Applications are invited from candidates meeting the minimum eligibility criteria for admission to PhD in Soil Science for the academic-session 2025-2026.
Eligibility to Apply
- M.Sc. in Soil Science / Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science with minimum 55% marks or equivalent,
- Successful clearance of Research Eligibility Test (RET) to be conducted by RKMVERI. Candidates with MPhil / NET / GATE / SLET / SET or equivalent will be exempted from the RET. However, all the applicants will be subject to a rigorous viva voce.
Areas of Research
Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition, Sustainable Soil Management, Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and Transformations in Soil, Soils and Climate Change
Number of seat(s): 1 (One seat)
Note: The Number of seats specified in the advertisement is tentative. The institute reserves the right to increase/decrease the number of seats at the time of selection.
Scholarship
Candidates without UGC / CSIR / ICAR fellowship, if found academically bright and motivated for research, may be considered for scholarship of Rs. 15,000/- per month
How to Apply
- Registration: Click here to register online and follow instructions sent in the email to complete the application form.
- Application Fee Payment: Pay the fee online (Debit/Credit Card, UPI, or Net Banking).
- Rs. 1000/- (+ approx. 1% transaction charge).
- The fee is non-refundable.
- Submission Deadline: Complete the application and pay the fee by the last date. Incomplete or unpaid applications will be rejected after the deadline.
- Receipt/Application Summary: Download the receipt/application summary from the “Dashboard” after successful submission and payment.
- Sending the Application Summary with relevant documents:
- Send the downloaded Application Summary along with self-attested certificates and mark sheets to the following address –
“Administrative Head, ARTD Faculty Centre, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Morabadi, Ranchi – 834008″
- Send the downloaded Application Summary along with self-attested certificates and mark sheets to the following address –
- Admit Card: will be available for download when the dates for Admission Test / Interview are announced. Check the Website / Admission Portal regularly for updates.
Important dates
- Last date to apply: 01 December 2025
- Last date for receiving the print copy of application with relevant documents: will be announced later
- Research Eligibility Test, Documents verification and Interview: will be announced later
- Interview: will be announced later
The admission process consists of the following steps
- Submission of application form
- Scrutiny of forms
- Entrance examination (for candidates without NET/SLET/SET/SRF)
- Interview
Admission and Course Fees
Admission process shall begin immediately after the announcement of results. The selected candidates willing to take admission may get admitted by paying the requisite fees and submitting the requisite documents.
Fees structure is given on the page: Academic Fees Structure
For any query you may contact:
- Academic queries:
- Mobile: Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee ()
- Email:
- For any technical query/issues (with online application, fee payment, etc.):
- Mobile: Sourav Paul ()
- Email: