M.A. Rural Studies Colleges in India - Fees, Admissions, Eligibility

Overall highest salary secured by batch 2025 is yet to be released. highest package grabbed by MMS and MSc Finance students during Mumbai University placements 2025 was INR 12.16 LPA.

Yes, IGNOU offers scholarships to students based on merit and needs. The institute offers scholarships to the reserved categories like SC/ ST. Students are also eligible for goverment scholarships. 

Bangalore University is a well-know institute which has been established by the 1964. The university is offering quality education under the guidance of experts with years of experience. The university is known for its BTech and MBA programme. The university has decent placements, the median package offered at the Class of 2024 for UG is INR 8 LPA and for PG is INR 3.5 LPA. 

Bangalore University has eminent alumni members like Anushka Sharma, Rahul Dravid, Deepika Praduko, etc. The university offers scholarships to the deserving students for financial assiatnce. 

According to NIRF report 2026 released by the University, the key highlights of Gujarat University placements over the past three years are presented below:

The University of Mysore, through its around 228 affiliated colleges and 85 PG departments, offers undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, PG diploma, and certificate courses to students across Science, Arts, Journalism, Engineering, and various other streams. Some of the names of affiliated college include University Evening College, University of Mysore, University Fine Arts College for Women, Manasagangothri, Mysore, Physical Education, University of Mysore, Yuvaraja's College, University of Mysore, Maharani's Science College for Women, Maharani's Arts College for women, etc.

BAMU Aurangabad provides various scholarships to eligible postgraduate and undergraduate course students. These scholarships are widely offered as financial assistance to students. Some of the scholarships provided by the university are the Government of India Scholarship (G.O.I.), Vidyavetan Facility, Other Scholarships, Eklavya Scholarships, University Merit Scholarships, Scholarship for Non-Hindi Language Speakers, and others. Apply for the scholarships offered by the university as soon as the application window opens.

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. Being a government aided university, Annamalai University offers courses at an affordable prices to be accessible for the masses. 

Total tuition fee for some of the popular courses is given in the following table:

Candidates with their names in the seat allotment list are provisionally admitted to the respective courses. The shortlisted candidates need to report to the Shivaji University within the due date against each counselling round and submit the fees.

After fee submission, candidates are required to verify the required documents to confirm their seats for final admission at Shivaji University. If the confirmation of admission is not done before the final date, then the allotment will be cancelled.

There were 327 students who were placed at Ravenshaw University in 2025. The past year Ravenshaw University students placed are listed in the table below:

VNSGU Veer Narmad South Gujarat University , also known as South Gujarat University, came into existence in 1965. It was established to fulfill the need of having a separate university in South Gujarat. VNGSU is a public-state university. The University has also been re-accredited by NAAC with Grade ‘B+’ in 2022 and is a UGC-recognized university. VNSCGU is popularly known for its UG, PG, and Diploma courses. The flagship course offered at Veer Narmad South Gujarat University BSc and MBA. 

Patna University has not released the schedule for admission yet. As per the old schedule, the university usually begins the admission cycle in May/ June with registration. Candidates can apply both online or offline for admission. The university conducts Patna University Common Entrance Test or PUCET to shortlist candidates for various UG and PG courses. The entrance exam is likely to commence in June and go on till July. 

Kalyani University admission to most of the courses are offered via scores of various state/ national-level entrance exams. However, the university does not conduct any entrance exams on its own, but it accepts a few state/ national-level entrances conducted by West Bengal state. These include WBJEE, WB JECA, WB JEMAT, CAT, MAT, GATE, etc., for admission to BTech, MCA, MBA and M.Tech programmes. For courses such as BCom, BA, BSc, MA, etc., direct admissions are offered to candidates based on their scores obtained in the previous qualifying exam. For more details on Kalyani University list of accepted entrance exams course-wise,  check out this link. 

There are over 5,258 seats for MA in the PRSU campus and affiliated colleges. The seat intake varies from one MA specialisation to another. The seat intake bifurcaton for MA course at offered at on-campus along with some of its affiliated colleges are mentioned in the following table:

Note: The above information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

At the undergraduate level, Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University offers BSc, BA, and other courses to students. The university also provides PhD courses to students. Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University Ranchi offers 29 traditional and regular PG and UG courses to students, alongside 12 PG and 4 certificate programmes in Vocational Studies. 

To get admission into BSc course at Visva Bharati University, students must complete  Class 12 with 50% marks. The applicants also have to register and appear for CUET entrance test to secure admission at the institute. 

University of North Bengal admission based on merit and entrance exams. For admission to its MBA programme, the university accepts CAT, MAT, CMA, ATMA, and others. NBU course admission begins with the online application. Interested candidates must fill out the online application for the respective courses on the official website of the university.

The eligibility requirement for HPU UG courses is a minimum of Class 12. However, graduation is required for PG courses. Below is course-wise HPU eligibility for top programmes:

Sri Venkateswara University conducts MBA and MCA admissions based on APICET exam. It releases round-wise seat allotments for All India and Home State quota. As per Sri Venkateswara University cutoff 2024, the last-round MBA and MCA cutoff for College of Commerce, Management and Computer Science affiliated under Sri Venkateswara University stood at 13739 and, 9006, respectively for the General Home State category candidates. Students can visit the official website to learn more regarding Sri Venkteswara University admission eligibility.