HSEE 2025 Exam - Exam Date, Registration, Pattern, Syllabus, Sample Papers, Cutoff, Previous Year Papers

IIT Madras will not be conducting Humanities & Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE) from this year. The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences has restructured its M.A. programme. The Department will offer M.A. programmes in Development Studies, Economics, and English Studies. The duration of the programme is 2 years. GATE Score is used to provide admission instead of HSEE. 

Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE) will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and the applications will be invited for granting admission to five years integrated Master of Arts (MA) programmes to the eligible candidates through for the academic session 2023-2024. The candidates who are willing to take admission in different MA programs must submit the application form before the due date for HSEE 2023. Only eligible candidates are required to participate in the registration process of HSEE 2023.

The Indian Institutes of Technology, (IIT) Madras administers the national-level HSEE (Humanities & Social Sciences Entrance Examination)  exam each year.

The below table provides the important highlights of the HSEE 2023 exam:

IIT Madras has released the important dates of HSEE 2023, and the detailed exam schedule can be checked below -

The detailed HSEE 2023 admission fee structure has been tabulated below - 

• SC/ST and PwD students are exempted from payment of tuition fees of Rs. 3,000/- per semester irrespective of the parental income

HSEE Application Form 2023 will be made available on the official website of HSEE 2023. The candidates who meet the eligibility criteria and are interested in pursuing MA program through HSEE 2023 conducted by IIT Madras must fill the application form of HSEE 2023 properly by visiting the official website once the application form will be released by the concerned authority. The application form details can be checked by the students as mentioned below:

• Applicants will have to register themselves by visiting the official website of IIT Madras.
• The candidates will require basic details such as their name, mobile number, email id, etc to register themselves online and they will receive a registration number
• With the help of their login credentials, the applicants can fill the form by entering all the personal and academic details as required in the application form.
• Once the basic details are filled, the applicants need to upload all the scanned documents of their education qualification, any relevant certificate, photograph, scanned signature etc. 
• The candidates need to submit their application fee online to complete the registration form. 

The candidates willing to appear for HSEE Exam 2023 must meet the eligibility criteria for filling the application form and taking admission through HSEE 2023. The candidates should check the eligibility criteria for HSEE 2023 before filling the application form. IF any candidate is found to be not meeting the eligibility criteria at any stage, then their application form will be rejected by the concerned authority. The HSEE Eligibility Criteria 2023 is mentioned below for your kind reference.

• Must have completed class XII from CBSE board or any other recognised board.
• Intermediate or 2 Pre-University examinations recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.
• The candidates who are in the final examination of the 2-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the NDA are also eligible to appear for HSEE 2023. 
• Senior secondary school Examination conducted by the NIOS with a minimum of 5 subjects.
• Any Public School like the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities.
• Candidates must obtain a minimum of 60% marks from those who represent General, GEN-EWS, and OBC-NCL categories. 
• Candidates who aren’t citizens of India at the time of registering for HSEE 2023 (by birth
  or naturalized) are treated as foreign nationals.
• Candidates born on or after October 01, 1995, are eligible for HSEE 2023.
• General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London, Cambridge, or Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
• High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.

The Exam Pattern is the most crucial element that the candidate should look after before appearing for the HSEE 2023 exam. The knowledge about HSEE Exam Pattern 2023 will help the aspirants in effective preparation for the exam. The candidates appearing for HSEE 2023 exam will be able to understand the structure of the question paper with the help of HSEE 2023 Exam pattern.  One can check the basis exam pattern as mentioned below:

• The exam paper will be conducted in two parts. While the first part will have Multiple Choice Questions, the second part will be essay based.
• The duration of the exam for Part 1 is 150 minutes and Part 2 is 30 minutes.
• Part I will test the knowledge of English, Analytical and Quantitative Ability, and General Studies
• Part II will test the knowledge of writing skills via Essay Writing which will be based on current affairs and general knowledge.
• HSEE questions mainly test the knowledge of English, current affairs, etc.

The HSEE syllabus 2023 should be preferred by all the candidates who aspire to appear and qualify HSEE 2023 exams. The candidates are expected to go through the detailed syllabus as given on the official website for both Part 1 and Part 2. Part 1 of the syllabus is available in detail; however Part 2 focuses on essays based on current affairs. The outline for HSEE 2023 syllabus is mentioned below: 

Part 1

This section will include the questions from the areas mentioned below:

• English
• General Studies 
• Analytical and Quantitative Ability
• Environmental and Ecology

Part 2

This section will consist of essay writing that will be based on general knowledge and current affairs.

The HSEE 2023 Admit Card is expected to be released a few days before the entrance exam on the official website.  The candidates will be able to download their admit card for the HSEE 2023 exam if they have submitted the application form successfully. It is important for the candidates to know that the HSEE 2023 admit card is a mandatory document that has to be carried along with the students on the day of the examination. The students will not be allowed to enter the examination hall without a valid HSEE 2023 admit card.

The answer key of HSEE 2023 will be released on the official website after conducting the entrance examination. The candidates who have appeared for the entrance examination will be able to check the answer key released on the official website. With the help of the answer key, candidates will be able to get the estimated marks and check for their chances of selection in context to the cut-off marks released for last year. Candidates must check the HSEE Answer Key for verifying their responses through the official answer key of HSEE published on this page. They can also challenge the answer key in case they find any discrepancies within a stipulated time frame.

HSEE 2023 Result is expected to be declared in June 2023 on the official website. The candidates will be able to check their respective results by entering the login credentials. The result will be available online and the students will not be intimidated separately about their results.  The HSEE Result 2023 will also be considered as a merit list to take admission in all the participating colleges. The merit list will have details of the candidates, marks obtained in both parts and their ranks.

Once the merit list is announced by the exam conducting body, the candidates will be called out for counselling sessions. The students will be allotted seats as per the ranks obtained and choice of course and college. The candidates must carry the specified documents to verify at the time of seat allocation by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. If the candidates are satisfied with the seat selection, then they will have to pay the booking amount to confirm their seats. The important documents that need to be carried for HSEE Counselling 2023 are mentioned below.

• HSEE 2023 Application Form
• Class 10th Passing Certificate
• Class 12th Passing Certificate
• HSEE 2023 Admit Card
• HSEE 2023 Rank Card
• Category Certificates (If applicable)

The reservation of seats will be as per the reservation criteria of the government of India.

The categories and the percentage of reservation are as follows:

• Other Backward Classes belonging to Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) – 27% of seats
• Scheduled Tribe (ST) – 7.5%
• Scheduled Caste (SC) – 15%
• Persons with Disabilities (PwD) – 3%

The option of selecting the test centre is available during the form filling process for the candidates. The students can choose any of the below mentioned test centres for appearing in the HSEE 2023 exam. 

HSEE is conducted every year by the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras. The institute is  also responsible for preparing the eligibility, exam pattern, and result for the exam.

The Chairman

HSEE-2023

JEE Office

IIT Madras

Chennai–600036

Phone: (044) 2257 8220

Fax: (044) 22578224

Email: hsee@iitm.ac.in

HSEE website: https://hsee.iitm.ac.in