The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras every year conducts the Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE). This entrance examination is conducted for admission in the 5 years integrated Masters of Arts (MA) program. HSEE 2022 was scheduled to be conducted on the 31st of July 2022.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will conduct the Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSEE) counselling process and seat allotment process in 2022. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will conduct the counselling process and seat allotment process from 18th August to 22nd August 2022.

The HSEE counselling and seat allotment process depend on the rank obtained by the candidates in the Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Test.

The students who want to participate in the HSEE counselling process should note that the Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance examination rank is only applicable for admission in the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras.

The Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance examination (HSEE) is a national-level entrance examination conducted for admission to the 5 years integrated Master of Arts (MA) program at IIT Madras.

The HSEE counselling 2022 will be conducted in one round. Before starting the registration for the counselling rounds, the candidates have to verify their documents and pay the counselling participation fee, which is Rs. 3,550/-

In this article, you get to know all about the HSEE Counselling process, Seat Allotment process, etc.

HSEE 2022 Counselling

Only those who will score the above the HSEE Cut Off are eligible for the counselling process.

Candidates who have passed the counselling round will have to download the provisional offer letter from the official website of HSEE. 

Candidates who have obtained the minimum qualifying cutoff marks will get an offer letter to get admission to Integrated MA programs by IIT Madras. 

Candidates have to appear for the counselling process at IIT Madras. If, in any case, they do not appear for the counselling process at IIT Madras, then their candidature will be cancelled for admission.

The candidate will be informed personally about the counselling schedule, which will contain the date, time, and venue of when the candidate has to submit their documents and pay their admission fees to complete the admission process.

There will be a number of processes included in the HSEE Counselling 2022:

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• HSEE 2022 registration
• Choice filling
• Choice Locking
• Seat Allotment Result
• Uploading of documents and payment to confirm the seat

As per previous year's trends, there will be just one round of counselling. Candidates have to pay INR 3,550 for appearing in the counselling process round. 

All the candidates should read and understand the counselling procedure to avoid confusion while attending the HSEE 2022 Counselling process.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras conducts the counselling and seat allotment process. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will announce Seat Allotment for the round in the form of opening and closing ranks on the official website of the IIT Madras.

The Integrated Master of Arts (MA) Program online registration and choice filling will begin from 18th August to 22nd August 2022.

Candidates whose names will feature in the merit list of the HSEE 2022 will be issued offer letters to attend the HSEE Counselling 2022 as a medium to seek admissions into IIT Madras. 

Highlights of HSEE Counselling

Conducting Authority	The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
Mode of Counselling	Offline
Official website	https://www.iitm.ac.in
Minimum Eligibility	HSEE Rank
Total Seats	58 Seats

HSEE 2022 Counselling Dates

The table below shows the Important Dates of the Events for the HSEE Counselling 2022:

Events	Important Dates
Beginning of the Registration of the HSEE Online Application form 2022	09th March 2022
Last date to submit the HSEE online application form is 2022	5th June 2022
Date of checking the application status from the official website	20th June 2022 - 24th June 2022
Release Date of the HSEE Admit card 2022	13th July 2022
Exam date of the HSEE 2022	31st July 2022
Availability of the Copy of candidate responses for Paper 1 of HSEE 2022	8th August 2022 - 10th August 2022
Release date of the answer key of paper 1	11th August 2022
Announcement of the HSEE Result 2022	17th August 2022
Choice filling Date for the Integrated MA program	18th August 2022 - 22nd August 2022
Seat Allocation Date	25th August 2022

HSEE Counselling Procedure 2022

The candidates who have cleared the HSEE Exam 2022 must register themselves online and choose their preferred program.

The seat allotment process will be done in offline mode, based on the candidate's score/rank, category, availability of seats, and various other factors.

After the completion of the seat allotment process, the candidates have to report to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras for the document verification process and fee payment.

Step 1: Online Registration

• Visit the official website of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, i.e., www.hsee.iitm.ac.in.
• Login using HSEE 2022 Application Number, Password, and Security Pin.
• After carefully reading all the instructions, Click on ‘I Agree.' 
• Fill in the required details in the HSEE counselling Form.
• Click on Submit after selecting the declaration.
• Click on the ‘Confirm Registration’ button after verifying all the provided details.

