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 background belong to this stream. If you wish you to apply through Stream 2, you have to apply via a Standing Committee portal which will be open in throughout the year.
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 six years
Stream 1 (Students coming from Computer Science/Science/Maths/ECE background or equivalent)
Eligibility: B.E/B.Tech/M.E/M.Tech all branches, M.Sc, MCA
Admission Process: Visit https://www.iiit.ac.in/admissions/pgee
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: Standing committee portal will be open in in throughout the year.
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
Regulations:
https://www.iiit.ac.in/academics/programmes/phdreg
Admission procedure
Visit https://pgadmissions.iiit.ac.in/
Faculty
https://www.iiit.ac.in/people/faculty
Research Centers
https://www.iiit.ac.in/research/centers
Page last updated on March, 2023