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Course Details

MODE

Full time

DURATION

72 Months

Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities and Social Sciences doctorate program offered by the Indian Institute of Technology, Patna. This course duration varies from 3 to 6 years, the student has to finish between this timeline to obtain the Ph.D. degree.


Eligibility Criteria

For admission to the PhD Programme in the department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS),a candidate must satisfy one of the following criteria:

  • M. Phil. or Master’s degree in Arts/Commerce/Science/Management in a relevant area with aminimum of 55% marks or equivalent.
  • Master’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Design in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% marks.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology in a relevant area with a minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks.

Admission Details

  • A Ph.D. scholar, in the categories JRF/SRF  Fellows  [1.1  b],  SPONSORED  (FULL-TIME)  [1.2] and project STAFF [1.4],can be admitted to the  Institute throughout the year. Registration to the PhD Programme of the Institute normally takes place in January and July every year.  Advertisements are issued in September/October for the even semester (January-April)  and  February/March for the odd semester (July/August –November).
  • Admission to all categories of students is granted on the basis of interview/admission test held tentatively in the month of December and May -July every year.
  • Foreign nationals can only register as regular full-time scholars. Foreign nationals with a degree from Indian Universities will be treated on par with Indian nationals for admission purposes. Foreign nationals with foreign degrees must meet the minimum educational requirements as given in Appendix-I equivalent to an Indian Master’s degree in the relevant disciplines. In addition, they should have a valid GRE/GMAT/   GATE   /JMET/CAT/XAT/MAT/ATMA/UGC or CSIR/NET /JRF or an equivalent examination and should have cleared TOEFL score in the relevant discipline. The applications of foreign nationals may be considered based on a web-interface personal interview/presentation.

The following documents are to be furnished along with the application by candidates falling underSponsored, Project Staff, and Part-time categories:
Form  I: Sponsorship letter for the Sponsored category. 

Form II: No objection certificate from Coordinator, Sponsored Research and Industrial Relation Unit(SRIRU), IIT Patna, for Project Staff category. 

Form III: No objection certificate from the employer for Part-time category

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