The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) is one of the oldest departments at IIT Madras. Offering both Master's and Doctoral programmes, as well as electives for B.Tech and M.Tech students, the department boasts a well-balanced student-teacher ratio and comprises faculty from a wide range of related fields.
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
205
Postgraduate Students
141
PhD Research Scholars
17
Visiting Students
6
Exchange Students
37
Faculty
5
Staff
62
Publications
8
Projects
8
Laboratories