Minors are offered in the English and Philosophy disciplines.

Minor in Linguistic Theory

One course out of:

• ENG122 (Introduction to Linguistics)
• ENG124 (Language and Society)

Two courses out of:

• ENG423 (Current Issues in Linguistics Theory)
• ENG443 (Natural Language Semantics)
• ENG447 (Cognitive Linguistics)
• ENG448 (Languages of South Asia)

Minor in English Literature

• One course out of: ENG431, ENG433, ENG434, ENG437, ENG438
• One course out of: ENG432, ENG439, ENG445, ENG446
• One course out of: ENG435, ENG436, ENG440

Students can obtain a minor in Literature by clearly opting for one of the three combinations suggested.

1. A total of 8 students can be chosen in both the minors combined. If the number of requests for minors exceeds eight, selection will be based on a personal interview.
2. All requests for minors should be sent to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Minor in Philosophy

The Minor would require a minimum of 27 credits to be accumulated from the courses due mentioned below.

• PHI141: Introduction to Philosophy
• PHI147: Introduction to Critical Thinking
• PHI142: Introduction to Logic
• PHI143: Introduction to Political Philosophy
• PHI145: Introduction to Philosophy of Biology and Cognition
• PHI446: Philosophy of Science
• PHI447: Moral Thinking
• PHI448: Individual vs Authority
• PHI452: Philosophy of Cognitive Science
• PHI455: Philosophical Logic
• PHI443M: Living Philosophy
• PHI757: Moral Judgement
• PHI 774: Social and Political Philosophy
• PHI140: Topics in Indian Philosophy
• PHI161: Philosophy of Beauty
• PHI450: Philosophical Aesthetics 
• PHI481: Existentialism 

The extant rules of the institute, as mentioned on the linked documents below, regarding Minors are to be followed in the allotment and award of minors.

1. https://www.iitk.ac.in/doaa/data/Minor.pdf
2. https://www.iitk.ac.in/doaa/data/Course-Template-B.Tech-BS.pdf

Interested students are expected to apply for a minor in response to the call from the DoAA and in the prescribed format. A total of 10 students can be chosen for a Philosophy minor every academic year. The number of seats may be altered by the discipline.

The selection will depend on the performance of their first course in Philosophy, an invited essay or meeting may also be added to the selection process. All queries regarding the minor are to be emailed to the current DUGC representative from Philosophy (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).