Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Exam (HSEE) is conducted by IIT Madras allow candidates to take admission in five-year integrated Master of Arts (MA) programme offered by the college. HSEE is conducted by IIT Madras to shortlist aspirants for admission in five year integrated Master of Arts (MA) programme offered by the college. The first two years of the MA programme offered at IIT Madras are the same. However, after that the course branches into two streams – Integrated MA in Development Studies and Integrated MA in English Studies. Total number of seats on offer in IIT Madras’s MA course is 52 (each year). In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the institute has decided to conduct this year’s entrance exam in online mode, including Part-II, which is the essay section. Candidates who want to write the essay in pen and paper, can do so by selecting the option while downloading the HSEE admit card, which has been released online on September 1, 2020.
Candidates meet the HSEE 2020 eligibility criteria if they have cleared any of the below-mentioned examinations with qualifying marks in 2018 or are appearing for them in 2020:
Online Application and Payment of Examination Fee | 11-Dec-2019 |
Last date for submission of online application | 23-Jan-2020 |
Checking of Application Status from HSEE website – Starts | 17-Feb-2020 |
Checking of Application Status from HSEE website – Ends | 6-Mar-2020 |
Release of HSEE Admit Card | 1-Sep-2020 |
Last date to claim HSEE Admit Card | 9-Sep-2020 |
HSEE Exam Date | 9-Sep-2020 (9:00 AM to 12:00 PM) |
Declaration of HSEE Result | 30-Sep-2020 |
Date to download offer letters for successful candidates | 30-Sep-2020 |