Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation PhD Admission 2026 - Dates, Fee Structure and How to Apply?

Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (DU) welcomes applications for affirmation in the Ph.D. program for the session April - 2026. Applications are welcomed for admission to the Ph.D. program offered by Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (DU) in the different branches of knowledge. Competitors who confessed to a Full-time Ph.D. program ought not to embrace any task/work or will not seek after some other program of concentrate at the same time. For a Ph.D. (low maintenance), a base obligatory time of 45 days of the time of private participation must be placed in by the aspirant in the separate constituent school of the University. The University maintains all authority to concede or not to concede the aspirant into any Research program. The Selection of the applicant is dependent upon the access opening and the choice of the University. 

The last date for submission of filled in applications is 12.02.2020.

Programme Categories

• Full-Time Ph.D. Programme
• Part Time (Internal) Ph.D Programme
• Part Time (External) Ph.D Programme

Duration of the Programmes 

Full – Time

• For all Disciplines except Medicine: Minimum period of 3 years and maximum of 6 years
• Medicine (M. D / M.S ./ P. G. / Diploma): Minimum of 2 years and Maximum of 4 years.

Part-Time

• For all Disciplines except Medicine: Minimum period of 4 years and a maximum of 8 years. 
• Medicine (M. D / M.S ./ P. G. / Diploma): Minimum period of 3 years and maximum of 6 years

Ph.D (Full-time / Part-time) Areas of Research

Qualification 

• Contender for admission to the Ph.D. program ought to have a Master's certificate or a Professional degree pronounced proportional to the Master's qualification by the comparing statutory administrative body, with at any rate 55% marks in total or its proportionate evaluation B in the UGC 7-point scale (or an identical evaluation in a point scale any place reviewing framework is followed) or an equal degree from an outside instructive Institution certify by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is affirmed, perceived or approved by a power, built-up or consolidated under a law in its nation of origin or some other statutory expert in that nation to survey, authorizing or guaranteeing quality and measures of instructive foundations. 
• For entrance into Ph.D. in Medicine: the aspirants with 2 years M.Sc., Medicinal subjects are not qualified. 
• Applicants with M.Phil.degree, having in any event 55% marks in total or its proportional evaluation B in the UGC 7-point scale (or an identical evaluation in a point scale any place reviewing framework is followed) and an individual whose M. Phil. Paper has been assessed and the viva – voce is pending may likewise be admitted to the Ph. D. program. 
• A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to half, or a proportional relaxation of evaluation, might be taking into consideration those having a place with SC/ST/OBC (non-velvety layer)/Differently-abled and different classifications of competitors according to the choice of the Commission now and again, or for the individuals who had gotten their Master's certificate preceding nineteenth September 1991. The qualification signs of 55% (or a proportional evaluation in a point scale any place reviewing framework is followed) and the relaxation of 5% in the passageway test to the classes referenced above are allowable dependents on the passing marks without including the effortlessness mark strategies 

Selection Procedure 

Admission will be founded on the marks verified in the Entrance Test and Interview, subject to the satisfaction of the qualification criteria and the standards of reservation. 

Date of intimation of provisional selection: Selected aspirants will be implied right away. 

In the Entrance test for Ph.D., the passing marks for affirmation will behalf. The prospectus of the relaxation of 5% of marks (from half to 45%) will be taken into consideration the aspirants having a place with SC/ST/OBC (NonCreamy Layers) Differently–abled class in the entrance test led by the Universities. Passageway Test will be half of the research technique and half of the subject explicit. 

The entrance test will be of two sections 

Section 1 

• 10.00 am – 11.30 AM 
• Written Examination for a limit of 70 marks. 
• MCQ of 70 Questions of 1 mark each. 
• Questions from the concerned subjects of the PG Degree level. 

Section 2

• Interview/Viva-Voce-for 30 marks
• The interview will be hung around the same time as the Entrance assessment. 
• The competitors are mentioned to come arranged to remain very nearly one more day, if necessary. 
• No TA and DA will be given. 
• Oral presentation by the aspirant, either on paper or over the table or on board before a board of subject specialists for around 10 - 20 minutes on any theme of applicant's decision, ideally in the picked territory of research.

