Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics

PhD in Economics is minimum of three years fulltime or equivalent time of original research after SLQF 6 or above.

Minimum Admission Requirement
  • A Masters of Philosophy Degree
  • A Master’s Degree
  • A Bachelor’s Degree of Level 6 with a minimum GPA of 3 with or without qualifying examination as determined by the University.
  • A holder of Bachelor’s Degree Honors of Level 6 who has registered to follow a MPhil Degree may be upgraded to PhD level after a minimum period of one year provided his/her research competencies are of exceptional merit.
  • A Bachelor’s Degree of level 5 with a minimum GPA of 3 and successful completion of a qualifying examination which will be conducted after completion of 30 credits equivalent to SLQF level 6 in the same or related field and register to follow an MPhil Degree may be upgraded to PhD level after a minimum period of one year provided his/her research competencies are of exceptional merit.
Name of the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
Level of Qualification SLQF Level 10

 

The details of the administration of the research degrees is shown in Section 2 under Guidelines for Postgraduate Programs in the Handbook.

Handbook (sjp.ac.lk)