Program Name : PhD in Computational Linguistics

About the Program:

PhD (CL) is a three to five year program which admits students from varying backgrounds, computer-science and non-computer science which includes science, humanities and social science.

There are two streams of students:

Stream 1
This stream consists of two sub-streams of students:
Stream 1A: Students coming from Computer science / technology bacground
Stream 1B: Students coming from Science/Maths/ECE background or equivalent

Stream 2
Students coming from Linguistics, humanities and social science bacground belong to this stream.

Objectives:

The goal of the programme is to give a general high level breadth in the area of Computational Linguistics and its related disciplines, and to carry out original in-depth research work on a problem in Computational Linguistics.

Advantages (for the student):

Students can pursue their academic career as a faculty or researcher in India or abroad. They can also contribute in research and development activities in industry.

Duration:

Three to five years

Stream 1 (Students coming from Computer Science/Science/Maths/ECE background or equivalent)

Eligibility:Open to students from computer science, science and engineering background.

Admission Process:Through the PG entrance examination conducted by IIIT, Hyderabad

Stream 2 (Students coming from Linguistics, humanities and social science bacground)

Eligibility: MA/Mphil in linguistics, langauges and other related areas. Sanskrit students or individuals with an aptitude in language analysis are encouraged to apply.
Admission Process: A separate entrance exam is conducted for the applicants in this stream. The exam is normally conducted in the third week of June. Exact date of entrance exam will be announced by mid May.

Courses for Stream 1

Compulsory courses:

CS 3001 Computer Environments & Scripting
MA 3201 Discrete Maths & Algorithms*
OR
Problem Solving and Programming**
CS 4725 Natural Language Processing
HS 5090 Computational Linguistics I
HS 5092 Language Typology & Universals

Electives:
1. HS 5095 Linguistic Data: Collection and Analysis
2. HS 5096 Linguistics Data: Collection and Modeling
3. CS 4725 Natural Language Processing
4. CS 5728 Natural Language Processing Applications                or
          (AI and other related courses)
5. HS 5091 CL2: Semantics, Pragmatics & Discourse
6. HS 5093 Language & Society
7. Indian Grammatical Tradition
8. A Course in Generalized Syntax
9. Natural Language Semantics
10. Speech

*Course taken by students with CS background.
**Course taken by students with non-CS background

Courses for Stream 2

Compulsory courses:
MA 3001    Basic Maths 1
MA 3002    Basic Maths 2
CS 5002    Computer and Scripting 1
CS 5003    Computer and Scripting 2
HS 5090 Computational Linguistics I
HS 5091    CL2: Semantics, Pragmatics & Discourse

Electives:
1. HS 5095 Linguistic Data: Collection and Analysis
2. HS 5096 Linguistics Data: Collection and Modeling
3. CS 4725 Natural Language Processing
4. CS 5728 Natural Language Processing Applications                or
          (AI and other related courses)
5. HS 5092 Language Typology & Universals
6. Indian Grammatical Tradition
7. A Course in Generalized Syntax
8. Natural Language Semantics
9. Speech

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