Population Research Centre
Teaching
A core function of the Population Research Centre (PRC) is to train Ph.D. scholars. Each academic year four papers are offered for Population Studies as part of the Ph.D curriculum. These include advanced level courses in demographic techniques using both direct and indirect methods, population and development, and theories of population processes.
Recent Ph D Dissertation Topics
Name of Student | Title of the Thesis | Status |
M K Sahu | Impact of an irrigation project on labour force and migration: A case study of Hirakud project in Sambulpur district | Awarded |
M S Parthasarathy | Age at marriage. A life cycle analysis | Awarded |
T V Sekher | Return migrants in rural Kerala: A study of repatriates from Gulf countries | Awarded |
Devendra Prasad Shrestha | Patterns of population growth in Nepal | Awarded |
Binitha V Thambi | Economic Roles of women and its impact on child health and care: A study in Kerala | Awarded |
Akshaya Kumar Panigrahi | Living arrangements and health of the elderly in Orissa | Awarded |
Biplab Dhak | Gender differentials in health in India: Its neighbourhood and life course dimension | Awarded |
Sancheeta Ghosh | Medicalisation of maternal health care: An analysis of Caesarean section delivery in West Bengal | In progress |
Sandhya Rani Mahapatro | Migration as a risk-aversion behaviour: A gender perspective | In progress |
Baishali Goswami | Marriage Pattern in India: A Demographic Inquiry. | In progress |
Angan Sengupta | Impact of Environment on Health and Health Care Cost: A Study at Uranium Mining Areas in India | In progress |
Benson Thomas | Epidemiological Transition in Kerala: An Analysis of Health Care cost and Sustainability | In progress |
Jhuma Haldar | Educational In equality in South 24 Paragana Districts of West Bengal Special Reference Elementary Education | In progress |
Rajesh Raushan | In Equalities in Child Health in India: In Access of Social Stratification and Neighborhood Dimension | In progress |
Anshuman Sharma | Nutrition Status Disparities in India | In progress |