B.A. (Media Studies) 

at Allahabad University, Allahabad

As per the data collated from an unofficial source of information, the overall intake for BA seats at Allahabad University campus and its affiliated colleges goes up till 10,834. This data, however, is completely indicative because of its sourcing from an unofficial website. The total intake is spread over all the specialisations available at AU for BA, which include Arabic, Anthropology, Ancient History, Defence Studies, English Language, English Literature, Education, Economics, Geography, Hindi, Medieval History, Modern History, Mathematics, Persian, Painting, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Statistics, Sanskrit, Sociology, Sitar, Tabla, Urdu, Vocal, Media Studies and Fashion Design &Technology.

Candidates need to pass Class 12 or equivalent in Arts, Science or Commerce stream to apply for University of Allahabad BA course. Besides, aspirants must also pass CUET-UG for admission to BA programme. Candidates must hold the documents proving their eligibility for verification at the time of admission.

AU does not release course-wise placement data officially. In the absence of BA-specific placements data, the placement highlights of Allahabad University for its 3-year UG courses are tabulated below:

Read more: Allahabad University Placements

Some of the colleges under Allahabad University which offer BA programme include Allahabad Degree College, Arya Kanya Degree College, Chaudhary Mahadeo Prasad Degree College, Ewing Christian College (ECC), Hamidia Girls' Degree College, Iswar Saran Degree College, Jagat Taran Girls Degree College, Rajarshi Tandon Girls Degree College, S.S.Khanna Girls' Degree College and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Government Degree College.

The total tuition fee for Allahabad University BA ranges between INR 1,800 and INR 1.1 lakh. This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. Candidates need to pay the course fee at the time of admission to confirm their seat in the university. On investing fee in BA, students can expect an average package ranging between INR 50,000 and INR 4.8 lakh.

No, candidates seeking admission to the Allahabad University for most of its UG and PG courses have to appear for the CUET-UG and PGAT entrance exams, respectively. For a few courses, such as BBA, admission is subject to merit list created subject to the Class 12 scores. At Allahabad University, admissions for both UG and PG courses are ongoing. While for UG courses, the CUET UG entrance exam is scheduled to take place between May 21 and May 31, the PG course registrations via the PGAT entrance tests will go on till May 16. Post registration, the PGAT exam is expected to be conducted in the first week of June. 

Yes, Allahabad University accepts CUET-UG scores for admission to its UG courses. These courses include BA, BCom, BSc, BPA, BFA and Integrated BA LLB (Hons). All these courses are offered across multiple specialisations. To be eligible for this exam, all the UG aspirants must have completed their Class 12 with the relevant subjects. The details on the subject combinations required for different courses can be checked on the official website of CUET-UG. 

Allahabad University offers admission to various UG courses based on CUET scores followed by the round-wise counselling. During the Allahabad University CUET UG cutoff 2024, the last round cutoff score was released for admission to the LLB course. The CUET cutoff score for the same stood at 162 among the students belonging to the General AI quota. For the OBC category candidates, the CUET cutoff score was 151.3 for admission to the LLB course. 

Allahabad University accepts CUET scores for admission to the UG courses and the CUET application process is usually concluded between January and March. Candidates seeking admission to the UG programmes at Allahabad University must fill out the CUET-UG application form through its official website by paying the required application fee. 

The admission process of Allahabad University is inclusive of multiple steps such as registering on the official website or the website of the admission conducting body or exam. Followed by applications, candidates are required to go through the selection rounds, such as entrance exams. After the selection rounds are over and the results for the same are out, course-wise counselling is conducted again by the admission conducting body or the university and a final merit list is released by the University with the names of the shortlisted applicants.