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M.A. in Modern History 

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M.A. in Modern History
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JNU 
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PG Degree

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M.A. in Modern History
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432
1,065
50
1,547
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M.A. in Modern History
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Curriculum

M.A. in Modern History
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M.A. in Modern History - Batch of 2025
Offered by Jawaharlal Nehru University
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The best university for history subjects.
Placements: College students are provided with jobs in various government and private institutions. Their maximum salary is 5 lacs and their minimum salary is 2.5 lacs per annum. They are working in different archaeologists and different archeology offices. They are also teaching in different schools and colleges.
Infrastructure: Our college is very big and attractive. There are separate hostels for the students and different places have been created for studying. The classrooms are separate and each class has a projector and WiFi. There are a large library and a quiet reading area with it.
Faculty: Various curriculum activities and various examinations are conducted in our college. The teachers here are very helpful, educated, and skilled. They try to improve our studies in various ways. The examination system here is a semester system and the pass rate is more than 90 percent.
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Placements

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Median SalaryINR 9.50 Lakh
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M.A. in Modern History
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M.A. in Modern History
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Admission Process

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COURSE
CUET-PG
Aug 13 - 14, 2025
(CUET PG based) Physical verification of Admission/Registration for Final List of selected candidates
Aug 14, 2025
(CUET PG based) Deadline for Admission/Registration
Aug 22, 2025
(CUET PG based) Last and Final call- Admission process deadline

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CUET-PG round-wise cutoff Rank: (General-All India)
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CUET-PG round-wise cutoff Rank: (OBC-All India)
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JNUEE round-wise cutoff Rank: (General-All India)
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18022
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17425
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Students also asked

Q:   What is the eligibility for MA at JNU?
A: 

Candidates seeking admission to the JNU MA course must have a BCA/Bachelor Degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent degree with at least 55% marks. Candidates who have passed BSc/ BCom/ BA with Mathematics at Class 12 or at Graduation level with a minimum aggregate of 55%. Apart from the minimum eligibility requirement, candidates also need to appear for the Central University Entrance Test (Postgraduate) CUET-PG entrance test.

Q:   What is the scope of an MA from JNU?
A: 

MA graduates can make a career in industries such as banking, hospitality, railways, or public sector companies depending upon the chosen specialisation. The average salary given to MA pass-outs ranges from INR 3 to INR 6 LPA. You can work as teachers, journalists, project leaders, artists, politicians, research associates, administrative officers, content writers, etc. 

Q:   What is the fee for MA at JNU?
A: 

Jawaharlal Nehru University MA fees is INR 432. The mentioned fee is to be paid at the time of enrolment in the University. It must be noted that the given fee is taken from external sources and may vary.

Q:   How many seats are there in JNU for MA?
A: 

There are over 965 seats for MA courses. The seat reservation policy is carried out as per a set of rules. Reservation of seats in various programmes of study for candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Classes (Non Creamy Layer (NCL) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category is 15%, 7.5%, 27% and 10%, respectively. As per the provisions of Rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act, 2016, not less than 5% seats are reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.

Q:   Which is better for MA in Urdu- JNU or BHU?
A: 
Both Jawaharlal Nehru University and Banaras Hindu University are top central universities in India. Both have their advantages. Below mentioned are some of the distinct observations about both JNU and BHU: 1. You must have over 50% in your bachelor's degree to apply to BHU, whereas you can apply to JNU with 45%. 2. BHU has more seats for the MA in Urdu course than the JNU. 3. JNU's master programme is less expensive than BHU's. You can do a master's course at JNU for less than INR 1,000. 4. Job opportunities with a master's degree in Urdu from JNU are comparably greater than those with a master's degree in Urdu from BHU.
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