SRI BALAJI VIDYAPEETH[SBV]

SRI BALAJI VIDYAPEETH (SBV)

(Deemed to be University)
Accredited by NAAC with A Grade
Ranked 72 among Universities in India as per NIRF 2019

PhD PROGRAMMES
PROSPECTUS 2019-20
(JUNE SESSION)
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Vision
To be in the forefront of higher education in order to give India the high
calibre manpower she needs.

Mission
• To raise SBV and its constituent institutes to be among the top ten institutions in
the country.
Value: Excellence
• To empower our students so that they are considered at par with
global standards with regards to their competence, professionalism,
ethical Practice of holistic, compassionate and evidence based
medicine and as dedicated researchers.
Value: Student empowerment
• To bring about an integration in teaching learning process which
ensures a holistic ap-proach to learning and a better
comprehension from the students.
Value: Collaboration
• To develop innovative and credit based courses in areas of national
priorities.
Value: Innovation, Excellence
• To train healthcare professionals to be active members of
healthcare delivery in a com-passionate and holistic manner.
Value: Social accountability, Compassion
• To foster research in areas of national and international priorities such
as personalized medicine, regenerative medicine and drug development
for Tropical diseases.
Value: Innovation, Social accountability
• To foster cooperation with industry to enable the benefits of
research to reach the com-munity.
Value: Collaboration, Community Service
• To foster academic and research collaborations both nationally and
internationally to enable SBV to be an active participant in emerging
areas of medicine
Value: Collaboration, Innovation
• To focus on the interface between modern medicine and
complementary and alternate medicine to create evidence for their
synergistic use.

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Value: Holistic Medicine, Scientific Rigor

Dear Students,
You are our National Treasure, and
our Country’s Future is in your safe
Hands. Our Nation looks forward to
utilizing your talents in service to the
Society. We firmly believe that the
moulding of the student into a well-
rounded professional largely depends
on the broad vision of an educational
Institute.

Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth is an

embodiment of a broader vision and
planned development of a sound
education system... where the
environment is conducive and pleasant
to study, live and work, where
education and research hand in hand
flourish... where the hidden and
inherent skills and talents of the
students are nurtured and developed
for the benefit of the society, for
generations to come.

Come, join our world. Let us create a

better, viable, integrated global
community of shared benefits,
responsibilities and values for the
benefit of all things living. Our origins
and lives may be different, but we do
share the same planet and belong to
the same Mother Earth. And
remember.... you are thenation’s
greatest gift and we are duty bound to
do our best to our Nation.

,
M. K. Rajagopalan
CHANCELLOR

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Welcome to SBV & your future

The millennium has ushered in challenges which
will have a profound impact on the role of private
universities. Professional competence will be highly
sought after in India and around the globe. The
challenge - shared by all Universities - is to bestow
the requisite knowledge and skills, and cultivate
proper etiquette and attitude to produce top-notch
professionals who will be valued both for their
professional competence and their inherent ability
to solve problems.

Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Deemed to be University

and accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade is dedicated
to its mission in order to nurture healthcare
professionals in Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and
Allied Health Sciences, who would contribute and
strive ceaselessly towards caring for the comfort of
the sick. The constituent colleges of SBV are
already noted for the excellence in various avenues
including teaching, research, and service to the
community, especially those who are marginalised
and underserved. SBVis endowed with committed,
dedicated and outstanding faculty- a healthy mix of
the young & veterans and excellent infrastructure.
Our challenge for the future is to capitalize on this
good start and establish ourselves firmly among
the comity of leading Universities.

The reputation of any institution is essentially

based on the quality of its output; the management
and the academic staff do realise this and I promise
that they will do their best to train and educate
you well. You, the research scholars who have gained entry
into the portals of SBV this year realise your
ambition and must perform well with dedication and
diligence and emerge as competent research professionals and
makeyour parents and educators
proud. We wish you all the very best and hope
that you would soon emerge as a researcher par excellence.

With loads of good wishes,

Prof Subhash Chandra Parija,MBBS , MD , PhD ,DSc, FRCPath, FAMS, FICPath , FABMS , FICAI,
FISCD, FIAVP, FIATP and FIMS
VICE CHANCELLOR, SRI BALAJI VIDYAPEETH

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MANAGING TRUSTEES OF SBV

Shri.Rajagopalan M K Smt. GowriRajagopalan

Managing Trustee Trustee

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Dr. Prashanth M.R Dr. UrjithaRajagopalan

Trustee Trustee

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SBV @ A Glance
Young, Modern &
Marching Ahead

 Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (SBV) is a young deemed to be university, proud of its

modernity, yet firmly grounded in richeducational heritage.

