PhD Admissions

Ph.D programme in Women's Studies

Location: Mumbai

School: School of Development Studies

Centre: Advanced Centre for Women's Studies

Intake: 2

Eligibility

Eligibility 

Candidates are requested to check the eligibility criteria before filling the application form. Candidates found ineligible will be rejected at any stage in the admission process and no grievances will be entertained in this regard.
Applicants will be shortlisted for the Research Aptitude Test (RAT) on basis of them meeting the following considerations with regard to educational qualifications, work experience and research proposal:

1. Educational Qualifications: The minimum academic qualification for admission to the  Ph.D programmes is a Second Class Master’s or equivalent degree in the relevant subject awarded by a recognised university in India or abroad, with at least an average of 55 per cent of aggregate marks, or a grade point average of 3.5 under the seven-point scale of the University Grants Commission (UGC). In the case of SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/differently-abled candidates, the minimum eligibility is an average of 45 per cent of aggregate marks, or a grade point average of 2.50.
2. Work Experience: A minimum of five years of post graduation work experience is required for Ph.D. programmes.

3. Candidates who have an M.Phil or equivalent degree awarded by a recognized university in India or abroad are also eligible to apply for the Ph.D Programme. Candidates who have an M.Phil. or equivalent degree need not fulfil the five years’ work experience criteria.  
4. Research Proposal: Submission of a research proposal is a compulsory requirement for admission to the Ph.D. Programme. A research proposal consisting of approximately 1,000 words should accompany the proposal and indicate the Specification of the broad field of study, Statement of the research problem and scope and objectives of the study, rationale for and the significance of the study, methodology to be followed, references, and the candidate’s research/work experience in that area, if any.

Description

Thematic Areas:

Applications are specifically encouraged under the following five themes for the 2021 admissions cycle :

· Gender and development

· Gender, Culture and Human Rights

· Violence against Women

· Gender and science-technology

· Queer studies

Apart from the above, faculty in the ACWS have expertise in the following areas

 
• Gender and society

• Gender and Education 

feminist perspectives on health and mental health

Gender, labour, and migration

• feminist movements and the state 

• Sexuality, Sexual Violence and Sexual Rights

• Feminist Peace and Justice Studies

• Women's Leadership

• Histories of gender and medicine in India

• Caste, ethnicity and gender

• Social histories of gender

Fee Structure:

Fee Structure for THE Ph.D Programme

(Prices in INR and subject to revision)

The full fees and deposits should be paid within the stipulated time after the announcement of the admission results. In addition, Rs. 50/- towards bank processing charges should be paid in any branch of the State Bank of India. If students fail to pay the fee on time, their candidature can be cancelled. Once the students details have been entered into the Online platform, a scanned copy of the fee receipt must be submitted via the online platform. Non-adherence to the above will be considered as equivalent to non-payment of fees.

*subject to revision