ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AT IITM
The Department of Humanities
and Social Sciences (HSS) is one of the earliest departments at IITM. The
department is essentially multi-disciplinary in nature and has faculty from
diverse streams, such as Development Studies, Economics, English, Environmental
Studies, Film Studies, Health Studies, History, International Relations,
Philosophy, Politics, and Sociology. The department offers doctoral programmes
in humanities and social sciences besides elective courses for the
undergraduate and post-graduate programmes of the Institute. Since 2006-07, the
department has been offering a five-year integrated Master of Arts (M.A.) programme.
With the launch of this programme, the IITM has crossed a milestone in
fulfilling its role in higher education in liberal arts and social sciences in
the country. This has opened avenues for highly motivated students in arts and
humanities to enter IITM. For more information, please visit: http://www.hss.iitm.ac.in
THE MASTER OF ARTS PROGRAMME
Excellence in higher
education in the humanities and social sciences is evidently of growing
importance around the world. By imparting quality education through this
programme the Institute aims at producing well-rounded individuals with sound
training in the humanities and social sciences to answer the needs of
universities, research institutes and commercial and public sector enterprises.
The programme draws its strength from the unique mix of streams.
STREAMS OFFERED
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Integrated
M.A. in Development Studies
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Integrated
M.A. in English Studies
EXAM PATTERN FOR HSEE-2017
Type of Question Paper:
HSEE-2017 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 writing 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 Ability; (iii) General Studies covering the areas of Indian
Economics (since Independence), Indian Society, Contemporary World Affairs
(post-World War II); 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.
Language of Question Paper: English.
SCHEDULE OF HSEE-2017
The examination will be held
on Sunday, April 16, 2017 between 10:00 IST and 13:00 IST in select cities
throughout India.
The above date will remain unaltered even if this date is declared as a
public holiday.
ELIGIBILITY:-
Qualifying Examination:
Candidates applying for HSEE-2017 must have
passed any one of the following qualifying examinations for the first time in
2016 or should be appearing in 2017.
- 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)
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Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a Board
or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.
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Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of
the National Defense Academy.
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Senior
Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
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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.
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H.S.C. vocational examination.
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General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London, Cambridge or
Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
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High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or
International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office,
Geneva.
Candidates who
have completed Class XII (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 XII examination.
In case the Class XII examination is not a
public examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board
or Pre-University) examination earlier.
Examination Cities for
HSEE-2017:
The entrance examination will be conducted in
the following 12 cities:
Bengaluru,
Bhopal, Chennai, Coimbatore, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai,
New Delhi,
Thiruvananthapuram, Varanasi.
SYLLABUS FOR HSEE-2017
HSEE-2017 has two
parts: Part I and Part II. Syllabus for Part 1 consists of English (25% marks
of Part I), Analytical and Quantitative Ability (25% marks of Part I), and
General Studies (in four sub-parts; 50% marks of Part I). Part II involves
essay writing.
i.
English
This section tests the
candidate’s ability to understand and use standard English, and to appreciate
literary language. Questions are related to the following areas:
Reading skills: Candidates
will be required to read the given passage/s that aim to test their
comprehension skills.
Grammar: This section tests
the candidate’s knowledge of English grammar such as sentence structure and
usage, the use of tenses, verb patterns, articles, and active and passive
constructions etc.
Vocabulary: This section
examines the candidate’s vocabulary skills. Candidate’s ability to understand
meaning, structure and colocation of words is tested here.
ii.
Analytical and Quantitative Ability
This section tests the
candidate’s analytical skills and quantitative abilities. Questions are related
to the following areas:
Numbers, Algebra, Highest
Common Factor (HCF) and Lowest Common Multiple (LCM), Calendar, Basic
Statistics – Average, Ratio and proportion, Profit and Loss, Percentages,
Simple and Compound Interest, Work and time, Discount, Age sums, linear
equations, elementary trigonometry.
Data interpretation, Analytical reasoning,
Logical reasoning, Brainteasers, and Patterns.
iii.
General Studies
a)
Indian Economy:
This section is
intended to test the understanding of some basic economic concepts and
awareness of key issues pertaining to the Indian economy with a focus on the
developments after independence. The concepts and issues covered are:
Understanding the Economy:
Scarcity, opportunity cost, resource allocation, economic systems and their
characteristics, features of market economies, forces of demand and supply,
elasticity of demand and supply.
Main Features of Indian
Economy: Natural resources; human resources -population size and composition,
literacy and education, occupational distribution.
Major Economic problems:
Poverty, Unemployment and Inequality -concepts, measurement, trends, sectoral
distribution and policies, inflation – trends, causes and remedies.
