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PhD Programme 2010-11 - Entrance Examination Model Question Papers 1. The Institute
2. Location ISEC is located amidst sylvan landscape of 16-hectare at Nagarabhavi, Bangalore, adjoining to campuses of Bangalore University and National Law School of India University. The Institute’s campus is well maintained with sprawling gardens and lawns and also preserved a variety of flora and fauna. ISEC campus is situated 12 Kms away from Central Railway and Central Bus station with very good networks of buses. To find the location of the ISEC campus please visit our website: http://www.isec.ac.in/new-route-map.pdf 3. Organisation The Institute has eight academic research centres with different discipline in social sciences. These include, Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation (ADRTC), Centre for Decentralisation and Development (CDD), Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources (CEENR), Centre for Economic Studies and Policy (CESP), Centre for Human Resource Development (CHRD), Centre for Political Institutions, Governance and Development (CPIGD), Centre for Study of Social Change and Development (CSSCD) and Population Research Centre (PRC). The faculty of these centres provide guidance to the Ph D Scholars for pursuing research in the individual disciplines. The strong point of training at ISEC is its emphasis on inter-disciplinary and socially relevant research.
4. Hostel
and Guest House The Institute has well equipped Hostel for boy and girl scholars and an excellent and well furnished Guest House for visiting scholars. Full time Ph D Scholars are provided hostel accommodation with reasonable rent. Visiting scholars and academicians are provided guest house accommodation.
6. Computer
Lab The Institute has state-of-art computer laboratory with web enabled network of 2 mbps leased line connection for internet browsing. This is an exclusive Computer Lab facility created for the use of PhD Scholars.
The Institute has so far trained 151 PhD Scholars in different social science disciplines. The scholars who obtained Ph D from ISEC are occupying high academic positions and crucial positions in many institutions in India and abroad. ISEC maintains information on its alumni on the website (http://www.isec.ac.in/phd-alumni.htm ). 8. PhD ProgrammeISEC offers two categories of Ph D Programme: Full time (residential) for students and part-time (non-residential) for serving academicians and interested scholars. The hallmark of our Ph D Progrmme is its bi-annual seminars preceded by student’s presentation before doctoral committee comprising of subject experts. The Institute constitutes a Doctoral Committee to provide valuable inputs to the PhD Scholars besides monitoring the progress of their thesis work. Every PhD Scholar is required to make presentations in the bi-annual seminars of the Institute. i. Full Time (Residential)
ii. Part Time (Non-Residential)
9. Doctoral Committee and Bi-annual Seminar In addition to the PhD Supervisor, every PhD Scholar will have an advisory Doctoral Committee consisting of faculty across disciplines. Doctoral Committees meet regularly and advise the scholars at various steps in research. Bi-annual seminar provides an opportunity for research scholars to make presentations about progress of their PhD work and receive valuable inputs from Panel of experts. 10. Disciplines of Specialization The test for admission will be administered only in the disciplines/specializations mentioned here. Eligibility requirements are the same for all candidates. The disciplines or specializations available for taking up entrance test for PhD in the Institute are: i. Agricultural Economics or Rural Development ii. Development Studies iii. Economics iv. Education v. Environmental Economics/Ecological Economics/Natural Resource Economics vi. Political Science/International Relations/Public Administration vii. Population/Demographic Studies viii. Sociology/Social Anthropology
11. Eligibility The aspirants for ISEC Ph D Programme and research fellowships must satisfy the following requirements: i. Master's degree or equivalent in any of the above disciplines with at least 55% marks in the aggregate (50% in case of SC/ST applicants); ii. A pass in UGC-NET or JRF or SLET or M Phil is desirable (Please see Item No.13); iii. Age limit for ICSSR fellowships - below 35 years, 40 years in case of teachers and members of professional staff in Research Institutes. iv. There is no age limit for ISEC Fellowship, Part-time or External PhD Programme. 12. Other Discipline-wise Eligibility Requirements: i. Candidates applying in Agricultural Economics/Rural Development should have a Master’s Degree in Economics, Statistics, Agricultural Economics or Rural Development. ii. Candidates applying in Economics should have a Master’s Degree in Economics/Statistics/Econometrics. iii. Candidates applying in Environmental/Ecological/Natural Resource Economics should have Master’s Degree in Economics or other relevant disciplines including Environmental Sciences. iv. Candidates applying in Education should have a Master’s Degree in Education preferably with specialisation in Economics of Education/Sociology of Education/Educational Planning and Management. v. Candidates applying in Political Science/International Relations/Public Administration should have a Master’s Degree in Political Science/International Relations/Public Administration. vi. Candidates applying in Population/Demographic Studies should have Master’s Degree in Demography/Population Studies or Economics/Statistics/Sociology or Anthropology or Geography, preferably with specialisation in Population Studies. vii. Candidates applying in Sociology/Social Anthropology should have Master’s Degree in Sociology/Anthropology (Social Anthropology). viii. Candidates applying in Development Studies should have Master’s Degree in any of the Social Sciences, MBA or acceptable Master’s degree by IDS, Mysore. 13. Fellowship
14. How to ApplyThe prescribed application form can be downloaded (only on A4 size paper) from the ISEC Website: http://www.isec.ac.in/phd-advt-2010.htm. The duly filled-in application form with all the relevant enclosures should be submitted along with the application fee of Rs. 300/- (Rs. 60/- in case of SC/STs) in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favour of the Registrar, ISEC, Bangalore. Candidates who are awaiting their second year PG results may also apply. However, it is mandatory to produce the proof of final PG examination results at the time of the admission test. The Pre-PhD Coursework begins in the first week of August 2010. Completed application form should reach the following address on or before May 31, 2010.
Registrar, Institute for Social and Economic Change, 15. Selection ProcedureFor Full Time/Part Time PhD Programme After preliminary screening of applications, the short listed candidates will be called for a written test to be held on July 15, 2010. The list of candidates called for written test shall be displayed on our website www.isec.ac.in on or before 25th June, 2010. Candidates qualifying in the written test will be required to appear for an interview at Centre level on July 16-17, 2010. 16. Instructions for Filling the Application Form The candidates should clearly mention the preferred discipline in which they are interested to take up Entrance Test (written test) in the application form. i. The application form should be duly filled and incomplete applications are liable to be rejected. ii. Do not use dash (-) or dots (...) If any item in the application is not applicable to you, write as N.A. iii. Attach only attested photocopies of certificates and testimonials to the application. iv. The completed application form must be accompanied by a typewritten research proposal within 8000 words or 15 pages. This Proposal will be evaluated critically and used as yardstick for short-listing candidates for the written test. The Research Proposal should not bear name of the applicant anywhere. The proposal should be original and shall provide a detailed description of research work that the candidate intends to carry out and, shall include the following: · Purpose of the study with scope and significance · Statement of problem, review of literature and theoretical underpinning · Objectives of the study and the analytical framework. · Methodology and the sources of data with sampling techniques, the tools of data collection and analysis. · The potential intellectual contribution of your research study to the discipline and its social, economic and developmental relevance. v. Selected applicants must be in a position to furnish the migration certificate at the time of joining the Ph D Programme from the Institution attended earlier. vi. Candidates selected for Fellowship Programme shall submit an undertaking to complete the Programme. Those leaving in the middle shall repay the entire fellowship/contingency amount received by them with interest. 17. List of Documents to be submitted The candidate must submit the following documents along with the application form: i. Matriculation Certificate (as a proof for date of birth). ii. Master's Degree Certificate and Marks Card. iii. UGC-NET or JRF or SLET Certificate/letter (if applicable). iv. M. Phil Certificate (if applicable). v. Research proposal (without applicant’s name or identity anywhere). vi. Copies of academic publications (if applicable). vii. Testimonials of work experience (if applicable). viii. Caste Certificate (applicable to SC/ST candidates only) 18. For more Information
Instruction for Downloading Application form Application form and Instructions are in Adobe Acrobat format. One can download these by right clicking the mouse on the link below and selecting "save target as" if you are using Internet Explorer
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