Mumbai University MA Admission 2023: Eligibility, Process, Fee, Dates

No, the university does not conduct or accept any entrance exam for MA admission. Candidates seeking admission are only required to submit the pre-enrollment form along with the application form to get admission. However, for a few MA courses, the University/ MU-affiliated college conducts a Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) after the written test. Selected candidates, who find their names in their merit lists released by the University, are required to appear for a document verification process to confirm their seat. Check more details on MA accepting exams at the University of Mumbai. 

Hello candidate, Mithibai College, St Xavier's College Mumbai, Changu Kana Thakur College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Birla College of Arts Commerce and Science, and Shri Sindh Thakurnath SST College of Arts and Commerce are some of the popular affiliated colleges of Mumbai University for MA admission. A few university-affiliated colleges accept department-specific entrance tests or conduct GDPI for admission to MA. But, at most colleges, admission is based on merit scores obtained by students at the UG level.

The total tuition fee for MA at the University of Mumbai affiliated colleges ranges between INR 2,000 and INR 5.24 lakh. This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. For the exact course and college fee, students are advised to visit the official website of the affiliated college they wish to get into. The website of Mumbai University will not be helpful in this case. In addition to the tuition and course fees, there are other fee components which are part of the overall fee structure. This includes application fees, development charges and other components. Read on to know more about the fee, admission criteria and MU-affiliated MA colleges. 

The total tuition fee for Institute of Distance and Open Learning, Mumbai University MA ranges between INR 16,300 and INR 28,800. This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. Aspirants need to pay course fee at the time of admission to confirm their seat in the institute. The total fee of IDOL includes multiple components such as caution deposit, exam fee, etc.

The University of Mumbai offers two-year MA and MA (Hons) programmes in multiple specialisations to students at the postgraduate level. Out of these, MA General has 27 specialisations under it, namely Hindi, History, Economics and Arabic, among others. Admission to a majority of MA specialisations is based on university-conducted/ college-specific entrance exams. For remaining MA specialisations and MA (Hons) programmes, admission is subject to merit scores obtained by the students in the last qualifying degree exams. To be eligible for all these courses, students must have passed their graduate degrees in the relevant stream they wish to get into during their master's course.