HOW TO APPLY
Eligibility
55% or equivalent grade in a Master's or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
Admission
A Statement of Purpose (2000 words) explaining your reason for pursuing a PhD degree, proposed research area and overview of research plan.
Entrance Exam
Take the Online Research Aptitude Test (RAT)
Interview
Attend the interview panel with the JIBS Doctoral Committee
Some Important Points
After meeting eligibility criteria and qualifying the Research Aptitude Test, candidates will be invited for interview. Admission to the PhD program is subject to available vacancy and compatibility of faculty and candidate research interests.
Candidates with no prior background in Psychology will be required to complete at least 6 credits (2 courses) for Psychology courses. Candidates may also take other relevant coursework that will be deemed necessary for their research.
We encourage interdisciplinary and collaborative research. Candidates may also opt for joint supervision by faculty from another University in India or abroad. However, one of the main Supervisors must be affiliated with JIBS.
Supervisor(s) are finalised once the registration of the doctoral project is completed. This is not subject to change during the course of the study, apart from some exceptional cases, with approval from the JIBS Doctoral Committee.
After Admission
Upon joining the PhD program, the candidate shall have a three membered Research Advisory Panel to guide them through their research for the first six months. These advisors can be researchers other than the candidate’s Supervisor(s).
Candidates with no prior background in Psychology will be required to complete at least 6 credits (2 courses) for Psychology courses. Candidates may also take other relevant coursework that will be deemed necessary for their research.
The candidate will have to confirm their Research Supervisor(s) prior to the submission of the Synopsis. Candidates may also opt for joint supervision by faculty from another University in India or abroad. However, one of the main Supervisors must be affiliated with JIBS.
Supervisor(s) chosen by the candidate are finalised once the registration of the doctoral project is completed. This is not be subject to change during the course of the study, apart from some exceptional cases, with approval from the JIBS Doctoral Committee.