CDS, Thiruvananthapuram invites applications for admission to its full-time residential programme, leading to PhD in Economics of the Jawaharlal Nehru University or the University of Kerala.
Eligibility:
- Master’s with atleast 55% marks and MPhil with FGPA of at least 6.0 (high second class) in Economics or related disciplines in Development Studies.
- Those awaiting award of the MPhil Degree can also apply.
- SC,ST & PH candidates eligible irrespective of percentage of marks.
- Those who do not have an MPhil may be considered in exceptional cases of merit, if having at least two years’ research experience in a University/Research Institution and research publications in refereed academic journals.
- Foreign nationals and those who have undergone the qualifying Programmes abroad will be eligible subject to clarification on equivalence of their Degrees by the University.
Financial Aid : All the selected candidates will be offered Fellowships, available under various schemes.
- ICSSR Institutional Doctoral Fellowships-6
- CDS Endowment Fellowships-2
- Selected scholars can avail of the UGC’s JRF and the RGNF for SC/ST candidates, if awarded such fellowships by the UGC
- Selected scholars from SC/ST communities of Kerala can seek assistance under the Government of Kerala Fellowship Scheme
How to Apply : Application is to be submitted in the prescribed format (can be downloaded from website) along with
- Self attested copies of all marksheets/certificates from +2 onwards
- Study Proposal
- Application Fee of Rs. 200, as a DD drawn in favour of the Centre for Development Studies, payable at Trivandrum
- SC,ST and PH (with ≥ 40% disability) applicants are exempted from payment of application fee.
All applications must be sent to Academic Programme Office, CDS.
Selection Process : Candidates will be short–listed for Interview on the basis of their scores for Academic Record and Study Proposal.
Important Dates:
Last date for submission of application is November 30, 2009.
Personal Interviews scheduled at CDS on January 07, 2010.
Programme commences on or before February 01, 2010.
Address:
Academic Programme Office,
Centre for Developmental Studies,
Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram-695001
Kerala.
Phone: 0471-244 8884; 098950 53902
Email: acad@cds.ac.in
Website: www.cds.edu