• Before starting to fill up the application form, read the e-prospectus and confirm the vacancy position and area of specialization carefully and get ready with the following documents.
  • Recent passport size color photo in JPG format (Max.size:100kb)
  • Signature in JPG format (Max.size:20kb)
  • PG Mark Statement in JPG format (Max.size:300kb)
  • No Objection Certificate in the prescribed format in JPG format (Max.size:300kb)
  • Research Proposal-Not exceeding 500 words - single page in JPG format. (Max.size: 300kb)
• Fill the application carefully - Upload the required documents - Make online payment - Finally ensure Final Submit - Download your application in PDF format for your reference.
• After Final Submit you cannot edit the application.
• Cost of the application is Rs.1000
  • Payment can be made only by online mode.
  • SC/ST applicants can have the application free of cost by submitting the required details.
  • Foreign candidates refer the e-prospectus for the cost of application.
• Foreign candidates
  • Fill up the application - Upload the required documents - Make final submit - Download the filled in application in PDF format - Print the application and send it by post along with the Demand Draft in favour of the Registrar to
    • The Joint Registrar,
      The Gandhigram Rural Institute -Deemed University,
      Gandhigram - 624302,
      TamilNadu,India.
• Last date for submission of application form : 10-09-2015.
• Entrance Examination date : 23-09-2015.

• Candidates (Indian / Foreigner) who have studied under 10+2+3+2 years pattern or 10+2+5 years or 11+1+3+2 or 12+ 2+ 3+3 or 10+2+4+2 pattern of education and qualified for the award of the Master’s Degree in relevant discipline in Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University (GRI-DU/GRI) or any other university recognized by the University Grants Commission in relevant discipline with not less than 55% marks (50% for SC/ST and part-time non-teacher candidates) or an equivalent grade are eligible.
• In addition, he / she should have qualified the entrance test conducted by GRI.
  OR
  should have obtained M.Phil or qualified the UGC - JRF / NET / SLET / Lecturership / GATE / CSIR / ICAR / ICSSR or other fellowships or passed equivalent examinations.

• A Common Entrance Test will be conducted by the Controller of Examinations for the eligible candidates for a duration of 2 hours: One hour on Research Aptitude (General) and one hour on the Subject concerned. A minimum of 60% in each component is a must to become eligible for provisional admission. Question papers for Research Aptitude Test (General) and Subject Test will be set and evaluated by a Board consisting of the HOD and the Research Supervisors concerned
• There will be an interview for the candidates who passed the entrance test and the M.Phil holders in which the candidates shall discuss their research interest / area. The number of candidates to be admitted will depend on the vacancies available.
• The allocation of the Supervisors for those candidates will be done by a committee of the respective departments headed by the HOD concerned and the Research Supervisors under whom vacancies are available. Allotment will be done depending upon the number of vacancies available with the Research Supervisors, specialization of the supervisors, and the research interests of the candidates as indicated by the candidates during the interview. The allotment/allocation of supervisor (s) will not be left to the choice of the teachers or the candidates.
• Admission will be made following the reservation policy by each department.

It is mandatory that all Research Scholars (both full-time and part-time), after their provisional admission, must undergo the following three courses, each having one semester duration. However, these three courses can be done either in one or two or three semesters.

• Research Methodology (including Quantitative Methods and Computer Applications wherever applicable).
• Basic concepts and Theory in the Subject Area.
• Specific area of research.

Those who have got M.Phil degree will be exempted from Course Work No.1. Course work shall be done by the candidates by attending the regular classes in their departments/other departments in GRI or in the institution of the Doctoral Committee Member or Joint Supervisor (if any). If not possible by the part-time scholars, the courses designed by the Doctoral Committee may be completed by the scholars under self-study mode. Full time scholars are not eligible to do the course work under self-study mode. Each Department / Faculty of GRI must officially announce the possible courses that can be attended by the scholars from their departments and other departments 45 days ahead of each semester to the Registrar for circulation.