PhD in Exact Humanities | IIIT Hyderabad

About the Program

The PhD Program in Exact Humanities is primarily devoted to fundamental research in Humanities, and aims to conduct de-novo research in understanding human elements and human society. Such research would engage in trans-disciplinary inquiry spanning varied domains of human knowledge and imagination. Looking beyond contemporary boundaries of knowledge, the program seeks to draw insights from the Indian analytical traditions as well as from modern theoretical activities. The research environment of the program is designed in close proximity with research activities in computer science and ICT. The program encourages development of Digital Humanities encompassing Arts and Social Sciences.

PhD program is of two types – (1) Full time residential program where students stay in the campus through out the program period except for field work if any, and (2) Part time program where students stay in campus in the first semester after joining PhD and one more semester later.

Objectives

To construct, evaluate and critique Fundamental Theories in Humanities
To advance Study of Indian Analytic Traditions
To explore Values, Dispositions and Creativity
To develop Cultural Informatics and Civilisational Studies
To build up confluence of Humanities and Computer Science

Advantages (for the student)

Students would get an opportunity to understand and work on fundamental issues in Humanities and to build theories of far reaching consequence.
Students would get exposed to cutting edge developments in digital Humanities on the one hand and technological development inspired by Humanities on the other.