M.A. in Linguistics 

at AMU, Aligarh

AMU MA is a two-year postgraduate programme offered in the full-time mode. Candidates who have scored at least 50% in Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline are eligible to pursue MA at the university. Hence, a candidate scoring less that 50% in their graduation degree is not eligible to apply for the programme. Such candidates can pursue MA at some other college or university. They can also check out the colleges offering online MA courses.

Yes, Aligarh Muslim University admission to most of the courses is based on CUET scores. Admission to AMU undergraduate courses including  BSc (Hons.) Community Science, BA (Hons/Research), BVoc in Production Technology, Polymer and Coating Technology and Fashion Design & Garment Technology and BSc (Hons/Research) is completely based on valid Central University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) scores. From the academic session 2022, all the central universities along with a few state-deemed universities and private universities started accepting CUET scores for admission to their UG and PG courses. 

For undergraduate admission to courses, including BA (Hons), BVoc and BSc (Hons) through CUET-UG, candidates must have a valid CUET-UG score. For BA (Hons) admission, candidates must have to attempt the Domain/ General/ Languages sections of CUET while appearing for the entrance test along with the minimum eligibility criteria set by AMU. Final selection for most of the UG and PG courses via CUET is based on candidates' performance in the counselling round. Talking about the minimum eligibility requirement for AMU UG courses, candidates must have passed the Class 12 with a minimum aggregate of 50%. For PG admission, graduation in any discipline with a minimum 50% aggregate is required. To know more about AMU course-wise eligibility, selection and fees, Click Here. 

The median package offered to BA LLB during the Faculty of Law, AMU placements 2022 was INR 12.3 Lacs Per Annum.

Top recruiters are, EFS Facilities Services Group, Wipro Technologies, Tata Steel Ltd., UltraTech Cement, ICICI Bank, Tech Mahindra, Publicis Sapient, Hexaview Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Zoho Corporation, SoftNice India Pvt. Ltd., etc.

As per NIRF report 2025, course-wise median package received and placement rate recorded during AMU placements 2024 are mentioned below:

AMU conducts its own entrance test called Aligarh Muslim University Common Admission Test (AMU-CAT) for admission to the MBA course. The Admission Test shall be held at Aligarh, Kolkata & Kozhikode. Based on the marks secured by the candidates in the AMU-CAT entrance test, a merit list for admission will be drawn. Candidates whose names appear in the merit list released by the University are then required to appear for the Group Discussion & Personal Interview (GD & PI) round. The final selection is based on the candidates' performance in the counselling process, conducted by AMU.

Hostel Fee Structutre:
For MBBS: INR 1000 (Per month including Mess charge.

Rooms are neat, clean, and spacious, with a separate bed table and chair and a separate almirah. In the summer, coolers can be requested by students. Every hostel at AMU has one common room and one reading room. Clean bathrooms with hot and cold water and clean, filtered cold water coolers are also present in every hostel.

AMU NEET Cutoff 2025 was released till Round 5 for admission to the MBBS and BDS courses. AMU accepts the NEET Cutoff ranks, followed by AMU NEET Counselling for admission to the medical courses. The AMU Cutoff 2025 for NEET was released for all categories under the All India quota. 

For the General category candidates, the cutoff for MBBS course admission was  12762, according to the last round closing ranks. For the BDS course admission, the last round closing rank was 29279.  Please note that the cutoff ranks vary for each category, round, courses, etc.

Yes, AMU offers admission for UG courses based on NEET UG exam. Considering the Round 5 score for the General AI category, it is possible to get into Aligarh Muslim University at a cutoff rank of 7000. The AMU cutoff 2024 based on NEET UG for the BDS course stood at, 31621 for the General AI category. Candidates can check out year-wise Round 5 cutoff for the General AI candidates from the table below:

The list of top recruiters during AMU placements in recent past is presented below: