M.A. in Economics 

at FM University, Orissa - Other

MA programme of FMU is available across nine specialisations, which include Education, Journalism & Mass Comm. (JMC), Odia, English, Urdu, Mathematics, Population Studies, Political Science, Economics and Sociology.

According to NIRF report 2025 released by Fakir Mohan University, the course-wise number of students placed over the past three years during Fakir Mohan University placements is presented below:

According to a 2022-2023 prospectus, Fakir Mohan University (FMU) may relax the cut-off percentage by up to 10% for students who meet minimum eligibility requirements. The university may also increase the intake capacity by up to 5% for some courses, subject to a minimum of one seat. 

• The minimum FMU cutoff for general category students for a BA (Hons) in Economics may be 84–94%. For ST category students, the minimum cutoff may be 60–70%. 
• For admission to the M.Com program, students must pass B.Com with 45% marks in aggregate. Admission is based on CPET and DHE. 

According to FMU, students are usually selected for admission through merit in the qualifying examination.

Fakir Mohan University the highest package data is not released. However, according to NIRF report 2025 released by Fakir Mohan University, the course-wise median package offered during placements 2024 is presented below:

To be eligible for admission to the MBA programme at Fakir Mohan University, candidates must:

• Get a bachelor's degree from a recognised university with a minimum of 50% marks
• Pass the OJEE entrance exam 
• For the 2022 MBA program, the minimum cutoff for general category students was 12,895th rank. 
• Candidates who meet the cutoff must participate in the OJEE counseling and give preference to Fakir Mohan University, Balasore.

Upto now both the university's are performing very good and providing quality education . Better will be personal choices but Fakir Mohan University has some good education and good faculty and facilities compared to the North Orissa University. So Fakir Mohan University is some what better to choose

MBA is one of the popular courses of Fakir Mohan University. According to NIRF report 2024 released by Fakir Mohan University, the median package offered during PG 2-year placements 2023 stood at INR 5.4 LPA. Further, a total of 236 students were placed and 96 students opted for higher studies out of total 615 students during Fakir Mohan University placements PG 2-year 2023. 

Fakir Mohan University offers admission to PG and PhD courses based on entrance-exam scores. The university shortlists candidates for MBA and MCA courses based on OJEE scores. For all other PG programme, admission is based on CPET. The selection to BA LLB is based on the merit of the aspirants in the last qualifying exam.

Fakir Mohan University offers a Research Fellowship to students. The university offers financial aid to students in the form of fellowships for two-years. The fellowship can extended to another year after the recommendation of the committee. The fellowship amount is INR 8,000 per month from the date of registration/ joining in the concerned department.