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National University of Educational Planning And Administration, New Delhi : Admission to M. Phil. and Ph. D. Programs |
Category : M.Phil/ Ph.D Admissions 2024 |
Published : On April 18, 2019 By Webindia123 Editor |
Important Dates
Last date for submission of application form | 23rd May 2019 |
Written Test | 22nd June 2019 |
The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), a Deemed to be University fully funded by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India is engaged in capacity building and research in educational policy, planning and administration.
NIEPA offers M. Phil, Ph. D. and Part-time Ph. D. programmes in educational policy, planning and administration from a broader inter-disciplinary social science perspective. The research programmes of NIEPA cover all levels and types of education from both national and international development perspectives.
National University of Educational Planning And Administration (NIEPA) invites applications from eligible candidates for admission to its M.Phil., Ph.D. and Part-time Ph.D. programmes for the year 2019-20.
Fellowships
All candidates selected for the M.Phil. and Ph.D. (full-time) shall be offered NIEPA fellowship. The NET qualified candidates, who have been awarded Junior Research Fellowship by the UGC and who fulfil the required qualifications, are encouraged to apply. However, part-time Ph.D. candidates are not entitled for any fellowship.
Eligibility Criteria
Full-time Programmes:
(a) A candidate seeking admission to the M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes shall have a minimum of 55% marks (50% marks for SC/ST candidates and Persons with Disabilities) or its equivalent grade in Master’s Degree in social sciences and allied disciplines from a recognized university. Candidates possessing Master’s degree in other areas may also be considered if he/she has teaching experience or experience of working in the area of educational policy, planning and administration.
(b) A candidate seeking admission to Ph.D. programme shall have an M.Phil. degree in an area closely related to educational planning and administration and/or exceptionally brilliant academic record coupled with publications of high quality.
(c) M.Phil. graduates of NIEPA will be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. Programme after due scrutiny by a Selection/Admission Committee, if they obtain a FGPA of 6 or above on the ten point scale.
Part-time Programme
A candidate seeking admission to Part-time Ph.D. programme is required to meet the following criteria: (i) Should possess the educational qualifications as mentioned in Para (a) above;
(ii) Currently, should be in full-time employment;
(iii) Should be a senior level educational functionary with a minimum of five years work experience in teaching/research in educational policy, planning and administration.
Duration :
Under this program, the University offers M. Phil. degree (two-years duration)
which may lead to Ph.D. subject to fulfillment of the requirements as laid down
in its rules and regulations. The two-year M. Phil. program comprises one year
of course work followed by one year for dissertation work.
Scholars who successfully complete the M. Phil. program of the University and
meet the prescribed criteria (presently FGPA of 6 or above on the ten point
scale) would be considered for
admission and registration to the Ph. D. program. Such scholars are eligible
to submit their Doctoral thesis only after two years of registration for the
Ph. D. program.
It will be compulsory to attend one-year full-time course work by all part-time and full time candidates.
Mode of Selection
NIEPA will follow all mandatory provisions in the reservation policy of the Government of India. Admissions to M.Phil., Ph.D. and Part-time Ph.D. programmes will be made purely on the basis of merit following the prescribed criteria of the Institute.
The Institute reserves the right to decide the number of seats to be filled in the year 2019-20; the criteria for screening of applications; and the selection procedure of candidates for admission to its M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes. The mode of selection of candidates will be as under:
Initial short-listing of applications will be carried out on the basis of relevance and quality of the brief writeup (in the prescribed format) in the proposed area of research to be submitted along with the application form. Short-listed candidates will be required to appear for a written test and those qualifying in written test will be subjected to personal interviews to assess their motivation and potential leading to final short-listing and preparation of panel of selected candidates, in order of merit.
Candidates must be possessing the eligibility qualification and submit marks statement at the time of written test.
How to Apply :
Candidates may apply in the prescribed form for admission to M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes of the Institute along with three copies of the brief write-up (in the prescribed format) on the proposed research topic of a contemporary issue within the broad framework of educational policy, planning and administration. For further details, please refer to the M.Phil.-Ph.D. Prospectus, 2019-20 of the University.
The application form and the Prospectus can be obtained from NIEPA by remitting a sum of Rs.200/- ( Rs.100/- for SC/ST candidates) by demand draft in favour of Registrar, NIEPA, payable at New Delhi if required by Post or purchased in person. The Prospectus can also be downloaded from the website: www.nuepa.org by making online payment of Rs.200/- (Rs.100/- for SC/ST candidates) and attach the receipt/confirmation slip with the application at the time of submission to NIEPA.
More Details can be available from the institute website.
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