'M. Phil. in Social Sciences' is an inter-disciplinary Programme. It is affiliated to Jadavpur University, Kolkata. After the completion of the two-year Programme students will obtain Jadavpur University's degree, 'M.Phil. in Social Sciences.'

The programme is meant for research students in India who wish to pursue doctoral research but have not enrolled in any doctoral programme or any other full-time taught course.

Both the First and Second year of the Programme are split in two semesters. The first year is devoted to course-work and the second to the writing of dissertation. The course-work consists of a core of interdisciplinary courses in the social sciences and a choice of specialized advanced courses in disciplines, such as, Economics, History, Political Sciences, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Environmental Studies, Development Studies, Geography, Women's Studies, Anthropology. the objective is to equip young researchers with a general grasp of the main intellectual concerns of social science research, the most important recent trends in the social sciences and a strong groundings in interdisciplinary methods.

In the second year every student will have to write an M.Phil. dissertation

Subject-wise list of students enrolled with  M.Phil. in Social Sciences Programme 2009-11

History:

Sagnik Atarthi

Kaustubh Das

Priyankar Dey

Koonal Duggal

Subhankar Ghosh

Sanjna Mukhopadhyay

Sociology:

Zaid Al Baset

Sreyasi Chatterjee

Philosophy

Daminee Basu

English:

Najnin Islam

Saroni Pattanayak

Darshana Sreedhar

Economics:

Jayanti Ghosh

Geography:

Arunita Mukherjee

Political science:

Sayantan Saha Roy

Arts and Aesthetics:

Moumita Sen

For Students of Global South in Research Training Programme:

The Research Training Programme (RTP) is meant for research students from the Global South in the early stages of their doctoral work. It involves reading courses and written assignments. The programme consists of a core of interdisciplinary courses in the social sciences and a choice of specialized advanced courses in a host of disciplines mentioned below. The objective is to equip young researchers with a general grasp of the main intellectual concerns of social science research, the most important recent trends in the social sciences and a strong grounding in interdisciplinary methods.

Subject-wise list of Students enrolled with Research Training Programme 2009-2010   for International students

Political Science:

June  Cahyaningtyas

Mass Communication:

Abdullah-Al Mamun

The Research Training Programme is offered in the disciplines such as Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology, Social Anthropology, Geography and Cultural Studies.

The RTP is particularly designed to provide the students with substantial grasp over research questions and methodologies that should help towards undertaking doctoral research in the irrespective discipline. 

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For Students in Ph.D. Programme:

The Centre has a PhD Programme which regularly accepts students interested in working on areas of faculty specialisation. The current faculty strengths are broad, and can support students interested in political theory and practice, literary and cultural studies, modern and medieval Indian history, art history, feminism and sexuality studies, international trade, macro economics, financial economics, labour economics, poverty and income distribution, law and economics and sociological theory and practice. Interdisciplinary work is encouraged. Since the Centre is not a degree-granting institution, students are expected to register in a West Bengal University of their choice which will accept the designated Centre faculty member as a co-supervisor.

A limited number of full-time fellowships are made available from time to time. Students who enroll for the PhD are expected to take the full credit Research Training Programme in their first year. Students will have access to the Centre’s excellent collection of books and journals in addition to online journals available on JSTOR and Project Muse. Hostel facilities are currently unavailable. During the programme, students are expected to furnish progress reports, and make an annual presentation of their work in progress.

Students may consult this page for periodic announcements inviting applications for the PhD programme and announcing fellowships.
 

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LIST OF STUDENTS CURRENTLY  ENROLLED WITH Ph.D. PROGRAMME:

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LIST OF EXTERNAL PhD STUDENTS:

Purabi Banerjee

Title: A History of Higher Education in Bengal, 1900-1947

Supervisor: Gautam Bhadra

Affiliation: Calcutta University

Sadhan Kumar Chattopadhyay

Title: Bank Lending to Agriculture in Pre and Post-Reform Periods

Supervisor: Pranab Kumar Das

Affiliation: Jadavpur University

Indrani Mitra

Title: Economic Reform and Indian Agriculture

Supervisor: Sugata Marjit

Affiliation: Jadavpur University

Francis Keepuram

Title: Coping Strategies of Fisher Folk in Kakdwip

Supervisor: Surajit Mukhopadhyay

Affiliation: Burdwan University

Saswata Bhattacharya

Title: The Permanent Settlement Act and the Bangla Theatre

Supervisor: Shibaji Bandopadhyay

Affiliation: Jadavpur University

Sumanta Mukhopadhyay 

Title: In Search of the “Beautiful” in Modern Bangla Discourse

Supervisor: Shibaji Bandopadhyay

Affiliation: Jadavpur University

Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay.                       

Title: Rumblings of the Street: The Hawkers on the Pavement of Kolkata as Informal Actors in Urban Histories

Supervisor: Dwaipayan Bhattacharyya

Affiliation: Jadavpur University

Chandrima Sinha 

Title: Caste Movement and the Mahisyas in Bengal (1875-1945)

Supervisor: Gautam Bhadra

Affiliation: Calcutta University

Arnab Chatterjee 

Title: Beyond Private and Public: New  Perspectives on Personal Personalist Social Work and Other Structures of Helping

Supervisor: Gautam Bhadra

Affiliation: Jadavpur University

Biswajit Mondal  

Title: Trade And Corruption

Supervisor: Sugata Marjit

Affiliation: Rabindrabharati University