North Maharashtra University organizes PhD in Botany Entrance Exam annually for screening eligible candidates for admission into Doctor of Philosophy in Botany course offered at the University. The candidates are admitted into this course strictly based on the score obtained by them in this exam.

Structure of North Maharashtra University Ph.D in Botany Entrance Exam

There will be 2 parts for this exam. The first part includes general questions to check the research aptitude of the candidate. The questions of this section will be of objective nature.  There will be 50 questions in this section. Each question carries 2 marks. The duration of this section will be 2 hours. There will be no negative marking for wrong answers. The second part includes questions from the core subjects in the Post Graduation course. This section includes both objective as well as descriptive type questions. The objective section carries 20 marks and the descriptive section carries 80 marks. The duration of this section will be 180 minutes.

Syllabus of North Maharashtra University Ph.D in Botany Entrance Exam

Paper 1

• Research Aptitude
• Teaching Aptitude
• Reading Comprehension
• General Awareness about Basic Science
• Logical Reasoning
• Data Interpretation
• Information and Communication Technology
• Environment Awareness
• General Awareness about Higher Education System

Paper 2

• Principles of taxonomy
• Patterns of variation in morphology
• Comparative anatomy and developmental morphology
• Plants and civilization
• Water relations
• Physiology and Biochemistry
• Principles of plant breeding
• Ecosystem dynamics and management
• Physical and chemical properties of water
• Glycolysis and TCA cycle
• Principles of Mendelian interaction
• Law of DNA constancy
• Principles of Genetic Engineering
• Cell and tissue culture in plants
• Principles and application of light
• Nucleic acid hybridization
• Tracer technologies in biology

Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate should hold a Post Graduate degree in Botany from a recognized University.
• They should score at least 50% marks in the qualifying exam.
• The candidates who hold a Bachelor’s degree in Botany can also apply for this exam if they have an experience of 15 years in this field and also based on some rules as imposed by the University.

How to Apply?

The candidate can obtain the application form from the official website of the University. They should fill the form online and should take a print out of the same and send it to Director, Board of Colleges and University Development (BCUD), North Maharashtra University, Umavi Nagar, Jalgaon-425001. They should attach a DD of Rs.500/- in favour of Registrar, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon payable at Jalgaon along with the application form. The reserved category candidates should attach a DD of Rs.350/- only.

How to fill the Form?

The candidate should first of all go through the instruction bulletin given in the exam brochure. They have to correctly enter their name in block letters and it should match with that in the certificates. They should correctly mention their contact details, qualification details, category name, and also other relevant details in the appropriate places. They should affix their recent passport size photographs in the specified places as well.

Important Dates (Tentative)

[Please note that we only provide tentative dates based on previous years dates. For exact dates related information it is always best to check official websites only.]

Availability of on line application form: First week of October, 2012

Last date for filling up of on-line application form: Second week of October, 2012

Last date for submission of hard copy of online filled Application Form: Second week of October, 2012

Display of provisional list of eligible candidates appearing for the Entrance Test: Mid week of October, 2012

Last date of receipt of objection on list, if any: Mid week of October, 2012

Display of final list of eligible candidates appearing for the Entrance Test and availability of Hall Ticket on University Website: Mid week of October, 2012

Entrance Test: Last week of October, 2012

List of North Maharashtra University Ph.D in Botany Entrance Exam Centres

North Maharashtra University

Contact Address for North Maharashtra University Ph.D in Botany Entrance Exam

• Address: North Maharashtra University, P.O. Box. 80, Umavi Nagar, Jalgaon, Maharashtra
• Phone Number: 2258428-438
• Email: [email protected], [email protected]
• Website: http://www.nmu.ac.in

Colleges Accepting the North Maharashtra University Ph.D in Botany Entrance Exam Score

