UMU Ranchi is committed to provide conducive environment for excellence in Research and Development in various disciplines of Agriculture. Admission into Ph.D. Programme will be based on the marks obtained in the Entrance Examination conducted by UMU. Interested candidates will be able to fill the Application Form online from the official website. Candidates can check the complete information of UMU Ph.D. Entrance Exam 2020 like eligibility criteria, reservation policy, selection process etc through this page below.
Candidates who are willing to take admission in the Ph.D. course have to fill the Application form online from here. Candidates are advised to check their eligibility criteria before filling the application form. Admit Card will be available before entrance exam.
UMU Ph.D. Entrance Exam 2020 Eligibility Criteria
Essential Qualification
Only those candidates who had their Bachelor’s Degree Programmes under 10+2+4 OR 10+2+3 OR 10+1+4 system (OR awarded B.Sc. degree under 10+2+2 system prior to 1985) and fulfil the qualifications as prescribed in the bulletin are eligible to apply for admission.
For General/OBC candidates: At least 60% marks OR an overall grade point average (OGPA) of 7.00 out of 10.00 OR 3.50 out of 5.00 OR 2.8 out of 4.00 OR 2.21 out of 3.00 in M.Sc./M.Sc. (Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E.
For SC/ST/PC candidates: At least 55% marks OR GPA of 6.50 out of 10.00 OR 3.25 out of 5.00 OR 2.6 out of 4.00 OR 1.95 out of 3.00 in M.Sc./M.Sc. (Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E.
Qualification for Admission to Ph.D. degree programme in different disciplines at Faculty of Agriculture, UMU, Ranchi.
| Code No. | Discipline | MSc./ MSc. (AG)/MTech/ M.E. in |
| 1 | Biochemistry | Biochemistry/Agricultural Biochemistry/ Agricultural Chemistry/Molecular Biology/ Biotechnology/ Plant physiology |
| 2 | Molecular Biology & Biotechnology | Molecular Biology/ Biotechnology/ Biochemistry/ Plant Physiology/ Genetic Engineering/ Agricultural Biochemistry/ Agricultural Botany/ Genetics/ Plant Breeding/ Microbiology Agricultural Microbiology/ Bioinformatics/ Relevant Plant Sciences |
| 3 | Plant Physiology | Plant Physiology/ Crop physiology/ Horticulture/ Biochemistry/ Agricultural Botany/Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology/ Biotechnology/ Plant genetic Resoources/ Relevant Life Sciences |
| 4 | Microbiology | Microbiology/ Agricultural Microbiology/ Environmental Microbiology/ Soil Science/ Genetics / Biotechnology/ Biochemistry with Microbiology as a special subject |
Age Limit – The minimum age for admission shall be 21 years. No relaxation is admissible regarding the minimum age limit.