Humanities & Social Sciences

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Admission to PhD Programmes in HSS

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences invites PhD applications for 2018-2019 first semester in the following disciplines:

English, Fine Arts, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology 

Eligibility

Applicants must have a master's degree in the relevant subject or a bachelor's degree in Engineering or science (4 year programme) or a master's degree in sciences or in an allied field of HSS with marks/CPI not below the specified minimum*.

The candidate either must have a valid GATE score or must have qualified for/in JRF/NET. The requirement of GATE/JRF/NET is waived for candidates having a master's degree in science/arts from IITs with a minimum CPI of 8.0.

*The "specified minimum" marks/CPI (Cumulative Performance Index), implies a minimum of 55 percent marks /5.5 (on a 10 point scale) as long as it is not less than the minimum pass marks/CPI; otherwise, the "specified minimum" marks/CPI implies the minimum pass marks/CPI.

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