Tripura University, a Central University, has announced PhD Admission 2021. Admission to the PhD programs will be through Research Eligibility Test (RET-2022) under different departments in the Faculties of Science and Arts & Commerce.
Total PhD Seats: The total number of PhD Seats are 169 across 31 subjects.
Key Dates: The application portal has opened from 10 March (midnight) to 02 April 2023 (midnight).
Application Fees: The Application Fees will be as follows (for each programme) –
Requisite Fee for UR / EWS & OBC – Rs. 800.00 (Rupees eight hundred only).
Requisite Fee for SC/ST/PWD – Rs. 600.00 (Rupees six hundred only).
List of Subjects with Number of PhD Seats:
| Departments | No of Seats |
| FACULTY OF SCIENCE | |
| Botany | 3 |
| Chemical & Polymer Engineering | 1 |
| Chemistry | 5 |
| Computer science & Engineering | 2 |
| Material science & Engineering | 6 |
| Electronics & Communication Engineering | 3 |
| Forestry & Biodiversity | 6 |
| Geography & Disaster Management | 11 |
| Human Physiology | 2 |
| Information Technology | 7 |
| Pharmacy | 3 |
| Mathematics | 19 |
| Microbiology | 12 |
| Zoology | 2 |
| Physics | 6 |
| Statistics | 3 |
| FACULTY OF ARTS & COMMERCE | |
| Business Management | 6 |
| Commerce | 2 |
| Economics | 5 |
| Education | 4 |
| History | 4 |
| Philosophy | 7 |
| Political Science | 10 |
| Physical Education | 4 |
| Psychology | 9 |
| Rural Studies | 3 |
| Sanskrit | 7 |
| English | 3 |
| Music | 6 |
| Fine Arts | 5 |
| Tribal and Ethnic Studies (CSSEIP) | 3 |
| Total Seats | 169 |
Eligibility: Candidates holding a Master’s Degree with 55% marks (50% for SC/ST/PWD candidates) in the concerned subjects or allied subjects from any recognized University or Institute of National Importance are eligible to apply for admission to Ph.D. Program.
Candidates who have fulfilled all other essential requirements as mentioned above and have cleared UGC/CSIR (JRF) Examinations / NET / SET / SLET / GATE and / or are Teacher Fellowship holders or have passed the M.Phil Examinations or have worked in Tripura University in the capacity of a regular faculty for more than 1 year are not required to appear in the written test of RET exam. However, they will have to face directly Viva-Voce for Admission.
For exact eligibility criteria, how to apply and other details, candidates should refer the PhD Admission Notification, uploaded on the official website of Tripura University.