M.A. in Sociology 

at Bangalore University, Mysore Road

Yes, Bangalore University have the provision of direct admission for a few undergraduate and postgraduate courses. To be eligible for direct admission at Bangalore University, candidates are required to fulfil the course-specific minimum eligibility criteria set by the University. Moreover, aspirants can get in touch with the admission office to find out more details related to direct admissions at the university.

Candidates seeking admission at Bangalore University must visit the official website of the University (bangaloreuniversity.ac.in). Bangalore University MSc admission is based on candidates' performance in the counselling round, conducted by the University. Candidates' aggregate in the last qualifying examination is also taken into consideration. Before applying, the aspirants must check the prescribed eligibility criteria.

Bangalore University admission to several UG and PG courses is based on candidates' performance in entrance exams. The university accepts KCET for BTech admission and PGCET for MBA & MCA course admission. Apart from these, the University also accepts national-level entrance exams such as CAT, MAT, GATE, PG, JEE Main, NATA, GATE, etc. The university does not conduct any in-house entrance examinations.

Candidates seeking admission to Bangalore University courses should have secured at least 40 to 50% aggregate in Class 12 or the last qualifying exam. The required aggregate depends upon the course. Moreover, for courses where admission is entrance-based, a good exam score is required. Bangalore University announces cutoff marks for each course. There are multiple factors affecting the cutoff marks. The main factors that are considered while releasing cutoffs are:

• Previous year cutoff marks
• Total number of participants
• Total number of seats available
• The difficulty level of the entrance exam, read more about BU Cutoff

For admission to BSc courses, candidate should have passed two-year PU exam conducted by the Karnataka PU Education Board or equivalent. For BSc in Design stream, candidates who have studied two years Job Oriented Courses conducted by the Board of Vocational Education of any state government or any other examination are also eligible. Aspirants also have to present the official documents with them for verification purposes.

The Bangalore University highest package is not available on the official website. As per the NIRF report 2024, the highest median package offered during 2023 placements was INR 7.45 LPA and was made to UG (5-year) students. Take a look at the below table depicting the course-wise median package for Bangalore University placements 2023:

To take admission in UG courses, candidates need to clear Class 12 from a recognised board. Final selection is made on the basis of the entrance exam conducted by the university or merit in Class 12. For PG courses, candidates need to have a valid bachelor’s degree in the relevant field from Karnataka University or an equivalent university. It is also necessary that the candidate has passed the qualifying exam with the required aggregate as prescribed by the authorities. Further, the final selection criteria vary from course to course. 

Bangalore University offers a full-time MBA programme across multiple specialisations. The university accepts admission to MBA courses through national and state-level entrance exams such as CAT/ MAT/ XAT/ Karnataka PGCET/ KMAT, etc., followed by Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. The basic requirement for admission to MBA at Bangalore University is to secure a minimum aggregate of 50% in graduation. Hence, a candidate scoring less than 60% is eligible to apply for MBA admission at the university. However, as admissions are entrance-based, students must secure a valid score in the accepted entrance exam as well. Candidates can also choose to pursue an MBA course at other colleges/universities offering online MBA courses

In order to enrol for Reva University, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria  set by the university. Aspirants can check course-wise eligibility and selection criteria from tha table presented below:

The two-year course is offered in 29 specialisations. Admission criteria is almost the same for all the courses. A few of the MSc specialisations are further mentioned below: