M.A. in Public Administration Colleges in India - Fees 2026, Admissions

MA in Public Administration is a post-graduation degree which continues for 2-year duration in most colleges of India. For admission to MA Public Administration program, students need to fulfill the eligibility criteria for admission to the specific college. 

The general outline of the admission process for MA Public Administration course is provided below.

• Check the eligibility requirements for admission
• Apply and qualify for the specific entrance exam (if required)
• Apply for admission to selected college
• Submit necessary documents
• Final selection and counseling session
• Document verification
• Completion of fee payment for the course

You are ready to begin your classes.

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Yes, there are many MA Public Administration colleges that accept direct admissions or merit-based admission based on graduation scores. These colleges require at least 50% marks in graduation to confirm admission in MA Public Administration course.

The following table shows the best MA Public Administration colleges that allow direct/merit-based admission along with their course fees.

MA Public Administration College	Average Course Fee
Government Degree College, Rajahmundry	INR 48,230
Annamalai University	INR 27,520
Baharagora College, Baharagora	INR 336
Pragjyotishpur University	INR 1.74 Lakh

Note - The information is taken from official sites and can vary.

There are many international universities in the world that offer post-graduation course for MA Public Administration. These universities give a chance to students for higher studies in MA Public Administration course and high salary placement packages with various career options as well.

These colleges might have additional criteria for admission to their MA Public Administration program.

Some of the best MA Public Administration abroad colleges are mentioned below along with their 1^st year tuition fee.

MA Public Administration Abroad Colleges	Tuition Fees
New York University, USA	INR 32 Lacs to 71 Lakh
Harvard University, USA	INR 51 Lakh
Cornell University, USA	INR 33 Lakh
Columbia University, USA	INR 59 Lakh
The University of Texas at Austin	INR 18 Lacs to 52 Lakh

Note - The information is taken from the official website of the college.

Yes, there are many MA Public Administration colleges in India that accept direct admission on the basis of graduation marksheet. Students can apply in these colleges if they haven't been qualified in the entrance exams like CUET PG and others.

Although if you wish to take admission in some of the best MA Public Administration colleges of India, there might be additional requirement of qualifying in specific entrance exams like CUET PG or other, as mentioned in the college admission criteria. The criteria for entrance exams may differ for different colleges.

The key highlights of the MCC placements 2024 basis on the total number of students placed and median package offered are tabulated below:

Particulars	UG 3 Year Statistics (2024)	PG 2 Year Statistics (2024)
Median Salary	INR 4 LPA	INR 4 LPA
Total Students Graduated	1507	570
Total Students Placed	311	216
Students Opted for Higher Studies	523	309

Note: The above-mentioned data has been taken form the Madras Christian College NIRF report 2025.

CUET PG Good Score will also enable candidates to strategically allocate time and resources for different subjects based on their difficulty level and weightage. Many of the top NIRF Ranking institutes like JNU, University of Delhi, BHU, TISS, and Central University of Hyderabad will require a score higher than the average score in CUET PG, due to the high competition level for these universities. On average, 180-195 will be considered to be a good score in the CUET PG exam. 

• General- 180-190
• OBC- 170-180
• SC/ST- 155-170

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Median salary of B.Sc. course is INR 420,000 as per the reports/data available.

Nizam College offers Degree courses including 25 UG and 21 PG courses. These programs are offerred in Full Time mode. Nizam College has specializations such as M.Sc. specializations in Electronics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, B.A. specializations in English, B.Sc. specializations in Botany, Microbiology, Physics, Mathematics, Biotechnology, Chemistry, M.A. specializations in Public Administration, English.

DAV College, Chandigarh has secured rankings in different categories according to several important national ranking organizations, namely India Today, Outlook, etc. These ranking bodies have provided DAV College, Chandigarh good ranks. India Today B.A. 34, India Today B.Com. 47, India Today B.Sc. 34, India Today BBA 46, India Today BCA 24, Outlook Arts 41, Outlook BCA 27, Outlook Commerce 48 and the overall rank of DAV College chandigarh is 24.

 

 

Thiruvalluvar Government Arts College offers Degree courses including 14 UG and 11 PG courses. Additionally, it also has Advanced Masters, Doctorate courses. These programs are offerred in Full Time mode. Thiruvalluvar Government Arts College has specializations such as M.A. specializations in Public Administration, Ph.D. specializations in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, B.A. specializations in English, Public Administration, M.Sc. specializations in Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Mathematics, B.Sc. specializations in Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Food & Nutrition, Physics, Zoology.

Amity University has released the placement details for its School of Engineering and Technology batch 2025. Over 110 companies visited the campus during the 2025 drive. The highest package was recorded at INR 35.9 LPA and the average salary stood at INR 9.6 LPA. Further, the median salary offered by companies was INR 6 LPA. Amity placements 2024-25 recorded 3 companies offering international placements.

AMU MA is a two-year postgraduate programme offered in the full-time mode. Candidates who have scored at least 50% in Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline are eligible to pursue MA at the university. Hence, a candidate scoring less that 50% in their graduation degree is not eligible to apply for the programme. Such candidates can pursue MA at some other college or university. They can also check out the colleges offering online MA courses.

S.S. Jain Subodh Pg College has below criteria for taking admissions to it's various courses:

Courses	Eligibility
PG Diploma	Candidate who have passed graduation with 50% marks in SOBC category can also eligible to apply.university in rajasthan state.
UG Diploma	Candidate who have passed 10+2 with 48% marks in SOBC category can also eligible to apply.
Certificate	Candidate who have passed graduation with 48% marks in SOBC category can also eligible to apply.
MCA	Candidate must have completed BCA/Bachelor Degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent Degree. Candidate who have completed B.Sc./ B.Com./ B.A. with Mathematics at 10+2 Level or at Graduation Level (with additional bridge Courses as per the norms of the concerned University) are also eligible to apply. Preference will be given as per below order: 1. Eligible candidates having valid NIMCET-2020 score and having Rajasthan state domicile 2. Eligible candidates having valid NIMCET-2020 score and not having Rajasthan state domicile 3. Eligible candidates that have passed in graduation and having Rajasthan state domicile 4. Eligible candidates that have passed in graduation and not having Rajasthan state domicile
B.Sc.	Candidate must have completed 10+2 from a recognized board.
BBA	Candidate passed 12th/equivalent under 10+2 scheme from any recognized institute/board are eligible to apply.
B.A.	Candidate must have completed 10+2 from a recognized board.
B.Com	Candidate must have completed 10+2 from a recognized board.
M.Sc.	Candidates completed B.A./B.Sc (Pass/Hons.) under the 10+2+3 scheme from any recognized institute/university are eligible to apply.
M.A.	Candidates completed B.A./B.Sc (Pass/Hons.) under the 10+2+3 scheme from any recognized institute/university are eligible to apply.
M.Com	Candidates completed B.Com. degree with mentioned percentage or 55% marks in the subject of postgraduation or Bachelor or its equivalent degree recognized by this University with at least 55% marks in the aggregate are eligible to apply.
MSW	Candidate must have passed graduation with 55% marks in university of rajasthan/ any other university in rajasthan state.

The seats availability for offered courses at St. Wilfreds P.G. College, Jaipur goes up to 390.

Yes, Integral University offers good placements for courses like BTech, BPharma, MBA, etc. Check out the overall highlights of Integral University placements for the overall Class of 2025 from the table below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2025)
Highest package	INR 26 LPA
Total recruiters	225+
Total offers	1200+
Top recruiters	Amazon, Infosys, Flipkart, IBM

The BHU offers good placements across all its courses with median package hovering around INR 8 LPA - INR 16 LPA for UG courses. The aforementioned placement data has been obtained from the NIRF report on BHU as the institute is yet to reveal its placement data. Other stats related to BHU NIRF 2025 placement report have been tabulated below:

