IIT Indore PhD Admission September 2026

📌 PhD Admission 2026

Institute	Indian Institute of Technology Indore
School	School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Programme	PhD Programme
Admission Session	September 2026
Eligible Candidates	UGC/CSIR-JRF qualified candidates
Application Deadline	2 September 2026

📅 Important Dates

Application Due Date 2 September 2026

Shortlisted Candidates 4 September 2026

Written Exam & Interview 15 September 2026

📚 Research Areas

Economics
Economics of Innovation; International Economics; Industrial Organisation

English
Digital Humanities, Publishing Studies, NLP and AI for Language Infrastructures

English
River Narratives; Medical Humanities

English
Literature & Film (Adaptations), Photography, and Modernism in Music

English
Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Language Documentation, South Asian Languages

Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of AI, Philosophy of Biology

Philosophy
Moral Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Comparative Philosophy

History
Intellectual History and the History of Modern Indian Political Thought

⭐ Highlights

Funding opportunities for national and international conferences, workshops, fieldwork and other academic activities.
Exchange programme opportunities to visit and work in globally renowned institutions.
Promotion of publications in reputed journals.
Intellectually rich and research-friendly environment.
World-class infrastructure equipped with recent research tools.

📝 Admission Guidelines

Candidates must select an appropriate research area in the discipline they are applying for.
The selection process includes a written examination followed by an interview.
Applicants will have to write a Statement of Purpose during the written examination.
The Statement of Purpose should explain the reasons for pursuing doctoral research at IIT Indore and outline scholarly interests.
The School reserves the right to call a limited number of candidates for the written test and interview.

⚠️ Important Note

No TA/DA will be provided to applicants called for the written test and/or interview.
Recommendation letters should be sent directly to the designated email addresses.

📞 Contact Details

Dr. Kedarmal Verma
DPGC Convener, School of HSS
Room No. FC-503 (LRC Building)
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Khandwa Road, Simrol, Indore – 453 552
Madhya Pradesh, India

Phone: +91-731-660 (Ext. 3452)
Email: dpgchss@iiti.ac.in

Recommendation Letter:
shssoffice@iiti.ac.in / admission-hss@iiti.ac.in

🔗 Important Links

IIT Indore PhD Admission 2026