Location:: Guwahati | Assam
Level:: | Ph.D.Level
Eligibility Criteria: Eligibility Criteria for Entrance Test for Ph.D. Programme under Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences: 1. Candidates seeking admission to the Ph.D. programme shall have a Master's degree or a professional degree declared equivalent to the Master's degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade 'B' in the UGC 7 -point scale in the disciplines as mentioned in Clause 1.5. The criteria of 55% marks as above shall not be applicable for those Post-Graduate degree holders in whose case grades/marks were not issued by the concerned University. 2. A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50% or an equivalent relaxation of grade, may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/differently-abled and other categories of candidates as per the decision of UGC (University Grants Commission) from time to time. The eligibility marks of 55% (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible based only on the qualifying marks without including the grace mark procedures. 3. Candidates awarded DNB (Diplomate of National Board) are also eligible for pursuing the Ph.D. programme. 4. Candidates with M.Sc. in medical faculty of Anatomy/Physiology/Biochemistry/ Microbiology/Pharmacology from a recognized Institute are also eligible. 5. Candidates with Master's degree in non-medical subjects having no relevance with Allied Health Sciences disciplines shall not be eligible for Ph.D. Programme under SSUHS. 6. SSUHS, before registering a candidate for Ph.D. programme, shall have the right to determine the recognition status and equivalence of the degree of the candidate.
Eligibility Criteria: 7. Candidates who qualify UGC-NET (including JRF)/UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF)/SLET/GATE/teacher fellowship holder or have passed M. Phil. programme, are exempted from the written entrance test. 8. The State-level reservation policy shall be applicable. 9. The admission shall be based on the guidelines/norms issued by UGC, other statutory bodies concerned and SSUHS, taking into account the reservation policy of the State Government from time to time. 10. The Entrance Test shall be a two stage process through: 10.1. A written Entrance Test that shall be qualifying with qualifying marks as 50%. The guidelines of the Entrance Test are as given below. The Entrance Test shall be conducted at the Centre(s) notified in advance (changes of Centres, if any, shall also be notified in advance) by SSUHS. 10.2. Candidates qualified in the written Entrance Test shall appear for an interview/viva voce in the concerned subject, that shall be organized at the concerned College/Institution when the candidates are required to discuss their research interest/area through a presentation before the Departmental Selection Committee formed by the Head of the concerned Department consisting of three to six members as per seniority, the result of which shall be communicated to the Registrar (Academic), SSUHS. 11. Scholars who qualify in the Entrance Test and are registered for Ph.D. programme shall carry out their research work in an Institution/Department/ Laboratory/Hospital affiliated under SSUHS. 12. The research workplace must be within Assam and the research scholar should be residing in Assam during the Ph.D. work. 13. A registered candidate shall abide by such regulations as may be prescribed by SSUHS from time to time.