Pathways of Social Research: A Methodological Training for Doctoral Candidates of SC/ST and other Marginalized Groups
11-16 March 2019
The Centre has organized a week-long capacity building programme for doctoral candidates of SC/ST and other marginalised groups between 11th and 16th March 2019. This programme, funded by ICSSR, intends to enhance the research capability of young scholars who otherwise had limited exposure to holistic training in data collection and academic writing. Based on their suitability to the programme, 40 students were selected for the training from universities across the country. This year’s programme has mainly focused on academic writing and field survey methods. The programme has provided students with a concise overview of different forms of academic writing such as doctoral dissertations, peer-reviewed articles and monographs. The workshop has also focused on training students with developing research questions/objectives, collection, and presentation of data, research ethics, literature review and dissemination of research findings. The six-day programme consisted of lectures by academics both within and outside CDS. The invited lecturers include Dr Sumeet Mhaskar (O.P. Jindal University), Dr Bhawani Buswala (Oxford University, UK) and Mr Bikram Sharma (Contributions to Indian Sociology/Institute of Economic Growth).
