IIT Gandhinagar invites applications for MA in Society and Culture; deadline January 15

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT GN) is inviting applications for registration to its postgraduate programme in society and culture for the academic year starting July 2025. Students with a bachelor’s degree in any discipline can directly apply through the official website at admissions.iitgn.ac.in.

The deadline to apply for the MA in Society and Culture programme is January 15, 2025. The interdisciplinary programme in society and culture widens opportunities in policy think-tanks, industry roles such as journalism, advertising, media, communications and HR, the IIT GN official statement read.

Jaison Manjaly, professor of humanities and social sciences, IIT Gandhinagar, said: “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. The programme provides exposure to key disciplines within Humanities and Social Sciences, such as anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, development studies, economics, history, indigenous studies, philosophy, literature, translation studies.”

“The programme provides 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 Gandhinagar Explorer Fellowships; UG TA opportunities, taking advantage of the national and international academic and industrial internship opportunities and much more,” Manjaly added.

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IIT Gandhinagar: MA in Society and Culture scope

The institute said that the MA in Society and Culture programme is interdisciplinary in nature and equips the students for a variety of roles in various fields. It also provides scope in the academic roles such as teaching or research in ecological sciences and public policy, among other international PhD opportunities, the institute added.

Students applying for the MA in Society and Culture will get an opportunity to present their research work at national and international conferences, for which the institute will provide travel scholarships of up to Rs 60,000.