Top MA Colleges in India 2024

The Master of Arts (MA) is a postgraduate course offering a master’s in subjects that come under the discipline of Humanities and Social Sciences. MA implies Magister Artium in Latin, translated as Master of Arts in English. In India, the duration of a Master’s degree is two years. It is among the oldest qualifications granted in academia. Going by the name, it provides mastery in the chosen subject.

Master of Arts is a much broader study in comparison to that of Master of Science. Several ranking agencies, like The Week, India Today and Outlook, have ranked MA colleges in India that offer varied options for students to choose from. 

Top MA Colleges in India: NIRF Ranking 2024

Please refer to the table below for the top MA colleges in India according to NIRF: colleges category for the year 2024:

College Name NIRF 2024
Hindu College 1
Miranda House 2
ARSD College 5
St. Xavier's Kolkata 6
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women 7
Loyola College 8
Kirori Mal College 9
Lady Shri Ram College 10
PSGCAS 11
Hansraj College 12

Top MA Colleges in India: Privately Owned

Given below are the best private MA colleges in India with their tuition fees and eligibility criteria:

College Name Tuition Fee Eligibility / Exams
St. Xavier's College INR 72,500 – INR 1.84 lakh Merit-Based
LPU INR 40,000 – INR 2 lakh Merit-Based
Institute of Distance Education University of Madras INR 13,350 – INR 21,750 Merit-Based
Christ University Bangalore INR 40,000 – INR 3 lakh Merit-Based
Amity University Noida INR 84,000 – INR 7.75 lakh Merit-Based

Top MA Colleges in India: Government Owned

Please refer below for the best government MA colleges in India with their eligibility and tuition fee:

College Name Tuition Fee Eligibility / Exams
TISS INR 68,000 TISSNET
JNU INR 432 CUET-PG
JMI INR 13,400 – INR 21,000
JMI Entrance Exam, CUET-PG
Hindu College DU INR 48,500 CUET-PG
BHU INR 9,020 – INR 10,930 CUET-PG, BHU PET

Best MA Colleges in India: Location-Wise

Given below are the top locations for doing MA from best MA colleges in India:

Top MA Colleges in Uttar Pradesh

Please refer below for the best MA colleges in Uttar Pradesh with their tuition fees and eligibility criteria

College Name Tuition Fee Eligibility / Exams
Amity University Noida INR 84,000 – INR 7.75 lakh Merit-Based
BHU INR 9,020 – INR 7.75 lakh CUET-PG, BHU PET
CSJM INR 12,370 – INR 44,400 Merit-Based
Sharda School of Humanities & Social Sciences INR 1.93 lakh SUAT
University of Lucknow INR 3,500 – INR 96,320 Merit-Based

Best MA Colleges in Delhi NCR

Please refer to the table below for the best MA colleges in Delhi NCR with their tuition fees and eligibility criteria:

College Name Tuition Fee Eligibility / Exams
Amity University Noida INR 84,000 – INR 7.75 lakh Merit-Based
Hindu College DU INR 48,500 CUET-PG
IGNOU INR 10,800 – INR 19,200 Merit-Based
JMI INR 13,400 – INR 21,000
JMI Entrance Exam, CUET-PG
JNU INR 432 CUET-PG

Best MA Colleges in Maharashtra

Given below are the best MA colleges in Maharashtra with their tuition fees and eligibility criteria:

College Name Tuition Fee Eligibility / Exams
Fergusson College INR 23,000 – INR 1.8 lakh Merit-Based
Mithibai College INR 96,720 Merit-Based
St. Xavier's College INR 72,500 – INR 1.84 lakh Merit-Based
TISS INR 68,000 – INR 7.48 lakh TISSNET
University of Mumbai INR 2,000 – INR 70,000 Merit-Based

Highest Salary Offered by Top MA Colleges in India

Please refer to the table below for the highest Return on Investment offered by the best MA colleges in India in the form of placement package:

College Name Tuition Fee Annual Median Package
Bharathi College -- INR 30 LPA
Kolhan University -- INR 19.2 LPA
Sarla Anil Modi School of Economics -- INR 19.2 LPA
Senthamil College -- INR 39.12 LPA
Symbiosis School of International Studies INR 6.06 lakh INR 20.8 LPA

Best MA Colleges in India: Online Courses 2024

please refer below for the top online MA courses offered by best MA colleges in India:

College Name Courses Offered
Amity University Online
Online MA in Journalism and Mass Communication
Centre for Distance and Online Education AMU
MA History with Apprenticeship
Centre for Online Education IGNOU MA in Psychology
Manipal University Jaipur
MA in Journalism & Mass Communication
Parul University Online MA Online

 

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# 1 NIRF

IIT Madras

Chennai, Tamil Nadu Public 4.3 # 1 NIRF
Courses Offered

7 Courses

Exam Accepted

CAT , IIT JAM
Tuition Fees Range ₹6 K-8 L
Accreditation -/-
# 3 NIRF

IIT Bombay

Mumbai, Maharashtra Public 4.3 # 3 NIRF
Courses Offered

13 Courses

Exam Accepted

CEED , IIT JAM
Tuition Fees Range ₹20 K-36 L
Accreditation -/-
# 9 NIRF

IIT Guwahati

Guwahati, Assam Public 4.1 # 9 NIRF
Courses Offered

8 Courses

Exam Accepted

CEED , IIT JAM
Tuition Fees Range ₹20 K-11.20 L
Accreditation -/-
# 10 NIRF

JNU

Delhi, Delhi NCR Public 3.8 # 10 NIRF
Courses Offered

11 Courses

Exam Accepted

CAT , JEE Main
Tuition Fees Range ₹432 -12 L
Accreditation NAAC

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# 11 NIRF

BHU

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Public 4.0 # 11 NIRF
Courses Offered

48 Courses

Tuition Fees Range ₹500 -1.20 L
Accreditation NAAC
# 26 NIRF

Calcutta University

Kolkata, West Bengal Public 2.8 # 26 NIRF
Courses Offered

18 Courses

Exam Accepted

CAT , CSIR NET
Tuition Fees Range ₹2 K-1.60 L
Accreditation NAAC-A , NIRF
# 13 NIRF

Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI)

Delhi, Delhi NCR Public 3.2 # 13 NIRF
Courses Offered

30 Courses

Exam Accepted

JEE Main , NATA
+1 NEET
Tuition Fees Range ₹1 K-9.08 L
Accreditation NAAC-A
# 17 NIRF

Jadavpur University

Kolkata, West Bengal Public 4.1 # 17 NIRF
Courses Offered

22 Courses

Exam Accepted

NATA , WBJEE
Tuition Fees Range ₹5 K-2 L
Accreditation NAAC-A , NIRF
# 12 NIRF

IIT Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Telangana Public 3.8 # 12 NIRF
Courses Offered

8 Courses

Exam Accepted

IIT JAM , JEE Main
Tuition Fees Range ₹15 K-9.60 L
Accreditation NAAC , NBA
# 25 NIRF

University of Hyderabad (UOH)

Hyderabad, Telangana Public 3.8 # 25 NIRF
Courses Offered

15 Courses

Exam Accepted

CAT
Tuition Fees Range ₹5 K-3.74 L
Accreditation -/-
# 16 NIRF

AMU

Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh Public 3.3 # 16 NIRF
Courses Offered

32 Courses

Exam Accepted

NATA , NEET
Tuition Fees Range ₹15 K-13.47 L
Accreditation NAAC , NAAC-A
# 15 NIRF

Delhi University (DU)

Delhi, Delhi NCR Public 3.2 # 15 NIRF
Courses Offered

33 Courses

Exam Accepted

CUET , NEET
Tuition Fees Range ₹12 K-9.50 L
Accreditation NAAC-A
# 37 NIRF

UniPune (SPPU)

