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Mumbai University MA Admission 2025: Eligibility, Process, Fee, Dates
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University of Mumbai MA Highlights 2023
The University of Mumbai invites applications for its MA programmes along with all the other courses during the months of May, June or July every year. During 2023 session, the application process started on May 27 and is currently ongoing. Mumbai University MA admission 2023 is conducted via two ways – through an entrance exam and merit in the last qualifying exam.
Candidates seeking enrolment are required to submit the pre-enrollment form along with the application form to get admission. However, for a few MA programmes, the University/ 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.
Mumbai University MA Highlights 2023
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Particulars |
DU BA (Hons) & BA Highlights |
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Duration |
2 years |
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Total tuition fee* |
INR 3,630 - INR 5,24,000 |
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Number of specialisations and seats |
Dependent on affiliated colleges |
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Popular colleges for MA |
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 S S T College of Arts and Commerce |
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MU-affiliated MA colleges |
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Common eligibility |
A pass in relevant UG degree |
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Accepted entrance exam |
Department-specific entrance/ Merit at UG level/ GDPI based |
*The fee is sourced from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative.
Commonly asked questions On Highlights
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.
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Mumbai University M.A.Admission dates 2025
| Dates | Past Events |
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31 Jul '25 | M.A. (CDOE) Application 2025 last date |
1 Jul '25 | M.A. Classes commencement |
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Mumbai University MA Placement
The university does not release any official placement report for MA students since the placements take place at the college level. However, as per the data released via NIRF, the two-year PG placements data of Mumbai University for the past three years is presented in the table below:
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Particulars |
Statistics (2019) |
Statistics (2020) |
Statistics (2021) |
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Total students |
2,665 |
2,696 |
2,707 |
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No. of students placed |
1,041 |
1,455 |
2,230 |
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Median package |
INR 8.8 LPA |
INR 9.7 LPA |
INR 12 LPA |
DISCLAIMER: The information available in this article is sourced from multiple official and unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative.
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The official placement report has not been disclosed. Looking at the NIRF report 2025, the median salary offered to MBA students during the 2024 placements was INR 6.5 LPA. Out of 174 MBA students 154 were placed during the 2024 drive. Out of 239 BTech students 179 were placed and out of 16 M.Tech s
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Answered 2 weeks ago
The SSBF MBA fees is around INR 17.8 lakh. The aforementioned fees is the academic fees for the SSBF MBA course. Candidates are also required to pay the hostel fees which amounts to INR 3,26,000 along with the academic fees. This fees is paid on annual basis.
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Answered 2 months ago
The NIRF Ranking 2025 was released on September 4, 2025. The University of Mumbai ranks as follows in different categories:
- Overall Ranking 2025: Rank 92
- University-Wise Ranking 2025: Rank 54
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Candidates planning to apply for DCJ entrance exam for admission to MA in Communication and Journalism (MACJ) and MA in Public Relations (MAPR) at the University of Mumbai can either visit the university's official website: mu.ac.in or the SAMARTH portal of Mumbai University at muadmission.samarth.e
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Clearing 4 out of 6 KTs in semester 1 while having 5 KTs in semester 2 could be tricky for direct promotion to the 2nd year. Most universities in Maharashtra follow the ATKT (Allowed To Keep Terms) rule, which allows students to move ahead if they do not exceed a specific number of backlog papers. H
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