Master of Arts [MA] is a 2-year postgraduate degree course that deals with the main areas of specialization such as Arts, Humanities and some areas of Social Science. The Master of Arts course aims to train the students to improve students’ critical thinking skills, analyze ideas and propositions, and communicate their views. The students pursuing the Master of Arts have many job opportunities in India and abroad in various arts, sociology, humanities, and psychology.
Eligibility Criteria for MA Course
MA is a specialised course in which aspirants are offered in-depth knowledge of the discipline they have selected. The eligibility parameters for a MA programme Includes:
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 recognised 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 papers topics from 1st to 4th semester, while applicants pursuing a four-year degree programme must have attained passing marks in all the topics from the first to the sixth semester.
MA Specialisations
MA programmes are available in a variety of domains. Tabulated below are some of the popular specialisations in MA:
MA Language (English, French, German, Hindi, Spanish, Chinese/ Mandarin, Greek, Japanese and Latin)
- MA Economics
- MA Political Science
- MA History
- MA Psychology
- MA Communication Studies
- MA Philosophy
- MA Archaeology
- MA Sociology
- MA Religious Studies
- MA Geography
- MA Literature
- MA Library & Information Science
- MA Linguistics
- MA Teaching Education
- MA International Relations
MA Entrance Exams
Some of the popular entrance tests conducted for MA are as mentioned below:
- TISSNET (Tata Institute of Social Sciences National Entrance Test)
- IPU CET (Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test)
- PU CET (Punjab University Common Entrance Test)
- CUCET (Common University Entrance Test)
- MGU CAT (Mahatma Gandhi University Common Admission Test)
- AUCET (Andhra University Common Entrance Test)
- JNUEE (Jawaharlal Nehru University entrance examination)
- OUCET (Osmania University Common Entrance Test)