbhani Law
20 Adarsha Edu. Society's Arts Hindi, Zoology
Commerce & Science College,
Hingoli
21 Dayanand Arts College, Latur Marathi, Hindi, English
22 Dayanand Commerce College, Latur Commerce
23 Dayanand Science College, Latur Microbiology, Physics, Mathematics
24 Dayanand Law College, Latur Law

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25 Mahatma Basweshwar Geography, Philosophy, Sociology
Mahavidyalaya, Latur
26 Rajashree Shahu Mahavidyalaya, Chemistry, Micro -Biology, Marathi, Commerce,
Latur Zoology, Physics, Geography, Bio-Technology
27 Maharashtra Udyagiri College, Udgir, Chemistry, Hindi, Geography, Urdu, Marathi.
Dist. Latur
28 Shivaji Mahavidyalaya, Commerce, Chemistry, Botany, Economics
Udgir, Dist.Latur
29 Shri Hawagiswami College, Udgir, Marathi, Geography, Commerce
Dist.Latur
30 Mahatma Gandhi Mahavidyalaya, English, Geography
Ahmedpur, Dist.Latur
31 Swami Vivekand College of Computer Science, Biotechnology
Information Technology,
Udgir, Dist.Latur
32 Late Sou. Kamaltai Jamkar Mahila Commerce
Mahavidyalaya, Parbhani
33 Shri Shivaji College, Renapur, Dist Commerce
Latur
34 R.E.S.’s Comp. & I.T.College, Latur Computer Science, Biotechnology
35 Nutan Mahavidyalaya, Selu History
Campus Schools of this university
36 School of Chemical Sciences Chemistry
37 School of Commerce & Management Commerce, Management science
Sciences
38 School of Computational Sciences Computer Science
39 School of Earth Sciences Geology, Environmental Science, Geography,
Geophysics
40 School of Educational Sciences Phy. Education, Education
41 School of Social Sciences Social Work, Economics, Sociology
42 School of Language, Literature and English, Marathi
Culture Studies
43 School of Life Science Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Biotechnology
44 School of Mathematical Sciences Mathematics, Statistics
45 School Media Studies Mass Communication & Journalism, Library &
Information Science
46 School of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences
47 School of Physical Sciences Physics
Latur Sub- Center
48 School of Management Sciences Management Sciences
49 School of Technology Computer Sciences
50 School of Social Sciences Economics

*Note: Above approved research centers and the approved subjects are subject to change time to
time

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Annexure 3: Statement showing various Ph.D. programs and vacancy
Sr. No. Faculty Name of Subject Vacancy
1 English 68
2 Hindi 152
3 Marathi 239
4 Urdu 14
5 Economics 110
6 History 50
Humanities
7 Philosophy 11
8 Political Science 66
9 Public Administration 85
10 Sociology 72
11 Geography 74
12 Law 13
13 Commerce & Commerce 41
14 Management Management Science 12
15 Computer Science 26
16 Bio Informatics 02
17 Bio Technology 15
18 Botany 48
19 Chemistry 97
20 Dairy Science 01
21 Environment Science 14
22 Mathematics 07
23 Geology 14
24 Science & Geo Physics 07
25 Technology Micro Biology 38
26 Physics 66
27 Statistics 08
28 Zoology 102
29 Pharmaceutical Science 17
30 Civil Engineering 10
31 Computer Science & Engineering 08
32 Electronics & Tele-Communication 18
33 Instrumentation Engineering 06
34 Textile Engineering 01
35 Social work 02
36 Inter- Disciplinary Library & Information Science 02
37 Studies Education 17
38 Physical Education 31

Note : The vacancies mentioned above are tentative and can be subject to change. If there is no vacancy of
any subject, PET of such subject shall not be conducted. Candidates should not apply for the same and
their applications will be treated as cancelled. Their fees shall not be refunded at any conditions and no
further correspondence shall be made in this regard.

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