HSEE 2022 Exam - Application Form, Dates, Eligibility, Admit Card, Syllabus, Result

Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination or also known as HSEE is a national level entrance test conducted every year for candidates seeking admission to various MA programmes offered at Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) of the institute. The admission process and entrance exam of HSEE is conducted by Indian Institute of Madras. The HSEE application form 2022 will be released in month of January. 

Before starting application process, candidates should check the eligibility criteria and ensure that they meet the necessary requirements to be eligible for admission. Candidates have to fill and submit the application form of HSEE 2022 before the submission deadline. The admit card for HSEE 2022 entrance exam will be released in online mode. Only those candidates who have submitted the application form will be able to download the HSEE admit card 2022 by using their user ID and password. The HSEE 2022 entrance exam will be conducted in both online and offline mode. The HSEE entrance exam result 2022 will be announced on the official website.

Before candidates sit down to fill the application form, they should check the HSEE eligibility criteria 2022 laid down by the conducting body. The HSEE 2022 eligibility criteria is the minimum requirements that candidates must possess to be eligible for appear in the entrance exam. Thus, candidates who wish to appear for the HSEE 2022 should check the eligibility criteria mentioned below.

Minimum Eligibility

• Candidates of general category and OBC category must have scored a minimum of 60 per cent aggregate marks in the qualifying examination.
• Candidates of SC, ST and PwD categories are required to possess a minimum of 55 per cent aggregate marks in the qualifying examination.
• If the qualifying marks are released in the form of grades, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying equivalent marks, and submit it at the time of joining.

Candidates must have passed any one of the given qualifying examinations -

• The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.

• The final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defense Academy.

• Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a Board or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.

• Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.

• H.S.C. vocational examination.

• Any Public School, Board or University examination in India or in a foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities

• High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.

• General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card | Other

The HSEE application process 2022 will be released in the month of January. The application form of HSEE 2022 must be filled and submitted within the submission deadline. The HSEE 2022 application process is divided into two parts. Check out the detailed description of the HSEE application process 2022 given below. 

Registration

The first stage of HSEE application process is the registration. To register themselves, candidates have to enter a valid e-mail ID and mobile number in the registration window. Candidates must ensure that provided details must be correct as all the further communications related to HSEE 2022 will be made through the email ID provided by the candidate during the registration process. 

Documents to be Uploaded

Photograph

• Given here are the size and dimension details of the images to be uploaded.  The scanned image of the photograph must be in jpg/jpeg format only. 
• The size of the photo image must be greater than 15 kb and less than 40 kb 
• The dimension of the photo image must be 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5cm (height) only.

Signatures: 

• The scanned images of the signature must be in jpg/jpeg format only. 
• The size of the signature image must be greater than 10 kb and less than 30 kb 
• Dimension of signature image should be 3.5 cm (length) x 1.5 (height) only. 
• Supporting Documents: Scanned images of class 10 Certificate/10+2 certificate (if available)

Date of Birth Certificate

OBC-NCL/SC/ST/PwD category certificate (if applicable) must be in jpg/jpeg format only. 

List of Documents to be uploaded

• Scanned photograph and signatures of the candidate. 
• Scanned copy of 10th Class Public Examination certificate for Name and proof of date of birth.
• Scanned copy of 10+2 Class mark sheet (if already passed 10+2 examination). 
• Scanned copy of category certificate (SC/ST/OBC-NCL-Undertaking).

Application Fee

Candidates can pay the application fee via Net Banking/Credit Card/Debit Card/Indian Bank challan which will be generated during the process of application. 

• Female candidates and SC, ST, PwD candidates have to pay Rs. 1200/- 
• While candidates belonging to the General/ OBC category have to pay - Rs. 2400/-. 
• Additional service charges Rs.40/-.of the Bank also has to be paid by the candidates.

Fields to be filled in the Application Form of HSEE 2022

The following fields have to be filled in the application form.

Name of the Candidate

Candidates must enter their name in capital letters as given in the High School (10th standard) certificate. Leave one blank box between consecutive words of the name. 

Category

Candidates must choose category General, SC, ST or OBC-NCL from the drop-down box. Category once declared cannot be changed at a later date.  Candidates must note that if they fail to produce the necessary certificate, the candidate will be considered as a general category (GE) candidate.  

Gender

Candidates can choose the gender from drop-down box as appropriate.  

Nationality 

Choose from the drop-down box as appropriate.  

Date of Birth

Select the date, month and year of the birth as per the English Calendar and as recorded in the High School Class 10 certificate.  

Complete Postal Address

Here, the complete postal address to which all communication is to be sent must be entered. The address must include C/O name if required, and other details including the PIN CODE.  

E-mail address

Enter a valid e-mail address.

Mobile/Phone Number

Enter 10-digit valid mobile number and/or the landline number with STD code. Mobile number will be used by the institute to communicate important messages in the form of “SMS”

Choice of City of Examination

Candidates can select an exam centre of their convenience from the drop-down box of the different cities where HSEE 2022 will be conducted.

Application Fees

Candidates preparing for the entrance exam are highly suggested to check out the HSEE exam pattern 2022as it will help them get a better understanding of the entrance test. The HSEE exam pattern 2022 mentions numerous important details about the entrance test and question paper such as the types of questions and the sectional division and duration to attempt each section. The entrance exam of HSEE 2022 will be conducted for a total duration of 3 hours. It will include both multiple choice and descriptive type of questions. Candidates who wish to appear for HSEE 2022 should can check their exam pattern here.

The admit card HSEE 2022 will be released in online mode. Only those candidates who have submitted the application form and paid the application fee can download the HSEE 2022 admit card. Candidates can download the HSEE admit card 2022 by entering their user ID and password in the login window. The HSEE admit card 2022 will be available till the examination day. The admit card of HSEE 2022 will carry various key details such as address of the exam centre and the reporting time for the exam.

The HSEE 2022 admit card mentions the following details -

• Name of candidate
• Photograph
• Date of birth
• Address and category of the candidate
• Name and the address of the examination centre allotted

The candidate is expected to carefully examine the HSEE admit card for all the above-mentioned entries on the HSEE 2022 admit card. In case of any discrepancy, the candidate must inform the Chairman, HSEE, immediately by phone/email/fax.

The result of HSEE 2022 will be declared in online mode. The exam conducting body will prepare a common merit list for those candidates who have passed the entrance exam with a minimum aggregate of 50 per cent marks. It must be noted that a separate merit list will be prepared for candidates belonging to the reserved categories. 

Candidates belonging to the OBC-NCL should score 45 per cent in the examination to qualify.

Candidates belonging to SC and ST categories must score at least 25 per cent in the examination

A Common Rank List (CRL) will be prepared for PwD candidates. PwD candidates must score at least 25 per cent in the examination to qualify.

Tiebreaker

In case of a tie in both Part II and aggregate marks, the candidate who scores more marks in the “General Studies” section of Part I will be given a higher rank. If a tie occurs in all of the aggregate, Essay writing, and General studies marks, then, the candidate who scores more marks in the “Analytical Abilities” section of Part I will receive a higher rank. If a tie occurs after all the above-mentioned tie-breaking criteria, the candidate will be given the same rank.