IIT Gandhinagar MSc in Cognitive Sciences Admissions 2021

 IIT Gandhinagar MSc in Cognitive Sciences Admissions 2021

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar, an Institute of National Importance, is inviting applications for its MSc in Cognitive Science. The discipline of Cognitive Science is a steadily growing interdisciplinary field consisting of philosophy, psychology, computer science, neuroscience, and Artificial Intelligence.

Admission to MSc Cognitive Sciences is offered on the basis of entrance test and interview. The Institute will invite a limited number of candidates for a written test and interview based on the academic records and aptitude for cognitive science. The written test will consist of comprehension type questions based on given passages, and statistical aptitude. There is no prescribed syllabus of any subject for the written test. The final selection will be based on all of above, viz., academic records, aptitude for cognitive science, written test and interview. The Institute may also exercise the option of offering admission to a few outstanding candidates based on academic records without calling them for written test and/or interview.

Test and interview will be held online. The interview will primarily test your aptitude for Cognitive science and your understanding of subjects studied at undergraduate level.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria

Students who have a Bachelor’s degree (e.g. B.A., B.Sc., B.Tech, BCom, MBBS) in any discipline with a minimum of 55% (5.5 CGPA for students with letter grades/CGPA) aggregate marks for General/OBC category candidates and at least 50% (5.0 CGPA for students with letter grades/CGPA) aggregate marks for SC, ST and PD category candidates in the qualifying degree, are eligible to apply for admission to the Master’s program in Cognitive Science. Students who would be completing Bachelor’s degree in the academic year 2020-2021 are also eligible to apply.

The short-listing of the applications is based on the overall credentials (Marks in the qualifying examinations, academic achievements and aptitude for cognitive science. The eligibility criteria mentioned above is minimum. The committee may use higher cut-off levels for shortlisting.

Application Procedure

All applications must be submitted online. You NEED NOT send the hard copy of the application form. However, you need to furnish hardcopy of the application form with photograph and all the documentary evidence in original (testimonials, certificates, publications, work experience and research/professional experience) at the time of interview. Incomplete applications will be rejected. There is NO application fee.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2021 (Deadline Extended)
Online Admission Test: February 28, 2021
Online Interviews: March 1-3, 2021

For more information visit:  http://cogs.iitgn.ac.in/msc/msc-admission/

IIT Gandhinagar MA/MSc Admissions 2018

IIT Gandhinagar MA/MSc Admissions 2018

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar, invites applications for admissions to its MA (Society and Culture) and Msc (Cognitive Science) for 2018 session.

Eligibility for MSc at IIT Gandhinagar

Students who have a Bachelor’s degree (e.g. B.A., B.Sc., B.Tech, BCom, MBBS) in any discipline with a minimum of 55% (5.5 CGPA for students with letter grades/CGPA) aggregate marks for General/OBC category candidates and at least 50% (5.0 CGPA for students with letter grades/CGPA) aggregate marks for SC, ST and PD category candidates in the qualifying degree, are eligible to apply for admission to the Master’s program in Cognitive Science. Students who would be completing Bachelor’s degree in the academic year 2017-2018 are also eligible to apply.
Eligibility for IIT Gandhinagar MA

The minimum criterion to apply is a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 55% marks (or equivalent CPI/GPA). Please note that meeting the minimum application criterion will not guarantee admission to the program. The students who are awaiting final semester/year results and those who would be completing Bachelor’s degree in the academic year 2017-2018 are also eligible to apply.

Apply online at https://admissions.iitgn.ac.in/

Application Deadline: 15/01/2018

For details visit http://hss.iitgn.ac.in/programs/masc/ for MA and http://cogs.iitgn.ac.in/msc/msc-admission/ for MSc

For more information visit : http://www.iitgn.ac.in/admission.htm

JAM 2018 Application Process

JAM 2018 Application Process

JAM 2018 will be held on February 11, 2018 (Sunday)

Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) is being conducted from 2004 to provide admissions to M.Sc. (Four Semesters), Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree, etc. Programmes at the IITs and Integrated Ph.D. Degree Programmes at IISc for consolidating Science as a career option for bright students. These postgraduate programmes at IITs and IISc offer high quality education in their respective disciplines, comparable to the best in the world. The curricula for these programmes are designed to provide opportunities to the students to develop academic talent leading to challenging and rewarding professional life.

Eligibility

In order to fulfill IIT JAM 2018 eligibility criteria, candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree with at least 55% aggregate marks (50% for SC/ ST/ PwD category candidates). It may be noted that the aggregate marks should be without rounding off and take into account all subjects, including languages and subsidiaries, all years combined, informs the official website.

Candidates who have appeared or will appear for their graduation exams in 2018 are also eligible to apply.

For candidates who have been given letter grades/ CGPA as a substitute for percentage of marks, the equivalence in percentage of marks will be decided by the admitting college/ institute. Proof of passing graduation exam with minimum educational qualification as specified by the admitting institute should be submitted by September 30, 2018, states the official website.

Besides the proof for minimum educational qualification, candidates also need to submit a physical fitness certificate at the time of admissions. Candidates found unfit to pursue his/her Science course can be denied admission by the admitting institute.

Age criteria: There is no age limit to appear for IIT JAM 2018 exam.

To Apply :

For IIT JAM 2018 registrations, candidates need to apply for the exam in the online mode. Candidates need to visit the JAM Online Application Processing System (JOAPS) link present on the official website of the exam and fill the IIT JAM 2018 application form there.

IIT JAM 2018 application fee also needs to be paid in the online mode only via net banking/ debit card/ credit card. It may be noted that candidates can apply for maximum two test papers at a time. But for appearing for the second test paper, candidates need to pay an additional application fee.

Important Dates :

Commencement of ONLINE Registration and Application on JAM 2018 Website : September 05, 2017

Last Date for Online application Submission and Uploading of Documents on the Website : October 10, 2017

Date of JAM 2018 Examination : February 11, 2018

Announcement of the Results of JAM 2018 : March 20, 2018

For more information visit : http://jam.iitb.ac.in/

IIT Gandhinagar M.Tech Admissions 2015

IIT Gandhinagar M.Tech Admissions 2015

IIT Gandhinagar invites applications to M.Tech. programmes in Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Materials Science & Engineering for the year 2015. The M.Tech. curriculum at IIT Gandhinagar has been designed to be highly creative with a focus on interdisciplinary skills and high quality thesis work. IIT Gandhinagar also offers the option of a post-graduate diploma in engineering (PGDIIT), which is a one year programme designed to be an intensive course-work based programme with no thesis requirements.

Disciplines :

* Chemical Engineering (Research Areas: Nanotechnology, Colloids and Interfaces, Chemical Reaction Engineering, Separation Processes, Polymers, Process Control)

* Civil Engineering (Research Areas: Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering and Water-Resources Engineering)

* Electrical Engineering (Research Areas: Microelectronics, Signal Processing, Fiber Optics, Power Systems, Control Systems, Electrical Machines, VLSI Design, Biomedical Engineering)

* Materials Science and Engineering (Research Areas: Metallurgy, Nanomaterials, Biomaterials)

* Mechanical Engineering (Research Areas: Thermal Science and Engineering, Dynamics and Control, Solid Mechanics)

Eligibility criteria:
The candidates applying for this post should have acquired at least 55 per cent marks in BE/ B.Tech. The candidates should have also obtained a valid GATE score. B.Tech. graduates from the IITs with CGPA/ CPI of 8.0 or above (on scale of 10) would be eligible to admission without having to appear in GATE.

Selection Process:
The candidates will be short listed on the basis of their performances in the written test and an interview.

