Notification Summary: Admission into Ph.D Programme -2026.
Online applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission into Ph.D. Programme 2026 of Rabindra Bharati University in the following departments. Interested candidates are encouraged to review the Notification summary carefully and apply online through official web portal.
Admission Details:
Advt No: SFC/Ph.D /04/26 
Programme: Admission into Ph.D Programme -2026.
University: Rabindra Bharati University.
Location: Kolkata.

Vacancy Details:
1. Faculty of Fine Arts:
(i) Vocal Music – upto 11 (UR- 05, EWS- 01, SC- 02, ST- 01, OBC-A- 01, OBC-B- 01)
(ii) Rabindra Sangeet – upto 05 (UR- 02, EWS- 01, ST- 01, OBC-A- 01)
(iii) Drama - upto 10 (UR- 04, EWS- 01, SC- 02, ST- 01, OBC-A- 01, OBC-B- 01)
(iv) Instrumental Music upto 01 (UR- 01)
(v) Musicology - upto 01 (OBC-B- 01

2. Faculty of Visual Arts:
(i) Applied Art – upto 06 (UR- 03, SC- 02 , OBC-B- 01)
(ii) Graphics-Printmaking - upto 06 (UR- 03, EWS- 01, SC- 01, OBC-A- 01]
(iii) Museology - upto 06 (UR- 03, SC- 01, OBC-A- 01, OBC-B- 01)

Eligibility Criteria:
i. Candidates having Master’s degree (passed on or before 2025) with 55% marks {(50 % for
SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PWD (PH)}or its equivalent grade from any UGC recognized University in India or an
equivalent degree of a recognized foreign University are eligible to apply for admission to the Ph.D Programme of
study in his /her disciplinary subject of study or in a subject of allied discipline or in an inter disciplinary subject.
Provided further that a relaxation 5% marks from 55% to 50% {(From 50 to 45% for SC/ST & PWD (PH)} may
be given for those who had obtained their Master’s degree prior to 19th September,1991.

ii. The candidate as defined in eligibility criteria (i) and also have qualified UGC - NET /UGCCSIR/NET/GATE/CEED/and similar National Level are only eligible for application.

Selection Process:
The admission will be made on basis of the performance in the interview/viva-voce conducted by the concerned DRC.
In the viva-voce/interview for admission to Ph.D. Programme, qualifying marks will be 50% {(45% for
SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PWD(PH)}.
Merit list of the candidates will be prepared only on the basis of the marks obtained in viva-voce/Interview.

Application Fee:
Students : Rs.7000/- + additional Bank Charge b)External Students: Rs.7100/- + additional Bank Charge.

Educational Qualification:
Master's Degree. 

Steps to Apply:
Interested candidates can apply online through official web portal.
Browse the Apply link.
Click on the Apply link.
Complete the online application form with accurate details.
Submit your application with all documents.
Receive confirmation Email or SMS and track your application status online.

Important Dates:
Start of application: 27 February, 2026
Last date for application: 20 March, 2026

Important Links:

Address / Venue: 
Rabindra Bharati University.

About University: 
Rabindra Bharati University was founded on May 8, 1962, under the Rabindra Bharati Act to mark the birth centenary of poet Rabindranath Tagore at his residential house at Kolkata for the advancement of learning and culture particularly in the branches of music, dance and drama. Assent of the President of India to the Rabindra Bharati Act passed by the Legislature of West Bengal, was first published in the Calcutta Gazette, Extra Ordinary, of the 10th January, 1962. The poet Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian as well as the first Asian recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Rabindra Bharati University is a State University.

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