B.A. (Hons.) in Philosophy 

at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Admission to AMU for a BA is subject to the fulfilment of a specified set of eligibility criteria. Applicants must meet any one of the following criteria to be eligible to take admission to the said course:

• Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination or an equivalent Examination with not less than 50% marks in aggregate
  OR
• Degree/Sanad from a recognised Madarsa/Institution with at least 50%
  OR
• Bridge Course-Senior Secondary School Certificate from AMU with 50% marks in aggregate

AMU BA tuition fee ranges between INR 25,500 and INR 40,500. The exact amount depends on the choice of specialisation. The other components included in total AMU fees are hostel fees, medical insurance, mess and other security deposits, etc. It must be noted that the mentioned fee has been sourced from the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

AMU has over 1400 seats for the full-time BA courses. Additionally, the university has 100 seats for BA courses offered through Edugree. The given number has been sourced from the official website of the university/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

After completing a BA from Aligarh Muslim University, graduates can explore various government job opportunities across different sectors. Some popular options for government jobs after BA are listed below:

• Civil Service
• State Civil Service
• Banking Sector 
• SSC Exam 
• Railways 
• Teaching Jobs
• Defense Service 
• Public Service Undertaking 
• Translators 
• Interpreters

The BA (Hons) in Economics at AMU is spread over a period of three years. The duration of the programme is further divided into six semesters. Some subjects covered in the course curriculum are listed below:

• Microeconomics
• Money and Prices
• Macroeconomics
• Banking Theory and Policy
• Indian Economic Development & Policy
• History of Economic Thought

The detailed AMU BA (Hons) in Economics curriculum can be downloaded by visiting BA at AMU webpage on Shiksha.com.

Aligarh Muslim University accepts Persian/4 exam to shortlist candidates for admission to seven undergraduate courses. 

The list of AMU courses, admission to which is based on performance of the candidate in CUET, is mentioned below:

1. BSc (Hons) Community Science
2. BA (Hons in Hindi/ Persian/ Philosopy/ Sanskrit)
3. BVoc- Production Technology
4. BVoc- Polymer and Coating Technology
5. BVoc- Fashion Design & Garment Technology
6. BSc (Hons in Geography/ Statistics)
7. BA (Hons in Persian/4 Women's studies)

Candidates seeking admission to any of the above-listed courses need to fill out the CUET application form through the CUET official website to appear for the entrance exam. Apart from CUET, the candidates also need to register on the AMU official website for application form, counselling and Persian/9

In terms of placements, AMU has maintained a good record for Law courses. As per the NIRF report 2023, the highest median package offered during 2022 placements was INR 12.30 LPA and was made to BA LLB students. Further, the placement rate for BA LLB and LLM courses stood at 83% and 29%, respectively. The complete insights of AMU Law placements 2022 are mentioned below:

NOTE: The aforementioned details are collated from the NIRF report 2023.

Yes, Aligarh Muslim University admission to most of the courses is based on CUET scores. Admission to AMU undergraduate courses including  BSc (Hons.) Community Science, BA (Hons/Research), BVoc in Production Technology, Polymer and Coating Technology and Fashion Design & Garment Technology and BSc (Hons/Research) is completely based on valid Central University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) scores. From the academic session 2022, all the central universities along with a few state-deemed universities and private universities started accepting CUET scores for admission to their UG and PG courses. 

The minimum marks required for admission to AMU depends on the selected course. Generally, for all the UG courses the minimum requirement is that the candidate must have passed class 12 with a minimum 50% aggregate and for AMU PG courses admission, 50% in graduation is required.

Check out the table below for course-wise eligibility and selected criteria of AMU courses:

Yes, AMU offers admission for UG courses based on NEET UG exam. Considering the Round 5 score for the General AI category, it is possible to get into Aligarh Muslim University at a cutoff rank of 7000. The AMU cutoff 2024 based on NEET UG for the BDS course stood at, 31621 for the General AI category. Candidates can check out year-wise Round 5 cutoff for the General AI candidates from the table below: