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Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has announced notification for Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE) for admission into Master of Arts Programmes in Development Studies and English Studies. These are five year integrated post graduate programmes. Application process for HSEE is completely online. Following are details of programmes and admission process for 2012-13:

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) is one of the earliest departments established at IIT Madras. The programmes are essentially multi disciplinary in nature. The faculty consists of experienced and qualified persons from diverse disciplines such as English, Philosophy, Economics, History, Sociology and German Studies. The HSS Department is also offering doctoral programmes in the disciplines of humanities and social sciences.

1) Integrated M.A. in Development Studies
2) Integrated M.A. in English Studies

All the candidates admitted through HSEE have to pay the fee as prescribed below:

1) One time payment: Rs. 1750
2) Semester fees : Rs. 6150 per semester
3) Refundable Caution Deposit: Rs. 2000
4) Hostel and other fees: Rs. 12,929 for first semester and Rs. 11,929 per each semester thereafter.

SC and ST candidates will be exempted from payment of tuition fees of Rs.3,000/- per semester irrespective of their parental income. Interested candidates can apply for HSEE 2012 through website http://hsee.iitm.ac.in. Online application procedure will commence from 20th December 2011 to 20th January 2012. For more details, you can contact at The Chairman, HSEE – JEE Office, IIT Madras, Chennai – 600 036. Telephone: 044 – 2257 8220, E-Mail : hsee@iitm.ac.in, Webpage: http://hsee.iitm.ac.in .

Anna University of Technology (Academic Campus, Jothipuram), Coimbatore has announced notification for admission to part time engineering programmes for the year 2011-12. Part Time B.E. is offered in the disciplines of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering. All these programmes will be conducted in University premises under part time mode only. Following are details of eligibility and application procedure:

Qualification: Applicants should have passed the Diploma examination in Engineering / Technology in the relevant branch offered by State Board of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu . They should have secured the diploma at least two years before the last date prescribed for submission of application. Candidates should be working within a distance of 90 km from the University as the classes will start at 6.00 pm regularly. Candidates from other specializations of Diploma also can apply if the specialization is recognized as equivalent to the respective field of study. Anna University is also offering MBA, MCA and M.Sc. (IT) programmes in distance mode for which notification has been issued recently.

Selection Procedure for BE Part Time Courses: Candidates will be selected based on marks in qualifying examination and marks for work experience. Weightage for qualifying examination is 75 percent and work experience will be given 25 percent weightage. Total fee payable in the first semester is Rs. 21500 which includes one time admission fee of Rs. 4000 and refundable deposit of Rs. 5000. Fee payable for every semester is Rs. 12500.

Interested candidates can apply online through website www.autcbe.ac.in. Those applying for more than one department should submit separate applications. Detailed instructions for filling online applications is given on the website www.autcbe.ac.in . Filled in applications should be submitted online only. If any seats are left vacant, they will be filled with general category. Duration of the programme is 3 1/2 years and comprises of 7 semesters. Classes will be held from 6 PM to 9 PM on all working days making it convenient for working professionals. Last date for the receipt of completed applications is 9th December 2011.