Colleges in Aligarh

At the PG level, Aligarh Muslim University provides a 2 years M.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry course to the students. To get admission to this course, aspiring students must meet the minimum eligibility requirements - 55.0% in graduation. This course offers admission to 25 students. 

The admission standards for B.Voc in Fashion Design and Garment Technology in AMU have been changing for the past three years by categories. For the general category, the cutoff has been raised progressively from 45-50 in 2020-2021 to 50-55 in 2021-2022 and from 55-60 in 2022-2023 session. Like that for reserved categories such as SC, ST, OBC and EWS the cutoff marks for the academic years 2020-2021 were between 35-40%, for the year 2021-2022 were between 40-45% and now for the year 2022-2023 the cutoff marks range between 45-50%.

Aligarh Muslim University BA admission is a multi-step process. It starts with online application. For this, candidates can visit the university's admission portal on its official website. BA admission at the university is completely entrance-based. Hence, the next step is to appear for an entrance exam. Depending upon the BA specialisation chosen by a candidate, the admission is provided based on candidates' marks in either AMU Entrance Exam or CUET-UG. Based on the entrance exam scores, AMU will release a merit list of selected students. As a final step, selected students need to pay the admission fee to confirm their seats.

Aligarh Muslim University awards a variety of donor scholarships to the students enrolled in its UG and PG-level programmes. These scholarships differ in the scholarship amount and eligibility requirements. Some of the scholarships specifically available for BA students at the university are Shabnam Zaidi Memorial Scholarship, Prof. Harbans Lal Memorial Scholarship, Kunwar Ammar Ahmad Khan Scholarship, etc.

BA graduates of AMU can explore government job opportunities. Some popular options for government jobs after BA are listed below:

• Civil Service
• State Civil Service
• Banking Sector
• SSC Exam
• Railways
• Teaching Jobs
• Defense Service
• Public Service Undertaking
• Translators
• Interpreters

AMU graduates have multiple options after completing their BA degree. However, these opportunities vary depending upon the BA specialisation chosen by the candidates. In general, BA graduates get ample opportunities in the government as well as the private sector. They can take up jobs as Economists, Educators, IAS, Bank PO/Clerk, Academic Writers, Translators, etc. The can also enhance their employability by going for further education with courses like MA, MBA, etc.

The BA (Hons) in Economics at AMU is spread over a period of three years. The duration of the programme is further divided into six semesters. Some subjects covered in the course curriculum are listed below:

• Microeconomics
• Money and Prices
• Macroeconomics
• Banking Theory and Policy
• Indian Economic Development & Policy
• History of Economic Thought

The detailed AMU BA (Hons) in Economics curriculum can be downloaded by visiting BA at AMU webpage on Shiksha.com.

AMU has over 1400 seats for the full-time BA courses. Additionally, the university has 100 seats for BA courses offered through Edugree. The given number has been sourced from the official website of the university/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.