 SBV aims to excel in academic and clinical medicine; research and training;
nurturing passion and enthusiasminto achievement and converting
theoretical knowledge into evidence based practice and research.

 SBV was granted ‘Deemed to be University’ status by the University Grants

Commission (UGC) under section 3 ofthe UGC Act of 1956 in 2008, in
recognition of its outstanding quality of providing education, potential for
excellence and obtained NAAC “A” Grade in 2015, with CGPA of 3.11 on 4
point scale.

 SBV has been placed in the top 100 Indian Universities for FOUR consecutive
years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 at the National InstitutionalRanking
Framework (NIRF) and is ranked 72 among all Universities in India as per
NIRF 2019.
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 SBV thus enjoys complete autonomy to develop and implement innovative
curriculum and academicprograms and to design its own education process
that is responsive and tailored to the evolving needs and changes of health
sciences, more so with the emphasis on research in health sciences.

 The Deemed University’s constituent colleges and courses are all duly
accredited and recognised by therespective statutory bodies such as the
Medical Council of India, Dental Council of India and the Indian Nursing
Council. Graduates of SBVare eligible to register with any state council or
pursue further education in any part of India.

 SBV ensures that its programs and courses are recognised internationally, by
registering under appropriateprovisions of various statutory and registration
authorities around the world so as to confer upon the graduates, the
postgraduates and research scholarsthe right to qualify for practice in any
nation.

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 SBV is a research oriented university and the establishment of state-of-the-art

Central InterdisciplinaryResearch Facility pledges considerable resources and
investment for Biomedical Research.

 SBV’s research output has been consistently high in quality and impact, as
evident from its rapidly growingresearch publication record that inspires our
scholars, a fact attested by the region-wise lead position in number of ICMR
sponsored STS research projects (Short Term Studentship) undertaken and
ably accomplished by our undergraduate medical and dental students.

 SBV caters to the needs of the patients in the form of alternate medicine. The
presence of Yoga and MusicTherapy is an innovative move to step forward
from Illness to Wellness and treating the patients through complementary
medicine. MoUs signed by SBV for collaborative doctoral program in music
therapy with the IMC University of Applied Sciences, KREMS, Austria and with
Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute for Yoga research are noteworthy milestones
that bear ample testimony.

 The Centre of Health Professions Education brings together all health

professionals to achieve academicexcellence through training and research in
pedagogical sciences, which has culminated in SBV signing a long term
partnership with Partners Medical International, USA.

 Every year is a year of challenges, accomplishments as we attain our targets,

setting newer goals and constantlystriving to renew our commitment for
better medical training, scientific research and clinical practice.

 SBV is governed by an enlightened collegium of eminent scholars,

academicians, clinicians and scientists, headed ably by thevisionary
Chancellor, Shri. M. K. Rajagopalan; Vice Chancellor Prof.S.C.Parija, a well
recognised medical educationist; the renowned teacher,
Prof.N.Ananthakrishnan, Dean of Faculty; and Prof. Adithan C, Dean –
Research, SBV, an acclaimed figure in Pharmacogenomics research.

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PhD@ SBV
SBV offers Part Time (Internal & External) and Full Time PhD programmes under the
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing Sciences. The PhD programme aims at
nurturing the research talents of the scholars guided by well experienced and talented
Research Supervisors.
Under the Faculty of Medicine, two medical colleges, namely Mahatma Gandhi Medical
College & Research Institute, Pondicherry and ShriSathyaSai Medical College &
Research Institute, Kancheepuram District and constituent centres namelyCentral
Interdisciplinary Research Facility (CIDRF), Centre for Health Professions Education
(CHPE), Centre for Music Therapy Education & Research (CMTER) and Centre for
Yoga Therapy Education & Research (CYTER) offer PhD programmes. Indira Gandhi
Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry offers PhD programme in Dentistry and
Kasturba Gandhi Nursing College, Pondicherry offers PhD in Nursing Sciences.
SBV offers flexibility in choosing the areas / discipline for the Scholar’s doctoral work. The
available PhD programmes are as follows
TOTAL NUMBER OF AVAILABLE PhD SEATS: 216
Faculty of Medicine: 197 (MGMCRI, SSSMCRI, CIDRF, CHPE, CYTER, CMTER)
Anatomy 01 Gen. Medicine 04 Psychiatry 08
Biochemistry 12 General Surgery 06 Radio Diagnosis 02
Physiology 06 Pediatrics 06 Anesthesiology 10
Microbiology 12 OBGY 06 Cardiology 04
Pathology 08 Orthopedics 06 Urology 04
Pharmacology 12 Dermatology 04 Neuro Surgery 04
Forensic 04 Ophthalmology 06 Music Therapy 06
Medicine
Community 12 ENT 06 Yoga Therapy 10
Medicine
Interdisciplinary 30 Medical Education 08
Research

