Best MA Economics Colleges in India: Admissions 2026, Fees, Exams, Eligibility, Salary

Students can study at approximately 1660+ MA Economics colleges in India- 725 government, 360 private, and 351 semi-government —where students can take admission. Students are selected for these top MA Economics colleges in India based on the scores in the CUET-PG, CPGET, Andhra Pradesh PGCET, MAH CET, URATPG, JMI Entrance Exam, etc. entrance exams. 

Some of the top MA Economics colleges in India include various popular colleges like the University of Delhi, Loyola College, Madras Christian College, Mithibai College, St. Joseph's University, etc.

 Sure! Take a look at the table below for some information about the top MA Economics colleges in India:

Particulars	Details
Number of MA Economics Colleges in India	1,667 colleges
Annual Fees	Free: 1 college Less than INR 1 Lakh: 497 colleges INR 1-2 Lakh: 45 colleges INR 2-3 Lakh: 22 colleges INR 3-5 Lakh: 12 colleges More than INR 5 Lakh: 3 colleges
Top  MA Economics Colleges in India	University of Delhi, Loyola College, Madras Christian College, Mithibai College, St. Joseph's University, etc.
Top MA Economics Specializations	Applied Econometrics,   Econometrics, Administration,  Business Economics,  Econometrics,  International Economics, etc.
Accepted Entrance Exams	CUET-PG, CPGET, Andhra Pradesh PGCET, MAH CET, URATPG, JMI Entrance Exam, etc.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website and may vary.

Of course not. You can pursue an MSc or even an MCom in Economics. But for that, you need to be from a Science or Commerce background. For an MA in Economics, you can be from any stream with the Economics subject. 

The eligibility criteria may vary for UG & PG courses at Ashoka University. As per the basic eligibility criteria for admission to UG programmes, the candidates must have qualified class 12 or equivalent exam from a recognised board

Whereas, for Ashoka University admission to PG programmes candidates must have completed graduation with a minimum of 55 per cent aggregate in the relevant discipline.

Some of the most popular St. MA Economics colleges in India are mentioned in the table below, along with their average course fees:

College Name	Average Fees
Loyola College Admission	INR 26,520
Mithibai College Admission	INR 1.25 Lakh
St. Joseph’s University Admission	INR 1.76 Lakh
Mount Carmel College Admission	INR 1.57 Lakh
Kristu Jayanti College Admission	INR 1.35 Lakh

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website and may vary.

 

Some of the most popular government and best MA Economics colleges in India are mentioned in the table below, along with their average course fees:

College Name	Average Fees
Kishinchand Chellaram College Admission	INR 33,500
PSG College of Arts and Science Admission	INR 24,000
S.S. Jain Subodh PG College Admission	INR 18,900
Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam Admission	INR 29,600
Delhi School of Economics Admission	INR 480

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website and may vary.

The Return on Investment or the ROI, of studying MA Economics at colleges in India can be compared and evaluated using the data provided below:

College Name	Average Fees	Average Package
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade MA	INR 3.5 Lakh	INR 26.5 LPA
Punyashlok Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, MA	INR 55,000	INR 16 LPA
Delhi School of Economics MA	INR 480	INR 16 LPA
Punyashlok of Distance and Open Learning MA	INR 17,230	INR 15 LPA
Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur University MA	INR 10,000	INR 14.86 LPA

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website and may vary.

Hi! There are some documents that students need to submit to colleges, along with their online application fees. Generally, colleges ask students for one/two photo ID documents like Aadhaar Card, PAN Card, Voter ID, Driver's Licence, etc. 

They also require class X, XII and undergraduate degree marksheet to verify the academic record of the students, based on which admission is granted. 

Other documents that colleges generally ask for is entrance exam result, passport size photographs and transfer/migration certificates.

Hope this helps you!

Yes, Bennett University accepts national-level entrance exams like JEE Main, SAT India, etc., for admission to specific courses. Besides, the university also conducts Bennett Research Aptitude Test (BRAT) and BUMAT for PhD and MBA admission, respectively. Below are the accepted entrance exam for top Bennett University courses:

Course	Entrance Exam
BTech	JEE Main/ SAT India/ NEET (only for Biotechnology)
MBA	CMAT/ CAT/ NMAT/ XAT/ GMAT/ ATMA/ MAT/ BUMAT/ CUET-PG
BA LLB (Hons)	CLAT/ LSAT India/ CUET
BCA	Merit-based/ SAT
BBA	Merit-based/ SAT
PhD	Bennett Research Aptitude Test (BRAT)/ UGC NET/ CSIR/ GATE/ ICAR/ SLET

 

The details about the top entrance exams for the MA Economics colleges in India, are given in the table below:

Exam Name	Exam Schedule	Exam Syllabus
CUET PG	CUET PG Schedule	CUET PG Syllabus
CPGET	CPGET Schedule	CPGET Syllabus
MAH CET	MAH CET Schedule	MAH CET Syllabus
URATPG	URATPG Schedule	URATPG Syllabus
URATPG5 Entrance Exam	JMI Entrance Exam Schedule	JMI Entrance Exam Syllabus

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from the official website and may vary.

