International Institute for Population Science
The International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) Mumbai, formerly known as the Demographic Training and Research Centre (DTRC) till 1970, was established in July 1956 under the joint sponsorship of the Government of India, Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, , and the United Nations. The Institute is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The Institute serves as a regional centre for Training and Research in Population Studies for the ESCAP region. The Institute was re-designated to its present title in 1985 to facilitate the expansion of its academic activities and was declared as a 'Deemed University' in August 14, 1985 under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. This recognition has facilitated the award of degrees by the Institute itself and paved the way for further expansion of the Institute as an academic institution. The faculty members and the supporting staff belong to diverse interdisciplinary background with specialisation in some core areas of population sciences, trained in India and abroad. The Institute is the hub of population and health related teaching and research in India, playing a vital role for planning and development of the country. During the past years, students from different countries of Asia and the Pacific region, Africa and North America have been trained at the Institute. The alumni of the Institute are occupying prestigious positions at reputed national and international organisations, universities, research institutes and non-governmental organisations. The Institute offers Post-Graduate, Doctoral, and Post-Doctoral courses, admission to which for the academic session 2022-2023 is announced hereby. After completing the course, students of all programmes are well prepared for:
- (i) admission to higher degree programmes in the best universities of the world;
- (ii) a good career in teaching & research;
- (iii) multi-disciplinary professional career; or
- (iv) independent consultant and specialist in health and development sectors.
ADMISSION ANNOUNCEMENT –
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023 .
The International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), an autonomous organization established in 1956 under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, invites applications for admission to the following programmes for the Academic Year 2022-2023.
- M.A/M.Sc in Population Studies
- [Monthly Fellowship Rs. 5,000/-]
- M.Sc in Bio-statistics and Demography
- [Monthly Fellowship Rs. 5,000/-]
- Master of Population Studies (M.P.S.)
- [Monthly Fellowship Rs. 5,000/-]
- Ph.D in Population Studies / Bio-statistics & Demography
- [JRF & equivalent fellowship]
- Part-time Ph.D. Programme
- Post-Doctoral Programme (P.D.F.)
- [Monthly Fellowship Rs. 50,000/-+ HRA]
Last date to submit application online: 30th March 2022
Date of Entrance Test: 1st May 2022
Candidates appearing for final semester exams can also apply. For more details, please visit: www.iipsindia.ac.in
M.A./M.Sc. in Population Studies
1. MASTER OF ARTS/SCIENCE IN POPULATION STUDIES (M.A./M.Sc.) Applications are invited for admission to M.A./M.Sc. in Population Studies for the Academic Session 2022- 2024.
The classes for the course will begin on July 11, 2022.
No. of Seats: 55 Seats with Government of India Fellowship. Eligibility: Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in India or abroad in any subject with a minimum of 55% marks (50% for reserved candidates) of aggregate marks/equivalent grade in all subjects will be eligible for admission. Candidates who have already passed the qualifying degree examinations and those who have already appeared/shall be appearing in the final qualifying examinations are eligible to apply. However, the admission of the candidate will be cancelled, if s/he fails to furnish final result by September 30, 2022.
The upper age limit is 25 years as on June 30, 2022. Marks and age will be relaxed for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS categories as per Government of India rules only.
Duration: Two years (Full-Time) Fellowship: Each selected Indian student will be awarded a Government of India Fellowship @ Rs. 5,000/- per month. Selection Criteria: The selection will be made on the basis of an Online Entrance Test across India. The Online Entrance Test will comprise objective type questions of multiple choices.The syllabus of Entrance Test will consist of
- Basic General Knowledge
- Logical Reasoning
- English Grammar
- Basic Mathematics
- Population, Health
- Social Science Issues
The test venue will be notified in the Admit Card. Reservation: Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS will be considered as per the Government of India norms only. Date of Online Entrance Test: May 01, 2022 Registration for Admission Test and
Processing Fee: All eligible candidates are required to register online by visiting the Institute’s website www.iipsindia.ac.in during February 07, 2022 to March 30, 2022. The non-refundable processing fee for the Online Test is Rs. 1000/- for General Category, Rs. 500/- for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), Rs. 500/- for EWS and Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PWD. Those interested in applying for more than one course should pay application processing fee separately for each course. Refund of Fees: If any student desires to withdraw admission after paying the course fees, the refund of course fees will be as per the Institute’s rules. Eligibility for admission can be relaxed by the Admission Committee in exemplary conditions. The Institute reserves the right to decide the number of seats to be filled in and change/alter certain rules at any time.
