M.Sc. in Zoology 

at University of Madras, Chepauk

Yes, admission criteria for University of Madars MSc courses are merit-based. Thus, candidates who wish to take admission to MSc courses are not required to take any entrance test. They are just required to fill out the application form available on the university's official website.

The University of Madras MSc eligibility criteria differs according to the students preference of a particular specialisation at the university. Please refer to the table below to view the specialisation wise requirements.

1. For MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice Science, candidates must have a bachelor's degree in the relevant discipline from a recognised board.
2. MSc in Statistics specialisation, a BSc in Statistics and Maths is a requirement. 
3.  To avail admission for MSc in Computer Science, a degree from a recognised institution in BSc CS or BCA is a prerequisite. 
4.  For MSc in Neuroscience, students should have passed in BSc in Life Science/ BSc in Physical/ Chemical Science from a recognised academic institution or should have either an MBBS or BAMS, BUMS,BDS,BNYS,BPT or BOT degrees. 

Students seeking admission are required to submit certain documents at the time of DIT MBA application submission. Mentioned below are the documents to be uploaded

• Class 10 and12 marksheets
• UG degree
• UG marksheets
• Transfer certificate
• Migration certificate
• Income certificate (applicable for candidates seeking admission via EWS category)
• Caste certificate (if required)

According to the University of Madras NIRF report, 483 PG 2 year students were placed in 2024 with a median package of INR 4.2 LPA. In PG 3 year program, 7 students got placements with a median salary of INR 4.80 LPA.

Tabulated below are the median salary offered at Univeristy of Madras between 2022 and 2024:

Note: The above mentioned data are gathered from the NIRF report 2025. 

Madras University offers about 28 scholarships to students. These include the Mother M. Celine Scholarship, Sir Tanjore Madhava Rau Scholarship, Lord Pentland Mussalman Scholarship, Poet H.A. Krishna Pillai Tamil Scholarship, Madras Oriental Conference Scholarship, Dr A. L. Mudaliar Scholarship, Krupabai Santhyanathan Memorial Scholarship, Lions Club of Madras Central Endowment Scholarship, The Goschen Memorial Endowment Scholarship and The Johnston of Carnslloch Endowment Scholarship. Students of UNOM can avail of these scholarship schemes only if they fulfil the eligibility criteria as set up by the university.

University of Madras offers various UG PG Diploma and Doctoral courses in popular streams such as Science Engineering Management Humanities Medical etc. Candidates may have to pay a certain amount of fee after getting selected for the respective courses. Find below the Madras University fees for some of the popular courses:

Note: This above mentioned fees has been taken from the official website and is subject to change.

Madras University admissions are both merit and entrance-based. For admission to courses such as MBA, MCA, BArch, etc., the university accepts scores of entrance exams such as TANCET and NATA. Further, admission to courses such as MA, MSc, MCom, etc., admissions are offered based on scores of last qualifying exam. To secure a seat at UG & PG courses at Madras University, candidates have to go through the following selection process:

1. Application Process
2. Selection Rounds (Direct/ entrance-based)
3. Counselling process/ Merit list release