Overview

The Department at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela offers a full-time PhD programme in the disciplines of English, Psychology, Economics, and Sociology, an MA Programme in Development Studies and offers General Purpose Courses from all the above mentioned disciplines, as Open Electives for B-Tech and Post-Graduate students of the Institute.

Objectives

Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of the principles, methodologies, value systems, and thought processes employed in human inquiries

Graduates will demonstrate an ability to identify, formulate and solve problems related to global and local socio-economic development

Graduates will demonstrate an ability to design and conduct Social and Behavioral Science experiments, and analyze and interpret data

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methodology in Social Sciences

Psychological Perspective On Development

Social Institutions and Development

Economics for Development Studies

Advanced Language Laboratory

Ecology and Sustainable Development

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-23 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

98 alternative credits

98 – 102

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Nagar, India

Disciplines

International Development View 5 other Masters in International Development in India

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

NITR Selection Procedure

Candidates having valid GATE card will get more preference.
To be eligible for admission to the M. Sc courses a student must have passed B.Sc. with the proposed specialization as relevant subject.
The M.Tech/M.Plan admission is through Centralised Counselling for M.Tech/M.Plan (CCMT).

For MBA the admission is through any of the National Entrance Tests like CAT, MAT, CMAT, XAT etc.
To be eligible for admission to the 2 year MA programme of NIT, Rourkela, a student must have passed B.Tech, B.A., B.Sc., B.Com. with 50% marks or 5.50 CGPA. Applicants with Honours will be given preference.

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Tuition Fees

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7500 INR / year

≈ 7500 INR / year

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