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IIT Mandi MA Admission 2023: Applications Open

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Master of Arts [MA] (Development Studies)

Course Fees

Course Duration

2 Years

Tuition Fees

16.00 K

1 Year Fees

54.75 K

Total Fees

87.50 K

Detailed Fees

general

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sc/st

semester	Tuition Fees	Other Fees	Total Fees
semester 1	₹ 16000	₹ 22750	₹ 38.75 K
semester 2	₹ 16000	-	₹ 16.00 K
semester 3	₹ 16000	₹ 750	₹ 16.75 K
semester 4	₹ 16000	-	₹ 16.00 K

Course Information

Course Details

Fees structure:-

MA 2023 Batch (New Entrants) UR/ OBC(NCL) / EWS category – Rs 38750 (1st sem)

MA 2023 Batch (New Entrants) SC/ST/ PwD category – Rs 28750 (1st sem)

MA 2023 Foreign Nationals – Rs 114750

The SC/ST/PH students are given 100% exemption from tuition fees

Students permitted to take Semester Break/Temporary Withdrawal etc. from the program for one or more semesters are required to pay Rs. 2000/- as a continuation fee per semester.

IIT Mandi is inviting applications for its MA program in Development Studies for the academic Session 2023-24.The registration process started on April 1, 2023 and will end on April 25, 2023. The candidates applying for admission are required to fill the application forms online. Based on the applications submitted, the institute will shortlist students for the written test and interview rounds. The list of such candidates will be declared after the application process ends. The dates for the written test and interview rounds will be announced by the institute shortly.

It must be noted that candidates taking admission to MA in Development Studies will also get an opportunity to apply for an M.A.+ PhD. Dual Degree at IIT Mandi. There are certain eligibility criteria that the candidate needs to meet to be eligible for the dual degree program.

Table of Content

IIT Mandi MA Course Highlights
IIT Mandi MA Admission Important Dates
IIT Mandi MA Eligibility Criteria
IIT Mandi MA Selection Criteria
IIT Mandi MA Course Details
IIT Mandi MA Course Fee Structure
IIT Mandi MA FAQs

IIT Mandi MA Course Highlights

IIT Mandi offers a 2-year long full-time Masters programme distributed in 4 semesters.
The credit requirement is 80-82.
A pool of Discipline (18 credits) Electives are offered by the institute.
Students also have to take 6 credits offered in the institute from outside the pool of Discipline Electives for the Development Studies Programme.
In two practicum courses, groups of 3-4 students work one/two faculty members from different Schools and with diverse research interests to address an existing development challenge from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Students can avail IIT Mandi Scholarship for MA programs for waiver off on tuition fee.

IIT Mandi MA Admission 2023: Important Dates

Events	Dates
Commencement of Application Process	April 1, 2023
Last date for submitting applications	April 25, 2023
Date of written test and personal interview	To be announced

IIT Mandi MA Eligibility Criteria

I. Candidates who have qualified for the award of a three/four-year Bachelor Degree (B.A./ B.Sc./ B.Tech./ B.E. or equivalent), after 10+2 or equivalent schooling, from a recognized University or Institute with at least 55% marks/6.0 CGPA on a scale of a 10-point/equivalent (a minimum of 50% marks/5.5 CGPA on a 10-point scale/equivalent for SC/ST/PwD candidates), are eligible to apply for admission to the Program.

II. Applicants awaiting final results in the qualifying exam are also eligible to apply. However, their final selection will be contingent on the production of the final mark/grade sheet satisfying minimum marks.

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IIT Mandi MA Selection Criteria

Eligible candidates are called for a written test/interview round
Based on the performance in the Interview/ written test, candidates get admission in IIT Mandi for M.A Development studies course.

