IGNOU Ph.D 2021 – The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the notice regarding the display of provisional answer keys and question paper with recorded responses for answer key challenge for IGNOU Ph.D. 2021. Earlier, IGNOU Ph.D. 2021 admit card has been released at ignou.nta.ac.in. Now, IGNOU Ph.D 2021 exam is going to be held on February 24, 2022. Candidates are provided admission into Ph.D. courses on the basis of the entrance exam. Candidates who have possessed a master’s degree with 55% marks are eligible to apply for Ph.D admission. Candidates have to secure a minimum of 50% marks in order to qualify for the exam. Scroll down to get more information about IGNOU Ph.D. 2021 including the application form, eligibility criteria, syllabus and many more from this page.
Latest – IGNOU Ph.D. 2021 provisional answer keys and question paper with recorded responses for answer key challenge has been released. Scroll down to check it.
Latest –
– IGNOU Ph.D 2021 admit card is out. Click here to download it
– IGNOU Ph.D 2021 exam date is February 24, 2022. Scroll down to check the notice.
IGNOU Ph.D 2021
National Testing Agency (NTA) is responsible for conducting entrance exams to grant admission to the PhD course in IGNOU. Admission to the PhD course is done on the basis of merit. Candidates can check the schedule for IGNOU M.Phil and Ph.D Admission 2021 in the table given below.
IGNOU PhD 2021 | Important Dates |
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Relasing of online application form | 05 Dec 2021 |
Last date for submission of online Application form | 14 Jan 2022 (upto 11:50 p.m) |
Last date for successful transaction of Examination Fee | 15 Jan 2022 (upto 11:50 p.m) |
Date for opening the Correction Window | 16 – 18 Jan 2022 (upto 11:50 p.m) |
date for checking allotted exam city | 10 Feb 2022 |
Availability of admit card | 20 Feb 2022 |
Date of Entrance test | 24 Feb 2022 |
Answer key releases | 07 – 09 Mar 2022 |
Challenge of answer key | 07 – 09 Mar 2022 |
Date of Result | to be announced |
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IGNOU PhD 2021 Answer Key
The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the notice regarding the display of provisional answer keys and question paper with recorded responses for answer key challenge for IGNOU Ph.D. 2021. The candidates who appeared for Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU Ph.D.) 2021 Entrance Examination may login into the website using their Application Number and Date of Birth and click the link for the display of their question papers and marked responses and the provisional answer keys. The details are provided below –
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IGNOU PhD 2021 Admit Card
Admit card for the entrance exam is issued by NTA on the official website i.e. ignou.nta.ac.in. Admit cards are issued to only those candidates who have successfully submitted the application form. Candidates need to download and print the hall ticket for examination purposes. Only those candidates will be eligible to give the exam who hold the admit card. Candidates have to bring a printed copy of the IGNOU PhD 2021 admit card along with an original government valid ID proof.
IGNOU Ph.D 2021 Advance Intimation of the Exam City Allotted Notice
National Testing Agency (NTA) has activated the link to check the allotted exam city for IGNOU Ph.D Entrance Exam 2021. Candidates can check the complete notice from below image or Download notice PDF.

IGNOU Ph.D 2021 Exam Date
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU Ph.D.) Entrance Examination 2021 for admission to various Ph.D. Courses for the Academic Session 2021-22 is conducting on 24 February 2022. Check complete notice from below image or Download Notice PDF.

IGNOU PhD 2021 Application Correction Window
IGNOU has provided the facility to edit mistake in duly filled IGNOU PhD 2021 application form. Candidates can edit the form within the prescribed time period. In order to access the application correction window, candidates need to enter the application number and password. The direct link to check the access the same is provided below.
Application Correction Window: Click here to access the IGNOU PhD 2021 Application Correction Window.
IGNOU Ph.D 2021 Exam Postponed and Application Form Last Date Extended
IGNOU has released the notice regarding extension of last date for submission of application form and exam date has also postponed till further order. Check the complete notice from below.

