Ph.D. in Development Studies

Ph.D. Programme

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the Ph.D. programme

Criteria	Details
Valid Fellowship	Must have a valid UGC-JRF/CSIR-JRF or other international-level scholarship.
CriteriaDetailsValid Fellowship	Must have studied Mathematics at higher secondary or higher level.

Qualifying Degree	General	SC/ST/GEN-EWS/OBC-NCL/PwD
Master degree in Economics/Statistics/Operations Research/Development Studies/ Physics/Mathematics/ Management	55%	50%
Four year BA/BSc/BStat and BE/B.Tech	60%	55%

Note: GEN is General, GEN-EWS is General-Economically Weaker Sections, OBC-NCL is Other Backward Classes-Non-creamy Layer, PwD is People with Disabilities, SC is Schedule Castes, ST is Schedule Tribes

Duration

Feature	Details
Minimum Duration	3 Years (including coursework)
Total Credits Required	64 Credits (Core + Elective Courses)
Examinations	Proposal Evaluation, Comprehensive Exam, External Thesis Review, Viva-Voce

Semester	Courses	Total Credits
Semester I	Research Methodology, Research & Publication Ethics, Statistics & Econometrics, Microeconomics – I, Macroeconomics – I	18
Semester II	Statistics & Econometrics – II, Theories of Development, Qualitative Research Methods, Directed Studies	18
Semester III	Health & Development, Three elective courses of 4 credits each (From list of elective courses offered and advised by the RAC)	16
Semester IV	Three elective courses of 4 credits each (From list of elective courses offered and advised by the RAC)	12

Fee Structure

Criteria	Details
Tuition fee	25,000/- per semester
Hostel fee	8% of stipend amount per month
Electricity Charges	₹ 600/- per month (for hostel residents)

Financial Assistance

PhD students receive a monthly stipend of ₹31,000 for the first two years, increasing to ₹43,750 after registration, with part-time research or teaching assistantship from the second year; those joining after MSc from IGIDR receive the stipend for three years.