M.Sc. in Bio-statistics and Demography
2. MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIO-STATISTICS AND DEMOGRAPHY (MBD) Applications are invited for admission to M.Sc. in Bio-statistics and Demography during the Academic Session 2022-2024. The classes for the course will begin on July 11, 2022.
No. of Seats: 55 Seats with Government of India Fellowship.
Eligibility: Candidates having B.A./B.Sc. degree in Bio-statistics or Health Statistics or Mathematics or Statistics or having B.A./B.Sc. degree with two full papers on Mathematics or Statistics from a recognized university in India or abroad with a minimum of 55% (50% for reserved candidates) of aggregate marks/equivalent grade in all subjects will be eligible for admission. Candidate who have already passed the qualifying examinations and those who have already appeared/ shall be appearing in the final qualifying examinations are eligible to apply. However, admission of the candidate will be cancelled if he/she fails to furnish the final examination result by September 30, 2022. The upper age limit is 25 years as on June 30, 2022. Marks and age will be relaxed for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS categories as per Government of India rules only.
Duration: Two years (Full-Time) Fellowship: Each selected Indian student will be awarded a Government of India fellowship @ Rs. 5000/- per month. Selection Criteria: The selection will be made on the basis of an Online Test. The Online Entrance Test will comprise objective type questions of multiple choices.
The syllabus of Entrance Test will consist of basic General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning, English Grammar, Population, Health and Statistics/Mathematics. The test venue will be notified in the Admit Card.
Reservation: Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS will be considered as per the Government of India norms only. Date of Entrance Online Test: May 01, 2022
Registration for Admission Test and Processing Fee: All eligible candidates are required to register online by visiting the Institute’s website www.iipsindia.ac.in during February 07, 2022 to March 30, 2022. The non-refundable processing fee for each course is Rs. 1000/- for General category, Rs. 500/- for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) and Rs. 500 for EWS category, Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PWD category. Those interested in applying for more than one course should pay application processing fee separately for each course.
Refund of Fees: If any student desires to withdraw admission after paying the course fees, the refund of course fees will be as per the Institute’s rules. Eligibility for admission can be relaxed by the Admission Committee in exemplary conditions. The Institute reserves the right to decide the number of seats to be filled in and change/alter certain rules at any time.
Masters in Population Studies (M.P.S.)
3. MASTER OF POPULATION STUDIES (M.P.S.)
Applications are invited for admission to Masters in Population Studies (M.P.S.) during the academic session 2022-23. The classes for the course will commence from July 11, 2022.
No. of Seats: 55 Seats with Government of India Fellowship for MPS
Eligibility: Candidates having M.A./M.Sc. degree from a recognized university in India or abroad with a minimum of 55% (50% for reserved candidates) of aggregate marks/equivalent grade in the subjects; Anthropology, Bio-statistics, Development Studies, Economics, Geography, Health Statistics, Mathematics, Population Studies, Political Science, Population Education, Psychology, Rural Development, Social Work, Sociology, and Statistics will be eligible for admission. Candidates having Master degree, other than subjects specified above and having at least two years of experience in Population and Health related field are also eligible to apply. Candidates who have already passed the qualifying degree examinations and those who have already appeared/ shall be appearing in the final qualifying examinations are eligible to apply. However, the admission of the candidate will be cancelled, if s/he fails to furnish final result by September 30, 2022. The upper age limit of application is 28 years as on June 30, 2022. Marks and age will be relaxed for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS reserved categories as per Government of India rules only.
Duration: One year (Full-Time)
Fellowship: Each selected Indian student will be awarded a Government of India Fellowship @ Rs. 5,000/- per month.
Selection Criteria: The selection will be made on the basis of an Online Test. The Online Entrance Test will comprise objective type questions of multiple choices. The syllabus of Entrance Test will consist of Basic General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning, English Grammar, Basic Mathematics, Population, Health and Social Science issues. The test venue will be notified in the Admit Card. Reservation: Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS will be considered as per the Government of India norms only.
