Humanities & Social Sciences

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

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Admission to PhD Programmes in HSS

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences offers a PhD programme in each of its five disciplines: English (Literature, Linguistics, and English Language Teaching), Fine Arts, Philosophy, Psychology, and Sociology. However, please note that some disciplines may not advertise for PhD applications in a given round of admissions. Please see the most current advertisement at  http://www.iitk.ac.in/doaa/pgadmission.htm to see if the discipline to which you would like to apply is accepting applications.


Eligibility criteria for PhD Admissions in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Applications to the PhD programme in HSS are screened on the basis of a written exam and, if shortlisted based on your performance in the exam, an interview.

The following are the eligibility criteria for appearing in the entrance exam. If you meet these criteria, you will be invited to appear for the exam in the discipline to which you have applied.

  • A master’s degree in any subject
  • Minimum 55% marks or a minimum CPI of 6 on a 10-point scale in the master’s degree
  • One of the following, unless you have a master’s degree from the IITs in any subject with a CPI of at least 8:
    • JRF/NET certification in the discipline to which you are applying. The NET certificate should be less than five years old at the time of application.
    • A valid GATE (Humanities and Social Sciences) score in the discipline to which you are applying
    • You do not require NET or GATE certification if you have a master’s degree from the IITs in any subject with a CPI of at least 8.
  • Those applying under the SC/ST and OBC-NCL categories require only passing marks in their master’s degrees. In addition, they must have NET certification (less than five years old at the time of applying) or a valid GATE (X/H) score in the discipline to which they are applying.

You can find the link to the online application portal here: http://www.iitk.ac.in/doaa/pgadmission.htm

