Dean International Students

General Information / Guidelines

Categorization of International / NRI Students A foreign national may seek admission in any of the courses being offered by the University through the International Students Office under any of the following categories-

(i) Candidates with nomination / sponsorship by any foreign State, Embassy or authority in India under a Study in India / Exchange Programme, etc.

(ii) Foreign nationals or their wards who are self-financed students (not seeking admission through a mode as mentioned in (i) above).

(iii) Non- resident Indians or their Wards (not seeking admission through a mode as mentioned in (i) above).

The definition of the terms, �Foreign Nationals, Non-resident Indians and Wards� be considered as under:-

1. Foreign Nationals: Foreign Nationals holding passports issued by foreign countries including people of Indian origin who have acquired the nationality of foreign countries are included as foreign students. Provided any subsequent changes in the definition as may be notified by the Government of India shall have the same latest meaning respectively assigned to them. The other expressions not defined herein shall have the meaning as may be assigned in any subsequent notification of the Government of India.

2. Non-resident Indians: A person shall be deemed to be Non-resident Indian for seeking admission in Panjab University if s/he fulfils the criterion (as amended from time to time) for status of NRI under Income Tax Act, 1961, in the year in which he/she seeks admission in Panjab University.

As per Income Tax Act, 1961 the present criterion for determination of status of NRI is as follows:- �Non-resident Indian� is an individual who is a citizen of India or a person of Indian origin and who is not a resident of India. Thus, in order to determine whether an Individual is a non-resident Indian or not, his residential status is required to be determined under Section 6. As per Section 6 of the Income-tax Act, an individual is said to be non-resident in India if he is not a resident in India and an individual is deemed to be resident in India in any previous year if he satisfies any of the following conditions:-

(i) If he is in India for a period of 182 days or more during the previous year; or

(ii) If he is in India for a period of 60 days or more during the previous year and 365 days or more during 4 years immediately preceding the previous year.

However, condition No. 2 does not apply where an individual being citizen of India or a person of Indian origin, who being outside India, comes on a visit to India during the previous year. A person shall be deemed to be of Indian origin if he, or either of his parents or any of his parents or any of his grand � parents, was born in undivided India.

3. Wards of Foreign Nationals and NRIs:

a. A student who seeks admission as a ward of Foreign National or Non-resident Indian should be in a first degree / blood relationship with foreign national or Non-resident Indian. The term first degree / blood relationship includes (a) spouse (b) children (natural / adopted / foster) (c) real brother and sister of father i.e. real uncle and real aunt (d) real brother and sister of mother i.e. real maternal uncle and maternal aunt (c) father and mother of father i.e. grand � father and grand-mother (f) Father and mother of mother i.e. maternal grand-father and maternal grand-mother (g) first degree-paternal and maternal cousins.

Eligibility and Admission Criterion:

(i) The students who will be admitted against the NRI quota should have the basic qualification fixed by the Medical Council / Dental Council / Bar Council of India / Pharmacy Council of India for admission in Medical / Dental / Law graduate / post graduate courses. The Rules of respective Regulatory Bodies shall apply as amended from time to time.

(ii) NRI candidates seeking admission to any course will be required to produce the Test Scores of Scholastic Aptitude Test-II (SAT-II) with permissible combination of subjects, conducted by the Education Testing Service, Princeton, U.S.A., for admission to under graduate courses; Graduate Record Examination (General) (GRE) from Princeton, U.S.A., or GMAT for admission to Post Graduate Courses. In the case of foreign nationals (non-English speaking countries), TOEFL/IELTS Scores should also be produced.

(iii) Admission to all Engineering courses against NRI quota in the University Institute of Engineering & Technology (UIET), University Institute of Chemical Engineering & Technology (UICET) and P.U. Regional Centre, Hoshiarpur shall also be admissible through Direct Admissions Students Abroad (DASA) w.e.f. the academic session 2018-2019.

(iv) NRI candidates shall compete amongst themselves for admission to various courses. Their inter-se merit shall be determined on the basis of the score obtained in SAT-II, GRE, GMAT etc.

(v) A candidate once admitted as NRI candidate in an undergraduate course shall be covered under the definition of NRI for subsequent admission to any course at Panjab University.

(vi) Candidates who take admission under the NRI quota and are promoted from Undergraduate to Postgraduate course in the Hons. School framework (ongoing program) shall not be allowed to change their category.

(vii) A candidate admitted under NRI quota may change his/her admission to a vacant seat provided the candidate falls within the merit of admitted candidates in General or Reserve Category.

