M.A. + Ph.D. in Philosophy 

at IIT Bombay, Powai

Candidates holding a bachelor’s degree (BA/ BCom or other degrees) or a four-year BA, BS, BTech or an earlier postgraduate degrees such as MA, MSc, etc. with a minimum of 60% aggregate for GN/ EWS/ OBC (NC) and 55% aggregate for SC/ ST/ PwD can apply for MA by Research. Aspirants shall keep the documents for verification ready at the time of admission as well.

The total seat intake for MA by Research is 20. This seat intake is as per the 2022-2023 sanctioned strength. Additionally, the seats are reserved for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)/Other Backward Class Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL)/Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwD).

Candidates seeking admission with a valid Bachelor's degree with 60% aggregate (55% aggregate for SC/ST/PwD) are eligible to apply. Eligible students can visit the IIT Bombay website (iitb.ac.in) to fill out the online form. Further, the selection is through GATE/MAAT exam followed by an interview round.

IIT Bombay offers a two-year Master of Arts (M.A. ) programme in English, which is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of English language and literature. The programme aims to equip students with critical and analytical skills required to engage with literary texts from various genres and historical periods. The course structure of the M.A. programme in English at IIT Bombay is as follows: First Year: Semester I: Literary Theory and Criticism, British Literature from 14th to 18th century, American Literature, Indian Writing in English Semester II: British Literature from 19th century to Contemporary times, Literary Genres (Poetry, Drama, Novel), Commonwealth Literature, Language and Linguistics Second Year: Semester III: Optional Papers (choose from a range of electives), Indian Aesthetics, Literary and Cultural Studies Semester IV: Dissertation In the first year of the programme, students are introduced to the foundational concepts and theories of literature, along with the history of literature in Britain, America, and India. They also study the different literary genres such as poetry, drama, and novel. In the second year, students have the option to choose from a range of electives, which may include topics such as postcolonial literature, literary translation, feminist literary theory, and contemporary literature. In the final semester, students are required to undertake a research project in the form of a dissertation, which provides them with an opportunity to explore a topic of their interest in-depth and demonstrate their research and analytical skills. Overall, the M.A. programme in English at IIT Bombay is a rigorous and intellectually stimulating programme that prepares students for careers in academia, publishing, media, and other related fields.

The HSS department at IITBombay is introducing the Master of Arts by Research (MA. Res) with precisely this emphasis. The faculty members in the department represent diverse areas of expertise and have considerable experience teaching with an emphasis on research skills while accommodating disciplinary crossovers with ease. This is especially important since many of the concerns of the Humanities and Social Sciences requireamulti-disciplinary approach. Our students have been successful both in working at the interfaces of different areas and in transcending traditional disciplinary boundaries in their work. The programme combines course work to build student competence in specific areas, research training, and researchmodules for independent work. Students are expected to carry out a successful programme of research within the duration of the programme. The internal structure of the programme is designed to be quite different from course intensive postgraduate programmes and allows for relative flexibility interms of student backgrounds and prior training

NIT Manipur JEE Main cutoff 2024 has been released for admission to the BTech courses. During the Round 1 cutoff, the closing rank for CSE was 25886 for the General category students under the AII India Quota. Among OBC candidates, the closing rank for B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering stood at 8750. Candidates seeking admisison to NIT Manipur can refer to the table below to check out the Round 1 closing ranks for BTech in CSE course for various categories under the AI quota: 

Category	JEE Main 2024 Expected Cutoff
Common Rank List	90-91
Gen-EWS	75-76
OBC-NCL	73-74
SC	51-52
ST	37-38
PwD	0.0013527

IIT Bombay admission to all the courses is entrance-based (Except for EMBA, where admission is merit-based and performance in the interview round). The IIT Bombay admission process includes the application process, selection round, cutoff, merit list or counselling and other steps. For BTech, candidates have to clear JEE Main and JEE Advanced. Further for other courses such as MTech, MBA, MSc, BDes, and MDes, aspirants need to clear GATE, CAT, IITJAM, UCEED, and CEED, respectively to qualify for further admission rounds. 

The below-mentioned comparison table showcases IIT Bombay placement 2023 statistics in comparison with other top IITs such as IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras:

IIT Name	Highest Package (2023)	Average Package (2023)	Number of Offers (2023)
IIT Bombay	INR 3.67 crore per annum	INR 21.82 LPA	1,788
IIT Delhi	INR 2.5 crore per annum	INR 17.60 LPA	1,300
IIT Madras	INR 1.31 crore per annum	INR 17.00 LPA (median package)	1,612
IIT Kanpur	INR 1.9 crore per annum	INR 22.07 LPA	1,200

Note: IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur average package data are not released. Hence, basis NIRF report 2023, the median package offered during IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur BTech placements 2022 is shown above.

Admission to the institute after Class 12 is open for BTech, BS and BDes courses. After completing Class 12, candidates must qualify JEE Main, JEE Advanced followed by the JoSAA Counselling for BTech and BS courses. For BDes, UCEED score is required for admission.

Firstly, candidates need to secure a rank in nearly the top 2,00,000 (including all categories) students in JEE Main. Only these students get a chance to sit for JEE Advanced and become eligible for admission to IITs. In the JoSAA Counselling 2023, BTech CSE closing rank was 67, followed by Electrical Engineering at 481 and was the lowest for BTech Metallurgical Engineering and Material Sciences at 4649. For more BTech specialisations cutoff and closing rank details, click here.