IIT Indore PhD in School of Humanities and Social Sciences Admission 2025 (Sept)
Full details for IIT Indore PhD in School of Humanities and Social Sciences Admission 2025 (Sept).
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Indore invites applications for admission to its Ph.D. Program for 2025 (Sept).
Vacancy
Economics
- Dr. Kalandi C Pradhan: Development Economics, Sustainable Development, Applied Econometrics, Migration Studies, Labour Economics, Socio-Economic Impacts of Climate Change.
- Dr. Mohanasundari Thangavel: Agricultural and Resource Policy studies, Agroforestry, Climate change impact and adaptation, Agri-entrepreneurship.
English
- Dr. Aratrika Das: Medical Humanities.
- Prof. Nirmala Menon: Digital humanities, bibliometrics, publishing studies, Translation and AI.
- Dr. Ananya Ghoshal: Modernist Literature, Performance Studies, Parallel Cinema (The Indian New Wave), and Disability in Literature.
Psychology
- Prof. Sanjram Premjit Khangamba: Human Factors: Human-System Interaction, Automotive UX, HCI, User Cognition, Contracted/ Protracted Attention, Mental Model, Human Errors, Safety, Performance, Visuospatial Processing, Community System, Intervention, Behavioural Insights, Empirical Aesthetics.
- Dr. Kedarmal Verma: Cognitive Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Sleep & Cognition.
History
- Dr. Shomik Dasgupta: Intellectual History of the Indian Freedom Movement, History of Modern Indian Political Thought, and History of Modern India.
Admission Categories
FA (Fellowship Awardee)
Fellowship Awardees from the funding agencies such as CSIR, UGC, NBHM, DST etc. The scholarship will be as per the rules of the concerned funding agency.
FAP (Fellowship Awardee, funded from Research Project)
JRF/ SRF project staff working in a sponsored research project under a faculty member, PI of the project, of IIT Indore.
FAR (Fellowship Awardee, funded from Research Development fund)
FAR (Fellowship Awardee, funded from Research Development fund):
TA (Teaching Assistantship)
Institute Teaching Assistantship with scholarship according to guidelines of MHRD.
SW (Sponsored WITHOUT Institute scholarship)
Sponsored Applicants from a highly reputed R & D organization or Industry.
IS (Institute Staff)
Only for regular staff members of IIT Indore (on Part Time basis)
DF (Defense Forces)
Serving personnel of defense forces WITHOUT any scholarship from the Institute.
CT (College Teacher)
Permanent Employee of the sponsoring University/College/Institute WITHOUT any scholarship from the Institute
Check advertisement of respective departments for available vacancies under different categories.
Eligibility Criteria
- Master’s degree (MA/MSc/MS/MPhil) in any HSS specialization with first division, UGC-NET/UGC-JRF/CSIR-NET/CSIR-JRF/GATE (or equivalent qualifying exams)
OR - Master’s degree in business administration (with first division): UGC-NET/UGC-JRF/CSIR-NET/CSIR-JRF/GATE (or equivalent qualifying exams) OR
- Masters’ degree in the relevant Department of Science with first division AND valid GATE qualification OR UGC/CSIR-JRF qualification OR Equivalent Fellowship. OR
- Master’s degree in a department of engineering, technology, or sciences with first division, and UGC-NET/UGC-JRF/CSIR-NET/CSIR-JRF/GATE qualification (or equivalent qualifying exams).
Check departments advertisement for subject wise requirements.
Application Procedure
- Applicants have to apply ONLINE through official website of IIT Indore.
- After submitting the application online the eligible candidates have to bring the signed hard-copy of the application along with payment receipt, recent photograph, self- attested copy of the relevant certificates, additional forms at the time of Written Test / Interview.
Guidelines
- You MUST select an appropriate research area in the discipline you are applying to.
- There will be a written exam followed by 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.
- No TA/DA will be provided to the applicants if called for the written test and/or interview
Important Dates
- Application due date: 2 September, 2025
- Intimation to shortlisted candidates: 8 September, 2025
- Written exam & Interview: 15 September, 2025
Application Fee
- Indian Applicants: 100/- Indian Rupees (non-refundable) to be paid through online mode.
- International Applicants: US $30 (non-refundable) through SWIFT payment transfer mode.