Information Brouchure

Admission to Ph D Programmes July 2022

RESEARCH UNIT
INDIRA GANDHI
NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
Maidan Garhi
New Delhi-110 068
www.ignou.ac.in

For queries applicants may contact :researchunit@ignou.ac.in

011-29571984/1985/1986
From 10.00 A.M. to 5.30 P.M
Monday to Friday (excluding Gazetted holidays)
1. GENERAL INFORMATION

a) Applications are invited for admission to Ph.D programme in selected disciplines for the July
2022 session. The list of disciplines, name of the Programme coordinators, discipline wise
number of seats available and eligibility criteria are given in Appendix II.
b) The Ph D Programme is offered in strict compliance with the UGC (Minimum Standards and
Procedures for award of Ph.D Degree) Regulations, 2022 and amendments there to from time
to time.
c) Selected candidates will be governed by IGNOU Ordinance/IGNOU Regulation/Guidelines for
conduct of Ph.D Degree Programmes.
d) Admission to the Ph.D Degree Programmes is strictly on merit, based on the performance in the
Entrance Test and Interview.
e) The syllabus of the Entrance Test is as per the ‘University Grants Commission (UGC
(Minimum Standards and Procedures for award of Ph.D Degree) Regulations, 2022 comprising
50% on Research methodology and 50% on specific subject.
f) The question paper shall have questions consisting of 50% on research methodology and 50%
on specific subject.
g) The Entrance Test shall carry a weightage of 70% and 30% weightage shall be given to the
interview/viva.
h) IGNOU offers Ph.D programme under two categories: Part time and Full time. Both
categories of students will be required to attend classes, if course work is allotted to them.
i) In case a candidate does not meet minimum eligibility criteria and appears in the entrance test, it
is at the candidates own risk and cost and if at any stage, it is found that the minimum eligibility
criteria requirements are not fulfilled, the admission, if granted, shall be cancelled ipso facto.
j) The minimum and maximum duration of Ph.D programme is three years and six years
respectively. The Women Candidates and Persons with Disabilities (40% or more / “ severe”
where percentage is not defined ) are given two years extra in the maximum duration.

k) The Ph.D programme involves coursework during the first six months of admission, which will
be conducted in IGNOU Campus at New Delhi only. A student has to attend the coursework on
a regular basis. At least 80 per cent attendance is compulsory.

l) As of now, IGNOU does not have hostel facilities for students. Students have to make their own
arrangements for stay in Delhi.
2. GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR Ph.D.
The eligibility criteria for admission to Ph.D programme are as follows:
a) Master's Degree from a University recognized by UGC in the relevant discipline with at least
55% marks [50%marks in the case of SC, ST and OBC(Non-creamy Layer)/Differently-Abled,
EWS and other categories of candidates as per the decision of UGC from time to time.
b) See Appendix II for further details.
 3. SELECTION
PROCEDURE
Stage 1: Entrance Test

a) The Entrance Test will be conducted by the University across the country. The list of eligible
candidates to appear for the Entrance Test will be displayed on IGNOU website.
b) No separate communication shall be sent to candidates in this regard.
c) Hall Tickets enabling the candidates to take the Entrance Test will also be displayed on
IGNOU website. Candidates are required to download and print the same to appear in the
Entrance Test.
d) Candidates are required to bring with them an original identity proof having photograph, such
as Aadhar Card, Voter ID Card, Driving License, Passport and ID Card issued by Govt.
Agencies.
e) Those who secure at least 50% marks in the Entrance Test (45% marks in case of SC/ST/OBC
(Non Creamy layers) / Differently abled persons, EWS and other categories of candidates as
per the decision of UGC from time to time will be shortlisted for the interview in order of merit
subject to the maximum limit of five times of the available seats.
Stage 2: Interview/ Presentation
a) Short-listed Candidates in the Entrance Test will be called for interview/presentation of
Synopsis before the Discipline specific Doctoral Research Committee.
b) Offer letters for admission will be sent to the Selected Candidates only.

Application fee Rs 1000/-

(Non-refundable)
Note:
1. The candidates before applying for PhD Entrance Test must ensure their eligibility to appear the
test and to go through the specific criteria (Appendix-II) before applying for a particular
discipline.
2. In case, a Candidate applies for a particular Discipline which does not fall under the specific
eligibility criteria of that Discipline, the University shall not consider such application.
3. The candidates are required to download the filled in registration / application form for future
reference.
4. Candidates are required to apply online only. No offline/hardcopy of the application form will be
accepted. Entrance Test is compulsory for all candidates including M.Phil/NET/JRF qualified
candidates for admission to Ph.D Degree Programmes. No exemption from appearing for the entrance
test is permissible.
5. A list of States and Cities for Research Entrance Examination is given in Appendix–I.
6. While applying, candidates must select four Examination City Centers in order of their preference.
Since the seating capacity at each centre is limited, they will be considered for the allotment of the
examination city centers as per University norms.
7. The University can change the examination city centre opted by the candidate to another nearby centre,
if number of candidates are more/less at any examination city centre.
8. The Examination City Centre, once opted, shall not be changed.
9. The Admit Card will be uploaded on IGNOU website.
10. Please check the admit card carefully for your Name, Subject Group, Date of Birth, Gender,
Examination Centre Name, City, and Category, etc.
11. Reservation of seats shall be as per Government of India rules**. (** Five percent (5%) seats shall be
reserved for PWD-Person with Disability-(with not less than 40 percent). However, such candidates
shall be adjusted against the appropriate category (GEN/SC/ST/OBC/EWS) to which they belong. No
request for change in category shall be entertained once the application has been successfully
submitted.
12. For any discipline specific query at any stage, candidates are advised to contact the concerned
Programme Coordinator (see Appendix II)
13. For Discipline specific syllabus for Entrance Test please refer to Appendix III

14. Being called for interview does not entitle a candidate to stake claim for admission. The Doctoral
Research Committee may not recommend a candidate if the discipline does not have the
specialization in which he/she wants to carry out research.
15. The University reserves all the rights not to fill up some or all the seats vacant in a Research
Degree programme in case suitable candidates are not found at the level of Test/ Interview.
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 Appendix-I
Examination CITY Centres

Sl. RC CENTRE
EXAM CITY
No. CODE CODE
1 01 01152 HYDERABAD
2 02 0201 PORTBLAIR
3 03 0301 ITANAGAR
4 04 0401 GUWAHATI
5 05 0500 PATNA
6 06 06038D CHANDIGARH
7 07 07185 KALKAJI
8 08 08035 GOA
9 09 0902 VADODARA
10 09 0905 SURAT
11 09 0909 MEHSANA
12 09 0920 AHMEDABAD
13 10 1075 KARNAL
14 11 1101 SHIMLA
15 11 1104 MANDI
16 11 1105 DHARAMSHALA
17 11 1113 BILASPUR
18 12 1232 JAMMU
19 13 1305 MYSORE
20 13 1306 SHIMOGA
21 13 1314 BANGALORE
22 14 14184 ERNAKULAM
23 15 1501 BHOPAL
24 15 1504 GWALIOR
25 15 15113D INDORE
26 16 1608 NASIK
27 16 16144 PUNE
28 17 1701 IMPHAL
29 18 1800 SHILLONG
30 18 1802 TURA
31 19 1911 AIZAWL
32 20 2001 DIMAPUR
33 21 21185 CUTTACK
34 21 2109 PHULBANI
35 21 2141 KENDRAPARA
36 21 2114 BARIPADA
37 21 2102 CUTTACK
38 21 2100 BHUBANESHWAR
39 21 2112 KEONJHAR
40 21 2106 BALASORE
41 21 2104 BERHAMPUR
42 21 2118 BHADRAK
43 21 2135 BHANJANAGAR
44 22 2206 LUDHIANA
45 23 2357 JAIPUR
46 24 2401 GANGTOK
47 25 2501 CHENNAI
48 26 2636 AGARTALA
49 27 2701 LUCKNOW
50 28 2801 KOLKATA
51 29 0729 ALIPUR
52 29 29049(P) INDRAPRASTHA DELHI
53 29 29078 KAROLBAGH
54 30 30039 SRINAGAR
55 31 2705 DEHRADUN
56 31 2711 HALDWANI
57 32 32019 RANCHI
58 32 32024 JAMSHEDPUR
59 32 0503 DHANBAD
60 33 0103 VIJAYAWADA
61 33 33029 TIRUPATI
62 35 1510 RAIPUR
63 36 1607 NAGPUR
64 36 1613 NANDED
65 36 1609 AMRAVATI
66 36 36062 GADCHIROLI
67 37 0410 JORHAT
68 38 0773P NANGLOI, DELHI
69 38 38036 JANAKPURI, DELHI
70 39 07107 VASUNDHARA ENCLAVE
71 39 2702 AGRA
72 39 2718 GHAZIABAD
73 39 39010 MEERUT
74 39 2714 MORADABAD
75 40 1441 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
76 40 1413 KOLLAM
77 41 4100 JABALPUR
78 42 42012 RAJKOT
79 43 2502 COIMBATORE
80 43 2503 MADURAI
81 43 2504 TRICHY
82 44 2110 JEYPORE
83 44 2113 BHAWANIPATNA
84 45 45030 SILIGURI
85 46 0522 DARBHANGA
86 47 2713 ALIGARH
87 48 2708 VARANASI
88 49 1603 VILE PARLE
89 49 1632 PANVEL
90 82 0505 BHAGALPUR
91 83 1403 VATAKARA
92 84 0109 VISAKHAPATNAM
93 84 84101 NAUSENABAUGH
94 84 84002 RAJAHMUNDRY
95 85 1303 DHARWAD
96 85 1308 BELGAUM
97 85 1310 BALLARI
98 85 1385 GULBARGA
99 85 1612 SOLAPUR
100 86 0555 SAHARSA
101 87 3609 DEOGHAR, JHARKHAND
102 88 2302 UDAIPUR
103 88 2305 BIKANER
104 88 88008 JODHPUR
105 89 2105 ANGUL, Odisha
106 89 2108 SAMBALPUR, Odisha
107 89 21116 DEOGHAR, Odisha
108 89 2134 BARGARH, Odisha
109 89 2103 ROURKELA, Odisha
 Appendix – II

Sl. School Discipline PhD Name of Programme Specific Eligibility

No vacancies Coordinator /Contact Criteria, if any
.
1. Economics GEN - 05 Prof. Kausuva Barik Master’s Degree or M.Phil.
(PHDEC) OBC - 01 kbarik@ignou.ac.in Degree in Economics
SC - 00
ST - 00 011 - 29572734
EWS - 00
Total - 06
2. Sociology GEN - 07 Prof. Nita Mathur Master’s Degree
(PHDSOC) OBC - 02 nitamathur@ignou.ac.in in Sociology
SC - 01 011- 29572720
ST - 00
EWS - 01

Total - 11
3. History GEN - 06 Dr. Mayank Kumar Master’s Degree in History
(PHDHIS) OBC - 02
SC- 01 mayankkr@ignou.ac.in
ST - 00
EWS – 01
Total - 10 011- 29572737
School of
Social Library and GEN – 13 Dr. Z. Yanthan Master's Degree and/or
4. Sciences Information OBC – 06 zyanthan@ignou.ac.in M.Phil. Degree in
(SOSS) SC - 03
Science 011- 29572723 Library and Information
ST - 01
(PHDLIS) EWS – 02 Science
Total - 25
Psychology GEN – 08 Prof. Suhas Shetgovekar, Master’s Degree in
5. (PHDPC) OBC – 03 Dr. Monika Misra Psychology or a
SC- 01 concerned/relevant/ allied
sshetgovekar@ignou.ac.in;
ST - 01 subject (applied
EWS – 01 monikamisra@ignou.ac.in
011- 29572721; psychology, counselling
Total - 14
011 -29572781 psychology, forensic
psychology, clinical
psychology and cognitive
psychology)
from a recognized
University/Institute
6. School of Journalism and GEN – 05 Dr. Shikha Rai Master’s degree in
Journalism and Mass OBC – 01 011- 29571608 communications
Mass Communication SC - 01
Communication (PHDJMC) shikharai@ignou.ac.in
ST - 00
(SOJNMS) EWS – 00
Total - 07
7. School of Theatre GEN – 04 1. MPhil in Theatre Arts
Performing Arts(T) OBC – 01 Dr. G. Bharadwaza from any recognized
and Visual (PHDPVA) SC - 00 011- 29571654 University with Post
Arts (SOPVA) ST - 00 Graduate Degree in Theatre
EWS – 00 dr.g_bharadwaza@ignou.ac.in Arts
2. Post Graduation in
Total - 05 Theatre Arts
8. Fine Arts (F) GEN – 04 Master’s degree in Fine Arts
(PHDPVA) OBC – 01
SC - 00
ST - 00
EWS – 00

Total - 05

9. Dance (D) GEN – 03 Master’s degree in Dance

(PHDPVA) OBC – 01
SC - 00
ST - 00
EWS – 00
Total - 04

10. School of Commerce GEN – 07 Prof. Nawal Kishor & Master’s Degree in
OBC – 03 Commerce or
Management (PHDCOM) SC - 01 Dr. Madhulika P. Sarkar Candidates having qualified
Studies ST - 00 nkishor@ignou.ac.in / CA /CS/ICWA
(SOMS) EWS – 01 Madhulikap.sarkar@i
gnou.ac.in

Total– 12 011-29573026
/29573023

11. Management GEN – 08 Prof Neeti Agrawal. Master's Degree and/or

(PHDMGMT) OBC – 03 phdmanagement@ign M. Phil.Degree in
SC - 01 ou.ac.in Management Studies or
ST - 01 in allied disciplines.
EWS - 01 011- 29573020
Candidates having qualified
Total - 14 CA /
CS/ ICWA
qualifications are
also eligible to
apply.
12. School of Education GEN – 11 Prof. Bharti Dogra MA(Education) or M.Ed.
Education (PHDES) OBC – 05011-29572993,
(SOE) SC - 03 bhartidogra@ignou.ac.in
ST - 01
EWS – 02

Total– 22
13. Distance GEN – 08 Prof. Santosh Panda & Prof. Master's Degree and/or
Education OBC – 03Amiteswar Ratra M.Phil. Degree in Distance
(PHDDE) SC - 02
29572615 / Education/Education/
ST - 01
EWS – 012609 Mass Communication and
spanda.ignou@gmail.com / New Media Studies
Total– 15
amiteshwar@ignou.ac.in Master's Degree in Distance
Education/ MA
Education/M.Ed / Masters
in Mass Communication
and new media study / any
Masters Degree with
B.Ed/M.Ed
14. School of Gender & GEN – 04 Prof. Himadri Roy Master’s degree in
Gender& Development OBC – 0129571615 Women’sStudies or
Development Studies SC - 00 Gender Studies with
(SOGDS) (PHDGDS) ST - 00 55%
EWS – 00 OR
Master’s degree in other
Total - 05himadriroy@ignou.ac.in streams with one or two
courses in the area of
Women’s Studies or Gender
Studies and/or with
demonstrable evidence of
teaching and / or research
and
publications in the area of
Women’sStudies or Gender
Studies .
15. School of Inter Inter GEN – 06 Dr. Sadananda Sahoo Master’s Degree from
Disciplinary OBC – 02 ssahoo@ignou.ac.in 011- a University
Disciplinary SC - 01 29573378
and Trans. recognized by UGC
and Trans. ST - 00
Disciplinary
Disciplinary EWS – 01
Studies
Studies Total - 10
(PHDITS)
(SOITS)

16. Dairy Science GEN – 03 Dr P.Vijaya Kumar / Master’s Degree in Dairy

and OBC – 01 Dr MitaSinhamahapatra Science (Dairy Technology /
Technology SC - 00 011- 29573092 / 2973 Dairy Chemistry / Dairy
(PHDDR) ST - 00
EWS – 00 pvkumar@ignou.ac.in, / Microbiology / Dairy
School of mitasmp@yahoo.co.in Engineering) / Food Science /
Agriculture Total - 04 Food Technology / MVSc
(SOA) (Animal ProductsTechnology
/ Livestock Products
Technology / Dairy Science)
M.Sc. Agriculture (Dairy
Science / Dairy Technology)
/ M.Sc. (Agriculture
Processing and Food
Engineering) with B.Tech in
Dairy Technology.

17. School of Development GEN – 06 Dr. Pradeep Kumar Possesses Master’s

Extension & Studies OBC – 02
Development (PHDDV) SC - 01 011-29571664 / 1669 Degree from a University
Studies ST - 00 pradeep@ignou.ac.in recognized by UGC or any
(SOEDS) EWS – 01 other qualification
Total - 10 recognized as equivalent
thereto in such fields of
study
18. School of Tourism and GEN – 10 Dr. Arvind Kr. Dubey Masters degree in
Tourism and Hospitality OBC – 04 011 -29571754 / 1751
Hospitality Service Tourism/Hospitality
SC - 02
Service Management ST - 01 or relevant
Management Studies EWS – 01
(SOTHSM) (PHDTS) Total - 18 arvindkrdubey@ignou.ac.in
19. School of Computer GEN – 05 Dr. Akshay Kumar Master of Computer
Computer & Science OBC – 01 akshay@ignou.ac.in Applications (MCA) or M.Sc
Information (PHDCS) SC - 01 011-29572914 in Computer Science / IT/
Science ST - 00 equivalent or ME/MTech in
(SOCIS) EWS –00 Computer Science/IT/
equivalent
Total - 07

20. School of Nursing GEN – 04 Dr. Reeta Devi, Dr. Neerja Master's Degree in Nursing
Health (PHDNS) OBC – 01 Sood
Sciences SC - 00 011-29572807 / 29572805
(SOHS) ST - 00
EWS – 00 reetadevi@ignou.ac.in ;
neerjasood@ignou.ac.in
Total - 05
21. School of French GEN – 03 Dr. Deepanwita
OBC – 00 Srivastava M.A / M Phil
Foreign (PHDFL)
Languages SC - 00 Degree in French
(SOFL) ST - 00 from a recognized
011 – 29571639
EWS –00 Indian or Foreign
Total – 03 University
deepan@ignou.ac.in

22. School of Vocational GEN – 07 Prof. A. K. Gaba Master’s Degree in

Vocational Education and OBC – 03 Prof. R.S.P Singh Economics, Commerce,
Education and Training SC - 01 akgaba@ignou.ac.in Management, Education,
Training (PHDVE) ST - 00 rspsingh@ignou.ac.in
EWS –01 Agriculture Extension or
(SOVET) 011-29571642 Extension Education,
Total – 12 29571645 / Environmental
Sciences
23. School of Hindi GEN – 08 Prof. Jitendra KumarSrivastava Master's Degree and/or
Humanities (PHDHIN) OBC – 03 jksrivastava@ignou.ac.in 011 - M.Phil. Degree in Hindi
(SOH) SC - 01
Language and Literature
ST - 00
29572795;
EWS –01
Total – 13
24. School of Child GEN – 05 Prof. Rekha S.Sen M.Sc. Home Science
Continuing Development OBC – 02 rekhasharmasen@ignou. (withspecialization
SC - 01 ac.in
Education (PHDCD) ST - 00 in Child
01129572958 Development
(SOCE) EWS –00
Total – 08 / Human Development /
HumanDevelopment and
Childhood Studies
/ Human Development and
Family Studies)/M.Sc.
Home Science (General /
Composite)/MA /
M.Sc.Early Childhood
Development/MA
Education (with
specialization inEarly
childhood Care and
Education)/M.Ed in
Special Education in any
 disability area/ M.Sc. in
Counseling and Family
Therapy

Home GEN – 04 Prof. Heena K. Bijli M.Sc. in Home Science

25. Science OBC – 01 011- 29572948 with a specialization in
SC - 00
(PHDHC) heenakbijli@ignou.ac.in Community Resource
ST - 00
Management and
EWS –00
Extension / Family and
Total – 05 Community Resource
Management /
Development
Communication and
Extension / Resource
management and Design
Applications/ Extension /
Extension Education and
Communication / M.Sc.
Home Science (General)
26. GEN – 03
Rural OBC – 00 Dr. Bishnu Mohan Dash Master’s Degree with 55%
Development SC - 00 011-29572955 in Rural
(PHDRD) ST - 00 Development/Social
EWS –00 bmdash@ignou.ac.in work/Sociology/
Development Studies.
Total – 03
GEN – 13 Prof. Rose Nembiakkim Master’s Degree in Social
So

27. School of Social Work

Social Work (PHDSW) OBC – 06 29571695 Work.
SC - 03
(SOSW) rosenembiakkim@ignou.ac.in
ST - 01
EWS –02

Total – 25
 Appendix– III

Syllabus of Entrance Test for various disciplines

1. PhD in Economics (PHDEC)

The syllabus includes topics from Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Research Methodology.

Micro economics
Consumer Behavior: Theory of Demand, Recent developments of Demand theory Producer Behavior:
Theory of Production, Theory of Cost

Price and Output Determination: Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition, Collusive
and non-Collusive Oligopoly, Alternative theories of Firm

Welfare Economics: Pigovian vs. Paretian Approach, Social Welfare Function, Externality and Public
Goods, Social Choice and Welfare General Equilibrium

Economics of Uncertainty: Choice in Uncertain Situations, insurance Choice and Risk Game Theory:
Cooperative and non- Cooperative games

Macro economics
Classical and Keynesian Approaches, neoclassical Synthesis, Economic Growth- Solow Model,
Endogenous Growth Model, Rational Expectations,
Inter-temporal decision-making- Ramsey Model, Overlapping generations Model, Money and the Role
of Monetary Policy, Business Cycles- Traditional Theories, Real Business Cycles

Unemployment- Traditional Theories, Search Theory, Nominal and Real Rigidities, New Keynesian
Theories of Unemployment

Open-Economy: Flexible and Fixed Exchange Rate Systems, Sluggish Price Adjustment

Research Methodology
Approaches to Social Enquiry, Research Process, Hypothesis: Its Types and Sources, The Nature,
Sources and Types of Data, Measurement Scales of Variables

Descriptive Statistics and Data Presentation, Correlation and Regression, Probability and Probability
Distributions

Sampling Theory- Sampling Distribution, Statistical Inference Measurement of Inequality, Construction

of Composite Index

Introduction to Differential Calculus- Functions, Limit and Continuity, Differential Calculus Partialand
Total Differentiation

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Extreme Values and Optimisation- maxima and Minima, Unconstrained Optimisation, Constrained
Optimisaton. Integral Calculus and Economic Dynamics: Integration and Applications of Economic
Dynamics, Difference Equations and Economic Dynamics. Linear Algebra and Economics Applications-
Vectors and Matrices, Input-Output Analysis, Linear Programming.

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2. PhD in Sociology

Section - A
1. Research Methodology
 Logic of enquiry in social research
 Logic of Theory Building
 Issues of epistemology
 Positivism and its critique
 Comparative Method
 Feminist Method
 Participatory Method

2. Research Methods and Research Design

 Types of Research
 Methods of Research
 Research Design
 Techniques of Data Collections: Sampling, Interview, Case Study, Life History, Observation,
Hypothesis, Correlation and regression.

Section - B
 Sociological concepts: social groups, social structure, community, association, culture,
identity, tradition, modernity, social processes, social Institutions- family, marriage, kinship,
state, religion
 Sociological Theories: Evolutionary- Functional, Marxian, Structural-Functional, Structural,
Symbolic interactionism, Phenomenology, Post-Modernism
 Social stratification-castes, class, race, gender, ethnicity
 Types of societies: colonial, post colonial, simple, agrarian, Industrial, post industrial,
knowledge society
 Social change: Theories of social change, social transformation, social movements, social
development
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 3. PhD in History

Section-A

Research Methodology and Historiography

1. Objectivity and Interpretation

2. Ancient Indian Historiography
3. Medieval Indian Historiography
4. Modern Indian Historiography

Section-B

Ancient India
i. Indus Valley Civilization
ii. Vedic Society
iii. Buddhism and Jainism
iv. Polity in Ancient India
v. Economy in Ancient IndiaMedieval India
vi. Indian Feudalism
vii. Land Revenue
viii. Urbanization
ix. Polity in Medieval India
x. Bhakti & Sufi Movements
xi. 18th Cent. DebateModern India
xii. Revolt of 1857
xiii. National Movement
xiv. Economic Impact of Colonial Rule
xv. Social and Intellectual Reform Movements
xvi. Gandhi and Gandhian Ideology

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4. PhD in Library & Information Science (PHDLIS)
Section - A
1. Introduction to Research Methodology
- Fundamentals of research
- Types of research
- Research methods – quantitative and qualitative
- Research Tools,
- Research design
- Ethical issues in research (IPR, plagiarism)
- Research Communication (report writing, style manuals, web enabled citation management
tools)
- Methods and techniques of Reviewing (book review, literature review,
Section – B
1. Information, Communication and Society
2. Information Sources, Systems and Services
3. Information Processing and Retrieval
4. ICT Applications
5. Recent Trends in LIS

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5. PhD in Psychology (PHDPC)

Research Methodology (50%)

Constructs and variables, Steps in psychological research Problem and hypothesis, Type 1 and type
2 errors; Types of research: experimental, non experimental, field experiments, field studies, survey
research; action research; Research designs; Paradigms of research; Methods of data collection
including interview, observation, objective tests, questionnaire; test construction, reliability and
validity, standardisation and norms; Areas of psychological testing, Computer based psychological
testing; Applications of psychological testing; Sampling and sampling techniques; Qualitative and
quantitative research; Methods of data collection and data analysis in qualitative research; Ethics in
research; Statistics in psychology; levels of measurement, descriptive and inferential statistics,
measures of central tendency and measures of variability; Correlation and Regression; Normal
distribution and normal probability curve; Parametric and nonparametric statistics and their
techniques.

Subject Specific (50%)

Eastern and Western Perspectives in Psychology; Historical development of Psychology in India;
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Indian Psychology; Human cognition and mental processes, Theories and assessment of
Personality, Intelligence and Creativity; Motivation and Emotions, Stress and Stress Management,
Coping and Coping styles and Strategies; Nature and Scope of Social Psychology, Social
Cognition, Social Influence, Attitude, Prosocial behaviour and Altruism, Group
dynamics,Aggression, Applied social psychology; Nature, principles and factors in human
development, Theories of human development; Concepts related to disadvantage and deprivation,
discrimination and marginalisation, Glass-ceiling and glass- floor effects, Theories of gender
development; Conflict resolution; Factors influencing positive health, well-being and quality of life,
Character strengths and virtues; Positive psychology interventions; Influence of media on human
cognition and behaviour, Digital learning, Cyber bullying, Artificial intelligence.

Introduction to Industrial and Organisational Psychology; Human Resource Management and

Human Resource Development; Recruitment and Selection; Training and Training Methods;
Performance Appraisal; Leadership; Managing Diversity; Accidents and Industrial safety;
Workplace behaviour and ethical issues; Workplace violence and harassment; Managing conflict;
Work motivation; Personality and Attitude in the context of organization; Job Satisfaction; Team
work and team building; Organisational Behaviour and Organisational development, Organisational
Change, Organisational culture and climate; Management by Objectives; Organisational
Citizenship Behaviour; Corporate Social Responsibility, Employeecounselling.

Introduction to Counselling; Theories of Counselling; Career counselling and guidance; Stages of

counselling and counselling relationship; Assessment in Counselling; Counselling Skills and
Techniques; Counselling with regard to various developmental stages; Counselling for Special
Population; Counselling in diverse settings; Multicultural counselling; Expressive Therapies; Group
and Family counselling; Contemporary trends in Counselling; Ethics in Counselling.

Paradigms and perspectives of psychopathology; Classification of mental disorders (DSM 5 andICD

10); Personality disorders; Schizophrenia; Mood disorders; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Anxiety
Disorders; Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, Dissociative Disorders and Somatic
Symptom Disorders; Substance use disorders; Sexuality Disorders and Gender Dysphoria, Stress,
Trauma and Psychopathology; Developmental disorders in Childhood, Emotional and Behavioural
disorders in Childhood, Diagnosis and tools for diagnosis of mental disorders; Psychoanalysis,
Psychotherapies, Behaviour therapy, Humanistic and Existential therapy, Person centered therapy,
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 Gestalt therapy, Cognitive therapy, Cognitive Behaviour therapy; Rational Emotive Behaviour
Therapy, Solution focused therapy, Narrative therapy; Indigenous therapies; Group and Family
therapies; Ethical issues in psychotherapy.

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6. Ph. D in Journalism and Mass Communication

- Media and Society - functions, role, access and interaction. Contemporary developments in the
media as an institution.
- Concepts and models of various communication settings : Communication: Concept & Process;
Models of Communication; Theories of Mass Communication
- Different Schools of thoughts - related communication discipline : Media Content: Information,
Education & Entertainment; Functions of Media; Impact of Media; and Media Economics and
Finance.
- Mass Audience; Access to Media; Mass Media Policies. Health & Education; Gender and Media;
Media and Environment; Media & Human Rights.
- Mass Communication and Culture; New Media, Networked Society – New Theory; Media
Economics, Ownership, Control and Governance; The Production of Media Content; Media
Content: Issues, Concepts and Method of Analysis;
- Media and Information Literacy; MIL Competencies; Theoretical approaches of MIL, Interplay
between MIL and Sustainable Development Goals.
- The Behaviorist and Cognitive Orientations: The Learning Theories. The Yale Communication
Research Studies. Persuasion and Attitude. Social Judgement Theory (Sherif et al.) Theory of
Reasoned Action (Fishbein & Ajzen). The Cognitive Theories: The Balance, Dissonance,
Congruity and Consistency theories and their applications to communication research.
- Media and communication role in Open Learning
- Critical Orientations: The Feminist Theories – The Culture Studies Theories.
- Children and Media Violence: Social learning Theory/Social Cognition (Bandura); Disinhibition
and Cue Theory (Berkowtiz); and Arousal Theory / Excitation Transfer (Tannenbaum and
Zillman).
- “Middle Range” Theories (Selections): Uses and Gratifications; Agenda Setting by the Media;
Cultivation of Perceptions of Reality (George Gerber); Limited and Selective Influences Theory.

- Overview of communication research paradigms: philosophical assumptions of positivism,

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 interpretivism, critical paradigms. What is scientific? Logic of scientific reasoning: Terms,
propositions, arguments; deductive and inductive reasoning in research
- Research design: Quantitative Variables: Types of variables; unit of analysis; exploratory,
explanatory and predictive research, Measurement: conceptual and operational definitions; levels
of measurement: nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio; basic understanding of reliability and validity.
Sampling: why sample? Samples and population of interest; sampling design: probability and
non-probability sampling; factors affecting choice of sampling design; sample size and
determining sample size; stages of quantitative research
- Data collection methods: Quantitative Experimentation: Logic of experimentation: testing causal
relationships; random assignment; internal and external validity; sampling in experiments;
experimental designs; field experiments. Survey research: General features of survey design;
strengths and limitations; survey research designs: cross-sectional and longitudinal.
Questionnaire construction: Steps leading to construction of questionnaire; content and format;
leading and loaded questions; pre-testing questionnaires; tabulating data.
- Data analysis: Quantitative. Introduction to statistics, Measures of central tendency: Mean,
median , mode; when to use them. Measures of dispersion: range, semi-quartile range, standard
deviation. z-scores: location of scores and standardized distributions. Introduction to probability;
Probability and samples: The distribution of sample means; Hypothesis testing procedure.

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7. PhD in Theatre Arts

Research Methodology
1. Research and its meaning
2. Objectives of Research
3. Motivation in Research
4. Types of Research
5. Research and its approaches
6. Significance of Research
7. Research Methods Vs Methodology
8. Research and Scientific Methods
9. Research Process: Research Problem, Review of the literature, Hypothesis, research design,
Data collection, Analysis, Interpretation, Report.
10. Tools and Techniques
11. Field Methods
12. Qualities of good research
13. Problems and issues in research
14. Research Ethics

Theatre Arts
1. History and origins of Western and Indian Theatre /drama
2. Elements of Theatre and Drama (Western and Indian)
3. Bharata’s Natyasastra and Aristotle Poetics.
4. Origin and development of Traditional Theatre and Folk theatrical Forms of India
5. History and Development of Modern Western Drama and Theatre
6. History and development of Modern Indian Drama and Theatre
7. Makers of Modern Theatre (Indian and Western)
8. Major acting theories
9. Technical Aspects of Theatre (design, direction, set design, costume design, lighting, stage
craft, theatre music, Play production Process)
10. Theatre Aesthetics (Western and Indian)
11. Indigenous Theatre Practices (Indian context)
12. Theatre- in- education, Children theatre, creative drama, applied theatre, political theatre,
street theatre.
13. Theatre management and Theatre festivals.
14. Post modern theories of theatre (Theatre Semiotics, Feminist Theatre, Intercultural Theatre,
Phenomenology, Historiography, Post-Dramatic theories etc)
15. Theatre Pedagogies and Theatre Education (Universities and Institutions)

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8. Ph.D in Fine Arts

Research Methodology in Fine Arts

1. Research and its meaning
2. Objectives of Research
3. Motivation in Research
4. Types of Research
5. Research and its approaches
6. Significance of Research
7. Research Methods Vs Methodology
8. Research and Scientific Methods
9. Research Process: Research Problem, Review of the literature, Hypothesis, research design, Data
collection, Analysis, Interpretation, Report.
10. Tools and Techniques
11. Field Methods
12. Qualities of good research
13. Problems and issues in research
14. Research EthicsIndian Art History Sculpture:
Formal and stylistic aspects of sculpture in Indus Valley, Mauryan, Sunga, Satvahana, Kushana
(Mathura and Gandhara), Gupta (Buddhist, Brahamancical and Jain), Chalukya, Gurjara Pratihara,
Pallava, Chola, Rashrakuta, Hoysala, Kakatiya, Pala-Sena, Orissan, Solanki and Paramara periods.

Architecture:
Formal and stylistic aspects of architecture in Indus Valley of stupas (Bharhut, Sanchi, Amaravati,
Sarnath) of cave temples, (Bhaja, Karle, Ajanta, Nasik, Lomas Rishi, Kanheri, etc.), Gupta (Udaygiri,
Deogarh, nachna, etc.) Chalukya (Badami, Aihole, Pattadakal, etc.), Pallava (Mahabalipuram,
Kanchipuram, etc.) Rashtrakuta (Ellora), GurjaraPratihara, Saindhava – Maitraka, Chandela
(Khajuraho), Orissa (Bhubaneshwar, Konaraka), Chola (Tanjore and GangaikondaCholapuram,
Darasuram, etc.), Hoysala (Belur, Halibid, etc.) Paramara, Nayuka and Vijayanagar
(HampiLepakshi). Islamic architecture; Sultanate and Mughal; Mandu, Delhi, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri.
Painting:
Formal and stylistic aspects of pre-historic, Ajanta, Bagh and later mural tradition. Manuscript painting
(Eastern Indian and Western Indian), Sultanate (Mandu) Chourapanchaskika style and other pre-Mughal
schools, Mughal (Akbar to Shahjahan), Rajasthani (Mewar, Bundi, Kotah, Bikaneer, Jaipur,
Kishangarh, etc.) Malwa, Pahari (Basholi, Guler, Kangra) and Decacani (Ahmednagar, Bijapur and
Golkonda) schools.
Modern Indian Art:
Company School, Bazar Painting, British Art Schools, Kalighat Painting, Raja Ravi Verma and
followers. Neo-Bengal School (‘Revivalism’ and earlymodernists): Abanindranath Tagore and
disciples, Nandalal Bose, Benode Behari Mukherjee, RamkinkarBaij, Rabindranath Tagore,
Gaganendranath Tagore, Jamini Roy and others. Role of Santiniketan in art education.
Academic/Professional sculptors and painters; Mahatre, Talim, D.P. Roy Choudhuri, Dhurandar. Heman
Majumdar, Thakur Singh, etc. Early modernists: Amrita Shergil, Karmarkar. Geroge
Keyt. Art in 1940’s and 50’s : Bengal famine and artists (Somnath Hore, Chittaprasad, Zainul Abedin,
Gobardhan Ash. Sudhir Khastgir), Progressive art movements in Calcutta, Madras, Bombay and Delhi.
International Modernism and artists : F.N. Souza, Pradosh Dasgupta, K.C.S. Panikkar, B.C. Sanyal,
Dinkar Kaushik, Nirode Majumdar, Paritosh Sen, M.F. Hussain, Akbar Padamsee, Ramkumar and
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others. Independent Artists : N.S. Bendre, K. K. Hebbar, Shankho Choudhuri, Krishan Reddy, Dhanraj
Bhagat, Y. K. Shukla, PilooPoochkhanwala, V.S. Gaitonde, Santhanraj, Davierwala and other.
Art in 1960’s and 70’s Indigenist trends in painting, sculpture, mural and print-making; K. G.
Subramanyam, K.C.S. Panikkar (Cholamandal artists village), Reddappa Naidu, S.B. Palsikar, Janaki
Ram, Meera Mukherjee, Jyoti Bhatt, J. Swaminathan, Neo- Tantric art, etc.
Figurative-Narrative trend since 1960’s Bikash Bhattacharjee, Ganesh Pyne. A. Ramachandran,
R.B. Bhaskaran, Lakshma Goud, JoganChoudhuri, Bhupen Khakhar, Anjole Ela Menon, Arpita Singh,
Gogi Saroj Pal, Arpana Kaur, Vivan Sundaram and others.
Trend of Abstraction since 1960’s :raghav Kaneria, Jairam Patel, P. Barwe, Ram kumar, L.
Munnuswamy, P.V. Kolte, Jagmohan Chopra, Balbir Singh Katt, Nagji Patel.
Development of Installation, Multimedia, Performative, Happening Art :naliniMalani, Ved Nayar, Vivan
Sundaram and others.
Tribal, Folk and Popular Art (Including Design and Functional Art)
African, Oceanic, North-West Coast American, Mexican, Indian, South- East Asian Art.
Aesthetics and Art Critical History:
General principles of Indian art, art and beauty, principlies of image making (iconometry and other
canons), six limbs of Indian painting (shadanga) and six Chinese canons of paintings, theories of Rasa,
Dhvani, Aankara, Auchitya and Riti, and their relevance in understanding art making and viewing.
Interrelationship of visual and performing art. Classification of painting in Chitrasutra.
Concepts of Kshyavridhi. Guna-dosha, Sadrishya, Vartana, Nimnonata, etc. Visible and invisibleaspects
of art (Drishyam/Adrishyam), Rekha (Line) and Linear rhythm (Chanda)
compositional aspects of art, perspective, form and content. Textual sources (Vishnudharmottara,
Brihatasmhita and otherSilpasastra texts. Kashmiri aestheticians. Distinctions and overlap between the
scope of Art History, Art Criticism, and Aesthetic theories. Inter relationship between Art History,
Anthroplogy, Arhaelogy, Cultural History and Philology, Development of Art History as a discipline.
Connoiseur ship and catalogue raissone.
Development of formalism (Wolffin, Reigl, Roger Fry, Greenberg), Iconology (Gombrich and
Panofsky), Visual perception (Rudolf Arnheim) and New Art History (Bryson, Hal Foster).
Ananda coomaraswamy and Stella Kramrisch and their relevance in the India Art Historical Studies.
Western approaches to art and aesthetcs : Plato, Aristotle, Alberti, Vasari, Bellori, Reynolds, Diderot,
Wincklemann, Croce, Tolstoy, etc. Writing by artists and manifestors of modern art movements.
Theory of Avant-Garde. Implicaiton of theories of Semiotics, Structuralism, Post- strcuturalism, Post-
modernism and Feminism on Art thinking and writing.
Fundamental and Principles of Painting:
Knowledge of principal elements, perspective values, fundamentals of paintings. Visual principles,
Form, space, illusion, image. Chronology of the development of ideas. Visual reality, conceptual
reality. Tradition and the gradual development of the art of combining the elements of ideas of different
visual arts specialization.
Media and material and their use, sketching and drawing. Application of materials, oil painting- All a
Prima and old master process, glazing and scumbling, priming of canvas, different types of oil,
brushing etc. Tempera and Gocache and their uses in painting in both traditional and non- traditionalart.
Wash method on paper and silk, Acrylic, pastel, mixed media, water colour mural and mural
techniques- Fresco secco and Buono fresco, Ajanta and different modern media relief and mixed media
in mural.
Collage, Encaustic Wax Supports in Painting (Canvas, paper, wood, silk, etc.)
Types of paintings, open air paintings, portrait paintings, study of head and full length figures, male and
female. Landscape paintings, patronized art, paintings under different art movements, still life,
thematic, abstract , etc.
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Principles of compositions, reflection of artists personal views, development of concept. Process of
creative paintings. Expression of ideas under some aesthetical and philosophical views.
Artistic expression during different social and structural changes. Art and Changes. Application of
techniques, colours and colour theory and the application of colour theory in art activities. Colour
harmony, traditional application of colour and the application of colour with reasoning.
Colour preparation, tecture, technical aspect of pigment.
Sculpture:
Detail knowledge of Principle element of Sculpture including Historical backgrounds, developments and
the modern approach about all Sculpture methods.
□ Stone Carving
□ wood Carving
□ Metal Casting
□ Terracotta ( Low relief/ High relief)
□ Other- Clay Making Process, Plaster of Paris, Metal Fabrication like Welding, Metal Scrap, waste
Material, Installation.
□ History of Sculpture– Indian and Western: Manifestation and invention of different Sculpture
technique Artist and their Contributions.
Graphics ( Print making ):
Detail knowledge of Principle element of Printmaking including Historical backgrounds, developments
and the modern approach about all Printmaking methods.
□ Relief method
□ Intaglio Method
□ Planography Method
□ Serigraphy Method
□ Other- Computer Graphics, Paper making, Dimensional Print like Blind print, Embossing,
colography, Unique Print / Mono prints.
□ Concept Study of Tools, Techniques, Processing and developing Block preparation &Printing
□ History of Printmaking – Asia and Europe: Manifestation and invention of different Print making
Methods Artist and their Contributions.
□ History of Indian Printmaking – Manifestation, invention and development of different Printmaking
Methods Artist and their Contributions.
Applied Arts:
□ Introduction to Advertising, History of Advertising, truth and fundamentals of Advertising, ethics in
Advertising. Media of Advertising.
□ Technical terms of Advertising.
□ Principles of Design. Elements of design, its role and effect in Advertising layouts.
□ Typography and its basic rules. Calligraphy and its History.
□ Illustration, History and famous Illustrator.
□ Printing: its history and development , introduction of main printing processes such as Letterpress,
Lithography, Gravure, Offset, Silk-screen, latest techniques of printings.
□ Trends and developments of Modern Advertising, Types of Advertising, Justification of advertising
for expenditure and growth.
□ Advertising for Nation-Building and Social welfare. Concept Planning and Creative Research.
□ Advertising Agency, its structure and different departments. Function of different departments. Role
of art studio in the Agency. Famous Ad. Agency and Ad, gurus.
□ Different Media of Advertising – Print Media, Indoor, outdoor, Direct mail, POP, Social Media, TV,
Radio, Internet, electronic media, new media of advertising etc.
□ Campaign Planning, appeal : Use of appeal in campaign planning, objectives, continuity. Different
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 kinds of Campaigns : Social, Product, Movie, Event, Educational, Political etc.
□ Corporate Image, and Corporate Identity.
□ Types of copy and Design approach of campaigning.
□ Communication and its type. Barriers in good communication.
□ Different functions of Advertising Business. Research and Motivational Research –present and future
action.
□ Future of Advertising – Career options in Internet Advertising, web designing and Animation.
□ Introduction to marketing. 4P’s of marketing.
□ Market Research & Analysis.
□ Importance of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in Advertising.
□ Advertising Effectiveness.
□ Testing of Advertising.

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9. PhD in Dance
Paper- 1: Research Methodology
1. Introduction to Research- Its definition, role of research in dance, process, types, significance
2. Research approaches in dance
3. Formulation of research problem
4. Research design
5. Sources of Data
6. Data collection- primary and secondary data, methods of collection and techniques
7. Analysis and Interpretation
8. Ethics in research

- Paper- 2: Dance
1. Aesthetics: Rasasutra of Bharata, Bhava and its constituents, Abhinaya- Its types
2. Historical study: References from literature, paintings, sculptures
3. Study of Treatises:Technical concepts and classification of dance,features, significance of dance,
study of Abhinayadarpana, Nayaka-Nayika prakarana as in texts, study of Natyashastra,
Dasarupaka, Sangeetha Rathnavali
4. Indian classical and other dance forms including traditional dance theatre: History, development,
Technique, costumes, Music, instruments, Gurus
5. Dance in Modern India: Role of revivalists,institutions, Works of modern and contemporary
dancers/ choreographers
6. World dances: History and development of Ballet, Emergence of Modern dance in the west,
overview of dances from East Asia, South-east Asia.

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9. PhD Commerce(PHDCOM)

Paper 1:Research Methodology

Theory of Research : Meaning and Definition of Research, Types of Research, Research

Approached(Scientific, Historical, Descriptive, Comparative, Institutional), Criteria of Good
Research, Research and Business Decisions, Research Applications in FunctionalAreas of Business.

Research Process :Problem Selection and Research Design-Selecting a Topic for Research Study,
Formulation of Hypothesis, Research Design (Concepts relating to Research Design, Major stops
preparing a Research Design, Factors affecting Research Design.)

Technique of Collecting Qualitative Data (PRA-Participatory Rural Appraisal, RRA-Rapid Rural

Appraisal Case Study), Tools of Collecting Qualitative Data (Social Mapping Resource Mapping,
Wealth Ranking of the Households, Preference Ranking, Focus Group Discussion etc.),Formatting
and Processing of Qualitative Data Sampling Techniques and Sample Design (Methods, Selection of
Appropriate Methods and Sampling Criteria),Sampling Tests (Ztest, Ttest, Ftest). Editing, Coding,
Classification and Tabulation Diagrammatic and Graphic Presentation

1. Analysis of Data (Statistical Application in Research)

Statistics and Business Research Probbility Theory Probability Distributions Percentages and Ratios
Measures of Central Tendency Measures of Variability Correlation and Regression Measurement
of Trend Association of Attributes Construction of Indices Hypothesis Testing Scaling Technique

SPECIALIZATION COURSE (In the selected area of researchinterest) FOR Ph.D

Area – 1: Accounting & Taxation ACCOUNTING

Contents

1. Accounting: Information for Decision Making

Accounting Information: A Means to an End User’s Perspective-Types of Accounting

Information
Accounting Information Forms: - Determining Information Needs - The Cost of Producing
Accounting Information, Users of Accounting Information - Objectives of External Financial
Reporting – Characteristic of Externally Reported Information-Characteristics and Objectives of
Management Accounting Information
Integrity of Accounting Information :Institutional Features-Professional Organizations-
Competence, Judgment, and Ethical Behavior

Accounting Systems: Basic Functions of an Accounting System-Designing and Installation

Accounting Systems.

Careers in Accounting: Public Accounting- Management Accounting-Governmental

Accounting -
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Education

2. Presentation and Reporting of Accounting Information

Reporting the Results of Operations: Developing Predictive Information - Reporting Irregular

Items Continuing Operations – Discontinued Operations, Extraordinary Items-Changes in
Accounting Principles
-Earnings per Share (EPS)-Basis and Diluted Earning per Share

3. Statement of Cash Flows

Statement of Cash Flows: Purpose of the statement -Example of a Statement of Cash Flows-
Classification of Cash Flows-The Approach to Preparing a Statement of Cash Flows

Managing Cash Flows: Budgeting (The Primary Cash Management Tool-What Priority Should
Managers give to Increasing Net Cash Flows? –Some Strategies for Permanent Improvements in
Cash Flow

4. Financial Statement Analysis

Techniques of financial statement Analysis: Common Size Financial Statements-
FinancialStatementAnalysisUsingCommonRatios-ProfitabilityRatios, Efficiency Ratios, and
Solvency Ratios

Tools of Analysis: Trend Percentages, Component Percentages, Ratios, Standards of Comparison,

Quality of Earnings, Quality of Assets, and the Relative Amount of Debt

Measures of Liquidity and Credit Risk: A classified Balance Sheet - Working Capital – Current
Ratio, Quick Ratio, Debt Ratio-Evaluating Financial Ratios– Liquidity, Credit Risk, and the Law

5. Accounting Standards

Introduction – Accounting Standards in India – Importance of the Accounting Standards –

Disclosure of Accounting Policies – Regulations for Valuation of Inventories – Rules for Cash
Flow Statement – Norms for Events after Balance Sheet Date – Rules for Provisions and
Contingencies – Norms for Net Income andChangesinAccountingPolicies–
RegulationsforDepreciationAccounting–NormsforRevenueRecognition – Accounting for Fixed
Assets – Accounting for Taxes on Income – Accounting for Intangible Assets – Norms for
Consolidated Financial Statements – Need for Notes to Accounts – Other Accounting Standards –
Computerization of Accounts – Indian Companies Providing their Accounts as per US GAAP and
IFRS

6. Global Business and Accounting

Environmental Forces Shaping Globalization- Political and Legal Systems, Economic Systems,
Culture, Technology and Infrastructure Harmonization of Financial Reporting Standards

Foreign Currencies and Exchange Rates: Exchange Rates - Accounting for Transactions with
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 Foreign Companies - Currency Fluctuations – Who Wins and Who Loses? - Consolidated
Financial Statements That Include Foreign Subsidiaries

7. Management Accounting
An overview – Concepts and uses - Management Accounting Decision Making Authority –
Management Accounting’s Role in Decision Making - Management Accounting’s Role in
Performance Evaluation and Rewards

8. Costing System and Analysis

Activity Based Costing System: Introduction - Traditional manufacturing Costing System -
Activity Based Costing (ABC) and Activity Based Management (ABM) System - Cost of
Resource Capacity - ABC for Marketing, Selling and Distribution Expenses-ABC for Service
Companies

Cost variance Analysis: Introduction – Material Variances – Labour Variances – Overhead

Variances –Standard Cost Accounting

Revenue and Profit Variance Analysis: Introduction - Sales Variances - Profit Variances - Actual
Profit and Budgeted: Reconciliation –Variance Reporting-Disposition of Variances

9. Responsibility Accounting
Introduction–Meaning and Objectives–Types of Responsibility Centres

Reference text books:

1. Williams, Haka, Bettner (2005) Financial & Managerial Accounting, the basis for business
decisions, Tata McGraw- Hill, New Delhi.
2. M.Y.Khan,P.K.Jain(2007)ManagementAccounting,Text,ProblemsandCases,TheMcGraw-
Hill,NewDelhi.
3. Asish K .Bhattacharyya(2006)Financial Accounting for Business Managers, Printice-Hall of
India Pvt. Ltd., NewDelhi.
4. Robert N Anthony, David F. Hawkins, Kenneth A Merchant (2007) Accounting Text and
Cases, TataMcGraw-Hill,NewDelhi.
5. N.Ramachandran,RamKumarKakani(2008),FinancialAccountingforManagement,TataM cGraw-
Hill,NewDelhi.
6. ShashiK.Gupta(2002),ContemporaryIssuesinAccounting,KalyaniPublishers,NewDelhi.
7. Aggarwal,M.P.(1981),AnalysisofFinancialStatements,NationalPublishingHouse,NewDelhi.
8. S.N.Maheshwari(2004),Management Accounting and Financial Control, Sultan Chand and
Sons,NewDelhi.
9. S.N.Maheshwari,
S.K.Maheshwari(2006),CorporateAccounting,VikasPublishingHousePvt.Ltd.NewDelhi.

Taxation

Direct Taxation–Law and Practice

1. General Frame work of Direct Taxation in India: Different direct tax laws and their inter-
relationship; Importance of Income Tax Act and Annual Finance Bill Relevant Constitutional
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 provisions; harmonization of tax regime.
2. Tax Planning: Concept of tax planning; Tax planning with reference to setting up a new
business; locational aspects; nature of business; tax holiday, etc. - Tax planning with regard to
specific management decisions such as mergers and takeovers; location of undertaking;
introduction of voluntary retirement; tax planning with reference to financial management
decisions such as borrowing or investment decision; reorganization or restructuring of capital
decisions - Tax planning with respect to corporate reorganization; tax planning with reference to
employees’ remuneration - Tax Planning vis-à-vis important provisions of wealth-tax including
court rulings and legislative amendments.

3. Tax Management: Return and procedure for assessment; special procedure for assessment of
search cases, e-commerce transactions, liability in special cases; collection and recovery of tax;
refunds, appeals and revisions ;penalties imposable ,offences and prosecution.

Indirect Taxation–Law and Practice

4. Indirect Taxes: Special features of indirect tax levies–all pervasive nature, contribution to
Government revenues; constitutional provisions authorizing the levy and collection of duties of
central excise, customs, service tax, central sales tax and VAT.
5. Central Excise: Basis of chargeability of duties of central excise –goods, manufacture,
classification and valuation of excisable goods, assessment procedure, exemption, payment,
recovery and refunds of duties. Clearance of excisable goods; Central Excise Bonds; maintenance
of accounts and records and filing of returns. CENVAT; Duties payable by small scale units. Set-
off of duties –concept, meaning and scheme; Central Excise Concessions on exports; search,
seizure and investigation; offences and penalty.
6. Custom: Levy of and exemption from, customs duties – specific issues and case studies;
assessment and payment duties; recovery and refund of customs duties; drawback of duties;
Confiscation of goods and conveyances and imposition of penalties; search, seizure and arrest,
offence and prosecution provisions -Adjudication, Appeal and Revision; Settlement of Cases.
7. Service Tax: Introduction; Genesis of service tax in India; Constitutional Provisions; Definition
of service; Education Cess and Secondary and Higher Education Cess
8. Tax Planning and Management: Tax Planning, Tax Management, Tax Avoidance and Tax
Evasion

Reference text books:

1. Dr.VinodKumarSinghania&Dr.MonicaSinghania,(2014),DirectTaxesPlanningandMana
gement,Taxmann,NewDelhi
2. Dr.Vinod Kumar Singhania & Dr.Monica Singhania, (2014), Income Tax including Central
Sales Tax,Taxmann, NewDelhi
3. R.K.Jain,(2014),Income Tax Planning& Management, Sahitya Bhawan, Agra
4. Dr.P.K.Jain & R.KTyagi,(2014),IncomeTax law& accounts, Sanjay Sahitya Bhawan, Agra
5. R.K.Jain (2014) Excise Customs and Service Tax Case References, Jain Book Depot, New
Delhi.

Area2–International Business

1. Basics of International Business Environment–Social, Cultural, Economic, Political,

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 Demographic, Ecological and Legal Environment.

2. Balance of Payments – Concept, Balance of Payments Accounting, Deficit and Surplus, Factors
affecting Balance of Payments and Equilibrium and Disequilibrium of Balance of Payments.
India’s Balance of Payments.

3. Government Influence on Trade – Rationale for government intervention, Tariff and Non tariff
barriers.Impact of tariff and non tariff barriers on international trade.

4. Cross Cultural Management–Hofstede and other studies related to Cross Cultural Management

5. Introduction to Globalization–Concept, Major forces, Effects of Globalization on the world

economy and developing countries, Globalization strategies of Indian Companies, Cross border
Mergers and Acquisitions
6. International Investment– Concept, Types of International Investment, FDI and Developing
Countries, Determinants of FDI, Recent Trends in FDI flows, Trade Related Investment Measures,
Multilateral Investment Agreements.

7. Transnational Corporations–Features of Transnational Corporations, Recent Trends in

Transnational Corporations, Issues And Controversies Of Transnational Corporations. TNCs and
Developing Countries.

8. Technology Transfer – Rationale of Transfer of Technology, Recent Trends and Current Issues,
Non Equity Forms of Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property Rights, India and Transfer of
Technology –strategies and challenges.

9. World Trade–Recent Trends –composition and direction, Problems of Developing Countries.

10. International Trade in Services–Role of Trade in Services in Economic Development,

Composition and Direction of International Trade in Services, Challenges of International Trade
in Services.

11. Multilateral Trading System – Functions and Structure of WTO, Multilateral Trade Agreement
and Plurilataral Trade Agreement, India and WTO. Recent issues related to Multilateral
Agreements. Impact of Multilateral Trading System on World Trade.

12. Regional Economic Groupings – Forms of Regional Groupings, Rationale and Impact of
Regional Economic Groupings, Major Regional Economic Groupings - European Union (EU),
North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA), Association of South etc. East Asian Nations
(ASEAN), South Asian Association for Regional Corporation(SAARC)

13. International Product Planning – Product Decision, International Product Life Cycle, New
Product Development. Product diffusion.

14. International Branding and Packaging – Objectives and Advantages, Brand Familiarity Levels,
Branding Strategies , Local Brand Vs Global Brand, Impact of Brands on Buying Behaviour,
Scope for Indian Brands, Functions and Importance of Packaging, Factors Influencing Packaging
Decision, Special Considerations in International Marketing.
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15. International Pricing – Objectives and factors affecting Pricing Decisions, Pricing Methods and
Practices in International Marketing, Transfer Pricing, Counter Trade and Pricing Issues.

16. International Distribution–International Channel System, Types of Intermediaries, Factors

affecting Channel Choice, Selecting Overseas Agents.

17. International Marketing Communication – Promotion Mix, Objectives and Role of

InternationalMarketingCommunication,KeyIssuesinInternationalMarketingCommunication,M
ajorMarketingPromotionTools.

18. International Advertising – Rationale for International Advertising, Adaptation Vs

Standardization, Advertising Appeals and Product Characteristics, Impact of Advertising on
buying decisions, Global Media Decisions, Selecting Advertising Agencies, Advertising
Regulations, Sales Promotion Tools.

19. International Retailing – International Store Operations and Supply Chain Management of
LeadingInternationalRetailers.InternationalRetailFormats,InternationalRetailMarketingStrateg y.

20. Emerging Trends and Issues in International Marketing – E-Marketing, Green Marketing,
Digital Marketing, Multi level Marketing (MLM),Web-based Marketing, and Network Marketing
etc.
Further Readings

-WTO Report
-UNCTAD Report
-WorldInvestment Report
-World Economic Survey, etc.

Area3 –Banking and Finance

1. Commercial Banks: Overview of Commercial Banking in India; Role and Functions of

Commercial Banks; Indian Banking in Pre, Nationalization and Post, nationalization Phases.

2. Banking Sectoral Reforms: Banking Sector Reforms and their Implications on Indian Banking
Sector; Changing Role of Indian Banks; Reforms and Restructuring of Banks; Management of
Private Sector Banks and Public Sector Banks; Management of Banks in RuralAreas.

3. Basic Banking Services: Opening of accounts for companies, trusts, societies, government
and publicbodies; Importance of AML.

4. Credit concepts: Principles of lending; Various credit Products/ Facilities - working capital and
term loans; Credit Appraisal Techniques; Approaches to lending; Credit Management, credit
monitoring ,NPA Management; Credit Risk Analysis Framework.

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 5. Documentation: Different types of documents; Documentation Procedures; Stamping of
documents Securities; Types of collaterals and their characteristics; Priority Sector Lending -
Sectors, Targets and Issues/Problems.

6. RecentDevelopments:Agriculture /SMEs/ SHGs/ SSI/Tiny Sector; Financing New Products &

Services: Factoring, Securitization, bank assurance, Mutual Funds, Merchant Banking, Hire
Purchase, Securitization, Venture Capital, Leasing and Depository, Credit Cards/ Home Loans/
Personal Loans/Consumer Loans; IT Application in Banking.

7. Credit Rating in India: Concept and reasons of credit rating; Credit rating institutions in
India, Limitation of Credit Rating.

8. Reforms in Banking and Finance: Reports of the committees; Chakravarty committee,

Narsimham Committee I&II :FDI In Banking Sector.
9. International Banking: An Overview; Rationale and Scope of International Banking
Regulation; Capital Adequacy, loan loss provisioning and other Regulatory Controls.

10. International Financial System: An overview; Foreign Exchange Markets; Exchange rate
determination; International party theory and Fisher effect; Foreign Exchange Risk Management.
11. Financial Institutions: Role of FDI, NBFCs and other International Financial Institutions
12. FinancialMarkets:Structure;InstitutionsandOperationMechanism;MoneyMarketinIndia;Importan
ce; Feature and Instruments; Capital Market in India, New Issues Market and SecondaryMarket
(Stock Exchanges);salient features and operation, changing scenario of Indian StockMarket.
13. Valuation of Securities: Equity shares and Bonds valuation models; CAPM, Arbitrary pricing
theory.
14. Corporate Valuation: Approaches to Corporate Valuation; Restructuring; merger, acquisition
and disinvestment leveraged buy-outs.

References

Chandra, Prasanna, Financial Management Theory and Practice, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing
CompanyLtd.,New Delhi,2007

Shapiro AlanC., Multinational Financial Management,Prentice Hall of India Ltd.,NewDelhi

Khan, M.Y. and Jain, P.K., Financial Management Text, Cases and Problems, Tata McGraw-Hill
Publishing CompanyLtd.,NewDelhi,2007

Kishore, RaviM.:Financial Management, Tax, Delhi.

Van Horne, James C., Financial Management and Policy, Prentice Hall of India Ltd., New Delhi

Damodaran onValuation: Security Analysis for Investment and Corporate Finance (Wiley Finance)

NeelamCGulati(2011)BankingandInsurance:Principles&Practices,3 rdedition,ExcelBooks,Daryaga
nj
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 New Delhi

Gomez Clifford (2011) Banking and Finance: Theory, Law and Practice, 3rd edition, PHI,
Daryaganj New Delhi

IndianInstituteofBanking&Finance(2012):PrinciplesandPracticesofBanking,2 ndedition,McMillan,D
aryaganjNewDelhi.

Indian Institute of Banking & Finance(2012):Legal and Regulatory Aspect of Banking 2nd
edition, McMillan, Daryaganj NewDelhi.

NKSinha(2009):Money Banking and Finance, 5thedition,BscPublisherco,Daryaganj,NewDelhi.

Area4:MARKETING MANAGEMNT

1. Defining Marketing for the 21stcentury The new marketing realities:

Marketing in 21stcentury, Markets : Consumer and Organisational markets, Strategic planning &
the marketing environment, Current issues in marketing, Marketing research, Buyer behaviour,
Segmentation, targeting and positioning, Value capture, Value creation, Value delivery, Value
communication, Major Societal Forces, New Consumer Capabilities, New Company
Capabilities, Integrated Marketing, Internal Marketing, Performance Marketing, Connecting
with Customers, Shaping the Market Offerings.

The Demographic Environment and its implication in marketing management: Economic

Environment, Social- Cultural Environment, Natural Environment, Technological Environment,
Political-Legal Environment.
Creating Customer Value: Satisfaction and Loyalty, Customer Perceived Value (CPV), Total
Customer Satisfaction, Monitoring Satisfaction, Maximizing Customer Lifetime Value (CLV),
Cultivating Customer Relationships.
Analyzing Consumer Markets: What Influences Consumer Behaviour? Cultural Factors Social
Factors, Personal Factors, Key Psychological Processes.
Analyzing Business Markets: Organizational Buying, The Business Market Versus the
Consumer Market, Delivering Superior Customer Value, Managing Business-to-Business
Customer Relationships, Business Relationships: Risks and Opportunism, Segment Marketing,
Niche Marketing, Local Marketing, Balancing Customer and Competitor Orientations. Creating
Brand Equity, Building brand equity, Measuring brand equity, Devising a branding strategy,
crafting brandpositioning.

2. Marketing Decisions

Product Decisions: Setting Product Strategy, Differentiation, Product and brand relationship, The
Product Hierarchy, Product Systems and Mixes, Product-Line Analysis
Product-Line Length, Packaging, Labeling, Warranties, and Guarantees.
Designing and Managing Services: The Nature of Services, Categore is of Service Mix
Distinctive Characteristics of Services, Service Experience , Service Innovation, Service
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Brands, Developing Brand Strategies for Services, Developing Service Offers for Rural Areas,
Manageing Product-Support Services, Identifying and Satisfying Customer Needs, Post sale
Service Strategy.
Pricing Decisions: Developing Pricing Strategies and Programs, Consumer Psychology and
Pricing, Setting the Price, Adapting the Price, Geographical Pricing (Cash, Countertrade, Barter),
Price Discounts and Allowances, Promotional Pricing, Differentiated Pricing, Pricing for Rural
Markets, Initiating and Responding to Price Changes, Responding to Comptitiors’s Price Changes
Distribution Decisions( logistics decisions):Designing and Managing Integrated Marketing
Channel,MarketingChannelsandValueNetworks,ChannelIntegrationandSystems,VerticalMarke
tingSystems,The Importance of Channel Stewards, Horizontal Marketing Systems, Integrating
Multichannel Marketing Systems, Conflict, Cooperation, and Competition, Channel Conflict and
Competition, Managing Channel Conflict, Dilution and Cannibalization, Legal and Ethical Issues
in Channel Relations, Managing Retailing, Wholesaling, and Logistics.
PromotionDecisions:CommunicatingValue,DesigningandManagingIntegratedMarketingCom
munications,TheChangingMarketingCommunicationEnvironment,MarketingCommunications,
Brand Equity, and Sales, The Communications Process Models, Developing Effective
Communications, Celebrity Endorsements as a Strategy, Selecting the Communications Channels,
Establishing the Total Marketing Communications Budget, Deciding on the Marketing
Communications Mix, Managing the Integrated Marketing Communications Process,
Implementing IMC, Managing Mass Communications: Advertising, Sales Promotions, Events
and Experiences, and Public Relations, Developing and Managing an Advertising Program,
Communicating to the Rural Audience, Deciding on Media and Measuring

Effectiveness, Sales Promotion in Indian market, Events and Experiences, Public Relations,
Managing Personal Communications: Direct and Interactive Marketing, Word of Mouth, and
Personal Selling, Direct Marketing, Public and Ethical Issues in Direct Marketing, Interactive
Marketing, Placing Ads and Promotions Online, Word of Mouth, Buzz and Viral Marketing,
Creating successful long term growth.

3. Marketing research
Introduction to Marketing Research, Qualitative and quantitative research methods, Sampling
methods, Questionnaire design, reliability and validity. Online survey method, Data preparation
and data presentation (graphing), AnalysisofVariance (ANOVA)and Analysis of
Covariance(ANCOVA),Cluster Analysis, Factor analysis, Presenting research information

4. Emerging Trends in marketing: Rural Marketing, Green marketing, Experiential marketing,

Digital Marketing, e business, Online marketing, Online retailing, Neuroscience and consumer,
Sports Marketing ,Media marketing and advertising, Brand Management, Innovation and
marketing

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 Reference Books

• Marketing Management by Arum Kumar and N Meenakshi

• The Rural Marketing Book by Kashyap Raut
• MarketingManagementasouthAsianPerspectivebyPhilipKotler,KevinLanekeler,Abrahamkoshi
andMithileshwarJha,PearsonPrenticeHall,2009
• ResearchMethodology,ConceptsandcasesbyDeepakChawlaandNeenaSondhi,VikasPublishing
house private limited
• Marketing management Ranjan Saxena,Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company limited
• Marketing management, Cases and Concepts, Nikihilesh Dholakia, Rakesh Khurana, Labdhi
Bhandari, Abhinandan K jain, Macmilan India

Area5: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

1. Entrepreneurship and economic development

Entrepreneurship theory and literature: Entrepreneurship in India and abroad, Entrepreneurial
motivation(socio- economic factors in entrepreneurship development, basic skills in
entrepreneurship),Entrepreneurial environment, Entrepreneurship development Programmes,
Entrepreneurial functions, Analysis of barriers in entrepreneurship development, Analysis of
success factors of entrepreneurship development.

Entrepreneurship’s Importance: Economic impact of entrepreneurial firms, Entrepreneurial

Firms’ impact on society, Entrepreneurial Firms’ impact on larger firms, Entrepreneurial Firms’
impact on overall economic development of a nation Entrepreneurship development.

2. Creativity and Innovation in business

Encouraging creativity at the firm level, protecting ideas from being lost or stolen, IPR, Creation
of effective innovation, Market dynamics and new technology, Diffusion and adoption of
innovations,Marketingandsalesoftechnologybasedproductsandservices.

3. Enterprise creation
Screening of ideas, opportunity identification and selection, moving from an idea to an
entrepreneurial firm, New enterprise creation: Conceptual and analytical tools to understand,
analyze and manage critical aspects of new enterprise, Buisness plan preparation and Analysis,
feasibility analysis of business ( product/ service feasibility, industry/market
feasibility,organizationalfeasibilityandFinancialfeasibilityanalysis,Industry and competitor
analysis), Business crisis, Family business management, Small and medium enterprises(threats
and opportunities),
Developing an effective Business models: The importance of business models, How buisness
models emerge, potential fatal flaws of business models.
4. Enterprise Management Small and medium enterprise (managing and growing entrepreneurial
firm): Essentials of management principles, its application on enterprise management, planning,
importance and application of planning in an organisation, strategic planning and its
application.
Human resource Management: recruitment, selection and induction of key employees, training
and development, performance appraisals, application of exit interviews etc., Board of
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Organisation Behaviour: Motivation and behavior, designing Motivating jobs, perception,
personality,Stressandbehavior,Groupbehavior,Intergrouprelations,conflictanditsimpactonorgan
ization,Leadership in organisation, followership, transaction analysis, analysis and application of
leadership styles, Organisation structure and design, Organisational change and development,
organizational culture and climate.
Controlling (PERT, CPM and other emerging methods to establish control in an organization.
Managinghuman resources and organization development and dynamics, Personnel and Industrial
relations, Sources of capital and capitalization process, Venture capitals, Angel investors etc,
Intrapreneurship.
5. Microbusinessdevelopment
What are micro businesses, Role of Government in micro business development, Importance of
micro businesses in an economy, Microfinance, Self help groups, Direct funding from financial
institutions.
6. New Age entrepreneurship
Agri- entrepreneurship, Edu-preneurship (education/academic entrepreneurship), Techno- preneurs
(nanotechonology, biotechnology)
7. SocialEntrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurs as change agents, financial sustainability Social
entrepreneurship in India and abroad
8. WomenEntrepreneurship
StateofwomenEntrepreneurshipinIndia.BarrierstowomenEntrepreneurshipdevelopment.
9. Businessethics
Corporate Social responsibility Corporate governance
10. SuccessionPlanning
Business growth and need of succession Planning in India. Its role and importance in expansion
management.
ReferenceBooks:
• Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship by DavidStokes, NicholasWilson
• Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hillane -book
• Entrepreneurship and small business management by Norman MSc or borough
• Entrepreneurial Development By Vasant Desai
• Entrepreneruship and entrepreneurial Development by M. Gangadhar Rao
• Organisational Behaviour By Jit S Chandan, Vikas publishing house Private Limited

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11. PhD Management (PHDMGMT)

The question paper will have the following two parts:

• ResearchMethodology
• Management (Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing
Management, Operations Management and General Management)

Part1 : Research Methodology

1. Foundations of Research: Meaning, Objectives, Motivation, Utility. Concept of theory,

empiricism, deductive and inductive theory. Characteristics of scientific method–Understanding the
language of research–Concept, Construct, Definition, Variable.

2. Research Process : Problem Identification & Formulation – Research Question – Investigation

Question – Measurement Issues – Hypothesis – Qualities of a good Hypothesis–Null Hypothesis &
Alternative Hypothesis. Hypothesis Testing–Logic & Importance

3. Research Design: Concept and Importance in Research – Features of a good research design –
Exploratory Research Design – concept, types and uses, Descriptive Research Designs – concept,
types and uses. Experimental Design: Concept of Independent & Dependent variables

4. Qualitative and Quantitative Research: Qualitative research – Quantitative research–Concept

ofmeasurement, causality, generalization, replication. Merging the two approaches.

5. Measurement: Concept of measurement–what is measured? Problems in measurement in research–

Validity and Reliability. Levels of measurement–Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio.

6. Sampling: Concepts of Statistical Population, Sample, Sampling Frame, Sampling Error, Sample
Size, Non Response. Characteristics of a good sample. Probability Sample – Simple Random
Sample, Systematic Sample, Stratified Random Sample & Multi-stage sampling. Determining size
of the sample – Practical considerations in sampling and sample size.

7. Data Analysis: Data Preparation–Univariate analysis (frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts,
percentages), Bi-variate analysis – Cross tabulations and Chi-square test including testing
hypothesis of association.

8. Interpretation of Data and Paper Writing – Layout of a Research Paper, Journals in Computer
Science, Impact factor of Journals, When and where to publish ? Ethical issues related to
publishing, Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism.

9. Use of Encyclopedias, Research Guides, Hand book etc., Academic Databases for Computer
Science Discipline.

10. Use of tools / techniques for Research: methods to search required information effectively,
Reference Management Software like Zotero/ Mendeley, Software for paper formatting like
LaTeX/ MSOffice, Software for detection of Plagiarism

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Management (Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing

Management,Operations Management and General Management)

I.Managerial Economics– Demand Analysis Production Function Cost–Output Relations Market

Structures Pricing Theories Advertising
Macro – Economics National Income Concepts Infrastructure – Management and Policy Business
Environment Capital Budgeting

II. The concept and significance of organizational behaviour – Skills and Roles in an organisation –
Classical, Neo – Classical and Modern Theories of Organisational Structure – Organisational
Design – Understanding and Managing individual behavior personality – Perception – Values –
Attitudes – Learning – Motivation.UnderstandingandManagingGroupBehaviour,Processes–Inter–
personalandgroupdynamics–Communication–Leadership–Managingchange–
Managingconflicts.OrganisationalDevelopment.

III Concepts and perspectives in HRM; HRM in changing environment. Human Resource
Plarming–Objectives, Process and Techniques.
Job analysis – Job Description. Selecting Human Resources. Induction, Training and Development.
Exit policy and Implications. Performance Appraisal and Evaluation. Potential Assessment.
Job Evaluation. Wage Determination. Industrial Relations and Trade Unions.
Dispute Resolution and Grievance Management. Labour Welfare and Social Security Measures.

IV Financial Management – Nature and Scope. Valuation Concepts and Valuation of Securities.
Capital Budgeting Decisions – Risk Analysis. Capital Structure and Cost of Capital.
Dividend Policy–Determinants.
Long– Term and Short–Term Financing Instruments. Mergers and Acquisitions.

V Marketing Environment and Environment Scanning; Marketing Information Systems and

Marketing Research; Understanding Consumer and Industrial Markets; Demand Measurement and
Forecasting; Market Segmentation– Targeting and Positioning;
Product Decisions, Product mix, Product Life Cycle; New Product Development; Branding and
Packaging; Pricing Methods and Strategies.
Promotion Decisions– Promotion mix; Advertising; Personal Selling; Channel Management;
Vertical Marketing Systems; Evaluation and Control of Marketing Effort; Marketing of Services;
Customer Relation Management; Uses of Internet as a Marketing Medium– Other related issues like
branding, market development, Advertising and retailing on the net. New issues in Marketing.

VI Role and Scope of Production Management; Facility Location; Layout Planning and Analysis;
Production Planning and Control – Production Process Analysis; Demand Forecasting for
Operations; Determinants of Productmix; Production Scheduling; Work measurement; Time and
Motion Study; Statistical Quality Control. Supply Chain Management and Materials Management
Role and Scope of Operations Research; Linear Programming; Sensitivity Analysis; Duality;
Transportation Model; Inventory Control; Queueing Theory; Decision Theory; Markov Analysis;
PERT/CPM.

VII Probability Theory; Probability distributions – Binomial, Poisson, Normal and Exponential;
Correlation and Regression analysis; Sampling theory; Sampling distributions; Tests of Hypothesis;
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Use of Computers in Managerial applications; Technology issues and Data processing in
organizations; Information systems; MIS and Decision making; System analysis and
design;TrendsinInformationTechnology;InternetandInternet–basedapplications.

VIII Concept of Corporate Strategy; Components of Strategy Formulation; Ansoffs Growth Vector;
BCG Model; Porter’s Generic Strategies; Competitor Analysis; Strategic Dimensions and Group
Mapping;IndustryAnalysis;StrategiesinIndustryEvolution,Fragmentation,Maturity,anddecline.
Competitive strategy and Corporate Strategy; Transnationalization of World Economy; Managing
Cultural Diversity; Global Entry Strategies; Globalisation of Financial System and Services;
Managing International Business; Competitive Advantage of Nations; RTP and WTO.

