Master of Arts or (M.A)
MA stands for Master of Arts. It is a postgraduate or master's degree which is awarded in number of countries across the world. Some of the common subjects studied by students in this degree are history, philosophy, English, Communication, Social Sciences, international relations and Humanities. It is one of the popular traditional courses in India which is chosen by students with great interest and passion.
Bachelor degree (preferably arts) holders of a minimum 3 or 4-year duration with its equivalent (10+2+3 or 10+2+4). The degree should be from a university that is recognized by the UGC (University Grants Commission) of India.
A minimum of 55% aggregate at graduation level
Candidates pursuing a three-year degree programme must clear all topics from 1st to 4th semester, while applicants pursuing a four-year degree programme must pass all topics from the first to the sixth semester.
Master of Arts (Education)
Master of Arts- Sociology
Master of Arts -English
Master of Arts-Political Science
Master of Arts - Applied Psychology
Master of Arts- Modern History
M.A. (Advertising, Public Relations and Corporate Communication)
A Bachelor’s degree of minimum 3 (three) year duration from a recognized University required (degree in some relevant subject for some courses required).
The duration of the course will be a minimum of 2 years and a maximum of 6 years (can be different for some courses).
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Specialization |
Eligibility Criteria |
Minimum Duration |
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Economics |
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. |
2 years |
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Distance Education |
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. |
2 years |
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Education |
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. |
2 years |
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Adult Education |
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. |
2 years |
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English |
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. |
2 years |
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Extension & Development Studies |
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. |
2 years |
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Gandhi and Peace Studies |
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. |
2 years |
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Gender and Development Studies |
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline. |
2 years |
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Women’s and Gender Studies |
Bachelor’s degree with a min 50%. |
2 years |
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Hindi |
Graduation in any discipline |
2 years |
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History |
Graduation in any discipline |
2 years |
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Philosophy |
Graduation in any discipline |
2 years |
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Political Science |
Graduation in any discipline |
2 years |
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Psychology |
Graduation in any discipline |
2 years |
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Public Administration |
Graduation in any discipline |
2 years |
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Rural Development |
Graduation in any discipline |
2 years |
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Sociology |
Graduation in any discipline |
2 years |
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Translation Studies |
Graduate in any discipline with knowledge of Hindi and English |
2 years |
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Anthropology |
Graduation in any discipline |
2 years |
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MA Language (English, French, German, Hindi, Spanish, Chinese/ Mandarin, Greek, Japanese and Latin) |
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MA Economics |
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MA Political Science |
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MA History |
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MA Psychology |
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MA Communication Studies |
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MA Philosophy |
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MA Archaeology |
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MA Sociology |
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MA Religious Studies |
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MA Geography |
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MA Literature |
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MA Library & Information Science |
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MA Linguistics |
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MA Teaching Education |
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MA International Relations |
MA English |
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Introduction to Linguistics |
Poetry III (Hopkins to Ted Hughes) |
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Poetry I (Chaucer to Blake) |
Drama III (Twentieth Century Drama) |
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Drama I (Marlowe to Wilde excluding Shakespeare) |
Literary Criticism & Theory 1 |
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Prose |
Indian Literature in English I/American Literature-II |
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Linguistics and English Language Teaching |
Fiction II |
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Poetry II (Wordsworth to Arnold) |
Literary Criticism & Theory II |
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Drama II (Shakespeare) |
Indian Literature in English II/American Literature II |
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Fiction I (Defoe to Hardy) |
Indian Literature in Translation/New Literatures in English/Women Writing |
MA Politics |
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Political Theory |
Elective - I |
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Indian Government and Politics |
Elective - II |
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Public Administration |
Elective - III |
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International Relations |
Elective - IV |
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Political Theory II |
Elective - V |
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Comparative Politics, Indian Constitution |
Interdisciplinary/Cross-Disciplinary Course |
MA Political Science |
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Modern Indian Political Thought |
Comparative Political Analysis |
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International Relations-Theory and Practice |
Western Political Thought |
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Indian Politics-Major Issues and Debates |
Seminar on Field Project |
