Established in 2001
“Contemporary India: An Interdisciplinary Introduction Course” is a four-week-long intensive summer course at University of Hyderabad that provides students an introduction to the dynamics of India’s past and present. The course focuses on the diversities in India, covering a wide range of topics, including politics, economy, society, religion, and development. Students will learn and discuss various socio-cultural stratifications typical of India from a historical vantage point in order to understand their critical interplay in contemporary India. Located in the cosmopolitan city of Hyderabad, the intensive course includes daily lectures, field visits, assignments, preparatory readings, and the writing of a term paper.
The course, open to students from all disciplines at the member universities of NCI, is organized by the Study in India Program at the campus of University of Hyderabad.
Have a glimpse of the 2017 and the 2016 programme and check out blogs by Elina Palinn and Ana Latorre from the 2017 programme.
The cost of the summer course depends on what kind of accomodation the student chooses; a single room will be INR 110970, and a shared room with twin beds will be INR 105470 (currency converter). The amount covers all local costs, including the course fee, board and lodging at Tagore International Student Guest House, shorter field and study trips, and the use of medical facilities and the library at University of Hyderabad. Most of the reading material is also provided in photo copies or from the library. The cost does not include expenses for travels to and from Hyderabad, visa fees, or medical and travel insurance, for which the students need to pay by themselves.
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Students apply to the summer course at University of Hyderabad by submitting an application to the International office at their university. If directly applying to NCI, then the application should include the following documents:
Upon successful completion of the summer course, the students receive a grade transcript from the University of Hyderabad and a certificate along with supplementary documents from the Nordic Centre in India that can award them 7.5 ECTS at their respective home university. For students who wish pursue 10 ECTS it is also possible to do additional assignments during the same period of time. Since the course is designed to suit students from Nordic universities with European and national credit systems, students are requested to consult the International offices for information about how to translate and register the course credits at their home university.
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Prof. B Ananthakrishnan
Email: sipuoh98@gmail.com
Address: Study in India Program, South Campus, University of
Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Road, Hyderabad 500 046, India
Phone: +91-40-66792808
Ms. Christabel Royan
Email: programmanager@nordiccentreindia.com
Address: B2, Nizamuddin East, New Delhi 110 013, India
Phone: +91-9985146729