Advancing the Frontiers of Knowledge
Applications are invited for innovative and purposeful research leading to the award of Ph.D. degree from Indian and foreign nationals. We seek research proposals with inter/multi-disciplinary perspectives in exploring Solutions to Global Challenges. Currently, invitations are open for full-time mode only.
The University looks for topics that would fall under the Thrust Research Areas that include Integrated Health, Sustainability, Indian Knowledge Systems, Education, International Relations, Conscious Entrepreneurship, Integral Economics.
Research pursued by our Faculty:
| Research Supervisor | Research topics |
| Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| Prof. Ashwin Kumar A P | Philosophy of culture, concept discovery through study of text traditions and practical reflection, action philosophy, history of ideas (w.r.t to India) |
| Dr. Vinayak Rajat Bhat | Integration of Indian knowledge in Statecraft and Political Philosophy/Public Administration and Governance/Law, Justice, and Ethics/Foreign Policy and Diplomacy/Military Strategy and Defense Studies/Socio-Political Ethics and Public Morality/Comparative Studies/Interdisciplinary Applications |
| Dr. Rajesh Aruchamy | Media Studies |
| Dr. Saurav Sarmah | Political Science, International Relations, Chinese Studies, Comparative Religion and Strategic Studies |
| Dr. Sindhu D M | Social Psychology, School Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Positive Psychology |
| Dr. Sritha Sandon | Educational psychology, Cognitive psychology, Families and Women issues, Organizational psychology, Developmental psychology |
| Dr. Aarti Nagpal Mehta | Health Psychology, Indian Psychology, Positive Psychology, Health Behaviours, Public Health, Community Health |
| Dr. Shilpa R | Medical and Psychiatric social work, Human Resource Management and Development, and Community Development |
| Law, Governance and Public Policy | |
| Prof. Chetan Singai | Financial Derivatives, Financial Services, Entrepreneurship |
| Dr. Harshita Kulkarni | Technology and Cyber Laws, Corporate and Commercial Laws, Forensic Laws and Intellectual Property Laws |
| Management Sciences | |
| Prof. Anilkumar Gopal Garag | Financial Derivatives, Financial Services, Entrepreneurship |
| Prof. Maruthi Ramarao Suresh | Strategic Management (across ownership forms i.e, private sector, govt, not-for-profit, coops etc). No restriction on industrial sector. Fine with interdisciplinary areas such as innovation, science policy etc) |
| Dr. Deepak Kumar Tripathi | Corporate finance, Sustainable/Green Finance, Finance for Small Business, Financial Inclusion |
| Mathematics and Natural Sciences | |
| Dr. Preethi Vijayaraghavareddy | Manipulating the Rhizosphere Microbiome to Improve Phosphorus and Zinc Solubilization and Uptake Efficiency in Low-Input Cropping Systems |
| Dr. Bhagyashri Devaru Bhat | Theme: 1. Computational design and discovery of materials 2. Quantum-mechanical modelling of materials for next-generation electronics and energy devices, 3. AI-accelerated materials research Discipline: Computational Condensed Matter Physics Areas: 1. Electronic Structure Theory and Simulations 2. Optoelectronic Materials 3. Spintronics and magnetism Topics: 1. AI-Driven Design of Novel 2D Materials for Optoelectronic Applications 2. AI and ML-Driven Design and Optimization of Two-Dimensional Materials for Optoelectronic and Spintronic Applications: A DFT-Based Approach |
| Dr. Mahesh Krishna K | Mathematics (Functional Analysis): Operator Theory, Operator Algebras, Harmonic Analysis, Compressed Sensing and Mathematical Physics |
| Dr. Sirshendu Ghosh | Electrocatalytic water splitting, CO₂ capture and its conversion to value-added chemicals, and the electrocatalytic upgrading of biomass-derived platform molecules—towards sustainable energy and chemical production |
| Dr. Madhuri Mukhopadhyay | 1) Control of coherence for AI assisted quantum technology: aiming to understand and control ultrafast coherent dynamics in quantum dots and other systems. By connecting nanoscale quantum behaviour with modern computational intelligence, the works open pathways to next-generation quantum technologies, including quantum computing and energy transport. 2) Engineering the quantum dots for effective coherence for quantum computing & exciton transport: focusing on optimizing coherence in quantum dots for use in excitonic circuits and quantum logic. Through ultrafast spectroscopy and materials engineering, it offers exposure to next-gen quantum technologies. This work can lead to breakthroughs in sustainable quantum computing and energy-efficient excitonic transport systems. |
