M.A. in Sociology 

at Ravenshaw University Cuttack, Cuttack

According to Ravenshaw University NIRF report 2024, the key highlights of Ravenshaw University placements 2023 as compared with 2022 and 2021 are presented below:

The percentage requirement varies course-wise. Candidates need to fulfil both educational and aggregate requirement to apply for a course. Below is course-wise Ravenshaw University eligibility:

The university offers merit-based and need-based scholarships to students. National Scholarships are also awarded by the Government of India through the Directorate of Higher Education, Orissa. Below-mentioned are some of the Ravenshaw University scholarships:

Other than the ones mentioned in the above table, the university offers Sports Scholarship, Sanskrit Merit Scholarship, Physically Handicapped Scholarship, Hindi Merit Scholarship, Post Matric Scholarship (For SC/ ST students) and Jindal Scholarship, among various others. For the details on the same, students are advised to visit the official website of Ravenshaw University.

Admission to Ravenshaw University is conducted in online mode via SAMS, Odisha. Interested students need to visit the official website SAMS for the same. While the admission process for UG course is completely merit based on the basis of scores obtained by the students in Class 12, admission to PG and doctoral-level programmes is completely entrace-based. For admission to all PG courses, such as MA, MSc and MBA, CPET exam is conducted by OSHEC and for MCA, the university accepts scores of OJEE exam for final admission. 

Ravenshaw University offers UG, PG and doctoral-level courses in the field of Arts, Commerce, Management, Science and Software & IT, namely BSc, BA, BCom, BBA, BSc, MSc, MA, MCom, and PhD. 

Candidates applying for a course at Ravenshaw University need to pay an application fee. Aspirants need to pay an application fee of INR 500 for all professional UG courses. The application fee for PhD is INR 1,500. Candidates can pay the fee via any of the online payment modes after filling out the application form. One must also keep the fee receipt for future reference.

Ravenshaw University, previously known as Ravenshaw College is a government university. It is one of the oldest universities in Odisha. The history of the university goes back to the time when the Government of Odisha realised the struggles of Oriya students in getting quality education. The university is named after the former British commissioner Thomas Edward Ravenshaw. Initially, the College had only 19 students with slow growth. 

Ravenshaw University is ranked 151-200 by the NIRF 2024 under the 'University' category. It is a well-reputed university with 9 degree-granting schools. The university is accredited by NAAC with an A+ grade. Ravenshaw University provides all the modern amenities to the students including 13 hostels, Odisha's first campus community radio station, cafeteria, and indoor and outdoor sports complex among many others.

Ravenshaw University offers various facilities to students. The university provides modern amenities such as- WiFi campus, canteen, dispensary, , banking services, Post Office, library, smart classrooms, etc. smart classrooms, etc.

Ravenshaw University provides hostel facilities both for boys and girls. The university has a total of 7 boys and 6 girls hostels. The names of these hostels are mentioned below:

Boys Hostel

• Dharmapada Hostel
• East Hostel
• Jagannath Chhatrabas
• Lalitgiri Hostel
• New Hostel
• New PG Hostel
• West Hostel

Girls Hostel

• Bhargabi Hostel
• Daya Hostel
• Devi Hostel
• Kathajodi Hostel
• Mahanadi Hostel
• Parija Hostel

Yes, Ravenshaw University applications are currently open. Candidates are first required to register and then fill out the application form. Aspirants need to pay an application fee of INR 500 for UG professional courses and INR 1,500 for PhD programmes via any of the online payment modes.