M.A. Sociology Colleges in India - Fees, Admissions, Eligibility

Cutoffs are subject to change annually with respect to the course opted and seat availability. As SHSS Sharda University accepts SUAT exam for admission to M.A, the cutoff may vary every year for SUAT. Thus, it is advisable to visit the official website to kbe updated with the latest cutoff and past cutoff trends. It can also be found at educational platfroms like Shiksha.com.

Sikkim Manipal University has five institutes. The names of these institutes are as follows:

1.     Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS)

2.     Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT)

3.     Sikkim Manipal College of Physiotherapy

4.     Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing

5.     Department of Humanities & Social Sciences (SMU)

DU has not released its placement report 2023. However, as per the data collated from the DU NIRF report 2023, the key highlights of DU placements 2022 are presented below for the two-year PG courses including MA:

Note: In the absence of MA-specific placements data, the above-mentioned data is gathered from sources other than the official website, i.e., NIRF.

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.

Parul University offers merit-based admission to most of the courses in the stream of Management, Science, Commerce, etc.,  Aspirants only need to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria for the respective courses before applying for admission at Parul University. The universty accepts scores in NATA, JEE Main Paper-2, NEET, etc. for specific courses. Parul University also conducts Design Aptitude Test for admission to design courses.

University of Mumbai does not conduct or accept any entrance exam for MA admission. Candidates only need to submit the pre-enrollment form along with the application form to get admission. However, for a few MA courses, the University/ MU-affiliated college conducts a Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) after the written test. Selected candidates need to come for document verification process to confirm their seat. 

Jawaharlal Nehru University accepts CUET-UG and CUET-PG entrance test scores for admission to several undergraduate, postgraduate, certificate and PG Diploma courses. The University also accepts a few national-level entrance exam scores for admission to courses such as BTech, MBA, etc. For admission to BA (Hons.) in Foreign Languages, BSc-MSc Integrated programme in Ayurveda Biology and Certificate of Proficiency courses, JNU accepts CUET-UG scores. 

• The registration window for CUET UG for Jawaharlal Nehru University admission UG courses usually open by February. Further, the CUET UG is held between May and June.

BHU placements are good. During the placement drive 2025, 177 placement drives were held and more than 950 students were placed. The highest salary package offered was INR 19.8 LPA.

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. 

The Madras University MA application form can be filled out online. While filling out the form, students are required to upload scanned copies of certain documents. Below are the required documents:

• Class 10 and12 marksheets
• UG degree
• UG marksheets
• Transfer certificate
• Migration certificate
• Income certificate (applicable for candidates seeking admission via EWS category)
• Caste certificate (if required)

Yes, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda admissions are open now. The university offers UG, PG, and Diploma programmes. Interested students can apply online. To know more, students can check the official site of MSU Baroda.

University of Hyderabad admission to most of the courses is based on the entrance exam conducted by the UoH. In addition to this, it also accepts several national-level entrance exams for admission to MBA, MCA M.Tech and Ph.D. programmes. While for MBA, the university accepts admission only through its own entrance exam, for various UG and PG courses, the university accepts admission through CUET UG and CUET-PG entrance exams.

The total seat intake of the Jadavpur University MA course is 592. Given below is the specialisation-wise seat intake for some of the Jadavpur University MA course: 

NOTE: The seat intake mentioned above is taken from an unofficial source.

To check the RTMNU cutoff 2026 go to university website that is nagpuruniversity.ac.in or affiliated college websites for merit lists which is usually released after 10+2 or qualifying exam results. For specific courses students can check admission notices or the state common entrance test like MHT CET portals for cutoffs. 

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:

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

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.