B.A. Political Science Colleges in Tamil Nadu - Fees, Admissions, Eligibility

Both are good subjects, but if your ultimate aim is to prepare for civil services then go for public administration. Recently, I have heard a lot about UPES – Dehradun BA public administration with IAS coaching embedded course. This is very reputed university and known for its unique specializes courses. You should definitely check it once if you have interest in public administration field.

Cut off depends on many things. Some are - difficulty level, the total number of candidates appearing, the number of available seats or vacancies & the reservation policy.
However  the score of 700 and above in your CUET UG is considered as a very good score and to secure your seat in various top colleges. Whereas, scoring below 500 can limit your options to some extent.

BA Political Science courses is an undergraduate course. The BA Political Science course duration is 3 years, across six semesters. The BA Political Science course is one of the most popular UG courses among students. Students who wish to pursue the BA Political Science course must give entrance exams like CUET, JMI Entrance Exam and PUBDET. They can get admission into BA Political Science colleges on the basis of their entrance exam scores.

Madras Christian College offers UG, PG and PhD courses across various streams like Science, Commerce and Arts. Students must qualify Class 10+2 from the recognised board with 50% marks. MCC Chennai admission is based through the online application. 

The seats availability for offered courses at Government Arts College, Salem goes up to 2165. Courses offerred by Government Arts College, Salem are approved by eminent Government bodies such as AICTE.

Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science placement report 2024 is not released. However, as per the NIRF report 2024, the key highlights of KCLAS Coimbatore placements 2023 as compared with 2022 are presented below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2021)	Placement Statistics (2022)	Placement Statistics (2023)
UG 3-year median package	INR 2.51 LPA	INR 3 LPA	INR 3.93 LPA
UG 3-year total students	132	313	383
UG 3-year students placed	47	79	60
UG 3-year students opted for higher studies	67	200	244
PG 2-year median package	INR 2.66 LPA	INR 2.17 LPA	INR 3 LPA
PG 2-year total students	12	22	19
PG 2-year students placed	11	13	10
PG 2-year students opted for higher studies	0	2	1

Earlier, the key highlights of Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science placements 2021 and 2022 are presented below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2021/2022)
Highest package	INR 5.5 LPA
Average package	INR 3.18 LPA
Companies visited	8
Students placed	35

Note: The salary data is of 2021 whereas the students placed and companies visited data are of 2022.

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.

The BA admissions at PMU are entirely based on the merit in Class 12. Candidates just have to qualify for the BA eligibility criteria and directly apply through the university's official website. A candidate who has passed Class 12 from a recognised board is eligible to apply for the admission. The admission process includes three simple steps: online registration, selection of students, and final admission. There is no entrance exam required for admission to BA at PMU. Therefore, getting admission into PMU for BA course is not very hard.

Applications typically open in January and then again in July. In total, the university have two cycles of admission. It means students can apply twice annually so you don't have to wait an entire year if you miss an admission cycle. 

Institute of Distance Learning, University of Madras offers BA courses across 9 specialisations. The total tuition fee for BA courses can vary according to the specialisation a student wishes to pursue. While the total tuition fee for the majority of BA courses at the Institute of Distance Learning, University of Madras is INR 16,700, the tuition fee for B.A. in French and B.A. in Sociology stands at INR 25,400.
 

Annamalai University offers UG, PG, Diploma and Certificate level courses in full-time mode. The University offers these courses in the field of Engineering, Medicine & Health Sciences and Business & Management Studies, etc. on the basis of merit and entrance exams. In addition to that, the fee structure includes tuition fees varying from INR 2.8 K to INR 29.4 Lakh. Being a government aided university, Annamalai University offers courses at an affordable prices to be accessible for the masses. 

Tamil Nadu Open University has established the Alumni Association whose objective is to create and establish Alumni endowments for granting scholarships, prizes, and medals to learners showing high proficiency in studies and honoring graduated learners. The association renders financial aid to academically deserving and economically/ socially underprivileged learners.

No, Hindustan University offers admission to all of its courses based on a valid score in the respective entrance exams. For the majority of UG courses from the streams of Science, Commerce, Humanities, Management and Law, the university conducts an in-house entrance exam, i.e., HITSCAT. For BTech course, students can apply via HISEEE, which is also an in-house entrance exam of Hindustan University. Apart from that, students can also get admission to various national level entrance exams such as CLAT/ GATE/ UGC NET, for specific courses. To find course-wise details for the accepted entrance exam, click here.

Yes, Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute offer scholarships to undergraduate and postgraduate deserving students. Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute provides Central Sector Scheme Scholarship for College and University Students 2009-10. This scholarship is available for Economically Weaker students from SC, ST, and General communities. The scholarship also includes physically handicapped students. This scholarship is awarded on the basis of the results of the Senior Secondary Examination.

As per the admission guidelines of the Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, admission to the BA course is quite simple and requires only a few steps to complete the admission process which involves multiple steps. Candidates who wish to secure a seat must meet the Bachelor of Arts (BA) course eligibility criteria for their chosen course at Bharath University. 

Candidates require twelve years of school education with 50% aggregate to apply for the BA course. Further, there is an online admission procedure which must be completed to get admission. 

 As per official sources, the total tuition fee to pursue BA courses ranges from INR 9,000 to INR 1.2 lakh.

 

Nehru Arts and Science College and VLB College are private colleges, while Bharathidasan University is a public university, situated in Coimbatore. All the institutions offer BA programme with various specialisations. Tabulated below is a comparison between them based on fees and number of specialisations offered:

College/University	Fees	Number of Specialisations offered
Bharathidasan University	INR 45,800	191
VLB College	INR 45,000	-
Nehru Arts and Science College	INR 24,000- INR 90,000	2

Note: The above mentoined fees has been sourced from various sources. Hence, it is indicative and subject to changes.