Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras has invited
applications for admission to the five-year integrated Master of Arts (M.A.) programme conducted by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, during 2019-20 academic year.
The Programme is designed to meet the needs of students who seek a broader learning forum and who appreciate the unique design of inter-disciplinary studies.
The programme encourages students to engage in critical thinking and research on ideas, people, society, environment and the human condition.
The total number of seats sanctioned for the programme is 46. Students are admitted to the programme in two streams (23 each), Development Studies and English Studies.
Details related to the two streams are available in the Information Brochure that can be downloaded from http://hsee.iitm.ac.in/.
The first two years of the curriculum are common to all the students after which, they seperate out into the two streams. Allocation of streams will be based on students’ preferences, their academic performance during the first three semesters, and availability of seats under each stream.
Selection to the programme will be based on the Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE) to be held from 10 am to 1 pm on April 21, 2019 (Sunday) at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Coimbatore, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna and Thiruvananthapuram.
HSEE-2019 will have 2 two parts. Part I will have objective type multiple choice questions for 2½ hours duration (150 minutes), from (i) English and Comprehension Skill (ii) Analytical and Quantitative Ability (iii) General Studies covering the areas of Indian Economy, Indian Society and Culture, World Affairs and Environment and Ecology; administered through computer.
The weightage assigned are 25% marks of Part I, for English, 25% marks of Part I, for Analytical and Quantitative Ability and 50% marks of Part I for General Studies, in four sub-parts.
Part II will be essay writing for 30 minutes to be written on answer sheet to be distributed to the candidates at the end of Part I.
Candidates will be required to write an essay on general topic involving description, or/and reflection or/and discussion. The question paper will be in English.
Eligibility: Applicant should be an Indian Citizen. Applicants who are not citizens of India at the time of registering for HSEE-2019 (by birth or naturalized) are treated as foreign nationals. Admission of Foreign Nationals will also be made through HSEE-2019. Foreign nationals are outside the ambit of reservation of seats under the OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD categories.
Applicant should have been born on or after October 01, 1994. In the case of SC, ST and PwD categories, upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years. Accordingly, applicants belonging to SC, ST and PwD and born on or after October 01, 1989 are eligible.
Applicant should have passed any one of the following qualifying examinations for the first time in 2018 or should be appearing in 2019 (i) The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (www.aiuweb.org) (ii) Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a Board or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (iii) Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defense Academy (iv) Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects (v) Any Public School, Board or University examination in India or in a foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (vi) H.S.C. vocational examination (vii) Class XII skill courses of CBSE (ix) General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka) atthe Advanced (A) level (x) High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.
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