(News) The IIT Tag to Humanities
The IIT Tag to Humanities
IIT-M offers a five year integrated master's programme in Humanities for students completing their plus-two.
Do you equate our IITs with
technology alone? And did you rue that while there is the IIT label for
technology, and the IIM label for management, humanities got left out and stands
without a label to propel it ahead? Well, IIT Madras stands a little apart here,
offering a few packed courses on humanities! IIT-M offers a five year integrated
master's programme in Humanities for students completing their plus-two. This
integrated masters' course may be taken with specialisations in the disciplines
of Economics, Development Studies or English.
Eligibility
Class 12 students of commerce
and humanities streams are eligible to apply for this five-year integrated
masters programme. Selection would be made through the Humanities and Social
Sciences Entrance Exam (HSEE) to be held on May 18 in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi,
Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi. The total number of seats available is 30.
Students completing the course are eligible to pursue doctorates at
international institutes like the London School of Economics.
Examination Structure and Syllabus
The examination syllabus is
structured on English and comprehension skills, analytical and quantitative
ability, Indian and world history, Indian economy, environment and ecology. The
question pattern would be objective and exam duration is three hours. The
question paper will pose 180 questions, and negative questions will be awarded
to wrong answers.
Job opportunities
Job opportunities are plenty.
Students specialising in English have career options in news media, corporate
communication, English language training, etc. Students specialising in
developmental studies can pursue careers in international organisations like
UNESCO, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) domains of corporate houses, and
NGOs involved in rehabilitation and development. The government also offers
postings in research in the avenues of population studies, and environment and
health care. The job opportunities for those specialising in economics is even
more exhaustive and extend from the corporate sector to banking organisations,
organisations like the Central Statistical Organisation, the media industry,
world organisations like UNDP, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, World Trade
Organisation, government departments like Department of Company Affairs and the
Ministry of Planning, etc.
Application procedure
Application forms can be
obtained by post. The cost of the application form and examination fee is Rs.
600. For women, physically challenged persons, and students from scheduled caste
or tribe, the application form costs Rs.300.
Interested students, who have completed their plus two exams or would be
completing it in March, may apply for this integrated course by sending a demand
draft favouring the Chairman, HSEE, IIT, Madras, payable at Chennai, along with
two self-addressed slips. The last date for receiving postal requests for
application forms is February 25. The completed application forms should be sent
to the Chairman, HSEE 2008, JEE Office, IIT Madras, Chennai- 600 036. Tel.:
044-22578220. The last date for receipt of completed application forms is March
3.
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