Applying for a PhD in Social Sciences (India) Veena Mani Doctoral candidate IIT Madras

Institutions Central universities Science and Technology institutes (IITs, NITs, IISER) ICSSR-supported institutes Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengluru Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram Centre for Studies in Social Sciences (CSSS), Kolkata Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), Chennai Centre for Women’s Development Studies (CWDS), New Delhi National Institute of Advance Studies, Bengaluru

Steps UGC NET / JRF Research statement CV Entrance exams Interviews Admission Summer Schools

Funding UGC JRF MHRD-IIT, NIT Maulana Azad National Fellowship (for students belonging to minority communities) Institute-specific fellowships Centre for the Study of Developing Societies Fellowships ICSSR

Sociology/Anthropology Distinctions clearly marked Make note of the faculty in the respective institutions Be aware of the methods - basics Be aware of the theories - basics Interdisciplinary works are encouraged But rooting in one discipline should be demonstrated in the initial years