Graduate Research Meet

                                                                                     11th Edition

                              Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences: Trends, Methods and Challenges

Concept Note:

A state of perpetual flux has been a consistent feature of human experience. We inhabit social, political, and technological conditions that undergo continuous transformations, hence the concepts and tools for understanding them require similar fluidity. The disciplines of Humanities and Social Sciences have served and will continue to serve as professional spaces for such analyses, providing frameworks to map the contours of our ever-changing epistemic landscapes. Simultaneously, within these changing landscapes, certain fundamental inquiries persist. These constants- such as questions of meaning, justice, power, and identity- (re)emerge in different forms across time and space. Our methods of inquiry, whether to meet the ends of normative change or pure curiosity, keep switching from negotiating with these age-old problems to those of contemporary times.

These interrogations are also influenced by the intricacies of knowledge production itself. The solutions and certainties of one era often become the complex problems of the next, demanding new premises, challenging established assumptions, and forcing us to rethink the foundations of our disciplines. Thus, in the 11th edition of Graduate Research Meet, we aim to embrace the complexities of our collective inquiries and take the initiative to nurture multi-disciplinary discussions that take the collaborative goal a little bit further. We invite scholars to foster academic conversations and offer an opportunity for an extensive dialogue across the disciplines of Archaeology, Development Studies, Economics, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.

Subtopics:

We invite papers related to, but not limited to, the following sub-topics:

1. Climate Change: Adaptation, Justice and Resilience

2. Cognition, Memory, and Language

3. Digital Perspectives in the Humanities and Social Sciences

4. Emotions and Well-being

5. Environment and Society

6. Growth, Development, and Welfare

7. Identity Making

8. Market, Labour and Industry

9. Material Culture and Heritage Management

10. Media, Narratives and Narrative Traditions

11. Military, Institutions, and Interactions

12. Northeast India: Pasts, Realities, Possibilities

13. Opinion Dynamics and Institutional Structures in Science

14. Power Relations and Processes

15. Speech, Sound Systems, and Language in Society

Date of Conference: 21-22 January 2026

Mode: Offline

Venue: Conference Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Registration Fees: Rs.1250 (to be paid on selection)

Submission Guidelines:

This conference is open to scholars currently pursuing PhD.

Kindly note that researchers who have already obtained their doctoral degree (PhD) will not be considered for the conference.

An extended abstract of maximum 1000 words containing 3 to 5 keywords, title of the paper, research objectives, methodology and key findings should be submitted. The extended abstract should be uploaded to the form in .doc or .pdf format.

Submission link: https://forms.gle/9RbKS6CsdiaVR6ebA

The participants should refrain from mentioning their names and institutional affiliation on the document containing the extended abstract.  Submissions that are not properly anonymised will be rejected.

An award will be given to the best paper(s)

Important Dates:

18/10/2025: Extended Abstract Submission Deadline

15/11/2025: Intimation of Acceptance

30/11/2025: Last date of Registration 

27/12/2025: Full Paper Submission

For more information visit us at https://www.iitg.ac.in/grm/

Find us on social media channels: linktr.ee/grm2026

Contact us, in case of any queries:

Email: grm@iitg.ac.in

Phone number: +91 361 258 2600/ 2594

About Graduate Research Meet:

GRM is an annual research conference organised by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. Since its inception, it has been at the forefront of multidisciplinary graduate research. It has provided a platform for over 1000 scholars carrying out pioneering research in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences. The conference provides an opportunity for the participants to receive extensive feedback from renowned academics, engage in meaningful dialogues over contemporary issues and provides a stage for deliberations on possible solutions.