HSS Brochure 04-04-2022

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SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES

& SOCIAL SCIENCES

PHD
ADMISSION
2022

Applications are invited


for the Ph.D. program in the
school of HSS in five disciplines:
Economics, English, Philosophy, Eligibility
Psychology and Sociology.
Master's degree (MA/MSc/MS/MPhil) in an
HSS specialization (with first division as defined
by the awarding Institute/ University) AND UGC-NET
/ GATE-HSS / UGC-JRF (or equivalent fellowship)
OR
Masters’ degree in Business Administration (with first division
as defined by the awarding Institute/ University) AND UGC-JRF
/ CSIR-JRF qualification (or Equivalent Fellowship).
OR
Masters’ degree in a Department of Engineering/ Technology/Sciences
(with first division as defined by the awarding Institute/ University)
AND GATE / UGC-JRF/ CSIR-JRF qualification (or Equivalent Fellowship).

Last date of receipt of Applications: May 16, 2022;


Intimation to the shortlisted candidates [via Email]: May 23, 2022;
Written Test and Interview – June 2, 2022.

NOTE : Please send the recommendation letters directly to: admission-hss@iiti.ac.in

Indian Institute of Technology Indore For more information :


Simrol, Indore-453 552 Madhya Pradesh, https://academic.iiti.ac.in/phdadvt.php
India
About the School
Located in Madhya Pradesh, Indian Ins�tute of Technology Indore is an ins�tute of na�onal importance
established by the Government of India in 2009. IIT Indore has posi�oned itself as a vibrant centre for
outstanding research. The School of Humani�es & Social Sciences focuses mainly on mul�disciplinary
research. The School consists of six disciplines: Economics, English, History, Philosophy, Psychology, and
Sociology. IIT Indore invites applica�ons from highly mo�vated candidates for admission to the PhD
program in the School of Humani�es & Social Sciences as per disciplines and areas of research men�oned
below.
FACULTY RESEARCH AREA

Economics
Dr. Pritee Sharma Environmental Economics, Environmental Studies, Water Governance, Food
Security.
Dr. Ruchi Sharma Economics of Innovation, International Economics, Industrial Organization
Dr. Kalandi Pradhan Development Economics, Sustainable Development, Applied Econometrics,
Migration Studies, Labour Economics, Socio-Economic Impacts of Climate
Change
Dr Mohanasundari Thangavel Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Agriculture and Climate
change studies, Farmer Producer Organization, Energy Economics.
English
Dr. Nirmala Menon Digital Humanities [a. Publishing History Research & Bibliometric Studies, b.
Augmented Reality & NLP Studies], Indigenous Knowledge Systems,
Partition Studies.
Dr Aratrika Das 19th and 20th Century British Literature, Gothic, History of the Novel,
Graphic Novel, Medical Humanities
Dr. Thapasya J. Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, English Studies, Cognitive Sociolinguistics,
Language Variation, Language and Identity
Philosophy
Dr. C. Upendra Moral-Political Philosophy, Radical Philosophy, History of Ideas.
Psychology
Dr. Sanjram Premjit K. Human Factors: Human-System Interaction, Automotive UX, HCI, User
Experience, Contracted/Protracted Attention, Mental Model, Multitasking,
Human Errors, Safety, Performance, Visuospatial Processing, Community
System, Intervention, Social Cognition.
Dr. Kedarmal Verma Cognitive Psychology; Experimental Psychology
01. Sociology
Dr. Akshaya Kumar Cultural Studies, Film Studies [Indian Cinema], Media Studies.
Dr. Ashok Kumar M. Sociology of Religion and Caste, Religion and Nationalism on University
Campuses, Faith Healing and Religious Communities
Dr. Neeraj Mishra Sociology of Development; Water Governance and SDGs; Sociology of
Wage Labour and MGNREGA; Sociological Theories; Tribal Development
Studies.

Guidelines
02.
1. You MUST select an appropriate research area in the discipline you are
applying to.
2. There will be a wri�en exam followed by an interview.
3. During the wri�en exam, applicants will have to write a Statement
of purpose explaining reasons for pursuing a doctoral research
03.
at IITI besides outlining scholarly interests.
4. The school conducts a rigorous evalua�on process and Address for Correspondance
reserves the right to call a limited number of candidates
for the wri�en test and interview.
Dr. Akshaya Kumar, DPGC Convener, School of HSS
Room No.-1D - 519 [Chromium], Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Khandwa Road Simrol, Indore-453 552 Madhya Pradesh, India
Phone No: +91 731 660 3293 Email: dpgchss@iiti.ac.in

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