Sociology/Social Anthropology


IIIT–Delhi offers Ph.D. in Sociology/Social Anthropology with a focus on following research areas:


Information Communication Technologies; Privacy and Surveillance; Gig Economy; Smart Aging; Technology and Society; Education and Technology; Urban Sociology; Urban Politics; Infrastructure Studies; Environment; Waste and Pollution; Urban E-waste practices; Ecology; Anthropocene; Precarious Caste; Class; Labour; Gender; Childhood; Inequality; Civility, Migration and Transnationalism; Demographic Anthropology; Kinship Studies

The curriculum for Ph.D. programs in Sociology and Social Anthropology is designed to strengthen fundamentals in theory and research methods through Core/Compulsory courses and provide sufficient scope to cultivate critical and innovative thinking through Independent Studies and Seminar style courses. The aim is to impart training to conduct high quality research.


Criteria:

  •    MA/MSc/ MPhil in Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, Development Studies or any other related Social Sciences discipline.
  •     BTech/MTech. in any discipline and/or MBA/MSW.
  •     Students applying with MA/MSc/MPhil/MSW need to have secured at least second division (at least 50% marks or 5.5 CGPA on a scale of 10).
  •     Students applying with BTech/MTech need to have secured at least 70% marks or 7.5 CGPA on a scale of 10
  •     Students applying with MBA need to have secured at least 70% marks or 3.0 CGPA on a scale of 4.