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

A candidate seeking admission to M. A. Buddhist Studies programme to be eligible, must have passed any of the following qualifying examinations with atleast 50% of the aggregate marks, except Acharya examination where prescribed minimum marks is 40%. (i) B.A. degree examination with any of the following subjects, namely Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Hindi, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Linguistics, Sinhalese, Chinese, Tibetan, Burmese, Thai, Korean, Japanese, History, Ancient Indian History, Cultural History of Arts, Philosophy ; (ii) Master degree examination in any of the following viz. Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Chinese and Tibetan ; (iii) Shastri examination of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi ; (iv) Acharya examination in Pali, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Chinese, or Tibetan of Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi, Kameshwar Singh Sanskrit University, Darbhanga and Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi. Admission will also be open to foreign students fulfilling the eligibility conditions & other legal requirements to the extent the seats are available in the department.

A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination not with History but with any of the following subjects, namely Anthropology, Economics, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology securing less than 60% of the aggregate marks, shall be eligible for admission to M.A. (History) programme. Such a candidate however, shall be considered for admission at the second preference only. A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination B.A. (without History elective)/B.Com./B.Sc./LL.B. (Professional) degree securing First Division shall also be eligible for admission to the programme at par with those who have studied history at the under-graduate level. However, such a candidate shall be considered for admission only against 20% of the seats PROVIDED eligible candidates of higher merit with History elective are not available for filling up these seats.

A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination not with Political Science but with any of the following subjects, namely Anthropology, Economics, Education, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Public Administration and sociology, or has passed the B. Com./B.Sc./LL.B. (Professional) examination, shall also be eligible for admission to the M.A. (Political Science) programme PROVIDED he has secured First Division in the said examination. However, such a candidate shall be considered for admission only against 20% of the seats in the programme PROVIDED eligible candidates of higher merit with Political Science elective at under-graduate level, or not available for filling up these seats.

Explanation :

The above mentioned 20% of seats will be distributed in the following manner : -

i) 10% seats for candidates having passed the qualifying examination in Anthropology, Economics, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology and LL.B. (Professional)

ii) 10% seats for the candidates (other than those mentioned in (i) having passed B.A./B.Com./B.Sc

A candidate to be eligible for admission to M.Ed. programme, must have passed the qualifying degree examination of B. Ed. However, those seeking admission to M.A. (Education) Programme, to be eligible, must have passed the qualifying B.A. degree examination with the requisite percentage of marks (specified at No. 6) with Education elective. Thereafter, if seats are still available, the candidates with B. Ed. Degree with requisite percentage of marks (specified at No. 6) can also be considered for admission.

A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination not with Sociology but with any of the following subjects, namely Anthropology, Economics, Political Sciences, History, Psychology, Education, Social Work and Philosophy securing atleast 50% of the aggregate marks, shall also be eligible for admission to M.A. (Sociology) programme provided that the number of such candidates admitted to the programme shall not exceed 30% of the total number of seats. A candidate who has passed B.Com. /B.B.A./B.Sc./B.Sc.Agriculture./B.Sc.Home Science /LL.B. (Professional) examination securing First Division, shall also be eligible for admission to the programme. However, such a candidate shall be considered for admission only against 20% of the seats PROVIDED eligible candidates of higher merit with Sociology are not available for filling up these seats.

A candidate who has passed the qualifying examination not with Psychology but with any of the following subjects, namely Education, Sociology, Home Science, Social Work and Philosophy securing atleast Ist Division (aggregate) shall also be eligible for admission to M.A. Psychology programme provided that the number of such candidates admitted to the programme shall not exceed 10% of the total number of Open Merit Seats. A candidate who has passed B.Sc. with first Division shall also be eligible for admission to the programme provided that the number of such candidates admitted shall not exceed 10% of the total number of Open merit seats. However, such candidates who have passed qualifying examination without Psychology or B.Sc. shall be considered only if a candidate with higher merit with Psychology elective is not available.