Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), Chennai announces Admission to PhD Program 2024, Apply Now
MIDS, Chennai PhD Admission 2024 – Applications are invited for admission to the Ph.D. programme of MIDS from candidates who have been awarded fellowships from UGC or any other funding agency for a minimum period of three years to carry out doctoral research in the areas of Economics, History and Development Studies.
Candidates without fellowship but wishing to apply for ICSSR Institutional Doctoral Fellowship may also apply for admission in the Institute. Final selection for the ICSSR fellowship solely rests with ICSSR.
Candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds/groups are encouraged to apply.
MIDS, Chennai PhD Admission 2024
Important Dates
- Last date for receiving applications: 8 April 2024
Eligibility Criteria
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- Candidates who have completed Post-Graduation with at least 55% marks (50% marks, in the case of SC/ST candidates) or equivalent grade point average in Economics, History, Development Studies are eligible to apply.
- Areas of research (of available supervisors) include the following:
- Environmental economics; Development economics.
- Social, cultural, and intellectual history; social change in modern India; political movements in modern India; new social movements in modern India
- Agricultural and rural studies; urban/semi-urban agriculture; food, energy, & water-related studies; global warming and sustainable development; business, marketing, and trade.
- Comparative sub-national political economy and inequality
- Education & development; Migration; Local planning; Informality
- Employed applicants must submit written consent from their employer at the time of joining the programme.
- Candidates should have cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) (or) M.Phil Degree (or) 1-year research experience while 2 years being desirable.
- Age: Candidates should not be more than 35 years of age (relaxation in age by 5 years permissible for SC/ST candidates) as on 8 April 2024
Application Process
- Interested candidates may submit their application through the link https://forms.gle/KvKw1t61PwNWz2FRA (may require logging into Google account) and send/forward the copy of the filled-in form received in the registered email ID to phdadmissions2024@mids.ac.in on or before 8 April 2024.
Selection process
- Shortlisted candidates will be called for a written test and an interview. Those who have secured UGC-Junior Research Fellowships for PhD will be exempted from the written test and directly called for the interview. The final selection from the shortlisted candidates will be based strictly on the quality of the research proposal, evaluation of the candidate’s performance in the written test, interview, and the availability of Supervisors in her/his area of specialisation. Institute is not responsible for any postal loss/delay in communication.
For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website