I – Ranking the candidates who have completed their undergraduate and graduate studies in the fields of Economics, Management, and Business, which matches the curricula of the Faculty of Economics in Kragujevac, is done in the following way:
Candidates whose grade average is between 9.50 and 10.00 is assigned 55 points. The reduction of the grade average by 0.50 decreases the number of points by 10.
Candidates whose length of undergraduate studies is below 5 years may gain 20 points. For candidates who study for more than 5 years, each initiated year of studies decreases the number of points by 4.
A candidate is assigned 5 points when they pass Methodology of Scientific and Research Work, whereas they may achieve up to 10 points when they pass two electives.
II Ranking the candidates who have completed their undergraduate and graduate studies in the fields of Economics, Management, and Business, which does not fully match the curricula of the Faculty of Economics in Kragujevac, as well as the candidates who hold degrees in other fields of humanities, is done in the following way:
- students may achieve 55 points based on their grade average.
- students may achieve up to 20 points based on the length of their undergraduate studies.
- students may achieve 20 points in the entrance exam.
Based on their performance on the entrance exam, they may achieve up to 25 points, out of which they may gain up to 5 points when they pass the exam in Methodology of Scientific and Research Work, and up to 10 points when they pass each of the two electives.
III -Ranking the candidates who have completed their undergraduate and graduate studies in other fields of humanities is done in the following way:
- students may achieve 45 points based on their grade average at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
- students may achieve up to 20 points based on the length of their undergraduate studies.
- students may achieve up to 35 points in the entrance exam, (Methodology of Scientific and Research Work brigs them up to 5 points, other courses bring them up to 10).
IV - After candidates’ ranking is made public, the Enrolment Committee creates a preliminary list of PhD candidates, based on the number of points they achieved. This list is posted on the notice board and on the faculty’s website, as well as on the website of the University of Kragujevac.
V - A candidate may file a complaint related to the ranking order to Dean, 3 days after the list has been published at the latest.
After the complaints have been dealt with, the Committee confirms that all conditions are met to conclude the list of the students eligible for enrolment in PhD courses. This list is published on the Faculty’s website and notice board.
The final ranking list is a pre-requisite for enrolment into a PhD course.