Latest update: R.K University has announced the commencement of the admission process to its Ph.D. course for the Academic Year 2020-21. The admission is open for both Indian as well as International students

RK University PhD Admission Dates 2020-21 (h4)

Event Date
Last date of form filling April 15, 2020
Entrance exam date May 10, 2020
Dates of personal interview May 10, 2020
Result declaration May 20, 2020
Last date for payment of fees June 5, 2020
Orientation program June 20, 2020
Commencement of new session June 20, 2020, to June 25, 2020

RK University, Rajkot offers a Ph.D. program in 11 specializations, which include Pharmacy, Management, Chemistry, Microbiology, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Physiotherapy among others. 

  • The course duration varies from 3 years to 5 years, divided among semesters. For admission into Ph.D. courses, the applicant should have a master’s degree in respective subjects with a minimum of 55% aggregate marks. Selection is done on the basis of the university’s own All India Entrance Test - RAT. 
  • Applicants must have qualified for any of the NET/ RET/ SLET/ SET tests. The university is ranked at 542 in the country.

RK University Ph.D. Eligibility criteria

For admission into any domain of Ph.D. from RK university, the applicant:

  • Must possess a master’s degree in a relevant subject with minimum of 55% aggregate marks (5% relaxation for reserved category applicants).
  • Must have qualified NET/ SLET/ GPAT/ GATE/ RKU’s RAT.

RK University Ph.D. Admission guidelines

A candidate who wishes to apply for any Ph.D. course at RK University must follow the below-given steps:

  • Visit the official website of the University
  • Fill in all the basic details in the form correctly by following the instructions and guidelines carefully.
  • Select the course you wish to apply
  • One can pay an application fee of INR 1000 either through net banking ,debit/credit card or through a Demand Draft in favour of “Faculty of Doctoral Studies and Research”.
  • Submit the form

Required Documents:

  • Date of Birth Proof
  • 10th Marks Card
  • 10+2 Marks Card
  • Copies of Photographs 4
  • Address Proof
  • Degree Certificates for Post Graduate Courses
  • PG Certificate for Ph.D. Programs
  • Scorecard of Qualifying Examination
  • Valid photo identification

For International Students

  • Visit the website of the University
  • Candidates can either apply online by using a debit/credit card and paying a payment of USD 50/- or INR 3000/-. Or you can apply offline too; for that fill all details carefully and take the print out of the form and courier the form by making a payment of INR 3000/- through DD.
  • Fill the form by following the instructions carefully.
  • Attach and upload all the required documents. 10th/12th/Bachelors/ Masters program certificate and mark sheets too.
  • After that, the candidate will receive an application number on email id.
  • Tuition/ accommodation/registration and examination fee should be paid only in US Dollars.
  • After receiving annual tuition fees/ examination fees along with necessary documents, a letter of confirmation regarding admission will be mailed to the candidate.

Read More: RK University Admission

RK University Ph.D. Course details

Applicants can pursue Ph.D. in multiple domains within faculties of Management, Pharmacy, Science, Medicine, and Technology. The course syllabus of all the available domain along with their intake capacity is tabulated below:

Faculty of Management

The Faculty of Management provides Ph.D. degrees in Marketing, Banking & Finance.

Domains Syllabus Intake capacity
Marketing
  • Marketing Models
  • Marketing Theory
  • Theories in Consumer Behaviour
  • Advances in Retail Management
  • Research Methodology
  • Brand and Product Management
  • Regarding Seminar in Advertising Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Marketing and Public Policy
  • Statistics
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Banking & Finance
  • Foundations of Business Research
  • Stats for Business Research
  • Econometric Analysis
  • Research Project Seminar
  • Empirical Asset Pricing
  • Asset Pricing Theory
  • Empirical Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Finance Theory
  • Empirical Corporate Governance
  • Continuous-Time Finance
  • Microstructure of Markets
  • Research Methods in Finance 2
  • Workshops in Finance 1
  • Workshops in Finance 2
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Faculty of Science

The Faculty of Science provides Ph.D. degrees in Microbiology, Material science, Organic chemistry, Chemistry, Physics, and Environmental Sciences.

Domain Syllabus Intake capacity
Microbiology
  • Diversity of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Microbes
  • Microbial Physiology and Metabolism
  • Virology
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Recombinant DNA Technology
  • Microbial Genetics
  • Industrial and Food Microbiology
  • Environmental Microbiology Conservation
  • Plant-Pathogen Interaction
  • Microbial Pathogenicity
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Environmental Science
  • Research Methodology
  • Subject of specialization
  • Review of literature
Material Science
  • Introduction of Material Science
  • Structure of atoms, interatomic bonding, and structures of crystalline
  • Solids imperfections
  • Failures: Fracture Mechanics
  • Composites of Metals
  • Corrosion and degradation
  • Diffusion: factors that influence diffusion
  • Phase diagram: Equilibrium diagram, phase transformation
  • Metals: Material properties
  • Application and Processing: Metals, alloy, polymer, ceramics
  • Properties: Thermal, optical, Electrical, Magnetic
  • Issues of material usage: Economical, Environmental and social
Organic Chemistry
  • Experimental Techniques in Chemistry
  • Total Synthesis Case studies and Strategies
  • Advanced Organic Spectroscopy
  • Enzymology
  • Protein Chemistry
  • Advanced Organic Synthesis
  • Current Topics in Organic Chemistry
  • Research Proposal and Seminar
  • Research Proposal and Presentation
Physics
  • Microtron Based Interdisciplinary Research
  • Environmental Radioactivity
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Amorphous Solids
  • Nuclear and Radiation Physics
  • Electro-optic and NLO Materials
  • Crystal Growth & Characterization
  • Positron annihilation Studies
Chemistry
  • General Structure
  • Research Methodology
  • Scientific Communication
  • Recent trends in chemistry

Faculty of Pharmacy

The Ph.D. degree is provided in pharmacology.

