Allahabad University Combined Research Entrance Test (CRET) 2023 for PhD Admission, Application form, Dates, Eligibility

Allahabad University announces Combined Research Entrance Test (CRET) 2023 for Admission to PhD Program, Apply now

Allahabad University Combined Research Entrance Test 2023 – The University of Allahabad shall conduct Combined Research Entrance Test-2023 (CRET-2023) at Prayagraj for admission to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) offered in various disciplines by the University for the session 2023-24. All the applicants, including exempted applicants, shall register and submit their application form through the Online Application and Registration Process.

Read on for complete details on Allahabad University CRET 2023 for PhD Admission.

PhD Programs

• Agriculture Botany
• Agriculture Chemistry
• Ancient History Culture & Archaeology
• Anthropology
• Arabic
• Atmospheric & Ocean Science
• Behavioural & Cognitive Science
• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biotechnology
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Commerce and Business Administration
• Computer Science
• Defence & Strategic Studies
• Development Studies
• Design and Innovation in Rural Technology
• Earth & Planetary Sciences
• Economics
• Education
• Electronics & Communication
• English
• Environmental Science
• Food & Nutrition / Extension Education / Human Development
• Food Technology
• Geography
• Hindi
• Law
• Material Sciences
• Mathematics
• Medieval & Modern History
• Music and Performing Art
• Painting
• Persian
• Philosophy
• Physical Education
• Physics
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sanskrit
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Textiles and Apparel Designing
• Urdu
• Theatre & Film
• Zoology
• Russian
• French
• German
• Experimental Mineralogy and Petrology
• Gandhi and Peace Studies

PhD Seats Availability

The CRET 2023 will be conducted for 51 subjects comprising 1148 seats, out of which 733 seats are in University Departments/Centers and 415 seats in Constituent Colleges of the University of Allahabad.

Important Dates

Online Registration & Form Submission will start from: October 26, 2023

Last date for registration: November 15, 2023

The last date for Fee and Form (Online) submissions: November 16, 2023

CRET 2023 Exam Date: to be announced

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• A minimum score of 55% marks at the Post-graduate Examination (or the equivalent Letter Grade/Grade Point under the seven-point Letter Grade Scale) for General/EWS candidates and 50% marks (or the equivalent Letter Grade/Grade Point) for OBC/SC/ST/PH candidates. The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate shall not be rounded-off to the next higher integer.
• A minimum average score of 54% marks in the entire academic career for Unreserved applicants, or 49% marks in the case of EWS/OBC/SC/ST/PwD applicants.

Application Procedure

• CRET 2023 Application Form will be available on the official website Allahabad University.
• All candidates should apply through the ONLINE APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION PROCESS from the CRET Admission-2023 link on the website.

Steps for Completing the Application Procedure:

1. Fill Registration Form.
2. Username and Password will be sent through SMS.
3. Fill the Application Form.
4. Upload your Photograph and Signature.
5. Submission of Fees.
6. Take a Printout of Filled Application Form with payment details.

Application Fee

• Unreserved/OBC/EWS: Rs.1800/-
• SC/ST/PwD: Rs.900/-

Selection Process

Candidates will be selected on the basis of Entrance & Interview.

The NET/JRF candidates are required to appear in CRET Level-1 and Level-2 examinations.

Note: The candidates applying under Teacher Candidate category (not teacher’s/employee’s ward) or under the Officers of Armed Forces category are also required to fill the application form.

Exam Pattern

• The CRET 2023 is divided into two Levels: Level–1 & Level–2

Level–1

• Level-I of CRET-2023 Test will consist of two papers.

• Paper I will have 50 objective type questions of 2 marks each. As per UGC Regulation, 50% of the questions would be from Research Methodology and 50% will be subject Specific i.e. 25 questions from Research Methodology and 25 questions from subject specific. There shall not be any negative marking.
• Paper II will have subjective type questions with small, medium and large type answers.
• Total marks of both papers will be 300. Both papers will be held in a single meeting. The above information is also given in Table below-

• In Paper-II, all questions shall be from the subject opted/selected by the candidates. In this paper 3 questions are to be asked as per details shown in Table below

Level–2

• The Level-2 Test shall entail an interview and may include Presentations, group discussions or other modes of appraisal and shall be administered by the Doctoral Programme Committee of the Department / Institute / Centre concerned

Minimum Qualifying Marks

• There shall be category-wise minimum qualifying marks for level 1 Test, as given below.
• For General / EWS Category Candidates – 50 % of 300= 150
• For OBC, SC / ST / PH Category Candidates – 45 % of 300= 135

Test Centre

• CRET-2023 will be conducted in Offline mode only at Prayagraj

Admit Card

The admit card for Allahabad University CRET 2023 can be downloaded by logging in with your registered ID and password. It includes details like your roll number, test center venue, address, and timings.

For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website