NBU M.Phil / Ph.D Admission 2017-2018 Important Dates Click Here

Admission to M.Phil./Ph.D. Programme 2017-2018

University of North Bengal are invited Applications in prescribed form for admission to the M.Phil./Ph.D. programme 2017-18 of the  in various disciplines. Candidates detailed information of Applications prescribed form, educational qualification, eligibility and Important Dates from this page given below.

For detailed information and for obtaining prescribed application form, please visit www.nbu.ac.in (Notice/Circular Section). Prescribed application form for M.Phil. from the office of the Secretary, Faculty Council for PG Studies in Arts, Commerce & Law / for Ph.D. from the office of the undersigned may also be collected on payment of Rs.200/- (Rs. 100/- for SC/ST/OBC/PWD) at the university cash counter during all working days from 11.00 AM to 3.00 PM.

Filled-in application form for M.Phil. will be submitted in the office of the Secretary, Faculty Council for PG Studies in Arts, Commerce & Law and filled-in application form for Ph.D. will be submitted in the office of the undersigned.

Closing date for submission of filled in prescribed application form is 04.09.2017.

Click for Online application process- Admission to M.Phil./Ph.D. Programme 2017-2018

What all do you need to complete the Online application process for NBU?
As an applicant you would need the following:

01. An E-mail ID for registration and for receiving all future correspondence till the admission process is over and subsequently, if admitted.

02. A Mobile Number to receive SMS based notifications/communications related to the online application, Admit card, Entrance Test Result, Admission Counseling etc till the admission process is over and subsequently, if admitted. The mobile number may not be necessarily yours, but you should have access to it.

03. Access to facilities of computer with internet connectivity, B/W printer and scanner.

04. A recent passport sized colour photograph (for scanning and uploading in "jpeg" format only. File size of scanned photograph should not be more than 100KB).

05. Your signature using Blue/Black pen on white sheet (for scanning and uploading in "jpeg" format only. File size of scanned photograph should not be more than 100KB).

Access to an online payment facility / service such as
        A) Net Banking
        B) Credit card
        C) ATM-cum-Debit card

If you do not have Net Banking facility/Credit Card or ATM-cum Debit Card, you can pay the fee in cash at any branch of SBI through the Challan downloaded from the NBU-SBI Portal. You will be able to download the duly filled up SBI challan when you enter to the SBI site through the Make Payment link in the NBU site - dashboard.
All applicants should note, that:

Printout of online submitted application form or proof of payment of of Admission fee is to be submitted to the University at the time of verification as per notification. However, the candidates should retain a copy of the said documents for their own record.

Xerox of document is required to be submitted along with the application form submitted online, based on criteria, for eg. SC category student has to submit Caste Certificate.

Original certificates issued by competent authority supporting your filled in details will be asked from you ONLY at the time of admission. If data provided in the online application is not supported by appropriate documents then your application / claim for admission shall be summarily rejected.

-> Before proceeding to fill up the online application form, please ensure that you have the required details and scanned image files of your
(i) recent passport size colour photograph and
(ii) signature [as specified at para 1 above], which will be needed at different stages of process. The entire process of filling online application form can be completed in six stages.
The six stages are:
Registration on the NBU Admission Portal (http://nbu.ucanapply.com/) for online application process.
Select the course of your choice [check eligibility, other details...].
If you choose to apply for the selected course [do it after confirming your eligibility, dates of Entrance Test etc], application form will appear on the screen. Fill up the details in the application form which will have following sections:
Applicant Details
Correspondence Address and Details Parents
Upload scanned image file of your Photograph and Signature [as specified in para 1 above]
Final Review of details entered in the Application Form and if they are corrected then 'Confirm' the submission. Else, edit the details before confirming submission.
Fee Payment through "SBI Collect Portal" & application Submission
For subsequent applications (after the first course) process of filling up 'Applicant Details', 'Correspondence Address and Parental Details', 'uploading of Photograph and Signature' and 'Preference of Test centre' will not be required. These details will be repeated automatically/ copied for all subsequent applications after the first application.

Important Dates:-

SL	EVENTS	DATES
01	List of eligible candidates for the Entrance Test will be notified on the Notice Board of the respective departments on	06.09.2017 [Wednesday]
02	Date of Entrance Test [Test will be held in the respective Department/Centre]:	08.09.2017, Friday [from 12.00 Noon to 2.00 P.M. – All subjects; from 3.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M. – Centre for Himalayan Studies and Biotechnology]
03	Date of publication of the results of Entrance Test will be notified on the Notice Board of the respective department on	11.09.2017 [Monday]
04	Date of Viva-Voce in respective departments on	13.09.2017 [Wednesday] : 11.00 A.M. onwards
05	Date of publication of the final result will be notified on the notice board of the respective department on	14.09.2017 [Thursday]
06	Date of Admission to M.Phil./Ph.D. programme	15.09.2017 [Friday] and 18.09.2017 [Monday]
07	Date of commencement of the course work	20.09.2017 (Wednesday).

* Syllabus for Entrance Test is available in the University Website.

Detailed information
Department wise intake for Ph.D. Programme.

sl.no.	Name of the Department	Proposed no. of Scholar to be admitted*+#
1	Commerce	05
2	Economics	02
3	English	05
4	Hindi	02
5	History	07
6	Law	05
7	Nepali	09
8	Philosophy	05
9	Sociology	03
10	Anthropology	04
11	Bio-technology	05
12	Botany	07
13	Chemistry	02
14	Computer Science & Application	10
15	Geography & Applied Geography	09
16	Mathematics	05
17	Physics	13
18	Zoology	03

* Number of intake subject to change.
+ West Bengal State Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2013
# West Bengal State Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rule, 2013.

Detailed information.
Department wise Maximum intake of M.Phil. Programme

Sl.No.	Name of the Department/Centre	Proposed no. of intake to be admitted*+#
1	Bengali	09
2	English	04
3	Economics	09
4	Nepali	09
5	Political Science	09
6	Center for Himalayan Studies	08
7	History	05
8	Philosophy	10

* Number of intake subject to change.
+ West Bengal State Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2013
# West Bengal State Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rule, 2013

Fee Structure for Ph.D. Programme

Sl	Item	Ph.D. (Science & Technology) (Amount in Rs.)	Ph.D. (Arts, Commerce & Law) (Amount in Rs.)
1	Admission Fee (once)	1000/-	1000/-
2	Library Fee (once)	300/-	300/-
3	Identity Card Fee (once)	20/-	20/-
4	Student Health Home	60/- p.a.	60/- p.a.
5	Development Fee	200/- p.a.	200/- p.a.
6	Departmental Development Fee	2000/- p.a.	1000/- p.a.
7	a) Course Fee (once)	1200/-	1200/-
	b) Course-work Examination Fee (once)	1000/-	1000/-
8	Student Medical Aid Fund	5/- p.a.	5/- p.a.
9	Ph.D. Registration Fee (once)	1200/-	1200/-
10	Thesis submission fee (once)	5500/-	5500/-

Fee Structure for M.Phil. Programme

Sl.No.	Item	M.Phil. 1st Semester (Amount in Rs.)
1	Tuition fees	600/- (for 3 months)
2	Admission fees	350/-(once)
3	Session fees	200/- (p.a.)
4	Library fees	200/-(once)
5	Identity Card fees	20/-(once)
6	Development fees	200/- p.a.
7	Departmental Development fees	1000/- p.a.
8	Course-work Examination fees	1000/- (per exam.)
9	Student Medical Aid Fund	5/- p.a.
10	Thesis/Dissertation submission fees	1000/-
11	Student Health Home	60/-

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