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  • Admission to M.Sc. Economics 2021

    From the year 2021, a new paper Economics (EN) is added and the purview of JAM is extended to social sciences.

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  • COVID-19 and IITD's Response

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  • Building STS Pedagogies

    A two day workshop on critically engaging and bringing together Science and Technology Studies (STS) pedagogies in I

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  • MSc programme in cognitive science in 2020

    The Department of HSS is starting the M.Sc. programme in cognitive Science from July 2020.

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  • IIT Delhi Announces M.Sc. in Economics

    The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences is launching full time two-year M.Sc.

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  • Dr. PC Bansil Memorial Lecture

    The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, in association with Techno E

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  • Communities at Risk and Disaster

    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi TEQIP III Certificate Course (five days) on Communities at Risk and Disaster: An

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  • Rajbhasha Gaurav Award

    Prof. Kamlesh Singh recently published a book in Hindi and it has been awarded with “Rajbhasha Gaurav Award".

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Latest news & announcements

SPIC MACAY Rendezvous series
Friday, January 22, 2021 - 2:45pm
Events at a Glance
Krishnanjali

Following are the links for SPIC MACAY's regular weekend programs:

Friday Evening 15th January

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PhD Admissions December 2020 cycle: list of admitted candidates
Monday, January 4, 2021 - 1:08pm

The December 2020 PhD admissions cycle is over. The list of admitted candidates has been uploaded on our website.

Round 2 interviews for the PhD admissions, December 2020
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 1:52pm

The following candidates have been shortlisted for Round 2 interviews for the December 2020 round of PhD admissions at HSS, IITD. Interviews will be scheduled between 18th to 21st December and candidates will receive emails with the meeting... Read more

PhD admissions December 2020
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 11:52am
The PhD admissions process for December 2020 is now underway. Candidates who have been shortlisted for the first round of interviews have already been sent an announcement via email with further details.
Please consult the HSS Department's... Read more
M.Sc. Economics 2021
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 10:06am

From the year 2021, a new paper Economics (EN) is added and the purview of JAM is extended to social sciences.

The new paper provides admissions to Masters Programmes in Economics at the IITs. and to reflect this, the name of the exam... Read more

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Recent Social Security Initiatives in India
Wednesday, July 26, 2017 - 10:35am
There has been a major expansion of social security programs in India during the last 15 years or so, along with wider recognition of economic and social rights. This paper discusses five programs that can be seen as partial foundations of a... Read more
Sex Ratio Imbalances and Crime Rates
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 12:01pm
This paper analyzes the effect of adult sex ratio on violent crimes and crimes against women for 18 Indian states in the time period 1995–2014. Contrary to existing literature and speculation, we obtain a negative relationship between sex ratio and... Read more
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