AN Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna

AN Sinha Institute of Social Studies was established in year 1964 located in Patna within the Bihar state, this affiliated college offers doctoral programs at the level of research in numerous streams of social science. ANSISS has a student enrolment of 1 and a faculty strength of 12, which provides an ideal learning environment to the aspiring researchers. It offers 9 Ph. D.

programs in vast fields, from Economics and Political Science to Sociology and Social Psychology. ANSISS has excellent facilities that support its academic endeavors. Of these, one of the most outstanding is the Institute's library with a magnificent collection of books, reports, and journals in the field of Social Sciences.

The three-floor library was even visited by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during the institute's Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1984. Comfortable accommodation for students and visiting scholars in its three-storied hostel-cum-guest house is also offered by the institute. The institute's has well-equipped computer laboratory.

Sponsored by 25 computer systems enabled with high-speed broadband internet connection, the laboratory provides the institute's doctoral fellows access to computer-based research tools and global reviews. The doctoral programs admission process at ANSISS is tailored to choose the most potential researchers in social sciences.

Such institutes base their admission on academic merit, research proposals and entrance examinations. The institutes offer full-time Ph. D. programs across different disciplines, each for 6 years, which gives ample time for in-depth research work and thesis preparation.

The admission procedure at AN Sinha Institute of Social Studies,Patna , considers selection through academic merit or individually set criteria by the College itself.