ADMISSION BULLETIN 2018-19 International Institute for Population Sciences (Deemed University) Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai 400088 Phone: +91-022 - 42372433, 42372468
MISSION AND VISION OF THE INSTITUTE Mission Statement "The Institute will strive to be a centre of excellence on all population and relevant issues through high quality education, teaching and research. This will be achieved by (a) creating competent professionals, (b) generating and disseminating scientific knowledge and evidence, (c) collaboration and exchange of knowledge, and (d) advocacy and awareness. Vision Statement "To position IIPS as a premier teaching and research institution in population sciences responsive to emerging national and global needs based on values of inclusion, sensitivity and rights protection." Date: 05/04/2018 OFFICIATING DIRECTOR & SENIOR PROFESSOR 1
ABOUT THE INSTITUTE The International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) Mumbai, formerly known as the Demographic Training and Research Centre (DTRC) till 1970, was established in July 1956 under the joint sponsorship of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, the Government of India, and the United Nations. The Institute is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The Institute serves as a regional centre for Training and Research in Population Studies for the ESCAP region. The Institute was re-designated to its present title in 1985 to facilitate the expansion of its academic activities and was declared as a 'Deemed University' in August 19, 1985 under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The recognition has facilitated the award of recognized degrees by the Institute itself and paved the way for further expansion of the Institute as an academic institution. The faculty members and the supporting staff belong to diverse interdisciplinary background with specialisation in some core areas of population sciences, trained in India and abroad. The Institute is the hub of population and health related teaching and research in India, playing a vital role for planning and development of the country. During the past years, students from different countries of Asia and the Pacific region, Africa and North America have been trained at the Institute. The alumni are occupying prestigious positions at national and international organisations, universities and colleges and non-governmental reputed organisations. The Institute offers seven different Post-Graduate, Doctoral, and Post Doctoral courses, admission to which for the academic session 2018-19 is announced hereby. After completing the course, students of all programmes are well prepared for: (i) admission to higher degree programmes in the best universities of the world; (ii) a good career in teaching & research; (iii) multi-disciplinary professional career; or (iv) independent consultant. 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS Sr. No. Contents Page No. 1 Mission and Vision of the Institute 1 2 About the Institute 2 3 Admission Announcement 4-8 4 Course wise Announcement 10-26 1. Master of Arts/Science (M.A./M.Sc.) in Population Studies 10-11 2. Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Bio statistics and Demography 12-13 3. Master of Population Studies (M.P.S.) 14-15 4. Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Population Studies/Bio statistics and Demography 16-17 5. Integrated M.Phil./Ph.D. in Population Studies/Bio statistics and Demography 6. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Population Studies/Bio statistics and Demography 18-19 20-21 7. Post Doctoral Fellowship (P.D.F.) 22-23 8. M.A. Population Studies (Through Distance Mode of Education) (Offline Admission procedure) 24-26 5 Appendix A: schedule of Fees 27 6 Contact Details 28 3
ADMISSION ANNOUNCEMENT Applications are invited for admission to the following courses of the Institute during the academic year 2018-2019 Degree (Full-Time) Eligibility Criteria Age limit Selection Criteria Duration Government of India Fellowship Last date for Submission of Application Master of Arts/ Science (M.A./M.Sc.) in Population Studies (50 Seats with Government of India Fellowship) Admission to this course is open to all candidates having B.A./B.Sc. Degree (passed/appearing) from a recognized university in India or abroad with a minimum of 55% of aggregate marks/equivalent grade in the following subjects: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Health Statistics, Mathematics, Political Science, Psychology, Rural Development, Social Work, Sociology and Statistics. The upper age limit is 25 years as on 30 June,2018 On the basis of a common entrance test. (Refer footnote-2) Two years Rs. 5,000/- p.m. 20 th March, 2018 Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Biostatistics and Demography (50 Seats with Government of India Fellowship) Admission to this course is open to all candidates having B.A./B.Sc. Degree (passed/appearing) in Biostatistics or Health Statistics or Mathematics or Statistics or having B.A./B.Sc. degree with two full papers on mathematics or statistics from a recognized university in India or abroad with a minimum of 55% of aggregate marks/equivalent grade in all subjects. The upper age limit is 25 years as on 30 June,2018 On the basis of a common entrance test. (Refer footnote-2) Two years Rs. 5,000/- p.m. 20 th March, 2018 Master of Population Studies (M.P.S.) (50 Seats with Government of India Fellowship) Admission to this course is open to all candidates having M.A./M.Sc. Degree (passed/appearing) from a recognized university in India or abroad with a minimum of 55% of aggregate marks/equivalent grade in the following subjects: Anthropology, Bio-statistics, The upper age limit is 28 years as on 30 June,2018 On the basis of a common entrance test and personal interview. (Refer One year Rs. 5,000/- p.m. 20 th March, 2018 4
