Ph.D. (English) From Stella Maris College, Chennai

• Candidates seeking admission can fill the application form online through the official college website 
• Once the application form is duly filled up, candidates need to print it out and send its hard copy along with the required documents to the college office in person or by post.

Key Points regarding Online Submission of Application Form:

• Duly filled-in applications must be submitted along with the scanned copies of the following documents: 
• • Applicant’s passport size photograph of maximum 50 KB size and in JPG/JPEG format
  • The applicant’s and Parent/Guardian’s signature should be in JPG/JPEG format and maximum 20 KB size
  • Community Certificate (except OC and 'Others' categories) in PDF/JPG/JPEG format and maximum 300 KB in size
  • Baptism Certificate (only for Catholic applicants) in PDF/JPG/JPEG format of maximum 300 KB.
• Upon filling the online application form with all the relevant details, the candidate should click the “Save” option on the Preview page. 
• Upon clicking the ‘Save’ button, candidate’s Unique Application Number (UAN) will be generated
• Once, the UAN is generated, the candidates can upload the documents.
• Candidates can edit and update the application only before the payment of application fee through their Login. 
• Once the fee is submitted, students will be unable to make any changes to the application. 
• Applicants can submit the application fee only through online payment modes i.e. Internet banking, credit/debit card only
• Candidates can check their application status along with the application fee status only after 24 hours of the transaction through the college website
• Candidates will be intimated regarding interview round for all programs through e-mail, SMS and the same will also be uploaded on the College website. 

Note: For admission to all the postgraduate programs, students will have to take an entrance test before the interview is conducted. 

Candidates applying for the B.V.A. program will be required to appear for an aptitude test (drawing/designing) before the interview.

Apart from the UG and PG courses, Stella Maris college also offers research programs i.e. M.Phil. and Ph.D. courses under different specializations. 

M.Phil program is offered under five different subjects having a course duration of one year. Ph.D. courses are offered under five different specialized subjects of study and research.

Selection Process

Candidates will be granted admission on the basis of an entrance exam conducted by the Madras University.