To be admitted to one of the Master's Degree-by-Research programmes, a person should have at least a good Second Class (Honors) degree. The person should be able to demonstrate ability to undertake independent research in a selected field of study. A student in the Master of Science (By Research) programme, who has achieved favorable progress in the first year of their Master programme, may apply for upgrading to the Doctoral Programme. They must have obtained a good TOEFL score for applicants whose medium of undergraduate instruction is not in English; good GRE score. Applicants are to submit a research proposal indicating his research interest.