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IIT Mandi MA Course Details

Semester	Subject
1	History of development thought
	Human Geography: A Western Himayan Perspective
	Indian Social Structure and Development
	Information Technology and Development
	Research Methodology for Humanities and Social Sciences
	Natural Resource Development
2	Planning Welfare and Development
	Discipline Elective 1
	Discipline Elective 2
	Discipline Elective 3
	Outside Discipline Elective 1
	Development Studies Practicum 1
	Field Study
3	Discipline Elective 4
	Discipline Elective 5
	Discipline Elective 6
	Outside Discipline Elective 2
4	Post graduate project

IIT Mandi MA Course Fee Structure

Details	1st Semester	2nd Semester	3rd Semester	4th Semester
Admission fees	INR 200	--	--	--
Tuition fees	INR 5000	INR 5000	INR 5000	INR 5000
Registration fees	INR 200	INR 200	INR 200	INR 200
Exam fees	INR 350	INR 350	INR 350	INR 350
Other fees	INR 9750	INR 2450	INR 3200	INR 2450

IIT Mandi MA FAQs

Ques. Does IIT Mandi offer internship opportunities to MA students?

Ans. Yes, during Semester 4, a choice will be given to the students to choose between working on a research project at IIT Mandi and doing a guided internship with an appropriate agency.

Ques. What are the benefits for availing scholarship from IIT Mandi?

Ans. In addition to full tuition fee waiver, following facilities are available to the SC/ST category students in the M.A. programme under this scholarship scheme at IIT Mandi.

A fixed monthly stipend of INR 2000 will be paid for five months per semester for four semesters (Aug-Dec & Feb-June).
Free boarding and lodging will be provided for five months per semester for four semesters.
.An amount of INR 3000/-per year will be reimbursed towards expenses for stationary and books for two years. The bills for the expenditure incurred are required to be produced for reimbursement.

Ques. What is the IIT Mandi Hostel fee?

Ans. IIT Mandi Hostel fee for all program students is INR 6500 per semester. In addition, students need to pay Mess advance Mess of INR 13000 per semester. Due to Covid, IIT Mandi has revised the fee for the time being. Institute has reduced fees for students who have joined after October 31, 2021 and April 15, 2021 from INR 6500 to INR 4550 Per sem.

Ques. Does IIT Mandi offer international admissions?

Ans. Yes, IIT Mandi offers UG and PG courses to Foreign nationals and student exchange programs for a few semesters during the course of the program.

Ques. Who are the recruiters associated with IIT Mandi?

Ans. Some of the top recruiters who participated in the 2020 drive were HPCL, Microsoft, Amazon, CodeNation, Goldman Sachs, DE Shaw, Service Now, Codenation, Razorpay, Oyo Rooms, Byju’s, Sigmoid, LTI, TCS, Toppr, Samsung Delhi, CGI, Mathworks

Placement

Highest Placement	₹ 60.0 Lakhs
Average Placement	₹ 25.2 Lakhs
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College Ranking

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Answered Questions

IIT Mandi- Indian Institute of Technology - [IITM]: 66 answered questions

Ques

Is NIT Trichy better than IIT Mandi?

● Top Answer By Tridiv Banerjee on 25 Feb 22

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Yes NIT Trichy is better than IIT Mandi. NITT is the best NIT in the country. It is better than all new IITs. In recent years, it has been giving good competition to some of the old IITs as well. NITT has a great placement record. In last year’s placement, the average CTC offered was INR 6.5 LPA. The highest CTC offered was INR 42 LPA. Other than placement statistics, NIT Trichy is well known for its technical fest. Pragyan the technical fest of NITT has been ranked among the best in the nation. Being a new IIT, IIT Mandi still doesn’t have a good infrastructure. It also doesn’t have good industry recognition. NIT Trichy on the other hand is old and well-reputed in the corporate world.

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What did Shubham Ajmera, from IIT Mandi, do to break the 1cr barrier and secure a job at Google?

● Top Answer By Kanishk Kapoor on 15 Mar 21

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Securing a job at Google needs a good amount of knowledge and concepts in coding and problem-solving. Shubham Ajmera is considered to be a shy-natured guy, who usually indulged in coding and problem solving most of the time. The points below are a brief routine of his daily lifestyle in college: Shubham Ajmera is a guy, seated usually at the first seat in the class, and giving attention to every lecture of professors. According to his beliefs, classes provide a glimpse idea about the topics, and self-study is needed for attaining mastery. He, being a pure vegetarian, starts his day with bread and milk, following by reading some new books at the library. Shubham is a very workaholic student and takes 5-6 hours of sleep only. Along with attending long lectures and spending hours in self-study, he also attends various seminars, gives lectures to juniors, and discusses real-life problems with professors. His role models are Steve Jobs and A.P.J Abdul Kalam and believe the fact that adhering to one’s role-model provides a way to success in life. He plays chess, mind games, and numbers, thus spending time with extra-curricular activities too, following a strict timetable. These facts about Shubham Ajmera prove his devotion towards education and career, being a student with a lot of passion and zeal.