Important Dates:
Opening of online portal: March 13, 2015
Last date for receipt of application form: April 3, 2015
Web announcement of short-listed candidates for written test/interview: April 13, 2015
Date of written test/interview: May 8 to May 11
Web announcement of list of selected candidates: May 20, 2015

For more information visit : http://www.iitgn.ac.in/

IIT GATE 2015 Application Process

IIT GATE 2015 Application Process

IIT Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of the candidate in various undergraduate subjects in Engineering/Technology/Architecture and post-graduate level subjects in Science. The GATE score of a candidate reflects a relative performance level in a particular subject in the exam across several years. The score is used for admissions to post-graduate programs (e.g., M.E., M.Tech, direct Ph.D.) in Indian institutes of higher education with financial assistance provided by MHRD and other Government agencies. The score may also be used by Public and Private Sector Undertakings for employment screening purposes.

For GATE 2015 all information related to the candidates will be available in a single GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS). Candidates have to register and fill the application via ONLINE mode ONLY by accessing the zonal GATE websites of IISc and any of the seven IITs. The photograph and signature of the applicant must be uploaded during the online application. Please note that all necessary certificates, such as, degree certificate/certificate from the Principal and the category certificate, if any are also to be uploaded. Please note that application forms are not available for sale anywhere else.

The question paper for GATE 2015 will consist of questions of both multiple-choice type and numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, candidates have to choose the answer from the given choices. For numerical answer type questions, choices will not be given. Candidates have to enter a number as the answer using a virtual keypad.

GATE 2015 examinations will be held during forenoon and afternoon on alternate weekends (Saturday and Sunday) between 31st January, 1st 07th, 08th and 14th February 2015

Last Date for Submission of Online Application through Website : Wednesday 1st October 2014 (23:59Hrs)

For more information visit : http://gate.iitk.ac.in/GATE2015/

IIT Jodhpur M.Tech Admissions 2014

IIT Jodhpur M.Tech Admissions 2014

IIT Jodhpur invites applications for admission to M.Tech programmes for the Semester commencing from July 2014.

1. M. Tech in Center for Energy

2. M. Tech in Center for Information and Communication Technologies

3. M. Tech in Center for Systems Science

Applicants are requested to fill and submit the application form online.

Applicants are requested to send online generated summary sheet and final submitted application duly signed along with a copy of GATE, NET, CSIR, UGC or NBHM score card (copy of GATE-ADMIT Card or equivalent, if the result is awaited) and the processing fee of Rs.300 for General and OBC applicants and Rs.150 for SC, ST, and PD applicants in the form of a demand draft drawn from a nationalized bank in favour of "Director, IIT Jodhpur" payable at Jodhpur.

The above material should reach the address given below latest by 5 pm on 2nd April 2014:

Discipline ________________ (write the name of discipline in which admission is sought)
Convener (M.Tech. Admissions)
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
Old Residency Road, Ratanada
Jodhpur 342011
Rajasthan
Phone: (0291) 2449002, Fax: (0291) 2516823

Last date of filling online application form: 31 March 2014

Date of written test and/or Interview: 12-13 April, 2014

For more information visit: http://www.iitj.ac.in/

IIT Bombay M.Tech/Ph.D/M.Phil Admissions 2013

IIT Bombay M.Tech/Ph.D/M.Phil Admissions 2013

Indian Institute of Technology-IIT Bombay invites applications for admissions to postgraduate programs M.Tech., M.Tech.+Ph.D. (Dual Degree)Ph.D.,and M.Phil. Programmes commencing in the session 2013-14.

Programmes offered :

* Master of Technology (M.Tech)
* M.Tech + Ph.D Dual Degree Programme
* Ph.D programmes
* Master of Philosophy (M.Phil)

To apply:
For M.Tech., M.Tech.+Ph.D. (Dual Degree) and Ph.D. Programmes, applications have to be submitted ONLINE.

For M.Phil. Programme, application have to be submitted using downloadable application form.

Online application form & Information brochure is available on the Institute website.
Applicants are advised to check GATE cut-off marks before applying Online.
The application fee of Rs 300/-for GN/OBC-NC and Rs 150/- for SC/ST.
The fee is to be paid by Debit Card/ Credit Card/ SB Internet Banking/ Online Payment System/ Demand Draft drawn on any Nationalized Bank (preferably State Bank of India/ Canara Bank) in favour of "Registrar, IIT Bombay", payable at Mumbai branch.

Important Dates:
Last date for submission of application form for M.Tech is April 02, 2013.
Last date for submission of application form for Ph.D is April 03, 2013.
Last date for submission of application form for M.Phil is May 10, 2013.

For more information visit : http://www.iitb.ac.in/

IIT Patna M.Tech Admissions 2013

IIT Patna M.Tech Admissions 2013

IIT Patna invites application for admission to Master of Technology (M.Tech) programme in Regular Full Time and sponsored full time commencing in the session 2013-14.

The M.Tech Programmes are offered in:

* Mechatronics
* Mathematics and Computing
* Nanoscience and Technology
* Computer Science & Engineering
* Communication System Engineering

The Institute admits M.Tech. students under the following categories:

REGULAR (FULL -TIME) : These are students who work full-time for their M.Tech. degrees and receive assistantships from the Institute or fellowship from any other recognised funding agency.

SPONSORED (FULL-TIME: A candidate in this category is sponsored by a recognised R&D organisation, academic institution, governmental organisation or industry for doing MTech in the Institute on a full-time basis. The applicant must be a regular employee of his/her organisation with at least two years of experience at the time of admission and be engaged in professional work in the discipline in which admission is sought. He/She will not receive any financial support from the Institute. Sponsorship letter (Form I, available with the application form) must be attached with the duly filled in application form.

Eligibility: The programme is open to candidates of all categories with Bachelor's Degree in Engineering / Technology / M Sc or equivalent professional degrees (AMIE, etc.) and having a valid GATE score.

To apply:
Candidates have to fill application online only.

The filled application form along with demand draft of Rs. 300/- (Rs. 150/- for SC/ST) drawn in favor of 'IIT Patna', payable at Patna should be submitted to the Assistant Registrar, IIT Patna.

Last date for online application form: April 15, 2013.

Last date for receipt of application form is April 22, 2013.

For more information visit: http://www.iitp.ac.in/

IIT Roorkee M.Tech/M.arch/MURP Admissions 2013

IIT Roorkee M.Tech/M.arch/MURP Admissions 2013

Applications are invited from GATE qualified candidates for admission to the Postgraduate programmes leading to M.Tech/M.Arch/M.U.R.R for the session 2013-14 IIT graduate (Direct) without GATE (having minimum CGPA of 8.00 on 10 point scale) and Sponsored candidates are also eligible for admission. For admission to PG and Ph.D programmes. Candidates need to register and fill the application form Online only by accessing http://pgadm.iitr.ernet.in from March 18,2013and for PDF, candidates can apply only off-line by downloading application form from the institute website.

Application fee :
M.Tech / M.Arch / MURP : Rs.400/- for Gen / OBC category candidates and rs.200/- for SC/ST/PD category candidates plus fee of Rs.100 per additional department (if applied)

Ph.D and Post Doctoral Fellowship programme : Rs.200/- per department for all categories of candidates.

To Apply : The candidates for admission to PG/Ph.D programmes are required to apply on-line and then after finalizing download the completed application form and Bank challan from form http://pgadm.iitr.ernet.in and then deposit the above requisite fee in any branch of State Bank of India throughout the country the country on or before April 23,2013. For PDF the fee will only be accepted trough Demand Draft in favour of Chairman PG Admission payable at Roorkee on or before April 23,2013.

The application process will only be assumed to be completed when following documents are sent to the Chairman,PG Admissions Office, Indian Institute of Technology Rookree, Roorkee-247667,Uttarakhand on or before April 23,2013

1) Print out of filled on-line application or downloaded application form duly filled
2) IIT Roorkee bank challan copy
3) Other necessary documents as per the information Brochure

For any query contact : 01332-284010/285875

Last date for applying online is April 18,2013

For more information visit : http://www.iitr.ac.in/

IIT Rajasthan M.Tech/Ph.D Admissions 2012

IIT Rajasthan M.Tech/Ph.D Admissions 2012

Indian Institute of Technology-IIT Rajasthan M.Tech/Ph.D Admissions 2012

Admission Notice M.Tech / Ph.D Program

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for M.Tech / Ph.D programs of the institute. Teaching and research activities of the institute especially for M.Tech and Ph.D Programmes are structured around various Centres of Excellence (COEs) of the Institute. For further information regarding admission process. eligibility criteria, COEs, pl refer to appropriate links from the Institute's website http://www.iitj.ac.in. Pl. note that last date of filling the online application forms is 23rd April, 2012.

For more information visit : http://www.iitj.ac.in/

IIT Roorkee M.Tech/M.arch/MURP Admissions 2012

IIT Roorkee M.Tech/M.arch/MURP Admissions 2012

Applications are invited from GATE qualified candidates for admission to the Postgraduate programmes leading to M.Tech/M.Arch/M.U.R.R for the session 2012-13 IIT graduate (Direct) without GATE (having minimum CGPA of 8.00 on 10 point scale) and Sponsored candidates are also eligible for admission. For admission to PG and Ph.D programmes. Candidates need to register and fill the application form Online only by accessing http://pgadm.iitr.ernet.in and for PDF, candidates can apply only off-line by downloading application form from the institute website.

Application fee - M.Tech / M.Arch / MURP - Rs.400/- for Gen / OBC category candidates and rs.200/- for SC/ST/PD category candidates plus fee of Rs.100 per additional department (if applied)

Ph.D and Post Doctoral Fellowship programme - Rs.200/- per department for all categories of candidates.

How to Apply :
The candidates for admission to PG/Ph.d/PDF programmes are required to download Bank challan Proforma from http://pgadm.iitr.ernet.in and then deposit the above requisite fee in any branch of Punjab National Bank throughout the country on or before 20th April, 2012. The application process will only be assumed to be completed when following documents are sent to the Chairman, PG Admissions Office, Indian Inst. of Technology, Roorkee, Roorkee - 247 667. Uttarakhand on or before 25th April, 2012.

For more information visit : http://www.iitr.ac.in/

MBA Admissions at IITs 2012

MBA Admissions at IITs 2012

IITS offer 2 year full time MBA Programme (Regular and Industry Sponsored). IIT Bombay offers M.Mgt. degree wheareas other IITs offer MBA degree. For details and online application, pl visit to the website of the respective institutes :

Institute Website

IIT Bombay www.som.iitb.ac.in
IIT Delhi www.iitd.ac.in
IIT Kanpur www.iitk.ac.in
IIT Kharagpur www.som.iitkgp.ernet.in
IIT Madras www.doms.iitm.ac.in
IIT Roorkee www.iitr.ac.in

STEPS :

Fill in "Online Application Form" (see website of the IIT you want to apply to) and submit application before the deadline, separately for each IIT.

Short-listed candidates will be called for GD/GT and interview separately by each IIT.

Selection depends on Valid CAT/GMAT (NRI) scores, Academic record and work experience, if any.

IITs now use CAT for short-listing the candidates for their MBA programme. IIMs have no role either in the selection process or in the conduct of the Programme.

IIT Madras MBA Admissions 2012

IIT Madras MBA Admissions 2012

Applications are invited for admission to Two Year Full Time MBA Program 2012 at Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras

Eligibility :
The minimum academic qualifications to apply for admission to the MBA program at IIT Madras are as follows:

• B.E./B.Tech. (or equivalent) with First Class (or equivalent) from a recognized Institution or University

• A Masters degree with First Class (or equivalent) in any discipline from a recognized Institution or University.

• Final year students (of the above-mentioned program) are also eligible to apply.

