PhD Admission, November 2024

Applications are invited for the Ph.D. program in the School of HSS in the following disciplines:

Linguistics, Economics, and Psychology

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About the school

The Government of India established the Indian Institute of Technology Indore in Madhya Pradesh in 2009. IIT Indore has positioned itself as a vibrant centre for outstanding research. The School of Humanities & Social Sciences focuses mainly on multidisciplinary research. The school has six disciplines: Economics, English, History, Philosophy, Psychology, and Sociology. IIT Indore invites applications from highly motivated candidates for admission to the PhD program in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences as per disciplines and areas of research mentioned.

Important Dates

Application Due Date: November 2, 2024

Intimation to shortlisted candidates: November 5, 2024

Written test and interview: November 13, 2024

Important Note: This round is for all candidates who have GATE/UGC-LS/UGC-JRF and equivalent funding

Guidelines for Application

• You MUST select an appropriate research area in the discipline you are applying to.
• There will be a written exam and then an interview.
• During the written exam, applicants will have to write a statement of purpose explaining reasons for pursuing doctoral research at IITI besides outlining scholarly interests.
• The school conducts a rigorous evaluation process and reserves the right to call a limited number of candidates for the written test and interview.

Important Note: No TA/DA will be provided to the applicants if called for the written test and/or interview

Highlights

• The institute supports scholars for various national and international conferences, workshops, fieldwork, etc.
• The institute also has various schemes by the international office to visit and work in globally renowned institutions (https://ir.iiti.ac.in/#/).
• The institute and the school of HSS have publications in reputed journals.
• The school provides an open, research friendly environment with a world-class infrastructure equipped with the most recent database, software, and research tools.

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Eligibility

• Master's degree (MA/MSc/MS/MPhil) in any HSS specialization with first division in accordance with the awarding institute/university, UGC-LS/GATE/UGC-JRF/CSIR-JRF (or equivalent fellowship)

OR

• Master's degree in business administration (with first division according to the awarding institute/university): UGC-LS/GATE/UGC-JRF/CSIR-JRF (or equivalent fellowship)

OR

• Master's degree in a department of engineering, technology, or sciences with first division, according to the awarding institute or university, and GATE/UGC-LS/UGC-JRF/CSIR-JRF qualification (or equivalent fellowship)

• One fellowship is available for UGC NET-qualified candidates under the IPR Chair scheme at IIT Indore. Fellowship amount: INR 25000/month for UGC-JRF and INR 16,000/month for UGC-NET. The terms and conditions of the IPR chair professor under DPIIT, GoI will be applicable. 

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PhD Advertised Research Areas

Economics

Prof. Ruchi Sharma: Economics of Innovation, International Economics, Industrial Organisation

Dr. Kalandi C. Pradhan: Development Economics, Sustainable Development, Economics of Labour Migration, Financial Inclusion, Human Capital, Socio-Economic Impacts of Climate Change 

English

Dr. Thapasya J. (Linguistics): Sociolinguistics, Language Variations, Language and Identity, Cognitive Sociolinguistics

Dr. Sansuma Brahma  (Linguistics): Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Language Documentation, South Asian Languages

Psychology

Prof. Sanjram Premjit Khanganba: Human Factors: Human-System Interaction, Automotive UX, HCI, User Cognition, Contracted/ Protracted Attention, Mental Model, Human Errors, Safety, Performance, Visuospatial Processing, Community System, Intervention, Behavioral Insights, Empirical Aesthetics

Dr. Kedarmal Verma: Cognitive Psychology, Experimental Psychology 

Contact Us

Dr. Kedarmal Verma, DPGC Convener, School of HSS, Room No. 503 (LRC Building)

Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Khandwa Road Simrol, Indore, 453 552, Madhya Pradesh, India; 

Phone No.: +91-731-660 (Ext. 3452) 

Email: dpgchss@iiti.ac.in