DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D.) PROGRAMME
The School of Law, KIIT offers Ph. D Degree.
The Doctoral Programme aims to pursue research on contemporary problems in various streams of law that requires critical and out of box thinking. The programme awards Ph.D. in Law from the KIIT . Since 2010 the institute has been enrolling scholars for their doctoral research in law. Participants undergo a rigorous selection process including multi-disciplinary interviews before being selected for the programme. At present about twenty Ph.D Scholars are registered with KSOL and carrying out research in the areas like Criminology, Medical negligence, Intellectual Property Securitization, Family Law, Criminal Law, and Company Law.
An applicant seeking admission to Ph.D. programme must have:
A post-graduation degree with good academic record from any recognized university having scored a minimum of 55%
M.Phil in Law from a recognized university
Master’s degree in any social science or allied discipline relevant to the field of research with minimum of 55% marks.
- Should have an aptitude for research.
Name of the Program: Ph.D
The Post graduate students after completion of PhD program shall be able to:
PO.1. Critical Thinking: Take informed actions after identifying the assumptions that frame our thinking and actions, checking out the degree to which these assumptions are accurate and valid, and looking at our ideas and decisions (intellectual, organizational, and personal) from different perspectives to understand and offer solution within the realm of law.
PO.2. Effective Communication: Speak, read, write and listen clearly and use the nuances of legal communication where the legal profession will be practiced, and make meaning of the world by connecting people, ideas, books, media and technology.
PO.3. Social Interaction: Elicit views of others, mediate disagreements and help reach conclusions in group settings and make use of rule of law to the best possible way.
PO.4. Effective Citizenship: Demonstrate empathetic social concern and equity centred national development, and the ability to act with an informed awareness of issues and participate in civic life through volunteering.
PO.5. Ethics: Recognize different value systems including your own, understand the moral dimensions of your decisions.
PO.6. Environment and Sustainability: Understand the issues of environmental contexts and sustainable development for the betterment of people served to the legal profession and the state or society as a whole.
PO.7. Self-directed and Life-long Learning: Acquire the ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context socio-legal changes
Name of the Program: Ph.D
PSO.1. Conceptualize problems for legal research in inter disciplinary areas.
PSO.2. Critically analyse legal theories in different fields of Law and inculcate enhancement of knowledge through research and writing.
PSO.3. Acquire the skill of identifying contentious issues in socio-political and legal perspective for devising ways to counter the gaps between law and its implementation in various avenues of human interaction.
PSO.4. Empower to apply the theoretical knowledge of law ethically in all spheres of governance, regulation and dispute resolution.