Madras University is the mother of almost all the old Universities of south India. The University zone of locale has been kept to three areas of Tamil Nadu as of late. This is subsequent to the foundation of different colleges in the State and outline of the University regions. This University has been developing from solidarity to quality while enlarging its educating and research exercises. The University gives both Under Graduate and Post Graduate Education through the Affiliated Institutions which are spread over the regions of Chennai, Thiruvallur, and Kancheepuram. Aside from instructing, look into exercises in Arts, Humanities, Science, Management and Technology shape the scholastic tenor of the University. Various organizations subsidiary to Madras University focus on explore exercises offering Ph.D., Programs in their individual field of specialization. The University additionally offers to educate and look into programs in its four grounds. The 68 University Departments of study and research are spread more than four grounds composed into 18 Schools every one of which offers Post Graduate Courses in particular specialization, low maintenance, and full-time Ph.D. Projects, Diploma and Certificate Programs.
The Public Petition dated 11-11-1839 started the foundation of Madras University. It was in January 1840 with Mr.George Norton as its President, that the University Board was established. In 1854 following a slip by of 14 years, the Government of India figured a precise instructive approach for India and as a continuation of this on fifth September 1857 by an Act of Legislative Council of India, the University was set up.
Schools and Departments
School of Historical Studies
Department of Ancient History and ArchaeologyDepartment of Indian History
School of Economics
Centre for Population StudiesDepartment of EconometricsDepartment of Economics
School of Social Sciences
Department of Adult and Continuing EducationDepartment of AnthropologyDepartment of CriminologyDepartment of EducationDepartment of PsychologyDepartment of SociologyDepartment of Women’s StudiesCentre for Cyber Forensics and Information SecurityDepartment of Social WorkDepartment of Counselling Psychology
School of Political and International Studies
Department of Anna Centre for Public AffairsUGC – Centre for South and Southeast Asian StudiesDepartment of Defence and Strategic StudiesDepartment of Legal StudiesDepartment of Politics and Public Administration
School of Fine and Performance Arts
Department of Indian Music
School of English and Foreign Languages
Department of EnglishDepartment of French
School of Philosophy and Religious Thought
Department of Christian StudiesDepartment of JainologyDepartment of PhilosophyDepartment of Saiva SiddhantaDepartment of VaishnavismJBAS Center for Islamic Studies
School of Tamil and other Dravidian Languages
Department of KannadaDepartment of MalayalamDepartment of Tamil LanguageDepartment of Tamil LiteratureDepartment of Telugu
School of Sanskrit and Other Indian Languages
Department of Arabic, Persian, and UrduDepartment of HindiDepartment of Sanskrit
School of Management Studies
Department of CommerceDepartment of Management StudiesCenter for Infrastructural Management Studies
School of Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science
Department of Computer ScienceDepartment of Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in MathematicsDepartment of Statistics
School of Information and Communication Studies
Department of Journalism and CommunicationDepartment of Library & Information Science
School of Earth and Atmospheric Science
Department of Applied GeologyDepartment of GeographyDepartment of GeologyCentre for Environmental SciencesCentre for Natural Hazards and Disaster StudiesCenter for Water Resource Management
School of Chemical Sciences
Department of Analytical ChemistryDepartment of EnergyDepartment of Inorganic ChemistryDepartment of Organic ChemistryDepartment of Physical ChemistryDepartment of Polymer Science
School of Physical Sciences
Department of Central Instrumentation and Service LaboratoryDepartment of Crystallography and BiophysicsDepartment of Nuclear PhysicsDepartment of Theoretical PhysicsDepartment of Network Systems and Information TechnologyDepartment of Material Science
School of Life Sciences
Department of BiochemistryDepartment of BiotechnologyDepartment of Centre for Advanced Study in BotanyCentre for Ocean and Coastal StudiesDepartment of ZoologyDepartment of Bio-informatics
School of Basic Medical Sciences
Department of AnatomyDepartment of EndocrinologyDepartment of GeneticsDepartment of MicrobiologyDepartment of PathologyDepartment of PhysiologyDepartment of Pharmacology and Environmental Toxicology
Department of Physical Education
Department of Physical Education and Sports
University of Madras UG (B.A., B.S.W., B. Sc., B. Com., and B.B.A. DEGREE) Admission 2023-24
Duration of Program
- Three years (six semesters)
- Each academic year shall be divided into two semesters. The odd semesters shall consist of the period from June to November of each year and the even semesters from December to April of each year.
- Each semester will have not less than 90 workings days.
Eligibility
A pass in the Higher Secondary Examinations (Academic or Vocational Stream) directed by the Government of Tamil Nadu or an Examination acknowledged as proportional thereof by the Syndicate of the University of Madras and the subjects indicated underneath:
Programs
Major Subjects Study in HSE(+2)
For all B.A., B.S.W and B.Music Degree Programs
A pass in the Higher Secondary Examinations (Academic or Vocational Stream)
For all B.Sc. & B.C.A. and B.Voc.Degree Programs
Zoology / Botany / Biochemistry / Chemistry / Computer Science / Statistics / Business Mathematics / Physics
For all B.Com Degree ProgramsAccountancy and Commerce
B.Com. Lateral Entry
Pass in the three years Diploma in Commercial Practices/Modern Office Practices by the DTE or an Examination accepted as equivalent thereof by the Syndicate of the University of Madras
B.B.A
A pass in the Higher Secondary Examinations (Academic or Vocational Stream)
University of Madras PG (M.A., M.S.W., M. Sc., M. Com., and M.B.A.) Admission 2023-24
Duration of Program
- Two years (four semesters)
- Each academic year shall be divided into two semesters. The odd semesters shall consist of the period from June to November of each year and the even semesters from December to April of each year.
- Each semester will have not less than 90 workings days.
Eligibility
Pass in any undergraduate degree program offered by any College or a University recognized by the UGC.
ProgramsMajor Subjects Study in HSE(+2)
For all M.A., M.S.W., Degree Programs
Any UG Degree
For all M.Sc. Degree Programs
Pass in B.Sc. Degree program in the major subject recognized as equivalent by the Syndicate.
For all M.Com. Degree Program
Pass in any undergraduate ‘Commerce’ degree program or BBA by any College or a University recognized by the UGC
For all M.B.A.Degree Program
Any UG Degree
University of Madras Ph.D. Admission 2023-24
The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) is granted to an applicant who, according to these guidelines, has presented a theory based on unique and autonomous research in a specific order or including more than one control (between disciplinary) that makes a commitment to the progression of information, which is affirmed by Board of inspectors as required.
Important Dates
Online Application Form submission
01st to 31st December 2019
Hard copy of filled in applications to be submitted to concern University Department
31st December 2019
Eligibility
- Candidates shall have a Master’s certificate or an expert degree announced proportionate to the Master’s qualification by the relating statutory administrative body, with at any rate 55% checks in total or its comparable evaluation ‘B’ in the UGC 7-point scale (or an identical evaluation in a point scale any place reviewing framework is pursued) or an equal degree from an outside instructive Institution certify by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is affirmed, perceived or approved by a power, set up or fused under a law in its nation of origin or some other statutory expert in that nation to survey, authorizing or guaranteeing quality and guidelines of instructive Institutions.
Relaxation of Marks
- A relaxation of 5% of imprints, from 55% to half, or a proportional unwinding of evaluation, might be taken into account those having a place with SC/ST/Differently-Abled or for the individuals who had gotten their Master’s qualification preceding nineteenth September 1991.
- The qualification signs of 55% (or a proportionate evaluation in a point scale any place reviewing framework is pursued) and the relaxation of 5% to the classifications referenced above are allowable dependents on the passing imprints without including the effortlessness mark methodology.
Registration for Ph.D. Program
- Full-time scholar (with or without stipend or fellowship or an assistantship)
- Part-time scholar (teacher or non-teacher, internal vis-à-vis external)
Course Work Examination and Evaluation
- Paper I: Research Methodology (4 credits)
- Paper-II: An advanced paper in the subject concerned (6 credits)
- Paper III: Background Paper relating to the candidate’s Ph.D. work (6 credits).
Selection Process
- The admission ought to be made absolutely on merit premise: 50%s will be from the passing assessment, for example, PG Degree and another half dependent on selection test.
- The entrance test which will be directed by the separate Department/Affiliated College/Institution will convey a limit of 50 checks as itemized beneath Written assessment 40 imprints and (b) Oral assessment 10 imprints. The Syllabus of the Entrance Test will comprise half of the research procedure and half will be on subject explicit. The applicant should verify at any rate 25 stamps out of 50 checks in the entrance test (Written and Oral).
- The competitor should take the assessment just in the subject for which he/she has applied for admission to the Ph.D. program. The Head of the Department/Affiliated College/Institution in counsel with the Supervisor(s) of the concerned subject may structure the inquiry paper for the passage test. The inquiry paper must be set and esteemed by the separate entrance advisory board of the Department/Affiliated College/Institutions as it were.
- The interview/viva voce will likewise think about the accompanying angles, viz. regardless of whether: (I) the competitor has the skill for the proposed research; (ii) the exploration work can be appropriately attempted at the Institution/Affiliated College; (iii) the proposed region of research can add to new/extra information.
Steps to Apply-
- Go to the university official website.
- Click on “Online Application” Button.
- Now, Click on the “Apply Now” button.
- Fill the application form with all the correct details.
- Upload the scanned photograph and signature of the candidate.
- Click on the “Save” button.
- After successful submission of the form, the applicant will receive a confirmation email with your unique Login ID & Application Number.
- Candidate must take a printout of duly filled in an application form for future use.
- Now the candidate has to send it along with attested copies of all required documents to the following address by post or in person.
Documents Required
- 10+2 Mark sheet
- Graduation & Post graduation degree mark sheet
- Transfer Certificate
- Provisional certificate
- Physical Fitness Certificate
- Caste Certificate (If Applicable)
- Valid ID Proof
- Residential Certificate
- 5 Passport Size Photograph
