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The DU admission criteria for M.A. 2020 is pretty similar to the other courses offered by the Delhi University. Since the deemed university offers various M.A. subjects, the eligibility criteria for enrolment into each of them varies. However, the basic eligibility criteria to get into M.A. courses are to clear an entrance exam and interview/group discussion rounds conducted by the University.
Candidates who want to check their expected college for admission in Delhi University 2020 can use DU College predictor 2020.
DU admission criteria for M.A. 2020 are based on an entrance exam. The test will be conducted in the latter half of June 2020 in Delhi, Bengaluru, Jammu, Kolkata, Nagpur and Varanasi. The dates of examination have been finalised, and they will be conducted from 19th June – 23rd June 2020.
Day of examination |
Time slot for the examination |
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8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. |
12:00 P.M. – 02:00 P.M. |
4:00 P.M. – 06:00 P.M. |
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19.06.2020 |
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M.A. History |
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M.A. Urdu |
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M.A. Punjabi |
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20.06.2020 |
M.A. Political Science |
M.A. Philosophy |
M.A. Sanskrit |
M.A. Persian |
M.A. Arabic |
M.A Applied Operational Research |
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M.A. French, German, Italian, Hispanic |
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M.A. Psychology |
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21.06.2020 |
M.A. Economics |
M.A Environmental Sciences |
M.A. East Asian Studies |
M.A. Russian |
M.A. Japanese |
M.A Mathematics |
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M.A. Applied Psychology |
M.A Tamil |
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M.A. Bengali |
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M.A. Comparative Indian Literature |
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22.06.2020 |
M.A. Statistics |
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M.A. Linguistics |
M.A. English |
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23.06.2020 |
M.A. Social Work |
M.A. Buddhist Studies |
M.A. Life Long Learning & Extension |
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M.A. Geography |
M.A. Hindi |
DU’s main chunks of courses offered in participating colleges include Masters of Arts courses. The University offers these courses under separate faculty centres. Here is a complete list of M.A. courses that aspirants can think of while understanding DU admission criteria for M.A. 2020.
Faculty Centre |
Name of M.A. Course |
Arts |
Arabic, Buddhist Studies, English, German, Hispanic, Italian, French, Hindi, Library & Information Science*, Linguistics, Bengali, Tamil, Comparative Indian Literature, Persian, Philosophy, Psychology, Applied Psychology, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Urdu |
Applied Social Sciences |
Russian Studies |
Music & Fine Arts |
Hindustani Music (Vocal/Instrumental), Karnataka Music, Percussion Music (Tabla / Pakhawaj) |
Mathematical Sciences |
Mathematics, Statistics, Applied Operational Research |
Science |
Environmental Studies |
In general, the DU admission criteria for M.A. 2020 is to have a bachelor’s degree (in any stream) from a recognised university. Also, there is no age limit specified by the Delhi University to get enrolled for an M.A. course.
Students who are already pursuing related undergraduate courses from the Delhi University can compete for the 50% seats that will be filled directly based on the merit list.
Other 50% seats will be open to students who have passed their undergraduate course from other universities around the country. Candidates will be granted admission based on their performance in the entrance exam followed by group discussion and interview round.
DU admission criteria for M.A. 2020 has is that candidates appearing for entrance examination must have minimum 45 percent pass marks in bachelor’s course. The minimum pass percentage goes up to 60 percent (based on the course pursued).
For former Delhi University students competing in the merit list based category, the minimum percentage of marks required is 50-60% (depending on their bachelor’s degree course).
The DU admission criteria for M.A. 2020, however, varies slightly for each course, so take a look at the detailed conditions required to enrol into some of the main DU Master in Arts courses.
Course |
Course Requirements |
Marks Percentage |
Total Seats |
Applied Psychology |
B.A (Hons.)/B.A. (Pass) / B.A. (Prog.) Examination in Psychology of DU and other Universities recognised by DU |
55 % marks or above |
31 |
Graduation from DU and other Universities recognised by DU |
60 % marks or above in aggregate |
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Post-Graduation from DU and other Universities recognised by DU |
60 % marks or above in aggregate |
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Eligibility in Merit Category |
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Applied Psychology |
B.A. (Hons.) Psychology and Applied Psychology from DU |
60 % marks or above in aggregate |
15 |
Economics |
B.A. (Hons.) Economics of the DU |
50% or more marks in the aggregate |
232 |
All other Graduates/ Postgraduate Degrees of DU or other recognised Universities |
All other Graduates/ Postgraduate Degrees of Delhi University or other recognised Universities |
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Eligibility in Merit Category |
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Economics |
B.A. (Hons.) Economics of the DU |
50% or more marks in the aggregate |
116 |
English |
B.A. (Hons.) Examination in English from DU |
45% or above marks in aggregate |
213 |
Bachelor's Degree from a recognised Indian University |
50% or above marks in aggregate |
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Eligibility in Merit Category |
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English |
B.A. (Hons.) in English from DU |
60% & above marks in aggregate. Available only for candidates who have completed their Honours programme in the year of 2014 or later |
212 |
Geography |
BA (Hons) / BSc (Hons) in Geography from any other University recognised by DU |
50% or above marks in aggregate |
38 |
BA / BSc / B.Ed with Geography or its equivalent from DU or any other University recognised by DU |
55% or above in Geography papers and 50 % or above in aggregate |
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BA / BA (Hons) in other disciplines or its equivalent from DU or any other University recognised by DU |
60% or above in aggregate |
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BSc / BSc (Hons) in other disciplines or its equivalent from DU or any other University recognised by DU |
60% or above in aggregate |
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Eligibility in Merit Category |
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Geography |
BA (Hons) Geography from DU |
50% or above marks in aggregate |
38 |
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