PhD Program in Humanities and Social Sciences

Applications are invited from Indian citizens for admission to Ph.D Programme scheduled to commence from 27th July, 2018 in the following schools of basic sciences at NISER, Bhubaneswar:

Humanities and Social Sciences

Eligibility

Minimum Educational Qualifications

• 60%or equivalent GPA in Masters in Social Sciences and allied disciplines

PhD program in School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS), NISER, includes areas of research under the disciplines of Economics, Psychology, Sociology and English

Candidates should have qualified at least one of these national level examinations i.e. CSIR-UGCNET/GATE/GPAT/JEST/INSPIRE (Doctoral fellowship under AORC Scheme)/JGEEBILS/NBHM (with fellowship) or any other equivalent national level examination, valid for the current year in the relevant area of research.

The scholarship given by NISER is Rs. 25,000/- for first two years, which will subsequently be enhanced to Rs. 28,000/- for remaining three years, subject to the condition that he/she fulfills all the requirements of the Institute that will be stipulated from time to time.

Candidates who are appearing in the final semester/year of qualifying examination in 2018 are also eligible to apply. However, they should have scored minimum 60% or equivalent grade till the end of the third semester/ relevant year as the case may be. If selected, their admission will be subject to submission of final semester / year result mark sheet wherein they should have obtained the requisite percentage

How to Apply

The application form has to be filled up online at http://www.niser.ac.in  and candidates should follow stepwise instructions mentioned to complete the application submission process. At the time of application, along with this online form, the candidate should upload soft copy of the supporting documents as per the eligibility criteria.

Candidates intending to apply for more than one school should fill up online application forms for each school and submit separate forms with appropriate supporting documents

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