MBA is a two-year postgraduate degree programme in Business Administration designed to provide students with essential knowledge in the fields of Marketing, Finance, Operations, Human Resource and other functional business areas.

An interview is compulsory for all candidates. Candidates who have qualified for the VUPET and those who have been exempted from it will have to appear for the interview at the department level. Candidates will be interviewed to assess their suitability for research in the area of their choice. The interview carries 100 marks. 

The selection and merit of the candidates will be decided on the basis of his/her performance at the interview. A list of selected candidates will be published along with the name of the guide and the area of their research. The result shall be communicated only to the successful candidates through their registered E-mail ID.

  Consolidated list of candidates selected for PhD programme AY 2021-22   

There would be two papers. Paper I would be of 50 marks, 2 hours duration, objective type, aimed at assessing the general intelligence and aptitude of the candidate and Paper II would also be of 50 marks, objective &subjective and aimed at assessing the subject knowledge, the communication skills, research thinking of the candidate.

Paper I: It will have 50 questions of 1 mark each. The scope of this paper includes logical reasoning, numerical ability, Language skills, etc. This paper is common for students of all faculties. Minimum passing is 50% for all candidates.

Paper II: This paper is subject-specific. It will be 40% objective multiple choice and 60% subjective. The aim is to check the subject knowledge, research thinking, communication skills, etc.

The passing percentage for this paper is 50% for all candidates.

VUPET is a qualifying examination. Candidates who score more than 50% marks in both papers are eligible to appear for an interview twice. If they fail to clear the interview in two attempts they will have to appear again appear for the VUPET.

The result shall be communicated only to the successful candidates through their registered E-mail ID.

Ph.D. Entrance Exam Syllabus for Paper II

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Syllabus for Ph.D. Journalism and Mass Communication Entrance Exam Paper-II

Syllabus for Ph.D. Mathematics Entrance Exam Paper-II

Syllabus for Ph.D. Chemistry Entrance Exam Paper-II

Syllabus for Ph.D. Physics Entrance Exam Paper-II

The candidates fulfilling any one of the following criteria will be exempted from VUPET.

• Qualified NET of the government departments like UGC/CSIR/DBT/DST/ICMR/ICAR etc or SET or qualified GATE with a valid score. ( to be decided by BUTR)
• M.Phil degree of not less than two years duration with minimum 16 credits of course work and a dissertation in relevant subject from a recognized University
• Minimum 05 years of experience as an approved teacher in any University
• Submission of the admission form and Interview is mandatory for all candidates including the candidates exempted from VUPET