Date of Online Entrance Test: May 01, 2022
Registration for Admission Test and Processing Fee: All eligible candidates are required to register online by visiting the Institute’s website www.iipsindia.ac.in during February 07, 2022 to March 30, 2022. The non-refundable processing fee for the Online Test is Rs. 1000/- for General Category, Rs. 500/- for OBC (NonCreamy Layer) and Rs. 500/- for EWS category, and Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PWD. Those interested in applying for more than one course should pay application processing fee separately for each course.
Refund of Fees: If any student desires to withdraw admission after paying the course fees, the refund of course fees will be as per the Institute’s rule. Eligibility for admission can be relaxed by the Admission Committee in exemplary conditions. The Institute reserves the right to decide the number of seats to be filled in and change/alter certain rules at any time.
Ph.D in Population Studies/ Bio-statistics and Demography
4. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN POPULATION STUDIES / BIO-STATISTICS AND DEMOGRAPHY (Ph.D.)
Applications are invited for admission to Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Population Studies/Bio-statistics and Demography during the academic session 2022-23 to commence from July 11, 2022.
No. of Fellowships: As per availability of GOI fellowships.
In addition, UGC-JRF and other fellowship holders will be considered for admission as per availability of seats.
Eligibility: Candidates having MPS in Population Studies / MA/M.Sc in Population Studies / M.Sc. in Bio-statistics & Demography / Master Degree in any discipline with at least one paper/ one course /one subject in Population Studies /Demography/Bio-statistics/Health Statistics or M.Phil. in Population Studies/Demography/Biostatistics & Demography/ from a recognised university with at least 55% / B+ of aggregate marks in all subjects is eligible to apply. Marks and age are relaxable for candidates belonging to reserved categories and women as per GoI rules. Candidate who have already passed the qualifying examination and those who have already appeared/shall be appearing in the final qualifying examinations are eligible to apply.
However, admission of the candidate will be cancelled if s/he fails to furnish the final examination result by September 30, 2022. The upper age limit is 30 years as on June 30, 2022. Marks and age will be relaxed for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS categories as per Government of India rules.
Duration: Two years’ full time to a maximum of six years. Duration is specified for thesis submission and not for fellowship. Fellowship: Government of India Fellowships @ Rs. 31,000/- per month for 1st and 2nd years and Rs. 35,000/- per month for 3rd and 4th years available for the Indian students who have qualified NET for Lectureship in Population Studies or its inter-disciplinary subjects conducted by the UGC. Such Ph.D. fellowship also carries a contingency grant of Rs. 10,000/- per year for the first two years and Rs. 20,500/- for the third and fourth year. However, the candidates without NET qualification shall be awarded fellowship @ Rs. 12,000/- per month for the 1st and 2nd years, and Rs. 14,000/- per month for the 3rd and 4th years, with a contingency grant of Rs. 10,000/- per year. In addition, UGC-JRF and other fellowship holders will also be considered for admission.
Selection Criteria: The admission to Ph.D. programme is through a three-stage process; Online Entrance Test, research proposal writing, and personal interview. The Online Entrance Test will consist of objective type questions of multiple choices. The syllabus of Online Entrance Test will consist of questions on English, Logical Reasoning, Statistics, Mathematics, Bio-statistics, Research Methodology, Population Studies, Demography and Epidemiology. The test venue will be notified in the Admit Card. Based on the performance in the Online Test, shortlisted candidates will be called for research proposal writing and personal interview at IIPS. Final selection will be based on the weighted average of scores of Online Test, research proposal and personal interview. The Institute will not bear any travel expense of the candidates called for the test/personal interview.
