IIT Madras Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination 2016

About HSEE 2016

• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras invites applications for Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE)for the year 2016. IIT HSEE 2016 Entrance exam is conducted for admission to five year integrated Master of Arts (M.A.) programmes, commencing in the session 2016-17

• HSEE (Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination) is for admission to the five-year integrated Master of Arts (M.A.) Program at IIT Madras for admission in Integrated MA

• The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras is an institute of national importance which offers quality education in Humanities, Sciences, Engineering, Management and Technology at UG / PG level

Courses

• Integrated M.A. in Development Studies

• Integrated M.A. in English Studies

Seats Intake

• Total Number of Seats: 46 (23 seats in each stream)

• Allocations of seats to individual streams will be made based on the academic performance of students (CGPA) during the first three semesters, students' preferences, and availability of seats under each discipline

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates applying for HSEE-2016 should have either completed or should be appearing in 2015 in any one of the following qualifying examinations (QE):

• The final exam of the 10+2 system, conducted by a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (www.aiuweb.org)

• Any Public School, Board or University Exam in India or in a foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU)

• Candidates who have completed Class XII (or equivalent) exam outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce a certificate from the Association of Indian

• In case the Class XII exam is not a public exam, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) exam earlier

Nationality: Candidates who are NOT citizens of India at the time of registering for HSEE 2016 (by birth or naturalized) are treated as foreign nationals

Percentage of Marks in QE: Candidates belonging to the GEN Category & OBC Category must secure a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate in the QE. Candidates belonging to SC/ST & PwD Categories must secure a minimum of 55% in aggregate in the QE

Date of Birth: Candidate, whose date of birth falls on or after 01st October 1991, is eligible for HSEE-2016; however, in the case of SC/ST & PwD candidates, upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years, i.e., candidates belonging to these categories/sub-categories born on or after 01st October 1986 are eligible

Physical Fitness: Every qualified candidate will have to submit a Physical Fitness certificate from a registered medical practitioner in the prescribed format that will be made available along with the letter of offer of admission

Reservation of Seats

Indian nationals belonging to certain categories are admitted under the seats reserved for them in accordance with the rules of the Govt. of India. The categories and the extent of reservation are as follows:

• OBC belonging to Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) - 27% seats

• SC - 15% Seats

• ST - 15% Seats

• PwD - 03% Seats

Exam Pattern

Type of Question Paper: HSEE-2016 exam is of three hours duration and has two parts. Part I consists of objective type multiple-choice questions for 2½ hours duration (150 minutes), administered through computer. Part II involves essay writting for 30 minutes to be written on answer sheet distributed to the candidates at the end of Part I

Part I covers the following topics: 

(i) English and Comprehension Skill; 

(ii) Analytical and Quantitative Abilitiy; 

(iii) General Studies covering the areas of India Economics and 

(iv) Environment and Ecology)

Part II requires the candidates to write an essay on general topic involving description, or/and reflection or/and discussion

Langauge of Questions Paper: English

Cities for HSEE-2016

The entrance exam will be conducted in the following 10 cities: Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Thiruvananthapuram

How to Apply

Links:- http://hsee.iitm.ac.in/

http://hsee.iitm.ac.in/docs/Information%20Brochure%20HSEE-2016.pdf

• Application for the HSEE-2016 is only through online mode. Candidate needs access to a computer with internet connection and a printer 

• Registration - logon to the site http://hsee.iitm.ac in, select from the menu “Apply-Online”, and follow the instructions on the site

• Completed application form has to be submitted online only, along with the scanned photograph, signature and copies of relevant certificates, on or before 25th January 2015. Candidates are advised to must ensure their eligibility before applying online application

Exam Fee and Payment Mode

Candidates must pay the exam fee as applicable is through Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card/Indian Bank Challan that will be generated during the process of application

• For General & OBC (NCL) Male Rs.2000/-; Female Rs.1000/- and 3rd Gender candidates is Rs.2000/-

• For SC/ST/PwD Candidates Male Rs.1000/-; Female Rs.1000/- and 3rd Gender candidates is Rs.1000/-

• Additionally, the service charges of the Bank will be Rs.30/-

Important Dates

Important Dates for HSEE 2016

• Online Application Process (HSEE website) starts: 16th December 2015

• Payment of Exam Fee through Indian Bank challan Starts: 16th December 2015

• Payment of Exam Fee through Indian Bank challan Ends: 25th January 2016

• Last Date for Submission of Online Application: 25th January 2016

• Last Date for Receiving Completed Application From the Candidate by Registered or Speed Post: 25th January 2016

• Application Status Check on the Website: 16th February 2016

• Admit Card Availability for Download (from HSEE website) by Candidates Starts: 14th March 2016

• Admit Card Availability for Download (from HSEE website) by Candidates Ends: 16th April 2016

• Date of HSEE-2016 Exam: 17th April 2016 (Sunday, 10.00 am to 01.00 pm)

• Date of Result Declaration on HSEE Website: 11th May 2016

• Offer Letters to Candidates Starts: 12th May 2016