IIT Madras To Close HSEE Application Soon; Know Eligibility, Exam Pattern

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) will close the Humanities And Social Sciences Entrance Exam, or HSEE, application window on March 31. Candidates can register online for HSEE 2021 at hsee.iitm.ac.in.

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) will close the Humanities And Social Sciences Entrance Exam, or HSEE, application window on March 31. The HSEE is a national level entrance test held once a year by IIT Madras for admission to five-year integrated postgraduate programmes offered by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) of the institute. Candidates can register online for HSEE 2021 at hsee.iitm.ac.in. HSEE 2021 will be held on June 13. A Candidate should have appeared any one of the following qualifying examinations for the first time in either 2020 or 2021 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) Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a Board or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defense Academy Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects 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 HSC vocational examination Class 12 skill courses of CBSE General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva Candidates who have completed Class 12 (or equivalent) examination outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class 12 examination In case the Class 12 examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination earlier Candidates whose date of birth falls on or after October 1, 1996 are eligible for HSEE 2021. However, for SC, ST and PwD candidates, upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years The integrated five-year programmes have been designed “to expose students to many ideas and perspectives”. The students can choose their streams of specialisation at the end of the second year after taking a wide variety of courses in various disciplines. Specialisation begins in the third year. The programme, as per IIT Madras, requires students to complete 521 credits spread over five years to earn the degree. Discipline-related courses account for a minimum of 46 per cent of total 521 credits. This includes core and elective courses and a dissertation.