IIT Guwahati Humanities

What are the entry requirements to take admission in MA Development Studies course offered at Departments of Humanities and Social Sciences , IIT Guwahati ?

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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati was established in the year 1994.It is located at Guwahati, Assam, India .

It offers admission in M. A. Programme in Development Studies which was initiated in the year 2009.

The programme has a maximum of 48 seats.

The admission is through an entrance test around the month of February, March.

The test is conducted in the month of June.

Test consists of multiple choice questions.

The other part is descriptive.

The areas which are covered are current affairs, contemporary politics, economy, society, as well as logical reasoning.

MA Course structure

First Semester
HS 515 Introduction to Economics
HS 516 Study of Society
HS 519 Economic History of Colonial India
Elective I

Second Semester
HS 503 Sociology of Development
HS 505 Research Methods in Social Sciences
HS 517 Comparative Politics of Developing Countries
Elective II

Third Semester
HS 514 Agriculture and Rural Development
Elective III
Elective IV
Elective V
HS 698 Dissertation: Phase I

Fourth Semester
HS 699 Dissertation: Phase II

Contact Details :
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Doul Govinda Road, Amingaon, Guwahati, Assam 781039
0361 258 3000

Hello sir ! I want to do M.A in humanities from IIT Guwahati , do have any information regarding to it if you have please provide me ?

[Kiran Chandar]

Hello as we have information related to M.A in humanities form IIT Guwahati
here we provides you as follows

The Institute admits MA students under the following categories:

I) REGULAR (FULL -TIME)

The students will work full-time for their M.A. degree.

II) SPONSORED (FULL-TIME)

A candidate in this category is sponsored by a recognised R&D organisation,
academic institution, governmental organization, NGO, development agency
or industry for doing MA in the Institute on a full-time basis

Eligibility for M.A.

A Bachelor’s (10+2+3) degree (Major/Honours) or equivalent from a
recognized University, in any discipline, with a minimum of 50% marks or
5.5 CPI in a 10-point scale (45% marks or 5.0 CPI in a 10-point scale for
SC/ST/PD candidates) in major/honours only

Candidates still to appear in their qualifying degree examinations may also
apply, provided they appear in all their qualifying degree examinations and
complete all requirements for their degrees

Selection procedure

Candidates satisfying the eligibility requirement will be assessed for
selection through a written test.

The written test aims at assessment of knowledge about contemporary
issues in the field and sensitivity to social issues, expressed through written
analysis in English.

Contact address

IIT Guwahati

Near Doul Gobinda Road, Amingaon, North Guwahati,

Guwahati, Assam 781039

Phone:0361 258 3000