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About The Program
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About The Program

 

School of Science, GSFC University offers its Ph.D. under the guidelines prescribed by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The structure of the program is designed to produce students with rigorous research and analytical skills, who are exceptionally well – equipped to go onto Postdoctoral research, or employment in industry and the public service.

Program Objectives

 
 

To provide a period of sustained in – depth study of a specific topic.

 

To provide an environment that encourages the student’s originality and creativity in their research.

 

To develop skills to enable the student to critically examine the background literature relevant to their specific research area.

 

To encourage students to develop skills in making and testing hypotheses, in developing new theories, and in planning & conducting experiments developing practical research skills.

 

To develop skills in written work, oral presentation and publishing the results of their research in scientific journals with high impact factor, through constructive feedback.

 

To encourage students to evolve solution to local problems through ground breaking research and contribute to society through cutting edge research.

Program Structure

 
 

The Ph.D. Program at GSFC University is structured into five stages over a minimum duration of three years. Each stage is designed with specific milestones to effectively track the students' progress and ensure they pursue their research at an optimal pace, enabling them to fulfill degree requirements within the stipulated timeframe.

The five stages are:

  • Course Work
  • Reserach Title Registration
  • Research Work
  • Submission of Research Work
  • Research Work Defence

Course Structure

 
 
Semester – I
Sr. No. Course Code Course Title L T P C Marks
Core Course Work
1 PHDCW101 Ethics in Research 2 0 0 2 100
2 PHDCW102 Research Methodology  2 0 0 2 100
3 PHDCW103 Data Analysis (Statistics) 1 1 0 2 100
4 PHDCW104 Seminar and Viva 0 0 2 2 100
Discipline specific courses (Any One)
5 PHDCY101 Spectroscopy (for Ph.D. Chemistry Coursework) 2 0 0 2 100
6 PHDBO101 Emerging Techniques in Biotechnology (for Ph.D. Biotechnology and Microbiology Coursework) 2 0 0
7 PHDMB101 Emerging Techniques in Microbiology
(for Ph.D. Microbiology Coursework)		 2 0 0
8 PHDMA101 Mathematical Analysis (for Ph.D. Mathematics Coursework) 2 0 0
9 PHDMM101 Management Studies (for Ph.D. Management Coursework) 2 0 0
10 PHDCSE101 Emerging Techniques in Computer Science
(for Ph.D. Computer Science & Engineering Coursework)		 2 0 0
MOOC /Swayam Course from Respective Discipline:
11 PHDCW105 Online Course  3 0 0 3 100
Total 13 600
 
 
 
 

Admission Process

 
 

Qualifying Examination

As per UGC's PhD Rules & Regulations 2022

 

Eligibility for Admission

As per UGC's PhD Rules & Regulations 2022

 

Registration Fees

The registration fee for submitting online application form is Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred Only), which is to be paid online.

 

Selection Process:

As per UGC's PhD Rules & Regulations 2022

Recognized Supervisors (Guide)

 
Guide Details
Sr. No. Name Research Areas No. of students working at present Seats Available
1 Dr. Devjani Banerjee Microbiology-Antimicrobial Resistance 02 00
2 Dr. Sankara Narayanan Environmental Microbiology, Fermented food products 00 06
3  Dr. Ankit Sudhir Protein engineering and Enzyme technology 00 02
4 Dr. Swati Mohapatra  Biopolymer, Reverse Genetics, Environmental microbiology 00 04
5 Dr. Arti Hansda  Agricultural Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology 01 03

 

Student Details
Sr. No. Name of Student Enrollment No. Name of Supervisor Title of the Doctoral Work
1 Ms. Darji Siddhi Ashokkumar 23phdSC06001 Dr. Devjani Banerjee A Comprehensive approach for deciphering & combating TEM β-lactamase mediated AMR in Escherichia coli
2 Bhawna Thakur 24phdSC0601 Dr. Arti Hansda Role of Potassium Solubilising Bacteria (KSB) in Dealing with Saline Soil
3 Pandit Anshuya Harikishanbhai  24phdSC0602 Dr. Devjani Banerjee Deciphering and Characterizing NDM (New Delhi Metallo- beta - Lactamase) in Klebsiella pneumoniae and evaluating the effectiveness of antibiotic combinations in combating the associated resistance mechanisms.
 

Contact Co-ordinator

 
 

Dr. Akhilesh Prajapati

Program Coordinator
 - pc.phd@gsfcuniversity.ac.in 
 
 

E-Centre

 
 

UGC Regulations

University Brochure

 

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