DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2016.v04i04.019

Pages: 438-444

Information Science [IS] is a Science of Sciences. Information Science [IS] is actually combination of Information Fundamentals, Technological Fundamentals and Social Science Fundamentals. Information Science [IS] and its flagship programme is treated as MSc- Information Science [IS] around the world. Information Science [IS] programmes are in demand regarding its job and research development due to interdisciplinary characteristics. Information Science [IS] with PhD Degree available with several flavors around the world. Though, in India Information Science [IS] programmes are offered in some of the institutes only. The common programme is MSc- Information Science [IS]; where as PhD- Information Science [IS] is very uncommon and rare. This paper is talks about Information Science [IS]; its characteristics, role and need. Paper also mentions potentiality of PhD Information Science in Indian context; which includes general requirement, structure of coursework, and flavor as proposed course moreover several portion of the paper has directly derived (may matched with) from the doctoral thesis of the researcher.