IGNOU Ph.D. 2021: Application Form, Eligibility Criteria, Admit Card

IGNOU Ph.D. 2021 Important Dates 

Candidates can check the schedule for IGNOU M.Phil and PhD Admission 2021 in the table given below.

IGNOU PhD 2021 Application Form

IGNOU PhD 2021 application form was available from 28 February 2021 tentatively on the official website of the NTA. 

• The candidates had to apply online on the web portal only.
• No offline/hardcopy of the application form was accepted.
• Also, they had to upload the scanned copy of all the mandatory documents asked in the prescribed format only.
• The online registration form was to be filled with all the relevant details to avoid cancellation of candidature of the applicants.
• Without the fee payment, the authority did not accept the application form.
• Those who have submitted the form successfully will be issued their admit card.

IGNOU PhD 2021 Application Fee

The candidates can check online registration fee for IGNOU PhD entrance exam 2021 below:

Fee once submitted will not be refunded by the authority at any cost.

• Online via Debit card/ credit card/ net banking.

IGNOU PhD 2021 Eligibility Criteria

The candidates before applying for PhD Entrance Test must ensure their eligibility to appear on the test:

• A candidate should have passed Master's Degree from a University recognized by UGC in the relevant discipline with at least 55% marks [50%marks in the case of SC, ST and OBC(Non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled and other categories of candidates, or for those who had obtained their Master's Degree prior to19 September 1991] excluding grace marks.
• Check the detailed eligibility in the prospectus attached below.

IGNOU PhD 2021 Result 

IGNOU PhD 2021 Result has been declared by NTA on its official website. Candidates will be able to check the same on the official website only.

• Only those candidates will qualify for the exam who will secure more than or equal to minimum qualifying marks as set by the exam authorised body.
• The result will be displayed in the form of a merit list.
• Merit list of the selected candidates is prepared on the basis of their performance in the exam.
• Those who will secure minimum of 50% marks in the entrance exam (45% marks in case of SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy layers) / Differently abled persons ) will be shortlisted for the interview in order of merit subject to the maximum limit of five times of the available seats.
• Short-listed candidates will be called for interview/presentation of Synopsis before the Discipline-specific Doctoral Research Committee.
•  The Offer letters for admission will be sent to the selected candidates only.
• Reservation of seats shall be as per Government of India rules.

IGNOU PhD 2021 Admit Card

Admit card for IGNOU PhD 2021 entrance exam will be issued by NTA on the official website expectedly by the mid of May 2021.

• Candidates need to download and print the hall ticket for examination purpose & preserve it until the admission process gets over.
• Only those candidates will be eligible to give the exam who hold the hall ticket.
• Candidates have to bring the printed copy of IGNOU PhD 2021 admit card along with an original government valid ID proof.
• Please check the admit card carefully the verify the details mentioned therein are correct, Subject Group, Date of Birth, Gender, etc.

IGNOU PhD 2021 Exam Pattern

The candidates can check IGNOU PhD 2021 entrance exam pattern below:

IGNOU PhD 2021 Syllabus

Appearing candidates of the IGNOU PhD entrance exam 2021 must be familiar with the syllabus as it helps for the preparation of the examination. The detailed syllabus has been provided in the information brochure. Candidates can click on the link provided to download the syllabus for each discipline as given below.

The syllabus of the Entrance Test is as per the ‘University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of MPhil / PhD Degrees) Regulations, 2016 consisting of 50% of Research methodology and 50% subject-specific.

IGNOU PhD 2021 Courses Offered

Candidates can check the list of the disciplines under IGNOU PhD admission 2021 below.

• PhD in Anthropology
• PhD in Economics
• PhD in Library and Information Science
• PhD in Political Science
• PhD in Psychology
• PhD in Public Administration
• PhD in Sociology
• PhD in Bio-Chemistry
• PhD in Chemistry
• PhD in Geography
• PhD in Geology
• PhD in Statistics
• PhD in Law
• PhD in Nursing
• PhD in Social Work
• PhD in Translation Studies
• PhD in Vocational Education and Training
• PhD in French
• PhD in Food and Nutritional Science
• PhD in Home Science
• PhD in Commerce
• PhD in Management
• PhD in Education
• PhD in Gender and Development Studies
• PhD in Journalism and Mass Communication
• PhD in Dairy Science and Technology
• PhD in Development Studies
• PhD in Computer Science

IGNOU PhD 2021 Test Centres

While applying, candidates must select four examination city centres in order of their preference. The Examination City Centre, once opted, shall not be changed. NTA can change the examination city centre opted by the candidate, if a number of candidates are more/less at any examination city centre.

IGNOU PhD 2021 Highlights

Aspirants can see the table below to get a summary of IGNOU PhD entrance exam 2021: