M.A. in Rural Development 

at William Carey University Shillong, Shillong

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.

William Carey University is a private university located in Shillong, Meghalaya. It was established in 2005 through The William Carey University Act 2005 by the Gazette of Meghalaya. It offers courses in diploma, undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral disciplines.

Alumni from the institution have secured lucrative positions in both public and private institutions both domestically and abroad. The varied courses offered by the university have churned out teachers, lecturers, IPS Officers, and social workers who are currently working in the northeast region of India as well as all around the world.

William Carey University BSc admission takes place according to the Class 12 examination score. The admissions process is highly dependent on the number of seats offered and the amount of competition to get into a particular programme.

The BSc programme offers 18 specialisations. Therefore, it is highly likely that the BSc cutoff for William Carey University will be less than 85% and candidates with a Class 12 percentage above that will be able to get into William Carey University BSc.

William Carey University is one of the eminnet univeristy and has a unique institution committed primarily to higher education where the academy integrates with the socio-economic and environmental realities to bring about a total transformation of people and their contexts. It is a UGC (University Grants Commission) recognised university and approved by PCI. The university is a member of the Association of Indian Universities. During,  William Carey University placements the highest and average package is INR 15 LPA and INR 4 LPA. 

MAT counseling involve 2 to 3 rounds including Group Discussion (GD), Personal Interviews (PI) and Written Ability Tests. All the councelling rounds are conducted by the respective colleges. Candidates will be taking part in these rounds depending upon the process of the respective colleges. The counseling schedule will also ber decided by the colleges only. All India Management Association (AIMA) does not play any role in the counselling process. Different institutes set their own counseling guidelines for admission. Let me give you an overview of the  process post-declaration of the result.

• Registration on AIMA official website.
• Scores are sent to the colleges based on you preferences in the application form.
• Filling application form of respective colleges by candidate on College official website.
• Colleges will call the candidates for futher selection rounds.
• GD/WAT/PI rounds will be conducted based on the procedure of councellng of respective colleges.
• Shortlisted candidates are offered Admission through MAT Counselling.

William Carey University fee varies course-wise. Candidates need to pay the first semester fee at the time of admission to confirm the seat in the university. Below is WCU Shillong fee for top courses:

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.