Everything You Need to Know About Phd in Humanities and Social Sciences

Candidates interested in pursuing highest qualification in their area of interest can opt for full time or part time Ph.D. program. Ph.D. in Humanities and Social Sciences is for those candidates who are interested in conducting quality research in different areas of humanities and social sciences and are interested in enhancing their career prospects. Candidates can pursue their research work in different areas like Sociology, Psychology, Finance, Economics, Indian literature, Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, and Marketing. 

There are some institutes in Delhi/NCR that are offering Ph.D. program in the area of Humanities and Social Sciences. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida is one of the leading Institute offering Ph.D. program in this area. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT), Noida established in the year 2001, has been continuously ranked amongst the top engineering Institutes in Delhi/ NCR.  JIIT is AICTE approved, NAAC accredited and NIRF ranked.  JIIT becomes the preferred choice of students as it has excellent academic system, amazing infrastructure and facilities along with good placement record. Students at JIIT utilize their time by accessing books and E-Resources from their well stocked Learning Resource Centre. Also, JIIT is advantageously located and has good connectivity with metro station and other public transports. 

Candidates interested in pursuing Ph.D. program from JIIT need to apply for admission and follow the admission process of the institute. JIIT offers Ph.D. program in different areas like Ph.D. in Humanities and Social Sciences, Ph.D. in Material Science, Ph.D. in Biotechnology and many other specializations. JIIT provides a motivating and globally competitive research environment along with guidance to candidates so that they can perform research work in their interest areas.  Ph.D. program provides an opportunity to candidates so that they can utilize their analytical skills become innovative and independent thinkers that leads to creativity and application of knowledge. JIIT also provides financial support to eligible full time Ph.D. candidates in the form of Research Fellowship/ Teaching Assistantship. At JIIT, Ph.D. in Humanities and Social Sciences is offered by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. The Department of HSS offers Ph.D. program in Economics, English, Marketing, Psychology, Finance, Sociology, and other disciplines with an emphasis on inter-disciplinary topics.  Faculty of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences is well educated from premium institutes, have vast research experience and have long list of publications in reputed international and national journals.

Candidates have to register for course work during the Ph.D. program. Completing the course work helps in strengthening the research fundamentals and results in a solid foundation for the research work. Candidates are assigned supervisors based on their research interest areas. These supervisors have vast research experience and provide able guidance to the assigned candidates. Also the progress of the Ph.D. candidates is reviewed on a regular basis. Research scholars have to present seminars on their research progress on regular basis and also have to get their work published. Lastly, they have to submit thesis which comprises of their research findings for the award of Ph.D. degree.

Pursuing Ph.D. program will make candidates have in-depth knowledge in their interest area as well as they will have exposure to research oriented environment which will help in overall development of them. After attaining Ph.D. degree, candidates can pursue post-doctoral or they can work in leading universities or institutes of India or abroad. Accomplishing a Ph.D. degree will certainly help candidates in broadening  their perspectives and will open various opportunities for them in academic/ corporate/ research areas and will help in building a more promising and rewarding career.