Selection Procedure for M.A. HSS Programmes 2026–27

The selection depends on the number of vacancies and performance of the candidate in the written test.

List of shortlisted candidates will be displayed on the institute website as well as on the notice board of the HSS department. No separate communication will be sent to the candidates individually.

Written Test

Written test will be of ONE HOUR duration and consist of 50 multiple choice-questions (MCQs) at IIT-ISM Campus on the designated date and time. Question paper will be of 100 marks with the following approximate pattern:

Section	Topic	Weightage	No. of Questions
A	English and Reading Comprehension	40%	20
B	Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude	50%	25
C	Computer & Information Technology	10%	5

The syllabus for the written entrance test is as follows:

• English
English Grammar, English Usage Errors, Jumbled Para, Sentence Correction, Sentence Improvement, Reading Comprehension, Paragraph Completion, One-word Substitution, Synonyms & Antonyms, Idioms & Phrases

• Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude
Sequencing, Statements Arguments, Cause and Effects, Statements Assumptions, Statements and Conclusion, Number Series, Blood Relationship Tests, Coding and Decoding, Inferences, Non-Verbal Reasoning, Analogy Test, Symbol Based Problems, Direction and Distance Test, Analytical Reasoning, Partnership, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Profit & Loss, Percentages, Pipes and Cisterns, Time-Speed-Distance, Work and Wages, Time and Work, Sets and Venn Diagrams, Graphs and number systems, Statistics and Averages.

• Computer Skills

• Word Processing - Introduction, objectives, tabs and indentation, making columns, page-set up, print preview, printing, word art.
• Spreadsheet - Introduction, objectives, types of charts, inserting chart, formula and functions.
• PowerPoint - Introduction, objectives, making presentations using template, inserting video clip, slide transition, customize animation.
• Computer network - Meaning of computer network and its objectives. Functioning of computer network, types of network, tools of network, network connections.
• Internet - Introduction, objectives, classification of websites, uses of internet, email, video conference, social networking, e-governance, e-commerce, chatting, instant messaging.
• Multimedia - Introduction, objectives, multimedia elements, areas of multimedia-education, entertainment, market, fashion etc. tools of multimedia - (i) CD-ROM (ii) Speaker, mike (iii) Hard disk

 

Medical Fitness

• A candidate must be in good health. A candidate is required to submit a medical certificate (as per Annexure III) at the time of reporting at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad signed by the chief medical officer (CMO) or equivalent of a government hospital.
• A candidate will be allowed to take admission only if the certificate produced regarding the candidate's well-being is verified to be satisfactory by IIT(ISM) officials, whose decision in this regard will be final.