The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur was established in May 1950 in West Bengal. IIT provides undergraduate, postgraduate and integrated postgraduate courses in various disciplines like management/business, technology, and engineering. At present, IIT Alumni occupy many leadership positions due to their business and technological brilliance. The other IIT’s are IIT-BHU, IIT-Indore, IIT-Jodhpur, IIT-Patna, IIT-Bhubaneswar, IIT-Hyderabad, IIT-Gandhinagar, IIT-Mandi, IIT-Ropar, IIT-Roorkee, IIT-Guwahati, IIT-Delhi, IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Madras, IIT-Bombay, and IIT-Kharagpur.

Structure of IIT Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Exam

IIT Humanities and Social Sciences entrance exam consists of two parts. The first part includes objective type questions. The duration of Part I is 2 ½ hours. The questions in Part I are asked from the topics like Environment & Ecology, Indian Society, Indian Economy, Contemporary World Affairs, Analytical and Quantitative Ability, Comprehension Skills, and English. The second part comprises of essay type questions only. The candidates have to complete Part II within half an hour.

Syllabus of IIT Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Exam

English

• Reading Skills
• Grammar
• Vocabulary

Analytical and Quantitative Ability

• Elementary Trigonometry
• Work and Time
• Algebra
• HCF and LCM
• Numbers
• Basic Statistics
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Linear Equations
• Discount
• Logical Reasoning
• Patterns
• Data Interpretation
• Analytical Reasoning

General Studies

• Indian Economics: Money, Banking and public finance, Foreign trade and international economy, Sectoral development, Planning in India, Economic growth and development, Major economic problems, Main features of Indian economy, Understanding the economy
• Indian Society: Indian philosophy and Indian thinkers, History and the making of Indian society, Budhha and his teachings, Westernization and secularization, Indian social demography, Political institutions, Social change in India, Mughal era and the social changes
• Contemporary World Affairs: Hunger and poverty, The aftermath of the Second World War, Literature and art, Democracy and development, Disintegration of the Soviet Union and the decline of communism, Social and economic dimensions of AIDS, Globalization and culture, Rise of international terrorism and fundamentalism
• Environment and Ecology: Solar and other renewable energy, Pollution, Ecosystems, Biotic structure, Global environmental picture, Energy laws, Hydropower, Control strategies, Degradation of soils, Elements in living and non-living systems

Eligibility Criteria

• The candidates who have passed any one of the following exams can apply for the IIT Humanities and Social Sciences entrance test.
• Two-year Pre-University or 12th exam from a recognized university or board
• Final exam of 12th from any recognized State/Central board like Council for Indian School Certificate Exam, Central Board of Secondary Education, etc
• H.S.C Vocational Exam
• High School Certificate Exam of the Cambridge University
• GCE Exam from Cambridge/London/Sri Lanka at the Advanced level
• Final Exam of the 2-year course of the Joint Services Wing of NDA
• Senior Secondary School Exam from  National Open School with at least 5 subjects
• Any University/Public School/Board Exam equivalent to 12th in India or in any foreign country recognized by the Association of Indian Universities

The general category candidates who are applying for IIT entrance test are required to score at least 60% marks in the qualifying exam. The SC/ST candidates are required to score a minimum of 55% marks in the same.

How to Apply?

The candidates can download the application form from the official website of IIT. The students who are belonging to the general category and OBC have to remit an application fee of Rs.1600/-. The SC/ST or physically disabled candidates are required to pay Rs. 800/- only for entrance test. There is an exemption for the payment of fees in case of the female candidates. The applicants have to pay the fees in the form of challan at any branch of Indian Bank within the country.  They can also pay through Account Payee DD drawn in any nationalized bank. The DD has to be taken in favor of Chairman, HSEE, IIT Madras, payable at Chennai. Also, the applicants should pay a processing fee of Rs.10/-.

How to fill the Form?

• Read the information brochure with great care
• Complete all the columns in the application form precisely
• Do not put any box vacant
• Only one application form has to be submitted
• Select the options in the application form with utmost care
• No need to send any acknowledgement card
• Paste the photograph in the printed application form along with the candidate’s signature
• Submit the copy of the paid bank Challan along with the form
• Provide the copies of the 10th and 12th mark sheets

Important Dates (Tentative)

[Please note that we only provide tentative dates based on previous years dates. For exact dates related information it is always best to check official websites only.]

Start of online application: Third week of December, 2012

Last date of receipt of completed application: Last week of January, 2012

Date of entrance test: First week of May, 2012

List of IIT Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Exam Centers

• Hyderabad
• Thiruvananthapuram
• New Delhi
• Kolkata
• Bangalore
• Madurai
• Coimbatore
• Mumbai
• Chennai
• Kochi

Contact Address for IIT Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Exam

• Address: The Chairman, HSEE, JEE Office, IIT Madras, Chennai – 600 036
• Telephone: 044-22578220
• Fax: 2257 8224
• E-Mail: [email protected]
• Web Page: http://hsee.iitm.ac.in

Colleges Accepting IIT Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Exam Score

Indian Institute of Technology

Reference Books on IIT Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Exam

• Essential English Grammar by Murphy
• Elementary Trigonometry by J Hamblin Smith
• Logical Reasoning by Lambert M Surhone
• Basic Statistics by B L Agarwal
• Democracy and Development by Amiya Kumar Bagchi
• Linear Equations by Susan F Marseken
• Environment and Ecology by Joshi
• Data Interpretation by G K Puri
• Indian Society by Sandhya
• Logical and Analytical Reasoning by A K Gupta
• Indian Economic Growth by C S Nagpal
• High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin

Coaching Centers for IIT Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Exam

• Pearson Tandem
• DAMS
• Focus Academy
• Hierank School of Competitions
• Prime Centre
• Brilliant Tutorials
• I.M.S Learning Centre
• Elite Academy
• CET Tutorials Pvt. Ltd
• Zephyr
• Guidance Centre
• Career Forum
• AIMS

Study Plan

• Formulate a well planned time table
• Divide the complete syllabus into sub parts for easy preparation
• Set the time for revision in the time table
• Try to refer all possible standard books
• Note down all the key points while studying
• Answer as many model question papers as possible to acquire the skill of time management
• Complete the studies before the final week
• Use the last week for revising the topics

How and Where To Get the Results?

The candidates can get the result of IIT Humanities and Social Sciences entrance exam from the official website of the institute.

Score Validity

The validity of IIT entrance exam score is for a period of 1 year only.