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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati 

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences 

Placement Brochure 

2012-13 

PLACEMENT BROCHURE 

2012 –13 

1 Placement Brochure (2012-13), Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

CONTENTS 

Director’s Message 2 

Head of the Department 3 

Faculty 4 

About the Department 5 

Course Structure and Research 6 

Student Activities 7 

Summer Internship 8 

Why Recruit Us? 8 

Students’ Profile 9 

Placement Procedures 12 

FAQs 13 

Professor Gautam Barua 

Director, IIT Guwahati 

IIT Guwahati is one of the leading technical institutions of the country. The 

student strength is just over 4400 in August 2012. Currently there are 310 

faculty. About 570 papers were published in journals and about 580 were 

presented in conferences in 2011-12. The number of PhD students on campus 

is nearly 1000. There are more than 350 sponsored projects being undertaken 

at present. There is therefore a strong R&D atmosphere in the Institute. 

This enhances the teaching process. 

IIT Guwahati is committed to excellence in all spheres of its activities. It is 

conscious that the brand IIT sustains itself mainly due to this commitment to 

excellence. We always strive to do better. The students graduating from this 

institute are all very bright. They have entered the institute by proving them 

selves in their earlier place of learning and by successfully competing with 

their peers. 

Our institute provides them quality education both in the classroom, and 

outside it. We have extensive facilities for sports and cultural activities. We 

know we have to mould the bright minds so that they can tackle the 

challenges of nature, of society, and of the marketplace. Our emphasis is on 

education, rather than training. So prospective employers may find that a 

particular student is not up-to-step with some new technology or methodology 

but they should also assess if the student's fundamentals are strong or not. 

If the answer is yes, than he or she will be able to pick up the necessary 

details without any problems. We are also aware that there is scope for 

improving the soft skills of students. We are doing what we can. At the 

same time, we must recognize that since the students are bright, they 

upgrade these skills very fast while on the job. 

I invite all prospective employers of our students to visit IIT Guwahati and 

to participate in the on-campus placement process. 


Professor Rohini Mokashi-Punekar 

Head, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences 

The Programme MA (Development Studies) was launched in the Department of 

HSS at IIT Guwahati to provide the nation with a pool of social scientists, who 

with their strong theoretical background in the economic growth and development, 

sociological and environmental issues and contemporary social concerns 

will be able to better tackle and analyze the plethora of socioeconomic complexities 

in India. 

Nehru’s message which he wrote in the foreword of social welfare of India 

(1955) “that welfare must be the common property of everyone in India and not 

the monopoly of the privileged group as it is today” is still relevant in the 21st 

century. We believe only high quality human resources with interdisciplinary 

knowledge will be able to foster a balance between economic growth and human 

welfare. 

Our interdisciplinary course equips our students not only with knowledge in 

core areas pertaining to development but also research skills and innovative 

thinking that will enable them to interpret development from a multidimensional 

perspective. 

On behalf of the department, I take pleasure in inviting you to participate in the 

placement at the campus. 

WHY IITG? 

Established in 1994, as an ‘Institute of National Importance’, IIT Guwahati has 

since then grown into being a preferred destination for people passionate about 

learning and innovation. 

The programmes and courses that are offered at IIT Guwahati are perpetually 

evolving to adapt to the ever changing global requirements and along with the 

diversity of the fields of study, this has helped the institute become one of the 

nation’s nerve centres for research and development, and technical education. 

The faculty besides doing world class research ensure that the students of the 

campus are ready to face the challenges of the professional world by providing 

them with a sound conceptual understanding of their respective disciplines, and 

also by playing a huge role in their development as individuals who can lead 

and lead well. The institute also offers a plethora of opportunities to students for 

their holistic development, through the excellent facilities that it has for sports 

and general extracurricular activities. 

All of this has helped IIT Guwahati produce students who are well prepared to 

strive for professional excellence, and this is made evident by the institute’s 

impressive placement records. 

The batch of 2012-13 truly reflects IIT Guwahati’s strengths which among 

many include-versatility, innovation, a keen interest in learning, and being able 

to excel in a fiercely competitive world. 


FACULTY 

The department is endowed with young, vibrant and dynamic 

faculty well qualified to impart quality education and are 

also actively involved in various research project across their 

disciplines. The department currently houses 23 dedicated 

and motivated members of faculty. 

