Adichunchanagiri University, established in the year 2018 Under ACU Act 2012. The University is situated in a Lush Green Unitary Campus of 67 acres at B.G. Nagara, Nagamangala Tq., Mandya District, Karnataka on the Bangalore – Mangalore National Highway No. 75, 105 Kms from Bangalore, the Capital City of Karnataka. The University consists of six Constituent colleges in the disciplines of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Engineering,lottery sambad Management, Commerce and Education. The environment friendly campus has adequate infrastructure and physical facilities for Academics and Research. The campus possesses around 5000 students, 400 teachers and 1800 support staff.

PhD Specializations

• Civil, Mechanical, Electronics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Nanotechnology) / Medical (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Community Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacology) / Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacy Practice, Pharmaceutical Analysis,Pharmacology & Phytochemistry) / Natural Sciences (Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Nanoscience, Materials Science) / Nursing / Education / Library & Information Science.

Eligibility Criteria

• Post Graduate Degree in the respective and related subjects from a recognized University with a minimum of 55% Marks in M.Tech/ME/MD/M.Pharm/Pharm.D/M.Ed/M.Sc. in respective and related subjects.

Application Process

• Interested candidates may apply with all the relevant documents. The online application form is available in ACU official website (www.acu.edu.in). Duly filled applications should be submitted online before the last date along with an application fee (only online payment is accepted). The details of fellowship, fee structure, infrastructure facility and research guides can be obtained from university website (www.acu.edu.in). Ph.D. admission is only through entrance examination.

PhD Fee Structure

• Application Fee- Rs. 1500/-
• Ph.D. Provisional Registration- Rs. 2,000/-
• Registration Fee- Rs. 6,500/-
• Examination Fee- Rs. 3,000/-
• Thesis Submission Fee- Rs. 15,000/-
• Convocation Certificate Fee- Rs. 2000/-

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PhD Fee Payment details

• Beneficiary Name- Adichunchanagiri University
• Bank Account Number- 5345082896
• Name of Bank- Kotak Mahindra Bank
• Branch Name- Javaranahalli
• IFSC Code- KKBK0008261
• Account Type- Saving Bank

Admission Procedure

• The selection of candidates is done via an entrance exam. However, applicants who have cleared UGC NET,& SET examinations are exempted from the entrance examination. Applicants working in the National Laboratories and MNCs holding high positions above the rank of a Scientist-C/ Dy. Manager/Dy. Director with a research experience of over 05 years are also exempted from the entrance examination. In-service candidates from other than ACU/SACST institutes are encouraged to apply only if they are willing to work full-time at ACU. It is also advised to produce the following documents at the time admission:

List of documents

• All original certificates with one set self-attested photo copies from SSLC onwards
• Passport size photos (4 nos.)
• Age proof
• Address proof
• No objection Certificates from the parent institute (applicable for part time Ph.D. candidates)