Andhra University

Andhra University is a public university situated in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was founded in the year 1926.

Course Name PhD (Anthropology)

Fees ?10,000 (First Year Fees)

Course Duration 3 Years

Course Level Degree

Course Place On Campus

Course Type Full Time / Doctorate/M.Phil

Andhra University PhD Highlights Table

Course Level Doctorate

Course Type Full Time / Part Time programme

Offered by Institution Andhra University

Course Duration 3 years

Basic Eligibility Criteria A postgraduate degree with at least 55% of marks for the general category and 50% marks in the case of SC/ST category

Admission Procedure Merit + Entrance Exam

Entrance Examination Andhra University Research Common Entrance Test (AURCET)

Mode of the Application Online

Andhra University PhD course Eligibility Criteria

For both study Programmes:

* Full Time: A post-graduate course degree with at least 55% of marks scored for general category and 50% marks in the case of the SC/ST category studies or any equivalent CGPA in the concerned subject or in an allied subject or any other post-graduate choose degree recognised by the University as equivalent thereto.

* Part-Time: A post-graduate course degree with at least 55% of marks scored for general category dissents and 50% marks scored in the case of SC/ST category studies or any equivalent CGPA in the concerned subject or in an allied subject or any other post-graduate course degree recognised by the University as equivalent thereto.

Andhra University PhD Course Admission Procedure

* Students will be selected on the basis of the Andhra University Research Common Entrance Exam AURCET. The exam, for each subject or department, consists of two papers with multiple choice objective type questions.

* Paper-I shall be of 45 minutes duration with 50 multiple-choice questions (MCQ)for 50 marks. Paper-I is common for all Science and Engineering Subjects or Departments as the case may be. Similarly, there is a common Paper 1 for all Arts Subjects or Departments for 50 marks with 45 minutes duration. Paper-I of Science stream is different from Paper-I of Arts stream.

* Paper-II shall be of 90 minutes of duration with 100 multiple-choice questions (MCQ)for 100 marks in the concerned subjects for which the syllabus are given on A.U. official website. Paper-II will be different for each subject.

* Exemptions: Candidates will be exempted from giving the test if they have qualified any of the following: CSIR-UGC-NET, APSET, RGNF, ICMR, Project Fellowship, and M.Phil.

How To Apply?

1. Download the Application form and Information brochure from the official website of the university.

3. Take a printout of the application form and then fill the Application form in your handwriting with all your required personal and educational details.

5. Application Fee: You should pay the amount of fee of Rs. 800 for general category students and Rs. 500 for SC & ST students in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Director, Directorate of Admissions, Andhra University on any Nationalised bank payable at Visakhapatnam. Your name and the study programme for which you are applying should be written on the reverse side of the D.D.

7. Submit the applications in the Duplicate along with the D.D. If students are seeking admission in more than one study programme, they have to submit separate applications forms in duplicate for each study programme. 

9. Send the duly filled in application forms by registered post or in-person to the following address:

The Director, Directorate of Admissions, Andhra University, Vijayanagar Palace, Pedawaltair, Visakhapatnam-530017