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How is your life at IIT Mandi?

● Top Answer By Sree Dasgupta on 25 Aug 22

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IIT Mandi offers an enviable campus life. Here is a little insight. Surrounded by mountains, the campus is beautiful and free of pollution. Students are provided with all basic amenities. Wifi speed is decent. Mess food is good. There are also a few canteen facilities available. IIT Mandi has several clubs - Robotronics club, and Programming club. Many cultural and technical events are organized around the academic year. Exodia is the tech-cult fest of IIT Mandi. There are many places to visit around the campus. Overall, you will like being on campus.

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How is the hostel life and campus life at IIT Mandi? At what level is ragging at IIT Mandi?

● Top Answer By Sree Dasgupta on 20 Apr 23

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If you're considering studying at IIT Mandi, here are some points you might find useful: Ragging is not something you need to worry about at IIT Mandi. The seniors are helpful and supportive. The smaller batch strength (compared to other IITs) at IIT Mandi comes with its own advantages. You get opportunities to work on projects even if you have no prior knowledge, as long as you're willing to learn. Unlike other bigger institutions where hundreds of students stay in one hostel, at IIT Mandi, you have clusters of hostels with about 150 students in each hostel. In your first year, you'll stay together with almost the whole batch, but in later years, you get to stay with awesome seniors in your hostel. Some seniors even hold positions in technical secretariats and club coordinators, making it a great environment to work in. You can join clubs and be part of the core team as long as you're willing to work. If you're concerned about placements, rest assured that top companies come for placement and internship drives at IIT Mandi. The institute was placed 6th in median salary. In terms of drawbacks, the sports facilities at IIT Mandi aren't quite up to the mark, but this is expected to improve with more students returning to campus and a new Director taking charge. The roads have been in bad shape this season, but repairs are expected as soon as the weather permits. On the brighter side, there are some fun fests at IIT Mandi to lighten the mood. While not all fests are legendary, Exodia and Rann-Neeti are quite awesome if you get involved. Even the intra-college fests are cool and enjoyable. The sports culture here is just awesome, not just on the campus but even in Mandi, where people are great sports enthusiasts. You can also showcase your technical and non-technical talents at various events. And there's unlimited high-speed internet, although with some restrictions to make you think and explore for solutions.

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Ques

What's it like to attend IIT Mandi?

● Top Answer By Tithi Mukherjee on 21 Sept 22

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IIT Mandi offers an enjoyable college experience. The campus is small and beautiful. The north campus and south campus are separated by a mountain. If you like being in nature, you will certainly enjoy your time here. The faculties are well-experienced and helpful. You can approach them, regarding any of your problems. The lab facilities and infrastructure and good enough to back up the course projects. Under the Startup India campaign, IIT Mandi has been selected as one of the Technology Business Incubators. To encourage good startup ideas, the institute has set up initiatives such as Catalyst. This helps budding entrepreneurs with securing funds, offering in-house consultancy services, and giving access to necessary resources.

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How is the campus of IIT Mandi?

