PHD in Computer Science From Allahabad University

I completed engineering degree course in Computer Science want to do PHD in Cognitive Science from Allahabad University . am I eligible for this course ?

[Kiran Chandar]

Yes, you are eligible for pursue PHD in Cognitive Science from Allahabad University. Centre of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, University of Allahabad offers this course .

PHD in Cognitive Science
Eligibility :

Candidate must have Master program in
Cognitive/
Behavioural Sciences
or
in related disciplines including Psychology, Neuroscience,
Sciences,
Engineering (e.g., Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Electrical Engineering),

Linguistics,
Medicine,
Philosophy

Students must qualify NET/JRF/CSIR/GATE/ICMR exam.

Minimum score required at the Post-graduate Examination of 55% marks.

Admission process:
Entrance test
Interview .

PHD entrance test syllabus University of Allahabad

Entrance Exam Syllabus
General Issues and Foundations of Cognitive Science
Information processing approach, Marr’s levels of processing, Representations, Dynamical
approaches, Situated and Embodied cognition, Modularity, Culture and Cognition, Cognitive
Development, Different methodologies used in Cognitive science, Reaction Time
measurement and analysis, Signal detection theory, Eye tracking

Research Methods
Qualitative vs quantitative methods, Scientific Method, Purpose of statistics, Different kind of
Variables, Probability, Distributions, Sampling, Experimental Designs (Independent samples
design, Repeated measure design), Validity (Validity in Experiments and other research
design, types of validity), Quasi-experiments, Analysis: Correlations, t-tests, non-parametric
tests, ANOVA (factorial, mixed), Introduction to Regression
Computing
Basics of programming, algorithmic problem solving, data structures, associative structures,
Basic algorithms (sorting, searching, etc)

Cognitive Neuroscience
Functional organization of the cortex, Methods (Electroencephalography/Event related
potentials, functional magnetic resonance imaging), Cognitive neuroscience of perception,
language, learning and memory, motor systems, emotions, and hemispheric lateralization.
Computational Models of Cognition
Introduction to Computational Modeling, Types of learning mechanisms and learning rules,
Introduction to neural networks, Probabilistic reasoning, Production Systems, Cognitive
Architectures

Perception and Attention
Principles of perception, Different theoretical approaches to perception (Gibson, Helmholtz,
Gestalt, etc), Color Perception, Perceptual organization, Object recognition, Motion and Time
perception, Selective Attention, Sustained Attention, Divided Attention, Executive Control.

Learning and Memory
Principles of classical conditioning and operant conditioning, Theories of Learning,
Reinforcement schedules, Skill Acquisition and Performance, Sensory memory, Working
Memory, Models of Semantic Memory, Autobiographical Memory, Retrieval, Forgetting,
Implicit learning and memory.

Contact detail :

Centre of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences
Senate Hall Campus
University of Allahabad
Allahabad 211002, Uttar Pradesh, India
Tele/Fax No.: +91 532 2460738