Reservation: Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD/EWS will be considered as per the Government of India norms. Date of Online Entrance Test: May 01, 2022. Registration for Admission Test and Processing Fee: All eligible candidates are required to register online by visiting the Institute’s website www.iipsindia.ac.in during February 07, 2022 to March 30, 2022. The non-refundable processing fee is Rs. 1000/- for General category, Rs. 500/- for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) and Rs. 500/- EWS category, Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PWD category. Refund of Fees: If any student desires to withdraw admission after paying the course fees, the refund of course fees will be as per the Institute’s rule. The Institute reserves the right to decide the number of seats to be filled in. The Institute also reserves the right to change/alter certain rules at any time
Part-time Ph.D
5. PART-TIME PH.D PROGRAMME
Applications are invited for admission to the Part-time Ph.D. programme of the Institute for the academic session 2022-23. Duration: Four to Six years including Pre-PhD course work. No. of Seats: Two Eligibility: The part-time Ph.D. programme shall be open to candidates with Master’s degree and at least five years of work experience after Master’s Degree in the field of Population Studies/Demography/Public Health in academic institutions/central and state governments/research and development organizations, who are unable to pursue the doctoral programme in full-time mode. The applicants for part-time Ph.D. programme shall be exempted from appearing for the online entrance test. The Pre-Ph.D. course work (eight months duration) shall be compulsory for the candidates admitted to the Ph.D. programme under part-time mode. Total duration of part-time Ph.D. programme shall be for a minimum of four years (including coursework) and maximum of six years. No Age Limit.
Selection Criteria: Candidates should apply online. However, they are required to send a hard copy of research proposal to the Institute. Selection will be based on off-line written test and personal interview conducted by the Ph.D. Admission Committee of the Institute. The Institute shall not bear travel expense of the candidates called for the written test and interview. Registration for Admission Test and Processing Fee: All eligible candidates are required to register online by visiting the Institute’s website www.iipsindia.ac.in during February 07, 2022 to March 30, 2022. The non-refundable processing fee is Rs. 1000/-. The hard copy of the online application form along with supporting documents and research proposal should reach to “The Assistant Registrar, Academic Section, International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400088” on or before April 15, 2022.
Course Fees: If any student desires to withdraw admission after paying the course fees, the refund of course fees will be as per the Institute’s rule. Candidates admitted to Part-time Ph.D. Programme will have to pay fees as shown in the table given below for the first year and subsequently, they have to follow Ph.D. Programme fee structure till completion of the course. The Institute reserves the right to decide the number of seats to be filled in. The Institute also reserves the right to change/alter certain rules at any time.
Post Doctoral Fellowship PDF
6. POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP (P.D.F.) ADMISSION PROCEDURE WILL BE OFFLINE MODE
Applications are invited for admission to the full-time P.D.F. programme of the Institute with Government of India fellowship for the academic session 2022-23. Duration: One year full-time. No. of GOI Fellowships: Maximum Five (5) Eligibility: Candidates having Ph.D. degree in Population Studies or subjects related to Population, Health Sciences, Gender Studies, Development Studies and Social Sciences are eligible to apply. Eligible foreign candidates can also apply for admission, provided they secure financial support from any outside agency. Female candidates are encouraged to apply for the P.D.F. Desirable: Publications in peer reviewed journals/edited books. The upper age limit is 40 years as on June 30, 2022. Fellowship: The selected Indian candidates will be awarded Government of India fellowship @Rs. 50,000/- plus HRA per month for one year. Selection Criteria: Selection will be based on the research proposal presentation and personal Interview. The Institute shall not bear travel expense of the candidates called for the presentation and interview. All selected candidates shall be paid to-and-fro economy class air-fare expenses at the time of joining and completing the programme. All selected candidates are required to be at the Institute as a full-time research fellow. All eligible candidates are required to apply by June 30, 2022. Processing Fee: The non-refundable processing fee is Rs. 1000/- for General category, Rs. 500/- for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) and Rs. 500/- for EWS category, Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PWD category. The bank draft should be in favour of Director, IIPS, Mumbai. Processing fee will not be charged from the foreign candidates while submission of application forms. The hard copy of the CV, copies of academic qualifications and work experience, publication reprints and research proposal should reach to “The Assistant Registrar, Academic Section, International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400088” on or before June 30, 2022. Course Fees: Five percent of the monthly fellowship for availing facilities viz; library, computer centre, internet, and space. The Institute reserves every right to decide on the number of seats to be filled or cancel the course at any moment. The Institute also reserves the right to change/alter certain rules at any time. Date of research proposal presentation and personal interview will be communicated later.
Contact to International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) Mumbai
Contact details for any admission related query: Academic Section International Institute for Population Sciences Govandi Station Road, Deonar Mumbai-400088.
Contact No : 91+22+42372468
Email id : admission@iipsindia.ac.in
Website : http//www.iipsindia.ac.in
NOTE: If there is any change in the dates mentioned for each stage of online admission process for any course, the same will be notified on the Institute’s website.
