Nalanda University PhD Admission 2026 - Admission Criteria, Important Details

A 4 years doctoral program is offered by Nalanda University for national and international students. The candidates who want to join the program can apply online on the official website of the university. In this article, we provide every information regarding admission. 

The program is fully residential for full-time students.

The residence will not be provided for part-time students.

About University

Situated in the town of Rajgir, in the northern Indian territory of Bihar, Nalanda is a postgraduate, research serious, worldwide college bolstered by taking an interest in nations of the East Asia Summit. Nalanda University was built up in November 2010. Nalanda is an independent global college not at all like some other set up in the nation. Situated in the town of Rajgir, in the State of Bihar, Nalanda University is commanded to be a "global organization for the quest for scholarly, philosophical, recorded and otherworldly examinations" (Act). This college contains inside it a memory of the old Nalanda University and is prefaced on the mutual expectation of the Member States of the East Asia Summit nations to rediscover and fortify "instructive co-activity by tapping the East Asia Regions focuses of greatness in training… [and] to improve understanding and the energy about each other's legacy and history". 

Nalanda University has been assigned as an "organization of national significance" (Act). The specific accentuation of this college, which separates it from all other existent colleges in the area, is its fundamental way of thinking. The way of thinking looks to recoup the lost associations and organizations that existed in the locale of Asia. Asian societies have numerous such connections that dive deep into the past and are reflected in numerous regular social highlights. The rediscovery of between Asian linkages as of late has prompted a resurgence in finding and expanding upon a mutual history. Nalanda University is imagined as a symbol of this new Asian renaissance: an imaginative space that will be for people in the future a focal point of Inter civilizational discourse. 

Application Fee

Candidate have to pay application fee of Rs. 500/-.

Application Fee can be paid through RTGS/NEFT.

• PAYEE NAME: NALANDA UNIVERSITY
• BANK NAME: HDFC BANK Ltd.
• BRANCH NAME: DHARAMSHALA ROAD, RAJGIR
• BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER: 50100079546912
• IFSC CODE: HDFC0002059

Programs offered 

• PhD in Historical Studies
• PhD in Ecology 
• PhD in Environment Studies
• PhD in Buddhist Studies
• PhD in Philosophy
• PhD in Comparative Religion

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate should have PG degree with at least 65% marks or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA) or M.Phil. Degree with 65% marks.
• Candidate has to submit 2 Letters of Recommendation/ References and a Letter of Self Introduction.
• The candidate has to submit a Statement of Purpose.
• The candidate has to submit a detailed Research Proposal.

For Employed Applicants (Part-time):

• Candidate should have PG degree with at least 65% marks or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA) or M.Phil. Degree with 65% marks.
• Candidate has to submit 2 Letters of Recommendation/ References and a Letter of Self Introduction.
• The candidate has to submit a Statement of Purpose.
• The candidate has to submit a detailed Research Proposal.
• Candidate must have work experience of a minimum of 8-10 years.
• Candidate must have NOC from the present employer.

For International applicants

International applicants have to submit a language proficiency proof such as:

• TOEFL
• IELTS
• Full-time degree-level course taught and assessed entirely in English.

Selection of competitors 

• Shortlisted candidates will be required an Interview face to face or through video conferencing according to the implied plan. Determination will be absolutely on merit. 
• Chosen applicants will be suggested for the temporary confirmation for the scholarly year 2020-21. 
• College claims all authority to concede/not concede without determining any explanation. 
• The University maintains all authority to advance the standards for short-posting competitors dependent on the standards and guidelines of the University changed occasionally. 
• It isn't ensured that all the candidates who have filled the Application Form and showed up in the passage test/meeting would be chosen for confirmation at the University. 
• The list of chose and the waitlisted up-and-comers will be distributed on the University site. 

How to fill Online Application 

The whole application process for affirmations is paperless and online with regards to the University's responsibility to supportability. The Application form must be filled in whole and submitted alongside the Statement of Purpose (SoP), self-early on the note, and the records referenced in that. 

• Before you continue to fill the application form please guarantee that you have perused and comprehended the qualification standards for the Program you are applying for. 
• Meeting the qualification measures is obligatory to get admission to Nalanda University. 
• Please select the Program you wish to look for admission to. Just ONE program can be chosen per application form. In the event that you wish to apply for more than one program, utilize separate application forms. 
• Please fill the application form just in ENGLISH, except if it is indicated to write in some other language. 
• The application form should be finished. In the event that any field/s don't concern you, mark as N/A. 
• Please be cautious in topping off the data in all angles. Inadequate confirmation forms won't be acknowledged. 
• Any mistake/deception in the application form will bring about the undoing of the seat. 
• The competitor should fill his/her fundamental subtleties like Date of Birth (DOB), Address, State, City, Country, Contact/Mobile Numbers, and Email cautiously. 
• Enter your First name/Middle name/Family name in the space gave. The name ought to be the same as referenced in the Class X/XII/School leaving authentication. 
• Significant updates on the confirmation procedure will be accessible on the site. 
• Before definite accommodation of Application Form, read the presentation cautiously and give your assent on it, bombing which your application will stay inadequate. 
• Once presented no changes/adjustments will be feasible for the data given. No correspondence will be engaged in such a manner. 
• The preparation of the Application Form will start simply after the effective installment of the Application Fee. In the event that you select more than one program, compassionately pay application charge for each course independently. 
• Any affirmation related inquiry/complaint ought to be routed to the accompanying email id:[email protected] 
• Candidates are encouraged to peruse the application form cautiously and keep prepared the advanced or filtered duplicate of the considerable number of archives in pdf position for transferring. 

Facilities

• Grounds: Until the University develops its principle grounds, we work from a substitute grounds in Rajgir, which has been made accessible to the University by the Bihar State Government to encourage in initiating the activities right away. This 4.5 sections of land grounds is encircled by lavish greenery and comprise of an enormous form in the front, which fills in as the scholarly center point – lodging all the scholastic workplaces, study halls, and the library. The grounds additionally have workforce lodging and an organized community. The cafeteria and SEES research facilities are totally situated here. All the managerial workplaces including the money and designing wings are likewise arranged inside the Interim Campus. 
• Library: The Nalanda University Library is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Monday to Sunday). It is a completely cooled library with Wi-Fi availability. It is completely mechanized with KOHA ILM programming and furthermore has storage offices for the understudies. In spite of the fact that at an incipient stage, it is advancing at an incredible pace and is imagined to turn into the center point of understudy movement in the future. Library offices are proposed to help understudies in their scholastics and exploration work. (The offices are principally for the utilization of those holding University IDs.) All guests to the Nalanda University Library must agree to the rules and guidelines of the University Library that are determined in the Library Rule Book. 
  
• Cafeteria: Understudies can snatch a light meal between classes at the University Cafeteria arranged in the principal building. It gives sound and rich food. The cafeteria is open on weekdays between 9 am to 7 pm. 
• Lab: The University has a well-prepared Laboratory for its understudies in the School of Ecology and Environment Studies to assist them with playing out their examination work effortlessly. 
  
• Clinical Facilities: The University takes measures to keep its understudies safe and attempts to make accessible the best clinical help it can. Understudies likewise have the office of seeing a meeting specialist at the Campus for their clinical needs. The University Doctor visits the Tathagat Residence Hall each Tuesday from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm. This is for nothing out of pocket administration.