North Maharashtra University

Reference Books for North Maharashtra University Ph.D in Botany Entrance Exam

• Quantitative Aptitude by R S Aggarwal
• Aptitude by Lambert M Surhone, Miriam T Timpledon, Susan F Marseken
• Teaching Aptitude & Teaching Atitude by Rph Editorial Board
• Logical Reasoning by Lambert M Surhone, Miriam T Timpledon, Susan F Marseken
• Environment Management and Awareness Issues by Dr Rama Mukherjee
• Information and Communication Technologies in Healthcare by Stephan Jones, Frank M Groom
• A Manual of Botany by Bahadur, R Acharik
• A Text Book of Algae by Kumar, H.D, & Singh, H.N
• A Text Book of Botany by Pandey
• A textbook of Economic Botany - AVSS Sambamurthy & N.S. Subramanyam
• Agronomy by Yellamananda Reddy
• Algae and Bryophytes by Kumareasan
• An introduction of Fungi by Srivastava
• An Introduction to Bryophyta by Rashid
• Biological Science by N.P.O Green, G.W. Stout and D.J. Taylor
• Botany by Charles Kovacs
• A Text Book of Fungi by Dube
• A text Book of Plant Anatomy by Vashista
• A Text Book of Practical Botany by Ashok Bendre & Ashok Kumar
• A Class Book of Bryophyta by Chopra
• Botany by William A Jensen, Frank B Salisbury
• Botany for Degree Students by Pandey
• An Introduction to Embryophyta by Parihar
• Bacteria and Mycoplasma by Purohit
• Basic Ecology by E.P. Odum
• Botany for degree students by Vashishta
• Bryophytes-morphology, growth and differentiation by Prem Puri
• Ecology by Donna
• Ecology by N S Subrahmanyam
• Encyclopaedia of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution by Niles Eldreds
• Fruit Culture in India - Sham Singh, S. Krishnamurthy & Kakiyar S.L
• Fruit growing in India - W.B. Hayes
• Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments by G Karp
• Prokaryotic Genomes by Niyaz Ahmed
• S. Chand’s Simplified Course in Botany by Pandey
• Text Book of Algae by Sharma O.P
• Text Book of Fungi by Sharma
• Cryptogamic Botany by Smith
• Diseases of Fruit Crops V.N. Pathak
• Ecology & Environment by Majid Husain
• Ecology and Evolution by A P Diwan
• Genetics and Genetic Engineering by Yount
• Genome by J Perry Gustafson, Randy Shoemaker, John W Snape
• Genomics by Annadurai B
• Introduction to Lichens by Misra
• Introductory Botany by Gupta
• Microbiology by Eugene W Nester
• Molecular Approaches to Ecology and Evolution by Rob Desalle, Bernd Schierwater
• Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering by P K Gupta
• Molecular Biology by David P Clark
• Introductory Mycology by Alexopoulos
• Introductory Phycology by Kumar
• Introductory Phycology by Trainor
• Microbial life by Sistrom
• Molecular Biology by Freifelder, David
• Molecular Ecology and Evolution by B Schierwater, R Desalle, G P Wagner
• Phycology by Lee
• Plant Anatomy by Pandey
• Plant Breeding by B.D Singh
• Plant Physiology by Salisbury and Ross
• Viticulture in India by K.G. Shanmughavelu

Coaching Centers for North Maharashtra University Ph.D in Botany Entrance Exam

• T.I.M.E (Triumphant Institute of Management Education) Pvt. Ltd
• Pearson Tandem
• Aakash Institute
• GATE IIT
• Career point
• Pathfinder Academy
• Brilliants Tutorial Pvt. Ltd
• Sreekrishna Entrance Coaching Center
• Oasis education services
• VPM classes
• Narayana IIT Academy
• Manidha Naeyam IAS Coaching Centre
• Hierank School of Competitions
• Sri Krishna Academy
• J .R. S Tutorials
• Life Line Competitive and Entrance Coaching Centre
• Sahil study circle

Study Plan

The candidate should set up a very good study plan at least two months before the day of exam. The plan should give the most importance to difficult portions. They should give special attention to the time management as well. They have to refer the previous question papers and should get a thorough design about the exam pattern and should get an idea about the repeated and important questions. If necessary, they can approach a good coaching centre that aids them to prepare well. They have to be ready with the documents to be presented at the time of exam as well.

How and Where To Get the Results?

The North Maharashtra University Ph.D in Botany Entrance Exam result can be obtained from the University’s official website.

Score Validity

The score validity of North Maharashtra University Ph.D in Botany Entrance Exam will be for 1 year.