PhD Sociology Admission in IITs

Selection Process

• Shortlisting based on exam score

• Written test (in some IITs)

• Interview (research-focused)

Core IITs (with Sociology / HSS / Liberal Arts)

1. IIT Delhi

• Department: Humanities & Social Sciences

• Sociology: YES (strong core area)

2. IIT Bombay

• Department: Humanities & Social Sciences

• Sociology: YES (MA + PhD level)

3. IIT Kanpur

• Department: Humanities & Social Sciences

• Sociology: YES (teaching + PhD)

4. IIT Kharagpur

• Department: Humanities & Social Sciences

• Sociology: YES (incl. Environmental Sociology)

5. IIT Madras

• Department: Humanities & Social Sciences

• Sociology: Indirect (Development, STS, policy)

Strong Interdisciplinary IITs (Sociology present but broader)

6. IIT Guwahati

• Department: HSS

• Sociology: YES (full discipline)

7. IIT Hyderabad

• Department: Liberal Arts

• Sociology: YES (Anthropology + Sociology cluster)

8. IIT Gandhinagar

• Department: HSS

• Sociology: YES (Society & Culture focus)

9. IIT Mandi

• Department: School of HSS

• Sociology: YES (explicit discipline)

Newer IITs (Sociology present but less depth)

10. IIT Indore

• Department: School of HSS

• Sociology: Limited / interdisciplinary

11. IIT Patna

• Department: HSS

• Sociology: Emerging area

12. IIT Jodhpur

• Department: HSS / Digital Humanities

• Sociology: Indirect (digital humanities focus)

13. IIT Ropar

• Department: HSS

• Sociology: Limited presence

14. IIT Bhilai

• Department: Liberal Arts

• Sociology: Emerging

15. IIT Goa

• Department: HSS

• Sociology: Minimal

16. IIT Jammu

• Department: HSS

• Sociology: YES (included discipline)

17. IIT Palakkad

• Department: HSS

• Sociology: Interdisciplinary

18. IIT Dharwad

• Department: HSS

• Sociology: Limited

Special Case

19. IIT BHU Varanasi

• Department: Humanistic Studies

• Sociology: YES (core subject)

All NITs (with HSS presence)

(Almost every NIT has HSS, but Sociology varies)

Top / Older NITs (better HSS exposure)

• 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)

Mid-level 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

Newer / Emerging NITs

• 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