M.A. in Sociology 

at North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon

The highest package offered during NMU placement drive 2023 stood at INR 22 LPA. The table below showcases the highest package offered in the last two years:

Course	Statistics (2021)	Statistics (2022)
the highest package	INR 8.5 LPA	INR 22 LPA

A concise placements report for BA is not available as of now. However, as per the annual report 2023 of NMU Jalgaon, the highest package (overall) offered was INR 22 LPA. Additionally, 149 students were placed and the average package offered was INR 4.54 LPA. Some of the top recuiters were IndiaMart, Gadre, TMEIC among others.

The university has over 40,000 seats for BA programmes at its affiliated colleges. NMU Jalgaon has 25 seats for its BA course. The seat count further varies from one college to another. Below table mentions BA seat count for some of the NMU-affiliated colleges:

Institutes	Seats
ETESS's.G.G.K. Science and S.K.M.C. Arts and Commerce College	320
PT CO-OP ESS's Arts Science and Commerce College	960
PRHSS's Arts and Commerce College	1080
JDMVP CO-OP S's Arts Commerce and Science College	1800
Wanijya and Vidnyan Mahavidyalaya	2400
NSS Uttamrao Patil Arts and Science College	3680
KES's Pratap College	5580

NOTE: The mentioned seat intake is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

Kavayitri Bahinbai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University was awarded with four star grade in the year 2001, a B grade with 2.88 CGPA in the year 2009 and an A Grade with 3.11 CGPA in 3rd Cycle re-accreditation in the year 2015 by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore. Moreover, the jurisdiction of the NMU is extended over three districts i.e. Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar.

Yes, fellowships are available for students pursuing a course at NMU Jalgaon. The Research Fellowship in Sciences for Meritorious Students (RFSMS) scheme of the UGC is open to candidates who have registered for PhD in Science in Universities with Potential for Excellence/ Centres with Potential for Excellence/ Centres of Advance Studies and Department of Special Assistance identified by UGC. Below are other fellowships available for NMU students:

• Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students, UGC, New Delhi
• D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship of UGC, New Delhi
• Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Candidates

NMU provides hostel facility both for boys and girls. The university has single, double and triple seated rooms are available to accommodate more than 1000 students. Moreover, the hostel facility include Wi-Fi connectivity, water coolers, solar water heaters, computer lab with internet connectivity, study tables and chairs separately for each students etc.

North Maharashtra University offers four-year BTech course spread across eight semesters. BTech is available in five specialisations such as:

• Paint Technology
• Chemical Engineering
• Oil, Fat and Waxe Technology
• Food Technology
• Polymer and Plastic Technology

Kavayitri Bahinbai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University has notable alumni such as Pratik Gandhi who is an Indian actor and Pratibha Devisingh Patil who is an Indian politician. Moreover, the highest package offered during NMU placements 2023 was INR 5.38 LPA. NMU also has various facilities for the students such as a health center, sports section, guest house, bank, post office, canteens, hostel, etc. The university is awarded with 'A' grade (3rd cycle) by NAAC and is recognised by the UGC.