PhD in Computational Linguistics
About the Program
PhD (CL) is a three to five year program which admits students from varying backgrounds, computer-science and non-computer science which includes science, humanities and social science.
Objectives
The goal of the programme is to give a general high level breadth in the area of Computational Linguistics and its related disciplines, and to carry out original in-depth research work on a problem in Computational Linguistics.
Course Duration
Three to six years
Advantages
Students can pursue their academic career as a faculty or researcher in India or abroad. They can also contribute in research and development activities in industry.
Courses
There are two streams of students
This stream consists of two sub-streams of students:
Stream 1A: Students coming from Computer science / technology bacground
Stream 1B: Students coming from Science/Maths/ECE background or equivalent
Compulsory Courses:
CS 3001 Computer Environments & Scripting
MA 3201 Discrete Maths & Algorithms*
OR
Problem Solving and Programming**
CS 4725 Natural Language Processing
HS 5090 Computational Linguistics I
HS 5092 Language Typology & Universals
Electives:
- HS 5095 Linguistic Data: Collection and Analysis
- HS 5096 Linguistics Data: Collection and Modeling
- CS 4725 Natural Language Processing
- CS 5728 Natural Language Processing Applications or
(AI and other related courses) - HS 5091 CL2: Semantics, Pragmatics & Discourse
- HS 5093 Language & Society
- Indian Grammatical Tradition
- A Course in Generalized Syntax
- Natural Language Semantics
- Speech
*Course taken by students with CS background.
**Course taken by students with non-CS background
Students coming from Linguistics, humanities and social science background belong to this stream. If you wish you to apply through Stream 2, you have to apply via a Standing Committee portal which will be open in May, 2020.
Eligibility
MA/Mphil in linguistics, langauges and other related areas. Sanskrit students or individuals with an aptitude in language analysis are encouraged to apply.
Admission
Process
Standing committee portal will be open in May 2020.
Compulsory Courses:
MA 3001 Basic Maths 1
MA 3002 Basic Maths 2
CS 5002 Computer and Scripting 1
CS 5003 Computer and Scripting 2
HS 5090 Computational Linguistics I
HS 5091 CL2: Semantics, Pragmatics & Discourse
Electives:
- HS 5095 Linguistic Data: Collection and Analysis
- HS 5096 Linguistics Data: Collection and Modeling
- CS 4725 Natural Language Processing
- CS 5728 Natural Language Processing Applications or
(AI and other related courses) - HS 5092 Language Typology & Universals
- Indian Grammatical Tradition
- A Course in Generalized Syntax
- Natural Language Semantics
- Speech
