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PHD ARCHITECTURE

The doctoral programme at the school of architecture is designed to provide aspiring scholars, practitioners, and academics in this field, with the academic opportunity and learning structure to develop skills and intellectual abilities towards a career and practice as critical scholars, senior academics, and substantive practitioners in the field of architecture and its allied areas. The degree would allow scholars and academic in furthering their work and interests through publications, fellowships, and appointment of governmental and other public projects, as well as allow one to participate in architectural or design and planning practice with more criticality and substantively.  

Programme USP: 

  1. Introduce emerging and aspiring scholars and academics, to new and established strategies of research and argumentative investigation, intellectual awareness and articulation of issues and ideas in architecture and its allied fields
  2. The programme is aimed at allowing all participants to broaden and enhance their knowledge base in the subject via pedagogic engagement with theory and cases of critical practice
  3. Introduce the role of critical studies, cultural studies, and interdisciplinary studies and work in architecture; and discussing the methodologies and modalities of the same
  4. Encourage the development of unique perspectives or contributions in knowledge-shaping in the field via projects and publications with guided mentorship within the school and taking advantage of its ecology of scholars and networks in the field
  5. The programme encourages active engagement with practice and active thinking via case studies, pilot research projects, attending and participating in conferences and seminars, public fora and events, towards developing skills for an articulated engagement with debates and issues in the field, via academic processes

 

Eligibility

The Master’s degree should be passed with at least 55% marks in aggregate OR its equivalent grade ‘B’ in the UGC 7 – point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is allowed)

A) Ph.D. in Architecture: (Full time and Part time)

  1. Bachelor’s degree in Architect or equivalent and Master’s degree in architecture / allied Specialization or equivalent from any recognized institution.
  2. Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or equivalent in first class with 10 year experience in teaching / research / professional practice. 

OR

An equivalent degree from a foreign educational Institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country for the purpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions.

 

Duration
3 to 6 Years

In take Capacity
10 Seats

Admissions Open 2025

PhD architecture

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