20

th July 2019

Ph.D. Admissions July 2019, Batch-II

Applications on prescribed form obtainable from the University website

(https://www.geu.ac.in/content/geu/en/research/doctoral-courses.html) are invited for Full

Time (with fellowship to meritorious scholars)/Part Time admission to Ph.D. programmes in

various departments of the university.

The admission is made on the basis of GATE/NET (UGC/CSIR)/SLET scores or Entrance Test

and interview.

The application form along with attested copies of certificates may be submitted to the Office

of Dean (Research), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era deemed to be

university, 566/6, Bell Road, Clement Town, Dehradun-248002 along with the fee of Rs.

1500/ - in cash/cheque or through NEFT latest by Tuesday, July 30, 2019.

Application form found incomplete or received after the prescribed date will be summarily

rejected.

For NEFT: Account Name: Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Branch: Graphic Era University,

Clement Town, Dehradun, Account Number: 6190002100000177, IFSC Code: PUNB061900

The Entrance Test will be held at Dehradun campus only.

Important Dates

Activity Date

Last Date for submission of application form July 30, 2019

Entrance Test

GATE/NET (UGC/ CSIR) qualified candidates are exempted from

written test. However they have to appear for interview

August 3, 2019

Declaration of Entrance Test results August 10, 2019

Reporting/Registration of qualified candidates are required to discuss

research interest/project before duly constituted department research

committee.

August 17, 2019

Contact Information:

Toll free 1800 18000 14/15; Ph: 8899200300

Office of Dean Research: 0135-2643421/22 (Ext 232)

Admission Cell: 0135-2643421/22, 2644183

https://www.geu.ac.in/content/geu/en/contact-us.html

Registrar

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The candidate should satisfy any of the following conditions:

Master’s Degree from any UGC recognized University/ AICTE approved Institutions or any

other qualification recognized as equivalent thereto in the notified fields of study with a

minimum of 55% marks or equivalent CGPA (50% marks or equivalent CGPA for SC/ST

candidates).

Entrance Test Details

Date of Entrance Test: Saturday, 3rd

August 2019.

Time of Reporting: 9:15 A.M with valid Photo ID (like PAN card, DL, Adhar Card)

GATE/NET (UGC/ CSIR) qualified candidates are exempted from written test. However, they will

have to appear for interview at HOD office of the respective departments.

S.No. Exam Marks Syllabus Duration Timings

1 Entrance

Test 100

The Question paper will comprise

of MCQ of two sections on

Research Methodology (50%) and

Subject Specific (50%) (as per

GATE/UGC NET syllabus)

2 hr 10:30 AM –

12.30 PM

The Entrance test shall be qualifying with qualifying marks as 50%

2 Interview

50

Qualified candidates are required

to discuss research interest/project

before duly constituted

Department Research Committee

10 Min Will be notified

later

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Unit-I: Research Preparation and Planning Objectives of Research – Understanding research and its goals. Critical thinking. Techniques for generating research topics. Topic selection and justification. Techniques involved in designing a questionnaire – Methods of scientific enquiry – formulation of hypotheses and testing of the same – Development of a research proposal – Theoretical and Experimental Processes. Unit-II: Research Resources Sources of information. Literature search. World Wide Web, Online data bases – search tools. Citation indices - Principles underlying impact factor – literature review – Case studies, review articles and Meta analysis – record of research review -- Role of the librarian. Ethical and Moral Issues in Research, Plagiarism, tools to avoid plagiarism – Intellectual Property Rights – Copy right laws – Patent rights. Unit-III: Academic Writing & Presentation Proposal submission for funding agencies, Elements of Style. Organization of proposals, Basic knowledge of funding agencies, Research report writing, Communication skills, Tailoring the presentation to the target audience – Oral presentations, Poster preparations, Submission of research articles for Publication to Reputed journals, Thesis writing, and Research report writing. Elements of excellent presentation: Preparation, Visual and Delivery. Oral Communication skills and Oral defence. Unit-IV: Data Collection, Analysis and Inference Basic Statistical Distributions and their applications: Binomial, Poisson, Normal, Exponential, Weibull and Geometric Distributions. Sample size determination & sampling techniques: Random sampling, stratified sampling, systematic sampling and cluster sampling. Large Sample Tests and Small Sample Tests: Student–t-test, F-test and χ 2 test and their applications in research studies. Correlation and Regression Analysis-Time series analysis: Forecasting methods. Factor analysis, Cluster Analysis and Discriminant Analysis (Basic ideas only). Principles of Experimentation, Basic Experimental Designs: Completely Randomized Design Randomized Block Design and Latin Square Design. Factorial Designs: 22 , 23 and 24 – Accuracy, Precision and error analysis. Unit-V: Mathematical Modelling Basic concepts of modeling of Engineering systems – static and dynamic model – Model for prediction and its limitations. System simulation -- validation. Use of optimization techniques – Genetic Algorithm, Simulated Annealing, Particle Swarm Optimization. References 1. Ganesan R, Research Methodology for Engineers , MJP Publishers, Chennai. 2011 2. Walpole R.A., Myers R.H., Myers S.L. and Ye, King: Probability & Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, Inc. 2007. 3. Anderson B.H., Dursaton, and Poole M.: Thesis and assignment writing, Wiley Eastern 1997.

4. Bijorn Gustavii: How to write and illustrate scientific papers? Cambridge University Press. 5. Bordens K.S. and Abbott, B.b.: Research Design and Methods, Mc Graw Hill, 2008. 6. Graves N, Varma V: Working for a doctorate Toutledge 1997. 7. Graziano, A., M., and Raulin, M.,L.: Research Methods – A Process of Inquiry, Sixth Edition, Pearson, 2007. 8. Leedy., P., D.: Practical Research – Planning and Design, Eighth Edition, Pearson, 2005. 9. Kothari C.K., Research Methodology‐ Methods and Techniques (New Age International, New Delhi), 2004.

PhD Fee Structure Details 2019

Batch Reg. Fee/

Admission

Fee, non-

refundabl

e

(One

Time)

Caution

Money

(refundable

)

(One Time

)

Course work

Examination

Fee,

(One Time)

Enrollment

Fee

(One Time),

Tuition Fee

(per sem)

Student

Welfare

Charges

(per sem)

*Subsidized

Transport

Charges

(per sem)

*Student

Insurance

Cover

(Yearly, In Rs.)

*Library

Fee

(Per Sem) (In Rs.)

2019-20

Rs.

5000/-

Rs. 5000/-

Rs.

4000/-

Rs.

1500/-

Full Time

scholar: Rs

35,000/-

Rs.

750/-

Rs.

1100/-

770/-

2000/-

Part Time

(External):

Rs. 32,000/-

Rs.

750/-

-

-

2000/-

Part Time

(Internal):

Rs. 10,000/-

Rs.

750/-

-

-

2000/-

Total Fee for first semester:

Full Time : Rs. 55,120/-

Part Time (External): Rs. 50,250/-

Part Time (Internal) : Rs. 28,250/-

Total Fee for Second Semester onwards:

Full Time : Rs 38,850/-(excluding Rs 770/- as Insurance cover is on yearly basis)

Part Time (External): Rs 34,750/-

Part Time (Internal) : Rs 12,750/-

Research Areas and Vacancies

S.No. Department Areas of Research Tentative

Vacancy

1 Dept. of CS/IT and Computer

Application

Image Processing, Computer Vision Multicore Cloud

Computing, Wireless Network, Soft Computing

03

2 Deptt. of Mechanical Engineering FEM, Material Science, Vibration, CFD, Corrosion,

Mass flow sensor, Aerodynamics, Energy,

Manufacturing science

06

3 Department of Civil Engineering Structural, Hydraulic, Geotech Engineering,

Transportation

06

4 Deptt. of EC/EE Microwave Antenna, Robust Control, Soft Computing,

Antenna, VLSI and Organic Electronics, Its Digital

Circuit Applications, Semiconductor and Compound

Material Based Devices, Organic Electronics and

VLSI, Its Analog Circuit Applications, Semiconductor

Device Modeling and Characterization, Power System

Protection and Instrumentation Digital Image

Processing, Medical Image Processing, Biomedical

Engineering, Power System, Power Instrumentation.

ECE - 06& EE-09

5 Department of

Biotechnology/Life Sciences

Plant biotechnology, Molecular Biology,

bioremediation, Bacterial pathogens & molecular

Diagonostics, Proteomics & Genomics, Enzyme

Technology, Plant Based Drug Development, Virology

& vaccine Development, Immunology, DNA Bar-

coding & Population Plant Biotechnology,

Bioinformatics.

06

6 Deptt. of Petroleum Engg Geology, Petroleum Geology, Drilling Fluids,

Hydrology, Micro Paleontology

04

7 Department of Allied Science

a. Chemistry

Biorefinery of Waste, Waste Water Treatment,

Material Science & Nutrients Recovery, Organic

Chemistry, Natural Product Chemistry, Cellulose

Chemistry,

03

b. Mathematics Operation research, Astrophysics Fuzzy logic,

optimization, Mathematical Biology

16

c. Environmental Science Nutrient Cycling, Forest Ecology, Soil Science. 02

d. Physics Material Sciences (Nano Composites and sensors),

Nano composite coatings), Atmospheric Science,

03

8. Deptt. of Management Studies &

Deptt. of Commerce

Behaviour Finance, Quantitative Finance, Strategic

HRM, Digital Marketing, Supply Chain Management,

Corporate Laws, Human Resource Management,

Organization Behavior, Sociology etc

MBA-14 &

Commerce - 10

Total 88

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APPLICATION FORM

FOR ADMISSION TO Ph.D. PROGRAMME (July 2019, Batch -II)

Application No. (For office use only)

Fee details: Cash / Cheque/NEFT (Non Refundable)

Cheque No._______________________ Date: ___________________

Amount in Rs.____________________ Bank Name: ________________

NEFT transaction number

Application Category: Full-Time/ Part-Time-Internal/Part-Time-External

DEPARTMENT

AREA OF RESEARCH

(USE CAPITAL LETTERS)

1

NAME OF THE CANDIDATE

FATHER’S//HUSBAND’S NAME

MOTHER’S NAME

DATE OF BIRTH(DD-MM-YYYY) AGE: Years

MALE / FEMALE MARRIED / UNMARRIED

2 CATEGORY (Tick the appropriate)

GEN PH OBC SC ST

3 NATIONALITY

4

ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE PERMANENT ADDRESS

E-MAIL ID: MOBILE:

5. Education Qualifications

Space for

Photo

(Passport size) (Attested)

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QUALIFYING DEGREE PARTICULARS* 10th 12th UG PG OTHER

NAME OF DEGREE

BRANCH/SPECILIZATION

PERCENTAGE OF MARKS/CGPA

YEAR OF PASSING

NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR UG

NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR PG

6 GATE/NET/SLET(if applicable) VALID

SCORE/RANK

YEAR

APPEARED

7. Details of Professional Experience (for Part Time External Candidature)

EMPLOYER NAME POSITION HELD DURATION

FROM TO

Declaration

I _____________________________________ hereby declare that:

1) I shall abide by the rules and regulations of the University. I shall not indulge in any activity

affecting the status and prestige of the University.

2) If any entry made by me in this form is found to be false, my admission may be cancelled.

3) I certify that the particulars given above are correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date:

Place: Signature of the Candidate

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ADMIT CARD Ph.D. Entrance Test July 2019, Batch-II

Roll No. (Office use only):

(To be filled by candidate)

Department:

Name of candidate:

Father’s/Husband’s Name:

Date of Test: August 03, 2019.

Time: 10.30 AM to 12.30 PM

Venue: LT 14 & LT 15, Admin Block, GEU Dehradun

In charge

Admission Cell

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Attested