Particulars	UG 3-year Placement Statistics
Median package	INR 8 LPA
Total students	4876
Students placed	510
Students selected for higher studies	4301
Particulars	UG 4-year Placement Statistics (2024)
Median package	INR 9 LPA
Total students	358
Students placed	49
Students selected for higher studies	266

 

Amity University, Ranchi offers around 24 couses in 8 streams. The fees for the multiple courses is decent and affordable. The fee structure for few courses is as follows:

BBA	Rs.1.21 Lakhs  (1st Year Fees)
MBA	Rs.3.03 Lakhs  (1st Year Fees)
B.Tech	Rs.1.35 Lakhs  (1st Year Fees)
BCA	Rs.95,000  (1st Year Fees)
B.Com (Hons)	Rs.76,000  (1st Year Fees)
BAJMC	Rs.87,000  (1st Year Fees)
B.A (Hons.)	Rs.71,000  (1st Year Fees)

More information about the courses and fee structuee can be found in the brochure of the University.

Lucknow University admissions are conducted on the basis of entrance exam scores and the merit of the student. It accepts entrance scores such as CUET, CUET-PG, and JEE Main. University of Lucknow also offers direct admission to vacant and NRI seats for BTech and MCA programmes. Candidates must secure a minimum aggregate of 40% to 60% in Class 12 for UG level admissions. For PG level admissions, candidates must secure a minimum aggregate of 45% to 50% in graduation. 

Aspiring students are required to register on the official website of JMI and fill the application form online. In the form, fill all the details asked, upload the required documents and pay the application fee. Starting 2022, for BA, BSc and BVoc, JMI started accepting the scores of CUET UG. For the same, students need to register for the exam, appear for it and qualify it. Qualified students of CUET UG are required to register for JMI counselling after which merit lists will be released with the name of the shortlisted students. For the remaining courses, however, the university is still accepting national and university-level entrance exam for final selection. 

IGNOU and DU SOL, both are government-approved reputed distance learning universities in India. They have dedicated career placement cell that connects potential recruiters with students. In terms of regional reach, IGNOU has more centres spread across the country as compared with DU SOL. IGNOU has a larger set of courses as compared to DU SOL that has courses primarily related to Humanities and Commerce. According to unofficial sources, the starting salary of IGNOU students start from 3.5 LPA. The top recruiters of IGNOU in recent past included leading companies such as HCL, Wipro and Parle. It will depend upon students’ priority in terms of location, study centre and course-selection to choose between IGNOU and DU SOL.

Candidates who qualifies the eligibility criteria as per the TISS Mumbai admission guidelines are eligible for the all the programme offered by the institution. As admission is based on the CUET exam, therefore candidates must have valid score in the exam. Find below the eligibility criteria of the courses offered at TISS Mumbai:

Courses	Eligibility Crietria
Executive MBA/PGDM	To be eligible, applicants must have at least three years of work experience after graduation and hold a recognised Bachelor's Degree of a minimum of three years duration or its equivalent, obtained through various study patterns, fulfilling the mandatory 15 years of formal education requirement.
BSc	Twelve years of school education.
BMRIT	Twelve years of school education.
MA	Bachelor's Degree with a minimum 3 years duration or its equivalent
MHA	Bachelor's Degree with a minimum 3 years duration or its equivalent
BVoc	Twelve years of school education, in any streams.
MPH	Bachelor's Degree with a minimum 3 years duration or its equivalent
MEd	Bachelor's or Master's degree (under the 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1 year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirements of 15 years formal education)
BEd	Bachelor's Degree with a minimum 3 years duration or its equivalent
BA	Twelve years of school education.

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change

Panjab University Chandigarh admission 2026 is based on the entrance examination and merit. The final selection is based on PUMET, PU-CET (UG), PU-CET (PG), PU PGLAW, PUTHAT, PULEET, MBAUSOL, PU UGLAW, PU MPhil, and PhD Entrance Test. Merit is also considered for admission in some courses. Students can get direct admission on the basis of Panjab University reservation criteria. Students must visit the official website to know more.