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JJ School of Art opens first PhD batch with 88 applicants for 16 seats
The Story in Brief
The Sir JJ School of Art, Architecture and Design has opened its first-ever PhD programme, receiving 88 applications for 16 seats across three schools. The School of Art drew 43 applications for six seats, the School of Design 37 for six, and the School of Architecture eight for four. The entrance test is in December, with classes starting in the second week of January 2027.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Him Chatterjee said only half the available seats are being filled in the first year to ensure enough faculty and research supervision. The programme lasts three years. The executive council approved the admission rules on October 29. The PhD follows the institute's elevation to a Deemed-to-be University under the De Novo category in October 2023, which gave it autonomy to introduce new programmes.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The 169-year-old institution faces a practical bottleneck: only half the sanctioned seats are filled because the university lacks enough eligible research guides, a constraint that will persist as each PhD seat is occupied for at least three years. The 88 applications for 16 seats mean a 5.5:1 competition ratio, with the School of Architecture drawing only two applicants per seat, the weakest among the three schools. The university has bought time by limiting the first admission cycle to 16 seats, but the next step, whether enough faculty become qualified as guides before the second intake in 2027, will determine how fast the institution can scale its doctoral capacity.
Source: indianexpress.com
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