PhD Humanities and Social Science Admission in IITs
PhD Humanities and Social Science Admission in IITs
Eligibility
Master’s in Humanities /Commerce / Social Sciences / allied field
Minimum 55–60% (varies by IIT)
Valid score in:
UGC NET / JRF
(Three category of admission -
UGC NET JRF
HTRA
Part Time
GATE (XH – Sociology)
Some IITs conduct their own written test
Selection Process
Shortlisting based on exam score
Written test (in some IITs)
Interview (research-focused)
Clear research problem
Basic theory (Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Merton etc.)
Methodology clarity (qualitative / quantitative)
Why IIT (not just Sociology dept, but interdisciplinary angle)
Department: Humanities & Social Sciences
Sociology: YES (strong core area)
Department: Humanities & Social Sciences
Sociology: YES (MA + PhD level)
Department: Humanities & Social Sciences
Sociology: YES (teaching + PhD)
Department: Humanities & Social Sciences
Sociology: YES (incl. Environmental Sociology)
Department: Humanities & Social Sciences
Sociology: Indirect (Development, STS, policy)
Department: HSS
Sociology: YES (full discipline)
Department: Liberal Arts
Sociology: YES (Anthropology + Sociology cluster)
Department: HSS
Sociology: YES (Society & Culture focus)
Department: School of HSS
Sociology: YES (explicit discipline)
Department: School of HSS
Sociology: Limited / interdisciplinary
Department: HSS
Sociology: Emerging area
Department: HSS / Digital Humanities
Sociology: Indirect (digital humanities focus)
Department: HSS
Sociology: Limited presence
Department: Liberal Arts
Sociology: Emerging
Department: HSS
Sociology: Minimal
Department: HSS
Sociology: YES (included discipline)
Department: HSS
Sociology: Interdisciplinary
Department: HSS
Sociology: Limited
Department: Humanistic Studies
Sociology: YES (core subject)
(Almost every NIT has HSS, but Sociology varies)
NIT Trichy
Dept: Humanities & Social Sciences
Sociology:
NIT Warangal
Sociology: Present (teaching level)
NIT Surathkal
Sociology: Minimal
NIT Calicut
Sociology: Interdisciplinary presence
NIT Rourkela
Sociology: YES (stronger among NITs)
NIT Durgapur – Sociology: Limited
NIT Silchar – Sociology: Present
NIT Hamirpur – Sociology: Limited
NIT Jamshedpur – Sociology: Minimal
NIT Kurukshetra – Sociology: Present
NIT Patna – Sociology: Limited
NIT Raipur – Minimal
NIT Bhopal – Limited
NIT Srinagar – Present
NIT Agartala – Limited
NIT Meghalaya – Minimal
NIT Nagaland – Minimal
NIT Mizoram – Minimal
NIT Manipur – Minimal
NIT Arunachal Pradesh – Minimal
NIT Sikkim – Minimal
NIT Uttarakhand – Minimal
NIT Delhi – Emerging