Doctoral Program Details

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:53

Doctoral Program in various domains of Cognitive Sciences consists of course-work, literature review, presentations at Seminars and thesis work.

Students who have completed a Master’s program in Behavioural/Cognitive Science or related disciplines including Psychology, Neuroscience, Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Philosophy etc are eligible to apply for admission to the Doctoral Program. An entrance exam and interview will be conducted for selecting students to the D.Phil. Program. Students with NET/JRF/CSIR/GATE/ICMR are encouraged to apply for admission to the D.Phil. Program. Admission will be based on student’s performance at the postgraduate level, their aptitude in Cognitive Science, their performance in research as evidenced in their Master thesis or Project as well as their publications, and performance in the entrance exam and interview.

Fellowships are given to D.Phil. students based on merit.

A Doctoral Advisory Committee will be constituted for each research scholar to look after the planning and administration of the program. The Committee will consist of the supervisor and two other members of the faculty. The supervisor will act as the convenor of the Committee. The Committee will advise the student at all stages of his/her research and evaluate the progress. It will also make recommendations regarding the extension or termination of the scholar from the Program.

Students will be required to do Course Work designed by the Doctoral Advisory Committee. The students are required to take at least 4 courses (2 core courses on methodology and 2 electives). The student may take doctoral courses offered by the other departments at the University. The Doctoral Advisory Committee may recommend remedial courses in Cognitive Science or related disciplines as needed. All students enrolled in a course will be evaluated by the course instructor. Evaluation will be based on Course Assignments, participation in class discussions and performance in oral or written examination conducted by the course instructor.

Students enrolled in the Doctoral Program will be required to submit a detailed research proposal including a review of relevant literature. The proposal should be submitted not earlier than 6 months and not later than 12 months after joining the Doctoral Program.