Dear Student ,

There is no specific intake criteria is mentioned in IGNOU official website for Ph.D admission in Sociology.

But , yes .. some basic eligibility criteria you need to satisfy for taking admission in this course  such as:

1. MPhil Degree and a Post-Graduate degree in a relevant discipline with min 55% aggregate marks Or
2. Masters degree program in any relevant discipline with min 55% marks or  relevant degree from a higher institutional level with min  5 years professional experience

You can check the course details  here :

https://www.careers360.com/university/indira-gandhi-national-open-university-new-delhi/phd-sociology-course

Ph.D admission starts  in IGNOU and will continue upto December 22 . You can check the details about admission in Ph.D in this link:

https://news.careers360.com/ignou-phd-admission-2021-begins-at-ignountaacin-apply-till-december-22

Hope this helps!

hello student,

IGNOU offers PhD Programs in different streams as given below. These programs vary from two five years duration.

eligibility criteria:

Postgraduate in relevant area of discipline with minimum 55% in Geology / Applied Geology / Earth Science / Marine Geology / Hydrogeology of any recognized university with M.Phil or 5 years’ relevant research / teaching / professional experience

Minimum: 2 Years
Maximum: 5 Years