Admission Notification for 2026-2027 Cycle - Indian Institute of Heritage
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Admission Notification for 2026-2027 Cycle - Indian Institute of Heritage
The Indian Institute of Heritage announces the opening of applications for the 2026-2027 admission cycle for the following M.A. courses:
भारतीय विरासत संस्थान निम्नलिखित एमए पाठ्यक्रमों के लिए 2026-2027 प्रवेश चक्र के लिए आवेदन खोलने की घोषणा करता है:
Course and Number of Seats
You can apply for 3 programmes. The preference order is assigned automatically based on the selection order. Automatic Preference Ordering "Preference order is assigned automatically based on selection order" What it means: The system decides your First, Second, and Third choices based on the order in which you click them. Example: If you click M.A. Archaeology first, it automatically becomes your 1st preference. If you click M.A. Museology second, it becomes your 2nd preference. Be very careful with the order of your clicks, as universities use these preferences during the seat allocation process.
Eligibility Criteria
Program Information | Minimum Educational Qualifications | Desirable Qualifications / Background |
M.A. (History of Art) | Graduate Degree from a recognisedd University with a minimum of 50% marks. | Background in Social Sciences, Liberal Arts, or Fine Arts. |
M.A. (Art Conservation) | A graduate degree from a recognised university in any of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Biology, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Visual/Fine Arts, Architecture, Engineering and Technology with minimum 50% marks. OR A graduate degree from a recognised university in any of the following subjects: History, Geography, Anthropology, Archaeology or related disciplines with minimum 50% marks and 10+2 / Senior Secondary / Intermediate level education in the science stream. | None specified. |
M.A. (Museology) | Graduate degree from a recognised university with a minimum of 50% marks in any discipline of Science, Social Science, or Humanities. | Background or PG Diploma in History of Art and Museum studies. |
M.A. (Archaeology) | A graduate/postgraduate degree from a recognised university with minimum 50% marks or equivalent grade in any of the following subjects: History; Archaeology; Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology; Sanskrit; Pali; Buddhist Studies; Prakrit; Jain Studies; Life Sciences/Earth Sciences; Anthropology; History of Art; Museology; Art Conservation; Palaeography, Epigraphy and Numismatics. | None specified. |
M.A. (Palaeography, Epigraphy & Numismatics) | A graduate degree from a recognised university with a minimum of 50% marks in any of the following subjects: History; Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology; History of Art; Classical Languages like Sanskrit, Tamil, Pali, Prakrit, Arabic, Persian, etc. OR Any graduate degree with a minimum 50% marks from a recognised university with at least one paper in any one of the above-mentioned subjects OR Any graduate degree with a minimum 50% from a recognised university and a diploma/certificate in any one of the above-mentioned subjects | None specified. |
Please read pages 7-8 from the information Bulletin to understand the ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA | ||
Admission Procedure
Please note: Earlier, IIH used to take separate exams and offline interviews for each individual course. However, from this year, admissions to all five M.A. programs will be conducted through a single Common Admission Entrance Test (CAET) and online interviews.
कृपया ध्यान दें: इससे पहले, आईआईएच प्रत्येक व्यक्तिगत पाठ्यक्रम के लिए अलग-अलग परीक्षा और ऑफ़लाइन साक्षात्कार लेता था। हालाँकि, इस वर्ष से, सभी पांच एमए कार्यक्रमों में प्रवेश एक ही कॉमन एडमिशन एंट्रेंस टेस्ट (सीएईटी) और ऑनलाइन साक्षात्कार के माध्यम से आयोजित किया जाएगा।
Common Admission Entrance Test (CAET): Written examination of 2.5 hours duration (75 marks) consisting of 50 multiple-choice questions and five long-answer questions.
Personal Interaction: Online interviews for shortlisted candidates (25 marks).
Syllabus for Common Admission Entrance Test
Please read pages 10-11 for the Syllabus for Common Admission Entrance Test in the Information_Bulletin.pdf
Entrance Exam Centres and Locations
The Common Admission Entrance Test (CAET) will be conducted simultaneously at 12 different locations across the country.
Centre Selection: During the online application process, students can choose a maximum of three examination centres, ranked in their order of preference.
Reallocation Policy: It is important to note that the Indian Institute of Heritage (IIH) reserves the right to cancel an examination centre if there are not enough candidates registered there.
Prior Notification: You can reassure your students that if their preferred centre is cancelled, the IIH will automatically reallocate them to another centre from their preference list and will inform them well in advance.
List of Examination Centre (maximum of three examination centres you can choose)
Examination Centre | State / Union Territory |
Noida | Uttar Pradesh |
New Delhi | Delhi |
Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
Guwahati | Assam |
Bengaluru | Karnataka |
Ranchi | Jharkhand |
Puducherry | Puducherry |
Thrissur | Kerala |
Sanquelim | Goa |
Vadodara | Gujarat |
Jammu | Jammu and Kashmir |
Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh |
IIH Fee Structure
Please read pages 11-12 for the IIH Fee Structure in the Information_Bulletin.pdf
CAMPUS FACILITIES
Hostel Accommodation ✅
Library ✅
Laboratories and Academic Facilities ✅
IIH Museum of Art and Archaeology ✅
Sports and Recreation ✅
Important Dates
Last date for submission of the application form: 03 July 2026.
Common Entrance Written Examination: 12 July 2026.
Online Interviews: 13–15 July 2026.
Application Form and Official Notification
Applications must be made online, and the application fee is Rs 500 for General/OBC and Rs 250 for SC, ST, EWS, and PwD.
For more details and to apply, please visit the official website: https://nmi.gov.in/studentsadmissionsprocess.htm Information_Bulletin.pdf
Documents:
To complete the application form, students will need to provide the following documents:
Class X * Class XII * Marksheet/ Graduation * & Post Graduation * Degree.
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