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Master of Arts(MA) Program

A comprehensive 2-year degree arts education studies

MA Course: About, Eligibility, Admission process, Entrance exams, Modes, Specializations, Top Colleges, Career Prospects, Job Options, Average Salary

 

 

MA is the most widely pursued postgraduate level course in India which is of two years duration and has a semester-wise examination. To do MA, a student must have passed 50% marks in graduation. This course is also given so much importance in India because after doing MA, there are many career options available in which the student can make a career.

 

In this article, we are going to give you a lot of information related to MA, which is something like this, if you answer your questions, then read this article completely.


 

 

Highlights

 

Course

MA

Full Form

Master of Arts

Level

Post-graduation

Types 

MA General and MA Hons.

Duration

2 Years

Modes

Full Time, Part Time, Online, Distance

Eligibility

Bachelor Degree, 50% Marks

Admission Process

Entrance Based & Merit Based

Entrance Exams

IPU CET, PU CET, MGU CAT, etc.

Top Colleges

Delhi University, Madras Christian College, Loyola College, University of Lucknow, etc.

Fee

INR 50,000 to 2 Lakhs

Higher Studies

P.h.D, M.phil, etc.

Jobs

High school Teacher, Secondary School Teacher, Consultant, Executive Assistant, Human Resource Manager, etc.

Average salary

10,000 to 40,000 Average Monthly Salary

 

What is MA Course?

 

Master of Arts is a 2-year post-graduation course that is done after a Bachelor of Arts. It is divided into 4 semesters in which you learned subjects related to Humanities, Arts, and Liberal Arts. This course is one of the most popular degree after BA. If you are in your first, second or final year of graduation and are worried about further studies, then this article will surely help you.

 

Eligibility Criteria to do MA Course

 

If you have completed BA course then you easily get admission to the MA course, after completing B.A., you can easily apply to colleges and universities that offer this course. Let me tell you that some colleges can demand a minimum percentage from you and in most of the colleges this criterion is 50%.

 

How to get Admission to MA Course?

Most Universities conduct entrance exams for MA admission. Some top universities also conduct the second round of the selection process for admission to MA courses by arranging entrance tests.

 

Some Entrance Exams

 

IPU CET

Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test 

PU CET

Punjab University Common Entrance Test

CUSAT CAT

Cochin University Of Science And Technology Common Admission Test

MGU CAT

Mahatma Gandhi University Common Admission Test

PUCAT 

Purvanchal University Combined Admission Test

 

Modes of MA Course

Although most of the students prefer to do MA Course Full-Time Mode only, if you want, you can do MA Course in the following ways.

 

Distance Learning MA: In this, you have to take admission but you do not need to go to Regular College. This is chosen by those people who have a job along with studies. You have to study by buying the necessary Study Materials College from the Library or Market.

 

Full-Time MA: you have to go to College on Daily Basis and attend all the Lectures as per schedule. The value of this full-time mode is more than other modes. When you go for an interview and you have done a full-time MA while other candidates have done an MA from other modes, then you will be given more priority and your chances of getting a job will increase.

 

Online MA: When you get the time you can study at your home or any other place with a computer, laptop, or other means.

 

Part-Time MA: You have to go to college and also attend lectures, but in this, you do not have to give as much time as in Full-Time Mode. In this, you have to give half the time as compared to Full Time Ma.

 

MA Specialization

 

MA in Anthropology

MA in English

MA in Hindi

MA in History

MA in Economics

MA in Geography

MA in Political Science

MA in Literature

MA in Archaeology

MA in Linguistics

MA in Philosophy

MA in Rural Studies

MA in Social Work

MA in Religious Studies

MA in Sociology

MA in Library And Information Science

MA In Languages (French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Greek, Latin, etc.)

 

Top MA Colleges In India

 

Delhi University

New Delhi

Madras Christian College

Chennai

Miranda House College

New Delhi

Loyola College

Chennai

Ranjas College

Delhi

Hindu College

New Delhi

Jadavpur College

Kolkata

Lady Shri Ram College For Women

New Delhi

University Of Lucknow

Lucknow

St. Xavier College

Mumbai

 

Career Prospects after MA Course

After completing MA, students can go for higher education and opt for further studies like M.Phil or Ph.D. in their relevant subjects.

 

Apart from Higher studies, students can also opt to join corporates and other organizations to start their careers. Or, they can prepare for government jobs and exams.

 

Job and Average salary After MA

 

Job Profiles

Average Salary

High school Teacher

INR 3.54 Lakhs

School Counselor

INR 3.40 Lakhs

Secondary School Teacher

INR 3.20 Lakhs

Executive Assistant

INR 2.80 Lakhs 

Search Associate

INR 4.50 Lakhs

Project Manager

INR 5.65 Lakhs

Human Resource Manager

INR 5.65 Lakhs

Content Strategist

INR 4.27 Lakhs

Consultant

INR 3.23 Lakhs

Social worker

INR 3.10 Lakhs

Economist

INR 7.83 Lakhs

Journalist

INR 3.50 Lakhs

Public Relations officer

INR 4.80 Lakhs

 

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