The average salary packages at some of the top MA Economics colleges in India are mentioned in the table provided below:

College Name	Average Package
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade MA	INR 26.5 LPA
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, MA	INR 16 LPA
Institute School of Economics MA	INR 16 LPA
Institute of Distance and Open Learning MA	INR 15 LPA
Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur University MA	INR 14.86 LPA

 Some of the prominent recruiters at the MA Economics colleges in India include companies like KPMG,  Deloitte, DE Shaw,  Accenture, Make My Trip, Ernst & Young, YesBank, ICICI, PayTM, Amazon, Decathlon, etc.

MA Economics admission to IGNOU is just like the admission process to any other college.

Students must make sure that they qualify the eligibility criteria for MA Economics IGNOU admission. They can fill up the online application form and submit the required documents along with a nominal admission fees. 

IGNOU selects students based on merit. After they release the list of the selected students, they only have to pay the admission fees to confirm their admission. Any futher instructions are communicated to the students through the offcial website of IGNOU or through emails.

Best of luck!

The CUET-PG exam pattern for every course is the same. If you're preparing for the MA Economics course admission -

• It'll be an MCQ-based paper
• Time will be 90 minutes
• The exam will be held in the CBT mode
• Total marks will be 300
• +4 for each correct answer, -1 for each incorrect answer
• Total 75 questions

MA Economics courses are 2-year degrees, which are pursued by students who have completed their undergraduate. MA in Economics is a post-graduate degree. Students who wish to study subjects like microeconomics, macroeconomics and the fundamentals of how finances work, should pursue this degree. 

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Economics Courses

Economics qualification is very much recognized in banking sector, insurance sector and Indian economics service and in teaching field as you can become economics teacher in schools and in colleges. Stock exchange is also a sector where post graduate in economics can look for great career/jobs opportunities as broker and market researcher, etc. Multinational companies and computer industries also hire economics PG candidates. Otherwise there are various other options available for you like you can seek jobs in railways, civil services, staff selection commission even in defense.

The total tuition Fee for Master of Arts in Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology (GIET) is INR 40000 (for 2 years). Which is quite affordable and they also provide good quality of education. 

Fee Structure:

Fee Components	Amount (for 2 years)
Tuition Fees The fees might include components other than tuition fees	INR 40,000
Hostel Fees The fees might include components other than hostel fees Meal Plan is included in mentioned fee	INR 1.58 Lakh

Yes you can join The Royal Global University without its own entrance exam for certain undergraduate programmes as they accept CUET scores.

Chandigarh University (CU) has good placement record for BTech, MBA, MCA, etc. While CU has not released any information on the percentage of students placed either course-wise or overall, 2025 placements saw a 9% jump in the total studets placed. While in 2024, a total of 9124 students were placed, in 2025 the number moved up to 10000.

For the academic year 2024-2025, over 1300 global recruiters participated in the placement process and as mentioned before, they placed a total of 10000 students from the batch 2025. The highest international and domestic packages offered during Chandigarh University placement 2025 stood at INR 170 LPA and INR 59.9 LPA, respectively. 

The university conducted SOET for all the UG and PG courses in the field of Agriculture, Horticulture and Pharmacy courses offered by it. For all the remaining courses, the university conducts online counselling based on past academic merit. 

It is possible that LPU Admission Office may not publicly post the cutoff data. Applicants have to login to their dashboard to check admission status. For MBA however, based on recent cutoff trends, 70 percentile is said to be an estimated cutoff. This is however, taken from sources on the internet and indicative. Students can connect with the admission desk to know more.

Yes, students can apply offline for ICFAI Sikkim admission. The process is a below:

• Dowload the application form from the university's website and fill it out in capital letters.
• Provide required documents and attach a photograph before sending it to the university with the DD.
• Send the form to the university's admission office with a demand draft of INR 3000. The DD needs to drawn in favour of "The ICFAI University, Sikkim-Fee Collection A/C payable at Gangtok". 

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

The majority of VGU Jaipur alumni are working in the Education sector (17%), followed by Engineering (16%), Business Development (13%), and Operations (11%) sectors. To know the sector-wise alumni placements, students can check out the pie chart below:

The placement percentage has not been released on the official website. However, the University has concluded the recent placements with the average package of INR 10 LPA. More than 400 recruiters visited the campus and placed students. The highest salary offered was IR 1.5 Cr per annum.

SAT exam score is considered for MA at SLS, Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU). Candidates must have passed a Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised board, and final year students can also apply on a provisional basis, provided they obtain the results before admission.However, for undergraduate programs such as BBA, B.Com, and B.Sc, SLS, PDEU conducts an entrance exam, which is a university-level exam.

Amity University Noida offers good placements to its students. During the placement drive 2025, more than 6000 students were placed. Highest package offered was 75 LPA.

Yes, Galgotias University inducts candidates for the majority of its courses based on marks in the qualifying examinations. For admission to the UG programmes across various specialisations at Galgotias University candidates will get selected based on their marks in class 12 as the qualifying examination for UG courses is class 12. Hence, candidates seeking admission to the UG courses at Galgotias University must have valid marks in class 12.

For admission to BTech and BA LLB, candidates are also selected based on their scores in JEE-Main and CLAT, respectively. Therefore, candidates based on their marks in class 12 or the required entrance examination will be selected for further admission rounds followed by document verification and fee payment leading to final seat allotment.