The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar) is inviting applications to its postgraduate programme in Society and Culture. Candidates interested to join the MA Society and Culture for the academic year starting from July 2025 can check the official website at hss.iitgn.ac.in/masc and apply at admissions.iitgn.ac.in/pgadmission/login.
The last date to apply for MA (Society and Culture) is January 15, 2025. Students with a bachelor’s degree in any discipline can register for the programme. The last date to apply for MA (Society and Culture) is January 15, 2025. Students with a bachelor’s degree in any discipline can register for the programme.
The programme seeks to provide students with diverse research experiences such as conducting field-work and ethnographic research; visiting historical and archaeological sites in Gujarat; travelling across the country through the IIT UG TA opportunities, taking advantage of the national and international academic and industrial internship opportunities and more.
The key career opportunities and research options available to students graduating from MA in Society and Culture includes working with non-profit (NGOs, policy think-tanks), industry roles such as journalism, advertising or media, communications, writing, human resources; academic roles including teaching or research in ecological sciences and public policy and international PhD opportunities, an IIT Gandhinagar statement added.
Highlighting the unique qualities of the programme, Prof. Jaison Manjaly, Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Gandhinagar, said: “The potential of interdisciplinary knowledge and skills is enormous in our times that lead us to new ways of thinking and finding a solution to a problem. IITGN has designed all of its courses to be flexible and interdisciplinary in nature to enrich and expand a student’s learning experience. The MA in Society and Culture helps students cultivate diverse perspectives on social and cultural factors and understand the intersections between disciplines for a nuanced view of their context.”
Prof. Jaison Manjaly, who is also the Principal Investigator of Curiosity Lab at IIT Gandhinagar, added, “The M.A. in Society and Culture programme provides exposure to key disciplines within the Humanities and Social Sciences, such as anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, development studies, economics, history, indigenous studies, philosophy, literature, translation studies.”
IITGN also provides liberal financial support as well as ‘On-Campus Employment Opportunities’ programme to its students. The Institute also encourages the MA (Society and Culture) students to present their research work at national and international conferences and provides travel scholarships of up to Rs 60,000.
