M.A. in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology 

at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, Mahapalika Marg

Yes, one can get direct admissions at St Xavier's College Mumbai through either their Management quota which usually covers 15% of available seats or through the special reservation for Christian Minority students which covers 50% of the remaining 85% seats. For the Christian Minority reservations must submit documentation such as a Baptism certificate.

St. Xaviers Mumbai cutoff released in the form of merit list for admisison to several undergraduate courses. During the St. Xavier's first merit list 2025, the cutoff percentage ranged between 65 to 98 for the UG programmes. Basis the cutoff list, B.A. in Psychology and English was the most competitive with the highest cutoff percentage among the General AI category students. The lowest cutoff percentage was for Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) course. 

Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the first round of St. Xavier's Mumbai merit list for all the UG courses offered for the General category students in the AII India quota: 

Course	Round 1 Cutoff 2025 (General AI Quota)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)	65
B.Sc. in Information Technology	69.27
B.A. in Mass Communication and Journalism	77.6
B.Com. in Management Studies	82.04
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)	91.6
B.Sc. in Biotechnology and Computational Biology	95
B.Sc. in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence	96
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) in Accounting and Finance	97.2
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)	97.4
B.A. in Economics and Statistics	97.8
B.A. in Psychology and English	98

During the 2024 placements, 210 UG 3-year and 42 PG 2-year students were placed. The median salary offered to UG 3-year students during St. Xavier's College, Mumbai placements 2024 was INR 6 LPA. For PG 2-year courses, the median salary stood at INR 3.60 LPA.

The placement rate has not been released. However, the total strength and number of students placed in UG and PG courses has been disclosed in the NIRF report 2025. Check the table below to know the details:

Particulars	UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2024)	PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2024)
Total students	834	246
Students placed	210	42

The median salary offered to the 2024 passing out batch of UG 3-year courses was INR 6 LPA. The median package offered to PG 2-year students was INR 3.60 LPA. It must be noted that the salary details are gathered from the NIRF report 2025.

The St Xavier’s College Mumbai admission process depends on its affiliating University or the University of Mumbai. Interested students must apply through the university page and choose St Xavier’s College Mumbai as their preference. Though students can apply directly for Certificate or Diploma courses.

During the 2024 placements the median package offered to UG 3-year students was INR 6 LPA. The median salary for PG 2-year courses was INR 3.60 LPA. Earlier, the median package for UG 3-year and PG 2-year courses in 2023 was INR 6.89 LPA and INR 6.23 LPA.

The 2024 batch of UG 3-year courses had 834 students. Out of these 210 were placed in diverse sectors. Furthermore, 42 out of 246 PG 2-year students were placed during the St. Xavier's College placements 2024. 

St Xavier's College Mumbai offers a wide range of courses across the UG, PG, Diploma, Certificate and PhD levels with the college having 8 UG level, 11 PG level, 11 Diploma level, and 4 certificate level as well as PhD programmes not accounting for the different specialisations or major/minor combinations. The college also features Junior College programmes in the Arts, Science and Commerce streams.

St. Xavier's College, Mumbai provides programmes including PG Diploma, Ph.D, Certificate, B.A, M.A, M.Sc, BBM/BMS, B.Com, B.Sc, UG Diploma in streams such as Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ), Humanities & Social Sciences, Science, Design, Mass Communication & Media, IT & Software, Business & Management Studies, Accounting & Commerce, Medicine & Health Sciences, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Bioinformatics, Biology, Forensic Science, Ancient History, Geology, Public Policy, Botany, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Physics, Clinical Research.