Humanities & Social Sciences

Heidelberg Uni MA in Political Science course is taught in English and German. It can be completed in 2 years. Start of the programme is in Winter and Summer semesters. For admission to Heidelberg Uni MA in Political Science course, students must have completed an UG degree. 

BA students at Modern College primarily have access to the MahaDBT state scholarship portal schemes. Eligible students can apply for the Government of India Post-Matric Scholarship or Freeship plans if they belong to reserved categories like SC, ST, OBC, VJNT, or SBC. For general, EWS, or open-category candidates, the Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Shikshan Shulkh Shishyavrutti Scheme (EBC) provides partial tuition fee waivers based on specific family income limits.

Eligibility is open to any candidate who has successfully completed their high school education. Applicants must have passed their Class 12 examination from a recognised national or state board. The college accepts students from all academic backgrounds including, Arts, Science, and Commerce, as long as English was a passing subject in their qualifying exam. Selection does not involve an entrance test and is based entirely on the aggregate percentage of Class 12. However, higher scores are typically necessary for competitive specializations like Psychology due to limited seats.

Modern College offers 10 specialisation in its courses such as Economics, Geography, Psychology, English, History, Political Science, Sociology, Music, and languages like Marathi, Hindi and German. In the overall Modern College BA specialisations, Psychology is one of the Highly competitive major which has an intake limited to 48 seats.

Yes, students from CBSE, ICSE or other state boards outside Maharashtra can apply. Their admission will remain provisional until they submit a valid migration certificate and fulfill the basic eligibility rules stated by Savitribai Phule Pune University.

The Psychology specialisation at Modern College fills up the fastest. Because it has high demand and only 48 seats, top-ranking students quickly take all the spots during the very first admission rounds.

The official Modern College BA Cutoff and merit list for the 2026 have not been released on the portal. While the cutoff for the Science stream were released in early June, the BA merit lists are expected to be uploaded on the official admission portal Vriddhionline soon. Candidates should keep checking the Senior College UG admission section of the official college website (moderncollegepune.edu.in) or their registered Vriddhionline portal account for the live cutoff links.

If a candidate fails to submit the Modern College BA online merit form before the deadline, they will not be included in the regular seat allotment rounds. However, if any vacancies remain after the completion of the standard lists, the college may conduct an offline counselling round at the campus.

Yes. The total fee charged at the time of admission includes multiple non-tuition components. When you pay online, your fee breakdown will include:

• One-Time & mandatory Fees: laboratory fees (if choosing subjects like Geography or Psychology), Library deposits, gymkhana fees, and student insurance.
• University & Merit Charges: University registration fees, eligibility processing fees, examination fees, and an online merit form registration fee.

For the Modern College BA programme, completing an internship is mandatory to collect compulsory credit points. Students will get 1.5 credits per semester for the internship, which contributes 3 compulsory credits during the final year.