SMVDU PhD Admission 2026 - Fee Structure and How to Apply

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University was set up through an Act of J&K Legislature in 1999 as an independent, completely private and specialized University of greatness. The University gets an award and proceeding with help from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Katra other than University Scholarships Commission and J&K State government. 

The University is perceived under segment 2(f) and 12(B) of University Scholarships Commission, Govt. of India. The University has seen a momentous development and has changed 370 sections of land of territory in the lap of Trikuta slopes, the dwelling place of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, into a heavenly "Sanctuary of Learning". The University has the one of a kind qualification of being introduced in 2004 by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (the then President of India). Active understudies of the University have been favored to be tended to by Dr. Manmohan Singh (the then Prime Minister of India), Dr. Narayan Murthy (Chairman Infosys), Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil (the then President of India), Mr. Hamid Ansari (the then Vice-President of India), Sh. Narendra Modi (The Prime Minister of India) and Shri Ram Nath Kovind (The President of India) in the meetings held in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, and 2018 separately. The University has been positioned among Top 100 Engineering Institutions and Top 150 Universities in the Country by NIRF 2018, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. 

The University has four Faculties comprising of 15 Schools, which offer 06 Undergraduate, 10 Postgraduate, and 08 Integrated Programs other than Ph.D. what's more, Post Doctoral Research. The Academic System, Syllabi, and Evaluation methodology has been embraced from head establishments and Universitys including the Indian Institute of Technology which advances enthusiastic learning and a straightforward assessment component. The University has marked Memorandum of Understanding with different National and International Academic, Professional and Research establishments just as industry to increase the learning procedure and to create innovative work foundation. 


Programs offered

  • Computer Science & Engineering
  • Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering 
  • Energy Management
  • Physics 
  • Mathematics
  • Biotechnology 
  • Chemistry
  • Business
  • Economics 
  • Philosophy 


Qualification 

  • A possibility for admission to Ph.D. program on Full-Time Registration Basis more likely than not acquired Master's Degree in Engineering/Technology/Sciences/Management/Humanities and Social Sciences or in interdisciplinary/trans-disciplinary control with least CGPA of 6.75 on a ten point scale in relative reviewing framework or least CGPA of 6.00 in outright evaluating framework or 60% imprints in total of any University built up by law (In request to energize between disciplinary examination, the SRC may likewise practice wanted adaptability w.r.t. the passing level of the applicant(s) as discovered appropriate.) or a proportionate degree from a remote instructive Institution certify by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is affirmed, perceived or approved by a position, set up or joined under a law in its nation of origin or some other legal expert in that nation to evaluate, authorizing or guaranteeing quality and principles of instructive organizations. Up-and-comers having a Degree considered equal to M.Phil. Level of an Indian Institution, from a Foreign Educational Institution certify by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is endorsed, perceived or approved by a position, built up or fused under a law in its nation of origin or some other legal expert in that nation to evaluate, authorizing or guaranteeing quality and measures of instructive foundations, will be qualified for admission to Ph.D. program. Up-and-comers, who have showed up/are showing up in their passing assessment and the outcomes (Regular aftereffect) of which are yet to be pronounced can likewise apply as clarified at Section 5.2(b). Up-and-comers with MCA degree are not qualified for admission to the Ph.D. program at School of Computer Science and Engineering. 
  • A competitor applying for admission to Ph.D. program on Full Time Registration premise probably qualified National level assessment, for example, UGC/CSIR - NET or GATE in concerned control or ought to be supported by a rumored association where he/she is working. Be that as it may, candidate(s) who are not NET/GATE qualified may likewise apply for admission to Ph.D. program on full-time enlistment reason for which they might be considered in the event of left over seats. Anyway such up-and-comers will not be entitled for any Assistantship from the University. 


Selection Criteria for Ph.D. 

  • The short-posting of utilizations with the end goal of affirmation test/meet will be finished by the concerned School Research Committee (SRC). 
  • Ph.D. understudies will be required to experience an Entrance Test directed by the SRC of the School. Competitors who have qualified UGC-NET (counting JRF)/UGC-CSIR NET (counting JRF)/SLET/GATE/instructor partnership holder or have passed M.Phil. program might be excluded from showing up for the composed test. 
  • An Entrance Test (Written Test) will qualify in nature with qualifying marks as half. The prospectus of the Entrance Test will comprise of half of examination procedure and half will be subject explicit. The applicants who qualify the Written Test will be required to show up for a meeting/viva-voce to be directed by SRC where the competitors are required to talk about their exploration intrigue/territory through an introduction before a SRC. The meeting/viva voce will likewise think about the accompanying perspectives, viz. regardless of whether: 
    • The competitor has the ability for the proposed research; 
    • The examination work can be reasonably attempted at the University/Faculty/School/School; 
    • The proposed territory of examination can add to new/extra information. 
  • SRC may pick measures, higher than qualification rules, for short-posting of candidates for the determination strategy. 
  • Inclination will be given to GATE/NET qualified applicants. 


