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Many Indian universities offer women's studies or gender studies as part of their under-graduate programme in social sciences. At the post-graduate level the scope for in-depth studies is limited to specialisation in specific gender issues. Avenues for research after the Master's level tend to widen. To facilitate research, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has sponsored a number of study centres in universities -- Jadavpur University , SNDT, Mumbai, and the Women's Studies Research Centre in Calcutta University . The need for the incorporation of women's studies in the university curriculum was felt by academics in the early 1980s. Following the recommendations of the First National Conference of Women's Studies, held at SNDT Women's University (Mumbai) in 1981 and the UNESCO workshop of 1982, the UGC suggested, in 1983, the start of programmes on women's studies and their incorporation in the curricula of social sciences. Centres for women's studies have since been established in several universities.
| | | | The Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women’s Studies Centre, University of Pune A) Post Graduate Interdisciplinary Certificate Course in Women's Studies(Part-time)
The course is a part-time post graduate interdisciplinary certificate course in women's studies, for one semester. The course traces the emergence, growth and significance of women's studies in India, with a detailed look at the women's movement in India, its development and women's relationship with culture and media.
Anyone with a graduate degree is eligible to apply. B) Post Graduate Interdisciplinary Diploma in Women’s Studies (One Year-Full time). This course is spread over two semesters. It seeks to provide the participants the knowledge, skills and information in the field of gender, culture and development. A graduate degree is required. The KSP Women’s Studies Centre conducts an admission test (written and interview). C) Post Graduate Interdisciplinary Certificate Course in Gender and Legal Studies (One Semester, Part-time) The course is useful for all those who seek to equip themselves with legal knowledge for activism and research. This course aims at studying engendering of legal domains and to introduce students to the feminist perspectives on law, and understand the complex inter-linkages between women, citizenship, law and the India state. Graduates with minimum of 55% are eligible to apply. Address: Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women’s Studies Centre
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Bhavan,
University of Pune,
Pune 411007
India
Tel: 91- 20 - 25601298
Email:
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Website: www.unipune.ernet.in | | | | | | The Women’s Studies Research Centre (WSRC), Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda
Course: PG Diploma in Women's Studies
Brief details: An interdisciplinary course in women's studies for students, teachers, researchers and NGO activists in the country. The topics covered under in this course are the women's movement and feminism; feminist critiques of disciplines; caste, class and patriarchy; Women, colonialism and nationalism; Women and development; and Politics of representation. Address: WSRC, Faculty of Home Science
Fatehganj
Vadodara-399002
Ph:91-0265-2792106 | | | | | | | | | Centre for Women's Studies, University of Pondicherry Course: Post-graduate Diploma in Women's Studies Address: R Venkataraman Nagar,
Kalapet , Pondicherry 605 014
Website: www.pondiuni.edu.in M.Phil. Womens Studies (Full-time)
Ph.D. Womens Studies (Full-time & Part-time (Internal & External)) The Centre offers M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Womens Studies. The core areas of study are: - Generating awareness towards womens issues
- Gender sensitivity
- Womens empowerment
- Expression of the womens voice
- Socio-cultural factors and marginalization
- Legal rights of /for women
- Restructuring womens role in history
- Critical analysis of stereotyping
For M.Phil: Candidates qualified for the masters degree in the respective subject or in the subjects prescribed, under 10+2+3+2 system of study or equivalent, are eligible to apply. Aptitude for research is essential. For Phd:Candidates should have qualified for their P.G. degree in the subject concerned with a minimum of 55% of marks or equivalent from a recognised University under 10+2+3+2 system of study or an equivalent system recognised by this university. | | | | | | | | | National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development Course: Gender Sensitisation Training Programme Address: 5, Siri Institutional Area,
Hauz Khas,
New Delhi 110 016
http://nipccd.nic.in/ Brief details: NIPCCD, an autonomous organisation functioning under the department of women and child development, undertakes gender sensitisation programmes for the police, panchayati raj bodies and other government bodies. | | | | | | | | | Indira Gandhi Open National University PG Diploma in Women's Empowerment and Development Address: Maidan Garhi,
New Delhi 110068
Website: www.ignou.ac.in Brief details: This six-month distance-learning programme is open to those with a 10+2 equivalent or those with three years' experience as development activists. | | | | | | | | | Centre for Women's Studies, Shivaji University Course: M Phil in Women's Studies Address: Vidyanagar,
Kolhapur 416 004
Tel: 91-0231-2690571/2693643
Website: www.unishivaji.ac.in Brief details: This programme is open to a post-graduate in any discipline with at least 50% marks. Admission is through a written test and an interview. | | | | | | | | | The School of Women's Studies , Jadavpur University Course: M Phil in Women's Studies Address: U G Arts Building ,
Room A1/19,
Kolkata 700 032
Tel: 91-33-4146531
Fax: 91-33-4146266
E-mail:
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Website: www.jadavpur.edu Brief details: An inter-disciplinary M Phil course in women's studies has been developed with inputs from the faculties of arts, science and technology. This is a two-year programme following the pattern of pre-doctoral programmes in other disciplines in the arts faculty. It is being offered to students from July 2000 in two broad disciplinary categories: culture and gender, and gender in social sciences. | |
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