(viii) NRI candidates shall have to comply with any other requirements prescribed by the Govt. of India and Panjab University from time to time.

(ix) For admission to B.P.Ed. andM.P.Ed. (Physical Education), a candidate will be required to undergo mandatory Physical Efficiency Test. The scores of Physical Efficiency Test will be counted for determining merit.

(X) NRI candidates shall provide the following certificates/documents:-

a. Academic certificates of passing the qualifying or equivalent examination approved by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/Commonwealth Universities/ International Association of Universities (IAU) as equivalent to the corresponding Indian Degrees/Certificates.

b. Test Score of Scholastic Aptitude Test II (SAT-II)/ GRE / GMAT/ TOEFL/ IELTS ETC.

C. Fee Structure See Handbook of Information-2019

General Guidelines for Foreign Students seeking admission to Ph.D.

1. Eligibility Criteria for Admission: A candidate seeking admission to the Programme for Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) must have obtained a Masters Degree or a degree recognized by the Panjab University as equivalent to its master�s degree in the subject in which the candidate wishes to pursue a course of research, or in a subject allied thereto.

2. Admission to Ph.D. Programme: The candidate shall apply for admission to Ph.D. programme on a prescribed form, which may be downloaded/ filled online at the Panjab University website http://puchd.ac.in the application for admission shall be submitted to the Office of the Dean International Students, Panjab University. In case of documents/testimonials in a language other than English, the same must be translated into English and attested copies of the same need to be attached with the application. The application must be accompanied by a research proposal of minimum one thousand words clearly specifying the major area and sub-areas of the research topic on which the candidate plans to pursue his/her research. The candidates are advised to consult faculty members and/or to check specialization of faculty members of the Department/Centre where they plan to pursue their Ph.D.

3. In lieu of the entrance test, it would be mandatory for all foreign students from non-English speaking countries to pass the English Proficiency Course conducted by the Department of English & Cultural Studies at Panjab University, Chandigarh. Their enrolment to Ph.D. would be subject to satisfactory completion of the Proficiency course. This course is a blended learning course that is made up of some classroom teaching and some online component. Students can attend it for twelve months. The fee is US$ 150 per annum.

4. Fees: A Fee of US $ 1200 per annum shall be charged from foreign nationals who belong to developing countries. US$ 2500 per annum shall be charged from scholars from developed countries.

5. Visa: Candidates selected for Ph.D. admission shall be issued provisional admission letters, with a copy to the embassy concerned, to facilitate their visa process. The enrolment would be finally based only on production of valid Research Visa.

6. Course Work: All foreign students admitted to the Ph.D. Programme shall have to complete the course work offered by the concerned Faculty/Department/Centre satisfactorily as per Panjab University rules. They will have to join the course work in the semester that follows the completion of their admission formalities.

7. Other rules and regulations of Panjab University will apply to foreign students as well.

8. Admission Schedule: As per P.U. Rule.

With regard to admission in Ph.D. Program for foreign students, the following new guidelines could be followed:

1. International students who are being sponsored by the government body such as the ICCR or MHRD or a government agency of their own country, will be given direct admission to Ph.D. subject to the approval of the concerned department or centre.

2. International students who have been studying in India and are present in India at the time of the Ph.D. CET will have to sit for the test and clear it in order to be considered for enrolment.

3. The International students who are not present in India at the time of the Panjab University Ph.D. CET will need to achieve at least band 5 in IELTS Academic or 60 in TOEFL or 150-154 in GRE or 600 in GMAT. At the time of filling the enrolment form the candidate must attach of the score in any one of the above tests

However, all such candidates will have to qualify in the interview. The same exemption would be followed in respect of entrance test for M.Phil. program.

For detail please see the given below link for Ph.D. guidelines/admissions

http://dui.puchd.ac.in/includes/noticeboard/2017/20170629152557-ph.d.guidelines.pdf?201715062608

Steps for depositing Ph.D fee per Annum (w.e.f. the date of enrolment) for Foreign Students:-



(i) a fee of US $1200 per annum shall be charged from Foreign Nationals who belong to developing countries; and

(ii) US $ 2500 per annum shall be charged from those scholars from developed countries.

1. Equivalence Certificate from SBI for currenct Foreign Currency rate on that day.

Payment Mode:

I Demand Draft in favour of Registrar, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

OR

II For cash Deposit: CODE- E0060 (deposit at SBI Fee Counter of the PU)

Extension fees for Research Visa

1. Upto 6 months/ single or multiple entry 80 $

2. More than 6 Months and upto 1 year/multiple entry 120 $

More than 1 year and upto 5 years/ multiple entry 200 $