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MA Timetable Odd Semester 2021

MA in Development Studies:
The M. A. Programme in Development Studies is a multi-disciplinary programme and was initiated in the year 2009. The programme is designed to provide an understanding of various perspectives of development issues, through rigorous course works and guided research. The perspectives are drawn from different disciplines of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Admission:
The programme has a maximum of 48 seats. The admission is conducted through an entrance test for which the announcement is made around the month of February, March. We follow reservation norms as per government rules. The test is conducted in the month of June. A part of the test consists of multiple choice questions. The other part is descriptive. The areas which are covered are current affairs, contemporary economy, politics, society, as well as logical reasoning. Currently the only centre for taking the test is IIT Guwahati.
The results are announced and the list of selected candidates is published in the departmental webpage in due course of time. Admission normally starts towards the end of July, after which the classes start. Information about eligibility and other relevant details are announced on the institute website at the time of advertisement of admission.

Institute Silver Medal
The Institute Silver Medals, for Master of Arts (MA) programmes of the Institute will be awarded to each year to the student who ranks first, obtaining the highest Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) among all graduating students in his/her discipline in that year. In case of a tie in the CPI, the medal will be awarded to the student who has earned the highest number of credits with 10 grade points.

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MA Course Structure (July 2018 onwards)


Semester Courses L T P C
First Semester HS 501 Essentials of Political Theory 3 1 0 8
  HS 515 Introduction to Economics 3 1 0 8
  HS 516 Study of Society 3 1 0 8
  HS 519 Economic History of Colonial India 3 1 0 8
  HS 522 Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3 1 0 8
Total Credit 15 5 0 40
Second Semester HS 503 Sociology of Development 3 1 0 8
  HS 517 Comparative Politics of Developing Countries 3 1 0 8
  HS 523 Economic Development: Theory and Practice 3 1 0 8
  HS 524 Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3 1 0 8
  HS 525 India’s Development: Issues and Debates 3 1 0 8
Total Credit 15 5 0 40
Third Semester Elective I 3 0 0 6
  Elective II 3 0 0 6
  Elective III 3 0 0 6
  Elective IV 3 0 0 6
  Elective V 3 0 0 6
  HS 698 Phase I of dissertation 0 0 8 8
Total Credit 15 0 8 38
Fourth Semester Elective VI 3 0 0 6
  HS 699 Dissertation 0 0 32 32
Grand Total Credits 156


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Semester I

Code Course Name L–T-P Credits
HS 501 Essentials of Political Theory 3-1-0 8
HS 515 Introduction to Economics 3-1-0 8
HS 516 The Study of Society 3-1-0 8
HS 519 Economic History of Colonial India 3-1-0 8
HS 522 Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3-1-0 8
HS 630 Causal Interference in Development Economics 3-0-0 6

Semester II

Code Course Name L–T-P Credits
HS 503 Sociology of Development 3-1-0 8
HS 517 Comparative Politics of Developing Countries 3-1-0 8
HS 523 Economic Development: Theory and Practice 3-1-0 8
HS 525 India’s Development: Issues and Debates 3-1-0 8
HS 524 Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3-1-0 8

Semester III

Code Course Name L–T-P Credits
HS 698 Phase I of dissertation 0-0-8 8
Elective I Elective I 3-0-0 6
Elective II Elective II 3-0-0 6
Elective III Elective III 3-0-0 6
Elective IV Elective IV 3-0-0 6
Elective V Elective V 3-0-0 6

Semester IV

Code Course Name L–T-P Credits
HS 699 Dissertation 0-0-32 32
Elective VI Elective VI 3-0-0 6

Electives

SL.No Code Course Name
1 HS 514 Agriculture and Rural Development
2 HS 507 Caste and the Politics of Development
3 HS 508 Colonial Economy and the Politics of Development in India
4 HS 510 Development Anthropology
5 HS 511 Gender and Development
6 HS 605 Reflections on India’s Development
7 HS 607 Science, Technology and Society
8 HS 606 Sociology of Gender
9 HS 608 Rural Labour Market in India
10 HS 609 Globalization and Sustainable Development
11 HS 610 Development and Human Rights
12 HS 611 Human Development: Theory and Practice
13 HS 613 Statistical Method for Social Sciences
14 HS 619 Social Discrimination
15 HS 624 Land, Dispossession and Development
16 Elective I Elective I
17 Elective II Elective II
18 Elective III Elective III
19 Elective IV Elective IV
20 Elective V Elective V
21 Elective VI Elective VI
22 HS 630 Causal Interference in Development Economics
23 HS 509 language issues in globalisation
24 HS 512 Critical Development Theory
25 HS 506 Interrogating Modernity
26 HS 513 Transnationalism and Migration: Issues of Development
27 HS 520 Environment and Development
28 HS 521 Region,Nation and the Making of Post-Colonial India
29 HS 526 Conflict and Financial Diplomacy
30 HS 601 Philosophy of Social Sciences
31 HS 602 Planning and Project Management
32 HS 603 International Trade and Development
33 HS 605 Reflections on India’s Development
34 HS 612 Peace and Conflict Resolution
35 HS 614 Political Participation in Developing Asia
36 HS 615 Gandhi: The Man and His Ideas
37 HS 618 Modern Political and Social Imaginaries
38 HS 620 Political Economy of Agrarian Development
39 HS 622 Power, Politics, and Urban Space
40 HS 626 Global Public Health
41 HS 627 Water Economics
42 HS 628 The Efficacy of Visual Images

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Code Semester Stream Course Name L-T-P-C Faculty
HS 503 II Sociology Sociology of Development 3-1-0-8 Sambit Mallick
HS 517 II Political Science Comparative Politics of Developing Countries 3-1-0-8 Pahi Saikia
HS 523 II Economics Economic Development: Theory and Practice 3-1-0-8 Mrinal Kanti Dutta
HS 524 II Development Studies Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences 3-1-0-8
John Thomas
HS 525 II Development Studies India’s Development: Issues and Debates 3-1-0-8 Daksha Parmar
Vasundhara Jairath
HS 506 IV Sociology Interrogating Modernity 3-1-0-8 Sambit Mallick
HS 603 IV Economics International Trade and Development 3-1-0-8 Amarjyoti Mahanta
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