ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION TO THE PHD PROGRAMME

Candidates seeking registration to the PhD Programme, whether full time or part time, shall hold a Master’s Degree/Post Graduate Degree (or accepted as equivalent to it and declared eligible for doing PhD, by Kerala University of Health Sciences) in the concerned or allied/cognate subject with minimum 50% marks and declared a pass. The candidate also has to qualify the entrance examination for PhD, if not duly exempted.

The entrance examination will be conducted by the Controller of Examinations of the University as per the guidelines of the Board of Examinations and will be of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) type consisting of 100 questions for one and half (1½) hours duration. Questions will be related to Research Methodology and general research aptitude (approximately 60 Marks), Biostatistics (approximately 20 Marks) and Research Ethics (approximately 20 Marks). Those scoring at least 50% marks will get qualified in the entrance examination. The qualifying mark for the candidates belonging to the scheduled cast/scheduled tribe category will be 45% or more. The result will remain valid for four subsequent notifications and admissions for PhD.

Additional Requirement for PhD (Part-time)
The candidate for part-time PhD can be from one of the following categories given below, Permanent Academic staff/Teaching faculty/Scientific staff/Research staff of Institutions affiliated to KUHS or of Schools/Centres/Academic Staff College of KUHS, with at least 3 (three) years of continuous approved Post PG teaching/research experience.

Permanent Academic staff/Teaching/Scientific staff/Research staff of Universities, other educational institutions of higher learning, Research & Development Laboratories under Government of India/Government of Kerala, other Research Organisations under Government of India or Government of Kerala, with at least 3 (three) years of continuous approved Post PG teaching/research experience.

Any other Permanent staff of KUHS, Affiliated Institutions of KUHS, Other educational institutions of higher learning, Research & Development Laboratories under Government of India/Government of Kerala, other Organisations under Government of India/Government of Kerala, with at least 5 (five) years of continuous service and having 3 (three) research publications in peer reviewed and indexed scientific/professional Journals.

DURATION OF THE PHD PROGRAMME

• For full time registration, the minimum duration including the time spent for course work shall be 3 (three) years and the maximum period 5 (five) years.
• For part time registration, the minimum period including the time spent for course work shall be 4 (four) years and the maximum period 6 (six) years.

COURSE WORK FOR PHD PROGRAMME

Each student granted provisional registration for PhD shall do course work prescribed by the Doctoral Committee, during the first year.

Year-end examination:

At the end of the 1st year there will be an examination consisting of two papers of three hours duration and a Protocol/Methodology Approval Presentation and examination. Those who are successful in the year-end examination will be given permanent registration. The examinations will be conducted by the Controller of Examinations.

• (i) Paper I: Research Methodology & Academic Writing, Bio-Statistics, Social Science, and Research Ethics -100 Marks. (The syllabus for the paper I, prepared by the University, will be common to all PhD scholars).

• (ii) Paper II: Core Paper on the specific subject related to research-100 Marks. Syllabus for the paper II is one prepared by Doctoral Committee for the PhD student and approved by the concerned Faculty Dean. Those who secure more than 50% marks in Paper I and II together will be eligible for a Protocol/ Methodology Approval Presentation and examination.

• (iii) Protocol/Methodology Approval Presentation and examination: At the end of the first year, the research protocol cleared by the Doctoral Committee and the Institutional Ethics Committee of the recognised Centre of Research (and other Ethics Committees, if applicable), shall be presented to a three-member Protocol/Methodology Approval Committee at the University.

LIST OF APPROVED PHD GUIDES AND THEIR AREAS OF RESEARCH

PHD REGULATION

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