Amal Jyothi College of Engineering

Ph.D Guides of Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirappally

Regulations for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy by the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University

APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) offers research programmes in various disciplines of Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry) and Mathematics, Management and allied Inter-disciplinary areas leading to the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D). The eligibility, selection, registration, supervision, submission and evaluation of thesis, conduct of Viva-voce are regulated as follows:

Categories of Admission

There are three categories of admission as given below:

• Full-time scholars of the University with or without fellowship
• Part-time scholars who are faculty members of the University Departments or Affiliated Colleges who will be admitted to pursue research towards Ph.D degree while working
• External part-time scholars who work in research organisations or R&D centres recognized by APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University for the purpose of external registration.

Eligibility For admission

Candidates with the following qualifications are eligible for admission.

• Candidates with a Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology, Architecture or a Master’s degree by Research in Engineering/Technology with a minimum CGPA of 6.5 are eligible for admission to the Ph.D program with the stipulation that admission to the Master’s program should have been based on a valid GATE score.
• Master’s degree in Basic Sciences or Mathematics with a minimum CGPA of 6.5. Such candidates should have qualified through national level examinations such as UGC-CSIR NET to be eligible for admission to Ph.D.
• For Ph.D in Management, candidates should have a Master’s degree or equivalent PG Diploma in Management with a minimum CGPA of 6.0.They should, in addition, have a Bachelor’s degree with good academic record and should have qualified in national level examinations such as CAT/JMET/XAT/MAT/ATMA/GATE/UGC.

SC/ST candidates and differently-abled persons are eligible for admission with a minimum CGPA of 5.5 at Master’s level in all the cases (i) to (iii) above. Other conditions remain same as those for the general category candidates. The following are exempted from the requirement of GATE or UGC-CSIR NET or CAT/JMET/XAT/MAT/ATMA/GATE/UGC for the purpose of registering for Ph.D:
(a)Candidates with Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology /Architecture or Basic Sciences/Mathematics or Master’s degree/equivalent PG Diploma in Management together with a Bachelor’s degree and three years of teaching experience in AICTE-approved colleges or NBA-accredited departments.
(b) Those with educational qualifications as in (a) above and minimum three-year experience in a reputed industry as assessed by the University
(c) Candidates who have fellowship/scholarship support from any Government Agency.