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Contemporary Political Theory |
Dissertation-I |
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Soft Skills |
Teaching and Research Aptitude-I |
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Politics of Developing Countries |
Departmental Elective 2 |
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Contemporary Political Issues |
Departmental Elective 3 |
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Major Ideas and Issues in Public Administration |
State Politics in India |
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Research Methods in Political Science |
Dissertation-II |
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Departmental Elective 3 |
Teaching and Research Aptitude-II |
MA Economics |
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Microeconomic Analysis |
Economics of Growth |
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Monetary Economics |
Public Economics |
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Elementary Statistics |
Issues in the Indian Economy |
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International Trade |
Economics of Industry |
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Optional Paper-I |
Optional Paper-II |
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Theory of Pricing and Distribution |
Growth Models in Economics |
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Macroeconomic Analysis |
Indian Public Finance |
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Quantitative Methods |
Selected Problems of the Indian Economy |
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International Finance |
Economics of Agriculture |
MA Econometrics |
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Basic Mathematical Methods |
Human Resource Development |
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Micro Economics - I |
Money and Finance |
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Statistics for Econometrics |
Macro Economics - II |
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Women and Economy |
Advanced Econometrics |
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Information Technology |
Growth Economics |
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Soft Skill |
Contemporary Indian Economic Issues |
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Mathematical Economics |
Financial Econometrics |
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Micro Economics - II |
Public Economics |
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Basic Econometric Methods |
Applied Econometrics |
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Macro Economics - I |
Panel Data: Theory and Application |
MA History |
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Principles of History |
Contemporary World (Part-II : 1945-2003) |
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Contemporary World |
Indian National Movement (1905-1947) |
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Ecology & Environment in History |
Environmental Crisis and World Religions |
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Major currents in Historical Thought |
Research Methodology and Historical Investigation |
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Indian Nationalism (Socio-religious and other protest movements) up to1905. |
Optional Papers |
MA Sociology |
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Social Anthropology |
Theories of Group Interaction |
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Methodology of Social Sciences |
Theories of Group Interaction |
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Group Processes and Dynamics |
Sociological Reviews and Viva-Voce |
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Classical Social Thinkers |
Modern Sociological Theories |
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Sociology of Environment |
Advanced Sociological Theories |
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Tribal Economy and Society |
Sociology of India |
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Social Statistics |
Continuity and Change In India |
MA Philosophy |
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Classical Indian Philosophy - I |
Indian Heritage and Axiology |
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Greek and Medieval Philosophy |
Epistemology |
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Social and Political Philosophy – I |
Contemporary Indian Philosophy - I |
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Indian Culture and Ethics |
Contemporary Western Philosophy - I |
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Logic and Scientific Method |
Moral Philosophy |
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Classical Indian Philosophy – II |
Contemporary Indian Philosophy - II |
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Modern European Philosophy |
Contemporary Western Philosophy - II |
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Social and Political Philosophy - II |
Applied Ethics |
MA in English and Comparative Literature |
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Poetry I |
Comparative Literature |
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Drama I |
Literary Theory I |
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Literary Criticism I |
New Literatures in English |
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Fiction I |
English Language Teaching |
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English for Specific Purposes |
Philosophy and Literature |
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Indian Literature in English |
Indian Novel in English Translation |
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Literary Criticism |
Writers of the Diaspora |
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Poetry of the Nineteenth Century |
Literary Theory II |
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Creative Writing (Interdisciplinary) |
American Literature II |
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Twentieth-Century Literature in English |
Linguistics |
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Poetry of the Nineteenth Century Science and Literature (Interdisciplinary) |
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% Marks in Graduation (overall) |
Scholarship (%) |
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95.00 and above |
100 |
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90.00 - 94.99 |
60 |
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85.00 - 89.99 |
40 |
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80.00 - 84.99 |
20 |
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75.00 - 79.99 |
10 |
Best Universities in India to Study Arts ( M.A.)
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
University of Calcutta, Kolkata
Jadavpur University, Kolkata
University of Delhi, New Delhi
Anna University, Chennai
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi
Viswa Bharti University, Shantiniketan
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