Fergusson College

Fergusson College offers 15 specialisations under its MSc programme. These specialisations are listed in the table below:

No, there is no provision for direct admission at Fergusson College for MSc. The admission is strictly based on the entrance exam conducted by the college. It is an online-proctored exam that varies in syllabus depending on the choice of specialisation. It is majorly based on the candidate's Bachelor's degree curriculum. After the entrance exam results are out, the college releases a merit list on its official website. The seat allocation is based on this merit list.

Yes, Fergusson College offers a full-time MSc in various specialisations. It is a PG-level programme lasting two years. The college offers the programme in association with UniPune (SPPU). Hence, students get a UniPune degree on completion of the programme. The admission to an MSc at the college is entrance-based. Some MSc specialisations available at the college include Microbiology, Computer Science, Geology, etc. For more details, interested candidates can visit the college's official website.

The career options after an MSc depend on the specialisations chosen by the candidates. After completing their MSc at Fergusson College, students can explore career options in a variety of fileds, such as research and development, space organisations, laboratories, national or international organisations, academic institutions, public or private firms, etc. Some popular job options for MSc degree holders of Fergusson College and their respective average salaries are tabulated below:

Yes, Fergusson College conducts entrance exams to select prospective candidates for admission to its PG courses, including an MSc. These exams are conducted in online-proctored mode. The duration of the exams is 60 minutes and they comprise 50 MCQs. The syllabus for these exams differ across the MSc specialisations. It mainly comprises of the respective UG-degree syllabus followed at SPPU. Aspirants can register for the entrance exam for their desired specialisation by visiting the college's official website.

Fergusson College offers placement assistance to students enrolled in various courses at the college. The college has a decent placement record. Wipro, Cipla, Jio Platforms, etc. are some recruiters known to have participated in the college's placement drives over the past few years. The exact placement statistics for MSc at Fergusson College is not available on its official website. However, the median salary package offered to PG (2-year) students in 2023 and 2022 was INR 4.50 LPA. It displayed an increasing trend since it was INR 4.20 LPA in 2021. 

In total, Fergusson College has 450 BA seats. These seats are further distributed over the BA specialisations offered at the college. The seats available for some BA specialisations at Fergusson College are presented in the table below:

Yes, Fergusson College follows the seat reservation policy as per the norms laid down by the Government of Maharashtra from time to time. The reservation policy favours candidates belonging to the socially disadvantaged categories. These categories included Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Castes, etc. Further, reserved category candidates belonging to states other than Maharashtra are treated as Open (General) category.

No, Fergusson College BA admission is merit-based. The college grants admission to eligible applicants based on their Class 12 merit, chosen specialisation and availability of seats. Hence, aspirants are not required to appear for any entrance exam.

Fergusson College offers a three-year BA course. Students who wish to get admission to the course need to fulfil the eligibility criteria. Passed class 12 in any stream from a recognized board are eligible. Also, students have to produce original documents proving their eligibility at the time of admission.