DSU is a proud member of the Dayananda Sagar Institutions family. Established by Late Sri Dayananda Sagar in the mid-sixties (with only four understudies), DSI has transformed into a worldwide training powerhouse, spread more than five grounds, taking into account the instruction needs of more than 17,000 understudies. Working under the aegis of the Mahatma Gandhi Vidya Peetha Trust in Bengaluru, DSI has empowered the change of a huge number of youthful Indian and global residents into experts in various specializations. Starting Academic Year 2015–16, Dayananda Sagar University would offer courses in Engineering, Computer Applications, Sciences, Arts and Management in the Bachelors, Masters, and PhD levels. Supporting the scholarly exercises are the Centers of Excellence in ICT, Health Care, Energy, and Life Science, among other quick developing fields of study. 

Dayananda Sagar Institutions established during the 60s by one such visionary, late Sri Dayananda Sagar resolved to take information to the individuals, change the present understudies into dependable residents and expert pioneers of tomorrow. Dayananda Sagar University made by an Act of the Karnataka State in 2014, based on this lovable heritage and roused by its own achievements, addressing the necessities of value advanced education in this piece of the world. Colleges of extraordinary heritage over the world are the important commitment of specific visionaries to the world. Colleges don't make items with explicit use and decided the life cycle. They share and grant huge numbers of surges of information and make superb people – learned professionals and Disseminators of information to improve the world a spot to be. These Universities of incredible noteworthiness have survived the hundreds of years building focuses on information and extraordinary graduated class of such Universities.

Important Dates for DSU PhD Admission 2024 

The Dayananda Sagar University ( DSU ) offers Ph.D. Programs in different disciplines. The University has very qualified employees to oversee investigate researchers and lead them to their Doctoral qualification. These projects are accessible in both the full time and low maintenance modes. DSU has faith in the significance of interdisciplinary research and consequently urges researchers to seek after their work in socially pertinent interdisciplinary territories. 

Ph.D. Subjects offered at DSU

Duration of the Program 

• Ph. D program will be for a base duration of THREE/FOUR years, including course work for FULL TIME/PART TIME researchers from the date of Ph.D. Registration. 
• Extension as long as FIVE years for Full Time Scholars and SIX years for the Part-Time Scholars from the date of enrollment past as far as possible will be allowed dependent on the suggestion of the concerned Research Supervisor and the Doctoral Committee. 

Qualification for Admission 

• A competitor, who has acquired Master's certificate from Dayananda Sagar University or some other University perceived as comparable thereto, verifying at the very least 55% of the imprints in total endorsed for the assessment, or it's proportionate 'B 'grade in the UGC 7 point scale or an equal evaluation in a point scale any place reviewing framework is followed, is qualified for admission to the Ph. D Degree program. 
• A relaxation of 5% of imprints, from 55% to half, or a comparable relaxation of evaluation will be permitted, for those having a place with SC/ST/OBC (non-rich layer)/in an unexpected way abled classifications, or for the individuals who had gotten their Master's qualification preceding nineteenth September 1999. This relaxation is reasonable for qualifying marks barring the advantage of beauty marks. 
• An applicant who has cleared M. Phil Degree of this University or some other University perceived as equal thereto, in the concerned or related subject will likewise be qualified for admission to the Ph. D Degree program. A competitor anticipating Viva-Voce of his/her M.Phil. Degree is likewise qualified. 
• An up-and-comer having a degree from outside training foundation considered proportionate to M.Phil. level of an Indian foundation certify by NAAC, is additionally held qualified.

Tuition Fee 

• Rs 72,000/- for the first year to be paid during the admission.
• Rs 62,000/- for the second and the subsequent years to be paid in the start of the year

Selection Procedure for PhD

The quantity of accessible seats in the different specializations under various controls is distributed in the connection Research Guide List 

The up-and-comer envious of seeking after Ph.D. degree will examine with one of the aides recorded above and present the application in the endorsed structure through appropriate station anyplace relevant. The Entrance Test application structure and the essential subtleties are accessible toward the finish of this page. 

The Selection of Ph.D. researchers is done depends on the presentation in the Entrance Test and the Interview led by an Expert Panel in the picked order. Be that as it may, the up-and-comers ought to get min half in the total, in the Entrance Test to get qualified for the meeting. An unwinding of 5% marks ( from half to 45% ) is took into account the competitors having a place with SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layers)/Differently-abled class according to the MHRD ( UGC ) warning F. No. 1-1/2002/(PS)Exempt( PT. FI. III) Vol-II dated 28th August 2018. Choice of Scholars in a control is done carefully dependent on the rank rundown arranged in that order by including the exhibition of the competitors in the Entrance Test and meeting. 

Dayananda Sagar University Ph. D Entrance Test : 

The University will lead Entrance Test of 120 imprints for 3 hours span as under: The schedules of different orders for the Entrance Test for up-and-comers other than the individuals who have qualified UGC-JRF/UGC-NET/UGC-CSIR JRF/UGC-CSIR NET/SLET/GATE or hold educator cooperation are in the tab "Passage Test Syllabus" 

Interview by an Expert Panel : 

The competitors shortlisted dependent on the exhibition in the Entrance Test will present their Research Proposal with the assistance of the Supervisor ( and Co-chief, assuming any) and present before an Expert Panel set up by the University in the picked control.

Entrance Exam Pattern 2024 for PhD 

The question paper has two parts viz., Part A and Part B

Part A is common for all the disciplines and consists of questions on Comprehension, Analytical and Logical Reasoning and Research Aptitude

• Duration: 60 minutes
• Marks: 50
• There will be 50 questions each of one mark. 

Part B is discipline wise

• Duration: 120 minutes
• Marks: 70
• There are 3 types of questions as given below:

Final Marks obtained by the candidates= Marks Obtained in Part A ( out of 50) + Marks obtained in Part B ( out of 70)

Application Process

Candidate can download the application form from the official website of the university or Click Here to Download the Application form. After downloading a candidate may fill the application form with all details.

The filled application form for the Ph.D. Entrance Test shall be submitted along with a fee of Rs 2500/- towards Ph.D. Entrance Test and Interview in the form of a DD drawn in favor of Dayananda Sagar University payable at Bangalore to Registrar Office, Dayananda Sagar University, Innovation Campus Kudlu Gate, Hosur Road, 560068.

Placement Cell 

Adjusting to our conviction and qualities in empowering instruction that engages understudies mechanically, coherently and logically to the dynamic and regularly requesting business world, DSU has accepted preparing and arrangement open doors to the following level that is something other than work. Utilizing the DSI inheritance of five decades, Dayananda Sagar University has a settled and unified arrangement and preparing division - Center of Innovation and Leadership (CIL). Today, Dayananda Sagar Institutions and Dayananda Sagar University have gotten one of the favored scholastic foundations for countless associations to source the best abilities under various verticals and horizontals of the business world. 

The direction to each understudy of the college to sort their profession ways begins directly from the primary semester and strolls through them till they arrive at their vocation objectives. The preparation programs are uniquely designed to each clump of building, trade, and the board, applied science, wellbeing science, and expression courses. All the preparation program begins simply after the exhaustive examining of understudy's capacities, character, IQ and EQ of the understudies. The position cell additionally offers entry-level position programs for undergrad and postgraduate projects. Generally, Dayananda Sagar University has begun with an in-house summer temporary job program for designing understudies in regions of IoT and Robotics, 3D printing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and considerably more.

Contact Details

Dayananda Sagar University

Bangalore-560078, India.

Mobile: +91 8884407479

Email ID: [email protected]