Special Recruitment Drive for PhD admission for SC and ST candidates. The last date for application submission is 28th Feb 2025. Application portal: https://t.co/mHhye5nh3J PhD programme in Public Policy (Urban Studies) at Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad (the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences), Kerala, Under the Supervision of Dr Manav Khaire Mode and Duration: Full-time residential programme only up to 5 years starting July 2025 Eligibility: Master's degree in Social Sciences (Economics, Sociology, Management, Architecture, Public Policy, and other disciplines falling under social sciences) Admission criteria: NET qualification OR GATE score (valid only for the past 3 years), Department level entrance exam and interview Financial assistance: Financial assistance to PhD scholars will be as per the Ministry of Education and Government of India norms. INR 37,000 monthly for the first two years and INR 42,000 monthly for the last three years. Additional facilities: Financial assistance for buying a laptop, attending conferences Broad research topic: Socioeconomic impacts of large infrastructure projects on affected communities in Palghar and Thane districts of Maharashtra Prospective candidates who can read and write Marathi and reside in the Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Nashik, and Pune districts will bring added advantage to the research topic