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Step 2: Fee Payment of Counselling Process

After Online registration, the candidates have to pay Rs. 3,550/- as the counselling process fee for the seat allotment round.

Step 3: Release of Date sheet of counselling process

After online registration and fee payment of the counselling process. The authorities will send you an offer letter that will have the schedule of the counselling, and the candidates have to follow the schedule of counselling. The schedule will include details like:

• Date of the counselling process
• Venue of the counselling process.
• Time of the counselling process.

 Step 4: Online Choice Filling and Locking

• Choose your desired program and fill in their choices in the form given by the concerned authority.
• After filling in all the choices, candidates must lock and submit their choices.
• Lock the choice before the last date.

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Step 5: Allotment of HSEE Total Seats

The seat allotment process is conducted by the concerned authority on the basis of the following aspects: -

• Candidate’s Category (General, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, etc.)
• Availability of the HSEE IIT Madras seats in the concerned authority
• Candidate’s Rank in the HSEE 2022 rank list.
• Candidate’s priority order of choices for academic programs.

Step 6: Acceptance of Seats, Fee Payment, and Document Verification

After allotment of the seats, pay the seat acceptance fee through net banking or E-Challan.

Bring all the documents with you because they will be verified at the reporting center.

After the fee payment and document verification process are completed, a provisional admission letter will be issued.

Documents required are

• Slip of registration
• HSEE 2022 admit card
• Class 10th and Class 12th (attested by gazetted officer or self) original mark sheets
• The candidate should have a certificate of proof that the candidate has pursued education via distance learning.
• The candidate should have a character or conduct certificate from the head of the last institute they had attended. The certificate can not be more than 6 months older.
• The candidate should have an undertaking if the qualifying examination results are awaited.

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HSEE Seat Reservation 2022

Candidates belonging to the SC, ST, OBC - NCL, and Pwd categories will have a seat reservation, and they will be declared qualified on the basis of relaxed standards.

The table below the HSEE seat reservation category-wise:

Category	Seat Reservation
OBC - NCL	27%
SC	15%
ST	7.5%
PwD (Person with disabilities)	5%

This year the integrated master of Arts (MA) program has a total of 58 seats. Each stream will have 29 seats. Allocations of seats to individual streams will be made based on the performance of students.

HSEE Counselling 2022 – Documents Required 

The candidates who have been allotted the seats will have to submit their documents for verification.

The document verification of the candidate will be conducted after the seat allotment round. Any violation of the rules may lead to disqualification of the candidature.

At the time of the seat allotment process, candidates must carry original and multiple attested copies of the following documents mentioned below.

The candidate must have to carry the certificate informing that the student has cleared 10 + 2 level examination like:

According to the HSEE Eligibility Criteria, the candidate should have a passing certificate of their 10 + 2 level examinations. It should be in the 10 + 2 pattern of Senior Secondary education of any recognized Central / State Board, such as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (ISCE) or State Boards of Secondary Education.

• Document in support of reservation claim - Caste / Physical Disability certificate.
• HSEE 2022 scorecard - issued at the time of result.
• Class 10 mark sheet/date of birth certificate.
• Class 12th Marksheet.
• HSEE registration slip. 
• Passport Size Photograph.
• HSEE provisional offer letter.
• Character Certificate.

The table below shows the documents required for the HSEE counselling process 2022:

Personal Details	Academic Qualification	Caste/ Physical Disability Certificate
Photo Identity Card	Class 10th Mark sheet	Category (OBC – NCL / SC/ ST) certificate, if applicable
Class 12th Mark sheet	OBC NCL declaration, if required	PwD Certificate, if applicable
Proof of Date of Birth	HSEE Scorecard 2022	-
-	HSEE Application form	-
HSEE Result / Scorecard	Provisional Seat Allotment Letter	-
Proof of Seat Acceptance Fee Payment	-	-
Three passport–size photographs	-	-