Sponsored Candidates:

Candidates must have a minimum work experience of two years in the sponsoring organization. Applicants with a valid, good score in national level entrance tests such as CAT/XAT/MAT or equivalent would be preferred.

Non-Resident Indian and Foreign Nationals should have minimum qualification with good score in GMAT.

To Apply : Application is available online through http://www.doms.iitm.ac.in

Last date for receipt of form : 27 January 2012

Admissions Co-ordinator
MBA Programme,
Department of Management Studies,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai. PIN - 600036. Tamil Nadu.
Ph: 044 - 22575551
Email: msoffice@iitm.ac.in

For more information visit: http://www.doms.iitm.ac.in/

IIT GATE 2012 Application Process

IIT GATE 2012 Application Process

IIT Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering-GATE 2012 Admissions Process

Organizing Institute : Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

GATE 2012 for admission to Postgraduate Courses (Master's and Doctoral) in the country with MHRD and other Government Scholarships or Assistantships in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Science is open to those who qualify in GATE.

Candidates have to apply only ONLINE. The application fee is Rs 1000/- for General/OBC category candidates and Rs 500/- for the SC/ST/PD category candidates. The application fee is non-refundable

Important Dates :

Commencement of Online application : 12th September 2011
Last date for submission of Online application (website closure) : 17th October 2011
Last date for receipt of printed version of Online application at respective zonal GATE office : 24 October 2011

Detailed information about GATE 2012 can be obtained from th websites given below

Websites of IISc and IITs

IISc, Bengaluru : gate.iisc.ernet.in
IIT Delhi : www.iitd.ac.in/gate
IIT Kanpur : www.iitk.ac.in/gate
IIT Madras: gate.iitm.ac.in
IIT Bombay: www.iitb.ac.in/gate
IIT Guwahati: www.iitg.ernet.in/gate
IIT Kharagpur:gate.iitkgp.ac.in
IIT Roorkee: www.iitr.ac.in/gate

Date of Examination
Online (AE,AG,AR,GG,MN and TF) : January 29, 2012 (Sunday)
Offline (other papers) : February 12, 2012 (Sunday)

For more information visit : http://www.iitk.ac.in/gate/gate2012/

IIT Gandhinagar M.Tech Admissions 2011

IIT Gandhinagar M.Tech Admissions 2011

IIT Gandhinagar invites applications to M.Tech programmes in Chemical, and Civil Engineering for the year 2011-2012. The M.Tech curriculum at IIT Gandhinagar has been designed to be highly creative with a focus on interdisciplinary skills. For more information on the departments and faculty please look at IIT Gandhinagar website http://www.iitgn.ac.in/

1. Minimum Eligibility
* At least 55% marks in B.E. /B.Tech or equivalent in appropriate branches (50% marks for SC /ST)
* Candidate must have qualified GATE
Above mentioned eligibility criteria is minimum and Institute may use higher cut-offs to shortlist the candidates for interview/selection rounds.

Application form can be downloaded from www.iitgn.ac.in/mtech.htm. There are no application fees. Last date for receiving hard copy of applications is 15 April, 2011

Completed application forms may be submitted to -:
Assistant Registrar (Academics)
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Vishwakarma Government Engineering College Campus
Chandkheda, Visat-Gandhinagar Highway, Ahmedabad
Gujarat, India - 382424
Email: mtech.application@iitgn.ac.in

for more information visit-: http://www.iitgn.ac.in/

IIT MA Development Studies At Guwahati 2009

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI Admissions 2009
Admission to MA in Development Studies programme, to start from July 2009
Applications are invited for admission to the Master of Arts (MA) programme in Development Studies, starting in July 2009, as per details of information indicated below.

Categories of Students for MA Programme in Development Studies
I) REGULAR (FULL -TIME)

These are students who work full-time for their MA degree.

II) SPONSORED (FULL-TIME)

A candidate in this category is sponsored by a recognised R&D organisation, academic institution, governmental organization, NGO, development agency or industry for doing MA in the Institute on a full-time basis. The applicant must be a regular employee of his/her organisation with at least two years of experience at the time of admission and be engaged in professional work in the discipline in which admission is sought. He/She will not receive any financial support from the Institute. Sponsorship letter (Form I) must be attached with the application.