IGNOU Ph.D 2021 Notice

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IGNOU PhD 2021 Courses Offered
Candidates can check the list of the disciplines under IGNOU Ph.D. admission 2021 below.
- Ph.D in Anthropology
- Ph.D in Economics
- Ph.D in Library and Information Science
- Ph.D in Political Science
- Ph.D in Psycology
- Ph.D in Public Administration
- Ph.D in Sociology
- Ph.D in Bio Chemistry
- Ph.D in Chemistry
- Ph.D in Geography
- Ph.D in Geology
- Ph.D in Statistics
- Ph.D in Food and Nutritional Science
- Ph.D in Home Science
- Ph.D in Commerce
- Ph.D in Management
- Ph.D in Education
- Ph.D in Gender and Development Studies
- Ph.D in Journalism and Mass Communication
- Ph.D in Dairy Science and Technology
- Ph.D in Development Studies
- Ph.D in Computer Science
- Ph.D in Law
- Ph.D in Nursing
- Ph.D in Social Work
- Ph.D in Transalation Studies
- Ph.D in Vocational Education and Training
- Ph.D in French
IGNOU PhD 2021 Application Form
Candidates who wish to appear for the IGNOU PhD admission 2021 entrance exam are required to fill the online application form from the official website.
Appy Online: Click here to fill the IGNOU PhD 2021 application form.
Candidates can check the steps to fill the application from from below:
Step 1: At first, candidates are required to go on the official website i.e. ignouexams.nta.nic.in.
Step 2: Then, a new page with the IGNOU PhD application form will appear and then candidates are required to complete the new registration process.

Step 3: Then, the candidates have to enter asked details and click on “Submit” button.

Step 4: After completing the registration process, one-time password and user ID will be sent to the registered email ID or phone number.
Step 5: Then, candidates have to login with the user ID and password.
Step 6: Now, the candidates have to fill in asked details like personal details, address details, qualification details and upload photographs and signatures.
Step 7: After completing the above steps, candidates are required to pay the required amount of the application fee to complete the application process.
Step 8: Then, candidates can download and print the application page for further use.
Application Fee:
Category | Amount (Rs.) |
General | 1000/- |
SC/ ST/ EWS | 800/- |
Mode of Payment: Debit card/ credit card/ net banking.
Image Specifications:
Particulars | Size | Format |
Photograph | 10 – 200 KB | JPG/ JPEG |
Scanned Signature | 4 – 30 KB | JPG/ JPEG |
IGNOU PhD 2021 Eligibility Criteria
To appear for the entrance exam, candidates must ensure their eligibility criteria before filling the application form. Candidates can check the eligibility criteria for IGNOU PhD 2021 from below:
- Only those candidates are eligible who possess a master degree in relevant discipline with minimum of 55% marks from a recognized university.
- 5% of relaxation in marks is given to SC/ ST / OBC(NCL)/ Differently-Abled category candidates.
Candidates can get detailed eligibility criteria for each discipline from the official brochure.
IGNOU PhD 2021 Syllabus
Appearing candidates of the IGNOU PhD entrance exam 2021 must be familiar with the syllabus. It helps the candidates for the preparation for the examination. The syllabus for the IGNOU PhD 2021 is given in the information brochure. Also, the link for the syllabus is provided below. Candidates can click on the direct link to download the syllabus for each discipline as given below:
Click here to download the complete IGNOU PhD 2021 syllabus.
IGNOU PhD 2021 Seat Details
Candidates can check the seat details for every discipline of each department from the given table:
School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
Discipline | Number of seats |
Anthropology (PHDAN) | 12 |
Economics (PHDEC) | 7 |
Library & Information Science (PHDLIS) | 9 |
Political Science (PHDPS) | 3 |
Psychology (PHDPC) | 17 |
Public Administration (PHDPA) | 16 |
Sociology (PHDSOC) | 14 |
Total | 78 |
School of Sciences (SOS)
Discipline | Number of seats |
Bio Chemistry (PHDBC) | 10 |
Chemistry (PHDCHEM) | 11 |
Geography (PHDGEOG) | 15 |
Geology (PHDGY) | 4 |
Statistics (PHDSTAT) | 12 |
Total | 52 |
School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
Discipline | Number of seats |
Food & Nutritional Science (PHDFN) | 5 |
Home Science (PHDHC) | 4 |
Total | 9 |
School of Management Studies (SOMS)
Discipline | Number of seats |
Commerce (PHDCOM) | 7 |
Management (PHDMGMT) | 5 |
Total | 12 |
Other departments:
Department | Number of seats |
School of Education (SOE) | 20 |
School of Gender & Development Studies (SOGDS) | 12 |
School of Journalism & Mass Communication (SOJNMS) | 7 |
School of Agriculture (SOA) | 4 |
School of Extension & Development Studies (SOEDS) | 18 |
School of Computer & Information Science (SOCIS) | 5 |
School of Law (SOL) | 4 |
School of Health Sciences (SOHS) | 3 |
School of Social Work (SOSW) | 11 |
School of Translation Studies (SOTST) | 3 |
School of Vocational Education (SOVET) | 8 |
School of Foreign Languages (SOFL) | 2 |
IGNOU PhD 2021 Exam Centres
Candidates have to select 4 exam centres according to their preference while filling the application form. So, candidates can check the list of exam centres from the given table:
- Visakhapatnam
- Naharlagun
- Guwahati
- Patna
- Chandigarh
- Raipur
- New Delhi
- Panaji
- Ahmedabad
- Kurukshetra
- Shimla
- Jammu
- Srinagar
- Ranchi
- Bengaluru
- Kozhikode
- Ladakh Leh
- Bhopal
- Mumbai
- Imphal
- Shillong
- Aizawl
- Kohima
- Bhubaneswar
- Ajmer
- Chennai
- Hyderabad
- Lucknow
- Dehradun
- Kolkata
IGNOU PhD 2021 Result
The result of the entrance exam will be declared by NTA on its official website. Candidates are required to go on the official website and check their IGNOU PhD 2021 results. Only those candidates who will qualify for the exam will secure more than or equal to the minimum qualifying marks. The result of the entrance exam is released in the form of a merit list. The merit list of the selected candidates is prepared on the basis of their performance in the exam. Admission to the PhD course is strictly based on merit. Qualified candidates will be called for an interview/ presentation round.
IGNOU PhD 2021 Answer Key
NTA will release the Question paper along with the draft answer key. Candidates have the option to challenge the answer key on the official website. Candidates are advised to save the question paper and answer responses for future responses. The procedure for the challenge of Answer Key will be provided here. Candidates are required to pay online a sum of Rs. 200/- (one thousand only) as a processing fee for each question challenged, as per last year.
IGNOU PhD 2021 Question Papers
The candidates can check the question paper for IGNOU Ph.D. Exam 2021, as per schedule. Here you can also download the previous year’s question papers from the below links. The question papers help the students to get the idea or overview of the examination. Candidates can check the difficulty level and pattern of the examination with the help of a question paper-
IGNOU PhD Previous Year’s Question Papers
- IGNOU PhD 2020 Question Papers
- IGNOU PhD 2019 Question Papers
- IGNOU PhD 2018 Question Papers
- IGNOU PhD 2017 Question Papers
- IGNOU PhD 2016 Question Papers
IGNOU PhD 2021 Admission Process
Candidates can check the Admission Process for IGNOU Ph.D1 Admission 2021 is below.
- Stage 1 – Entrance Test: The first stage of the admission process is the entrance test. To appear for the entrance exam, candidates have to fill the online application form from the official website. Then, the hall tickets for the entrance exam are issued to the candidates. Candidates have to secure minimum qualifying marks in order to qualify for the exam.
- Stage 2 – Interview/ Presentation: Qualified candidates will be called for interview/ presentation round. So, candidates who will qualify the interview round will get offer letter for admission. Then, candidates have to report at the college on the prescribed date.
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Indira Gandhi National University was established in 1985. The main aim of the university is to provide knowledge to the candidates living in all the parts of the nation with its different programs and courses. The University was begun by giving only two academic programs in 1987 which were Diploma in Management and Diploma in Distance Education. Now, the University gives about 228 certificate, diploma, degree and doctoral programs.
Important Downloads
Official Website | ignou.nta.ac.in |
Information Brochure | Check Here |
FAQs on IGNOU Ph.D 2021
Ans: IGNOU Ph.D 2021 exam is going to be conducted on February 24, 2022.
Ans: Candidates have to visit the official website of IGNOU, which is ignouexams.nta.nic.in.
Ans: Candidates first have to take the entrance test, then qualifier have to appear for Interview/ Presentation.
Ans: National Testing Agency (NTA) is responsible for conducting entrance exams for admission to the PhD course.
Ans: Candidates have a master degree in relevant discipline with minimum of 55% marks from a recognised university.
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What about History Student ? why there is not seat for History subject.
what about M.phil chemistry
Hi, can you be please more specific about your query?