Admission Criteria

The Institute shall notify on an annual basis a predetermined and manageable number of M.Phil. scholars to be admitted depending on the vacancies available with Research Supervisors [as prescribed under UGC norms with respect to the Scholar - Research Supervisor ratio] and other academic and physical facilities available,

The Institute, shall publish the Notification for admission to M.Phil well in advance on its website and through advertisement in at least two national newspapers, of which one shall be a Marathi newspaper. The detailed information including the number of seats for admission, subject/discipline-wise distribution of available seats, criteria for admission, procedure for admission, examination centre(s) where entrance test(s) shall be conducted and all other relevant information for the benefit of the candidates, shall be made available on Institute official website (www.siberindia.edu.in).

A candidate seeking admission to the M.Phil Degree shall apply to the Institute in the prescribed application form, on or before the date, as notified by Institute.

For admission to the M.Phil.programme in a related subject of concerned faculty, the applicant shall fulfill the following conditions:

1. Candidates seeking admission to the M.Phil. programme shall have a Master's degree or a professional degree declared equivalent to the Master's Degree by Institute or by statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade 'B' in the UGC 7-point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) or an equivalent degree from a foreign educational institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country for the purpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions.

1. A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent relaxation of grade, shall be allowed for those belonging to reserved categories (SC/ST/VJNT/OBC) and/or differently- abled candidates as per policies of the Government prescribed from time to time, for those who had obtained their Master's degree prior to September1991. The eligibility marks of 55% (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) and the relaxation of 5% to the categories mentioned above are permissible based only on the qualifying marks without including the grace mark procedures.

The admission to M.Phil. programme shall be based on the criteria notified by Institute,  keeping in view the guidelines/norms in this regard issued by the University Grants Commission and other statutory bodies concerned, and taking into account the reservation policy of the Central/State Government prescribed from time to time.

All admissions for M.Phil. programmes shall be through a Common Entrance Test and personal interview conducted by Institute. 70%weightage will be given to the written test and 30% to personal interview. The Merit list of M.Phil. shall be prepared as per the eligibility criteria.

Foreign candidates complying the eligibility criteria (for those who have obtained Master's Degree from foreign Universities) are exempted from appearing for entrance test, however, they should appear for interview in person / online.

Candidates appearing for the Post Graduate final year examination may appear for the entrance test. He / She should submit the result of qualifying examination at the time of M.Phil. admission. Failure to which, shall disqualify the concerned candidate from further process.

The fee for Entrance Test will be Rs, 500/- for candidates from General category and Rs 300/- for candidates from Reserve categories.

Employed candidate shall have to submit No Objection Certificate (NOC).

The merit list for the M.Phil. Programme shall be prepared by the Institute, solely on the basis of performance of the candidate in the entrance test and personal interview. However if more than one candidate score equal marks in entrance test then the marks scored at Post Graduate Degree shall be considered to prepare the order of merit.

The merit list of selected candidates and the waiting list (for vacant seats, if any ) in order of merit shall be prepared by the Institute. It will be valid for that particular academic year only.

All admissions shall be processed through the Department Research Committee (DRC).