Doctor of Philosophy

 

The direct doctoral program is designed to prepare the students for professional leadership in population field as well as for pursuing academic and non-academic career.

No. of Seats:

Total vacant seat of GOI fellowships on the date of advertisement.

In case of JRF candidates, the Admission Committee may decide the number of candidates to be selected based on the performance in the personal interview. In no case, any JRF candidates scoring less than the last respective category of GoI candidate selected for Ph.D. program be selected.

Eligibility:

(1) Candidates who have completed: 
I.  A 1-year/2-semester master's degree programme after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme or a 2-year/4-semester master’s degree programme after a 3-year bachelor’s degree programme or qualifications declared equivalent to the master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed or equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institution accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of the educational institution. 

A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the UGC from time to time 
Provided that a candidate seeking admission after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the UGC from time to time. 
OR
II. Candidates who have completed the M.Phil. programme with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed or equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institution accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of educational institutions, shall be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. programme. 

A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC(non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the UGC from time to time. 

AND

(1) Those clearing in UGC-NET (Subject as mentioned below) in any of three categories are eligible to apply for the admission to Ph.D. programmes:

Category-1: Eligible for (i) admission to Ph.D. with JRF and (ii) appointment as Assistant Professor.

Catcgory-2: Eligible for (i) admission to Ph.D. without JRF and (ii) appointment as Assistant Processor.

Catcgory-3: Eligible for admission to Ph.D. programme only and not for the award of JRF or appointment as Assistant Professor.

 

For admission to Ph.D. in Population Studies at IIPS-Mumbai, clearing in UGC/CSIR-NET 2024 onwards in the subject of Population Studies / Anthropology / Economics / Geography / Psychology / Political Science / Social Work / Sociology / Mathematics / Statistics/Social Medicine & Community Health is the mandatory eligibility requirement.

Candidate who have already passed the qualifying examination and those who have already appeared/shall be appearing in the final qualifying examinations are eligible to apply. However, admission of the candidate will be cancelled if s/he fails to furnish the final examination result by September 30, 2025.

The upper age limit is 30 years as on June 30, 2025. Marks and age will be relaxed for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD categories as per Government of India rules.

Duration:

Three years full time to a maximum of six years. Duration is specified for thesis submission and not for fellowship. The Pre-Ph.D. course work (eight months duration) shall be compulsory for the candidates admitted to the Ph.D. programme. 

Fellowship:

Government of India Fellowships @ Rs. 37,000/- per month for 1st and 2nd years and Rs.42,000/- per month for 3rd and 4th years available for the Indian students who have qualified NET for Lectureship in Population Studies or its inter-disciplinary subjects conducted by the UGC. Such Ph.D. fellowship also carries a contingency grant of Rs. 10,000/- per year for the first two years and Rs. 20,500/- for the third and fourth year.

Selection Criteria:

  1. For those students who are having a valid JRF, the selection will be done based on the personal interview only. The personal interview component carries 100% weightage. The Institute will not bear any travel expense of the candidates called for the personal interview. (Eligible for UGC- JRF fellowship only)
  2. For those students with category 2 and category 3 of UGC-NET 2024 onwards, 70% weightage is given to their NET score and 30% weightage is to their performance in the personal interview. The Ph.D. Admission will be based on the combined merit of NET score & the scores obtained in the personal Interview. The Institute will not bear any travel expense of the candidates called for the personal interview. Those students who have cleared only NET prior to 2024 are not eligible to apply for any of the Ph.D. programmes. (Eligible for GOI fellowship only)

Reservation:

Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS will be considered as per the Government of India norms.

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