M.A. in Political Science 

at Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram

The salary details for MA are not out officially. However, the median package for PG (2-year) courses has been released. The table below represents the Kerala University placement package trends for PG (2-year):

NOTE: The above salary details are gathered from the NIRF report 2024.

Master of Arts (MA) graduates can make a career in various different fields depending upon the specialisation chosen. Find below some of the job profiles along with the average package offered in the table below:

NOTE: The given average package is from multiple sources and is an estimated number. Read more about Career after the MA course.

The Kerala University has recorded a 46% placement rate for the 2023 passing out PG (2-year) batch. From 2021 to 2023, a fluctuating trend was observed in the placement rate. The same is presented below:

Yes, candidates who have passed Higher Secondary Examination of state or an Examination accepted by the University as equivalent thereto can apply for UG courses at University of Kerala. The subject requirement varies course-wise. For admission to some of the UG programmes, aspirants may also need to pass an entrance test,  

The requirement of entrance exam varies course-wise. University of Kerala conducts an entrance exam for PG courses. For most of the UG programmes, admission is based on merit in the last qualifying exam. For MBA, the university accepts national or state-level entrance exams such as CAT,  CMAT and KMAT. Kerala University furthers calls the shortlisted candidates for group discussion and personal interview rounds for some of the courses such as MBA, MSW, etc.

The total fee of Kerala University includes various components such as caution deposit, tuition fee, exam fee, etc. Aspirants need to pay some amount of fee at the time of admission to confirm their seats. The fee at Kerala University is quite affordable. Below is the fee for top courses:

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

Kerala University is offering various UG, PG, and Doctoral programs in the fields of Arts, Science, Management, Law, Communication, etc. Tabulated below is the list of courses along with their total tuition fee:

Candidates can click here to know more about the courses and the total tuition fee offered by the University of Kerala.

Kerala University BSc (H) syllabus is divided into semester- pattern. The university provides only a single medium of teaching, i.e. English. During the three-year duration, students are required to study following courses:

• Foundation courses are grouped into 4 major categories namely Ability Enhancement courses (AEC), Skill Enhancement Courses (SEC), Value Addition Courses (VAC) and Multidisciplinary Courses (MDC)
• Discipline Specific Major
• Discipline Specific Minor/Multidisciplinary
• Research Component with dissertation, internship & field surveys