Goa University, a state university in Goa, has announced Admissions to the PhD Programe September 2022. The total number of seats are 321.
Total Number PhD Vacant Seats: The total number of tentative vacant PhD Seats are 321.
Key Dates:
Commencement of online applications – 22 September 2022
Last Date for applying online – 08 October 2022
Conduct of Interview -18 to 19 October 2022
Application Fee: For General Category/OBC/EWS candidates, the application fee is Rs. 600/- . For SC/ST candidates, the application fee is Rs. 300/- .
Eligibility Conditions:
(a) Candidates who have qualified in the Examinations of apex bodies such as CSIR-UGC/UGCNET JRF/ lectureship, DBTJRF,SET/SLET/JEST/ICAR-NET examination of different Indian States/ GATE with a valid certificate, those having DST Inspire fellowship, or those awarded M.Phil. Degree as per the UGC guidelines.
Students who have completed M. Phil Degree by distance mode are not eligible.
(b) All the candidates who are qualified in the Goa University Ph.D. Entrance Test (GU-PET) conducted by this University held in the month of August 2021 and August 2022.
(c) Senior Citizens who are otherwise qualified but exempted from appearing at the Ph.D. Entrance Test. However, they will not be issued an Equivalence Certificate.
List of Departments with PhD Seats:
| Name of Institutes/Departments | No of Seats |
| I SHENOI GOEMBAB SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES & LITERATURE | |
| FRENCH | 2 |
| DD KOSAMBI SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & BEHAVIOURAL STUDIES | |
| SOCIOLOGY | 4 |
| SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL & AREA STUDIES | |
| INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 2 |
| MANOHAR PARRIKAR SCHOOL OF LAW, GOVERNANCE & PUBLIC POLICY | |
| WOMEN’S STUDIES | 3 |
| SCHOOL OF SANSKRIT, PHILOSOPHY & INDIC STUDIES | |
| PHILOSOPHY | 4 |
| SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE | |
| PHYSICS | 6 |
| ELECTRONICS | 11 |
| SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES & BIOTECHNOLOGY | |
| BOTANY | 10 |
| ZOOLOGY | 11 |
| BIOTECHNOLOGY | 9 |
| MICROBIOLOGY | 7 |
| SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES | |
| CHEMISTRY | 42 |
| BIOCHEMISTRY | 6 |
| SCHOOL OF EARTH OCEAN & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES | |
| MARINE SCIENCE | 10 |
| MARINE MICRIOBIOLOGY | 20 |
| EARTH SCIENCE | 4 |
| GOA BUSINESS SCHOOL | |
| COMMERCE | 2 |
| ECONOMICS | 2 |
| MANAGEMENT STUDIES | 4 |
| GOA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING | |
| ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS | 3 |
| ELECTRONIC AND TELECOMMUNICATION | 5 |
| MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | 17 |
| CIVIL ENGINEERING | 4 |
| NATIONAL CENTRE FOR POLAR AND OCEAN RESEARCH (NCPOR) | |
| MARINE SCIENCE | 12 |
| EARTH SCIENCE | 2 |
| NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY (NIO) | |
| MARINE SCIENCE | 37 |
| EARTH SCIENCE | 6 |
| MICROBIOLOGY | 1 |
| CHEMISTRY | 1 |
| GOVT COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCI. & COMMERCE, KHANDOLA | |
| RESEARCH CENTRE IN MICROBIOLOGY | 2 |
| RESEARCH CENTRE IN CHEMISTRY | 11 |
| RESEARCH CENTRE IN GEOGRAPHY | 7 |
| SANT SOHIROBANATH AMBIYE GOVT. COLLEGE OF ARTS & COMMERCE, VIRNODA,PERNEM,GOA (RESEARCH CENTRE IN | |
| COMMERCE | 5 |
| GOVT. COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE & COMMERCE, SANQUELIM, GOA (RESEARCH CENTRE IN ECONOMICS & HINDI) | |
| RESEARCH CENTRE IN ECONOMICS | 3 |
| RESEARCH CENTRE IN HINDI | 5 |
| V. M. SALGAONKAR COLLEGE OF LAW (LAW) | 6 |
| GOA COLLEGE OF MUSIC, (MUSIC) | 4 |
| GOA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY (PHARMACY) | 10 |
| DADA VAIDY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, PONDA, (EDUCATION) | 4 |
| SYNGENTA BIOSCIENCES PVT LT. RESEARCH CENTRE (CHEMISTRY) | 8 |
| PARVATIBAI CHOWGULE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE(AUTONOMOUS), MARGAO(RESEARCH CENTRE IN GEOGRAPHY) | 9 |
| Total | 321 |
For latest update, eligibility criteria, how to apply and other details, candidates should visit the official website of Goa University.