The Central University of Rajasthan has been established by an Act of Parliament (Act No. 25 of 2009) as a new Central University, and is fully funded by the Government of India. The President of India, Her Excellency Smt. Droupadi Murmu, is the Visitor of the CURAJ. Prof. Anand Bhalerao is the Vice Chancellor of the University. CURAJ is located in Ajmer district of Rajasthan. In order to meet the challenges of the knowledge era and to keep pace with the knowledge explosion in Higher Education, the Central University of Rajasthan is committed to inculcating and sustaining quality in all the dimensions of Higher Education viz. teaching, learning, research, extension and governance while catering to the regional and global needs. CURAJ offers 50+ Masters and PhD programmes in its 29 departments. The University operates from its permanent campus of 550 (approx.) acres and it has adequate hostels housing nearly 2000 students in the campus.
Programme wise Seat Matrix
Ph.D. Pharmacy - 5
Ph.D. Biochemistry - 9
Ph.D. Biotechnology - 10
Ph.D. Chemistry - 14
Area of Research
Pharmacy
• Computer aided drug design
• Synthetic/ Bio-active natural isolates
• Pharmaceutical dosage form design
• Delivery of herbal, bioactives and pharmaceuticals
Chemistry
• Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Inorganic Medicinal Chemistry
• Organic synthesis – sustainable methodologies
• Asymmetric Organocatalysis
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis,
• Site-Selective Catalysis by Molecular Rotors
• Development of sustainable reactions and methods;
• C-H functionalization;
• Synthesis of Organic Materials for semiconductor applications
• Surface Chemistry & Nanotechnology
• Theoretical Chemistry, Non-adiabatic nuclear
• dynamics, Molecular Spectroscopy, Singlet Fission
• Synthetic Organic Chemistry, C-H bond Functionalization, Bio-catalysis, Chemical- Biology
• Organometallic Chemistry of Group 14-16 Elements, Inorganic Rings and Cages
Biotechnology
• Nanomedicine for drug/gene delivery
• Subunit vaccine development – chikungunya/ dengue/ HSV-2; Understanding the mechanism of adjuvant IgM-Fc; Development of biocatalyst for chemical reactions; Drug discovery – chikungunya/ dengue/ HSV-2
• Vaccine and Diagnostic kits development
• Structure-Function Relationships of Amyloids and Amyloid-like Protein Aggregates: Their Roles in Health and Diseases.
• Microbial Biofilm and their role in AMR: Molecular and Biochemical characterization.
• ACC deaminase meditated mitigation of Abiotic stresses induced through drought a d salanity: Molecular and Biochemical characterization.
• Molecular Medicine and Human Reproduction
Biochemistry
• Functional Genomics, Genome Editing & Genetic Engineering, Plant Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
• Antimicrobial Resistance; Host-Pathogen Interaction; Therapeutics Design
• Application of Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Anticancer Agents, Natural Products, PDAC
• Vaccine design & Drug Discovery for Parasitic and Viral diseases, Translational Bioinformatics
• Protein Engineering and stability, Vaccine design, extremophilic bacteria and their Enzymes
• Genomics, Proteomics, Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering of Plant
• Autophagy and Cancer Biology, Understanding the role of autophagy in cancer progression
Eligibility Criteria
Biochemistry
A consistently good academic record possessing a Master’s Degree in the subject concerned or in a cognate / allied subject with minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade from a recognized University at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels; 5% relaxation in minimum requirement of marks is granted to SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS candidates.
Biotechnology
A consistently good academic record possessing a Master’s Degree in the subject concerned or in a cognate / allied subject with minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade from a recognized University at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels; 5% relaxation in minimum requirement of marks is granted to SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS candidates.
Chemistry
A consistently good academic record possessing a Master’s Degree in the subject concerned or in a cognate / allied subject with minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade from a recognized University at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels; 5% relaxation in minimum requirement of marks is granted to SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS candidates
Pharmacy
A consistently good academic record possessing M.Pharm. Degree in any specialization of Pharmacy with minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade from a recognized University at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels; 5% relaxation in minimum requirement of marks is granted to SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS candidate.
