THANSHIA Islamic ACademy

Students Islamic Organization (SIO) invites applications for a PG Diploma program in Social Sciences and Islamic Thought for the next academic year. This course is designed with various academic objectives that are meant to help the students in molding their future careers. The course primarily offers a comprehensive understanding of the contemporary academic discourses in Social Science and Humanities and provides inputs on Islamic intellectual history and theology. Today, various disciplines of Social Science and Humanities -such as sociology, history, political science, anthropology, philosophy, cultural studies and literature- are increasingly dealing with the subjects related to Islam and Muslims. It has produced advancements in the epistemic developments of Islamic tradition, blurring the boundaries between aqeeda, falsafa,andfiqh.

The advanced developments in the study of Islam and Muslim societies, the transformation of the secular, articulations of religious subjectivities, the shifts in contemporary minority discourses and Muslim political experiments are some focus areas of the course. The course would provide readings, lectures, and workshops to get a deeper hold of these disciplines, and an understanding of how they deal with Islam and Muslims. Secondly, this program is intended to function as a bridge course for students from different academic backgrounds in developing their own areas of interest for higher studies. SIO, as part of this program,  also offers orientation and guidance to students on admission procedures for higher studies at reputed foreign and central universities. This initiative, we hope, would benefit the Muslim community in general and Islamic movements in particular.

Course Structure

This is a one-year residential course that begins in November 2021 through September 2022. The program shall facilitate interactions with scholars and experts from various disciplines. The course has a comprehensive structure, with day to day lectures by different faculties, and extended workshops on various subjects in Social Sciences, Humanities and Islamic Studies. In addition, the course will provide intensive training in reading ability, analytical capacity, and writing skills. However, the course requires active participation from the students in terms of engaging with the materials and developing their academic writing skills. Most importantly, the course shall facilitate orientation programs intended to walk the students through the admission procedures at various foreign and central universities. English and Malayalam languages would be the medium of instruction.

Facilities for the Admitted Students

The students would be offered accommodation and food at Vidhyarthi Bhavan, Calicut, along with a stipend. A special library, reading room and a digital classroom will also be set up at Vidhyarthi Bhavan.

Admission Process

1) The entrance exam will be conducted on 25 October 2021.

2) The candidates will be shortlisted for an interview.

3) The selection would be based on the performance in both written test and Interview.