BA Economics

With a CUET PG 2026 score of 164 and a B.A. Economics from GITAM University, your chances of getting into top universities like Delhi University (DU), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), or the University of Hyderabad are likely to be limited in the General category, as their M.A. Economics cut-offs are generally higher. 

Yes,  Indian students can switch fields between UG and PG courses for example, if you have a BA in Economics, you can switch to MA Public Policy or Media at Harvard. 

Given below are the guidelines for a successful switch - 

• Mastery of foundational skills required for the programme (this switch from BA Economics to MA in Public Policy would require a strong Quant background and Economics)
• A well-defined SOP 
• Coursework where relevant electives, projects and professional experience are shown

BA is a popular course of Siddharth College. It is offered for three-years. Total 366 seats are offered in the course. Admissions are merit based. However, there are no placement statistics available as per official website. The college is 'NAAC B' accredited. Students from any recognised board and any stream can apply. College releases merit list of students in multiple rounds.

After completing BAMMC, students generally have two choices. They can either pursue higher studies or seek employment in related field. Students with Mass media background can work as many roles. Some of them are Copywriter, Journalist, News Anchor, and many more. The related fields include Print and Digital Media, Corporate, Advertising Industry, etc. 

All students with more than 70% marks in Class 12 are eligible. Forms can be submitted either online or offline. Some documents are attached with the form. Documents include income certificate, caste certificate, marksheet of Class 10 & 12, etc. Students can also apply for E-Scholarship and Freeship Schemes. Process of application is notified by college.

There are more than 30 subjects in syllabus. These are divided in six-semesters. The first year focus fundamentals like Effective Communication, etc. Each semester in second and third year focuses on key topics like Advertising, Media, Journalism, etc. All subjects in one semester are correlated. This gives a complete knowledge of one domain.

The college offers total 366 seats in BA. Specialisation offered is Multimedia and Mass Communication. Seats are merit-based. No entrance exam is required for admission. There may be a reservation of seats. However, details of reservation are not available as per official prospectus. 

Seat reservation policy is not mentioned as per official website. However, the college may follow State Government reservation norms. A certain percentage of seats are reserved for SC/ST/OBC students, as per Maharashtra Government rules. Merit list consists of students of all category.

The first step of process is registration on website. All applicants are required to register themselves on website. A unique Username and Password is generated. Then, login on the website using the same. Fill application form, and upload all documents. Submit your application. College releases merit list in a week of application deadline. After selection, document verification is done. Last step is fee payment.

Documents are required at the time of form filling and admission. Important documents include Class 10 & 12 marksheets, passport size photo, signature, etc. Some documents are optional and do not have to be submitted by everyone. Those include domicile certificate, income and caste certificates. While form filling, file size of document should be 10-500KB.