Admissions into Ph.D. Programmes are made during any time of the year. Interested foreign Students are required to download the application form for Research Visa from the website ums.anuisc.in/web/checkListform.aspx or www.anu.ac.in and submit the duly filled in application form along with the necessary documentary evidences in eight sets to the Director, International Students Cell, Acharya Nagarjuna University for obtaining the signature & attestation of the Registrar, Acharya Nagarjuna University on the Certificate of Affiliation. The following guidelines are to be followed for the admission of foreign Students into Ph.D. Programme.
| Bank Name : | State Bank of India |
| Branch Name : | SBI NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS |
| Branch Code : | 4793 |
| Account Number : | 32776206150 |
| Swift Code No : | SBININBB181 |
| IFSC Code : | SBIN0004793 |
| MICR Code : | 522002664 |
| CIF No. | 85749275439 |
After receiving these certificates the candidates have to submit the above documents at the respective Embassy / Consulate of India and obtain ‘Research Visa’ which is mandatory for any University in order to admit the student into Ph.D. programme.
When the foreign student reports at ISC with a valid ‘Research Visa’, admission process will be initiated and the office of ISC would help in admission procedure and other formalities. Joining Report of the foreign scholar shall be intimated by Director, International Students Cell to the concerned Head of the Department, the Principal of the College and the Supervisor. The foreign scholar shall finalize the topic of research in consultation with the research supervisor and communicate the synopsis of the project to be undertaken to the Head of the Department of the faculty.
The date of reporting of the foreign students to the Director, International Students Cell shall be the date of joining into the Programme for all purposes. The annual tuition fee payable is accounted from the date of joining.
The foreign students are required to obtain Bonafide Certificate from the Director, International Students Cell’s office of the concerned colleges and apply for Residential Permit in the office of the Foreigner Regional Registration Office (FRRO) located in the office of the Superintendent of Police, Guntur.
The foreign students are also instructed to submit a copy of the Residential permit in the office of ISC, ANU immediately after obtaining the same from the office of FRRO, Guntur, failing which their admission process will not be complete.
The candidates are requested to note that the duration of the course, the Pre-Ph.D. Examination, the syllabus, seminars, thesis submission procedure and evaluation are same as specified in the Ph.D. Regulations’ of Acharya Nagarjuna University. However, some of the salient features are briefly outlined below for the benefit of foreign students:
The period of research Programme for full-time foreign scholars is minimum three years from the date of their joining the Programme and maximum period allowed is five years. For the benefit of the international students provision has been given by the authorities to submit the thesis after competition of two years with the approval of their respective Department Research committee. If a candidate could not complete his Ph.D. course even after the stipulated maximum time, his/her case for extension of time can be considered only for a valid reason. Such cases shall be recommended by the Supervisor and forwarded by the Head of Department if it is a valid reason. The Vice-Chancellor may consider his / her request based on the recommendations of the Principal concerned. With the approval of the Vice-Chancellor, the candidate may be permitted to submit his dissertation / thesis within one year by paying prescribed fee. If he/she fails to submit the thesis within the extended period of one year, he/she shall not be permitted any further extension and shall have to go for re-registration through Head of the Department and Principal concerned. The Vice - Chancellor is the only authority to permit a candidate for re-registration or not. The request for the same may be forwarded through the Director, International Students Cell (ISC). The registration of foreign scholars shall stand cancelled after the expiry of the extension period.
There is no provision for part-time research in the University for foreign students. All candidates applying for research programmes will be admitted for full-time research.
The foreign students are allowed to appear for the next immediate pre- Ph.D. Examination after the date of joining in the Department, basing on their eligibility. The medium of Examination is English only.
The syllabus for the Pre-Ph.D. Examination is same as for the local students and the details of which can be had from the respective Departments.
The candidate will have to appear for the following two papers and qualify as per the rules of University:
Paper I : Research Methodology. Paper II: Broad Field of Research.
There is no provision for part-time research in the University for foreign students. All candidates applying for research programmes will be admitted for full-time research.
The nature of the seminar to be presented is same as applicable to the local students
As soon as the work is completed, the entire work has to be presented in the form of a write-up only in English, called the thesis, and submitted to the Coordinator, Research Cell along with the prescribed application form. The guidelines laid down in the ‘Ph.D. Regulations’, shall be adhered to while preparing the thesis. Also, at the time of submitting the thesis, the tuition fee and any other payments have to be cleared and a ‘No Dues’ certificate from the Director, International Students Cell (ISC) has to be submitted to the Coordinator, Research Cell.
The procedures are same as applicable to the local students..