To pursue a PhD in History in India, you typically need to meet the following eligibility criteria:

Have a Master's degree in History or a related field from a recognized university

Have a minimum of 55% marks in the qualifying examination

Pass a national-level or university-level entrance exam

Pass a personal interview

A PhD usually takes 3-6 years to complete you need to give following entrance exam in order to get admission in PHD course i.e UGC NET, GPAT, JEST, CSIR NET, GATE, and ICMR JRF.

Admission process is to fll out the online admission form of the university whenever the forms are out for the available seats,Submit the required documents

Pass the entrance exam if it is conducted by university or you can use your ugc net GPAT, JEST, CSIR NET, GATE, and ICMR JRF score to skip the entrance test and after that you need to appear for personal interview.

Fellowships

Students who pass the entrance exam with good marks may be offered fellowships and other financial assistance

Infact Some universities offer fellowship opportunities to students pursuing full-time PhD course especially the central university.

You can refer TOP COLLEGES FOR PHD IN HISTORY