IIT Indore PhD in School of Humanities and Social Sciences Admission 2025 (Nov)

16 October, 2025

Indore, Madhya Pradesh

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Full details for IIT Indore PhD in School of Humanities and Social Sciences Admission 2025 (Nov).

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Indore invites applications for admission to its Ph.D. Program for 2025 (Nov).

Vacancy

Economics

  • Economics of Innovation: International Economics; Industrial Organization
  • Development Economics, Sustainable Development, Applied Econometrics, Migration Studies, Labour Economics, Socio-Economic Impacts of Climate Change
  • Agricultural and Resource (Forest, Food, Energy & Water) Policy, Climate change and Fire economics, AgriTech & Entrepreneurship

English

  • Modernist Literature, Indian Parallel Cinema, The Anthropocene, Disability Studies, and Performance Studies
  • Sociolinguistics, Language Variations, Language and Identity, Cognitive Sociolinguistics

Psychology

  • 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
  • Cognitive Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Sleep & Cognition

History

  • Intellectual History of the Indian Freedom Movement, History of Modern Indian Political Thought, and History of Modern India

Sociology

  • Film & Media Studies [Indian Media Economy), Cultural Studies, Platform Capitalism

Admission Categories

Applications are invited from highly motivated students for admission to the PhD programme from candidates who have qualified UGC/ CSIR-NET/ JRF/PhD only/GATE or an equivalent examination

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: 31 October, 2025
  • Intimation to shortlisted candidates: 4 November, 2025
  • Written exam & Interview: 14 November, 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.

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