Dr. Rohini Mokashi Punekar 

Professor and Head 

Research interests: Culture and Translation Studies, Modern 

British Literature, Indian Writing in English 

Dr. Saundarjya Borbora 

Professor 

Research interests: Development Economics, Industrial 

Economics, Labour Economics 

Dr. Archana Barua 


Research interests: Phenomenology and Cognitive Science, 

Phenomenology and Religion, Ethical Issues related to Science 

and Technology 

Dr. Krishna Barua 


Research interests: Commonwealth Literature, Cultural 

Studies, Comparative Studies and Translations 

Dr. Nachiketa Tripathi 

Associate Professor 

Research interests: Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource 

Management, Social / Environment Psychology, I-O 

Psychology 

Dr. Liza Das 


Research interests: Literary and Cultural Theory 

Dr. Mrinal Kanti Dutta 


Research interests: Microeconomics, Agricultural Economics, 

Environmental Economics, Econometrics 

Dr. Prabhu Venkataraman 

Assistant Professor 

Research interests: Philosophy of Technology, Applied Philosophy, 

Peace Studies, Critical thinking, Applied Ethics, 

Philosophy of Education 

Dr. Sukanya Sharma 


Research interests: Archaeology of Northeast India, Colonial 

History of Assam, Cultural Policy 

Dr. Arupjyoti Saikia 


Research interests: Social and Environmental History of 19th 

and 20th Century Assam 

Dr. Shakuntala Mahanta 


Research interests: Phonological Theory with special interest 

in Optimality Theory, Vowel Harmony, Experimental Approaches 

to Phonology and its Acquisition 

Dr. Sambit Mallick 


Research interests: Sociology of Science, Historical Sociology 

Dr. Naveen Kashyap 


Research interests: Sleep and Information Processing 

Dr. Bidisha Som 


Research interests: Cognitive Linguistics, Endangered and 

Lesser known Languages, Language Typology, Sociolinguistics 

Dr. Debarshi Das 


Research interests: Development Economics, Macroeconomics, 

Applied Game theory 

Dr. Sawmya Ray 


Research interests: Sociology of Gender, Sociology of 

Law, Sociology of Communication 

Dr. Anamika Barua 


Research interests: Socioeconomic Understanding of 

Climate Risk and Resilience, Urban Living and Sustainable 

Cities 

Dr. Rajshree Bedamatta 


Research interests: Development Economics, Informal 

Sector, Issues in Food Security and Social Security, Economics 

of Education 

Dr. Pahi Saikia 


Research interests: Identity Issues of Ethnic Minorities, 

Local Governance, Development Policies, Social Movements, 

Ethnic Violence and Conflict Prevention 

Dr. Dilwar Hussain 


Research interests: Health and Clinical Psychology 

Dr. Priyankoo Sarmah 


Research interests: Phonetics, Phonology, Acoustic 

Phonetics, Tibeto-Burman Tones, Psychoacoustics, Perception 

Dr. Bodhisattva Sengupta 


Research interests: Public Economics, Dynamic Economic 

Theory 

Dr. Rowena Robinson 

Visiting Professor 

Research interests: Sociology of Religion and Kinship, 

Conversion, Christianity in India 



INTRODUCTION 

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati is multidisciplinary 

in its orientation and has expertise in eight disciplines: Economics, English, 

Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, History & Archaeology. 

COURSES OFFERED 

Apart from its undergraduate programme, which includes highly innovative syllabi, 

it aims to cover the interdisciplinary areas in its MA and PhD programmes. 

FACILITIES 

The department is well equipped with state of art facilities which motivate in imparting 

quality education to the students. The department provides research and 

sleep labs with internet access, fully equipped classroom with LCD projectors, well 

furnished conference and seminar halls. 

MA (DEVELOPMENT STUDIES) 

The Masters Programme in Development Studies is multidisciplinary and is designed 

to provide an understanding of various perspectives of development issues, 

through rigorous coursework and guided research. The perspectives are drawn 

from different disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. The complex challenges 

of global development issues make significant demand on those working in 

government bodies, aid agencies, civil society organizations, NGOs and policy and 

research institutes. Creative development professionals are a requirement in order 

to meet these challenges today. The programme spans over four semesters which 

allows students to gradually imbibe the basic fundamentals of development issues 

with proper research activities and apply them in the complex problems faced by 

the world today. 


