INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH UNIT

Email: researchunit@ignou.ac.in Phone: (O) 011-29534326, 29571523/1524

Research Degree Programmes on Offer for January 2012

INVITATION FOR SUBMISSION OF FILLED-IN APPLICATION FORMS The Research Unit of the University invites application forms for Ph.D programmes on the prescribed formats. Programmes offered by the University for Jan, 2012 are placed below. For detailed information candidates may visit the IGNOU website (www.ignou.ac.in) and download full Prospectus and Application Form on Research Degree Programmes. 1) Last Date for submission of filled-in application form to the Research Unit of the University : (i) 21st October, 2011 for all programmes where there is an Entrance Test (ii) 15th November for all programmes where there is no Entrance Test 2) Entrance Test for all eligible candidates will be held on 20th November, 2011. Entrance Test will be held at IGNOU HQs, New Delhi only. Candidates who have qualified UGC NET, GATE of IIT, JEST of DAE etc recognized by the IGNOU will be exempted from the Entrance Test of the University. However, all such candidates will have to face an interview to be conducted by the faculty of the research discipline of the University. Faculty of the Research Discipline concerned may even invite eligible applicants of Category A for Entrance Test if faculty desires so for various academic reasons. Dates for Interviews/ Presentations for Admission/Registration will be decided by the Faculty of the Discipline and the same will be communicated through email/ letter. Please furnish email ids and contact telephone/mobile numbers. The University offers Research Degree Programmes for Category A and Category B candidates subject to such Research Programmes are on offer for such Categories. Details are provided on each Research Discipline in the Prospectus. Category A: Candidates having M.Phil or 5 years relevant teaching/ professional experience, who can directly undertake thesis work for Ph.D. (Candidates under Category A could also be given coursework subject to recommendations of the Doctoral Committee of the Research Discipline). Category B :Candidates who have to undergo basic Course Work before or alongside undertaking thesis work. (Candidates who qualify UGC NET, GATE of IIT, JEST of DAE etc will be considered under Category B) Note: Candidates with Post graduate degree or other equivalent degrees recognized by the UGC are eligible with the eligibility criteria specified for each research discipline in the prospectus. For details of specific eligibility criteria discipline-wise, candidates are required to see information given under each discipline on the eligibility criteria, selection procedure, etc in the prospectus placed on the website. 6) Prospective candidates can download the soft copy of the Prospectus & submit filled-in format along with a Demand Draft of Rs 750/- ( Only in favour of IGNOU

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payable at New Delhi) to the Director, Research Unit, IGNOU, New Delhi -110068. 7) Candidates should not submit any filled-in application if programmes are not under offer for Jan 2012. If any application is received for such programmes, applications will be rejected without any intimation. No correspondence will be made in such cases. Please remember, it is the responsibility of the candidate to submit filled-in form for the research discipline under the specified category for which he/she is eligible. If any candidate submits filled in form ignoring these guidelines or in the prospectus, the University will not be responsible for his/her application and Demand Draft sent to the Research Unit.

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Research Programmes on Offer for January 2012 Cycle

S.No School/Centre/Discipline 1 2 3 School of Management Studies(SOMS) i) Commerce (Ph.D) ii) Management (Ph.D) School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET) Vocational Education and Training (Ph.D) School of Continuing Education (SOCE) i) Rural Development (Ph.D) ii) Child Development (Ph.D) iii) Nutritional Sciences (Ph.D) School of Gender and Development Studies (SOGDS) i) Gender and Development Studies (Ph.D) ii) Womens Studies (Ph.D) School of Agriculture (SOA) i) Agriculture Extension (Ph.D) ii) Dairy Science and Technology (Ph.D) School of Sciences (SOS) i) Mathematics (Ph.D) ii) Physics (Ph.D) iii) Chemistry (Ph.D) iv) Life Sciences (Ph.D) v) Mathematics/ Science Education(Ph.D) vi) Geology (Ph.D) School of Health Sciences (SOHS) Nursing (Ph.D) School of Inter-disciplinary and Trans-disciplinary (SOITS) Interdisciplinary & Transdisciplinary studies (Ph.D) School of Foreign Languages (SOFL) i) French (Ph.D) ii) Arabic (Ph.D) A A A A&B A A Category

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National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS) Disability Studies (Ph.D) Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE) Distance Education (M.Phil & Ph.D) School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST) Translation Studies (M.Phil & Ph.D) School of Humanities i) English (Ph.D) ii) Hindi (Ph.D) Advanced Centre for Informatics & Innovative Learning Information Communication Technology, Informatics & Knowledge Management School of Law Law (Ph.D)

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Filled-in application forms for Ph.D Programmes should be submitted on the prescribed format at the following address only: The Director, Research Unit, Room No. 18, Block 6, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068. e.mail: researchunit@ignou.ac.in Phones (O) 011-29534326, 2957 1523/1524/1525, Fax: 011-29534229

Schedule for Admission/ Registration for Research Degree Programmes for January 2012 Cycle
1. Last date for submission of filled-in application at the Research Unit, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi (i) 21st Oct, 2011 for programmes with Entrance Test 15th Nov, 2011 for programmes without Entrance Test

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Hall Tickets/ Intimations to be sent for eligible 2nd week of Nov, 2011 candidates for Entrance Test (Category A&B) (Tentative) Entrance Test for Category B (or even for category A if 20th November, 2011 faculty desires) at IGNOU HQs, New Delhi Date of interview/ presentation for category A / B who qualify the Entrance Test of the University or those who qualify UGC NET or other similar Tests recognized by the University To be decided by the faculty of the Discipline & will be intimated to the candidates

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Date of presentations for Category A

To be decided by the faculty of the research discipline & will be intimated to the candidates

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Issue of Offers for Provisional Admission/Registration January, 2012 for selected candidates (Tentative) Last date for submission of Admission/Registration fee Jan & Feb, 2012 for M.Phil/Ph.D (Tentative)

Note : Prospective candidates should write to the Research Unit or the Director of the School/Centre (irrespective of the Research Discipline) for all pre-admission and postadmission/ registration and research related matters which includes advertisement for Research programmes, submission of filled-in application form, declaration of eligible candidates for entrance test, interview and research proposal presentations and related matters. Contact details are placed in the advertisement which includes research programme coordinators of relevant research disciplines.

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: 15th June, 2011

Place : IGNOU, New Delhi

Director, Research Unit, IGNOU Note : All Directors of Schools/ Centres and Research Programme Coordinators of each discipline are requested to keep a copy of this advertisement for their reference and information.

M.Phil/ Ph.D Programme Coordinators

Sl.No. 1 School School of Management Studies (i) Ph.D in Commerce M.Phil/Ph.D Coordinator (i) Prof N.V. Narasimham 011-29535266/29573030 ; nvnarasimham@ignou.ac.in (ii) Prof. Nawal Kishor 011-29535266/29573026 ; nkishor@ignou.ac.in (ii) Ph.D in Management 2 School of Vocational Education and Training Ph.D in Vocational Education and Training School of Continuing Education (i) Ph.D in Rural Development (ii) Ph.D in Child Development (iii) Ph.D in Nutritional Sciences 4 School of Gender and Development Studies (i) Ph.D in Gender & Development Studies (ii) Ph.D in Women Studies 5 School of Agriculture (i) Ph.D in Agriculture Extension (ii) Ph.D in Dairy Science and Technology School of Sciences (i) Ph.D in Mathematics Prof. P.C. Basak Tel. 011-29534905/29573005 ; pcbask@ignou.ac.in Prof C.G.Naidu 011-29532993; cgnaidu@ignou.ac.in

Prof. M. Aslam 011-29536347 ; maslam@ignou.ac.in Dr. Neerja Chadha ; 011-29572959 neerja_chadha@ignou.ac.in Prof. Deeksha Kapur 011-29572960/29532302 ; deekshakapur@ignou.ac.in Prof. Annu J.Thomas 011-29572961 ; athomas@ignou.ac.in

Prof. Anu Aneja (SOGDS) 011-29572998, 29532044 ; anuaneja@ignou.ac.in Dr. B.S. Hansara, 0-11 2953-3166, 2957-2975 baljitsingh45@yahoo.co.in

Dr. M.K. Salooja 011-29533167/66 ; mkslooja@ignou.ac.in Prof. Parvin Sinclair 011-29535091 ; phdmath@ignou.ac.in Dr. Deepika Garg, Reader, 011-29572837 : phdmath@ignou.aci.in

(ii) Ph.D in Physics (iii) Ph.D in Chemistry

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Assistant Professor 011-29572836 ; drsgupta@ignou.ac.in Prof. Sunita Malhotra, (SOS Chemistry) 011-2957 2823 ; smalhotra @ignou.ac.in Dr. Kamalika Banerjee, Assistant Professor 01129572841 ; kamalika@ignou.ac.in

(iv) Ph.D in Life Sciences (v) Ph.D in Mathematics / Science Education

Prof. Neera Kapoor 011-29572838 ; neerakapoor@ignou.ac.in Prof. P T Manoharan, (Raman Chair Professor for Science Education,SOS) 011-29572868; ramanchair@ignou.ac.in (i) Dr. Meenal Mishra 011-29572858 (O), meenalmishra@ignou.ac.in (ii) Dr. M. Prashanth Email: mprashanth@ignou.ac.in (i) Prof. Bimla Kapoor 9910058606/011-29532965 ; bkapoor@ignou.ac.in (ii) Prof. Pity Koul, 9871812473/011-29532231; pkoul@ignou.ac.in

(vi) Ph.D in Geology

School of Health Sciences Ph.D in Nursing

School of InterDisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary (i) Ph.D in Inter-disciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies School of Foreign Languages (i) Ph.D in French (ii) Ph.D in Arabic

Dr. Nandini Sinha Kapur, Associate Professor 011-29571115 ; nandini@ignou.ac.in Dr. Sushant Kumar Mishra, Associate Professor 011-29572769; sushant_mishra@hotmail.com

Dr. Mohammad Saleem ; Tel: 011- 29572765, E.mail: saleem@ignou.ac.in

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National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS) Ph.D in Disability Studies Staff Training and Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE) M.Phil / Ph.D. in Distance Education School of Translation Studies & Tranining

Dr. Sanjay Kant Prasad, Deputy Director (NCDS) 011-29531574/29573078 ; skprasad@ignou.ac.in Dr. R. Satyanarayana, Associate Professor (STRIDE); 011-29572601 ; rsatyanarayana@ignou.ac.in (i) Dr. Deo Shankar Navin, Associate Professor 011-2957-3076, deoshankar@hotmail.com

(SOTST) Ph.D. in Translation Studies 13 School of Humanities i) Ph.D in English

(ii) Dr. Jagdish Sharma 011-29573072; jagdishsharma@ignou.ac.in (ii) Dr. Rajendra Prasad Pandey 011-29573075, rajendrapandey@ignou.ac.in Dr Nandini Sahu 011-29536441, 2572780; nandinisahu@ignou.ac.in Prof Satyakam, 011-29532054, 29572786; satyakam@ignou.ac.in Dr. K. Subramanian, Director, ACIIL 011-2953-3068, ksmanian@ignou.ac.in

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Ph.D in Hindi

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Advanced Centre for informatics & Innovative Learning(ACIIL) Ph.D in ICT, Informatics & Knowledge Management School of Law Ph.D in Law

Prof. Elumalai (SOL) : Tel: 011-29532525, Email: nicmkel@ignou.ac.in