Economics, Geography, Health Statistics, Mathematics, Political Science, Population Education, Psychology, Rural Development, Social Work and Sociology, Statistics. (Refer footnote-1) footnote-2) Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Population Studies/ Bio-statistics & Demography (50 Seats with Government of India Fellowship) (Refer footnote-4) Admission to one year M.Phil. Course is open to all candidates holding a Master s degree in Population Studies, Demography, Bio-statistics and Epidemiology, Bio-statistics & Demography from a recognized university in India or abroad with a minimum of 55% of aggregate marks or equivalent grade. The upper age limit is 30 years as on 30 June,2018 On the basis of a common entrance test and Personal interview (Refer footnote-2) One year Rs. 6,000/- p.m. 20 th March, 2018 Integrated M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Population Studies /Bio-statistics & Demography (Refer footnote-4) (No. of seats for UGC/CSIR-JRF or any other national level fellowship awardees shall be decided by the admission committee) Admission to Integrated M.Phil. and Ph.D. program is open to candidates holding a Master s degree in Population Studies, Demography, Bio-statistics and Demography from a recognized university in India and abroad with a minimum of 55% of aggregate marks or equivalent grade. The upper age limit is 30 years as on 30 June,2018 Common entrance test, Proposal writing, and personal interview (Refer footnote-2) Three years to a maxim um of Seven years (Refer footnote -3) Respectiv e fellowship 20 th March, 2018 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Population Studies/ Biostatistics & Demography (2 Seats with Government of India Fellowship) (No. of seats for UGC/CSIR-JRF or Admission to Ph.D. program is open to candidates having M.Phil. in Population Studies, Bio-statistics and Epidemiology, Demography from a recognized university with at least 55% of aggregate marks/equivalent grade are eligible to apply. The upper age limit is 30 years as on 30 June,2018 On the basis of common entrance test, proposal writing and personal interview (Refer footnote-2) Two years to a maximu m of Six years (Refer footnote -3) Refer Footnote- 5 20 th March, 2018 5
any other national level fellowship awardees shall be decided by the admission committee) Post Doctoral Fellowship (P.D.F.) Candidates having Ph.D. degree in Population Studies or subjects related with population, health, gender and development. Desirable: Good publication in peer reviewed journal, publication of books and research reports. The upper age limit is 40 years as on 30 June,2018 Submissi on and Presentat ion of Proposal as well as Personal Interview (Refer footnote- 2,6) One year fulltime, tenable at the Institut e Rs. 50,000/- p.m. 20 th March, 2018 M.A. Population Studies (Through Distance Mode of Education) (100 Seats) Offline admission procedure Admission to this course is open to all those with a Bachelor s degree in any social science subject/health/maths/ Stats or any similar degree recognized by Indian/Foreign universities with 50 percentage marks for general candidates and 45 percentage marks for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC and PWD category. Candidates having master s degree and also those who are having work experience will be given due weightage. The cut off percentage can further be reduced by the admission committee for candidates with any additional qualifications. Reservation criteria will be followed as per the Government of India norms: No age limit Scrutiny of eligible applicatio ns by the Admissio n committe e constitute d by the Director (Offline admissio n procedur e) Two years to maximu m four years years (detail are given in the course wise announc ement) No fellowship 31 st July 2018 After successfully completing all academic requirements given in the guidelines, the registered distance learner will be awarded degree of M.A. Population Studies irrespective of any discipline he/she come from graduate level. 6
Footnotes 1. Candidates having master degree other than subjects specified in the list for M.P.S. and having at least two years of experience in Population and Health related field are also eligible. 2. All foreign students with sponsorship/on their own/ from any source will be selected on merit basis, subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria. Admission test will not be conducted for the foreign candidates. Processing fee will not be charged to the foreign candidates while submitting the application form. 3. Duration of Ph.D. is specified for thesis submission and not for fellowship. 4. Number of seats with Government of India (GOI) fellowship for M.Phil. and Integrated M.Phil./Ph.D. programme are 50. 5. Government of India Fellowships @ Rs. 25,000/- per month for 1 st and 2 nd years and Rs.28,000/- per month for 3 rd and 4 th years available for the Indian students who have qualified NET for Lectureship in population or its inter-disciplinary subjects conducted by the UGC. Such Ph.D. fellowship also carries a contingency grant of Rs.10,000/- per year for the first two years and Rs. 20,500/- for the third year. However the candidates, without NET qualification shall be awarded fellowship @ Rs.12,000/- per month for the 1 st and 2 nd years, and Rs.14,000/- per month for the 3 rd and 4 th years, with a contingency grant of Rs.10,000/- per year. In addition, UGC-JRF and other fellowship holders will also be considered for admission as per availability of seats. 6. Post doctoral applicants are required to send a hard copy of the online application along with supporting documents, and comprehensive research proposal to The Assistant Registrar (Academic), International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400088 on or before 26 th March, 2018. Instructions 1. Candidates who have already passed the qualifying examinations and those who have already appeared/ shall be appearing in the final qualifying examinations are eligible to apply. However, admission of the candidate will be cancelled if s/he fails to furnish the final examination results by 30 th September, 2018. 2. Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD and female candidates may be considered as per the Government of India norms only. 3. The non-refundable processing fees are Rs. 1000/- for General category, Rs. 500/- for OBC (Non- Creamy Layer) category and Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PWD category. 4. Eligible in-service candidates and foreign candidates (with M.Phil. or Pre-Doctoral coursework in Population Studies/Demography) with financial support from UGC /ICSSR/ Foreign funding may be considered for admission to the Ph.D. program without entrance test during the academic year. 7
5. Last date for submission of application form is 20 th March, 2018. 6. All candidates are required to send hard copy of the online application form and all supporting documents to The Assistant Registrar (Academic), International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai - 400088 on or before 26 th March, 2018. 7. Refer Appendix-A for course-wise fees schedule. If any student desires to withdraw admission after paying the course fees, the refund of course fees will be as per the Institute s rule. 8. No candidate is entertained to contact any faculty, related to admission and other details. 9. All courses will begin on 11 th July, 2018. 10. Eligibility for admission can be relaxed by the admission committee in exemplary conditions. 11. For further details regarding the courses and course contents see our website http://www.iipsindia.org. 12. The Institute reserves every right to decide the number of seats to be filled or cancel the course at any moment. The Institute also reserves the right to change/alter certain rules at any time. 8
Course-wise Announcement 9
1. MASTER OF ARTS/SCIENCE (M.A./M.Sc.) IN POPULATION STUDIES Applications are invited for admission to M.A./M.Sc. in Population Studies during the academic session 2018-2020 to commence from 11 th July, 2018. No. of Seats: 50 Seats with Government of India Fellowship. Eligibility: Admission to this course is open to all candidates having B.A./B.Sc. Degree (passed/appearing) in Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Health Statistics, Mathematics, Political Science, Psychology, Rural Development, Social Work, Sociology and Statistics from a recognized university in India or abroad with a minimum of 55% of aggregate marks/equivalent grade. Eligible foreign candidates can also apply for admission provided if they secure financial support from any outside agency. Candidates who have already passed the qualifying degree examinations and those who have already appeared/ shall be appearing in the final qualifying examinations are eligible to apply. However, the admission of the candidate will be cancelled, if s/he fails to furnish final result by 30 th September, 2018. The upper age limit is 25 years as on 30 th June, 2018. Marks and age will be relaxed for candidates belonging to reserved categories and female candidates as per Government of India rules only. Duration: Two years (Full-Time) Fellowship: Each selected Indian student will be awarded a Government of India Fellowship @ Rs. 5,000/- per month. Selection Criteria: The selection will be made on the basis of an Online Test across India. The Online Entrance Test will comprise objective type questions of multiple choices. The syllabus of Entrance Test will consist of basic general knowledge, logical reasoning, English grammar, basic mathematics, population, health, and social science issues. The test venue will be notified in the Admit Card. Admission test will not be conducted for the foreign candidates and admission will be offered directly if foreign candidates fulfill the eligibility criteria of the Institute. Reservation: Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD & female candidates will be considered as per the Government of India norms only. Date of Online Test: 15 April, 2018 Registration for Admission Test and Processing Fee: All eligible candidates are required to register online by visiting the Institute s website www.iipsindia.org during 30 th January, 2018 to 20 th March, 2018. 10
The non-refundable processing fee for the Online Test is Rs. 1000/- for General Category, Rs. 500/- for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), and Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PWD. Those interested in applying for more than one course should pay application processing fee separately for each course. Processing fee will not be charged from the foreign candidates while submitting the application forms. The hard copy of the online application form and all supporting documents should reach to The Assistant Registrar (Academic), International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400088 on or before 26 th March, 2018. Course Fees: Refer to Appendix-A for course-wise fee schedule. If any student desires to withdraw admission after paying the course fees, the refund of course fees will be as per the Institute s rule. Eligibility for admission can be relaxed by the admission committee in exemplary conditions. The Institute reserves the right to decide the number of seats to be filled in. The Institute also reserves the right to change/alter certain rules at any time. Important Dates in the Admission Process Dates Start of online registration for admission January 30, 2018 Last date for online application submission March 20, 2018 Last date to receive hard copy of online application and supporting documents at IIPS March 26, 2018 Announcement of shortlisted candidates for online admission test April 02, 2018 Issue of admit card April 07-13, 2018 Date and time of Online Test April 15, 2018 (10-11 AM) Declaration of selected candidate for admission (First list) April 27, 2018 Last date of fee payment for the first list candidates May 11, 2018 Intimation to first waitlisted candidates May 18, 2018 Last date of fee payment for first waitlisted candidates June 01, 2018 Commencement of academic session July 11, 2018 11
2. MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.Sc.) IN BIO-STATISTICS AND DEMOGRAPHY Applications are invited for admission to M.Sc. in Bio-statistics and Demography during the academic session 2018-2020 to commence from 11 th July, 2018: No. of Seats: 50 Seats with Government of India Fellowship. Eligibility: Admission to this course is open to all candidates having B.A./B.Sc. Degree (passed/appearing) in Bio-statistics or Health Statistics or Mathematics or Statistics or having B.A./B.Sc. degree with two full papers on Mathematics or Statistics from a recognized university in India or abroad with a minimum of 55% of aggregate marks/equivalent grade in all subjects. Eligible foreign candidates can also apply for admission provided they secure financial support from any outside agency. Candidate who have already passed the qualifying examinations and those who have already appeared/ shall be appearing in the final qualifying examinations are eligible to apply. However, admission of the candidate will be cancelled if he/she fails to furnish the final examination result by 30 th September, 2018. The upper age limit is 25 years as on 30 th June, 2018. Marks and age will be relaxed for candidates belonging to reserved categories and female as per Government of India rules only. Duration: Two years (Full-Time) Fellowship: Each selected Indian student will be awarded a Government of India fellowship @ Rs. 5000/- per month. Selection Criteria: The selection will be made on the basis of an Online Test. The Online Entrance Test will comprise objective type questions of multiple choices. The syllabus of Entrance Test will consist of basic General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning, English Grammar, Population, Health and Statistics/Mathematics. The test venue will be notified in the Admit Card. Admission test will not be conducted for the foreign candidates and the admission will be offered directly if the foreign candidates fulfil the eligibility criteria of the Institute. Reservation: Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD & female candidates will be considered as per the Government of India norms only. Date of Online Test: 15 th April, 2018 Registration for Admission Test and Processing Fee: All eligible candidates are required to register online by visiting the Institute s website www.iipsindia.org during 30 th January, 2018 to 20 th March, 2018. 12
The non-refundable processing fee for each course is Rs. 1000/- for General category, Rs. 500/- for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) category, Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PWD category. Those interested in applying for more than one course should pay application processing fee separately for each course. Processing fee will not be charged from the foreign candidates while submission of completed application forms. The hard copy of the online application form along with supporting documents should reach to The Assistant Registrar (Academic), International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400088 on or before 26 th March, 2018. Course Fees: Refer to Appendix-A for course-wise fees schedule. If any student desires to withdraw admission after paying the course fees, the refund of course fees will be as per the Institute s rules. Eligibility for admission can be relaxed by the admission committee in exemplary conditions. The Institute reserves the right to decide the number of seats to be filled in. The Institute also reserves the right to change/alter certain rules at any time. Important Dates in the Admission Process Dates Start of online registration for admission January 30, 2018 Last date for online application submission March 20, 2018 Last date to receive hard copy of online application and supporting documents at IIPS March 26, 2018 Announcement of shortlisted candidates for online admission test April 02, 2018 Issue of admit card April 07-13, 2018 Date and time of Online Test April 15, 2018 (02-03 PM) Declaration of selected candidate for admission (First list) April 27, 2018 Last date of fee payment for the first list candidates May 11, 2018 Intimation to first waitlisted candidates May 18, 2018 Last date of fee payment for first waitlisted candidates June 01, 2018 Commencement of academic session July 11, 2018 13
3. MASTER OF POPULATION STUDIES (M.P.S.) Applications are invited for admission to Masters in Population Studies (M.P.S.) during the academic session 2018-2019 to commence from 11 th July, 2018. No. of Seats: 50 Seats with Government of India Fellowship for M.Phil. Eligibility: Admission to this course is open to all candidates having MA/MSc. degree (passed/appearing) in Anthropology, Bio-statistics, Economics, Geography, Health Statistics, Mathematics, Political Science, Population Education, Psychology, Rural Development, Social Work, Sociology, and Statistics from a recognized university in India or abroad with a minimum of 55% of aggregate marks/equivalent grade. Candidates having Master degree, other than subjects specified above and having at least two years of experience in Population and Health related field are also eligible to apply. Eligible foreign candidates can also apply for admission provided if they secure financial support from any outside agency. Candidates who have already passed the qualifying degree examinations and those who have already appeared/ shall be appearing in the final qualifying examinations are eligible to apply. However, the admission of the candidate will be cancelled, if s/he fails to furnish final result by 30 th September 2018. The upper age limit of application is 28 years as on 30 th June, 2018. Marks and age will be relaxed for candidates belonging to reserved categories and female candidates as per Government of India rules only. Duration: One year (Full-Time) Fellowship: Each selected Indian student will be awarded a Government of India Fellowship @ Rs. 5,000/- per month. Selection Criteria: The admission to M.P.S. course is through a two-stage process: (i) Online Test, (ii) a Personal Interview. The Online Entrance Test will comprise objective type questions of multiple choices. The syllabus of Entrance Test will consist of Basic General Knowledge, Logical Reasoning, English Grammar, Basic Mathematics, Population, Health and Social Science issues. The test venue will be notified in the Admit Card. Based on the performance in the Online Test, shortlisted candidates will be called for personal interview at IIPS. Final selection will be based on the weighted average of scores of Online Test and personal interview. Shortlisted candidates appearing for admission test are entitled to claim sleeper class train fare by the shortest route on production of original tickets and in case of road journey normal fare will be paid only for travel by public transport run by a Government body. 14
Reservation: Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD & Female candidates will be considered as per the Government of India norms only. Date of Online Test: 15 April, 2018 Registration for Admission Test and Processing Fee: All eligible candidates are required to register online by visiting the Institute s website www.iipsindia.org during 30 th January, 2018 to 20 th March, 2018. The non-refundable processing fee for the Online Test is Rs. 1000/- for General Category, Rs. 500/- for OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), and Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PWD. Those interested in applying for more than one course should pay application processing fee separately for each course. Processing fee will not be charged from the foreign candidates while submitting the application forms. The hard copy of the online application form and all supporting documents should reach to The Assistant Registrar (Academic), International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400088 on or before 26 th March 2018. Course Fees: Refer to Appendix-A for course-wise fee schedule. If any student desires to withdraw admission after paying the course fees, the refund of course fees will be as per the Institute s rule. Eligibility for admission can be relaxed by the admission committee in exemplary conditions. The Institute reserves the right to decide the number of seats to be filled in. The Institute also reserves the right to change/alter certain rules at any time. Important Dates in the Admission Process Dates Start of online registration for admission January 30, 2018 Last date for online application submission March 20, 2018 Last date to receive hard copy of online application and supporting documents at IIPS March 26, 2018 Announcement of shortlisted candidates for online admission test April 02, 2018 Issue of admit card April 07-13, 2018 Date and time of Online Test April 15, 2018 (12-01 PM) Declaration of shortlisted candidates for interview April 27, 2018 Date of interview May 21-22, 2018 Declaration of selected candidate for admission (First list) May 31, 2018 Last date of fee payment for the first list candidates June 15, 2018 Intimation to first waitlisted candidates June 20, 2018 Last date of fee payment for first waitlisted candidates June 29, 2018 Commencement of academic session July 11, 2018 15
4. MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (M.Phil.) IN POPULATION STUDIES/BIO-STATISTICS AND DEMOGRAPHY Applications are invited for admission to Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Population Studies/Biostatistics and Demography during the academic session 2018-19 to commence from 11 th July, 2018. No. of Seats: 50 Seats with Government of India Fellowship for M. Phil. and integrated M.Phil./Ph.D. Eligibility: Admission to this course is open to all candidates having Master s degree in Population Studies/ Demography/ Bio-statistics and Demography/ Bio-statistics and Epidemiology/ Bio-statistics (passed/appearing) with at least 55% of a marks or equivalent grade. Eligible foreign candidates can also apply for admission provided they secure financial support from any outside agency. Candidate who have already passed the qualifying examinations and those who have already appeared/ shall be appearing in the final qualifying examinations are eligible to apply. However, admission of the candidate will be cancelled if s/he fails to furnish the final examination result by 30 th September 2018. The upper age limit is 30 years as on 30 th June 2018. Marks and age will be relaxed for candidates belonging to reserved categories and female as per Government of India rules only. Duration: One year (Full-Time) Fellowship: Each selected Indian student will be awarded a Government of India fellowship @ Rs. 6,000/- per month. In addition, a contingency grant of Rs. 5,000/- per annum shall be paid for approved contingency expenses. Selection Criteria: The admission to M.Phil. course is through a two-stage process; on line test and personal interview. The online Entrance Test will consist of objective type questions of multiple choices. The syllabus of Entrance Test will consist of questions on English, Logical Reasoning, Statistics, Mathematics, Bio-statistics, Research Methodology, Population Studies, Demography, and Epidemiology. The test venue will be notified in the Admit Card. Based on the performance in the Online Test., shortlisted candidates will be called for personal interview at IIPS. Final selection will be based on the weighted average of scores of Online Test and personal interview. The Institute will not bear any travel expense of the candidates called for the test/personal interview. Reservation: Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD & Female candidates will be considered as per the Government of India norms only. Date of Online Test: 15 th April, 2018 Registration for Admission Test and Processing Fee: All eligible candidates are required to register online by visiting the Institute s website www.iipsindia.org during 30 th January, 2018 to 20 th March, 2018. 16
The non-refundable processing fee is Rs. 1000/- for General category, Rs. 500/- for OBC (Non- Creamy Layer) category, Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PWD category. Processing fee will not be charged from the foreign candidates while submission of completed application forms. The hard copy of the online application form along with supporting documents should reach to The Assistant Registrar (Academic), International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400088 on or before 26 th March, 2018. Course Fees: Refer to Appendix-A for course-wise fee schedule. If any student desires to withdraw admission after paying the course fees, the refund of course fees will be as per the Institute s rules. The Institute reserves the right to decide the number of seats to be filled in. The Institute also reserves the right to change/alter certain rules at any time. Important Dates in the Admission Process Dates Start of online registration for admission January 30, 2018 Last date for online application submission March 20, 2018 Last date to receive hard copy of online application and supporting documents at IIPS March 26, 2018 Announcement of shortlisted candidates for online admission test April 02, 2018 Issue of admit card April 07-13, 2018 Date and time of Online Test April 15, 2018 (10-11 AM) Declaration of shortlisted candidates for interview April 27, 2018 Date of interview May 16-18, 2018 Declaration of selected candidate for admission (First list) June 01, 2018 Last date of fee payment for the first list candidates June 15, 2018 Intimation to first waitlisted candidates June 20, 2018 Last date of fee payment for first waitlisted candidates June 29, 2018 Commencement of academic session July 11, 2018 17
5. INTEGRATED M.Phil./Ph.D. IN POPULATION STUDIES/BIO- STATISTICS AND DEMOGRAPHY Applications are invited for admission to Integrated Master of Philosophy (M.PHIL.)/Ph.D. in Population Studies/Bio-statistics and Demography during the academic session 2018-19 to commence from 11 th July, 2018. No. of Seats: 50 Seats with Government of India Fellowship for M. Phil. and integrated M.Phil./Ph.D. programme Eligibility: Admission to this course is open to all candidates having Master s degree in Population Studies/ Demography/ Bio-statistics and Demography/ Bio-statistics and Epidemiology/ Bio-statistics (passed/appearing) with at least 55% of a marks or equivalent grade. Students who have qualified UGC/CSIR-JRF or any other national level fellowship are encouraged to apply for this programme. Eligible foreign candidates can also apply for admission provided they secure financial support from any outside agency. Candidate who have already passed the qualifying examinations and those who have already appeared/ shall be appearing in the final qualifying examinations are eligible to apply. However, admission of the candidate will be cancelled if s/he fails to furnish the final examination result by 30 th September 2018. The upper age limit is 30 years as on 30 th June, 2018. Marks and age will be relaxed for candidates belonging to reserved categories and female as per Government of India rules only. Duration: Minimum three years to a maximum of seven years. Duration of integrated M.Phil./Ph.D. programme is specified for Ph.D. thesis submission and not for fellowship. Fellowship: Each selected Indian student will be awarded a Government of India fellowship @ Rs. 6,000/- per month. If a candidate opts for M.Phil. degree only, s/he will be eligible for a contingency grant of Rs. 5,000/- per annum for approved contingency expenses. Selection Criteria: The admission to integrated M.Phil./Ph.D. course is through a three-stage process; on line test, research proposal writing and personal interview. The online Entrance Test will consist of objective type questions of multiple choices. The syllabus of online Entrance Test will consist of questions on English, Logical Reasoning, Statistics, Mathematics, Bio-statistics, Research Methodology, Population Studies, Demography, and Epidemiology. The test venue will be notified in the Admit Card. Based on the performance in the Online Test., shortlisted candidates will be called for research proposal writing and personal interview at IIPS. Final selection will be based on the weighted average of scores of Online Test, research proposal and personal interview. The Institute will not bear any travel expense of the candidates called for the test/personal interview. 18
Reservation: Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD & Female candidates will be considered as per the Government of India norms only. Date of Online Test: 15 th April, 2018 Registration for Admission Test and Processing Fee: All eligible candidates are required to register online by visiting the Institute s website www.iipsindia.org during 30 th January, 2018 to 20 th March, 2018. The non-refundable processing fee is Rs. 1000/- for General category, Rs. 500/- for OBC (Non- Creamy Layer) category, Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PWD category. Processing fee will not be charged from the foreign candidates while submission of completed application forms. The hard copy of the online application form along with supporting documents should reach to The Assistant Registrar (Academic), International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400088 on or before 26 th March, 2018. Course Fees: Refer to Appendix-A for course-wise fee schedule. If any student desires to withdraw admission after paying the course fees, the refund of course fees will be as per the Institute s rule. The Institute reserves the right to decide the number of seats to be filled in. The Institute also reserves the right to change/alter certain rules at any time. Important Dates in the Admission Process Dates Start of online registration for admission January 30, 2018 Last date for online application submission March 20, 2018 Last date to receive hard copy of online application and supporting documents at IIPS March 26, 2018 Announcement of shortlisted candidates for online admission test April 02, 2018 Issue of admit card April 07-13, 2018 Date and time of Online Test Declaration of shortlisted candidates for interview and proposal writing Date of interview and proposal writing (Proposal writing only for M.Phil.-Ph.D. Integrated candidates) April 15, 2018 (10-11 AM) April 27, 2018 May 16-18, 2018 Declaration of selected candidate for admission (First list) June 01, 2018 Last date of fee payment for the first list candidates June 15, 2018 Intimation to first waitlisted candidates June 20, 2018 Last date of fee payment for first waitlisted candidates June 29, 2018 Commencement of academic session July 11, 2018 19
6. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D.) IN POPULATION STUDIES/BIO- STATISTICS AND DEMOGRAPHY Applications are invited for admission to Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Population Studies/Biostatistics and Demography during the academic session 2018-19 to commence from 11 th July, 2018. No. of GOI Fellowship: Two (General category), in addition UGC-JRF and other fellowship holders will also be considered for admission as per availability of seats. Eligibility: Admission to this course is open to all candidates having M.Phil. in Population Studies/Demography/Bio-statistics and Demography/Bio-statistics and Epidemiology (passed/appearing) with minimum marks of 55% or equivalent grade. Students who have qualified UGC/CSIR-JRF or any other national level fellowship are encouraged to apply for this programme. Eligible foreign candidate can also apply for admission, provided they secure financial support from any outside agency. Candidate who have already passed the qualifying examination and those who have already appeared/ shall be appearing in the final qualifying examinations are eligible to apply. However, admission of the candidate will be cancelled if s/he fails to furnish the final examination result by 30 th September, 2018. The upper age limit is 30 years as on 30 th June, 2018. Marks and age will be relaxed for candidates belonging to reserved categories and female as per Government of India rules only. Duration: Two years full time to a maximum of six years. Duration is specified for thesis submission and not for fellowship. Fellowship: Government of India Fellowships @ Rs. 25,000/- per month for 1 st and 2 nd years and Rs.28,000/- per month for 3 rd and 4 th years available for the Indian students who have qualified NET for Lectureship