General Instruction to the Candidates
1. Candidates who have qualified any national level examinations (NET/JRF of UGC/CSIR, ICMR, ICAR, GATE, GPAT and DBT-JRF, etc.), sponsored candidates, teacher fellowship holders and teachers of CURAJ can apply online for various Ph.D. Programmes in Central University of Rajasthan using the link https://curaj-erp.in/curaj-admission
2. Candidates must provide their valid e-mail ID, Mobile Number and Aadhaar ID.
3. Candidates will be required to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs. 1000/- per department (plus transaction charges and taxes as applicable) to complete online registration. If a candidate to apply for more than one department, the non-refundable fee has to be submitted accordingly.
4. Candidates are advised to go through the eligibility criteria and area of research offered by various departments of Central University of Rajasthan before filling the online application form.
5. Candidates need to upload the readable soft copies of the required documents.
6. If a candidate applies for more than one department, then the candidate has to fill preferences among the departments. Candidates are advised to take utmost care while selecting the preferences (Preference - 1, Preference – 2, Preference- 3...... Preference-n) as downward sliding among the preferences will not be allowed. No modifications will be allowed after submission of online registration form for Ph.D. admission.
7. The University shall not be responsible for technical glitch or delay, if any, in submission of form or payment of application fee. Duly completed registration form with prescribed application fee must be submitted online within the stipulated date and time. In order to ensure that form is submitted online and the fee is transferred to the University account, PLEASE APPLY well in advance of the last date. No off-line form will be accepted.
8. Please keep looking the University website regularly for updates. Instructions Regarding the Admission Process
9. Based on information and documents uploaded by the candidates, their eligibility will be verified by the concerned department.
10. If any document is not found satisfactory during the verification process, then opportunities will be given to the candidate to submit the revised document(s) or give the undertaking to submit the same within the stipulated time.
11. The list of eligible and not eligible candidates will be displayed on University website.
12. Candidates having grievances if any, regarding their eligibility, may submit the same to the given email id within the stipulated date and time.
13. After considering the grievances, final list of eligible and not eligible candidates will be displayed on the University website.
14. All eligible candidates are required to appear for the interview/viva-voce on the notified date and time in offline mode in respective departments at Central University of Rajasthan campus.
15. Interview schedules for different departments will be notified on the University website (curaj.ac.in) along with interview guidelines. Interview will be conducted in offline mode only.
16. Candidature for PhD admission will not be considered if the candidate fails to appear in the interview/viva-voce.
17. The interview/viva voce will be of 50 marks (presentation: 20 marks and subject-cum-research competence: 30 marks). The merit list for admission shall be prepared on the basis of marks obtained by the candidates in interview/viva voce among the candidates who secure at least 50% marks (45% for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy layers)/EWS/Differently- abled category) in interview/viva voce.
18. Successful candidates will be offered provisional admission and their list will be displayed on the University Website.
19. The selected candidates will be required to deposit the prescribed academic fee using the link/information on the University website as per schedule.
20. The academic fee must be deposited within the stipulated time and information must be sent by email to the respective HoD through email. Candidate must check and confirm if the fee is debited from his/her account. No communication regarding any technical glitch in fee transfer shall be considered. Failure to deposit the academic fees in the stipulated time frame, shall lead to cancellation of admission and the name will be struck off from the merit list and the wait- listed candidate in the order of merit will be offered the provisional admission.
21. Vacancies resulted due to non-deposit of fee / cancellation / withdrawal will be filled in order of merit of candidates.
22. The University reserves the right to make any change in the schedule and the process as outlined above with prior intimation and decide upon all matters related to the admission process, which shall be final and binding to all.
Last date of registration is 31-08-2022 11:50 PM
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