SYLLABI FOR M.PHIL/PH.

D ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS 2012

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (SOSS)

HISTORY (PH.D)

A. General Awareness Questions will be on issues pertaining to social, economic, political

developments in India in general

B. History as a subject focusing on the following:

1. Historiography
i. Objectivity and Interpretation
ii. Ancient Indian Historiography
iii. Medieval Indian Historiography
iv. Modern Indian Historiography
v. Subaltern studies
2. Ancient India
i. Indus Valley Civilization
ii. Polity in Ancient India
iii. Economy in Ancient India
iv. Social Systems
v. Religious Traditions
3. Medieval India
i. Indian Feudalism
ii. Society & Economy
iii. Polity in Medieval India
iv. Bhakti & Sufi Movements
v. 18th Cent. Debate
4. Modern India
i. Revolt of 1857
ii. National Movement
iii. Economic Impact of Colonial Rule
iv. Social and Intellectual Reform Movements
v. Gandhi and Gandhian Ideology

SCHEME OF SELECTION:

1. The question paper shall be of three hour duration. The questions shall be essay type.

2. The paper will consist of two parts. Part I will have questions from Section A of the
Syllabus. The candidate will have to do one question from this Part. Part II will have
questions from each sub-section of Section B of the Syllabus. The candidate will have to
attempt four questions from this Part selecting at least one from sub-section 1 and three
from any one sub-section related with the theme of the proposed research topic of the
candidate. Thus the candidate will have to attempt FIVE questions in all, one from Part
I, one from sub-section 1 of Part II and three from any one sub-section i.e. 2 or 3 or 4.
All the questions will carry equal marks.

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3. The qualifying marks for appearing in the interview shall be decided by the Faculty. Only
those candidates who obtain the qualifying marks shall be called for the interview before
the Doctoral Committee. It may be noted that marks obtained in the Entrance Test are
only of the qualifying nature enabling the candidate to appear for the interview.

4. The final recommendation for admission in Ph.D. History Programme shall be accorded
by the Doctoral Committee on the basis of the candidates performance in the interview.
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ECONOMICS (M.PHIL & PH.D)

The syllabus includes topics from Microeconomics, macroeconomics and quantitative
methods. All three components have one-third weightage each. The outline is given below.

Microeconomics
Consumer Behavior: theory of Demand, Recent Developments of Demand Theory
Producer Behaviour: 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

Macroeconomics

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

Quantitative Methods
Introduction to Differential Calculus - Functions, Limit and Continuity, Differential Calculus -
Partial and total differentiation

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Extreme Values and Optimisation - Maxima and Minima, Unconstrained Optimisation,
Constrained Optimisation
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
Descriptive Statistics and Data Presentation, Correlation and Regression, Probability and
Probability Distributions,
Sampling Theory - Sampling Distribution, Statistical Inference

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SOCIOLOGY (M.PHIL & PH.D)

A. Sociological Concepts: Social Groups, Social Structure, Community,

Association, culture, identity, tradition, modernity, social processes, social
institutions- family, marriage, kinship, state, religion.
B. Sociological theories: Evolutionary- functional, Marxian, structural-functional,
structural, symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, post modernism
C. Social Stratification-Castes, class, race, gender, ethnicity
D. Types of societies: Colonial, post colonial, simple, agrarian, industrial, post
industrial, knowledge society
E. Social Change: theories of social Change, transformation, social movements,
social development
F. Society in India: tribal, rural, urban, industrial, informational
G. Research Methodology: logic and philosophical foundations of social research,
positivism, concepts, theory, hypothesis, research techniques, data collection
and analysis.

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POLITICAL SCIENCE (PH.D)

Syllabus

The admission process will consist of written test and interview. The students are expected
to be familiar with the current trends and issues in the core areas of the discipline of Political
Science - Political Theory, Comparative Politics, Indian Government and Politics and
International Relations.The test is also intended to assess the research aptitude of the
candidates and their ability to critically react to the issues.

The Evaluation Methodology

The entrance test question paper will consist of the both long and short answer questions.
The maximum marks for the written test and interview will be 100 each. The combined
marks of the written test and interview will determine the admission of the candidates.

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (M.PHIL & PH.D)

(WILL BE GIVEN SEPARATELY)

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LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE (PH.D)

Syllabus

1. Information, Communication and Society

2. Information Sources, Systems and Services
3. Information Processing and Retrieval
4. ICT Applications
5. Recent Trends in LIS

PhD Entrance Question Paper Format and Evaluation Methodology

Time Duration 3 Hours Total Marks 150

PART 1

Section -A

Time Duration 1 Hour

Language Based 50 marks

Essay writing on a suggested topic 20 marks

Comprehension (10 questions) 20 marks
Sentence Formation 10 marks

PART 2

Section -B

Time Duration 1 Hour

Discipline Based 60 marks

Essay Type Questions 5 questions

12 marks per question 5x12= 60

PART 2

Section -C

Time Duration 1/2 Hour

Discipline Based 30 marks

True and False (with reasons) 10 questions 3 marks per question 10x3=30

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PART 2

Section -D

Time Duration 1/2 Hour 10 marks

Multiple Choice 10 questions

1 mark per question 10x1=10

Discipline Based

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GANDHIAN THOUGHT & PEACE STUDIES (M.PHIL & PH.D)

(WILL BE GIVEN SEPARATELY)

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SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION (SOJNMS)

(WILL BE GIVEN SEPARATELY)

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SCHOO OF INTER-DISCIPLINARY AND TRANS-DISCIPLINARY STUDIES

(SOITS)

1.Inter-Disciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (PH.D):

Unit-1 Research Design

Research problem, background of the problem, understanding the literature,

capturing the gaps, framing the objectives, tensing the hypothesis, research
questions, Data sources Analytical Statistical tools, importance of the study.

Unit 2 Research Methods, Data Sources and statistical tools

Research Methods- Qualitative and Quantitative, understanding interdisciplinary

research;

Secondary Data Sources, Archives, census, NSSO,etc; Primary Data Sources-

Interview/questionnaire/schedule/case study/participatory observation.

Sampling Techniques: Random and Non-Random, Statistical tools-trend, correlation,

regression.

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Unit 3 Themes of Contemporary Research

Economy and Labour, Gandhi and Panchayat Raj, Gender and women Studies,
population and environment, tribal and folklore and diaspora

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SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES (SOFL)

1. FRENCH (PH.D)

A. Language competence (written)

B. Awareness of general issues related to life and culture in France

C. Ability to express general issues on India in French

D. Coherence of expression in logical and systematic thinking required for

research and thesis writing.

2. ARABIC (PH.D)

Syllabus for PhD Programme in Arabic

1. Origin and growth of Arabic Language

2. Significance of classical Arabic poetry
3. Development of Arabic Prose during Abbasid Period
4. Literary movements in Arabic and New Trends in Arabic literature
5. Development of Novel , Short Story, Drama & essay writing in Arabic
6. Prominent features of Mahjar (Migrant) literature
7. Arab culture and people.

Evaluation Methodology

1. The candidates will have to answer four subjective questions out of seven.
2. Duration for written test will be 3 hours
3. Maximum marks 80 for written test and 20 marks for viva voce.

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SCHOOL OF EXTENSION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (SOEDS)

Syllabus

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Introduction to Extension and Development: Development-meaning and
measures of economic development, social development, human development,
political development. Extension education meaning, scope, principles,
extension teaching methods, audio visual aids and sectoral extension.

Problems and Issues in Development: Population, poverty, unemployment,

education & development, health & development, gender & development,
sustainable development, marginalization and inclusive development.

Research Methods in Social Sciences: Social sciences research methods,

research project formulation, sampling, quantitative and qualitative data
collection methods. Measures of central tendency, dispersion correlation and
regression. Research report writing.

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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (SOE)

(WILL BE GIVEN SEPARATELY)

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STAFF TRAINING AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

(STRIDE)

DISTANCE EDUCATION (M.PHIL & PH.D)

Components of Entrance Examination

S. Nature of Questions Marks No of Q Total Expected Remarks

No and its weightage multiplied marks time to be
Components (in marks) With consumed
marks by student
1 Language
comprehension in Open 40 minutes 10 Q (3
and Distance Education 30 10 Q X 3 30 marks
each)
questions
2 Short answers 40 10 Q X 4 40 40 10Q (4
marks
each)
3 Objective Type 40 40 Q X 1 40 40 40 Q ( 1
marks
each)
4 Critical Essay type 40 10 40 60 1200
On any ODL (words
institute critical
essay)

