Overview
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, offers an MA Programme in four streams, such as Development Studies, Economics, English Studies, and Public Policy.
Each stream seeks to provide both an excellent theoretical base as well as market-readiness for careers across academia, publishing, policy, governance and corporate consultancy. Our interdisciplinary faculty have drawn upon their considerable experience and research to design a programme that will continue to uphold the standards set over the last many decades by IIT Madras. We look forward to your continued faith and engagement in making the department a desired destination for scores of aspirants from India and abroad.
Only GATE qualified candidates will be eligible for admission to this 2-year program. The students are required to complete a minimum of 200 credits to be eligible for the M.A. degree. Each stream will have 25 seats for Indian students; seats for foreign students will be supernumerary.
Admission Process
Admissions to each stream for an academic year are done via valid GATE scores in the XH paper sections.
| Sl No | Stream Name | GATE Paper Name (Code) |
| 1 | Development Studies | Economics (XH C1), Philosophy (XH C4), Psychology (XH C5), Sociology (XH C6) |
| 2 | Economics | Economics (XH C1) |
| 3 | English Studies | English (XH C2), Linguistics (XH C3) |
| 4 | Public Policy | All Humanities and Social Sciences GATE papers with valid scores |
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Room No.: HSB 333
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
PIN Code: 600036
Tel-Phone: +91 44 2257 4500
Email: hsoffice[at]iitm[.]ac[.]in