Offered by: The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B), Mumbai.
M.Phil. programme in Planning and Development: The
M.Phil. Programme with specialization in Planning and Development is a 4
- semester interdisciplinary course, was launched in July 1993. The
programme with a theoretical-practical thrust provides the students with
a holistic understanding of socio-economic reality and the impact of
technology. It also acquaints them with the various stages and levels of
expertise involved in the formulation and implementation of development
policies that can bring about a sustainable, stable, and desirable
development. With such training which includes coursework, thesis
writing and field trip, it is expected that the students coming out of
this programme will be able to help steer the national, state and
regional planning and developmental processes. There is a paucity of
such personnel in India at present and I.I.T. Bombay is the first to
start such a programme. There are about 10-12 students pursuing the
M.Phil. programme every year.
Eligibility and Selection Procedure: Admission
to this programme is open to those who qualify in
MET/GATE/UGC-JRF/UGC-LECTURERSHIP. Master's Degree in Arts, Commerce
(with 55% marks), or M.Sc., B.Tech (with 60% marks with adequate
background in Social Sciences) is essential. Those appearing for the
above exams may also apply. Those who are in service can apply as
sponsored candidates. The selection will be based on the qualifying test
and interview.
The
programme aims to educate and train personnel in various aspects of
Development Policy in the Indian Context. The Programme is
interdisciplinary with a theoretic-practical thrust, and is not in an
area offered by the universities. The students will be trained to help
steer the national, state and regional plans.
Social
reality and development are complex phenomenon. They can be understood
in their entirety only by adopting the multidisciplinary approach. A
holistic understanding of socio-economic reality and of the various
stages and levels of expertise involve d in the information and
implementation of development policies can bring about a sustainable,
stable, and desirable development. There is a paucity of such personnel
in India at present. It is in this context that the HSS Department has
launched its multidisciplinary M.Phil. programme.
Programme duration: The duration of the programme is four semesters.
Semester 1: 4 courses + Seminar I
Semester 2: 3 courses + First stage of Dissertation
Semester 3: 1 course + R & D Project
Semester 4: Second and Third stages of dissertation
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