- Shortlisted candidates for the PhD written entrance test
- Ms. Pronita Mondal (Roll No. 16200262), a doctoral student in the Dept. of HSS, will defend her PhD thesis on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
- A workshop on comics/graphic narrative making, mentored by graphic artist Orijit Sen, was conducted at the Fine Arts Lab, November 5-7. A display of nine comics, which emerged as a result of this workshop, took place at the 6th-floor corridor, Faculty Building.
- An invited Talk (in-person) in Fine Arts by Prof. Suresh B.V. (Professor & Head, Department of Fine Arts, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.), hosted by Prof. Ritwij Bhowmik on THURSDAY, October 13, 2022.
- Indian Philosophers' Day celebration at the Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences in association with the Indian Council for Philosophical Research, July 29, 2022, 10 am-5 pm, PBCEC Classroom, IIT Kanpur.
- Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik delivered an (in-person) invited Talk – “Fine Arts at IIT Kanpur: A History in Making” at Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, on Monday, May 30, 2022.
- An invited Talk (in-person) in Fine Arts by Prof. Pankaj Panwar (Professor & Principal, Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan), hosted by Prof. Ritwij Bhowmik on THURSDAY, April 28, 2022.
- IIT Kanpur’s Former Faculty Dr. Ramadhar Singh Honoured with Purdue University Distinguished Alumni Award in Psychology.
- Prof.Ritwij Bhowmik (Dept. of HSS), jointly with Prof. M. Das (Dept. of Design), organizing a day-long (in-person) workshop, "Kanpur Writers Penmanship Workshop," on SATURDAY, 9th of April 2022.
- Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik delivered an invited Talk – “My Creative Journey & The MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Art Project” as a Fulbright Visiting Artist/Faculty at the Humanities Department & Fine-Arts Program, LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York, New York City, 2nd December 2021.
- Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik's fourth Solo Exhibition of recent artworks, "MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE," opens at the FINLEY GALLERY, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA
- Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik has been awarded the prestigious “Fulbright-Nehru Academic & Professional Excellence Fellowships 2020-21.”
- Book illustration by Ms. Gargi Ghosh (Roll No: 19200262, Supervisor: Dr. R. Bhowmik), for the book ‘BUILD AND SUSTAIN A CARRE IN ENGINEERING’ Notion Press.
- ऑटिज्म (Autism) पीड़ित बच्चों की मदद के लिए नई तकनीक की खोज में जुटा आईआईटी-कानपुर
- Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik served as chair for a Special Panel Discussion Session at the XIV INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT, online virtual conference held at Avid College, Male, Maldives on 23rd July 2020.
- Symposium on Typological Perspectives on Complex Predicates in South Asian Languages
- Solo Exhibition of Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik (see more)
- Keynote Address by Professor A K Sharma
- Workshop on Qualitative Research Methods
- Outreach Programme - Disappearing Dialogues
- Design for All India
- Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik delivered a talk – “New Media Art & Education: Challenges & Possibilities,” at Faculty Development Programme at the Dept. of Visual Media & Communication, Amrita School of Arts & Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, 21st January 2021.
- Ms. SADHANA NASKAR, (Roll – 16100273), won the ‘Certificate of Merit’ award for excellence in art, Charulaka Utsav, by the ‘Ministry of Information & Culture,’ Govt. of West Bengal, Dec. 2019.
- Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik served as chair for a Special Panel Discussion Session at the XIV INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT, online virtual conference held at Avid College, Male, Maldives on 23rd July 2020.
- Workshop on Sustainable Development
- Invited Talk by Dr. N P Sudharshana
- Panelist - Identity of Women
- Invited Lecture at IEG
- Fellow of IAMMS
- Distinguished Alumnus Award
- Acceptance Speech for the EMMI Award conferred by St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Manjakuppam, Cuddalore 21 June 2015
- Dr. G. Neelakantan's Visit to University College, Dublin
- A Film by Students
- Dr. Tanika Chakraborty awarded Class of 1984 Faculty Research Fellowship, IIT Kanpur.
- The Distinguished Teacher Award 2014 is conferred upon Professor Arun Kumar Sharma.
- Distinguished Teaching Award 2013 was conferred upon Professor G Neelakantan.
- One of the Institute Fellow awards 2013 is conferred upon Professor T V S Ramamohan Rao, retired faculty of Economics.
- Dr. T Ravichandran has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship, 2014 for his research proposal on "Literature, Technology and Environment: Global and Pedagogical Perspectives".
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
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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