Economic Growth and
Development: Meaning and measurement of economic growth, stages of development,
national income concepts and trends, trends in savings and
investment; human
development index, national policy on education, health and health care
policies. Planning in India: Five-Year Plans – objectives, priorities and
problems.
Sectoral
Development: agriculture – Green Revolution and technological changes, current
issues and policies; industry-evolution of industrial policies in India (from
1948), strategies for industrial development, public and private sectors, small
and medium industries, infrastructure, transport and communication, service
sector etc.
Foreign Trade and
International Economy: balance of payments, foreign exchange reserves and trade
policy, I.M.F., W.T.O., international aid.
Money, Banking
and Public Finance: Concepts of money and measures of money supply.
b)
Indian Society and Culture:
Structure of
Indian Society: Caste, Class and Tribe, Institutions of Marriage, Family and
Kinship, Political institutions, Demographic Indicators and Trends.
Social Change in
India: Sanskritization, Modernisation, Westernization and Secularization,
Social Movements and Regionalism, Panchayati Raj Institutions & Governance,
Affirmative Action Programme of the Government, Commissions and Policy
Interventions.
History and the
Making of Indian Society: Mughal era and Islamisation, British Raj, Sepoy
Mutiny, Reform Movements in the 19th Century and the Emergence of India.
Indian Philosophy
and Thinkers: Jainism and Mahavira, Budhha and his Teachings, the Charvakins,
Orthodox Systems, Sikhism, Sufism, Gandhi and Non-violence.
c)
World Affairs:
Emergence of the US and USSR; emergence of UN
system; the Cold War and nuclear
race; disintegration
of Soviet Union, decline of Communism and rise of nationalism; Arab-Israel
conflict; India and the World; NAM and role of India; India-China and
India-Pakistan relations, China and the World, conflict and wars.
Democracy and
Development; Challenges to democracy; North-South divide on issues of
development; UN and its various developmental and peacekeeping operations;
Nuclearisation and non-Proliferation; India in SAARC and ASEAN; International
terrorism, fundamentalism and the War on Terror; Indo-US relations; New centres
of power in Asia, Latin America and Africa.
Hunger and
Poverty; Human Rights, Democracy and Development; Environmental degradation and
green politics; Issues of Race, Ethnicity and Gender; Deprived Classes and
minority politics; Religion in the contemporary world; Culture and
Civilization; Globalization and changing economic, cultural and political
landscape; Mass media and cultural change; Emergence of various popular mass
movements.
d) Environment and Ecology:
Global
Environmental Picture: Population Growth, Degradation of Soils, Global
Atmospheric Changes, Loss of Biodiversity.
Ecosystems: Structure of
Ecosystems, Biotic Structure, Categories of Organisms, Feeding and Non-feeding
Relationships, Ecosystems and How they Work, Elements in Living and Non-living
Systems, Energy Laws, Nutrient Cycling.
Pollution: Major forms of
Pollution and their Impact, Primary and Secondary Pollutants, Control
Strategies, Indoor Pollutants, Global Warming, International Treaties.
Principles of Solar Energy,
Hydropower, Wind Power, Biomass Energy, Ocean Thermal Energy, Geothermal
Energy, and Tidal power.
Topics for the essay writing in Part-2 will be based on current affairs
and general knowledge.
IMPORTANT
DATES OF HSEE-2017
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Online Application Process
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December 17, 2016
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Payment of Examination Fee
through Indian Bank Challan /
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December 17, 2016
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Net Banking / Credit Card /
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Payment of Examination Fee
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January 27, 2017
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Net Banking / Credit
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Last Date for Submission of
Online Application
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January 27, 2017
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Last D ate for Submission
of Certificate of Respective Category
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(OBC-NCL/SC/ST) / Medical
Certificate (PwD), as applicable
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January 27, 2017
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Application Status Check on
the Website
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February
17, 2017
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Admit Card can be Downloaded from the HSEE
Website by
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March 14, 2017
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Candidates – Starts
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Admit card can be downloaded from the HSEE
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April 15, 2017
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Candidates - Ends
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Examination Date for HSEE-2017
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April 16, 2017
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Declaration of Result on HSEE Website
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May 9, 2017
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Offer Letters to Candidates - Starts
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May 10, 2017
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INFORMATION BROCHURE:- http://hsee.iitm.ac.in/pdf/Brochure_HSEE_2017_V1.pdf
PAST QUESTION PAPERS:-
CONTACT
DETAILS:
The
Chairman
HSEE-2017
JEE Office
IIT Madras
Chennai–600036
Phone:
(044) 2257 8220
Fax: (044) 22578224
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