IX Concepts– Types, Characteristics; Motivation; Competencies and its development; Innovation and
Entrepreneurship; Small business–Concepts Government policy for promotion of small and tiny
enterprises; Process of Business Opportunity Identification; Detailed business plan preparation;
Managing small enterprises; Planning for growth; Sickness in Small Enterprises; Rehabilitation of
Sick Enterprises; Intrapreneurship (Organisational Entrepreneurship).

X Ethics and Management System; Ethical issues and Analysis in Management; Value based
organisations; Personal framework for ethical choices; Ethical pressure on individual in
organisations; Gender issues; Ecological consciousness; Environmental ethics; Social
responsibilities of business; Corporate governance and ethics.

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12. PhD Education (PHDES)
(A) Methodology of Educational Research

Sources of acquiring Knowledge, Meaning and Scope of Educational Research, Meaning and steps
of Scientific Method, Characteristics of Scientific Method (Replicability, Precision, Falsifiability
and Parsimony), Types of Scientific Method (Exploratory, Explanatory and Descriptive), Aims of
research as a scientific activity: Problem-solving, Theory Building and Prediction, Types of research
(Fundamental, Applied and Action research),Ethical considerations in Research

Criteria and sources of identifying the research problem, Survey, review and importance of related
literature, Selection, definition and evaluation of research problem, Writing Objectives

Hypotheses-Concept, Sources, Types(Research, Directional, Non directional, Null),Formulating

Hypothesis, Characteristics of a good hypothesis, Concept of Universe and Sample, Characteristics
of a good Sample, Techniques of Sampling (Probability and Non-probability Sampling), Tools of
Research - Validity, Reliability and Standardisation of a Tool, Types of Tools (Rating scale,
Attitude scale, Questionnaire, Aptitude test and Achievement Test, Inventory), Techniques of
Research (Observation, Interview and Projective Techniques)

Variables: Meaning of Concepts, Constructs and Variables, Types of Variables (Independent,

Dependent, Extraneous, Intervening and Moderator)

Tools and techniques of data collection-Characteristics of a good research tool Types of research
tools and techniques and their use

Major Approaches to Educational Research-Quantitative Research, Qualitative Research and Mixed

Methods Research

Methods of Educational Research- Historical research, Descriptive research, Experimentalresearch,

Expost facto research

Statistical Analysis of Data:Types of Measurement Scale (Nominal,Ordinal,Interval and

Ratio),Quantitative Data Analysis - Descriptive data analysis (Measures of central tendency,
variability, fiduciary limits and graphical presentation of data), Testing of Hypothesis (Type I and
Type II Errors), Levels of Significance, Power of a statistical test and effect
size,ParametricTechniques,Non-ParametricTechniques, Inferential data analysis, Use and
Interpretation of statistical techniques: Correlation, t-test, z-test, ANOVA, ANCOVA, Chi- square
(Equal Probability and Normal Probability Hypothesis). Qualitative Data Analysis- Data Reduction
and Classification, Analytical Induction and Constant Comparison, Concept of Triangulation

Writing Research Report-Meaning and scope, Format of research reports, PresentationDissemination

(B) Subject Specific Areas:

(i) Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education

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 Relationship of Education and Philosophy, Indian and Western Schools of Philosophy and their
educational implications; Contributions of Vivekananda, Tagore, Gandhi and Aurobindo to Indian
Education; National values as enshrined in the Indian Constitution, and their educational
implications; Philosophical Inquiry in Education, Nature and Scope, Steps, Philosophical inquiryof
current educational issues.

Education as a social sub-system-specific characteristics: Education and its relationship with

modernization and democracy; Education and its relationship with the home, community;
Socialization of the child; Meaning and nature of social change: Education as related to social
equity and equality of educational opportunities; Constraints on social change in India; Education
of the socially and economically disadvantaged sections of the society including students with
special needs. Social mobility.

(ii) Learner, Learning Process and Assessment

Growth and Development: Concept and principles, Social, emotional and cognitive development.
Individual differences. Personality - Definitions and theories (Freud, Carl Rogers, Gordon Allport,
Max Wertheimer, Kurt Koffka), learning styles and their implications on individual in succeeding
in his/her learning; Motivation - concept; determinants and types, implications of motivation on
learning; Group dynamics and role of teacher in developing positive class room climate. Mental
health and mental hygiene.

Approaches to Intelligence from Unitary to Multiple: Concepts of Social intelligence, multiple

intelligence, emotional intelligence Theories of Intelligence by Sternberg, Gardner, Assessment of
Intelligence, Concepts of Problem Solving, Critical thinking, Meta cognition and Creativity.

Principles and Theories of learning: Behaviouristic, Cognitive and Constructivist theories oflearning,
Factors affecting learning, learning environment, Concept of social cognition, understanding social
relationship and socialization goals.

Assessment–
Meaning,nature,perspectives(assessmentforLearning,assessmentoflearningandAssessment as
Learning) - Types of Assessment - Placement, diagnostic, formative, summative, Criterion-
referenced and Norm-referenced. Relation between objectives and outcomes, Assessment of
Cognitive(Anderson and Krathwohl), Affective (Krathwohl) and Psychomotor domains (R.H. Dave)
of learning.; Issues in Assessment and Evaluation.

Assessment in pedagogy of education – feedback devices, meaning, types, and criteria. Assessment
of Portfolios, Reflective Journal, Field Engagement using Rubrics, Competency Based Evaluation,
Assessment of Teacher Prepared ICT Resources, performance-based assessment, issues in
assessment and evaluation.

(iii)Curriculum Studies
Concept and Principles of Curriculum, Strategies of Curriculum Development, Stages in the Process
of Curriculum development, Foundations of Curriculum Planning-Philosophical Bases (National,
democratic), Sociological basis (socio cultural reconstruction), Psychological Bases (learner’s needs
and interests), Bench marking and Role of National level Statutory Bodies - UGC, NCTE and
University in Curriculum Development
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Models of Curriculum Design: Traditional and Contemporary Models (Academic/ Discipline Based
Model, Competency Based Model, Social Functions/Activities Model (social reconstruction),
Individual Needs and Interests Model, Outcome Based Integrative Model, Intervention Model,
Context, Input, Process, Product Model(CIPP Model).
Instructional System, Instructional Media, Instructional Techniques and Material in enhancing
curriculum Transaction, Approaches to Evaluation of Curriculum: Approaches to Curriculum and
Instruction(Academic and Competency Based Approaches), Models of Curriculum Evaluation:
Tyler’s Model, Stakes’Model, Scriven’s Model, Kirkpatrick’s Model

Meaning and types of Curriculum change, Factors affecting curriculum change, Approaches to
curriculum change, Role of students ,teachers and educational administrators in curriculum change
and improvement, Scope of curriculum research and Types of Research in CurriculumStudies.

(iv) Educational Management, Administration and Leadership

Educational Management and Administration – Meaning, Principles, Functions and importance,

Institutional building, POSDCORB, CPM, PERT, Management as a system, SWOT analysis,
Taylorism, Administration as a process, Administration as a bureaucracy, Human relations
approach to Administration, Organisational compliance, Organisational development,
Organisational climate

Leadership in Educational Administration: Meaning and Nature, Approaches to leadership: Trait,

Transformational, Transactional, Value based, Cultural, Psychodynamic and Charismatic, Models
of Leadership (Blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid, Fiedler’s Contingency Model, Tri-
dimensional Model, Hersey and Blanchard’s Model, Leader-Member Exchange Theory.

Concept of Quality and Quality in Education: Indian and International perspective, Evolution of
Quality: Inspection, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Total Quality Management (TQM), Six
sigma, Quality Gurus: Walter Shewart, Edward Deming, C.KPralhad

Change Management: Meaning, Need for Planned change, Three-Step Model of Change
(Unfreezing, Moving, Refreezing), The Japanese Models of Change: Just-in-Time, Poka yoke, Cost
of Quality: Appraisal Costs, Failure costs and Preven table costs, Cost Benefit
Analysis, Cost Effective Analysis, Indian and International Quality Assurance Agencies: Objectives,
Functions, Roles and Initiatives (National Assessment and Accreditation Council [NAAC],
Performance Indicators, Quality Council of India (QCI), International Network for Quality
Assurance Agencies in Higher Education(INQAAHE).

(v) Educational Technology and ICT

Concept of Educational Technology (ET)as a Discipline:(Information Technology, Communication

Technology, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Instructional Technology,
Application of Educational Technology in formal, non-formal (Open and Distance Learning),
informal and inclusive education systems, Overview of Behaviourist, Cognitive and Constructivist
Theories and their implications to Instructional Design (Skinner, Piaget, Ausubel, Bruner,
Vygotsky), Relationship between Learning Theories and Instructional Strategies (for large and
small groups, formal and nonformal groups) Systems Approach to Instructional Design, Models of
Development of Instructional Design (ADDIE, ASSURE, Dick and Carey Model
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 Mason’s),Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction and FiveE’s of Constructivism, Nine Elements of
Constructivist Instructional Design, Application of
ComputersinEducation:CAI,CAL,CBT,CML,Concept,ProcessofpreparingODLM,Concept of
elearning, Approaches toe-learning (Offline, Online, Synchronous, Asynchronous, Blended
learning, mobile learning)

EmergingTrendsine- learning:Sociallearning(concept,useofweb2.0toolsforlearning,socialnetworking
sites, blogs, chats, video conferencing, discussion forum), Open Education Resources (Creative
Common, Massive Open Online Courses; Concept and application), e-Inclusion - Concept of e-
Inclusion, Application of Assistive technology in E learning , Quality of e-Learning – Measuring
quality of system: Information, System, Service, User Satisfaction and Net Benefits (D&M IS
Success Model, 2003), Ethical Issues for e-Learner and e-Teacher-Teaching, Learning and
Research.

Use of ICT in Evaluation, Administration and Research: Eportfolios, ICT for Research-Online
Repositories and Online Libraries, Online and Offline assessment tools(Online survey tool sortest
generators) –Concept and Development.

(vi) Inclusive Education Inclusive Education: Concept, Principles, Scope and Target
Groups(Diverse learners; Including Marginalized group and Learners with Disabilities), Evolution of
the Philosophy of Inclusive Education: Special, Integrated, Inclusive Education, Legal Provisions:
Policies and Legislations (National Policy of Education (1986), Programme of Action of Action
(1992), Persons with Disabilities Act (1995), National Policy of Disabilities (2006), National
Curriculum Framework (2005), Concession and Facilities to Diverse Learners (Academic and
Financial), Rehabilitation Council of India Act (1992), Inclusive Education under Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan (SSA), Features of UNCRPD (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities) and its Implication

Concept of Impairment, Disability and Handicap, Classification of Disabilities based on ICF Model,
Readiness of School and Models of Inclusion, Prevalence, Types, Characteristics and Educational
Needs of Diverse learners’ Intellectual, Physical and Multiple Disabilities, Causes and prevention of
disabilities, Identification of Diverse Learners for Inclusion, Educational Evaluation Methods,
Techniques and Tools

Planning and Management of Inclusive Classrooms: Infrastructure, Human Resource and

Instructional Practices, Curriculum and Curricular Adaptations for Diverse Learners, Assistive and
Adaptive Technology or Diverse learners: Product (Aids and Appliances) and Process
(Individualized Education Plan, Remedial Teaching), Parent- Professional Partnership: Role of
Parents, Peers, Professionals, Teachers, School

Barriers and Facilitators in Inclusive Education: Attitude, Social and Educational, Current Status and
Ethical Issues of inclusive education in India, Research Trends of Inclusive Education in India

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(vii) Educational Guidance and Counselling
Understanding Guidance - Meaning and Definitions, Misconceptions about guidance, Need for
guidance, Purpose of guidance:self-understanding,self-discovery,self-reliance,self-direction,self-
actualization,Scopeofguidanceprogramme,PlanningGuidanceProgrmmes

Types of Guidance and Group Guidance: Types of Guidance-Educational, Vocational/Career and

Personal, Individual guidance and group guidance; advantages of group guidance, Group guidance
techniques-class talk, career talk, orientation talk, group discussion, career conference, career
corner, bulletin board, role play.

Understanding Counselling - Meaning and nature of counselling, Misconceptions about Counselling,

Scope of counselling, Goals of counselling: resolution of problems, modification of behaviour,
promotion ofmental health. Relationship between guidance and counselling: place of counselling in
the total guidance programme
Counselling Process and Counselling Relationship-Stages of the counseling process, Counselling
Techniques-personcentred and groupcentred,cognitiveinterventions,behaviouralinterventions,and
systematic interventions strategies. Theories of Counselling, Skills and qualities of an effective
counsellor, Professional ethics

Types and Areas of Counselling - Uses of group process in counselling, Process of group
counselling, Areas of counselling: family counselling, parental counselling, adolescent counselling,
counseling of girls, counselling of children belonging to special groups, Peer counselling: Its
concept and the relevance to the Indian situation, Steps and skills in groupcounseling process.

(viii)Teacher Education Development of Teacher Education in India, NCTE Curricular

Frameworks for Teacher Education; Objectives and organization of curriculum of teacher education
at various levels; Agencies involved in Pre-service and In-service teacher education; Teacher
education through Open and Distance Education; Quality assurance in Teacher Education
Programme.
Meaning, Nature and Scope of Teacher Education; Types of Teacher Education Programmes, The
Structure of Teacher Education Curriculum and its Vision in Curriculum Documents of NCERT
and NCTE at Elementary, Secondary and Higher Secondary Levels, Organization of Components
of Pre-service Teacher Education Transactional Approaches (for foundation courses) Expository,
Collaborative and Experiential learning.

Understanding Knowledge base of Teacher Education from the view point of Schulman, Deng and
Luke and Habermas, Meaning of Reflective Teaching and Strategies for Promoting Reflective
Teaching, Models of Teacher Education-Behaviouristic, Competency- based and Inquiry Oriented
Teacher Education Models

Concept, Need, Purpose and Scope of In-service Teacher Education, Organization and Modes of In-
service Teacher Education, Agencies and Institutions of In- service Teacher Education at District,
State and National Levels (SSA, RMSA, SCERT, NCERT, NCTE and UGC), Preliminary
Consideration in Planning in- service teacher education programme (Purpose, Duration, Resources
and Budget)

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 Concept of Profession and Professionalism, Teaching as a Profession, Professional Ethics of
Teachers, Personal and Contextual factors affecting Teacher Development, ICT Integration,
Quality Enhancement
forProfessionalizationofTeacherEducation,InnovationinTeacherEducation.

(ix) Adult Education Adult Education–Basic concepts and meaning. Adult and Continuing
Education—Pre and Post Independent India, Extension Education and Services in India --
Phases and Movements, Adult Education Perspectives: Asian, Latin American, European and
American perspectives Need, concept ,types and characteristics of Lifelong Learning
programmes in India, Opportunities for Lifelong Learning and Extension, Agencies in Lifelong
Learning in and outside India, Comparative Studies in Adult Education: Parameters, Trends and
Analysis Theoretical and Functional bases of Adult Education -- Liberal, Behaviouristic,
Progressive, Humanistic, Radical and Analytical approaches of Adult Education, Social and
educational perspectives of Tagore, Gandhi, Vivekananda, Radhakrishnan, Ambedkar and other
Indian thinkers Androgogy and Pedagogy—Issues of marginalization and pedagogy of women,
tribals, minorities, transgender, aged and persons with disability, Attributes and distinctive
features of adult learning and development, Individual Vs. Group learning approaches in Adult
Education, Experiences and learning from agriculture, home science, community health and
technology, Learning needs of diverse group of adult learners, Recognition of prior learning –
Resolving the dilemmas of institutional and non-institutional learning, Theories of adult
learning, Professionalization of adult education Policy Planning and Implementation of Adult
Education in India–Five Year Plans, Implementing Agencies – Role of Government
Departments, Role of Universities, Colleges and Students, Role of NGOs, Role of Local
Bodies, Community and individuals, Understanding Networking in Adult Learning, National
Literacy Mission; Objectives, strategies, Total Literacy Campaigns, Post- Literacy Campaigns
and Continuing Education programmes, Operationalization of the concept of vocational
education in adult, continuing education and Lifelong Learning through state supported
structures like Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) and non state supported structures of Industrial and
Bussiness houses, Population Education: Concept and paradigm shift Development and its
indicators, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Sustainable Development
Goals(SDGs),Building learning communities—Towards a learning society.

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12. PHDDE (PhD in Distance Education)

SECTION A – Research Methodology

Conceptual Framework of Research:

Meaning of research; Sources of acquiring Knowledge; what is research problem.

Types and characteristics of distance education research; areas of distance education research;
technique involved in defining a problem; selecting the problem; necessity of defining the
problem; steps and formulation of research problems;operational definition.

Identify key theories, concepts and ideas around the topic; distinguish between what is known
and what is unknown; the significant controversies around the topic; theoretical emphasis of
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epistemological and ontological ground on which problem has been selected.
Objectives of research; research design in selecting a topic for research study; research
questions; hypothesis; research approaches (scientific, historical, descriptive, comparative).

Major steps preparing involved in a research design; factors affecting research design; aims of
research as a scientific activity:problem-solving; theory building and prediction; types of
research (fundamental,applied and action research);

Research ethics and ethical considerations in researchcriteria; and, sources of identifying the
research problem.

Research Review:

Meaning and definition of review of literature; importance of related literature; criteria of review
selection; purpose of the review;

Types of reviews (Narrative Review, Realistic Review, Meta Review, Qualitative Review,
Systematic Review, Transparent Review);

Sources of information for review selection (Primary source, secondary source, tertiary source);
and, process of selecting and reading journals.

Research Methods and Data Analysis:

Research design; tools of research-validity, reliability andstandardization of a tool.

Types of tools (rating scale, attitude scale, questionnaire,aptitude test and achievement test,
inventory); techniques of research (observation, interview, projective techniques).

Variables- meaning of concepts, constructs and variables; types of variables(independent,

dependent,extraneous, intervening and moderator).

Methods of educational research - qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods of research; types
of research.
Sampling, characteristics of a good sample; techniques of sampling (probability and non-
probability sampling); sampling (types of sampling, sampling error).

Methods of data collection.

Data processing and analysis strategies - data analysis with statistical packages and sample.

Report Writing:

Significance of report writing; different steps in writing report; types of research reports; format
of research report writing; referencing techniques.

Precautions for writing research reports; methods to avoidplagiarism; and, using software for
plagiarism detection.

Evaluation of research report.

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SECTION B – Distance Education
Policy, Growth and Development of Distance Education:
Scenario of higher education in India; basic issues of open and distance education; philosophical
foundation of open and distance education; genesis, growth of distance education in India and
global spheres; its socio-economic relevance; theories of distance education and their
implications; issues concerning distance education; nature, scope and characteristics of distance
education; distance education as a system as well as a discipline of study, structure and
governance of distance education/ODL institutions in ODL; policies, regulations, national
education policies and reform; quality assurance and accreditation mechanism.