Domain Syllabus Intake capacity
Pharmacy
  • Advanced Pharmacokinetics
  • Advanced Pharmaceutics I
  • Advanced Pharmaceutics II
  • Scientific Writing
  • Advanced Drug Delivery
  • Fundamental Laboratory Methods
  • Regulatory affairs
  • Biostatistics experimental design
  • Advanced Pharmacology I
  • Advanced Pharmacology II
  • Scientific Writing, I
  • Cardiovascular and Renal Pharmacology
  • Neuropharmacology
  • Cellular Pharmacology
  • Pharmacology Seminar
  • Principles of molecular pharmacology
  • Cardiovascular and Renal Pharmacology I
  • Neuropharmacology I
  • Selected Topics in Pharmacology
  • Cellular Pharmacology I
  • Selected Topics in Pharmaceutics
  • Fundamental Laboratory Methods I
  • Regulatory Affairs I
  • Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
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Faculty of Medicine

The Ph.D. degree is provided in Physiotherapy.

Domain Syllabus Intake capacity
Physiotherapy
  • Research in Physiotherapy
  • Research Design
  • Biostatistics
  • Measures of Dispersion
  • Correlation analysis
  • Parametric & Non-Parametric tests
  • Regression analysis
  • Research Fundamentals
  • Research Ethics
  • Measures of central value
  • Normal Distribution Curve
  • Sampling
  • Hypothesis Testing
  • Probability
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Faculty of Technology

The Faculty of technology provides Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied mathematics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, and Computer Application.

Domains Syllabus Intake capacity
Chemical Engineering
  • Biological Systems Engineering
  • Energy and Environment
  • Materials Engineering
  • Process Systems Engineering
  • Reactor Engineering
  • Transport Phenomena and Complex fluids.
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Mechanical Engineering
  • Research Methodology
  • Numerical Techniques
  • State of Art Seminar
  • Speech Processing
  • Soft Computing
  • Mobile Communication
  • Information Theory
  • Digital Communication
  • Statistical Signal Processing
  • Digital Image Processing
  • Bio-medical Signal Processing
Applied mathematics
  • Algebra
  • Analysis
  • Calculus
  • Commerce
  • Computer Science
  • Computational Techniques
  • Differential Equation
  • Differential Geometry
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Economics
  • English Literature
  • Linear Programming
  • Mathematical Finance
  • Mechanics
  • Metric Space
  • Number Theory
  • Probability Theory
  • Statistics
Electronics & Communication Engineering
  • Research Methodology
  • Numerical Techniques
  • State of Art Seminar
  • Speech Processing
  • Soft Computing
  • Mobile Communication
  • Information Theory
  • Digital Communication
  • Statistical Signal Processing
  • Digital Image Processing
  • Bio-medical Signal Processing
Computer Application
  • Computation theory
  • POPL with formal verification
  • Principles of information security
  • Computer and communication networks
  • Distributed systems
  • Database systems
  • Compilers
  • Software engineering

RK University Ph.D. Fees

Application fees for All India Entrance Exam, RATS is INR 1,000.

Ph.D. degrees in any domain from RK University costs between INR 2 to 3 lacs. Yearly fees are given below in detail.

Year Fee Structure
Year 1 INR 60,000
Year 2 INR 30,000
Year 3 INR 30,000
Year 4 and onwards INR 30,000

Apart from the yearly fees, the institute takes a Thesis Evaluation Fees of INR 15,000.

Note: Full-time residents/non-residents scholars would be eligible to apply for a monthly stipend of INR 12,000 and subsidized student accommodation.

Read More: RK University Fees 

RK University Ph.D. Placements

The training and placement cell in R.K. University - RKU takes care of training and placement activities for the students. Also, the placement cell makes sure that the candidates are being placed in the right industry. R.K. University - RKU offers a varied range of Seminars, Conferences, Corporate Meets, Guest Lectures, Personality Development & Communication Skill Programs, and Counselling Sessions to make the students' placement ready.

RK University Ph.D. FAQs

Ques. How are RK University Ph.D. placements?

Ans. RK University provides placements in the best companies. The highest salary offered is Rs. 70,000 per month, the lowest salary offered is Rs. 30,000 per month and the average salary offered is Rs. 45,000 per month. Top recruiting companies are Wipro, Reliance, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Service, etc. The highest salary package offered is 5 LPA, the lowest salary package offered is 2 LPA. However, Ph.D. students have an edge over others and can easily secure a respectable job with a handsome salary in multinational companies (MNCs) if they apply on their own.

Ques. What kind of career opportunities are available after completing a Ph.D. from RK University?

Ans. The fellows usually get jobs as Assistant Professors at various institutes across the country. There are also many candidates who prefer to go for corporate or government jobs.

Ques. Is there any age limit for taking admission in a Ph.D. course at RK University?

Ans.Candidates aspiring to pursue Ph.D. should have done a Master’s degree in a relevant field from a recognized board. Hence, a candidate needs to be above 22 years of age in order to secure a seat in Ph.D. course.

Ques. What is the duration of a Ph.D. program at RK University?

Ans. The Ph.D. program through any specialization of Ph.D. will take a minimum of three years or 36 months, distributed among 6 semesters to a maximum of 5 years or 60 months, distributed among 10 semesters.

Ques. How good is RK University for a Ph.D. program?

Ans. RK University is one of the best institutes across the country and pursuing a Ph.D. degree from such a institute would be a good choice for any candidate.