Doctoral Programmes



Application are invited for admission to Ph.D. Programme (Full-Time & Part-Time) for the Session 2011-12

Eligibility
Applicants for admission to Ph.D. programmes shall possess the following qualifications.

Master's Degree in Urban Planning or Regional Planning or Environmental Planning or Housing or Transport Planning or Landscape Architecture or Urban Design or Architectural Conservation or Building Engineering and Management or Industrial Design conducted by the School, or equivalent from any other recognized university or institution with a minimum of 55 percent aggregate marks;

or

Bachelor's Degree in Planning or Architecture of the School or its equivalent from any other recognized university or institution with a minimum of 55 percent aggregate marks and five years experience in teaching, research or professional practice.

Relaxation in the aggregate marks specified above may be made in case of exceptionally qualified applicants.
Reservation of seats for SC/ST/PC/OBC Candidates
Reservations will be applicable as per rules of the Govt. of India.


Procedure for admission
The applicant shall state and submit the following with the application:

• Proposed Department of Study
  
• Broad area of research including nature, objectives and scope of the subject, and tentative title
  
• Other particulars that the applicant may like to furnish regarding the choice of the subject and its importance for research
  
• Name of the faculty advisor of her choice, if any

Head of the concerned Department of Studies shall process the application of candidates possessing the prescribed qualifications through the DRC. After scrutiny of applications candidates found eligible will be invited to appear for an interview. After interviewing the candidates, the DRC shall make its recommendations to the Dean of Studies covering the following aspects:

• That research on the proposed subject can be profitably pursued
  
• That research work can be appropriately undertaken in the concerned Department of Studies
  
• That the candidate possesses requisite qualifications and competencies for the proposed research
  
• That the name of the faculty advisor for the applicant, preferably from the concerned Department of Studies, or from another Department of Studies, or Centre or Unit in the School has been identified
  
• That the name of the external advisor (s), in addition to the internal faculty advisor, has been identified, if deemed necessary
  
• That specific course (s), other than the essential and optional courses prescribed for the doctoral programme, which the candidate shall pursue and satisfactorily complete within the first three semesters of registration are identified
  
  

The Dean of Studies shall receive the recommendations of the DRC and place the applications before the CDP for its final decision on the admission of candidates to the Ph.D. programmes. Names of the advisor (s) and the course to be pursued by the candidates shall be finalized. Candidates approved by the CDP will be registered for Ph.D. Programmes on payment of prescribed fees and deposits and completion of other formalities.
Course work
All the candidates shall successfully complete a research methodology course organized by the School, optional courses prescribed for the programmes and other courses specified and recommended by the respective DRCs. A candidate having only B. Arch. or B. Planning or other Bachelor's degree shall, in addition, be required to pursue course work successfully in six subjects of the Master's Degree Course of the School.

Faculty members of the School as well as teachers of other institutions working towards a Ph.D. degree may be exempted from compulsory or optional courses prescribed for the doctoral programmes by the Chairman of the DRC with the concurrence and recommendations of the thesis advisors.

Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy are required to show ability to conduct original investigations, to test ideas, whether their own or those of others, and to understand the relationship of their themes to wider fields of knowledge. Results of such investigations should include matters worthy of publication in national and international journals.

Candidates registered for doctoral programmes should refer to the SPA Regulations for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) for further detailed information.
Fellowship Contigency grant
Fellowships and Contingency Grants are awarded to eligible candidates in accordance with the norms laid down by Government of India, University Grants Commission, AICTE and the Academic Council of the School from time to time. In-service candidates are not eligible for fellowships and contingency grants. The awardees are required to devote their entire time to doctoral research and are not permitted to engage themselves in full time or part time professional practice or employment with a public or private institution. Fellowships to eligible candidates shall be admissible only for a maximum period of five years.
General Information
Application Forms along with the Prospectus will be issued as per press notification published by SPA in the newspapers. Requests for Application Forms accompanied by crossed demand draft of Rs.750 in favor of School of Planning and Architecture payable at New Delhi are to be addressed to the Registrar of the School.

Application Forms should be completed in all respects and supported by attested copies of certificates and mark sheets of all the examinations passed, testimonials of experience, research, etc. In-service applicants must apply through proper channel.

The School reserves the right to call for interview a limited number of candidates, based on merit. Interviews are normally held during the first week of July. An interview letter will be sent to the short listed candidates. The medium for conducting Admission Test, Interview, Instruction and Examinations is English.
Physical Fitness
Candidates selected for provisional admission are required to produce a physical fitness certificate from an MBBS doctor at the time of their admission to the programme. Foreign nationals are required to undergo Government of India's mandated AIDS Test at the hospital recommended by the School.
Foreign Nationals
Eligibility conditions for the foreign nationals are the same. However, they must submit their applications through the Ministry of Human Resource Development or Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India through their diplomatic channels.