Eligibility for Regular MA Candidates

A Bachelor’s Degree of minimum 3 years duration or its equivalent from a recognised University, in any discipline with a minimum average of 50 % marks or 5.5 CPI in a 10-point scale [ 45 % or 5.0 CPI in a 10-point scale, for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Person with Disability (PD) candidate].

Candidates appearing in their final Bachelor’s Degree examinations are also eligible to apply, provided they (a) obtain a minimum aggregate of 50% Marks (45% for SC/ST/PD) in their first and second year of university examinations taken together, and (b) they appear in all their qualifying degree examination subjects by 24-07-2009. If selected, such candidates shall be admitted provisionally; and they will have to furnish the results of their qualifying degree examination latest by 01-09-2009 - failure to which their admission shall get automatically cancelled.

Eligibility for Sponsored (Full-Time) MA Candidates

Same as for `Regular’ candidates, but also fulfilling additional conditions specified for Sponsored (Full-Time) candidates, as indicated under “Categories of Students for MA Programme”.

Reservation of Seats for SC, ST, OBC and PD categories: As per Govt. of India rules. OBC(Non-creamy layer) candidates will have to enclose certificate and self-declaration statement as per formats as indicated at ANNEXURES-I and II.

Financial Support

(For regular students, who are Indian nationals)

Institute Merit-Cum-Means (MCM) Scholarship is awarded to MA students (regular category) of the Institute with parents’ income not exceeding Rs.2,00,000/- per annum, for a period of 2(two) years. A maximum of 25% of the MA students belonging to general category who fulfill the income criterion and the merit criterion are eligible for the scholarship. The merit criterion for General category students is: (i) a CPI of 6.5 for 2nd year or (ii) 60% marks in the qualifying examination for the 1st year of the MA programme. Students are not considered for MCM scholarships if they have passed their +2 examination from non-govt. schools with annual fees more than Rs.30,000/- (Thirty thousand).

The Merit-cum-Means Scholarship consists of:
a) For general category: Tuition fee waiver and Rs.1000/- per month for four months per semester
b) For SC/ST category: Concession of tuition fee exemption will be admissible to all SC/ST students irrespective of their parents’ income. For SC/ST students with parents’ income not exceeding Rs.2,00,000/- per annum, following

additional benefits will be admissible:
i) Free messing (Dues of only basic menu),
ii) Exemption from Hostel room rent and
iii) A pocket allowance of Rs.250/- per month
The above facilities are awarded for four months per semester and for two semesters.

Application Procedure
Application forms with details can be downloaded from the links given below. Application forms and Information Brochures can also be obtained from the Deputy Registrar (Academic), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati - 781 039, Assam, personally or by ordinary Post. To receive application forms by post, send a request along with a self-addressed unstamped envelope (24cm x 15cm size). Request for form must be sent in an envelope super-scribed with ‘Request for MA Application form’.

Filled in application forms complete with copies of mark sheets/certificates and other testimonials and a DD for Rs.150/- (Rs.75/- for SC/ST/PD candidates) drawn in any nationalized bank and payable at Guwahati, in favour of Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, should be sent to the Head, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati – 781 039, Assam, to reach on or before 3 June 2009. The words “Application for MA admission” should be written on the top of the envelope for sending the completed form.

Selection

Applicants satisfying the eligibility requirement will be assessed for selection through a written test. The written test aims at assessment of knowledge about contemporary issues in the field and sensitivity to social issues, expressed through written analysis in English.

Date of Issue of Application Forms: 7 May 2009 onwards

Last Date for issuing Application Forms: By Ordinary Post – 21 May 2009, In Person – 22 May 2009

Last Date for receiving Application Forms: 3 June 2009
For more info visit: http://www.iitg.ernet.in/