Syllabus for PHD (Fine-Arts) Entrance Test Students with and without Fine Arts Background  
Syllabus for PhD Admission in English (Literature, Linguistics and ELT)  
Syllabus for PhD Admission Test in PHILOSOPHY  
Syllabus for PhD Admission Test in Psychology  
Syllabus for PhD Admission Test in SOCIOLOGY - for Applicants with Sociology Background  
Syllabus for PhD Admission Test in SOCIOLOGY - for Applicants without Sociology Background  
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1 GLMLIC/HSS /2014021 TANIKA CHAKRABORTY   Gender And Employment In Central Asia
2 HUL /HSS /2014209 KOUMUDI PATIL ANURAG GUPTA Vending At Pos Model
3 HUL /HSS /2014149 KOUMUDI PATIL ANURAG GUPTA Hul Code Manufacturing
4 DST /HSS /2014074 A K SHARMA BRAJ BHUSHAN Psychosocial Stress Among Pregnant Women An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Survey Of Reproductive And Physical Health In A Peri-Urban India
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6 ICPR /HSS /2015043 PRASHANT BHALCHANDRA BAGAD   Gandhi'S Critique Of Modernity In Hind Swaraj: A Philosophical Study
7 CCRY /HSS /2015057 A K SHARMA   Yoga Camp & International Yoga Day
8 BOSTON/HSS /2015315 SUDHARSHANA N. P.   Learning Enhancement Programme
9 UPRVUN/HSS /2015243 DEEP MUKHERJEE   Socio-Economic Study On Neighbourhood Area Of Panki Thermal Power Station
10 DST /HSS /2015394 ARK VERMA   Dst-Inspire Investigating The Laterdization Of Attentional Processes
11 UPRVUN/HSS /2015410 DEEP MUKHERJEE   Socio-Economic Study On Near By Areas Of The Proposed Jawaharpur Thermal Power Project
12 WTI /HSS /2015388 KOUMUDI PATIL   Training On Moonj Grass Weaving
13 UPRVUN/HSS /2015400 DEEP MUKHERJEE   Socio-Economic Study On Nearby Areas Of The Obra Thermal Power Station
14 IITB /HSS /2015416 KOUMUDI PATIL VINAY P NAMBOODIRI Khel (Knowledge Hub For E-Learning)
15 MHRD /HSS /2016161 MURALI PRASAD PANTA K MURALIDHAR Law And Economics For Solving Social, Economic And Technical Challenges
16 WIZMIN/HSS /2016146 TANIKA CHAKRABORTY   Identification Of Clusters Of Child Labur In Uttar Pradesh And Their Characteristics
17 DST /HSS /2016228 ARK VERMA DEVPRIYA KUMAR Cogn-Ex1.0: Behavioural Workshop On Experimental Methods
18 DST /HSS /2016328 ARK VERMA   Investigating Visual Word Procedding In Hindi
19 IDEA /HSS /2016360 KOUMUDI PATIL   Technical Deployment Of Digitals Games
20 ICSSR /HSS /2016488 SHIKHA DIXIT A K SHARMA Interplay Between Women'S Reproductive Health Behaviour And Socio - Cultural Milieu: A Study Of Balrampur District Of Chhattisgarh
21 UPRVUN/HSS /2017036 DEEP MUKHERJEE   Demographic Survey Around Panki Power Plant
22 MHRD /HSS /2016142S BRAJ BHUSHAN SHATARUPA THAKURTA ROY Development Of Assistive Touch Screen Based Interface For Children With Dyslexia And Dysgraphia
23 ICSSR /HSS /2017071 DEVPRIYA KUMAR   Sense Of Agency As Tracking Control: A Multi-Level Approach
24 TI /HSS /2017095 KUMAR RAVI PRIYA   Reconstructing Forgiveness And Reconciliation For Post-Violence Healing: An Ethnographistudy In India
25 DST /HSS /2017171 DEVPRIYA KUMAR   Role Of Intentionality In Emotion Perception And Sense Of Agency
26 INSA /HSS /2017249 KOUMUDI PATIL SHIVAM TRIPATHI Unrevelling Shringverpura: Ancient Technology For Harvesting Water
27 IHA /HSS /2017322 KOUMUDI PATIL   Mapping Sringaverpura: An Inter-Disciplinary Research
28 DORA /HSS /2017375 KOUMUDI PATIL   Khel Phase Ii
29 SARD /HSS /2018070 SUDHARSHANA N. P.   English Remediation Material For Grade Ix
30 IIM /HSS /2018125 ANINDITA CHAKRABARTI   A Study Of Artisanal Entrepreneurship, Skill Development And Network Among Goldsmiths In Contemporary India
31 MHRD /HSS /2018238 ARK VERMA K MURALIDHAR 171004g03: Natural Language Processing And Big Data For Psycholinguistics
32 MHRD /HSS /2018597 KOUMUDI PATIL SHAKTI SINGH GUPTA Rural Craft And Artisans Development & Rural Industrialization And Entrepreneurship Development
33 XI /HSS /2019070 KOUMUDI PATIL   Frugal Innovation For I&T Fellows
34 ICSSR /HSS /2018400 PRADIP SWARNAKAR   Industry Academiacollaboration: A Comparative Study Of Iit And Univdersity System In India
35 ICSSR /HSS /2019029 PRADIP SWARNAKAR   Climate Energy Policy Network: A Comparative Study Of India And Japan
36 SERB /HSS /2019488 BRAJ BHUSHAN   Exploringfractal Dimension As A Technique To Study Facial Expressions Of Emotions

Welcome Message

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) was established in 1960 along with other departments of Science and Engineering. With an intent to sharpen the creative talents of the students and to help them evolve as better leaders and decision- makers, the institute allocated more than fifteen percent of the total UG course credits to HSS courses.
The Department has twenty-nine faculty members who teach a range of courses in English, Fine Arts, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology. Many faculty members of HSS actively participate in the interdisciplinary postgraduate programme in Design (M. Des.) and co-supervise students of other departments as well. Besides teaching, the faculty members are involved in thesis supervision of Ph.D. scholars working in different areas...

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-Prof. Mini Chandran

Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

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