LUCKNOW: The final merit list for admission to PhD courses for the 2019-2020 session was declared by Lucknow University on Wednesday evening, but only for half of total 45 subjects.
LU spokesperson Durgesh Srivastava said the merit list of remaining subjects will be released soon. The applicants are however worried that the session is already delayed by over an year and further delay would spoil two years of their career, and may also disqualify some from availing National Eligibility Test -Junior Research Fellowship (NET-JRF) fellowship.
Candidates said they will have to rush with fieldwork for research to make up lost time so that they can complete their PhD within stipulated period they have set for themselves to pursue career in research and academics.
PhD admissions normally start in July and end in August. However, last year they could not be held on time due to delay in approval of the new PhD ordinance and the process started in January.
The written examinations for 492 seats began in March, but had to be deferred midway because of pandemic and were completed in September. Thereafter, interviews were conducted.
“I had qualified NET-JRF in June 2019. The scholarship will lapse if I am don’t get admission within two years from the qualifying date,” said Akshay Sanwal, a PhD aspirant in Chemistry still awaiting result.
PhD mathematics aspirant Ashish Singh said, “I had to complete research in five years by 2024, but now I will have to do entire field work in three-and-a-half years to meet my target.”