| Dr. Hariprasad Manjunath Hegde | Numerical Linear Algebra with applications to data science and ML, Fast Stable and accurate algorithms in linear algebra which have potential applications in data science. Fast matrix inversions, spectrum, systems of equations, speeding up the AI inference using Linear algebra techniques, randomized and approximation algorithms, spectral graph theory, Tensors and Hypergraphs, Discrete mathematics |
| Dr. Upkar Singh | Computational Algorithms, Parallel Algorithms, Scientific Computing, Computational Geosciences, Data Analysis and Visualization and Computational Biology |
| Biosciences | |
| Dr. Krishna Kurthkoti | Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance, nutritional immunity or bacterial biofilms |
| Dr. Shubhada Hegde | Computational Biology, Bioinformatics |
| Dr. Deepthi Hebbale | Biofuel production using agricultural residues, Biomass Bioenergy Biofuel Bioethanol Biorefinery |
| Energy | |
| Dr. Vijay V | Development of Novel Energy Storage Systems and its Environmental Implications |
| Dr. Ashish Kumar Shukla | Novel Energy Storage Systems |
Interested applicants are encouraged to reach out to the Faculty through email for any discussion on their topics of interest.
Eligibility: Chanakya University follows the Guidelines laid down by the University Grants Commission that includes the following-
- A 2-year/4-semester Master’s degree programme (with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) after a 3-year Bachelor’s degree programme (at least 60% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) OR
- A 1-year/2-semester Master’s degree programme (with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) after a 4-year/8-semester Bachelor’s degree programme (with at least 60% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed)
- An equivalent qualification from a recognised and officially accredited foreign educational institution.
- A four-year research UG degree with 75% marks from a recognised Indian university or a similar degree with appropriate equivalent grade from an overseas university that is duly recognised in India.
Fee: The Annual Fee is INR 60,000 (Rupees Sixty Thousand).
Commencement and Duration of the Programme: Interested applicants for the full-time PhD Programme can apply at any time through the academic year. The selected Ph.D. Scholar will formally join the University to attend the mandatory coursework of 14 to 20 credits, followed by research on the selected topic for a minimum duration of three years (including course work), and a maximum duration of six years from the date of admission to the Ph.D. programme. Any exceptions to the duration will be in compliance with the terms and conditions by the UGC notified from time to time.
Fellowship: Fellowships will be offered on a competitive mode to select candidates. The Fellowship will be provided for a period of 3 years with yearly increments sanctioned on the basis of performance. Candidates who receive scholarships from UGC/CSIR JRF and other similar bodies, will not receive a second scholarship from the University.
Application Procedure: Please register online at https://admissions.chanakyauniversity.in/ph-d-application-form and complete all the 5 steps outlined therein.
Before starting with the Application Form, please prepare the following documents (pdf) and keep them ready for uploading where requested.
- S.S.C (10th) Exam Marks Card
- H.S.C (12th) Exam Marks Card
- Valid OBC Certificate issued by any Government Authority (if applicable)
- Income Certificate (if applicable)
- Graduation / Degree Certificate
- Post-Graduation Certificate
- Qualifying Test Certificate (if applicable)
- Fellowship Certificate (if applicable)
- Divyang Certificate (if applicable)
- Cover Letter that should include the following-
- Statement of Purpose that should include – self-introduction, professional goals (short term / long term), experiences and success stories, and soft skills learnt, if any. Motivation for joining PhD, with specific reference to reason/s for wanting to join the PhD Programme in Chanakya University (approx. 1000 words)
- Academic and Research experience (approx. 200 words)
- Domain of interest for carrying out research for the PhD Programme (approx. 100 words)
- A brief proposal of 2000 words on the area of interest – elaboration on the domain of interest (why this topic and what has been learnt so far), a literature survey and a bibliography.
- Two (2) writing samples of original work of Research / Project / Paper / Dissertation / Book reviews
Selection Procedure:
- Selected candidates will be intimated to appear for an online Chanakya University PhD Selection (CUPS) Test to be conducted by the University.
- Candidates who have secured a minimum of 50% marks in the test will be eligible to be called for a personal interview.
- The final list of shortlisted candidates will be sent Offer Letters by email.