Faculty of Dentistry (IGIDS)

Dentistry 15

Faculty of Nursing Sciences (KGNC)

Nursing 04

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Doctoral Fellowships @ SBV

M.V.K. Iyer Memorial Research Ph.D. Fellowshipfor the academic year 2019-20 is offered to
deserving Full Time Ph.D scholars in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing Sciences.

The Fellowships each of amount Rs.15,000 per month is given and an annual contingency grant
of Rs. 50,000/- for a maximum duration of Three years, depending upon annual satisfactory
progress report of the Scholar.

Research Supervisors @ SBV

Well qualified and experienced Research Supervisors endowed with zeal and passion for
innovation and ethics based research form the team of PhD Guides at SBV. The guides are
the mentors for the Scholars right from the point of registration until the Scholar completes
his Public Viva Voce. SBV also encourages its scholars to publish their PhD thesis and also
provides lots of opportunities to participate in various conferences, seminars at National /
International level.

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A total of 91 faculty members form the esteemed team of SBV approved Research
Supervisors.

Mode of Admission for PhD @ SBV

Admissions to PhD programmes at SBV is based on performance by the candidate at the

National Level Entrance Test followed by an interview and counseling for the short listed
candidates on the same day. The seats are allotted based on merit at the Counseling
conducted by SBV. For the admissions into June session of 2019, National Level Entrance
Test is proposed to be conducted at SBV Campus, Pillaiyarkuppam, Pondicherry, which
will be followed by a personal interview of the candidates and the counseling for the
short listed candidates on the same day as the Entrance Test.

NATIONAL LEVEL Entrance Test @ SBV

A National Level Entrance Test for admissions to the PhD programme of SBV for the June
Session of the academic year 2019 will be conducted on 24th August2019(Saturday) at
SBV.
The Entrance Test will essentially comprise of Part I for 60 marks and Part II for 40
marks. The duration will be 2 hours and is between 10 am and 12 noon.

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 Part I will comprise of 60 questions of Multiple Choice Type in Research

Methodology and Biostatistics pertaining to postgraduate level. All the 60 MCQs are
compulsory. The duration will be 1 hour between 10 am and 11 am.

 Part II will comprise of 75questions of Multiple Choice Type pertaining to the

chosen discipline (Medicine / Dentistry / Nursing Sciences) at postgraduate level.
The Candidate need to answer only 40 Questions. The duration will be 1 hour
between 11am and 12 noon.

 The passing minimum will be 50% aggregate in Part I and Part II put together and a
minimum of 40% each in Part I & Part II. The candidates will attend the interview at
the respective centre, in the afternoon (2 pm onwards) on the day of the Entrance
Test.

 The candidates will be required to be present at the venue, at least 15 minutes prior
to the commencement of the Entrance Test. They will not be allowed inside the
exam hall 15 minutes following the commencement of the Entrance Test. Candidates
will be allowed to leave the exam hall30 minutes after the commencement of Part II.

 Selection of the candidates to the PhD programme will be based on the performance
at the National Level Entrance Test (70%) and the interview (30%). The allotment
of Seat to the PhD programme is through a counseling session conducted by SBV.

 The Entrance Test will be conducted only in English.

 All questions carry equal marks. No negative mark is given for wrong answer.
 Following the Entrance Test in the Morning Session on 24th August 2019, the
interview will be conducted on the same after noon of 24th August 2019 followed by
a counseling session for the short listed candidates at SBV.

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Important Datesto be noted @ SBV

Last date Entrance Test followed by Publication PhD

for Interview and counseling of List of programme
submission for the candidates Provisionally begins
of duly Selected
filled- in candidates
Application
Form

19th August (Test) (Interview) 26th August 28th August

2019. 2019. 2019
24th 24th August
August2019 2019
(2PM
(10 AM TO ONWARDS)
12 NOON)
(Counseling)
(4 PM
Onwards)

For Further Details Contact

Dr. A.R. Srinivasan, Registrar, SBV registrar@sbvu.ac.in 09994455627
Mr. Joseph Naresh, Dy. Registrar, deputyregistrar@sbvu.ac.in 09443277920
SBV
Office of the Registrar 0413 2615449 to
451, EXT: 151

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