B.A. in Geography 

at William Carey University Shillong, Shillong

The career scope of a BA from William Carey University varies according to the course chosen. Alumni from William Carey University have enrolled as IPS officers, teachers, and lecturers in domestic and international institutions. BA courses like History, Political Science, and Sociology at the university help students to open career prospects in the civil services.

An undergraduate degree from William Carey University also makes the candidate eligible for a master's degree in the institution or any other university. The eligibility for a master's in the same programme or a different programme in the institution are graduation degree and minimum aggregate marks secured during graduation.

The application fee to apply for a BA at William Carey University is INR 100 for both online and offline applications. If a candidate wants to apply through postal service they’ll have to pay INR 200 as application fees.

Candidates can apply to only one course, if they want to apply for multiple courses they’ll have to pay the application fees as many times as they want to apply. The admission process is finalised when the candidate pays the tuition fees for the first semester. Tuition fees vary between courses and William Carey University offers candidates to pay the tuition fees in two instalments.

The application process for William Carey University BA admissions can be done both online and offline, the application fees for admission into the William Carey University BA programme is the same INR 100. If candidates are using the postal service to apply for admission, then they’ll have to pay INR 200.

If candidates want to apply for more than one course, then they’ll have to apply through as many application forms as the courses that they want to apply. The application fee for each form is INR 100. Candidates can choose to apply for multiple courses to increase their likelihood of getting a seat at William Carey University.

The documents that are necessary to carry with you once applying for offline admissions are:

·       Two Passport Size photographs

·       Self-attested age-proof Document (Matriculation Certificate/ Aadhar card/ Driving License)

·       Caste/Tribe Certificate if seeking reservation

·       Self-attested mark sheets after matriculation

In addition to that, candidates will also have to pay an INR 100 application fee to apply to the university.

William Carey University does not release any cutoffs for any of its courses. All the admissions happen through the applications received and the demand/seat make-up of the courses. Candidates applying for BA courses need to only apply for admissions and wait for intimation by the university.

William Carey University usually intimates candidates about admission through e-mail or telephone within a few days of application. Once intimated the candidates are given 10 days to complete other formalities to secure admission at William Carey University.

William Carey University admissions are merit-based for all UG and PG courses. The university considers the scores of the candidates in the last qualifying exam for admission. The university conducts an entrance exam only for selecting candidates for PhD programme. Aspirants need to confirm their seat in the university by paying the course fee at the time of admissions.

Yes, William Carey University is UGC recognised, it submitted its final documents in 2019 and the latest visit to the university by the UGC was in 2019 as well. William Carey University conducts 13 BA courses that are UGC approved.

With being UGC approved the university is also All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) approved and Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) approved. That means it can also facilitate courses that are specific to technical training like BTech, BSc, etc., and also courses related to pharmaceutical sciences like DPharma, BPharma, etc.

Top companies from around the world like Mercedes, Toyota, Hyundai, and many more come in for placements at William Carey University. According to IIRF Rankings, in 2023 companies like FSSAI, Chegg, and Havells were the top recruiters during placements.

According to Shiksha student reviews, the highest package offered for placements in 2023 was INR 15 LPA and the average package of placements in the university was INR 4 LPA. Though, there is not much information regarding placements in the university before that to compare it with the average salary garnered during placements in the university.

If we compare William Carey University to other private universities of Shillong, such as Martin Luther Christian University, we can see that William Carey University offers more varied BA courses than Martin Luther Christian University.

The tuition fees for William Carey University BA programme is also much lesser than the total tuition fees of Martin Luther Christian University. Thus, not only there are more seats in William Carey University for BA programme but it is also much more affordable if we compare it to other universities of the region.

William Carey University is not ranked in the top 100 universities according to NIRF. As the University recently got UGC approved and not a lot of information regarding placements and cut-offs is out none of the courses in William Carey University, Shillong are ranked.

William Carey University has ranked in the latest IIRF University 2024 rankings at #43 in all India rankings of private universities and #2 in the Meghalaya state. William Carey University has dropped down two ranks from #41 in 2023.