COURSE STRUCTURE 

CORE COURSES 

■ HS 501 Essentials of Political Theory 

■ HS 502 Development and Growth: Theoretical Perspective 

■ HS 503 Sociology of Development 

■ HS 504 Economic Problems and Policies in Developing 

Countries 

■ HS 505 Research Methods in Social Sciences 

■ HS 506 Interrogating Modernity 

■ HS 514 Agriculture and Rural Development 

■ HS 602 Planning and Project Management 

■ HS 603 International Trade and Development 

ELECTIVE COURSES 

■ HS 507 Caste and the Politics of Development 

■ HS 508 Colonial Economy and the Politics of Development 

in India 

■ HS 509 Language Issues in Globalization 

■ HS 510 Development Anthropology 

■ HS 511 Gender and Development 

■ HS 512 Critical Development Theory 

■ HS 513 Transnationalism and Migration: Issues of Development 

■ HS 601 Philosophy of Social Sciences 

■ HS 604 Development Finance 

■ HS 605 Reflections on India’s Development 

■ HS 606 Sociology of Gender 

■ HS 607 Science, Technology and Society 

■ HS 608 Rural Labour Market in India 

■ HS 609 Globalization and Sustainable Development 

■ HS 610 Development and Human Rights 

■ HS 611 Human Development: Theory and Practice 

■ HS 612 Peace and Conflict Resolution 

DISSERTATION 

■ Phase 1 (Finalization of dissertation topics with a short 

synopsis after discussions with thesis supervisors) 

■ Phase 2 (Completion and presentation of dissertation) 

DEPARTMENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 

ONGOING PROJECTS 

■ Title: A phonological and sociolinguistic study of variation in 

Deori 

Investigator: Dr Shakuntala Mahanta 

Sponsoring Agency: Indian Council for Social Science Research 

■ Title: Megaliths in Changing times: A study in Cherrapunjee, 

Meghalaya 

Investigator: Dr Sukanya Sharma 

Sponsoring Agency: Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) 

■ Title: Groundwater Markets in Assam: Issues of Equity and Reliability 

Investigator: Dr Mrinal Kanti Dutta 

Co-Investigator: Dr Saundarjya Borbora 

Sponsoring Agency: Indian Council of Social Science Research, 

New Delhi 

■ Title :Effect of sleep on the strategies of route learning in virtual 

town environment in human (SERC – Fast Track, in Life Sciences 

) 

Investigator: Dr Naveen Kashyap 

Sponsoring Agency: Department of Science and Technology, 

MHRD, GoI 

■ Title :Climate Change and Tourism – A Case Study from North 

Eastern States of India 

Investigator: Dr Anamika Barua 

Sponsoring Agency: IIT Guwahati 

■ Title :Role of NGOs in re- integration of trafficked women in 

Assam 

Investigator: Dr Sawmya Ray 


■ Title: Water and Livelihood – Assessing climate change vulnerability 

and potential adaptive strategies for Sikkim, India 

(Planning Grant) 

Investigator: Dr Anamika Barua (In collaboration with Lund Uni- 

versity, Sweden) 

Sponsoring Agency: Swedish Research Council (SRC) & SASNET 

■ Title: Women’s Participation in Wage Employment Programmes 

and Contribution to Household Food Security: A Study of Assam 

and Meghalaya 

Investigator: Dr Rajshree Bedmatta 


COMPLETED PROJECTS 

• Title: Situation of the Internally Displaced Persons in Assam and 

their Rehabilitation by Government. Investigator: 

Dr Sujata Dutta Hazarika 

Sponsoring Agency: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian 

Studies 

■ Title: Cultural Theory and Practice 

Investigator: Dr Liza Das 

Sponsoring Agency: AICTE (CD Cell Project, QIP, IIT Guwahati) 

■ Title: Drop Out Rate in Elementary Schools and Reasons Thereof 

Investigator: Dr Saundarjya Borbora 

Co-Investigator: Dr Mrinal Kanti Dutta 

Sponsoring Agency: Axom Sarva Siksha Abhijan Mission, Guwahati, 

Assam 

■ Title: Community Information Centres in Assam: Achievements and 

Expectations 

Investigator: Dr Saundarjya Borbora 

Co-Investigator: Dr Mrinal Kanti Dutta 

Sponsoring Agency: National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Communications 

and Information Technology, Government of India. 

