OU - M.Phil and Ph.D. in Social Sciences Admissions

Osmania University is offering M.Phil and Ph.D programmes in the discipline of Social Sciences. The most popular Arts College of Osmania University has separate departments for History, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Public Administration, Social Work etc. OU has the distinction of offering M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes in applied psychology. OU conducts Ph.D. Eligibility Test every year and short lists candidates for interviews. Ph.D. Eligibility Test notification usually comes out during November - December every year. Following are details of courses, eligibility, selection and application procedure:

1) M.Phil: Duration is one year. M.Phil is offered in the subjects of Economics, History, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology, Psychology, Library and Information Science and Social Work. Qualification: Applicants should have passed in Master’s Degree in the concerned or allied subject and should secure at least 55 percent marks. M.Phil is a full time programme and selected candidates should work for a period of one year as full time research scholars.

2) M.Phil in Clinical Psychology: Duration is 2 years. Applicants should have passed in M.A or M.Sc in Psychology in the regular mode with minimum 55 percent marks. Candidates will be selected through and entrance examination.

3) M.Phil in Rehabilitation Psychology: Duration of the course is 2 years. Candidates should have passed in M.A or M.Sc in Psychology. Selection will be based on separate entrance test.

4) M.Phil in Defence and Strategic Studies (College of Air Warfare): Duration is one year. Candidates must have passed in Masters Degree
examination in any discipline and should have completed at least 15 years of service OR the officer should be attending / successfully completed HACC.

5) Ph. D: Duration of full time course is 3 years and part time course is 4 years. Subjects offered are Economics, History, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology, Psychology, Library and Information Science and Social Work. Eligibility: Applicants should have Master’s degree in the concerned subject with minimum 55 percent marks in aggregate. Candidates should have qualified in M.Phil Degree OR UGC - CSIR / NET GATE examination or SLET examination of Government of Andhra Pradesh. Selection will be based on Ph.d. Eligibility Test conducted every year by Osmania University. Details can be obtained from www.osmania.ac.in

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