Ph.D. Programs

Ph.D. Programs

Doctoral Studies at DU

Darshan University offers a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programme, meticulously designed to cultivate path-breaking research, foster critical thinking, and drive academic excellence across a wide range of disciplines.

The programme seeks to sharpen research acumen by equipping scholars with a solid foundation in advanced research methodologies, supported by prescribed coursework that enhances and widens their research skills. Scholars are mentored closely by their research supervisors, with regular and periodic progress reviews to ensure academic growth, the refinement of independent research skills, and the cultivation of innovative approaches to complex research challenges.

By the culmination of the programme, scholars are expected to develop original research ideas and produce high-impact work that contributes meaningfully to their academic or professional domain, reflecting the depth and quality of their doctoral journey at Darshan University.

Admission

Guideline for Admission Procedure:

Minimum Education Requirement

The candidate aspiring admission for Ph.D. must satisfy the below mentioned educational qualification specified as:

Master’s Degree or equivalent degree with 55% Aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA/Grade.
A relaxation of 5% of marks, or an equivalent relaxation of grade, may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/differently-abled categories of candidates.

Additional Requirement

Performance in the Ph.D. Entrance Test to be conducted by Darshan University & fulfilment in the subsequent Interview.
A relaxation from Ph.D. Entrance Test for those students who qualify UGC-NET (including JRF)/UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF)/SLET/GATE/teacher fellowship holder.

Fees Details

Application Fee (One time)	₹ 1,500
Program Fee (Per semester)	₹ 34,500

Link for Application

Ph.D. Admission 2025

For admission regarding query:
+91-7096979952, +91-7096979962

Application Closed

Entrance Exam Syllabus

Department wise Detailed Syllabus of Entrance Exam is as per given below.

Faculty	Syllbus
Engineering and Technology	Computer Science & Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Computer Application	Computer Application
Management	Management
Commerce	Commerce
Science	Microbiology
Humanities and Social Science	English Mathematics Physics
Yoga	Yoga
Research & General Aptitude	Research & General Aptitude

Program Regulations

Academic Regulations (Doctoral Degree Programs),2025

Ph.D. Supervisors

Sr.	Name	Designation	Field of Specialization	Research Area	Email
1	Dr. Ramnik Dhamsaniya	Professor	Civil	Structural Engineering	ramnik.dhamsaniya@darshan.ac.in	View profile
2	Dr. Ujjval Solanki	Associate Professor	Civil	Transportation Engineering	ujjval.solanki@darshan.ac.in	View profile
3	Dr. Ashvin Makadiya	Professor	Mechanical	CAD/CAM	ashvin.makadia@darshan.ac.in	View profile
4	Dr. Jignasha Mehta	Professor	Mechanical	CAM	jignasa.mehta@darshan.ac.in	View profile
5	Dr. Gopi Sanghani	Professor	Computer Engineering	AI & ML	gopi.sanghani@darshan.ac.in	View profile
6	Dr. Nilesh Gambhava	Professor	Computer Engineering	Evolutionary Computation	vp@darshan.ac.in	View profile
7	Dr. Pradyumansinh Jadeja	Associate Professor	Computer Engineering	Machine Learning	pradyuman.jadeja@darshan.ac.in	View profile
8	Dr. Sharon V Mohtra	Assistant Professor	Computer Science	Computer Science and Applications	sharon.Mohtra@darshan.ac.in	View profile
9	Dr. Alpesh Gajera	Associate Professor	Management	Finance	alpesh.gajera@darshan.ac.in	View profile
10	Dr. Navjyot Raval	Associate Professor	Management	Finance	navjyot.raval@darshan.ac.in	View profile
11	Dr. Dhaval Vyas	Associate Professor	Management	Finance & Marketing	dhaval.vyas@darshan.ac.in	View profile
12	Dr. Rhuta Mehta	Associate Professor	Management	Marketing	rhuta.mehta@darshan.ac.in	View profile
13	Dr. Nitin H Chauhan	Assistant Professor	Humanities	English	nitin.chauhan@darshan.ac.in	View profile
14	Dr. Khushal S Sagapariya	Assistant Professor	Physics	Physics	khushal.sagapariya@darshan.ac.in	View profile
15	Dr. Yogesh D Teraiya	Assistant Professor	Mathematics	Mathematics	yogesh.teraiya@darshan.ac.in	View profile
16	Dr. Mehul A Chaurasia	Assistant Professor	Mathematics	Mathematics	mehul.chaurasia@darshan.ac.in	View profile
17	Dr. Parag D Ajani	Assistant Professor	Mathematics	Graph Theory	parag.ajani@darshan.ac.in	View profile
18	Dr. Vishal S. Vadgama	Assistant Professor	Physics	Material Science	vishal.vadgama@darshan.ac.in	View profile
19	Dr. Amar V. Gandhi	Assistant Professor	Management	Marketing	amar.gandhi@darshan.ac.in	View profile
20	Dr. Priya C. Vithalani	Assistant Professor	Microbiology	Environmental Microbiology	priya.vithalani@darshan.ac.in	View profile
21	Dr. Krunal B. Khiraiya	Registrar	Mechanical Engineering	Thermal Engineering, Heat Transfer, Combustion	krunal.khiraiya@darshan.ac.in	View profile
22	Dr. Viral J. Raval	Assistant Professor	Yoga	Ashtang Yoga	viral.raval.yoga@darshan.ac.in	View profile
23	Dr. Dipak K Jivani	Assistant Professor	Civil Engineering	Structural Engineering	dipak.jivani@darshan.ac.in	View profile
24	Dr. Niharika V.Raval	Assistant Professor	Yoga	Ashtang Yoga	niharika.raval@darshan.ac.in	View profile

