The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), IIT Kanpur, invites applications for PhD admissions for the January 2027 semester in the following discipline-wise specific research areas: 

English

Linguistics

English Language Teaching (ELT)

Posthumanism, Anthropocene Literature, Environmental Humanities, Blue Humanities, Climate Fiction and Films, Ecosickness, Planetary Health, Postmodernism

Philosophy

Logic, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Cognitive Science/Mind, Philosophy of Language/Linguistics

Fine Arts

Painting, Mural/Fresco Painting, Visual Arts

Sociology

Just Transition, Economic Sociology, Family and Law