M.A. in Population Studies 

at MDSU Ajmer, Ajmer

MDSU admission process for MA is entirely entrance-based. Candidates seeking for admission to this course must fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria in the first place before applying for the course. The eligibility criteria for all MA specialisations ranges between 48% to 55% aggregate. Direct admission is offered to those who meet the educational requirements for the course. Eligible candidates need to apply online on the official website of MDSU or the respective affiliated colleges. 

Yes, candidates can pursue a two-year MA course at the university's faculty. Apart from this, MA course is also offered through more than 15 affiliated colleges of MDSU. This course is offered across eight specialisations, namely Economics, History, Hindi, Political Science, Pollution Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication, Geography, and Sanskrit Vedic Vangamaya.

The total tuition fee for M.A. Programme offered by MDSU ranges from INR 700 to INR 62,500. The normal Master of Arts M.A. Programme at Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University (MDSU) is a two-year programme. The course is full-time and is divided into four semesters. The university offers eight different specialisations for the M.A. The specialisations are Economics, Hindi Journalism and Mass Communication, History, Political Science, Population Studies, Sanskrit Vedic Vangmaya, and Geography. Candidates can submit an online application to be considered for M.A. Admission. MDSU M.A. Admission is solely merit-based. The basic eligibility criteria required to be able to apply for M.A. Programme is that the candidate should have a Bachelor degree with a minimum of 48% aggregate from a recognised institute or university.

The application fee for MDSU Ajmer MA is INR 300. Candidates who wish to apply for admission into the programme have to pay the application fee at the time of submitting form. The application fee is non-refundable, therefore, while making the decision of pursuing MA from the university, candidates should include the application fee as additional cost to enrol into the programme.

No, candidates are not required to qualify for any entrance exam to pursue MA from MDSU. Admissions to this course is done through a merit scores of the last qualifying exam. Candidates have to submit their academic scorecards and certificate at the time of filling the application form. Based on their past academic records, students will be shortlisted and notified though merit list.

According to the latest students’ reviews on Shiksha page, the highest package offered during the recent MDSU Ajmer placements stood at INR 15 LPA. The same is tabulated below:  

Particulars	Placement Statistics
the highest package	INR 15 LPA

Note: The highest package mentioned above has been taken from students’ reviews on the Shiksha page.

MDSU admissions for UG & PG courses generally start in the month of May. The applications for other courses started around the same timeline. There are no the latest dates released by the university. Students can seek the estimation from this timeline for the upcoming admission dates for the next year. For more details around the lastest admission schedule, candidates are advised to visit the official website.

Yes, Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University has received approval and recognition from national bodies such as:

• The UGC which has recognised MDSU Ajmer as a State Public University. 
• The AICTE which has approved the university and its courses
• The NAAC which has accredited the institute with a B+ grade. 

MDSU Ajmer provides 14,647 seats in its BSc programme. These seats are provided across various specialisations and across affiliated colleges of the university. Government PG College, Deoli and Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan Government College offers the most amount seats for the programme with 520 seats and 2054 seats, respectively. There are also multiple women's colleges where only women can take admission.

MDSU has over 10+ affiliated colleges offering BCom programme. This amounts to an intake of 7,000+ seats for the programme. Some of the colleges with prominent seat intakes include Government P.G. College, Deoli, Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan Government College, PSB Government College, and more. Out of all the affiliated colleges and institutes, Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan Government College has the highest intake with 999 seats.