■ Title: Gender and Enterprise in South Asia 


Sponsoring Agency: International Finance Corporation, World Bank 

Group. 

■ Title: Lecture Notes on Language and Communication 


Sponsoring Agency: AICTE (CD Cell Project, QIP, IIT Guwahati) 

■ Title: Developing a Measure for Inequitable Household Access to 

Water in Urban India 

Investigator: Dr Anamika Barua (In collaboration with Leeds University, 

UK) 

Sponsoring Agency: ICSSR (India) – ESRC (UK) Scholar Exchange 

Programme Grant 

■ Title :Livelihood study of the KBK region in Orissa: identification of 

gap and preparation of a statistical data base for the development 

planners of the state 

Investigator: Dr Rajshree Bedamatta 

Sponsoring Agency: ICSSR-MHRD 


STUDENT ACTIVITIES 

The students of the department are actively engaged in mélange of extracurricular 

activities in the form of different events held throughout the year mainly in P.G. 

and U.G. festivals like BIHU CELEBRATION, FASHION SHOWS, ADVAYA, ALCHERIN- 

GA, TECHNICHE, MANTHAN, KRITI, etc. organized in IIT GUWAHATI. 

Students of the batch are actively engaged in various academic as well as cultural 

activities such as: 

■ Quiz competitions, debates and group discussions 

■ Freshers and farewell parties to incoming and outgoing batches, weekly movie 

screening 

■ Drama/street plays, etc. through the Development Students’ Resource Center. 

ANNUAL LECTURE SERIES (2010-12) 

SPEAKERS 

■ Prof Birendranath Datta, folklorist and educationist 

■ Prof Prasenjit Duara, historian and currently Director of Research in Humanities 

and Social Sciences at National University of Singapore 

■ Niketu Iralu, humanist, scholar and peace activist from Nagaland 

■ Prof Anjali Gera Roy, Professor in the Department of Humanities of Social 

Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 

■ Prof André Béteille, formerly Professor of Sociology, Delhi School of 

Economics 

■ William H Danforth & Prof Paula Richman, Professor of South Asian 

Religions 

■ Prof Pramod Talgeri, Vice-Chancellor, India International Multiversity, 

Pune 

■ Prof M P Bezbaruah, Professor and Head, Department of Economics, 

Gauhati University 

■ Dr Purnamita Dasgupta, Ford Foundation Chair in Environmental Economics 

and Acting Head, Environmental Economic Unit, Institute of Economic 

Growth, New Delhi 

■ Prof Amita Baviskar, Institute of Economic growth, University of Delhi 

■ Prof Aparna Rayaprol, Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad 

■ Prof Vinod K Jairath, Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad 

■ Dr. Madhura Swaminathan, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata 

■ Prof G Haragopal, formerly Professor of Political Science, University of 

Hyderabad 


INTERNSHIPS 

Students undertake summer internships to get first hand field experiences to understand 

development issues, guided by different organizations working on development 

issues. Some places where students since 2011 have done their internship 

are: 

■ South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SACI waters), 

New Delhi 

■ Indian Institute of Technology (IITG), Guwahati 

■ School of Good Governance and Policy Analysis (Sushasan), An Autonomous 

Institute of Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, M.P. 

■ Oil India Ltd., OIL Duliajan, Assam 

■ Assam Mahila Samata Society (AMSS), Guwahati 

■ National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) -North East Regional Centre 

(NERC) , Guwahati, Assam 

■ Assam State Commission for Women, Guwahati, Assam 

■ Guwahati Municipality Corporation, Guwahati, Assam 

■ Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune. 

■ International Wheat and Maize improvement centre, (CIMMYT) 

■ National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) 

■ International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 

■ Indian Council for Historical Research, New Delhi (ICHR) 

■ Centre for Environment and education, Guwahati (CEE) 

■ Voluntary Health Association of Assam (VHAA) 

■ Poverty Reduction Unit, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), JA- 

KARTA, INDONESIA 

■ Society for People’s Awareness and Rural Development Action (SPARDA). 