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150 Marks questions 150 3 hours
marks

* Critical essay covers the following areas

1. Structure and governance of Distance Education Institute

2. Design and development of course materials

3. On learners Support Services i

4. Learners evaluation system

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SCHOOL OF TRANSLATION STUDIES AND TRAIING (SOTST)

TRANSLATION STUDIES (M.PHIL & PH.D)

The questions will be based on the following broad areas:

1. Theories of Translation (Nida, Catford, George Steiner).

2. Traditions of Translation (Indian and western).

3. Areas of Translation (Administrative, Scientific, Literary, Media).

4. Translation as Cultural Exchange.

5. The Role of Translation in India.

6. Translation, Colonization, Nationalization,

7. Research Aptitude and Method.

8. Applied Translation.

9. Translation in Today's India.

The question paper will be of 3 hrs. duration and carrying 150 marks in total. It will
be divided into three equal segments with 50 marks each. Section-1 will have short
notes on any four out of the six(in 250 words each), in Section-2 there will be three
options out of which the candidates will have to attempt any two in about 500 words
each, Section-3 will have two components; the first will be an essay type question to
be answered in 600 words, while the other will be a passage for translation from
Hindi to English and vice versa.

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SCHOOL OF PERFORMING VISUAL ARTS (SOPVA)

Syllabus for Ph D Fine Arts Entrance Test

1. Principles of Aesthetics: Indian & Western

Indian aesthetics and its scope.
Principals of Painting with reference to Shilpa shastra/Chitrasutra etc.
Concepts of the Ras Sutra and its commentaries.
Western creative process :
(a) Emotion & Imagination,
(b) Inspiration & Intuition,
(c) Imitation & Expression.

2. History of Art: Western & Indian

Introduction to Social & Historical background of Art of 20 th century, with
references of European periods (Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-
impressionism, symbolism), Fauvism, Expressionism and Cubism.
Post-Independence Indian art movements- Abstraction in Indian Painting:
Post Independence Era, Progressive Group, Calcutta Group, Cholamandal
Artists Group, Baroda Group.
Non representational Art: V.S. Gaitonde, Jeram Patel, Nasreen Mohammedi,
S.H. Raza.
Contemporary Indian art and Artist.
Post modern Art in India.

3. Understanding of Art management and marketing:

Public relation and media
On line exhibition and Art marketing
Art galleries, Art exhibition, publicity, invitation.
Evaluation of Art work.

4. Computer Application
Knowledge of software- Vector & Rector.

Syllabus for Entrance Test in PhD in Music

1. Elements and Principles of Indian Music- Naad, Shruti, Swara, Saptak,

That,Alap,Taan,Gram,Murchana,Gamak,Meend,Gat,Jod,Jhala,

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Jamjama,Krintan,Laya,Taal and Dus
Prans,Matra,Kaal,Avartan,Peshkar,Kayda,Tukda,Paran,Rela

2. Evolution of Raga

3. Study of music and evolution of musical scales-Hindustani and Karnatak

4. State of Music in Vedic period

5. Evolution and growth of various musical forms from Vedic to modern times-
Anibadh gaan, Nibadh gaan

6. Study of musical treatises from ancient to modern period

7. History and classification of musical instruments

8. Music and Aesthetics

9. Acoustics

10. Philosophy and Music

11. Psychology and Music

12. Role of Govt. and Non-Govt. organizations, Gharanas, Universities, AIR and
SNA in propagation of classical music

13. Study of ragas

14. Study of talas

15. Biographical study of the eminent personalities in the field of music

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Syllabus for Entrance Test in PhD (Theatre Arts)

1. History and origins of Western and Indian Theatre

2. Elements of Theatre and Drama (Western and Indian)

3. Bharatas Natyasastra

4. Origin and development of Traditional Theatre Forms of India

5. Origins of development of Folk Theatrical Forms of India and Southeast

Asia

6. History and Development of Modern Western Drama and Theatre

7. History and development of Modern Indian Drama and Theatre

8. Makers of Modern Theatre (Indian and Western)

9. Major acting theories

10. Theatre Aesthetics(Western and Indian)

11. Indigenous Theatre Practices (Indian context)

12. Technical aspects of Theatre(Stage craft, design, lighting, costumes and

make-up and direction)

13. Theatre Semiotics

14. Post modern theories of theatre

15. Theatre Research methodologies

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