SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES

& SOCIAL SCIENCES

PHD
ADMISSION Applications are invited
2020-21 for the Ph.D. program in the
school of HSS in five disciplines:
Economics, English, Philosophy,
Psychology and Sociology.

Last date of receipt of Applications: Oct 19, 2020 [Online];

Oct 22, 2020: [hard-copy];
Intimation to the shortlisted candidates [via Email]: Oct 28, 2020:
Written Test and Interview – 09 and 10 Nov, 2020.

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
English
Dr. Dr. Nirmala
Nirmala Menon Digital Humanities [a. Publishing History Research & Bibliometric Studies, b.
Menon
Augmented Reality & NLP Studies], Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Partition
Studies. (Only for candidates with JRF and other equivalent funding)
Philosophy
Dr. Ghoshal
Dr. Ananya C. Upendra Moral-Political Philosophy, Radical Philosophy, History of Ideas
Psychology
Dr. Sanjram Premjit K. Community System: Intervention and System Dynamics (Preferred
background: Anthropology, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work);
Automotive UX and Visual Ergonomics: User Cognition (Preferred
background: Cognitive Science, Human Factors, Psychology).
Sociology
01.History
Dr. Akshaya Kumar Cultural Studies, Film Studies [Indian Cinema], Media Studies
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Duis nislDr. Neeraj Mishra Sociology of Development; Water Governance and SDGs; Sociology of
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Wage Labour and MGNREGA; Sociological Theories; Tribal Development
Studies.

02.
Guidelines
1. There will be a wri�en exam followed by an interview.
2. During the wri�en exam, applicants will have to write a
Statement of Purpose explaining reasons for pursuing a
03.
doctoral research at IITI besides outlining scholarly interests.
3. The school conducts a rigorous evalua�on Address for Correspondance
process and 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: +91 732 4306 543 Email: dpgchss@iiti.ac.in