■ National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) 

WHY RECRUIT US? 

Our exposure to the environment of multicultural & 

multi-disciplinary batch, world class faculties & facilities, 

a balanced course structure and an experience of 

working with government and research organizations 

under our summer internship activity makes us ideal 

employees for the recruiters. 

STUDENT PROFILE 

The strength of the MA (Development Studies) lies in their diverse 

interests, and an ability to work on projects with reputed organizations. 

Some examples of roles that they can fulfill in the industry are 

as follows: 

■ Project Planning and Policy Design 

■ Corporate Social Responsibilities 

■ Rural Development and Public Policy 

■ Development Advocacy 

■ Development and Social Issues 

■ Human Resource and Development 

■ Other Development Issues 


STUDENTS’ PROFILE 

Afrida Tasneen 

(Women, Child Welfare and Policy Planning) 

B.A. (Hons.) Education, Cotton College, Guwahati 

B.Sc. (Hons.) Psychology, Madras University (Distance) 

Angshuman Sarma 

(Education) 

Exp: Worked for a long time in an non profit making NGO Ellora 

vinjan manch, traveled at least 4 districts ( nalbari, barpeta,kamrup, 

darang) in lower Assam 

Anindita Das 

( Women issues) 

B.A. in Political Science , Women College, Tinsukia, Assam 

Ayush Kumar 

(Agriculture Finance, Rural Development, Gender issues) 

Exp: 6 months rural awareness work experience (RAWE) during 

graduation 

Bankerlang Kharmylliem 

(Sustainable Development, Environment, Development Communication, 

Management) 

BBA & B.A. St. Anthony's College, Shillong (Nehu) 

Certificate in Human Rights-IGNOU 

Certificate in Retail Management- IIM Shillong 

Bhaswati Haloi 

(Education, Human Rights, Gender) 

Internship in Assam State Commission For Women, case-study 

related to women as a victim and measures protecting women's 

rights (2012) 

Bidyut Bikash Saikia 

(Health) 

B.A. (Major) Geography, Jagannnath Barooah College, Dibrugarh 

University 

Bristita Bora 

(Women and Child Rights) 

B.A. in Political Science, Handique Girls College, Guwahati 

Chao Aicheng Mung Borgohain 

(Health) 

Exp: Training and worked in national and local NGOs, govt. and autonomous 

organizations NIRD-NERC, SIRD, RWUAA 

Dalia Bhattacharjee 

(Gender issues) 

Internship in Assam Mahila Samata Society 

Debatirtha Kayshap Neog 

(Rural Development, Health, Human Resources, Public 

Relations) 

2months internship at Oil India Limited, Duliajan 

Deepak Basumatary 

(Development and Human Rights, Education) 

B.Sc. IT , Kuvempu University, Karnataka 

Devomitra Choudhury 

(Environment, Rural Development) 

1 year teaching in James Memorial School, Shillong 

Dhrubajyoti Nath 

(Area Studies, Conflict Resolution) 

B.A in English, Cotton College, Guwahati 

Haren Saikia 

(Rural Development and Human Rights) 

BA LLB (Hons), Assam University 

Harish Chandra 

(Migration, Sustainable Development) 

BA (Hons) Economics, TNOU, Chennai 

Hemajit Phukon 

(Urban and Rural Development, Health, Community Development 

and Gender, Environment) 

Internship in Assam center for rural development (ACRD) 

Jagat Jyoti Sonowal 

(Human Rights, Child Development, Environment and Development, 

Education) 

B.A. in Political Science, Cotton College, Guwahati 

Jiyaul Haque 

(International and Area Study , Minority Issues) 

BBA , Marvari College, T. M. B. U, Bhagalpur 

Jyotish Dutta 

(Public Administration, Health, Education) 

B.A., Cotton College, Guwahati 

Mizinksa Daimari 

(Education, Human Rights) 

B.A. (Hons) English, Union Christian College, Nehu, Shillong 

Mrinmoy Sangma 

(Environment, Area Studies, Rural Development, Health) 

B.A. in English, Cotton College, Guwahati 

Munni Kumari 

(Human Rights, Environment, Women and Child Welfare) 

B.A. in Education, Cotton College, Guwahati 

Navajit Khound 

(Rural & Urban Development, Conflict Resolution) 

B.A.(Hons.) Political Science, B Borooah College, Guwahati 


Navin Kumar 

(Environment & Livelihood) 

Worked in the project "climate change and its impact on tourism" under Dr. 

Anamika Barua, Asstt Professor, HSS, IITG 

Nilima Gogoi 

(Economic Development) 

B.A., Cotton College, Guwahati 

Parag Kumar Deka Boruah 

(Micro Finance and Rural Development) 

B.Sc., North Lakhimpur college, Dibrugarh University 

Poppy Das 

(Gender Issues) 

B.A. in Economics, Darrang college, Tezpur 

Prithiraj Borah 

(Social Change) 

2 months internship in The South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water 

Resources Studies (SaciWATERs), New Delhi 

Puja Borbaruah 

(Education in Rural Area) 

B.A. in Political Science, Cotton College, Guwahati 

Rana Turjyabir Das 

(Public Administration & CSR) 

Worked in Allahabad Bank, B.Sc. in Zoology, Darrang college, Tezpur 

Ranjan Kumar Behera 

(Rural Development, Finance) 

B. Com. (Management), M.Com. (Finance), Ravenshaw University, Odisha 

Internship at NIRD, NERC, Guwahati 

Rashmi Rekha Deka 

(Public Administration, Education) 

Internship at Assam State Commission For Women, Guwahati 

Rinku Das 

(Rural Development) 

2 months internship in National Innovation Foundation. 

Romen Ningthoujam 

(SC/ST, Gender and Human Rights) 

Internship at NIRD, North East Regional Centre (NERC) , Guwahati 

Rudhir Prakash Sarma 

(Public Relations, Animal Rights & Child Rights) 

Client Relations Officer and PR Coordinator, CABSFORD Public Relations, 

Guwahati (2004-2007). 

Reporter, Small Enterprise India. 

Wrote business articles for Eastern Chronicle, an English Daily 

Edited PR First, the Public Relations Newsletter published from the 

North East 

Sajib Das 

(Environment and Economic issues) 

Volunteer at a local environmentalist group since 2002 , Volunteered 

in different wildlife and nature awareness camps organized 

by the NGO, Participated as NGO representative in Rhino census 

and bird census organized by Assam forest Department 

Sameem Akhtara 

(Public Administration) 

B.A. (Hons) Economics , Cotton College, Guwahati 

Sandeep Chaurasia 

(Rural Development, Social Work, Disaster Management & Food 

Security) 

B.A. (Hons.) Social Work with Specialization in Rural Development, 

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai 

Sonia Basumatary 

(International Relations, Ethnicity, Identity Politics, Political 

Violence, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict Management) 

B.A. (Hons) Political Science, Cotton College, Guwahati 

Stutima Basistha 

(Education and Gender) 

Internship in Assam Mahila Samata Society 

Subasana Dutta 

(Gender, Education, Health) 

BA in Sociology , ST. Mary's College, NEHU, Shillong 

Tanmoy Das 

(Environment, Health, Education) 

2 months internship in The South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary 

Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs), New Delhi 

Ubaid Mushtaq 

(Project Management, Public Policy and Gender issues) 

BBA, Islamic University of Science & Technology, Kashmir 

Biswajit Nath 

(Environment, Education) 

B.A. Geography, Mangaldai College 

Karuna Deori 

(Health, Education, Social Work) 

B.A. Geography, B. Borooah College 

Note: Research Area in Brackets 


PAST PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS 

A look at the past two batches of the M.A. (Development Studies) programme 

brings an excellent placement record to the fore. Some organizations, 

NGOs and institutions that have recruited us are: 

■ AGASTYA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, BANGALORE 

■ SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING PARTICIPATIVE ECOSYSTEM 

MANAGEMENT (SOPPECOM), PUNE 

■ CENTRE FOR MICROFINANCE AND LIVELIHOOD (CML), 

GUWAHATI 

■ TEACH FOR INDIA etc. 


PLACEMENT PROCEDURE 

IIT Guwahati Placement Cell follows a simple and transparent placement policy. Organizations are invited via email, 

telephone calls and faxes. 

