Overview

About Development Studies at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Ensuring sustainable development requires not only an in-depth knowledge of how the society functions but also the understanding of past and current development processes and practices. With several possible developmental pathways, one has to ensure that the choices made are informed, given the fact that resources are scarce.

The MA Programme in Development Studies at IIT Mandi aims to create a pool of development practitioners and/or academics, who will be well equipped to participate in the process of such informed decision making.

The location of the Institute also provides the programme with a unique opportunity to deal with development challenges in the Indian Himalayan Region, which has local, regional and global relevance. While the programme is offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, participation of faculty from Engineering and Basic Sciences through teaching and guiding projects make the programme truly interdisciplinary. It also helps students to learn basic scientific and technological underpinning of some of the developmental challenges and their existing remedies.

The graduates of this programme will be equipped to pursue further academic research and will have high job prospects in national and international development agencies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History of Development Thought

Indian Social Structure and Development

Information Technology and Development

Natural Resource and Development

Planning, Welfare and Development

Human Geography: A Western Himalayan Perspective

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

80 alternative credits

80-82

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Mandi, India

Disciplines

International Development View 5 other Masters in International Development in India

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Students are admitted to undergraduate courses (four-year Bachelor of Technology) through an All-India entrance known as Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) conducted by all the IIT's, at various centres across the country.

Candidates who have qualified for the award of a three/four year Bachelor Degree (B.A./B.Sc./B.Tech./B.E. or equivalent), after 10+2 or equivalent schooling, from a recognized University or Institute with at least 55% marks (or 6.0 CGPA on a scale of 10), are eligible to apply for admission to the Program.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

48200 INR / year

≈ 48200 INR / year
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Citizens or residents

16200 INR / year

≈ 16200 INR / year

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