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 or have passed M.Phil. Programme.
Link for Application
Entrance Exam Syllabus
Department wise Detailed Syllabus of Entrance Exam is as per given below.
| Faculty of Engineering and Technology | Computer Science & Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering |
| Faculty of Computer Application | Computer Application |
| Faculty of Management | Management |
| Faculty of Commerce | Commerce |
| Faculty of Science | Microbiology |
| Humanities and Social Science | English Mathematics Physics |
| Yoga | Yoga |
Program Regulations
Ph.D. Supervisors
| Sr. | Name | Designation | Field of Specialization | Research Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Ramnik Dhamsaniya | Professor | Civil | Structural Engineering | ramnik.dhamsaniya@darshan.ac.in | View profile |
| 2 | Dr. Ujjaval 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@darshan.ac.in | View profile |
Ph.D. Scholars
| Sr. | Enrollment No. | Research Scholar Name | Supervisor | Research Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21901201001 | Mr. Firozbhai Sherasiya | Dr. Pradyuman 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 |
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.