Phase 1: 

■ Organizations register on our placement portal. : https://auto.iitg.ernet.in/placement/. They are given a 

username and password from the Placement Cell for their account on the portal. 

■ On this account, organizations must fill out details under the ‘Edit Job Application Form’ and the ‘Job Profile and 

Salary’ tabs where they are required to provide us with a detailed salary structure with base salary, perks, emoluments 

and other remuneration clearly and separately mentioned and information pertaining to the Job Profiles 

being offered. (Detailed instructions may be found on the portal itself) 

■ Suitable dates for a Pre-Placement Talk (PPT) are decided as per mutual convenience. PPTs are held after class 

hours (i.e. after 5 PM). 

Phase 2: 

■ The recruitment session would begin on the 1st of December 2012 and would continue till May 2013. 

■ Dates for visiting the campus for recruitment are allotted to the organizations based on several parameters but 

this is mostly dependent on the interest shown by both the organization and the candidates and other factors 

which include the CTC being offered. 

■ The organization can negotiate or confirm the date with the placement cell. A compromise formula is worked 

out by the placement cell if there is a clash in interest/dates. 

Phase 3: 

■ Organizations visit the campus on the decided date and can conduct written technical/aptitude tests, group discussions, 

interviews as part of their selection procedure. 

■ Organizations have to furnish the list of selected candidates as soon as possible after the completion of the selection 

procedure. As per the placement policies of the institute as soon as a student has been offered a job, he 

or she is ineligible to continue in the selection processes of other organizations or apply to other organizations. 

■ Job offers are to be routed only through the placement cell. Organizations are requested not to contact students 

directly. 

12 Placement Brochure (2012-13), Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

FAQs 

How well is Guwahati connected with the rest of the country? 

Ans. Guwahati, which is the gateway for Northeast India, is well connected by air, rail and road with the rest of the country. There are direct air 

services from/to Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata with connectivity to all major cities in the country and direct train services from/to all the me- 

tropolises and other major cities. 

How do we reach the institute? 

Ans. The institute is a 45 minute drive from the airport and prepaid taxis can be availed of directly at the airport. Depending on the available 

transport resources the placement cell has at hand and provided the visiting company intimates the placement cell about its schedule for arrival 

and stay on the campus, transport could be provided to the delegates from the company. The institute also has a bus service with buses plying 

from the institute to the city center and back at regular intervals. 

Where will we be accommodated ? 

Ans. Subject to availability of rooms in the institute guest house, accommodation could be arranged at a nominal rate for delegates from a company 

if they do intimate their requirements to us well in advance. 

When does the placement session begin and for how long does it continue ? 

Ans. The Placement Session would begin on the 1st of December 2012 and continue till May 2013. Companies are encouraged to visit the campus 

before the placement session begins to give Pre-Placement Talks to our students and introduce them to the job profiles and job culture of 

their company. This does have a direct bearing on the interest shown by students when the company visits the campus later for placements. 

We are under the impression that we can recruit students only if their discipline is related our Industry. Is this so ? 

Ans. No, the institute imposes no restrictions in this regard. Companies can opt to recruit students from any department or discipline. 


Dr. Rohini Mokashi Punekar 

Professor and Head 



Guwahati 781039, INDIA 

Phone: +91-361-2582555 

Email: rohini@iitg.ernet.in 

Prof. Natesan Srinivasan 

Faculty In-Charge, Training and Placement 

Training and Placement Cell 


Phone: +91 361 2692173 (Direct) / +91 361 

2582171 (DID) 

Fax : +91 361 2582174/2690762 

E-mail : placement@iitg.ernet.in 

Dr. Sambit Mallick 

Department Placement Coordinator 




Phone: 91 361 2582566 (O), 2584566 (R) , +91-9957564137 (M) 

Email: sambit@iitg.ernet.in 

Sandeep Chaurasia 

Student Placement Representative 

MA, 3rd Semester 



Guwahati 781039, Assam, INDIA 

Phone: +91 9707750986, +91 9415249703 

Email: sandeep_upsainian@yahoo.co.in 

Alt. Email: s.chaurasia@iitg.ernet.in 

http://www.iitg.ernet.in/hss/ 

http://www.iitg.ac.in/placement/

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