IIT Delhi Has Launched a NEW Programme on Humanities

IIT Delhi has launched a new programme on humanities. It is an MA in culture, society, and thought. This is the first-of-its-kind programme by IIT Delhi. Its two-year programme focuses on the thematic of culture, and society and the core disciplines of sociology, literature and Philosophy.

(https://hss.iitd.ac.in/macst)

IIT Delhi NEW Programme Schedule

Eligibility Criteria

Interested candidates with bachelor’s degree in any discipline (with a minimum 55% or equivalent CGPA in BA and first division for all other degrees) can apply through the Institute’s PG admission portal (https://ecampus.iitd.ac.in/PGADM/login).

Selection Process

Admission

Admission will be offered through the entrance test or GATE 2024 scorecard (XH). It will be followed by an interview of the shortlisted candidates in May 2024.

What will the course fee be?

The course fee will be at par with other PG programmes of the institute

Prof. Farhana Ibrahim, Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Delhi, said, “The new MA program explores aspects of contemporaneity and interdisciplinarity across disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Its location at IIT Delhi gives it a unique vantage point to generate a new corpus of knowledge, populate new kinds of archives, and develop critical methodologies to give new directions to humanities and social science research from the global south.”

“The program offers a unique opportunity for students to explore courses across traditional disciplines, and to forge new synergies across existing Master’s programs offered by the Department, viz. Cognitive Science and Economics,” Prof. Ibrahim added.

The program will train and equip students for a variety of fields, including research, academia, social work, think tanks, media and policymaking, among others, in government and non-governmental organisations, research institutes, social entrepreneurship organizations, etc.

Graduates from the MA program will also be eligible to join the doctoral programs offered by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Delhi, or other international doctoral programs.

An Open House

IIT Delhi will hold an open house on 15 for candidates to learn more about programme  structure, fees, faculty members, scholarships, accommodations, academic and career prospects, among other aspects