M.A. in History 

at MGKVP Varanasi, Varanasi

MGKVP Varanasi offers admission to most courses on the basis of national or university-level entrance exams. A step-by-step process of admission is as follows for MA admission:

STEP 1: Application Process 2025

The application process for MGKVP Varanasi is conducted via online mode. Candidates, who fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria set by the university, can submit a duly filled application form along with the required documents and an application fee*. Given below is the step-wise MGKVP Varanasi application process:

1. Visit the official admission portal of the university.
2. Click on “Apply Now” and signup/log in using the valid credentials. 
3. Fill in the required personal and academic details.
4. Upload the required documents, including the qualifying exam marksheet and a passport-size photograph.
5. Pay the application fee online via Debit/ Credit card or net banking.

The application fee for all the courses offered by Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith is as follows:

The list of documents required during the application process is given below:

• Self-attested copies of Class 10 and Class 12 mark sheets
• Self-attested copy of Bachelor's degree marksheet
• Master's degree marksheet (if applicable)
• Date of birth certificate
• Self-attested copy of the CMAT scorecard
• Photo Identity proof such as like Aadhaar Card/ PAN Card 
• Original Transfer certificate (TC)
• Original Character certificate (CC)
• Migration certificate (original)
• Six copies of passport-size photograph (coloured)
• Anti-Ragging affidavit by both candidate and parents on stamp paper certified by a notary (original and one copy)
• Self-attested copy of income and caste certificate SC/ST/OBC)
• EWS certificate (if applicable)
• Self-attested copy of disability certificate (if applicable)

STEP 2: Selection/ Shortlisting of candidates | MGKVP admission to various courses is merit-based or entrance exam-based. The university considers the scores of several national/state-level entrance exams.  STEP 3: Payment of Admission Fee & Admission Confirmation | Candidates selected for various UG, PG, and doctoral courses need to pay the admission fee of the course to confirm their admission at the university. 

Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith (MGKVP), Varanasi usually concludes the application process between May and July for most of its courses across. Candidates seeking admission must fulfil the eligibility and other requirements for final seat allotment and should fill out the application by paying the required application fee before the specified last date. Those who qualify for all the admission rounds will be required to report to the admission cell at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith (MGKVP), Varanasi for document verification and fee payment.

Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith is a public university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Established in 1921, as Kashi Vidyapith and later renamed, it is administered by the government of Uttar Pradesh. It received 'University' status in 1974 as Deemed to be University and State University status in 2009. The university has more than 400+ affiliated colleges spread over six districts. It is one of the largest state universities in Uttar Pradesh, with hundreds of thousands of students, both rural and urban.

The University has recorded good placement numbers during the 2022-23 academic year. A total of 591 UG and 74 PG students were placed. Further, the median package for UG (3-year) and UG (4-year) courses stood at INR 3.37 LPA and INR 6 LPA, respectively. At the PG level, the median package for PG (1-year) and PG (2-year) courses was INR 6.50 LPA and INR 3.37 LPA, respectively.

As per the details available in the brochure and multiple online sources, there is no provision available for direct admissions to LLB programme at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi. Candidates seeking admission to MGKVP Varanasi, however, can check out the below table for the admission criteria and eligibility requirements for LLB offered at the campus and MGKVP affiliated colleges:

MGKVP Varanasi offers more than 20 courses at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels. It also offers several UG Diploma, PG Diploma, and certificate courses well. The university also has more than 350 affiliated colleges spread over five districts, namely Varanasi, Bhadohi, Chandauli, Mirzapur and Sonbhadra. To get a list of courses offered at Mahatmna Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, please check out this link with all courses, their eligibility, selection, fee and more. 

Yes, MGKVP Varanasi reserves seats for women candidates seeking admission at the university. According to the official admission brochure of MGKVP, there is a horizontal reservation of 20% of the total seats for women candidates in respective categories and cadres. Out of the total number of seats reserved for women, 2% seats are reserved for widows/divorced women (category-wise, in respective cadre).

MG Kashi Vidyapith (MGKVP) has an elaborate seat reservation policy. Seats are reserved for candidates belonging to various categories. The percentage of seats reserved for each category is given below:

• 1% of seats are reserved for Handicapped candidates
• 20% of total seats are reserved for women candidates (category-wise, in respective cadre)
• 2% of total seats are reserved for dependents of Freedom Fighters
• 5% of total seats are reserved for Soldiers, Ex-Soldiers, Soldiers posted in J&K, parliamentary dependents or dependents of misplaced citizens of J&K
• 10% of total seats are reserved for dependents of the permanent employees of MGKVP

The leading companies that participated in MGKVP placements over the past few years are listed below:

The CUET PG 2024 exam is administered by the National Testing Agency, or NTA, for the academic year. NTA launched the online application process for CUET PG 2024 on December 26, 2023. Candidates will have access to the official website in 2024 to finish their CUET PG application. Using a credit/debit card, net banking, or UPI, prospective candidates for the CUET PG 2024 may finish the registration form by February 10, 2024, up until 11:50 PM. The rectification window for CUET PG 2024 applications commenced on February 11, 2024, and it ended at 11:50 PM on February 13, 2024, three days later.