Humanities & Social Sciences

Students holding Bachelor's degree with 60 percent marks (55 percent for reserved category) are eligible to apply. Eligible students should visit the IIT Bombay website to fill the application form. The selection is through GATE or MAAT exam followed by an interview round.

The total seat intake for MA by Research is 20. This seat intake is as per the 2022-2023 sanctioned strength. Additionally, the seats are reserved for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)/Other Backward Class Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL)/Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwD).

Candidates holding a bachelor’s degree (BA/ BCom or other degrees) or a four-year BA, BS, BTech or an earlier postgraduate degrees such as MA, MSc, etc. with a minimum of 60% aggregate for GN/ EWS/ OBC (NC) and 55% aggregate for SC/ ST/ PwD can apply for MA by Research. Aspirants shall keep the documents for verification ready at the time of admission as well.

Symbiosis Centre for Media and Communication (SCMC) in Pune is considered a leading media college in India. It offers a Bachelor of Arts (BA) programme in mass communication. SCMC is considered one of the top five colleges India. Some alumni work with Bollywood, national news channels, newspapers, and online sites. As per the previous year's record, approximately 92% of the students got placed with an average salary package of 8 LPA. The highest salary package offered was 12 LPA, and the lowest salary package offered was 5 LPA.