University of Lucknow (LU) PhD Admission 2026 – Official Notification
University of Lucknow (LU) PhD Admission 2026 notification has been officially released for the academic session 2025–26. The admission process will be conducted through an online mode for both Regular and Part-Time PhD programmes across multiple disciplines.
Candidates seeking admission to doctoral programmes at Lucknow University can submit their applications through the Samarth portal within the notified schedule. The university has released a detailed subject-wise vacancy list for all departments.
See Ongoing PhD AdmissionTable of Contents
- Important Dates
- PhD Programme Types
- Application Fee
- Complete Subject-wise PhD Vacancy Table
- Total Seat Summary
- Official Contact Details
University of Lucknow (LU) PhD Admission 2026 – Important Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Online Application Start Date | 22 January 2026 |
| Last Date to Apply | 21 February 2026 |
PhD Programme Types Offered
- PhD (Regular)
- PhD (Part-Time)
University of Lucknow PhD Application Fee 2026
| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| General / OBC / EWS | ₹2000/- |
| SC / ST / PwD | ₹1000/- |
University of Lucknow (LU) PhD Admission 2026 – Subject-wise Vacancy
| S.No. | Subject | Seats (LU Teachers) | Seats (Affiliated Colleges) | Total Seats | Reserved Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Indian History & Archaeology | 7 | 15 | 22 | – |
| 2 | Anthropology | 3 | 4 | 7 | – |
| 3 | Applied Economics | 23 | – | 23 | 8 |
| 4 | Arab Culture | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Arabic | 2 | – | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Biochemistry | 12 | – | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | Botany | 23 | 17 | 40 | 4 |
| 8 | Chemistry | 37 | 37 | 74 | 3 |
| 9 | Commerce | 2 | 24 | 26 | – |
| 10 | Computer Science | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| 11 | Defence Studies | – | 6 | 6 | – |
| 12 | Economics | 10 | 28 | 38 | 2 |
| 13 | Education | 10 | 34 | 44 | 2 |
| 14 | English | 28 | 16 | 44 | – |
| 15 | Environmental Science (Botany) | 2 | – | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Environmental Science (Geology) | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| 17 | Fine Arts | 4 | – | 4 | – |
| 18 | French | 7 | – | 7 | – |
| 19 | Geography | – | 6 | 6 | – |
| 20 | Geology | 13 | – | 13 | 3 |
| 21 | Hindi | 17 | 86 | 103 | – |
| 22 | Home Science | – | 7 | 7 | – |
| 23 | Institute of Tourism Studies | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| 24 | Journalism & Mass Communication | 2 | – | 2 | – |
| 25 | Law | 50 | 20 | 70 | 5 |
| 26 | Library & Information Science | 4 | – | 4 | – |
| 27 | Management Studies (MBA) | 6 | – | 6 | 1 |
| 28 | Mathematics | 13 | 5 | 18 | – |
| 29 | Medieval & Modern History | 3 | 13 | 16 | – |
| 30 | Oriental Sanskrit | 5 | – | 5 | – |
| 31 | Philosophy | 5 | 9 | 14 | – |
| 32 | Physical Education | 1 | 18 | 19 | – |
| 33 | Physics | 32 | 16 | 48 | 8 |
| 34 | Political Science | 55 | – | 55 | – |
| 35 | Psychology | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| 36 | Public Administration | 4 | – | 4 | 2 |
| 37 | Sanskrit | 10 | 29 | 39 | 3 |
| 38 | Social Work | 14 | – | 14 | – |
| 39 | Sociology | 7 | 52 | 59 | 8 |
| 40 | Statistics | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| 41 | Urdu | 4 | – | 4 | 1 |
| 42 | Western History | 7 | 4 | 11 | – |
| 43 | Zoology | 17 | 35 | 52 | 1 |
Total Seat Summary
Total PhD Seats: 954
Reserved / Special Category Seats: 61
Reserved / Special Category Seats: 61
Official Contact Details
Office of the Admission, 2nd Floor, Maitri Bhawan
University of Lucknow
Email: luadmissions25@gmail.com
