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