Ph.D. Scholars

Sr.	Enrollment No.	Research Scholar Name	Supervisor	Research Area
1	21901201001	Mr. Firozbhai Sherasiya	Dr. Praduymansinh Jadeja	Machine Learning
2	21901201002	Mr. Rupesh Vaishnav	Dr. Nilesh Gambhava	Cyber Security
3	21901201003	Mr. Vaseem Ghada	Dr. Gopi Sanghani	Data Mining
4	21901206002	Mr. Jainam Shah	Dr. Alpesh Gajera	Marketing Management
5	21901206003	Ms. Krupali Jani	Dr. Dhaval Vyas	General Management
6	21901206004	Mr. Mitesh Chavda	Dr. Navjyot Raval	Finance
7	21901206005	Mr. Pritesh Mehta	Dr. Navjyot Raval	Finance
8	21901206006	Mr. Shemal Dave	Dr. Dhaval Vyas	Accounting
9	21901206007	Mr. Yash Deliwala	Dr. Alpesh Gajera	Human Resource Management
10	22061206001	Ms. Khushboo Kishorkumar Ganatra	Dr. Alpesh Gajera	Finance
11	22061206002	Mr. Mori Tyagraj Jaysinh	Dr. Dhaval Vyas	Human Resource Management
12	22061206003	Mr. Nathani Javed Sahist	Dr. Navjyot Raval	Marketing Management
13	22061206004	Mr. Raval Viral Jagdishbhai	Dr. Navjyot Raval	Human Resource Management
14	22061206005	Ms. Kinjal Rajeshbhai Thaker	Dr. Dhaval Vyas	Entrepreneurship or General Management
15	22061201001	Mr. Vadodariya Naimish Raghavbhai	Dr. Nilesh Gambhava	Chat GPT / Machine Learning
16	22061206006	Mr. Joshi Bhavin Bhaskarbhai	Dr. Navjyot Raval	Human Resource Management
17	22061206007	Mr. Kachhela Prashant Pravinbhai	Dr. Dhaval Vyas	Marketing Management
18	24061202001	Mr. Jalalpara Dhavalkumar Ashvinbhai	Dr. Ujjval Solanki	Transportation Engineering
19	24061206001	Ms. Thakkar Krishna Yatin	Dr. Rhuta Mehta	Marketing Management
20	24061201001	Mr. Badresiya Ashok Govindbhai	Dr. Nilesh Gambhava	Machine Learning
21	24061201002	Mr. Chath Hemang Rameshbhai	Dr. Praduymansinh Jadeja	Deep Learning and Computer Vision
22	24061201003	Ms. Kagthara Dixita Baldevbhai	Dr. Gopi Sanghani	Machine Learning (NLP)
23	24061201004	Mr. Kanani Chintan Nileshbhai	Dr. Praduymansinh Jadeja	Machine Learning
24	24061201005	Ms. Khyati Chintan Kanani	Dr. Gopi Sanghani	Machine Learning
25	24061201006	Ms. Sharma Swati Ramesh	Dr. Gopi Sanghani	Machine Learning
26	24061201007	Mr. Akash Naginkumar Siddhpura	Dr. Praduymansinh Jadeja	Machine Learning & Text Mining
27	24061201008	Mr. Vyas Krunal Dilipbhai	Dr. Nilesh Gambhava	Health Care using Machine Learning
28	24061204001	Mr. Bakotiya Prashant Jayeshbhai	Dr. Mehul Chaurasia	Domination and Labeling in Graph Theory
