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Institute for Social and Economic Change announced notification for admission to Part Time and Full Times Ph.D Programmes for the year 2011-12. Known as ISEC, Bangalore, the institute is highly reputed in the field of training and research in Economics and Development related specialisations. The ISEC is inviting applications for full time (residential) and part-time (non-residential) doctoral programmes for the academic year 2011-12. Following are details of eligibility, specialisations / disciplines offered and application procedure:

The disciplines / specializations for PhD in ISEC, Bangalore:

1. Development Studies
2. Sociology/ Social Anthropology
3. Agricultural Economics or Rural Development
4. Economics
5. Political Science/ International Relations/ Public Administration
6. Environmental Economics/ Ecological Economics/ Natural Resource Economics
7. Education
8. Population/ Demographic Studies

Eligibility Requirements: Applicants should have Master’s degree in any of the above mentioned disciplines with minimum 55 percent marks in aggregate. Those passed in UGC-NET or JRF or SLET or having M Phil degree are preferable. Candidates age should be below 35 years to avail ICSSR fellowships and below 40 years in case of teachers and members of professional staff in Research Institutes. There is no age limitations for ISEC Fellowship for Part-time or External PhD Programmes.

How to apply: Interested candidates can download application forms from ISEC website link http://www.isec.ac.in/Phd-Infor-Appl-2011-12.pdf . More details of admissions also available in that link. Filled in forms should be sent along with required documentation to ‘Registrar, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Professor V K R V Rao Road, Nagarabhavi P.O.,’ Bangalore-560 072, (Karnataka) ‘ Last date for receipt of completed application forms is 16th May 2011. Contact for details: Phone: 91-080-23215468; Fax: 91-080-23217008; Email: registrar@isec.ac.in . Website: www.isec.ac.in/phd.htm

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai has announced admission notification 2012-2013 for PG and Research Courses. IGIDR is inviting applications for admission to M.Sc. (Economics), M.Phil/ PhD. (Development Studies) and Ph.D. External Registration (Development Studies) for the year commencing from August 2012. Separate notification is issued for Ph.D. External registration procedure. Following are details of all the programmes:

1. M.Sc. (Economics): Duration is 2 years and course will start from August 2012. Eligibility: Applicants should have completed B.A. / B.Sc. in Economics/ B.Com./ B.Stat./ B.Sc. (Physics or mathematics) / B.Tech./ B.E. with minimum second calss for Economics subject and first class for other disciplines. Candidate must have studied mathematics at the higher secondary level.

2. M.Phil. / Ph.D. (Development Studies): Duration of M.Phil is two years and Ph.D. programme is four years. Eligibility: Should have M.A. / M.Sc in Economics/ M.Stat./ M.Sc. (Physics or Mathematics or Environmental Science or Operations Research)/ M.B.A./ M.Tech./ M.E./ B.Tech./ B.E. with at least 55 percent aggregate marks for Economics discipline and 60 percent aggregate marks for other disciplines. You should have studied Mathematics at the higher secondary level. M.Phil./ Ph.D. students shall get a monthly stipend of Rs.12,000/- and Ph.D. candidates will receive a monthly stipend of Rs.18,000/- from third year.

3. External Ph.D. Programme (Development Studies): Applicants should have M.A . / M.Sc in Economics/ M.Stat./ M.Sc. (Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Environmental Science or Operations Research)/ M.B.A./ M.Tech./ M.E./ B.Tech./B.E. with at least 55 percent aggregate for Economics and 60 percent marks for other disciplines. Selection will be based on only interview.

Selection Procedure for M.Sc., M.Phil/ Ph.D. consists of written test and an interview. The written test contains questions from general aptitude, analytical ability and mathematical skills. Those qualified in written test will be called for interview at IGIDR around June 2012.

Interested candidates can download application forms from the IGIDE website www.igidr.ac.in . Application fee is Rs. 500 and it should be paid as DD drawn in favour of ‘Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)’ payable at Mumbai. Filled in forms along with required enclosures should be sent to ‘Students Office, IGIDR, Gen. A.K. Vaidya Marg, Santosh Nagar, Goregaon (East), Mumbai 400 065’. E-mail: soffice@igidr.ac.in. Interested candidates can also apply online through IGIDR website http://www.igidr.ac.in/admission.php. Candidates can also apply online using the above mentioned website. Online application fee is Rs. 300 only.

Important Dates:

1. Last date for issue of application forms by post: March 19, 2012
2. Last date for receipt of completed application forms / Online applications: March 23, 2012
3. Date of Written test: April 2012 (Tentative)
4. Last date to apply online for External Ph.D.: April 2012 (Tentative).