P.hd in Studies in Science Policy:Scientometrics and evaluation of S&T potential

P.hd in Studies in Science Policy:Scientometrics and evaluation of S&T potential

The Centre offers M.Phil/Ph.D. and direct Ph.D. programmes. The M.Phil. programme requires completion of 24 credits in four semesters. Direct Ph.D. programme is open to scholars who have completed an M.Phil. degree in one of the social or natural science disciplines or demonstrated their research capability by way of equivalent published work in science policy studies. The Centre strongly recommends such direct Ph.D. scholars to audit courses at the M.Phil. level for two semesters while pursuing research.

Analysis in Science and Technology Policy
Research Methodology
Science and Technology in a Social Context
Technology Futures Analysis
Economics of Technological Change Innovation Systems
Technology, Environmentalism and Sustainable Development
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR):A Foundation Course

Scientometrics is for science policy studies what econometrics is for economics. This sub-specialty is concerned with measurement and evaluation of scientific and technological productivity in terms of S&T input, output and impact indicators and statistics within certain conceptual frameworks and tools drawn from social and natural sciences. Insights from scientometric based research studies are now widely used to understand the status and `health' of science and technology; relating S&T to social, economic and human development indices; evaluating and assessing the contribution of R&D laboratories; and foresight studies which utilize indicators developed through scientometrics. It is also envisaged to extend and relate the scientometrics data and techniques with other tools and methods such as GIS, econometrics etc.