Doctoral Programme

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The doctoral programme at IIHEd has been designed to train the Ph.D. scholars with knowledge and skills to conduct high quality research in diverse areas concerning higher education.  

All enrolled students go through a 1-year rigorous course work. The first semester is common for students across all schools of JGU. The students go through core-courses including research methods, research ethics, academic writing etc. In the second semester, the students delve into education-focused core courses. Elective courses are offered depending on the research interests of the individual student. 

After completing the coursework, the student needs to finalize a thesis topic, select a Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC), and defend their thesis proposal. After successfully defending the proposal, the scholars then proceed to fieldwork and thesis writing followed by thesis examination. 

Being part of a multi-disciplinary university, IIHEd Ph.D. scholars get access to faculty expertise across all 12 schools of JGU. Depending on their thesis topic, the scholars have the freedom to choose their TAC members from across JGU. If needed, the department also facilitates inclusion of expert faculty members from other Indian/foreign universities as TAC or Thesis Examination Committee (TEC) members.