Master Degree Programme in Arts and Social Sciences & Behavioural Sciences :-

For admission to M. A. degree programmes of study in Dogri, Hindi, English, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Buddhist Studies, Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology and Psychology a candidate to be eligible, must have passed the qualifying B. A. degree examination securing requisite percentage of aggregate marks (specified at No. 6) either with the subject which is being opted for admission to a programme or with subject(s) mentioned hereunder against a programme or study, regardless of whether that was studies as main, elective, or additional subject at the under-graduate level. Additional/alternative conditions of eligibility to be fulfilled where prescribed for a programme of study, are as follows : -

A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination after having passed the Honours examination in Dogri Language and Literature in the Faculty of Oriental Learning shall also be eligible for admission to M. A. (Dogri) programme at par with those who have passed the qualifying examination with Dogri. A candidate not having studied Dogri at the under-graduate level but has passed the qualifying examination with any of the following subjects, namely Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Punjabi and English Literature, shall also be considered for admission PROVIDED seats in the programme are available after admitting eligible candidates with the qualification(s) mentioned earlier.

A candidate to be eligible for admission to M.A. (English) programme must have passed the qualifying examination with English Literature as the main, elective, or additional subject irrespective of whether the examination passed is in Arts, Science or Commerce stream. A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination after having passed the Honours examination in an Oriental Classical Language and English only comprising General English and English Literature subjects, shall also be eligible for admission at par with the one mentioned earlier. A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination without English Literature subject with atleast 60% of the marks in the aggregate will also be considered for admission against 5% of seats if eligible candidates of higher merit with English Literature subject are not available for filling up these seats

A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination with Sanskrit elective, or has passed the said examination after having passed the Honours examination in Hindi or Sanskrit in the Faculty of Oriental Learning, shall also be eligible for admission to M.A. (Hindi) programme at par with those who have passed the qualifying examination with Hindi elective at the under-graduate level.

A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination after having passed the Honours examination in Sanskrit in the Faculty of Oriental Learning or has passed Master Degree Examination in Hindi, shall also be eligible for admission to M. A. (Sanskrit) programme at par with those who have passed the qualifying examination with Sanskrit elective at the under-graduate level.

A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination with Persian or Arabic elective, or has passed the said examination after having passed the Honours examination in Urdu, Persian or Arabic in the Faculty of Oriental Learning, shall also be eligible for admission to M.A. (Urdu) programme, at par with those who have passed the qualifying examination with Urdu elective at the under-graduate level.

The candidate who has passed the Master's Degree Programme examination in Urdu subject of the University of Jammu with atleast 50% marks or from any other recognized University with not less than 50% of marks shall be eligible for admission to the First Semester of the programme.