29	24061204002	Mr. Dhamsaniya Kartikraj Mansukhbhai	Dr. Mehul Chaurasia	Graph Theory (Labeling)
30	24061204003	Mr. Khiraiya Nishant Jitendrakumar	Dr. Mehul Chaurasia	Graph Theory
31	24061204004	Mr. Madaliya Nikhilkumar Ratilal	Dr. Yogesh Teraiya	Operation Research in Queuing Theory
32	24061204005	Mr. Pipaliya Darshan Rameshbhai	Dr. Mehul Chaurasia	Graph Labeling
33	24061203001	Mr. Kanjiya Sagarkumar Sureshbhai	Dr. Jignasa Mehta	Heat Dissipation
34	24061203002	Mr. Limbasiya Vimal Gunvantrai	Dr. Ashvin Makadiya	Welding
35	24061203003	Mr. Tank Jinesh Girishbhai	Dr. Jignasa Mehta	Thermal Performance of Nano Fluid
36	24061203901	Mr. Vegada Bhavinkumar Jentilal	Dr. Ashvin Makadiya	Thermal
37	24061203902	Mr. Vekariya Mukeshkumar Vallabhbhai	Dr. Ashvin Makadiya	Adsorption Refrigeration System
38	25061202001	Ms. Isha Hardikkumar Dave	Dr. Ujjval Solanki	Transportation Engineering
39	25061202002	Mr. Hinsu Mehulkumar Laxmanbhai	Dr. Ujjval Solanki	Transportation Engineering
40	25061202003	Mr. Paras Sureshbhai Pithadiya	Dr. Dipak Jivani	Structural Engineering
41	25061202004	Mr. Rathod Dipesh Kishanbhai	Dr. Dipak Jivani	Structural Engineering
42	25061202005	Mr. Chetan Girdharbhai Solanki	Dr. Dipak Jivani	Structural Engineering
43	25061207001	Mr. Dharmik Barot	Dr. Nitin Chauhan	English Literature
44	25061207002	Ms. Radhika J Bhateliya	Dr. Nitin Chauhan	English Literature
45	25061206001	Mr. Bhatt Snehal Jatinkumar	Dr. Amar Gandhi	Marketing - Consumer Behaviour
46	25061206002	Mr. Smit Vachhani	Dr. Rhuta Mehta	Marketing - Consumer Behavior
47	25061206003	Mr. Vegad Dharmik Kiritbhai	Dr. Alpesh Gajera	Finance - Security Market
48	25061204001	Mr. Zala Dhvanik Hiteshkumar	Dr. Parag Ajani	Graph Theory
49	25061208001	Ms. Amee Kanaiyalal Bhatt	Dr. Viral Raval	Yoga
50	25061208002	Ms. Gajera Anita Rajnikant	Dr. Niharika V. raval	Yoga
51	25061208003	Mr. Jasmin Panchasara	Dr. Viral Raval	Yoga
52	25061208004	Ms. Sonal V. Raichura	Dr. Niharika V. raval	Yoga
53	25061209001	Donga Ashishkumar Jayantibhai	Dr. Khushal Sagapariya	Material Science

Who we are?

Darshan University - having the foundation of its first Institution laid in 2009, and later on, established and consolidated under Gujarat Private Universities (Second Amendment) Act of 2021. It is one of the leading institutes within Saurashtra that offers Diploma, UG, PG and Doctoral Courses.