HSEE (Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination) is for the admission to the five-year integrated Master of Arts (M.A.) programme at IIT Madras for admission in Integrated MA


Reference books for Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE) exam preparation conducted by IIT Madras

NCERT class 11 and 12 Textbooks - Economics,Political Science and Sociology
NCERT class 10,11 and 12 Textbooks – Geography
RS Agarwal- Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning book



Eligibility
10+2 system, conducted by any recognised Central / State Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi; etc.
Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognised Board/ University.

Key dates
Payment of examination fee begins
The last date of paying HSEE application and payment of fee 24 January 2018
HSEE Application Status Check 16 February 2018
HSEE Admit Card available 14 March to 14 April 2018
HSEE Exam Date 15 April 2018
(10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
HSEE Results 15 May 2018
Dispatch of Offer Letters 16 May 2018

Application Fee
Category Gender
Male Female
GEN / OBC(NCL) Rs.2400 Rs.1200
SC / ST / PwD Rs.1200 Rs.1200

HSEE Exam pattern

Duration: 3 hours duration (10:00 am to 13:00 pm)
The language of Question Paper: English
The HSEE 2018 has two parts.

Part I (Computer Based Test) will involve following.

Part I consists of objective type multiple choice questions for 2½ hours duration
(150 Minutes) administered through computer.

English and Comprehension Skill
Analytical and Quantitative Ability
General Studies covering the areas of
(a) Indian Economics (since Independence)
(b) Indian Society
(c) Contemporary World Affairs (post-World War II)