Notice of Admission Openfor the Ph.D. Degree Program – Academic year 2025

Lumbini Buddhist University calls for applications for admission to the Ph.D. Degree Program in the Faculty of Buddhist Studies for the academic year 2025. 

Academic Program being offered:

Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies

Requirements:

1. Candidates who have earned a minimum 55 percent marks in the Master Degree from Lumbini Buddhist University or from any other recognized University or completed M.Phil and have requirements established by the Higher Education Qualification Framework, may apply for the PhD Research

• Three published research articles with at least 3000 words related with Buddhism, Buddhist Philosophy, literature, arts, culture, applied Buddhism. Out of them one article should have been published in Peer Reviewed Journal and two should have been published in Standard Journal.

Documents to be submitted:

1. Completed Application Form
2. Bank voucher / transaction code as evidence of application fee payment
3. Passport-size Photo (3 copies)
4. Attested copy of Qualification from class 10 onwards
5. Attested copy of Citizenship (Passport copy for foreign students)
6. A copy of the research proposal in which, a short introduction of the research intending to do by the candidate, objectives and research method are included. The subject matter should directly or indirectly be related to Buddhism, Buddhist philosophy, education or culture
7. All the relevant documents obtained by the applicant and the photocopies of certified certificates
8. Brief Bio-data
9. If any PhD student is employed in a separate organization or institution while enrolling the program, an approval letter for study from his/her employer should be submitted. This letter should confirm that the student will have sufficient time to dedicate to his / her research.

Admission Process

1. The entrance exam will be conducted after the application is submitted.
2. Interview including proposal defense.

Application Deadline: March 13, 2025

Seat Limits:  20 (10 seats for native and 10 seats for foreign scholars) For further details:

Lumbini Buddhist University

Deans Office

Parsa Chowk, Lumbini, Rupandehi, Lumbini Province, Nepal

Phone: +977 71 404084/404088 Email: [email protected] / [email protected]               URL: https://phd.lbu.edu.np/

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