Pune, Maharashtra Public 3.3 # 37 NIRF
Courses Offered

32 Courses

Exam Accepted

MAH MBA/MMS CET
Tuition Fees Range ₹2 K-1.78 L
Accreditation NAAC
# 44 NIRF

Bharathiar University

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Public 3.2 # 44 NIRF
Courses Offered

15 Courses

Exam Accepted

CSIR NET , TANCET
Tuition Fees Range ₹6 K-73 K
Accreditation NAAC-A
# 31 NIRF

NIT Trichy

Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu Public 3.4 # 31 NIRF
Courses Offered

8 Courses

Exam Accepted

CAT , GATE
Tuition Fees Range ₹30 K-6.25 L
Accreditation NIRF
# 29 NIRF

IIT Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar, Gujarat Public 3.9 # 29 NIRF
Courses Offered

6 Courses

Exam Accepted

IIT JAM , JEE Main
Tuition Fees Range ₹79 K-10.28 L
Accreditation -/-
# 86 NIRF

Mysore University

Mysore, Karnataka Public 3.6 # 86 NIRF
Courses Offered

20 Courses

Exam Accepted

-/-
Tuition Fees Range ₹3 K-1.82 L
Accreditation NAAC-A , NIRF
# 60 NIRF

Panjab University

Chandigarh, Punjab Public 3.7 # 60 NIRF
Courses Offered

32 Courses

Exam Accepted

JEE Main , PU LLB
+1 PUCET
Tuition Fees Range ₹7 K-14.74 L
Accreditation NAAC-A , NIRF
# 34 NIRF

NIT Rourkela

Rourkela, Odisha Public 4.1 # 34 NIRF
Courses Offered

8 Courses

Exam Accepted

JEE Main
Tuition Fees Range ₹30 K-6.25 L
Accreditation -/-
# 38 NIRF

Kerala University

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Public 3.5 # 38 NIRF
Courses Offered

38 Courses

Exam Accepted

KEAM , KMAT
+1 NATA
Tuition Fees Range ₹540 -1.08 L
Accreditation NAAC-A
# 43 NIRF

Thapar University

Patiala, Punjab Public 3.7 # 43 NIRF
Courses Offered

13 Courses

Exam Accepted

CAT , JEE Main
Tuition Fees Range ₹50 K-14.83 L
Accreditation NAAC-A , NBA
# 64 NIRF

Madras University

Chennai, Tamil Nadu Public 3.5 # 64 NIRF
Courses Offered

15 Courses

Exam Accepted

TANCET
Tuition Fees Range ₹3 K-68 K
Accreditation NAAC-A , NIRF
# 41 NIRF

Andhra University

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Public 3.6 # 41 NIRF
Courses Offered

34 Courses

Exam Accepted

AP PGECET
Tuition Fees Range ₹16 K-14.44 L
Accreditation NAAC

MG University (MGU)

Kottayam, Kerala Public 3.5
Courses Offered

22 Courses

Exam Accepted

CMAT , KEAM
Tuition Fees Range -/-
Accreditation NAAC , NAAC-A
# 21 NIRF

SRM University (SRM IST)

Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 3.8 # 21 NIRF
Courses Offered

45 Courses

Exam Accepted

CAT , GATE
Tuition Fees Range ₹60 K-1.17 Cr
Accreditation NAAC
# 76 NIRF

Alagappa University

Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu Public 4.1 # 76 NIRF
Courses Offered

26 Courses

Exam Accepted

-/-
Tuition Fees Range ₹4 K-32 K
Accreditation NAAC

Sathyabama University

Chennai, Tamil Nadu Private 3.5
Courses Offered

17 Courses

Exam Accepted

NEET , SAEEE
Tuition Fees Range ₹68 K-22.50 L
Accreditation NAAC
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