in population or its inter-disciplinary subjects conducted by the UGC. Such Ph.D. fellowship also carries a contingency grant of Rs.10,000/- per year for the first two years and Rs. 20,500/- for the third year. However the candidates, without NET qualification shall be awarded fellowship @ Rs.12,000/- per month for the 1 st and 2 nd years, and Rs.14,000/- per month for the 3 rd and 4 th years, with a contingency grant of Rs.10,000/- per year. In addition, UGC-JRF and other fellowship holders will also be considered for admission as per availability of seats. Selection Criteria: The admission to Ph.D. programme is through a three-stage process; Online Test, research proposal writing, and personal interview. The Online Entrance Test will consist of objective type questions of multiple choices. The syllabus of Online Entrance Test will consist of questions on English, Logical Reasoning, Statistics, Mathematics, Bio-statistics, Research Methodology, Population Studies, Demography, and Epidemiology. The test venue will be notified in the Admit Card. Based on the performance in the Online Test, shortlisted candidates will be called for 20
research proposal writing and personal interview at IIPS. Final selection will be based on the weighted average of scores of Online Test, research proposal and personal interview. The Institute will not bear any travel expense of the candidates called for the test/personal interview. Reservation: Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD & female candidates will be considered as per the Government of India norms only. Date of Online Test: 15 th April, 2018 Registration for Admission Test and Processing Fee: All eligible candidates are required to register online by visiting the Institute s website www.iipsindia.org during 30 th January, 2018 to 20 th March, 2018. The non-refundable processing fee is Rs. 1000/- for General category, Rs. 500/- for OBC (Non- Creamy Layer) category, Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PWD category. Processing fee will not be charged from the foreign candidates while submission of completed application forms. The hard copy of the online application form along with supporting documents should reach to The Assistant Registrar (Academic), International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400088 on or before 26 th March, 2018. Course Fees: Refer to Appendix-A for course-wise fee schedule. If any student desires to withdraw admission after paying the course fees, the refund of course fees will be as per the Institute s rule. The Institute reserves the right to decide the number of seats to be filled in. The Institute also reserves the right to change/alter certain rules at any time. Important Dates in the Admission Process Dates Start of online registration for admission January 30, 2018 Last date for online application submission March 20, 2018 Last date to receive hard copy of online application and supporting documents at IIPS March 26, 2018 Announcement of shortlisted candidates for online admission test April 02, 2018 Issue of admit card April 07-13, 2018 Date and time of Online Test April 15, 2018 (10-11 AM) Declaration of shortlisted candidates for interview and proposal writing April 27, 2018 Date of interview and proposal writing (Proposal writing only for Ph.D.) May 16-18, 2018 Declaration of selected candidate for admission (First list) June 01, 2018 Last date of fee payment for the first list candidates June 15, 2018 Intimation to first waitlisted candidates June 20, 2018 Last date of fee payment for first waitlisted candidates June 29, 2018 Commencement of academic session July 11, 2018 21
7. POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP (P.D.F.) Applications are invited for admission to the full-time P.D.F. programme of the Institute with Government of India fellowship for the academic session 2017-2018. Duration: One year full-time, tenable at the Institute. No. of GOI Fellowships: FIVE (5) Eligibility: Candidates having Ph.D. degree in Population Studies or subjects related with Population, Health, Gender, and Development are eligible to apply. Eligible foreign candidates can also apply for admission, provided they secure financial support from any outside agency. Female candidates are encouraged to apply for the P.D.F. Desirable: Publication in peer reviewed journal, publication of books, and research reports. The upper age limit is 40 years as on 30 th June, 2017. Fellowship: The selected Indian candidates will be awarded a Government of India fellowship initially for one year. Each eligible candidate will be awarded the Government of India fellowship @Rs. 50,000/- per month. Selection Criteria: Candidates should apply online. However, they are required to send a hard copy of comprehensive research proposal to the Institute. Selection will be made based on the proposal presentation and Interview. Foreign students are exempted from personal interview. The Institute shall not bear travel expense of the candidates called for the presentation and interview. All selected candidates shall be paid to-and-fro economy class air-fare expenses at the time of joining and completing the programme. All selected candidates are required to stay at the Institute as a full-time research fellow. Registration for Admission Test and Processing Fee: All eligible candidates are required to register online by visiting the Institute s website www.iipsindia.org during 30 th January, 2018 to 20 th March, 2018. The non-refundable processing fee is Rs. 1000/- for General category, Rs. 500/- for OBC (Non- Creamy Layer) category, Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PWD category. Processing fee will not be charged from the foreign candidates while submission of completed application forms. The hard copy of the online application form along with supporting documents should reach to The Assistant Registrar (Academic), International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400088 on or before 26 th March, 2018. Course Fees: Five percent on monthly fellowship award for availing facilities viz; library, computer centre, internet, and space. 22