Application Procedure 

Applications are welcomed from contender for admission to the different UG, PG, and Integrated and Ph.D. programs in the main national and nearby papers each year. Affirmation Brochure can be downloaded and the Application Form to be filled On-Line from the University site (www.smvdu.ac.in). The application expense of Rs. 1500/ - is to be submitted On-line at the hour of accommodation of Application Form. 

Competitors, who have showed up OR are showing up in assessment of the last year of their passing degree and where the consequence of this assessment is yet to be proclaimed, can likewise apply subject to their gathering other qualification standards and having completed their last passing assessment including vivavoce, assuming any, before the date of semester enrollment (fifteenth July 2020). In any case, whenever chose, the confirmation conceded is simply temporary in nature. Such temporary confirmation conceded is legitimate till the time the consequence of the assessment of the last year of their passing degree is proclaimed dependent upon the condition that this date can't be past fifteenth September 2020. In the event that, the aftereffect of the assessment of the last year of the passing level of the up-and-comer is proclaimed (most extreme time for which is fifteenth September 2020) and around then the competitor doesn't meet the qualification standards (because of any explanation including lower rate, accumulation, re-assessment case, non-presentation of some other pending outcome and so forth.) at that point the temporary confirmation allowed is esteemed to be dropped with no further notification or award of any further augmentation in time. Notwithstanding, for the up-and-comers looking for admission to B.Tech./B.Arch. /Integrated projects, giving confirmation of meeting the qualification measures most recent by the assigned date of physical report check is compulsory, bombing which the offered temporary affirmation will be dropped with no further notification. 


Fee Details

  • Annual Fee: 72000
  • One Time Charges: 10750
  • Security Deposit: 10000
  • Hostel Charges: 20000
  • Mess Charges: 24000


Mode of Fee Payment

  • By Credit Card / Debit Card / Net-banking
  • By E-Challan


Fee Refund Rules 

  • University will ordinarily discount the sum due inside a time of a quarter of a year from the date of receipt of utilization by the concerned area for the equivalent. Discount will not be treated as an issue of right anyway the equivalent will be done simply after the understudy applies for the equivalent on an endorsed group and the case is handled according to the principles stylish. 
  • A room will be treated as involved on the off chance that the understudy has been distributed the equivalent in the inn in spite of the fact that the understudy might not have involved the equivalent genuinely 
  • These standards apply to discount instances of new affirmations as it were. 
  • If there should arise an occurrence of the appearance of any error or protest that might be raised by the inquirer, the choice of Vice-Chancellor will be conclusive and official. 


Scholarships, Assistantships and Awards 

UGC-NET/GATE qualified Ph.D. understudies of SMVDU, qualified for enrolling on full-time premise, will be qualified for an Assistantship of Rs.25,000/ - every month for initial two years and Rs. 28,000/ - every month for next one year alongside a possibility of Rs. 12,000/ - every year for the underlying two years and an aggregate of Rs. 25,000/ - for the third year or till the time he/she presents the Ph.D. theory, subject to the principles and guidelines in this specific situation. The Student will be required to render 10 hours of the seven day stretch of scholastic help for the School/Faculty/University. This will be outside his/her ordinary scholastic work. The Assistantship will proceed with subject to his/her good scholarly exhibition, characterized by least SGPA of 7.50 in the first semester as well as his/her acceptable presentation in the Comprehensive Examinations, Research work and release of duties allocated under the Assistantship conspire. The most extreme time of the Assistantship will be 3 years for the Ph.D. program extendable by one more year subject to audit of execution by the DSRC of the concerned Ph.D. Understudy through SRC and on the endorsement of the Vice Chancellor. 


Placement 

University has a completely fledged Training and Placement cell comprising of Chairman Placements, Vice Chairman Placements, Faculty Coordinators, Student Coordinators, and a T&P Officer. The Training and Placement Cell aids Summer Training/Internship and Campus Placements for the graduating understudies at SMVDU. Beside welcoming organizations to visit the grounds for arrangements, the T&P Cell effectively cooperates with each School to consistently give chances to understudies to enhance their Soft-Skills including groundwork for interviews and Group conversations, open talking, business correspondence and different parts of character improvement.

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