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IGNOU Ph.D. - Eligibility Criteria

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IGNOU Eligibility Criteria 2022

Updated On - January 19 2022 by Nistha Sethi

IGNOU or Indira Gandhi National Open University is a federal open educational university in New Delhi, India. It is located in Maidan Garhi. IGNOU is a leading open university that was founded in 1985. It was founded to help people with distance and open education. IGNOU is home to the statutory bodies of the SAARC Consortium on Open and Distance Learning or SACODiL and the UNESCO-supported Global Mega Universities Network or GMUNET. It now has 227 academic programmes offered by 21 schools and 67 regional centres.
IGNOU PhD 2022  is a national event that will give admission to the university's PhD programmes. For the Academic Session 2021-22, the National Testing Agency (NTA) is accepting online applications for the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Ph.D. Entrance Examination 2021 for admission to different Ph.D. Courses (List of Disciplines attached as Annexure-I). The application form will be available possibly in August 2022. Read the entire article to learn more about IGNOU PhD, including the application process, eligibility requirements, syllabus, and other useful information. IGNOU is the best institution for students who want to learn in a variety of ways. IGNOU provides the greatest educational system open to students all around India, whether distant, online, or conventional. Study centres are set up to help students enrol and then have the greatest educational experience possible.
PhD programmes last three years, and the studies are mostly focused on research and extensive analysis. The programme costs $14,000/-, and students must have a Master's degree from a recognised university to be considered for enrollment. Students have lately been able to apply for admission.
IGNOU provides a PhD programme that lasts a minimum of three years and a maximum of five years. Admission to the IGNOU PhD programme is determined by an entrance exam, which will be held on January 16, 2022. Chemistry, Anthropology, Hindi, Geography, and many other disciplines are available in PhD programmes at the university. IGNOU charges an average price of Rs 16,800 for a PhD programme.

IGNOU PhD Admissions Latest News

IGNOU Admissions for the academic year 2022-23 have begun, and the deadline to apply is January 31, 2022.
IGNOU has once again extended the deadline for submitting PhD application forms. Applicants can now apply for admission to the July 2021 session until the 14th of January 2022.

IGNOU Eligibility Criteria 2022

Eligibility Criteria for IGNOU Ph.D 2022:
  • Only students with a master's degree from a recognised university will be admitted.
  • SC/ST/OBC candidates will receive a 5% grade reduction.
  • Students with an M. Phil degree or who have passed the NET or a similar exam will be exempt from taking the admissions exam.

Subject-wise Eligibility Criteria for IGNOU PhD. 2022 is stated below:
  • Geology - Student must have a postgraduate degree in geology, geological science, applied geology, geo exploration, mineral exploration, engineering geology, marine geology, earth science and resource management, petroleum geoscience, petroleum exploration, geochemistry, geophysics, hydrogeology, geomatics, geoinformatics, remote sensing, and geographic information systems from a recognised university.
  • French - Master's Degree in French
  • Journalism and Mass Comm. - In journalism and mass communication, a postgraduate or M.Phil degree is required.
  • Statistics- With a minimum of 55 percent, a postgraduate degree in statistics is required.
  • Geography- M.A./M.Sc. in Geography, Earth System Science, or a Related Geospatial Technology Discipline
  • Gender And Development Studies- A Master's Degree in Gender Studies or Gender and Development Studies with a grade point average of 55 percent. PG Degree In A Different Stream With 1-2 Courses In Gender Studies Or Gender And Development Studies With Verifiable Teaching Or Research And Publications In Gender Studies Or Gender And Development Studies
  • Women Studies- PG Degree In Women's Studies And Gender Studies With 555 Marks, PG Degree In Different Stream With One Or Two Women's/ Gender Studies And With Verifiable Documentation Of Teaching Or Research And Publications In The Area Of Women's/ Gender Studies, PG Degree In Different Stream With One Or Two Women's/ Gender Studies And With Verifiable Documentation Of Teaching Or Research And Publications In The Area Of Women's/ Gender Studies
  • Biochemistry- PG Degree or any other degree from an accredited university that is equivalent to a PG Degree
  • Fine Arts- M.Phil. in Appropriate field with at least 55 percent marks from any recognised university or a PG degree in Fine Arts/ Visual Arts/ Drg. and Ptg./ Design with at least 55 percent marks (50 percent marks for SC/ST/OBC).
  • Theatre Arts- M.Phil. in Appropriate field with a grade of 55 percent or M.P.A. in Theatre Arts with a grade of 55 percent
  • Physics- M.Phil. in Physics with course work and a UGC-NET (including JRF)/UGC/CSIR-NET (including JRF)/SLET/GATE score, or a teacher fellowship holder.
  • Chemistry- In Chemistry, a PG or M.Phil degree is required.
  • Public Administration- In Public Administration, a PG or M.Phil degree is required.
  • Psychology - M.Phil. in Psychology or a PG degree
  • Law- M.Phil. in Law or a PG Degree 
  •  Nursing- M.Phil. in Nursing or a PG Degree
  •  Library And Informative Science- PG Degree or M.Phil Degree in Library And Informative Science in Library And Informative Science in Library And Informative Science in Library And Informative Science in Library And Informative Science in
  • Anthropology- M.Phil. in Anthropology or a PG degree  




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