● Top Answer By Sonam Gupta on 20 Mar 21

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Mandi is a beautiful place. The transit campus is located near a very large ground called the paddal ground, surrounded by mountains on all sides, a river flowing right next to the campus. Facilities Although there's not a lot of entertainment facilities like malls and shopping complexes or big multiplexes, there's a small “kusum” theatre where you can go. For shopping there is Indira market where you can find everything you need from a needle to a home theatre system. All electronics stuff like ICS Motors etc. is also available. There are a lot of small hospitals in Mandi and you get free treatment as an IIT student. There are new places to eat in Mandi market, so don't forget to explore. There's a bakery shop called Raman Bakery For amazing pastries and cakes. Also, you get the variety of Pizzas Puffs and a variety of desserts. Also, one of the famous spots is Honey Hut. It's a small café in Mandi that serves Awesome Burgers, Pizzas Rolls and a good variety of desserts. Placement Details: Categories IIT Mandi Course Fee 8.33-10.39 lakh Placement Percentage 70% Highest CTC 12-13 LPA Average CTC 6-8 LPA Recruiting Companies Capgemini, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, KPIT, etc. It has no train connectivity as it is a hilly region. Volvo from Delhi or Chandigarh is the best way to get to Mandi. You can also take a train to Kirathpur and then get a bus to the mandi. You can also get decent amounts of buses to mandi on the highway to manali. The permanent campus for 2nd year students has already moved. The entire college will be shifted in about eight months.

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Is IIT Mandi or Bits Pilani better for studying Computer Science?

● Top Answer By Vaibhav Sinha on 25 Aug 22

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BITS Pilani is better for studying Computer Science. It is an old and reputed technological institute with an excellent placement record. BITS Pilani placements 2022 witnessed the highest CTC of INR 1.33 CPA. The average CTC stood around INR 28.99 LPA. Due to the no reservation policy, the student crowd of the institute is excellent. You will share your classrooms with talented people. BITS has a thriving research culture. From the 2nd year onwards, you can take part in study projects/computer projects/lab-oriented projects. Also, the compulsory internships can be a great value add to your resume.

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Who is/was the most inspiring senior at IIT Mandi?

● Top Answer By Shubham Saxena on 20 Mar 21

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Swapnil Sharma, a CS student at IIT Mandi and Shreyas Bapat of first year. He's a man who did Gsoc in Open Astronomy, placed around 40 lakh packages in Code Nation, and still contributes to SunPy for Summer of Code in Space even after placement. He had been earning freelancing since his first year. His belief in the productiveness of time usage is awesome, and that would continue to inspire students throughout their college life. Likewise, Shreyas is a kind of person who would not want to include some points in his resume that others would find lucky to have; because this guy has done a lot of hell! He gave a flash talk at PyCon India, where eminent personalities like the creator of the Pandas Python Library were present. He has created his own organization, Einstein, which is selected for Socis and can be selected for Gsoc next year, and Shreyas is in charge of the 3rd year Btech students at IIT Bombay and Georgia Tech University. Although his branch is electrical, he is probably one of the best astro-python developers in the world. These two seniors are the most inspiring seniors of IIT Mandi, and they both are also ex-coordinators of Space Technology and Astronomy Cell, (STAC) which is an internationally renowned Astronomy club at IIT Mandi.

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What is it like to live in IIT Mandi's Kamand Campus?

● Top Answer By Amit Bakshi on 16 Mar 21

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IIT Mandi is excellently portrayed with the verse that IIT Mandi cannot have boundaries. With the beauty of nature all around, the campus of IIT Mandi and its surroundings are bliss to the eye. The points below give a brief vision of the campus of IIT Mandi. Traveling towards the campus, there are clouds all around or crossing by some river at times in the way. Visiting the campus, students get mesmerized at their first sight into the unsymmetrical and beautiful natural creation. The hostel and D2 mess are situated just at the footstep of hills, with lots of free space all-around. The roads that connect IIT Mandi and its surroundings are narrow hilly-lanes, with amazing scenic beauty. There is a place close to a valley known as T-point, which is a must-visit. There are mountaineer dogs on the campus, who become friends after staying inside for quite some time. Therefore, a place like IIT Mandi is worth staying and students once having lived there, don’t like any other campus compared to IIT Mandi.

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Is IIT Mandi the most beautiful IIt campus?

● Top Answer By Arjun Purohit on 13 Apr 22

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IIT Mandi isn’t necessarily the most beautiful IIT campus. The campus is certainly picturesque and unique. It is essentially a valley surrounded by mountains. The most unique feature of the campus is the Uhl river that flows through the campus. Tourist places like Kullu-Manali, Prashar, and Rewalsar lakes are just a few hours drive away from the campus. Weather at Mandi stays pleasant throughout the year. During summer temperature ranges between 25-30 degrees while during winter the minimum temptation is 0. If you like to travel, you will love this place.

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