M.Phil. (Population Studies) From IIPS, Mumbai

There are 2 specializations in M.Phil. and Integrated M.Phil/Ph.D namely: Population Studies and Biostatistics & Demography.

Eligibility

• Candidates must have a Master’s degree in Population Studies/ Demography/ Biostatistics and Epidemiology/ Biostatistics & Demography/ Biostatistics with 55% marks (50% marks for Reserved categories) in aggregate.
• Those who have qualified UGC/CSIR-JRF or any other national level fellowship are also eligible to apply for Integrated M.Phil./Ph.D. course.
• Final year candidates can also apply.
• The upper age limit is 30 years.

Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria for M.Phil:

• Selection to M.Phil. is a 2 stage process: online entrance test and personal interview.
• Candidates first need to appear in the entrance test conducted by the college in an online mode.
• Applicants who qualify the entrance exam will be called for the personal interview.
• Final selection will depend upon students’ performance in both the rounds.

Selection Criteria for Integrated M.Phil/ Ph.D:

• Selection to Integrated M.Phil/Ph.D. is a 3 stage process: online entrance test, written test (research proposal ) and personal interview.
• The online entrance test is the qualifying test.
• Candidates who qualify the entrance test are further called for writing a research proposal and personal interview rounds.
• The final selection is done on the basis of performance in online entrance test, written test and personal interview.

NOTE - The online entrance test will contain MCQs from the following topics: English, Logical Reasoning, Statistics, Mathematics, Biostatistics, Research Methodology, Population Studies, Demography, and Epidemiology.