The Institute reserves every right to decide on the number of seats to be filled or cancel the course at any moment. The Institute also reserves the right to change/alter certain rules at any time. Important Dates in the Admission Process Dates Start of online registration for admission January 30, 2018 Last date for online application submission March 20, 2018 Last date to receive hard copy of online application, supporting documents, and comprehensive research proposal at IIPS March 26, 2018 Declaration of shortlisted candidates for presentation and interview April 27, 2018 Date of presentation and interview Will be intimated to the candidate 23
8. M.A. POPULATION STUDIES (THROUGH DISTANCE MODE EDUCATION) - OFFLINE ADMISSION PROCEDURE The International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai has started the need-based distance course with the recommendation of UGC in the field of population data analysis and interrelationship between population and development namely; M.A. in Population Studies. The deadline for submission of application for this course for academic session 2018-2022 (2 nd Batch) is 31 st July 2018. Eligibility criteria for admission: Admission to this course is open to all those with a Bachelor s degree in any social science subject/health/maths/ Stats or any similar degree recognized by Indian/Foreign universities with 50 percentage marks for general candidates and 45 percentage marks for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC and PWD category. Candidates having master s degree and also those who are having work experience will be given due weightage. The cut off percentage can further be reduced by the admission committee for candidates with any additional qualifications. Reservation criteria will be followed as per the Government of India norms. After successfully completing all academic requirements given in the guidelines, the registered distance learner will be awarded degree of M.A. Population Studies irrespective of any discipline he/she come from graduate level. Number of seats: There are 100 seats available for admission to this course. However, the Institute reserves the right to decide number of students to be enrolled in each academic session depending upon number of applications received. Selection criteria: Selection of candidates for the course will be done by a selection committee duly constituted by the Director of the Institute. Reservation: Reservation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD candidates will be considered as per the Government of India norms. Duration of course: This course can be completed in a minimum period of two years to maximum period of four years. In case if candidate is not able to complete the course in a given time period, he/she can avail one-year extension after paying 50% of the course fee. Maximum two such subsequent extensions will be permitted to complete the course. If the candidate fails in completing all the formalities even after availing two continuous, he/she will not be eligible for degree and his/her registration will automatically stand cancelled without any intimation. The terms and condition for completing the academic formalities of the course may change after the revision of course curriculum. 24
Fee structure: Indian students ( ) 1.Processing Fee 500 2.Tuition Fee (Course Fee)* 15000 3.Contact Programme Fee 600 4.Examination Fee (per paper) 200 6.Degree Certificate Fee 200 7.Convocation Charge 500 8.Course extension fee 7500 9.Re-examination Fee (per paper) 500 9.Re-evaluation Fee (per paper) 500 10.Provisional Certificate Fee 100 11.Transcript Fee 500 12.Duplicate Certificate 800 13.Duplicate ID Card 100 No.1 payable at the time of submitting online application. No.2, 6 and 7 payable at the online admission enrollment if selected. Remaining fees are payable as per the requirement of the distance learner after enrollment into the course. * Includes Tuition fee & cost of study materials 50%Concession on Tuition fees to the distance learners from SAARC Countries. Foreign students Recommended (US $) 1. Processing Fee 25.00 2. Tuition Fee (Course Fee)** 2000.00 3. Contact Programme Fee 100.00 4. Examination Fee (for all papers) 100.00 5. Convocation Charges 50.00 6. Course extension fee 1000.00 7. Re-examination Fee 100.00 8. Transcript Fee 50.00 9. Duplicate ID Card 25.00 No.1 payable at the time of submitting online application. No.2 and 5 payable at the online admission enrollment if selection. Remaining fees are payable as per the requirement of the distance learner after enrollment into the course. ** Includes Tuition fee & cost of study materials, (50% Concession on Tuition fees to the foreign distance learners from SAARC countries). Availability of Application Form: The Application Form can be be downloaded from IIPS website and/or also may be obtained from the In-charge, Department of Extra Mural Studies and Distance Education, International Institute for Population Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai-400 088 in person or by sending a self addressed 50/- stamped envolope (25cm x 12cm) on or before 30 th June, 2018. The completed Application Form along with necessary enclosures (including e-mail ID & telephone number) and printout of online payment receipt of non-refundable processing fee of 500/- for General, 250 for OBC-non-creamy layer and 125 for SC/ST and PWD candidates should reach to the In-charge, Department of Extra Mural Studies and Distance Education on or before 31 st July 2018. In any case no cash transactions will be made at the Institute. 25
Dispatch of self instruction course materials to the students by post: The self-instructional course study materials are sent to the students in four lots by post/courier services. The materials include instructions for self-study and self-assessment exercises (assignments). Contact programmes in the Institute: Every year contact programme of two-weeks duration is organised in the Institute in the month of June/July. During the contact programme a thorough feedback on the course material sent throughout the year is given in addition to the laboratory exercises related to technical papers, computer applications and preparation of term paper. Evaluation & Examinations: Written examination is conducted twice in a year (June/July and December) at the Institute. The written examination is followed by preparation of a Term Paper and Viva-Voce examination. The evaluation is done by direct grading system. In order to qualify the degree, a student is required to write an examination for 68 credits papers apart from the non-credited excluding papers. Overall there are 17 papers designed for this course (under revision). 26