M.A. in Sanskrit (Arthashashra) 

at Mumbai University, Fort

No, the university does not conduct or accept any entrance exam for MA admission. Candidates seeking admission are only required to submit the pre-enrollment form along with the application form to get admission. However, for a few MA courses, the University/ MU-affiliated college conducts a Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) after the written test. Selected candidates, who find their names in their merit lists released by the University, are required to appear for a document verification process to confirm their seat. Check more details on MA accepting exams at the University of Mumbai. 

Hello candidate, Mithibai College, St Xavier's College Mumbai, Changu Kana Thakur College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Birla College of Arts Commerce and Science, and Shri Sindh Thakurnath SST College of Arts and Commerce are some of the popular affiliated colleges of Mumbai University for MA admission. A few university-affiliated colleges accept department-specific entrance tests or conduct GDPI for admission to MA. But, at most colleges, admission is based on merit scores obtained by students at the UG level.

The University of Mumbai offers two-year MA and MA (Hons) programmes in multiple specialisations to students at the postgraduate level. Out of these, MA General has 27 specialisations under it, namely Hindi, History, Economics and Arabic, among others. Admission to a majority of MA specialisations is based on university-conducted/ college-specific entrance exams. For remaining MA specialisations and MA (Hons) programmes, admission is subject to merit scores obtained by the students in the last qualifying degree exams. To be eligible for all these courses, students must have passed their graduate degrees in the relevant stream they wish to get into during their master's course. 

The total tuition fee for MA at University of Mumbai affiliated colleges ranges between INR 2,000 and INR 5.24 lakh. This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. For exact course and college fee, students are advised to visit official website of affiliated college they wish to get into. The website of Mumbai University will not be helpful in this case. In addition to tuition and course fees, there are other fee components which are part of overall fee structure. This includes application fees, development charges and other components. Read on to know more about fee, admission criteria and MU-affiliated MA colleges.

The total tuition fee for Institute of Distance and Open Learning, Mumbai University MA is between INR 17,200. & INR 30,800. This info is taken from the official site/ sanctioning body & can change anytime. Aspirants can pay the course fees at the time of admission to confirm their seat in the college. The total fee of IDOL has multiple components like caution deposit, examination fee, etc.

The highest package offered during MMS placements over the past three years are presented below:

Note: The above details are from MU’s Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute for Financial and Management Studies.

According to NIRF report 2025, the key highlights of UG 3-year and PG 2-year placements 2024 are presented below:

 The University of Mumbai (MU) releases multiple merit lists every year followed by a counselling and document verification process to offer admission to students in MU-affiliated colleges. Mumbai University merit list are released for admission to more than 750 affiliated colleges in programmes such as FYBA, FYBSWA, FYBCom, FYBSc, FYBMS, FYBVoc, FYB Library Science and FYBPA. These merit lists University carries the names of students who are shortlisted on the basis of marks they have obtained in their last qualifying examinations. Additionally, students must note that Mumbai University releases separate merit lists for UG and PG courses.  Check out more information on MU admission and cutoff here. 

The University of Mumbai offers over 200 UG, PG, diploma, doctoral, and certificate programmes in various fields, such as Engineering, Arts, Science and Arts. All these are offered via over 50 Departments, 12 specialised centres,  781 affiliated colleges, two main campuses, two sub-campuses and two Model Colleges. Hence, the fee for different courses avaible under the umbrella of MU is different with respect to the changing affiliated college. To serve the question on the fee for different courses, the below table mentions the fee range charged across different affiliated colleges of MU for different courses:

Meritorious and worthy students can pursue higher education without financial restrictions due to MU scholarships. Students at Mumbai University have access to a range of scholarships. For students to be eligible for Mumbai University scholarships, the university has developed a set of requirements. Scholarships from the University of Mumbai are given out depending on academic achievement. Mumbai University offers scholarships to students from the restricted categories (SC/CT) in addition to academic scholarships. The list of scholarships available along with the requirements are tabulated below: