Doctoral thesis submitted by various central, state and deemed universities in India can be accessed worldwide by researchers now as all these works will be hosted on ‘Shodhganga’, a portal being hosted by the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET). INFLIBNET is an autonomous body promoted by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Govt. of India. The url of the Shadhganga of INFLIBNET is http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in

The latest addition to the INFLIBNET project is Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad. The first bunch of Ph.D. thesis of the JNTUH have been sent to be uploaded on Shodhganga. Before the Electronic Thesis Dissertations (ETDs) are sent for upload to INFLIBNET, they are generally run for anti plagiarism through the special software acquired by the JNTUH last year. Ph.D. Theses submitted since 2010 in JNTUH will only be available on Shodhganga as they have electronic copies of thesis submitted. Here you can find more on using or searching Shodhganga INFLIBNET website for Ph.D. Thesis.

The INFLIBNET is an Inter University Center established to promote open access to scholarly content generated in various Indian Universities. Ph.D. Thesis of various departments and schools can be accessed on this network. The INFLIBNET Center has computers, network, software infrastructure along with good technical know how required for hosting electronic versions of Ph.D. theses and dissertations in open access to all the students and researchers along with interface to search, retrieve and access theses content.

Shodhganga is a name coined by INFLIBNET Center for referring to the repository of Indian Electronic Thesis and Dissertations submitted to various universities by their Ph.D. candidates. JNTUH, Andhra Pradesh has made it mandatory for students to submit the thesis in electronic format also as they have to be uploaded to Shodhganga. Since the inception of JNTU in 1972, about 1000 Ph.Ds have been submitted. The number has picked up in the last fve years and around 100 Ph.D.s are submitted per year.

There are some more reputed universities offering electronic versions of Ph.D.s of their students through Shodhganga of INFLIBNET. Following are these universities / institutions:

1) University of Hyderabad
2) Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
3) Jawaharlal Nehru University
4) University of Madras
5) University of Pune
6) Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (University)
7) Mahatma Gandhi University
8) Mizoram University
9) Mangalore University
10) Avinashilingam Deemed University For Women
11) Bharath University
12) Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj University
13) Manipal University
14) Cochin University of Science & Technology
15) Bharathiar University
16) Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
17) Kannur University
18) Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education
19) Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University
20) Pondicherry University
21) Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya
22) University of Calicut
23) Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
24) Nirma University
25) Periyar University
26) Tata Institute of Social Sciences
27) Prist University
28) Punjabi University
29) Saurashtra University
30) Shivaji University
31) Shobhit University
32) Tamil University
33) Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth
34) Veer Narmad South Gujarat University

Are you interested in Scientific Research and looking for the best institute / university? There are number of good universities / institutions for scientific research in the country. The list in the above link is given based on the research activities and quality of research in the concerned institute.

GATE is an entrance examination that facilitates Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Life Sciences, Basic Science and Biotechnology students to pursue higher courses such as M.Tech. and Ph.D in reputed IITs and other institutes / universities. Though GATE is mostly popular as an Entrance exam for M.Tech Programmes, Life sciences and Biotech candidates also can appear for this exam and pursue M.Tech. / Ph.D. in IITs, IISc and other reputed universities. GATE is also considered as an alternative to CSIR – NET for appointment as Project Assistants in CSIR laboratories. GATE is also conducted in Chemical Sciences, Physics, Mathematics, Biotechnology and Life Sciences. Science candidates can get admission in PG courses (M.Tech) or Ph.D. in institutes such as IITs, IISc, IICT< CCMB, HCU, NCL Pune etc. GATE score is also used by National University of Singapore (NUS) for admission into Ph.D. Programme. Following are some useful books for Life Sciences paper and important topics in various subjects: A) Molecular Biology: 1) Molecular Biology of the Gene by Watson 2) Molecular Biology by Weaver 3) Genes IX by Lewin 4) Advanced Molecular Biology by Twymann 5) Molecular Biology by Lodish etal 6) Gene Manipulation by Old & Primrose 7) Recombinant DNA Technology by Watson 8) Molecular Biotechnology by Glick & Pasternick.

B) Genetics: 1) Genetics by Snustad 2) An Introduction to Genetic Analysis by Suzuki & Griffith 3) Genetics – A Molecular Approach by Peter J Russell 4) Genetics by Klug & Cummins 5) Genetics by Tamarin 6) Theory & Problems in Genetics by Stansfield

C) Biochemistry: 1) Biochemistry by Voet & Voet 2) Biochemistry by Lybert & Stryer 3) Harpers Biochemistry 4) Immunology by Kuby

D) Microbiology: 1) Microbiology by Stanier 2) Microbiology by Prescott 3) Biology of Microorganisms by Brock & Madigen 4) Sehaum Series Microbiology

Important Topics in various subjects:

1) GATE Biotechnology: Recombinant DNA Technology, Bioinformatics, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Biotech, Animal Biotech, Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology. Biotech candidates should also prepare Maths topics such as Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Probability an Statistics and NUmerical Methods etc.

2) GATE Chemistry: Physical Chemistry (Quantum Chemistry, Electro Chemistry, Thermodynamics, Chemical Kinetics, Solidstate); Organic Chemistry (Stereo Chemistry, Reaction Mechanism, Pericyclic Reactions, Photochemistry, Biomolecules, Spectroscopy etc); Inorganic Chemistry (Main Group elements, Coordination Chemistry and Inorganic Spectroscopy etc).

3) Physics: Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetic Theory, Quantum Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Solid State Physics, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Electronics etc.

4) Mathematics: Linear Algebra, Complex Analysis, Real Analysis, Differential Equations, Functional Analysis, Numerical Analysis, Particle Differential Equations, Mechanics, Topology, Probability and Statistics, Linear Programming, Calculus of Variation and Integral Equations etc.