Ph.D. Programme in Education

Eligibility

Eligibility for applying to Ph.D. Programme in Education:

(1) Those clearing in UGC-NET in any of three categories are eligible to apply for the admission to Ph.D. programmes:

Category-1: Eligible for (i) admission to Ph.D. with JRF and (ii) appointment as Assistant Professor. (Valid JRF certificate i.e., not older than 3 years)

Catcgory-2: Eligible for (i) admission to Ph.D. without JRF and (ii) appointment as Assistant Professor. (Recent valid NET certificate i.e., not older than 1 year)

Catcgory-3: Eligible for admission to Ph.D. programme only and not for the award of JRF or appointment as Assistant Professor (Recent valid certificate i.e., not older than 1 year)

Eligibility criteria of qualifying degree:

• Candidates who have completed: A 1-year/2-semester master's degree programme after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme or a 2-year/4-semester master’s degree programme after a 3-year bachelor’s degree programme or qualifications declared equivalent to the master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed

Or

Equivalent qualification from a foreign educational institution accredited by an assessment and accreditation agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country to assess, accredit or assure quality and standards of the educational institution.

• A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the University Grants Commission from time to time.
• Provided that a candidate seeking admission after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed. A relaxation of 5% marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer)/Differently-Abled, Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the University Grants Commission from time to time.

Selection criteria for Ph.D. admission:

(1)  Applying to the Ph.D. programme need not necessarily entitle candidates to be called for personal interview. The eligible applicants are short-listed in 1:5 (One ratio five i.e., five candidates for one seat) to be called for the Online Personal Interview (OPI). The short-listing of candidates will be done based on (a) the marks secured in NET exam conducted by UGC-NTA and (b) the reservation norms/policy of GoI. 

(2) For those students with category 2 and category 3 of UGC-NET, 70% weightage is given to their NET score and 30% weightage is given to their performance in the personal interview

(3) For those students who are having a valid JRF (JRF prior to 2024 or JRF of 2024), the selection will be done based on the performance in personal interview only.

(4) In case, the valid JRF holders are not selected based on performance in personal interview, then the criteria applied to category 2 and category 3 of UGC-NET i.e., 70% weightage for NET score and 30% weightage for personal interview shall be followed in such cases.

(5) The candidates have to upload a research proposal or concept note (minimum 2000 words) on their proposed research. This proposal/concept note may include introduction, research objectives, significance of the study, research methodology. The questions/discussion in the personal interview will mostly focus on the proposed research topic/research interest

Reservation*:

Tata Institute of Social Sciences is Deemed to be University funded by Ministry of Education through UGC and follows all the norms and regulation of Government of India with respect to reservation policy. According to this, in the Central Universities and Institutions which are deemed to be Universities, the reservation of seats shall be as follows:

1. 15% of the seats for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates.
2. 7.5% of seats Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates.

iii. 27% of the seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates as per the Central List

1. 10% of the seats for General-Economically Weaker Sections (General- EWS) candidates.
2. 05% of the seats in the above-mentioned categories for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) with 40% or more disability.
3. 05% of the seats in the above-mentioned categories for Kashmiri Migrants as per GoI guidelines

vii. 05% of the seats in the above-mentioned categories for Armed Forces

*The details/eligibility regarding reservations may be accessed through following link https://admissions.tiss.ac.in/view/6/admissions/reservations/reservation-policy/

Description

Azim Premji School of Education invite applications from eligible candidates to its regular-full-time Ph.D. in Education on the following themes/research areas: Inclusive and Special Education; Socio-Emotional Learning; Student mental health; STEAM Education; Design Thinking in Education; Higher Education

Mode of Ph.D. Programme:

Ph.D. Programmes are offered in Regular Full-time mode.  TISS follows all the guidelines and norms issued by the University Grants Commission from time to time in regulating the Ph.D. programmes such as “University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022. The Ph.D. programme in TISS mandate successful completion of coursework, regular presentations before the Research Advisory Committees, the evaluation and assessment of coursework and thesis.

The full-time Ph.D. students are not working professional and devote their full time to the Ph.D. research. They are mostly fellowship/scholarship holders and are required to put their attendance on daily basis in the Attendance Register maintained in the Doctoral Students’ Office (DSO) of the Institute. Full-time Ph.D. students are also required to attend the course work classes, research seminars, talks arranged on regular basis by their schools and the DSO. Whenever, the full-time Ph.D. students get a job, they can request the DSO for converting their Ph.D. into part-time Ph.D.

About Hostels:

Limited number of hostel seats are available for the full-time Ph.D. scholars.  Hostel seats will be allocated on the basis of need-cum-merit principle. Hostel admission will be provided only for the duration of three years. Ph.D. students have to vacate the hostels after completing three years. An undertaking in this regard may be compulsorily executed.

Distribution of Credit Hours:

Ph.D. Coursework:

All the selected candidates for Ph.D. programme are required to successfully complete the Ph.D. coursework which is a minimum of 12 credits, including a “Research and Publication Ethics” course as notified by UGC vide D.O. No. F.1- 1/2018(Journal/CARE) in 2019 and courses on qualitative, quantitative research methodology.

The Ph.D. Coursework will be offered in off-line regular classroom mode in the campus during the first and second semesters (first year) of the Ph.D. programme.

A Ph.D. scholar must obtain a minimum of 55% marks or its equivalent grade in the UGC 10-point scale in the course work to be eligible to continue in the programme and submit his or her thesis.

Fee Structure:

The details of the semester-wise fees to be paid by those who get selected for the Ph.D. programme will be announced soon on this webpage.

Link for applying to the Ph.D. programme is given in this webpage

For any information, updates/amendments in timeline, guidelines, etc. you are required to visit Website: https://www.tiss.ac.in/. Any admission related queries at any stage should be sent to admissionsinfo@tiss.ac.in or call the Admissions helpline at 022 - 25525252. Mails sent to any other email-ids will not be considered for further action and response.

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