Fee Structure for Ph.D. Programme

Financial Support

• To empower Full Time Research, VMRF (DU) is offering Research Fellowships for qualified researchers enrolled in a Full-time Ph.D. program. 
• Fellowship Details: Rs. 15, 000 to 25, 000/month – just for Full-time Research Scholars. 
• Rs. 25, 000/month - Candidates who have qualified in GATE/NET (Ayush)/UGC - NET (counting JRF)/UGC – CSIR NET (counting JRF) SLET//GRE/CAT/ICMR and some other National Eligibility test. 
• For others Rs. 15, 000/month dependent on the value of their exploration proposition. 
• The other qualification criteria like scholarly, selection test, and so forth will be followed according to the UGC/University guidelines. 

How to Apply 

• An application can be downloaded from the site www.vinayakamission.com. Appropriately filled in application must be sent by the Head of the Department and the Head of the Institution, where the competitor expects to do examine. 
• Competitors are mentioned to experience the rundown of opportunities accessible and approach the Institution and the Department according to their decision. They can examine with the accessible Supervisors about doing the Ph.D. Program in the zone of intrigue and the assets accessible 
• Notwithstanding the abovementioned, the application is to be marked by the business of the up-and-comer, for applying to the low maintenance Ph.D. program. 
• The totally filled in application alongside a DD of Rs.1,000/ - (One thousand in particular) as application charge (DD attracted support of "VMRF(DU) Ph.D." payable at Salem) by superscribing on the envelope "Application for entrance into Ph.D. program in ______________" must be sent at the very latest 12.01.2020 to 
• The Registrar 
• Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (DU) 
• Sankari Main Road (NH-47) 
• Ariyanoor, Salem - 636 308, Tamilnadu. 
• Telephone: 0427 – 25297000,3987000 
• On the backside of the Demand Draft, the competitor ought to compose his/her Name, Application charge. The expenses once dispatched by the applicants won't be discounted. 
• The University won't take any responsibility for the non-receipt of uses in time.

Documents to be submitted with 3 sets of attested photocopies

• PG Degree Certificate.
• PG Degree Mark sheets.
• UG & PG (or PG Diploma) Registration Certificates, in the case of the faculties of MD / MDS / MS, 
• Transfer Certificate & Migration Certificate
• No Objection Certificate
• M.Phil Degree Certificate (if applicable)
• M.Phil Degree Mark sheets (if applicable)
• Latest Photo 3 Nos (stamp size)
• Adharcard
• Community certificate

About University

Vinayaka Missions had its origin in the year 1981 with the foundation of the Thirumuruga Kirupananda Variyar Thavathiru Sundara Swamigal (TKVTSS) Medical Educational and Charitable Trust. Not a long way from that point, in 1982, the Founder-Chairman, Dr. A Shanmugasundaram organized the Vinayaka Mission's College of Pharmacy in Salem, the pioneer organization of Vinayaka Missions. In the year 2001, the "Esteemed to be University" status was presented on Vinayaka Missions by The Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, with the suggestions of the UGC Under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 as an affirmation of its greatness, fulfillment of the most significant level of scholastic norms and best infrastructural offices gave to accomplish superiority in training and by uprightness of this acknowledgment, Vinayaka Missions transcended to turning out to be Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation (VMRF) as the 48th University in India. 

The favorable condition gave by the University causes each understudy to accomplish greatness in their picked field of specialization. Almost 15,000 understudies are concentrating in the different constituent universities, and consistently around 2000 therapeutic, dental, homeopathy, paramedical, building and the board experts other than expressions and science graduates move on from the VMRF grounds effectively. The dynamic condition made by the Trust encourages each understudy to build up his/her judicious, basic and innovative forces, subsequently empowering the fullest conceivable scholarly and self-awareness.

Contact Details

Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation

Sankari Main Road (NH-47), Ariyanoor, Salem - 636 308

Tamil Nadu, India.

Email: [email protected]

Phone : +91 427 2529700

Website: www.vinayakamission.com