M.A. in Public Policy and Governance 

at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida

Gautam Buddha University offers two-year MA course divided into four semesters. The university offers MA in Journalism and Mass Communication, Sanskrit, Public Policy and Governance, etc. The minimum requirement to apply for MA programme is graduation. GBU offers direct admission to candidates based on their merit in the last qualifying exam for MA.

Gautam Buddha University offers admission to MA based on merit in the last qualifying exam. Such candidates need to apply online for their course and wait for the selection confirmation. Once selected, candidates need to pay a course fee to confirm their seat in the university.

Gautam Buddha University shortlists candidates for most of the courses based on GBU-ET. It is a university entrance exam conducted for admission to MBA, BTech, PhD, etc. National or state-level entrance exams such as GATE, CLAT, JEE Main, etc. are also accepted for a few courses. For courses such as BA, MA, MSc, MTech, etc., the admissions are based on merit in the last qualifying exam.

Candidates need to pay an application fee to register for any of the Gautam Buddha University courses. Aspirants can pay the application fee via any of the online payment modes. Below is the GBU Noida application fee:

In order to apply for courses at Gautam Buddha University, the candidates have to meet the last educational qualification as per course requirement. However, for few of a courses the university conducts it's own entrance exam, GBU-ET. The syllabus for GBU-ET varies course-wise. Any candidate with good academic background and preparation can easily get into GBU Noida.

The curriculum of all its academic activities has an international and cross-cultural focus. At present, the school offers three programmes in management, which are Master in Business Administration (2-year full time), Dual Degree BBA + MBA (with existing option), B.Com (H)and Doctoral Programme.

The exam fee for BTech CSE with Machine Learning, IT, Integrated BTech and M.Tech is INR 1,500, respectively. However, the academic fee components differs as per course specialisations. Students can check the table below to know the few of a popular course fees:

*The total tuition fee is gathered from external sources. Hence, is indicative.

Gautam Buddha University (GBU) has a decent placement record. In the 2022-23 placement season, the highest package offered to a GBU student was INR 24 LPA, and the average package was INR 4.5 LPA. Over 300 companies visited the campus for placements, including some of the biggest names in the industry, such as TCS, Infosys, Wipro, IBM, Cognizant, Accenture, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and SAP.

The highest package offered during the Gautam Buddha University placements 2024 was INR 51 LPA. The same is presented in the table below: