Delhi University MA Courses & Fees 2024: Admission Dates, CUET, Selection & Eligibility

Delhi University offers full-time MA in multiple specialisations from a number of DU-affiliated colleges. The duration of the programme is two years. Starting 2023, DU admission to all the PG courses will be subject to CUET PG scores seat allotment. Candidates who qualify for the exam have to apply on the official website for final seat allotment. 

Check out the details regarding DU MA admission in the below table:

Particulars	DU MA Highlights 2023
Duration	2 years
Fee	INR 360 - INR 43,730
Number of specialisations	38
Name of specialisations	English, Hindi, German, French, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, etc.
Seats	Dependent on affiliated colleges
Popular colleges for MA	Hindu College, Miranda House, LSR College, Hansraj College & Gargi College, etc.
Common eligibility	BA (Hons)/ BA or any other equivalent degree in the relevant discipline with 50% aggregate (45% aggregate for SC/ST/PwD
Accepted entrance exam	CUET PG

*The fee is sourced from unofficial sources. Hence, it is indicative. Additionally, it signifies the commutative MA fee across all DU-affiliated colleges.

Delhi University MA admission till 2021 was offered in two categories: Direct Admission and Through Entrance Test. Also, along with the entrance exam, interview rounds are also conducted for admission to Delhi University MA programme. There is no minimum age limit to take admission to the MA programme offered by the university. However, DU PG admission 2022-23 was subject to a valid score in DUET as announced by the University. Starting 2023, the admission process of DU for its postgraduate courses, such as MA will be subject to the CUET-PG exam conducted by NTA. 

The fee for different MA courses at different DU affiliated colleges ranges between INR 360 and INR 43,730. The variation of this fee range indicates that the fee is cumulative of the fee for different DU affiliated colleges offering MA. The following table, however, mentions the top five colleges of DU and their fee for their MA programmes.

College Name	MA Specialisations	Fee Range
Hindu College	English, Political Science, History, Sanskrit + 2 more specialisations	INR 36,020 - INR 36,620
Miranda House	English, History, Sanskrit	INR 29,060 - INR 38,060
LSR College	English, Sanskrit	INR 35,830
Hansraj College	English, Hindi, History, Sanskrit	INR 432
Gargi College	English, Political Science	INR 28,720

DU has not released its placement report 2023. However, as per the data collated from the DU NIRF report 2023, the key highlights of DU placements 2022 are presented below for the two-year PG courses including MA:

Course	Total Students & Students Placed	Median Package (2022)
PG 2-year (MA, MSc, MCom)	Total students: 6,986 Students placed: 1,271	INR 15.5 LPA

Note: In the absence of MA-specific placements data, the above-mentioned data is gathered from sources other than the official website, i.e., NIRF.

DU registrations via CUET 2023 for UG programmes began on Feb 10, 2023 and were open till Mar 30, 2023. Additionally, for admission to PG courses, DU CUET-PG registrations for the 2023 session started on Mar 20 and were open till May 5. Interested candidates were able to apply online on the official website of CUET UG and CUET PG.

Check CUET UG application process in detail

Check CUET PG application process in detail

Followed by the application forms of CUET UG and CUET PG, DU has already started the DU CSAS registration for final college and course allotment of students who qualified the CUET UG exam. The process will begin soon for CUET PG qualifiers as well.

All the Unreserved category candidates who seek admission to MA at DU are required to apply for CUET PG exam. Candidates can apply for three papers and the application fees are given in the following table: 

Category	Application Fee (in INR) (For upto three test papers)	Application Fee Outside India (in INR) (For upto three test papers)
General	1000	5,000
Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL	800
SC / ST / Third Gender	750
PwD	700

For each additional paper, candidates will have to pay the following application fees.

Category	Application Fee (in INR)	Application Fee Outside India (in INR)
General	500	1,500
Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL	400
SC / ST / Third Gender	400
PwD	40

Beyond this, starting academic year 2023, students will also be required to register on the DU portal for final seat allotment via CUET PG scores. There is a possibility that the university will charge a nominal amount for this process (considering it is charging the same from UG students taking admission via CUET UG). 

Starting in 2022, DU admission will be subject to DUET for PG courses. However, Delhi University M.A. Admission 2021 was offered in two categories: Direct Admission and through Entrance Test. Also, along with the entrance exam, interview rounds are also conducted for admission to Delhi University M.A. Programme.