NOTIFICATION FOR ADMISSION IN Ph.D PROGRAMMES ACADEMIC YEAR 2024, 2025 & 2026

Nov 5

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Ph.D. Admission 2024, 2025 & 2026 (For Academic Year 2024, 2025 & 2026):

Online applications are invited from interested and eligible candidates for admission in Ph.D. Programme against the vacancies in various subjects for the academic year 2024,2025 and 2026 in accordance with Bihar State universities Ph.D. Ordinance and Regulation 2026 notified by Governor's Secretariat. Bihar, vide its letter No. L/ORD./02/2026-1412/GS(I) dated 04.07.2026. Interested candidates can fill the application form on Samarth Portal of Jai Prakash University, Chapra www.jpvadm.samarth.edu.in from 05.11.2026 to 25.11.2026:

Important Dates:

Date of Notification of Advertisement- 05.11.2026
Date of opening of portal- 05.11.2026 to 25.11.2026

PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION:

Admission to the PhD. Programme shall be strictly limited to candidates who have qualified the UGC-NET/ the UGC-CSIR NET (applicable only for those discipline/subject where score is awarded and the university offers Ph.D programme in that discipline/subject). NET qualified candidates shall be declared eligible in the following categories in order of preference:

Category-1: Eligible for (1) admission to Ph.D. with JRF.
Category-2: Eligible for (1) admission to Ph.D. without JRF but qualified for Assistant Professor.
Category-3: Eligible for admission to Ph.D. programme only.

Merit List will be prepared on the basis of the NET Score in each category. However, the final selection for admission will be based on the Total Score in NET and Interview. If the required number of candidates in category 1 is available taking into account the reservation policy of Government of Bihar prevailing at that time, no candidate from Category 2 or Category 3 shall be interviewed. Similarly, after exhaustion of Category 1 candidates, the Category 2 Candidates will be interviewed following the same procedure. This process will continue until the seats are filled in accordance with the reservation policy of State Government. The final selection shall be determined on the basis combined merit score calculated as follows:

80% weightage shall be assigned to the NET Scores, expressed as marks obtained.
20% weightage shall be assigned to the candidate's performance in the interview/viva-voce conducted by the Departmental Research Committee (DRC).
The test scores (NET, except for Category 1 above) obtained by candidates shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of declaration of their results for admission to the PhD Programme.

1). Applicability of NET Qualification:

Admission to Ph.D. programmes shall be made in accordance with the eligibility criteria prescribed under the Ph.D. Regulations, 2026, including the provisions relating to NET qualification and weightage.

II) Year-wise Eligibility of NET Qualified Candidates:

Candidates who have qualified the NET examination in a particular year shall be considered eligible for admission against the admission cycle corresponding to that year, subject to the provisions contained in the applicable Regulations. The benefit of NET qualification shall be granted strictly in accordance with the year of eligibility prescribed under the Regulations. For example, admission for session 2024 for other subsequent academic sessions, the same criteria may be followed.

iii). The University reserves the right to revise, amend, update, or delete any part of this Notice without giving any prior information/notice. Any change, so made, shall be updated on the University Website.

iv). Applicants are advised to check the Jai Prakash University Portal regularly for any update. No personal intimation will be given to them. Any grievance relating to it will not be entertained. In case of non-compliance with any of the requirements for admission. Including non-submission of relevant documents and/or non-payment of Fee within the prescribed date and time, the applicant will lose his/her right to admission.

v). Jai Prakash University, Chapra reserves the exclusive right to increase or decrease the number of seats allocated for the Ph.D. Admission in any subject at any stage of the admission process.

vi). In any cycle of admission not more than 1/3rd of seats will be filled.

Required Documents to be uploaded:

i) Recent passport-size (unsigned) photograph & signature. (Not more than 2 months old)

ii) Post Graduate Degree certificate and mark-sheets.

iii) UGC/CSIR NET Score Card & JRF Award letter (which ever applicable)

iv) Class X/Matric certificate (DOB proof).

v) Category (SC/ST/OBC-NCI/EWS) certificate/PH certificate issued by competent authority.

vi) Employer's NOC (if employed and applying for Part-Time Ph.D.)

vii) Any other relevant certificates (JRF/Research Fellowship/M.Phil certificate/Publications/Proof of Jai Prakash University, Chapra Regular Teaching Non-Teaching staff if applicable).

Note:-

75% attendance is mandatory for the Ph.D. programme for candidates applying for Ph.D. in Regular mode (Full time). Moreover, a candidate has to submit "NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE" from the Institution/Employer if he/she is a Govt./PUS/Private undertaking employee at the time of seeking admission under Part-time Ph.D. in the University.