M.A

Following are some of the mandatory M.A. Mass Communication eligibility requirements to be fulfilled:
The basic eligibility to get admission in the course is to hold a Bachelor's degree in any stream from a recognized university. The candidate should have scored 50 % marks in aggregate at graduation level. The candidates have to qualify for the entrance examination conducted by the particular university and college. After the entrance examination, the candidates have to clear the second round I. e. , generally based on group discussion. After clearing the GD round, candidates have to face a Personal Interview, and only after clearing GD + PI round the candidates can take admission in this course.

B.Ed is also for a duration of two years and M.A. Also of the same duration. But chances of getting a teaching post after completing your B.Ed are more than M.A. If you complete your B.Ed, you can attempt for written test for B.Ed Assistant in government schools. And if you choose M.A. But after completing your M.A. You have to get qualified in the NET examination of UGC to get a lecturer post in government colleges with UGC scales. Alternatively, you have to complete your M.Phil or Ph.D. And secondly, If you want to do an M.A. You can do it after B.Ed while you are working in the schools and you can also try for promotion as Junior Lecturer in Government Junior Colleges after completing your M.A. In at least second class. The B.Ed is the course that will only help you to be a teacher in any good school. This will not take you far, as the scope is always limited. Hence, please do take the plunge and do take up the M.A. ( Economics ) course only as it helps you to get into the streams of research work in the future.