The PhD. in Education Program at Chitkara University provides students with the skills and research opportunities to become a theory-driven, transformative scholar advocate. The multidisciplinary program is focused on advancing educational sciences and contributing to improved educational opportunities and outcomes for individuals across the entire lifespan.

By collaborating with world-class faculty and working in a diverse, burgeoning county with endless research opportunities, students in the Ph.D in Education program are given the opportunity to address complex issues, problems and inequities confronting our society. Additionally, Chitkara University’s Ph.D in Education program aims to support an inclusive learning space for students to develop into scholars who advocate for equity, diversity, and social justice.

Program Overview

The program’s required coursework will develop your knowledge of the interdisciplinary nature of education and expertise in a range of quantitative and qualitative methods needed to conduct high-quality research. Guided by the goal of having a transformative impact on education research, policy, and practice, you will focus on independent research in various domains, including human development, learning and teaching, policy analysis and evaluation, institutions and society, and instructional practice. You will assume roles as university faculty, researchers, senior-level education leaders, and policymakers. Furthermore, the PhD. in Education degree program is led by a small group of world-class faculty with a strong commitment to equity in education and expertise in cultural and social aspects of education across contexts. Program faculty draw from diverse theoretical perspectives and have a history of community engagement and policy work at the community, state, and national levels.

Strong research programs and teaching opportunities prepare students to navigate, and contribute to a field of research while putting theory into practice.
The program is designed to be flexible and personalized in order for students to pursue their unique interests and benefit from collaborations with other units at Chitkara University.

Admission Eligibility

The candidates must have obtained the following qualification, passing from any of the universities incorporated by an Act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of parliament or declared to be deemed as a university under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India, or equivalent qualification from an institution approved by AICTE. A Master’s degree or its equivalent in relevant discipline with minimum 55% aggregate marks (relaxation for reserved categories as per UGC norms).

How to Apply

Candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria, are required to fill the admission form with evidences of all particulars to be attached. All application forms will be screened by a separate screening committee whose representatives will be from Doctoral Research Committee and Experts from the University in the respective areas. The candidates short-listed on the basis of their academic record and relevant experience will appear in a written test to be conducted by the University. Time-table & Curriculum will be intimated to the registered candidates. The candidates will then appear for a personal interview for the final selection.

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Program Fee Structure

Fee Components	Amount
Enrolment Fee	Rs. 50,000/-
Course Work Fee 1	Rs. 25,000/-
Course Work Fee 2	Rs. 25,000/-
Course Work Fee 3	Rs. 25,000/-
Doctoral Seminar on Specialisation	Rs. 60,000/-
Synopsis Seminar Fee	Rs. 60,000/-
Progress Review Seminar 1	Rs. 20,000/-
Progress Review Seminar 2	Rs. 20,000/-
Progress Review Seminar 3	Rs. 20,000/-
Pre-Thesis Submission	Rs. 40,000/-
Thesis Submission & Defence Fee	Rs. 75,000/-
Total	Rs. 4,20,000/-

Program Structure

The curriculum includes compulsory coursework, research proposal and objectives, research work and progress, pre-thesis work, and thesis defense. The course work comprises of five components: research methodology, advanced research methodology, doctoral foundation seminar, doctoral concentration seminar, and research & publication ethics. After successfully completing coursework, the research scholar works in close coordination and under the strict supervision of his / her research guide, prepares the research proposal, and identifies the objectives of the research work. Progress of the research work is reviewed every six months and finally, the scholars submit their thesis and defend it. The Doctoral Research Committee (DRC) closely mentors and monitors this process.

Phase	Sub components	Outcome
Course Work	Research Methodology	Enabling scholars to purse research in a methodical manner
	Advanced Research Methodology	Enabling scholars to know about tools and technologies to process their data
	Doctoral Foundation Seminar	Enabling and equipping scholars with required tools and technologies in their broad discipline area
	Doctoral Concentration Seminar	a) Motivation to Research, b) identification of base paper(s), c) State-of-art, d) Identification of research gaps, e) Identification of Tools/Technologies for conducting proposed research
	Research & Publication Ethics	Sensitisation towards research; Ethics and respect to science and research integrity; Intellectual honesty and research integrity; Scientific misconducts; Falsification, Fabrication and Plagiarism
Submission of Research Proposal		Extensive literature review / patent data bases, research proposal submitted to Dean (DRC) in prescribed format
Progress Seminar – I		Progress on identified research objectives
Progress Seminar – II		Progress on identified research objectives
Progress Seminar – III		Progress on identified research objectives
Pre Thesis Seminar		Achievement of all objectives, Thesis ready in final shape, Research paper(s) communicated to Conferences / Journals
Thesis Submission and Defence		Eligibility for award of PhD. degree

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