M.A. in Political Science 

at MDSU, Ajmer

MDSU admission process for MA is entirely entrance-based. Candidates seeking for admission to this course must fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria in the first place before applying for the course. The eligibility criteria for all MA specialisations ranges between 48% to 55% aggregate. Direct admission is offered to those who meet the educational requirements for the course. Eligible candidates need to apply online on the official website of MDSU or the respective affiliated colleges. 

Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 48% aggregate is the basic eligibility for an MA offered at Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University Ajmer. However, candidates applying for MA in Geography need a minimum of 55% aggregate to be eligible for the course. The aspirant must have the documents as a proof of eligibility as well. For more details around the MDSU MA admission process, click here.

MDSU offers a two year MA course across eight main specialisations. Apart from this, the course is also offered at various other affiliated colleges of MDSU. The offered specialisations are as follows:

1. Economics
2. History
3. Hindi
4. Political Science
5. Population Studies
6. Journalism and Mass Communication
7. Geography
8. Sanskrit Vedic Vangamaya

The total tuition fee for M.A. Programme offered by MDSU ranges from INR 700 to INR 62,500. The normal Master of Arts M.A. Programme at Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University (MDSU) is a two-year programme. The course is full-time and is divided into four semesters. The university offers eight different specialisations for the M.A. The specialisations are Economics, Hindi Journalism and Mass Communication, History, Political Science, Population Studies, Sanskrit Vedic Vangmaya, and Geography. Candidates can submit an online application to be considered for M.A. Admission. MDSU M.A. Admission is solely merit-based. The basic eligibility criteria required to be able to apply for M.A. Programme is that the candidate should have a Bachelor degree with a minimum of 48% aggregate from a recognised institute or university.

MDSU offers MA course across eight specialisations at MDSU's faculty and other affiliated colleges of the university. The total seat intake for MA is 5828. Find below the college-wise seat bifurcation for MA course:

College Name	Seat Intake
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University	140
Government Girls College, Ajmer	420
Sanatan Dharma Government College	360
Manikya Lal Verma Government College	360

For more details around the seat intake, click here.

No, candidates are not required to qualify for any entrance exam to pursue MA from MDSU. Admissions to this course is done through a merit scores of the last qualifying exam. Candidates have to submit their academic scorecards and certificate at the time of filling the application form. Based on their past academic records, students will be shortlisted and notified though merit list.

At the time of filling the online application form for MA course at MDSU, candidates must upload a set of documents in the prescribed format. Find below the list of all the necessary documents:

• Recent passport-size photographs
• Government ID card (Aadhar Card, Voter ID card, Driving License, etc.)
• Marksheets of each year of the qualifying examination (Class 10 and 12, UG/ PG, CMAT, GATE, etc.)
• Transfer certiciate/ Character certificate/ Migration certificate (from the institution last attended)
• Caste certificate (if applicable)

NOTE: The size of a single scanned file to be uploaded is a maximum of 300 KB.

There are various government colleges offering MA in Rajasthan. Candidates can check out the course fee of the respective colleges and choose the afforable option out of all. Find below the comparison between some of the popular Rajasthan-based colleges for the tuition fees for MA course:

College Name	Tuition Fees*
MDSU	INR 700 - INR 1,050
Jai Narain Vyas University	INR 1,920
UOK (Kota University)	INR10,000 - INR 12,000
Maharaja Ganga Singh University	INR 1,260 - INR 1,760

*The fee details are taken from unofficial sources. Candidates are requested to visit the official website of the respective universities to know about the detailed fee structure for MA.

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Yes, candidates can pursue a two-year MA course at the university's faculty. Apart from this, MA course is also offered through more than 15 affiliated colleges of MDSU. This course is offered across eight specialisations, namely Economics, History, Hindi, Political Science, Pollution Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication, Geography, and Sanskrit Vedic Vangamaya.

To apply for MA admission at Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University, candidates need to submit a duly-filled application form along with all the required details and documents. MDSU accepts applications for MA in the online mode, and the application fee for the course is INR 300. The fee is non-refundable and can be paid through bank challan. Once the application form is submitted, take a printout of the same for future reference.