Pedagogy of Distance Education:

Concept of learning and instruction; theories of learning - Behaviouristic School of Thought

(Pavlov;Skinner,Guthrie,Watson,Thorndike, Gagne,Social learning theory);Cognitivist School
of Thought (Piaget, Bruner, Ausubel, humanistic perspective, Maslow, Carl
Roger;Constructivist School of Thought(discovery learning, Vygotsky’s zone of proximal
development, scaffolding, cognitive apprenticeship coaching, contractual learning, problem
based learning); Implications and application of learning theories in instructional design for
distance education. Instructional design theories (Component display theory, elaboration theory,
cognitive load theory, theory of multiple intelligence); instructional design models (ADDIE,
ASSURE); educational implications on designing and developing course materialsthrough print,
multimedia and other technology in distance education.

Design and Development of Course Material for Distance Education:

Design and Development of Curriculum and Course Materials – (Basic concepts, Nature,
types,Characteristics, Approaches, Planning, Implementation Strategies, Issues and Trends in
DistanceEducation); Development of Self Learning Materials – (Concept Mapping, Access
devices, WritingLearning Objectives/Learning Outcomes, Developing Content, Incorporation of
Assessment Tools,Referencing Styles); Editing of Curriculum and Course Materials –
(Language, Content, Format, Proofreading, Copy write and Plagiarism Issues); Production,
Distribution and Revision of Course Materials –
(Printing, Dispatching, Maintenance, Procedures, Framework and Strategies for Revision);
Design andDevelopment of e-Resources- (OER, MOOCs, Integration of Multiple Media,
Universal Design Principlesand Accessibility Issues)

Learner Supportin ODL:

Some Basic Issues (Nature, Significance, Need, Types, LSS at various Stages,Components of
LSS, Evolution, Factors, Institutional Arrangements and Models, Relationshipbetween LSS and
other Components of ODL System, Self-directed Learning);Development of Skills (Cognitive
Skills; Study Skills; Reading Skills; Writing Skills and Problem SolvingSkills);Counseling and
Tutoring Services (Importance, Nature, Forms of Counseling, Qualities and Skills, Roleand
Attributes of Idol Tutor, Media and Technology);Assessment and Evaluation Support
(Assessment in ODL, Types, Marking, Grading, Reliability, Validity of Assessment, Tutor
Comments, Tutoring Through Correspondence and Supplemental Interaction);Management of
Learner Support (Learners Expectations, Learners’ Satisfaction, Monitoring Learner); Progress,
Data Management, Quality Assurance in Learner Support, Learners’ Attrition (types, factorsand
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13. PhD in Gender & Development Studies (PHDGD)

Concepts and Theories for PhD in Gender and Development Studies

1. Concepts and Theories
Goals and Praxis of Gender and Development, History of Feminists Movement and Formation of
Patriarchy, Emergence of Gender and Development Studies in India, Gender Sensitive Planning and
Policy Making, Gender Mainstreaming, Gender Analysis, Gender Auditing and Gender Budgeting,
Gender and Democracy, Gender Justice, Gender Equality and Equity.
2. The Development Debate
Changing Notions of Development, Development and Post Development Theories, Critique of
Development theories from a Gender Perspective, Development and Underdevelopment (Dependency

Theory and its Critiques); WAD/WID/GAD, Power and Decision Making, Gender and
Empowerment, Gender and Poverty, HDI, GDI, GEM -Approaches and Indicators.
3. Gender andLivelihoods
Issues in Gender and Environment, Climate Change, Sustainable Environment, Green Politics, Food
Security; Land Rights, Right to Forest Resources, Gender, Water and Sanitation, Security of land
tenure, Sustainable Development, EcologicalSecurity.
4. Gender and Work
Theories of Feminist Economics; Debates on Women’s Labour, Gender Based Division of Labour in
Pre-Industrial and Industrial Society, Gender Segregation in the Labour Force, Labour Force
Participation of Women in National Economy, Productive and Unproductive Work, Domestic
Labour, Female Headed Households, Women and issues of Poverty, Visibility of Women in Statistics
and Indicators, Gender Concerns in Formal and Informal Sectors, Social Security and Decent Work,
Women’s Contribution to National Wealth.
5. Demographic, Nutrition and Health Dimensions
Demographic Characteristics (Sex ratio, Population distribution, Census Enumeration and the debates
on Indian Census), Gender Based Violence, Migration, Gender and Health (Nutritional Needs,
Occupational Health) Poverty and Food Security, Basic Needs and Development Goals

6. Gender and Culture

Debates in Gender and Culture, Construction of Gender, Formation of Patriarchy, Nature of Indian
Patriarchy, Variations in the Theories of Femininity and Masculinity: Cross- Cultural Perspectives,
Gender Roles, Gender Ideology, Issues of Ethnicity and Multiculturalism; Communitarianism, Recent
debates in Gender and Literature: Post-structuralism; Post- colonialism; Post-feminism; Feminist
Futures; Eco Feminisn and Environmental Humanisms, Communication, Media and Gender Debates,
Changing Gender Roles and Identities: Sexualities and Queer issues; Recent debates on Gender,
Education and Social Development, Social Equity and Distributional Aspects of Development in
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7. Case Studies and Selected ReadingsCourse II

Research Methodology in Gender and Development StudiesResearching Gender-I
Debates in the difference between Social and Natural Science, Positivism, Empiricism,
Rationalism,
Realism, Post Empiricism, Feminist Critique of Positivism, Feminist Epistemology, Stand Point
Theory; Gendered Ontology and Changing terms of Societal Inquiry: Liberalism, Marxism,
Hermeneutics, Feminism, Post- Modernism, Post- Colonialism and Post-structuralism, Gender and
Ethnographic Cultural Studies, Life Histories and Narratology, Gender and Discourse Analysis

1. Researching Gender-II
Quantitative and Qualitative Research, Feminist Paradigms, Feminist Research Methods and
Ethics, Situating Differences, Interdisciplinary Methods in Feminist Research.
Processes of Gendering and the Institutionalizing Gender and Gender Relations, Building
Alternative Knowledge Base and Feminist World View (Weltanchauung): State, Society, Industry
and Market.
2. Research Design, Types andStrategies
Research Design, Exploratory Studies, Surveys, Historical, Experimental, Ethnographic and Case
Studies; Types of Research- Fundamental, Applied Research, Action Research, Experimental, Ex-
Post Facto Research, Descriptive, Correlational Research, ParticipatoryResearch, Special
Approaches for Studying Gender- Sensitive Problem- Centred, Policy Relevant and Action
OrientedResearch, Linking Policy and Research as Strategies forAdvocacy
3. Sampling
Definition of Population, Sample, Merits and Demerits of Sampling; Probability Sampling:
Random Sampling, Multi-stage Sampling, Cluster Sampling, Non- Probability Sampling,
Purposive Sampling, Convenience Sampling, Quota Sampling; Sampling Designs for Various
Types of Research; Critical Review of Sampling Design of Different Research Studies.
4. Tools and Techniques ofResearch
Questionnaire, Interview (Media and Internet), Scaling, Measurement, Focus Group Discussions,
Observation, Narration, Gender Analysis Matrix and Impact Flow Chart
5. Selected Studies in Gender andDevelopment\
Factors Determining and Influencing Gender and Development; Gender Division of Labour, Time
use Survey and Management; Women’s Status and Challenges; Household allocation of
Resources; Access to Natural Resources; Time Scale for Rural Households; Value Added Analysis
for Households: Production/Goods/Resources, Household Decision Making.
6. DataAnalysis

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 Quantitative Data Analysis; Parametric Tests used for Quantitative Data Analysis; Qualitative
Data Analysis, Non-Parametric Tests used for Analysis of Qualitative Data; Presentation of Data
(Tables, Graphs etc.); Interpretation of Data.
7. Preparing and Presenting ResearchReports
Evaluation Research; Report Writing/Paper Presentation, Bibliography/References/Citations;
Research Ethics; Research Proposals Seeking Grants; Research Funding Sources
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14. Ph.D Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies(PHDITS)

RITS001:IntroductiontoInterdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies

1. Knowledge Production and Emergence of Disciplines

2. Disciplinary Approaches: Challenges and Opportunities

3. Interdisciplinary Studies:Nature and Scope

4. Areas of Interdisciplinary Inquiry (Environment, Culture and Civilization, Women and Gender studies,
disability, migration and diaspora, labour studies, globalization, sustainable development)

5. Emerging Issues and Challenges

6. Areas of Interdisciplinary Inquiry: The candidate has to select anyone of the specialization area
inconsultation with supervisor. This course so proposed by research guide shall be approved by the
Doctoral Committee and then assigned to the student.

References:

Barković, Draženandet.al.() Challenges of Interdisciplinary Research,

Choudry, Aziz (2011) On Knowledge Production, Learning and Research in Struggle, Uniting Struggles :
Critical Social Research in Critical Times,
http://www.alternateroutes.ca/index.php/ar/article/viewFile/15862/15764

Frodeman,Robertet.al.(2017)TheOxofordHandbookofInterdisciplinarity,OxfordUniversityPressGi

bbons,M.Et.Al.(1994)the new Production of Knowledge, London: Sage

Klein,J.T.&Newell,W.H.(1987),AdvancingInterdisciplinaryStudies,inJerryGraff&JamesRatcliff,H
andbookoftheUndergraduateCurriculum,SanFrancisco:Jossey-Bass,pp. 393-394

Kuhn,Thomas(1970)TheStructureofScientificRevolution,Chicago:TheUniversityofChicago

Merton, R.K (2002), Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth Century, England, Fertig,
HowardPublisher,ISBN0865274347

Miser, H.J.(1992),Craftinoperationsresearch, OperationalResearch40(4), pp.633-639 Müller-

Merbach,H.(2008),einterdisciplinarygeneralist,Omega,Volume37,Issue3,pp.495-496

Weingart,Peter(2017)AShortHistoryofknowledgeformations,inFrodeman,Robertet.al.(2017) The Oxoford

Handbook of Interdisciplinarity, Oxford University Press

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Garrett-Jones,Sam
(2007)TransdisciplinarityandDisciplinarityInTheUniversityofTheFuture,UnityofKnowledge
(InTransdisciplinary Research For Sustainability)– Vol.

RITS002: Research Methods and Techniques

1. IntroductiontoSocialScienceResearch
2. TypesofResearch
3. Sources ofData
4. Techniques ofDataCollection
5. Ethnography
6. Sampling
7. ResearchDesign
8. AnalysisandInterpretationofData
9. QuantitativeMethods
10. Ethics in Research

References:

Babbie,E.R.2007.Thebasicsofsocialresearch(4thed.).Australia:Thomson/Wadsworth
.576pages.Baker,LyndaM.2001.Reviewof UnderstandingResearchMethods:AnOverviewofthe

Simon, Julian Lincoln. 2003. Basic research methods in social science: The art of empirical
investigation.New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers. [Reprint of previous 2nd edition, 1978,
entitled Basic researchmethodsinsocialsciences:Theartofempiricalinvestigation.]558p.
Yin, Robert K. 2008. Case study research: Design and methods. Applied Social Research Methods Series
5.4thed.City,ST:SagePublications.240 p

15. PhD in Dairy Science and Technology

Dairy development in the country and different organizations engaged in the dairy development
in India. The present status and future development plans. Advances in safe and
clean milk production. Chemical composition, nutritive value and physico-chemical properties of
milk and milk products. Microbiological aspects of milk and milk products.
Physical and Chemical methods to control growth of Microorganisms.
Chemistry of the principal constituents of milk, i.e. water, lactose, lipids, proteins (including
enzymes), salt and vitamins. Food Fermentation. Dairy starter cultures and their evaluation.
Important analytical techniques in microbiology. New Food pathogens.
Different processing treatments given to milk during its processing for fluid milk supply and
manufacturing of different products. Chemistry and Microbiological during manufacture of dairy
products.
Application of Advance Techniques and development of new Products in dairy processing, Bio
preservation, Functional Foods. Judging of milk and milk products using
physico- chemical, microbiological and sensory techniques. FSSAI and BIS standards of milkand
milk products. Basic concept of dairy equipment used for liquid milk processing and

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manufacturing of different products. Cleaning and sanitization of dairy equipment. Conservation
of resources. Packaging materials and techniques for milk and milk products. Recent trends in
Food Packaging. Use of non-dairy ingredients during processing of milk and manufacturing of
products. Quality and safety aspects of milk and milk products. Bio preservation. Functional
Foods. Basic aspects of non-dairy food products.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:
Information technology; library resource; internet databases and other packages; literature survey;
web based resources and open access journals; digital libraries, manual collection; peer-review
process, concept of impact factor and citation index; application of common softwares in food
science research. Ethical issues; Plagiarism; Patenting Laws; Indian Patenting Act/International
Protocols for technology transfer. Basic concepts of research; type and nature of research;
research problem and objectives; formulation of hypotheses, types of hypotheses, methods of
testing hypotheses; characteristics of good research problem; sources of research problem; errors
in selecting a research problem; methods of research (Experimental, Survey, Observation, Case
study, Historical and comparative methods); major emerging areas and interdisciplinary research.
Designing research proposal and study; hypothesis; defining research problem, framing
objective; Design strategies in research- experimental design: descriptive study, analytic study,
experimental study, intervention trials; Safety issues- chemical hazards and their management.
Methods of sampling; Data collection; tools and techniques; Data analysis and interpretation:
Multivariate data analysis techniques, such as PCA, Cluster analysis, etc., data presentation and
summarization of data; graphical presentation. Writing and publishing thesis/research paper;
Editing and checking thesis/research paper for plagiarism. Formulating a Project proposal for
funding.

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16. PhD in Development Studies (PHDDV)

COURSE 1: DEVELOPMENT STUDIES: AN OVERVIEW (8 CREDITS)

BLOCK 1: DEVELOPMENT: AN OVERVIEW

Unit 1: Introduction to Development: Why Development? Objectives and Scope of
Development; development and growth; Development Ethics: Gandhi, Lebret, Myrdal and other
ethical concepts
Unit 2: Dimensions of Development: Economic, Political, Social, Human, Cultural, Gender and
Ethical Dimensions
Unit 3: Development Paradigm: Inclusive Development, Sustainable Development, Good
Governance, International Relationship, Women Empowerment and Participatory Development
Paradigms
Unit 4: Actors of Development: Markets, State and other Heterogeneous Actors such as
international organization, and CVOs
BLOCK 2: DEVELOPMENT THEORIES
Unit 1: Classical and Neo-Classical Theories and Marxian theory
Unit 2: Developmentalist Theories: Balanced and Unbalanced Growth theories, Rostow’s

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Stages of Economic Growth, Gunnar Myrdal theory
Unit 3: Heterogeneous Theories: Modernization theory, Human Capital Theory, Neo- Liberal
Theory and Dependency Theories
BLOCK 3: EDIFICES OF DEVELOPMENT
Unit 1: Development Governance: meaning and scope of development governance; functions
and components; features of good governance; attributes and challenges of good development
governance
Unit 2: Development Administration: concept and meaning of development administration,
scope of development administration, features of good development administration, and
challenges of development administration
Unit 4: Development Management: meaning and concept of development management, aim
and scope of development management; development management cycle and requisites of
effective development management
BLOCK 4: DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES AND CHALLENGES-I
Unit 1:Economic Challenges: Poverty, Inequality, Inflation and Unemployment, Population and
Development
Unit 2:Social Challenges: Conflict and Development, Displacement and Development,
Marginalization, Social Disparities and Inclusion, Education and Health
Unit 3: Emerging Challenges: Globalization, Climate change, Social Clustering, Regional
Development
BLOCK 5: DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES-II
Unit 1: Agriculture and Development: Role of agriculture, Issues and Challenges of
agriculture, Measures to improve agriculture
Unit 2: Industry and Development: Role of industry in development, Issues and Challenges of
industrial Development, Industrial Development measures
Unit 3: Service Sector and Development: Role of Service Sector in Development, Issues and
challenges of service sector, measures to strengthen service sector.
Unit 4: Informal Sector and Development: role of informal sector in development, measures to
formalize the informal sector and challenges of informal sector
BLOCK 6: INDIAN DEVELOPMENT
Unit 1: Urban Development in India: Urbanization, Issues and Challenges of Urbanization,
Smart Cities
Unit 2: Rural Development in India: Components of Rural Development, Models of Rural
Development, Issues and Challenges of Rural Development ,Smart Village, Rural Development
measures
Unit 3: Planning and Development in India: Impact of planning before and after liberalization
and NITI Ayyog
Unit 5: Globalization and Development in India: Globalization and its impact on the
development in India

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COURSE 2: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (8
CREDITS)

BLOCKS UNITS
1. Social Science Research-An Overview
Fundamentals of
2. Component of Social Science Research
Block-1 Social Science
3. Research Designs
Research
4. Research Project Formulation
1. Basic of Development Research
Development
Block-2 2. Methods of Development Research
Research
3. Development Research Applications
1. Measurement
Measurement and 2. Scales and Tests
Block-3
Sampling 3. Reliability and Validity
4. Sampling
1. Quantitative Data Collection Methods and Devises
Data Collectionand
Block-4 2. Qualitative Data Collection Methods and Devises
Analysis-1
3. Overview of Statistical Tools
Block -5 Data Collectionand 1. Data Sources-Uses and Limitations
Analysis-2 2. Data Processing and Analysis Report Writing
3. Report Writing
4. Use of Computer in Data Analysis
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17. PhD (Tourism and Hospitality Service Management)

The question paper will have the following two parts:

 Research Methodology
 Tourism and Hospitality Services Management

PARTI: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

1. Theory of Research :Meaning and Definition of Research, Types of Research, Research

Approaches, Criteria of Good Research, Research Applications

2. Problem Identification & Formulation – Research Question –

Investigation Question – Measurement Issues–Hypothesis–
Qualities of a good Hypothesis– Null Hypothesis &Alternative Hypothesis. Hypothesis
Testing– Logic & Importance

3. Research Design: Concept and Importance in Research– Features of a good research

design– Exploratory Research Design – concept, types and uses,
Descriptive Research Designs – concept, types and uses.
Experimental Design: Concept of Independent &Dependent variables

4. Qualitative and Quantitative Research: Qualitative research – Quantitative research

– Concept of measurement, causality, generalization and
replication.

5. Measurement: Concept of measurement– what is measured? Problems in measurement in

research –Validity and Reliability. Levels of measurement– Nominal, Ordinal, Interval,
Ratio.

6. Sampling: Concepts of Statistical Population, Sample, Sampling Frame, Sampling Error,

Sample Size, Non Response. Characteristics of a goodsample. Probability and
Non Probability samples. Determining size of the sample–Practical
considerations in sampling and sample size. Sampling Tests

7. Data Analysis: Percentages and Ratios, Measures of Central Tendency, Frequency

Distribution, Measures of Variability, Correlation and Regression, Measurement of Trend,
Data Preparation – Univariate analysis(frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts, percentages),
Bivariate analysis – Cross tabulations and Chi-square test including testing hypothesis.

8. Interpretation of Data and Paper Writing

9. Use of tools / techniques for Research: methods to search required

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 information effectively, Reference Management Software, Software for detection of
Plagiarism

PART II: Subject Specific

Unit-1

Tourist/Visitors/Travelers/Excursionist-Definition and Differentiation, Tourism recreation and

Leisure inter-relationship. Tourism components, Types and Typologies of Tourism

Emerging Concept: Eco/Rural/Agri/Farm/Green/Wildness/Countryside/ Specialinterest tourism

Tourism Trends: Growth and development over the year and factors responsible there in.
Changing market destination pattern, traffic flows. Receipt trends. Travel motivator and
deterrents. Pull and push forces in tourism.

Linkage and Channels of distribution in tourism

Tourism organization /institutions: Origin Organization and function of WTO,PATA, IATA,

ICAO, FHRAI,TAAI, IATO and UFTAA

Unit-2

Conceptofresource,Attractionandproductintourism,TourismProducts:Typologyandun iquefeature

Natural tourism resources in India: Existing use pattern vis-à-vis potential withrelation to varied
and form (Mountain, deserts, beaches, coastal areas and island),Water bodies and biotic wealth
(flora-fauna)

Popular Tourist destination for land based (soft/hard trekking, ice skiing, mountaineering,
desert, safaris, carrallies etc), Water Based (rafting, kayaking, canoeing, surfing, waterskiing,
scuba/snuba diving) and airbased(Para-sailing,Para-
gliding,ballooning,handglidingandmicrolighteningetc),Touristactivities,Wildlife- Tourism a
conservation related issues-Occurrence and distributions of popular wildlife species in India.
Tourism national parks. Wildlife centuries and biosphere reserve (case of
Dachigham,Corbett/Dudhva/Kaxiranga/kanha/Gir/Ranthumbore/Mudumalai/Sunder
bun/Shivpuri/Manas/NandaDevi/Valleyofflowerreserve)

Tourism and nature conservation-conflict, symbiosis and Synergy

Cultural Tourism resources in India: Indian culture and Society Indian History-

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Ancient, Medieval and Modern Tradition, Customs and costumes, Life Style and settlements
patterns, Food habits and cuisines, Music, Musical instruments and Dance Forms. Drawing and
Painting, Craftsmanship Religion/ Religious observances and important pilgrim destination
Architectural Heritage-Forts/palaceetc.

Unit-3

Accommodation: Concepts, types and typologies, Linkage and Significance with relation to
tourism Emerging dimensions of accommodation industry-Heritage hotels, Motels and resort
properties, Time share establishments

Hotel-Origin, Growth and diversification, Classification, registration and gradation of hotels,

Organizational Structure, Functions and Responsibilities of the various departments of a
standard hotel/other catering outlets, bars, restaurants etc.

Fiscal and non fiscal incentives available to hotel industry in India, Ethical legal and regulatory
aspects

Unit–4
Transportation: Dynamically changing needs and means, Landmarks in the development of
transport sector and the consequent socioeconomic, cultural and environmental implication,
Tourism transport system.

Airlines Transportation: The Airlines Industry-Origin and Growth. Organization ofAir Transport
Industry. Scheduled and Non Scheduled Airlines services. Role of IATA, ICAO, and other
agencies, Bermuda convention.

Air Transports Industry in India- DGCA and other key players, Regulatory framework, Acts,
Indian Cariers- Opertaions Management and Performance, Marketing Strategies of Air India.

Significance of Road Transport in Tourism: Growth and development of road transport system
in India, Stateof existing infrastructure, Public and Private Sector involvement Role of Regional
Trransport Authority, Approved Travel Agencies, Tour/Transport Operators, Rental Companies

Rail Transport Network- Major Railways system of world-British Rail, Euro Rail and Amtrak
Type of Special Package offered by Indian Railways to tourists-Indrail passes Palace on wheel
and royal Orient Water Transport system in India- History of water transport, Cruise ships,
Ferries, Hovercraft, River and canal boats, Flycruise, Future prospects etc.

Unit-5

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Travel Agencies and Tour Operators Business: Origin, Growth and Development, Definition,
Differentiation and linkage, Organization and functions, Travel information counseling,
Itinerary preparation, reservation, costing/pricing, Marketing of tour package. Income sources

Airlines Ticketing: Operational perspective of ticketing-ABC codes Flight Scheduling, Flying

time, and MPM/TPM calculation, TIM (Travel Information Manual), Consultation, Routine and
itinerary preparation, Types of fare, fare calculation and rounding up, Currency conversion and
payment modes, issuance ofticket

Cargo handling: Baggage allowance, Free Access Baggage, Weigh and PieceConcept,

Accountability of lost baggage, Dangerous goods, Cargo rates and valuation charges,
Automation and airport procedures

Requirements for setting up Travel Agency and Tour Operation business

Approval from organization and institution concerned, Incentives available in Indian context,
constraint and limitations

Unit-6

Marketing : Core concepts in marketing, Needs, Wants, Demands, Product market, Marketing
Management Philosophies-Production, Selling, Marketing and social perspective, economic
importance of marketing
Tourism Marketing: Service characteristics of tourism, unique features of tourist demand and
tourist product, Tourism marketing mix

Analysis and selection of market: Measuring and forecasting tourism demand, Fore
castingmethod,Managingcapacityanddemand,Marketsegmentationandpositioning

Developing marketing environment, consumer buying behavior, competitive differentiation and

competitive marketing strategies, new product development, product life cycle, Customer
satisfaction and related strategies in internal and external marketing, interactive and relationship
marketing

Planning marketing programmes : Product and product strategies, Product line, Product mix,
Branding and packaging, Pricing Consideration, Approaches and strategies ,Distribution
channels and strategies

Marketing of Tourism Services: Marketing of Airlines, Hotels, Resort, Travel Agencies and
other tourism related services-challenges and strategies

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teambuilding,personalitydevelopment

Unit7
Tourism Planning: Origin, concept and approaches, Level and types of tourism planning,
Product life cycle theories and their applicability in tourism planning, Urban and Rural tourism
planning

Tourism planning and policy perspective, planning at national, state and regional levels, India’s
tourism policies

Tourism Planning process: Objectives, Setting, Background analysis, detailed research and
analysis, Synthesis, goal setting and plan formulation, Evaluation of tourism project-Project
feasibility study, Plan implementation, Development and monitoring tourism masterplan

Tourism impacts and need for sustainable tourismplanning: Socio-Cultural, Economic and
Physical Impacts, Tourism Carrying Capacity and EnvironmentalImpact Analysis(EIA)

Business ethics and laws-their relevance and applicability in travel and tourism industry Law

and legislation relating to tourist entry, stay, departure, Passport, Visa and Health Tourist safety

and security, Preservation and conservation of heritage, Archaeological sites and wildlife.

Unit-8
Management: Concept, Nature, Process and Functions, Management levels, Managerial skills
and roles, the external Environment, Social responsibilities andethics

Planning: Nature, Purpose types and process, Management by objectives, strategies, and
policies, Decision making process, Tools and techniques ,Decision making models Organizing:
Concept of organizing and organization, Line and Staff, Authority and responsibility, Span of
control, Delegation, Decentralization, conflict and Coordination, organizational structure and
design, Management of change innovation and organizational development
Directing: Communication- process, Types, Barriers and principles of effective

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Controlling: Process, Methods and techniques, managing international business Information

systems: Automation of manual system, Data Processing stages, Evolution from EDP to

MISMIS: Introduction, Definition, Status

Computer networking: Application of CRS (computerized reservation System) intravel trade and
hospitality sector

Unit-9

Financial Management and Planning:

Finance: Meaning, Goals, Functional, Importance and typologies of finance,Roleoffinancial

management, Organizational goal, environment, Forecasting and financial planning, Breakeven
analysis.

Management of current Assets : Working Capital Management: Meaning and characteristic of

working capital, Financing current assets, Cash management, Receivables management and
inventory management

ManagementoffixedAssets:ImportanceofCapitalBudgeting,analyticaltechniques-
nonDiscounted,Discountedtechniques

Financial Structure and Management of Earnings

Meaning, Difference between financial and capital structures, Determinants offinancial Structure

Accounting: Preparation of Business Income statement, Balance Sheet, Cash flow statement and
Fund flow statement, Hotel Accounting
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18. PhD Computer Science(PHDCS)

PART –1(Research Methodology)

Sets, Relations, Functions, Matrices and Determinants, Probability and Statistics, Descriptive and
Inferential Statistics, Probability Distributions Numerical Methods, Finite Differences, Numerical
Integration.

PART–2(Computer Science)
1. Computer System Architecture

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Digital Logic Circuits and Components: Digital Computers, Logic Gates, Boolean
Algebra, Map Simplifications, Combinational Circuits, Flip-Flops, Sequential Circuits, Integrated
Circuits, Decoders, Multiplexers, Registers and Counters, Memory Unit.
Data Representation: Data Types, Number Systems and Conversion, Complements, Fixed Point
Representation, Floating Point Representation, Error Detection Codes, Computer Arithmetic -
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division Algorithms.
Register Transfer and Microoperations: Register Transfer Language, Bus and Memory Transfers,
Arithmetic, Logic and Shift Microoperations.
Basic Computer Organization and Design: Stored Program Organization and Instruction Codes,
Computer Registers, Computer Instructions, Timing and Control, Instruction Cycle, Memory-
Reference Instructions, Input-Output, Interrupt.
Programming the Basic Computer: Machine Language, Assembly Language, Assembler, Program
Loops, Subroutines, Input-Output Programming.

Microprogrammed Control: Control Memory, Address Sequencing, Design of Control Unit.

Central Processing Unit: General Register Organization, Stack Organization, Instruction Formats,
Addressing Modes, RISC Computer, CISC Computer.
Pipeline and Vector Processing: Parallel Processing, Pipelining, Arithmetic Pipeline, Instruction
Pipeline, Vector Processing, Array Processors.

Input-Output Organization: Peripheral Devices, Input-Output Interface, Asynchronous Data

Transfer, Modes of Transfer, Priority Interrupt, DMA, Serial Communication.
Memory Hierarchy: Main Memory, Auxiliary Memory, Associative Memory, Cache Memory,
Virtual Memory, Memory Management Hardware.
Multiprocessors: Characteristics of Multiprocessors, Interconnection Structures, Inter- processor
Arbitration, Inter-processor Communication and Synchronization, Cache Coherence, Multi core
Processors.

2. Discrete Structures and Optimization

Mathematical Logic: Propositional and Predicate Logic, Propositional Equivalences, Normal
Forms, Predicates and Quantifiers, Nested Quantifiers, Rules of Inference. Sets and Relations:
Set Operations, Representation and Properties of Relations, Equivalence Relations, Partially
Ordering.
Counting Mathematical Induction and Discrete Probability: Basics of Counting, Pigeonhole
Principle, Permutations and Combinations, Inclusion Exclusion Principle, Mathematical Induction,
Probability, Bayes’ Theorem.
Group Theory: Groups, Subgroups, Semi-Groups, Product and Quotients of Algebraic Structures,
Isomorphism, Homomorphism, Automorphism, Rings, Integral Domains, Fields, Applications of
Group Theory.
Graph Theory: Simple Graph, Multigraph, Weighted Graph, Paths and Circuits, Shortest Paths in
Weighted Graphs, Eulerian Paths and Circuits, Hamiltonian Paths and Circuits, Planner graph,
Graph Coloring, Bipartite Graphs, Trees and Rooted Trees, Prefix Codes, Tree Traversals,
Spanning Trees and Cut-Sets.
Boolean Algebra: Boolean Functions and its Representation, Simplifications of Boolean
Functions.
Optimization: Linear Programming - Mathematical Model, Graphical Solution, Simplex and Dual

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Models.
PERT-CPM: Diagram Representation, Critical Path Calculations, Resource Levelling, Cost
Consideration in Project Scheduling.

3. Programming Languages and Computer Graphics

Language Design and Translation Issues: Programming Language Concepts, Paradigms and
Models, Programming Environments, Virtual Computers and Binding Times, Programming
Language Syntax, Stages in Translation, Formal Transition Models.
Elementary Data Types: Properties of Types and Objects; Scalar and Composite Data Types.
Programming in C: Tokens, Identifiers, Data Types, Sequence Control, Subprogram
Control, Arrays, Structures, Union, String, Pointers, Functions, File Handling, Command Line
Arguments, Preprocessors.

Object Oriented Programming: Class, Object, Instantiation, Inheritance, Encapsulation, Abstract

Class, Polymorphism.
Programming in C++: Tokens, Identifiers, Variables and Constants; Data types, Operators,
Control statements, Functions Parameter Passing, Virtual Functions, Class and Objects;
Constructors and Destructors; Overloading, Inheritance, Templates, Exception and Event
Handling; Streams and Files; Multifile Programs.
Web Programming: HTML, DHTML, XML, Scripting, Java, Servlets, Applets.
Computer Graphics: Video-Display Devices, Raster-Scan and Random-Scan Systems; Graphics
Monitors, Input Devices, Points and Lines; Line Drawing Algorithms, Mid- Point Circle and
Ellipse Algorithms; Scan Line Polygon Fill Algorithm, Boundary-Fill
and Flood-Fill.
2-D Geometrical Transforms and Viewing: Translation, Scaling, Rotation, Reflection and Shear
Transformations; Matrix Representations and Homogeneous Coordinates; Composite
Transforms, Transformations Between Coordinate Systems, Viewing Pipeline, Viewing
Coordinate Reference Frame, Window to View Port Coordinate Transformation, Viewing
Functions, Line and Polygon Clipping Algorithms.
3-D Object Representation, Geometric Transformations and Viewing: Polygon
Surfaces, Quadric Surfaces, Spline Representation, Bezier and B-Spline Curves; Bezier and B-
Spline Surfaces; Illumination Models, Polygon Rendering Methods, Viewing Pipeline and
Coordinates; General Projection Transforms and Clipping.

4. Database Management Systems

Database System Concepts and Architecture: Data Models, Schemas, and Instances; Three-
Schema Architecture and Data Independence; Database Languages and Interfaces; Centralized
and Client/Server Architectures for DBMS.

Data Modeling: Entity-Relationship Diagram, Relational Model - Constraints, Languages, Design,

and Programming, Relational Database Schemas, Update Operations and Dealing with Constraint
Violations; Relational Algebra and
Relational Calculus; Codd Rules. SQL: Data Definition and Data Types; Constraints, Queries,
Insert, Delete, and Update Statements; Views, Stored Procedures and Functions; Database
Triggers,

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Normalization; Algorithms for Query Processing and Optimization; Transaction Processing,
Concurrency Control Techniques, Database Recovery Techniques, Object and Object-Relational
Databases; Database Security and Authorization.
Enhanced Data Models: Temporal Database Concepts, Multimedia Databases, Deductive
Databases, XML and Internet Databases; Mobile Databases, Geographic Information Systems,
Genome Data Management, Distributed Databases and Client-
Server Architectures. Data Warehousing and Data Mining: Data Modeling for Data Warehouses,
Concept Hierarchy, OLAP and OLTP; Association Rules, Classification, Clustering, Regression,
Support Vector Machine, K-Nearest Neighbour, Hidden Markov Model, Summarization,
Dependency Modeling, Link Analysis, Sequencing Analysis, Social Network Analysis.
Big Data Systems: Big Data Characteristics, Types of Big Data, Big Data Architecture,
Introduction to Map-Reduce and Hadoop; Distributed File System,
HDFS. NOSQL: NOSQL and Query Optimization; Different NO SQL Products, Querying and
Managing NOSQL; Indexing and Ordering Data Sets; NOSQL in Cloud.

5. System Software and Operating System

System Software: Machine, Assembly and High-Level Languages; Compilers and Interpreters;
Loading, Linking and Relocation; Macros, Debuggers.
Basics of Operating Systems: Operating System Structure, Operations and Services;System Calls,
Operating-System Design and Implementation; System Boot.
Process Management: Process Scheduling and Operations; Inter-process Communication,
Communication in Client–Server Systems, Process Synchronization, Critical-Section Problem,
Peterson’s Solution, Semaphores, Synchronization.
Threads: Multicore Programming, Multithreading Models, Thread Libraries, Implicit Threading,
Threading Issues.
CPU Scheduling: Scheduling Criteria and Algorithms; Thread Scheduling, Multiple-Processor
Scheduling, Real-Time CPU Scheduling.

Deadlocks: Deadlock Characterization, Methods for Handling Deadlocks, Deadlock Prevention,

Avoidance and Detection; Recovery from Deadlock.
Memory Management: Contiguous Memory Allocation, Swapping, Paging, Segmentation,
Demand Paging, Page Replacement, Allocation of Frames, Thrashing, Memory-Mapped Files.
Storage Management: Mass-Storage Structure, Disk Structure, Scheduling and Management,
RAID Structure.
File and Input/Output Systems: Access Methods, Directory and Disk Structure; File- System
Mounting, File Sharing, File-System Structure and Implementation; Directory Implementation,
Allocation Methods, Free-Space Management, Efficiency and Performance; Recovery, I/O
Hardware, Application I/O Interface, Kernel I/O Sub- system, Transforming I/O Requests to
Hardware Operations.
Security: Protection, Access Matrix, Access Control, Revocation of Access Rights, Program
Threats, System and Network Threats; Cryptography as a Security Tool, User Authentication,
Implementing Security Defenses.
Virtual Machines: Types of Virtual Machines and Implementations; Virtualization. Linux
Operating Systems: Design Principles, Kernel Modules, Process Management,

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Network Structure.
Windows Operating Systems: Design Principles, System Components, Terminal Services and Fast
User Switching; File System, Networking.
Distributed Systems: Types of Network based Operating Systems, Network Structure,
Communication Structure and Protocols; Robustness, Design Issues, Distributed File Systems.

6. Software Engineering
Software Process Models: Software Process, Generic Process Model–Framework Activity, Task
Set and Process Patterns; Process Lifecycle, Prescriptive Process
Models, Project Management, Component Based Development, Aspect-Oriented Software
Development, Formal Methods, Agile Process Models –Extreme Programming (XP), Adaptive
Software Development,
Scrum, Dynamic System Development Model, Feature Driven Development, Crystal, Web
Engineering.
Software Requirements: Functional and Non-Functional Requirements; Eliciting Requirements,
Developing Use Cases, Requirement Analysis and Modelling; Requirements Review, Software
Requirement and Specification (SRS)Document. Software Design: Abstraction, Architecture,
Patterns, Separation of Concerns, Modularity, Information Hiding, Functional Independence,
Cohesion and Coupling; Object-Oriented Design, Data Design, Architectural Design, User
Interface Design, Component Level Design.

Software Quality: McCall’s Quality Factors, ISO9126 Quality Factors, Quality Control, Quality
Assurance, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Monitoring and Management (RMMM); Software
Reliability.
Estimation and Scheduling of Software Projects: Software Sizing, LOC and FP based Estimations;
Estimating Cost and Effort; Estimation Models, Constructive Cost Model (COCOMO), Project
Scheduling and Staffing; Time-line Charts.
Software Testing: Verification and Validation; Error, Fault, Bug and Failure; Unit and Integration
Testing; White-box and Black-box Testing; Basis Path Testing, Control Structure Testing,
Deriving Test Cases, Alpha and Beta Testing; Regression Testing, Performance Testing, Stress
Testing.
Software Configuration Management: Change Control and Version Control; Software Reuse,
Software Re-engineering, Reverse Engineering.

7. Data Structures and Algorithms

Data Structures: Arrays and their Applications; Sparse Matrix, Stacks, Queues, Priority Queues,
Linked Lists, Trees, Forest, Binary Tree, Threaded Binary Tree, Binary Search Tree, AVL Tree, B
Tree, B+Tree, B*Tree, Data Structure for Sets, Graphs, Sorting and Searching Algorithms;
Hashing.
Performance Analysis of Algorithms and Recurrences: Time and Space Complexities; Asymptotic
Notation, Recurrence Relations.
Design Techniques: Divide and Conquer; Dynamic Programming, Greedy Algorithms,
Backtracking, Branch and Bound.

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Lower Bound Theory: Comparison Trees, Lower Bounds through Reductions. Graph Algorithms:
Breadth-First Search, Depth-First Search, Shortest Paths, Maximum Flow, Minimum Spanning
Trees.
Complexity Theory: P and NP Class Problems; NP-completeness and Reducibility. Selected
Topics: Number Theoretic Algorithms, Polynomial Arithmetic, Fast Fourier Transform, String
Matching Algorithms.
Advanced Algorithms: Parallel Algorithms for Sorting, Searching and Merging, Approximation
Algorithms, Randomized Algorithms.

8. Theory of Computation and Compilers

Theory of Computation: Formal Language, Non-Computational Problems, Diagonal Argument,
Russel’s Paradox.
Regular Language Models: Deterministic Finite Automaton (DFA), Non-

Deterministic Finite Automaton (NDFA), Equivalence of DFA and NDFA, Regular Languages,
Regular Grammars, Regular Expressions, Properties of Regular Language, Pumping Lemma,
Non-Regular Languages, Lexical Analysis.
Context Free Language: Pushdown Automaton (PDA), Non-Deterministic Pushdown Automaton
(NPDA), Context Free Grammar, Chomsky Normal Form, Greibach Normal Form, Ambiguity,
Parse Tree Representation of Derivation Trees, Equivalence of PDA’s and Context Free
Grammars; Properties of Context Free Language.
Turing Machines (TM): Standard Turing Machine and its Variations; Universal Turing
Machines, Models of Computation and Church-Turing Thesis; Recursive and Recursively-
Enumerable Languages; Context-Sensitive Languages, Unrestricted Grammars, Chomsky
Hierarchy of Languages, Construction of TM for Simple Problems.
Unsolvable Problems and Computational Complexity: Unsolvable Problem, Halting Problem, Post
Correspondence Problem, Unsolvable Problems for Context-Free Languages, Measuring and
Classifying Complexity, Tractable and Intractable Problems.
Syntax Analysis: Associativity, Precedence, Grammar Transformations, Top Down Parsing,
Recursive Descent Predictive Parsing, LL(1) Parsing, Bottomup Parsing, LR Parser,
LALR(1)Parser.
Semantic Analysis: Attribute Grammar, Syntax Directed Definitions, Inherited and Synthesized
Attributes; Dependency Graph, Evaluation Order, S-attributed and L- attributed Definitions;
Type-Checking.
Run Time System: Storage Organization, Activation Tree, Activation Record, Stack Allocation of
Activation Records, Parameter Passing Mechanisms, Symbol Table. Intermediate Code
Generation: Intermediate Representations, Translation of Declarations, Assignments, Control
Flow, Boolean Expressions and Procedure Calls. Code Generation and Code Optimization:
Control-flow, Data-flow Analysis, Local Optimization, Global Optimization, Loop Optimization,
Peep-Hole Optimization, Instruction Scheduling.

9. Data Communication and Computer Networks

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Data Communication: Components of a Data Communication System, Simplex, Half- Duplex and
Duplex Modes of Communication; Analog and Digital Signals; Noiseless and Noisy Channels;
Bandwidth, Throughput and Latency; Digital and Analog Transmission; Data Encoding and
Modulation Techniques; Broadband and Baseband Transmission; Multiplexing, Transmission
Media, Transmission Errors, Error Handling Mechanisms.
Computer Networks: Network Topologies, Local Area Networks, Metropolitan Area Networks,
Wide Area Network, Wireless Networks, Internet.

Network Models: Layered Architecture, OSI Reference Model and its Protocols; TCP/IP Protocol
Suite, Physical, Logical, Port and Specific Addresses; SwitchingTechniques.
Functions of OSI and TCP/IP Layers: Framing, Error Detection and Correction; Flow and Error
Control; Sliding Window Protocol, HDLC, Multiple Access – CSMA/CD, CSMA/CA,
Reservation, Polling, Token Passing, FDMA, CDMA, TDMA, Network Devices, Backbone
Networks, Virtual LANs.
IPv4 Structure and Address Space; Classful and Classless Addressing; Datagram, Fragmentation
and Checksum; IPv6 Packet Format, Mapping Logical to Physical Address (ARP), Direct and
Indirect Network Layer Delivery; Routing Algorithms, TCP, UDP and SCTP Protocols; Flow
Control, Error Control and Congestion Controlin TCP and SCTP.
World Wide Web (WWW): Uniform Resource Locator(URL),Domain Name Service (DNS),
Resolution - Mapping Names to Addresses and Addresses to Names; Electronic Mail
Architecture, SMTP, POP and IMAP; TELNET and FTP.
Network Security: Malwares, Cryptography and Steganography; Secret-Key Algorithms, Public-
Key Algorithms, Digital Signature, Virtual Private Networks, Firewalls.
Mobile Technology: GSM and CDMA; Services and Architecture of GSM and Mobile
Computing; Middleware and Gateway for Mobile Computing; Mobile IP and Mobile
Communication Protocol; Communication Satellites, Wireless Networks and Topologies; Cellular
Topology, Mobile Adhoc Networks, Wireless Transmission and Wireless LANs; Wireless
Geolocation Systems, GPRS and SMS.
Cloud Computing and IoT: SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, Public and Private Cloud; Virtualization, Virtual
Server, Cloud Storage, Database Storage, Resource Management, Service Level Agreement,
Basics of IoT.
10. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Approaches to AI: Turing Test and Rational Agent Approaches; State Space
Representation of Problems, Heuristic Search Techniques, Game Playing, Min-Max Search, Alpha
Beta Cutoff Procedures.
Knowledge Representation: Logic, Semantic Networks, Frames, Rules, Scripts,
Conceptual Dependency and Ontologies; Expert Systems, Handling Uncertainty in Knowledge.
Planning: Components of a Planning System, Linear and Non Linear Planning;
Goal Stack Planning, Hierarchical Planning, STRIPS, Partial Order Planning.
Natural Language Processing: Grammar and Language; Parsing Techniques, Semantic Analysis
and Prgamatics.
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Ontologies, Agent Development Tools.
Fuzzy Sets: Notion of Fuzziness, Membership Functions, Fuzzification and Defuzzification;
Operations on Fuzzy Sets, Fuzzy Functions and Linguistic Variables; Fuzzy Relations, Fuzzy
Rules and Fuzzy Inference; Fuzzy Control System and Fuzzy Rule Based Systems.
Genetic Algorithms (GA): Encoding Strategies, Genetic Operators, Fitness Functions and GA
Cycle; Problem Solving using GA.
Artificial Neural Networks(ANN):Supervised, Unsupervised and Reinforcement Learning; Single
Perceptron, Multi Layer Percept

20. PhD Nursing (PHDNS)

Syllabus for entrance test is based on M.Sc Nursing curriculum withfollowing details:

 MCQ – 20 m – 1 mark each; details given below :

Nursing Administration and Nursing Education
 Descriptive – 80 marks (Short or long questions 5 and 10 marks each with sub-parts)
 Nursing Research 40 Marks
 Statistics 20Marks
 Nursing Administration 05 Marks
 Nursing Education 05 Marks
 Specialization area of Nursing for each specialty 10 Marks

(Student will opt any 1 specialty) i.e. Medical Surgical Nursing / Maternal Health Nursing /
OB Nursing or Pediatric Nursing/ Child Health Nursing / Community Health Nursing/Mental
Health and psychiatric Nursing)

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21. PHD in French

Research Methodology :
i. Approaches and Categories; Types of Research; Selection of
Subject; Research Design; Sampling Techniques; Data Collection, Fieldwork, Primary
& Secondary Sources, Questionnaires and Data Collection Tools, Data Analysis,
Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis, Referencing, Styles and Annotation: Research
Ethics.
ii French and Francophone Literature (17th-20th century); Francophonie : history,
culture and literary trends.
iii. Linguistics ; Basic concepts; Important theories related to
language learning; Translation& Interpretation; Didactics of Foreign languages with
emphasis on FLE:
iv. Trends and Theories; History, Culture & Civilization of France (17th-20th century),
Popular Culture--Current contexts and socio political trends in France
: Art, Cinema & Theatre.
v. Introduction to Open and Distance Learning – Digital Tools, Computer Mediated
Learning; Mixed Methods and Hybrid Models of Teaching/ Learning of Languages.

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22 PhD in Vocational Education and Training (PHDVE)

The syllabus of the Entrance Test shall consists of 50% of research methodologyand 50% shall
be of Vocational education and training

Part-A: Research Methodology

Introduction to research: meaning of research, role research in behavioralsciences, process of

research, types of research, research approach and significance of research.
Formulation of a Research Problem: Research problem: definition, selectionand necessity of
research problem.
Data Collection Methods: Primary and secondary data, methods of collecting primary data,
merits and demerits of different methods of collecting primary data, non-response.
Data Collection Techniques: Designing a questionnaire, pretesting a questionnaire, editing of
primary data, technique of interview, collection ofsecondary data, scrutiny of secondary data,
scale of measurements.
Sampling Techniques: Introduction to sampling, advantage of sampling over census,
probability and non-probability sampling and non-sampling error, basics

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sampling.
Presentation of Data: Classification and tabulation of data diagrammatic and graphical
presentation of data.
Statistical Methods: Measure of Central tendency, measures of dispersion, simple
correlation and regression, testing of hypothesis (z, t, F and chi-squaretests), Interpretation of
data.
Report writing: Formation of Report, Presentation of a report
Part B: Vocational Education and Training
Vocational Education (for Human Recourse Development for National Development, for
Knowledge Economy, for Development of Marginalized Sections of the Society, for Persons
with Special Needs, Personal/Family Actualisation and Happiness).
International Experiences: Review of International Reports (UNESCO’s Report of the
International Commission on Education for the Twenty-First Century “Learning: The
Treasure Within, Second International Congress on Technical and Vocational Education,
Report on Knowledge Acquisition and Skill Development (UNESCO)), International
Experiences in Vocational Education (Germany, China, Korea, Japan, Switzerland, Australia,
New Zealand).
Growth and Development in India: Historical Background of Vocational Education in India
(Pre-Independence Period, Post-Independence Period), Impact of Globalization and
Liberalization on Vocational Education. Recent Government of India initiatives on Vocational
education, NSOF, VET programmes through formal non-formal modes.
Initiatives by Different Sectors of India: Education Sector (CBSE, State Boards, NIOS and
State Open Schools, Community Polytechnics, Jan ShikshanSansthans, Community Colleges,
Degree Colleges and Universities, Open Universities, NCERT and PSSCIVE), Industrial
Sector (Craftsman Training Scheme, Apprenticeship Training Scheme, Skill Development
Initiative), Health and Paramedical Sector, Agriculture Sector, Business and Commerce
Sector, Information and Communication Sector, Role and Work of Non- Governmental
Organizations.
Models of Vocational Education and Training: School Based Model (Introduction of VEP
in Schools, Thrust Areas Identified by NPE (1986) for VEP, Centrally Sponsored Scheme of
Vocationalisation of Education, Programme of Action (POA, 1992), Industry Based Model
(Vocational TrainingProgrammes), Community Colleges Scheme, Apprenticeship.
Issues in Vocational Educational and Training: Social Acceptability, Access, Terminal
Nature of Courses, Employability, Multi-Skilling, Managing a Small

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 Enterprise, Remunerative Structure (wages and earnings) of Vocationally trained person
Relevance, Untrained Vocational Teachers, On the Job Training, Apprenticeship Training
Assessment and Certification of Prior Learning, Connectivity amongVocational programmes at
All Levels, Lateral and Vertical Mobility.
Environmental consciousness and Sustainable Development: Understanding Environment,
Environmental Concerns, Environmental Problems and Issues, Major Environmental Problems,
Global Environmental Issues (Global Warming, Acid Rain, Ozone Layer Depletion),
Environmental Resources (Forest Resources, Land Resources, Water Resources, Animal
Resources).

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23. Ph.D. in Child Development (PHDCD)

The Entrance examination will be based on what is covered in the syllabus of the M.Sc.
Home Science specialization' Child Development' as well as the relevant components in the
UGC-NET syllabus pertaining to the component ‘Research Methodology’ and the
specialization component' Child Development'. (The specialization 'Child Development'
could be referred to by different names in various universities such as Human Development
/ Human Development and Childhood Studies /Human Development and Family Studies). The

outline of the syllabus is as follows:

Paper1:Research Methodology(50%)

1. Purpose and characteristics of research.

2. Research approaches: quantitative, qualitative and mixed.
3. Positivism and post-positivistic approach to research; nomothetic and idiographic
approaches.
4. Steps of research-the research cycle.
5. Research design, sampling and methods of data collection in quantitative
,qualitative and mixed methods research.
6. Reliability and validity.
7. Values, Social Responsibility and Ethics in Research.
8. Sources, acquisition, and classification of data.
9. Basic principles and concepts in statistics; Descriptive Statistics; Probability and
normal distribution.
10. Statistical tests-parametric and non-parametric tests of association and difference,
regression; interpretation of tests
11. Data analysis and interpretation-quantitative and qualitative data.
12. Graphical representation(bar-chart,histograms,pie-chart,table-chart,andline-
chart)and mapping of data.
13. Application of ICT in research

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Paper2:Subject specific:Child Development(50%)
1. Principles of growth and development.
2. Pregnancy and child birth.
3. Development through the lifespan in various domains (including physical- motor;
cognitive, language, socio-emotional development).
4. Theories of child/human development and behavior;cultural context of human
development.
5. Early childhood care and education–curriculum, pedagogy and materials; activities to
promote holistic development.
6. Influence of family, peers, school, community and culture on development.
7. Children and persons with disabilities-care and support, early intervention, special
education, prevention of disabilities, rehabilitation.
8. Children at risk-child labour, street children, orphaned, abandoned and destitute
children, child abuse and trafficking.
9. Adolescence and youth: developmental changes and challenges; programmes to
promote optimal development.
10. Adulthood-characteristics, changing roles and responsibilities in early and middle
adulthood.
11. Aging-physical and psychological changes; care ,health and psychological needs.
12. Diversity,Disadvantage,RightsandEquity:Policies,Legislation,Stat egies and
Programmes for Intervention and Inclusion
13. Parenting and Society; Counseling for optimal child development.
14. Research Methods in Child Development

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24. PhD in Home Science (PHDHC)
A. Elective Course: Community Resource Management and Extension (8 Credits)
Communication for Development (C4D) ICT for Development Gender and Development
Corporate Social Responsibility Capacity Building – Training, Advocacy and
Development Entrepreneurship and Innovations Programme Management and
Development Consumer Studies Sustainable Development – Policies and Programmes
Resource Management Extension Education Ergonomics and Design Learning outcomes:
 Building systematic, methodological and comprehensive gain in knowledge in the field
of Community Resource Management and Extension.  Enhancing research skills in the
areas of: participatory and innovation communication strategies, resource management,
product development; extension management and sustainable development of
communities.  Preparing a cadre of professionals for planning and implementing various
programmes in the development sector
B. Compulsory Course: Research Methodology (8 Credits) Introduction to Research Ethics
in Research Research Methods and Approaches Conceptualization and Research Theory
building Research Design – Qualitative and Quantitative Designing Research Proposal
Methods of Sampling, Techniques of Data Collection Tool Construction – Reliability,
Validity and Standardisation Statistical Methods (including Hypothesis Testing –
parametric and non-parametric tests) Data Analysis, Interpretation and Report Writing
Scientific Writing and Publishing Learning outcomes:  Developing research
competencies in the field of Home Science.  Enhancing analytical abilities and
strengthening research through research on community mobilization, participatory
development, development communication extension and resource management. 
Raising standards of the profession of Home Science through quality research and at the
same time promoting responsible citizenship.

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25. PHD in Rural Development

Paper - 1

Research Methodology

1. Foundations of Research: Meaning, Objectives, Motivation, Utility. Concept of theory,

empiricism, deductive and inductive theory. Characteristics of scientific method –
Understanding the language of research – Concept, Construct, Definition, Variables and its
types, Review of Literature, philosophy of research.

2. Problem Identification & Formulation – Research Question – Investigation Question –

Measurement Issues – Hypothesis –Qualities of a good Hypothesis – Null Hypothesis &
Alternative Hypothesis. Hypothesis Testing – Logic & Importance

3. Research Design: Concept and Importance in Research – Features of a good research design
– Exploratory Research Design – Concept, Types and Uses, Descriptive Research Designs –
Concept, Types and Uses. Experimental Design: Historical Research.

4. Qualitative and Quantitative Research: Qualitative Research – Quantitative Research –

Concept of measurement, causality, generalization, replication. Mixed Methods.

5. Measurement: Concept of measurement- Problems in measurement in research – Validity

and Reliability. Levels of measurement – Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio.

6. Sampling: Concepts of Statistical Population, Sample, Sampling Frame, Sampling Error,

Sample Size. Characteristics of a good sample. Probability and nonprobability sampling,
Determining size of the sample – Practical considerations in sampling and sample size,
methods of data collection.

7. Data Analysis: Univariate analysis (frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts, percentages),
measures of central tendency, Dispersion, correlation, T-test, Chi-square Test, content
analysis, narrative analysis, thematic analysis, grounded theory.

8. Steps of writing Research Proposal, writing a Research Report.

Paper - 2

Rural Development

1. Rural Development in India – Rural society and economy, concepts & strategies of
rural development, agrarian issues, community development, rural development
administration, land reforms Panchayati Raj, cooperatives, rural credit and banking,
dynamics of change in rural India, Indian experiments of rural development (Mahatma
Gandhi, Nanaji Deshmukh, Anna Hazare).

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2. Rural Development Programmes – Poverty alleviation, wage and self employment
programmes, rural basic services and infrastructure, natural resources management and
environment. Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

3. Rural Development Planning and Management – Planning process, multi-level

planning, district planning and grass roots level planning; issues in management of rural
development project, project appraisal-financial feasibility, economic feasibility and
technical feasibility, monitoring and evaluation of projects. Voluntary action – voluntary
efforts in rural development, voluntary agency administration social action, formation and
strengthening of voluntary organisation.

4. Rural Social Development – Development of Rural Women – rural women – status and
strategies, education and training, health and nutrition, empowerment, Development of
Rural Children – rural children – situation, health and nutrition, education, Development
of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Under Privileged Groups – development
of SCs, STs, bonded labourers, artisans and landless labourers, policies and social
legislations on children, women, SCs and STs and disadvantaged.

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26. Ph.D in Social Work

Part –A: Research Methodology

□ Basics of research in social work
□ Research methods in social work
□ Tools and methods of data collection
□ Data processing and analysis

Part –B: Social Work

□ Origin and Development of Social Work
□ Professional Social Work: Indian Perspectives
□ Basic Social Science Concepts
□ Social Work and Social Development
□ Social Work Practicum and Supervision
□ Social Work Research
□ Social Work Practicum
□ Case Work and Counseling: Working with Individuals
□ Social Group Work: Working with Groups
□ Community Organization Management for Community Development

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