Admission to the course of M.A in Political Science in Jamia Millia Islamia is carried out on the basis of entrance exam and interview. Those who have completed Bachelors’ program in political science or allied subjects with a minimum of 50% marks are eligible to apply for this course. There will be objective type questions from topics prescribed to graduate level studies in entrance examination.

Eligibility Criterion for M.A in Political Science in Jamia Millia Islamia

Candidates who have completed Bachelors’ degree in political science from a recognized University are eligible to apply for this course. Those who have passed Shastri examination in new scheme are also eligible to apply. Candidates are required to obtain a minimum of 50% of marks in aggregate in qualifying examination. In addition to this candidates having completed graduation in Arts/ Science/ Commerce courses are also eligible to apply. Such candidates are required to secure a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate so as to be eligible. Those who have completed Postgraduate Diploma in Human Rights and Duties Education will be given special preference.

Admission Procedure for M.A in Political Science in Jamia Millia Islamia

Admission to Master of Arts in Political Science is carried out on the basis of entrance exam conducted by the department concerned. The entrance test will contain three papers such as

• Constitution of India
• Government and politics in India
• General knowledge and current events
• Political Science
• Government and Politics in India
• International Politics

Questions will be asked in multiple choice objective type formats. The maximum time allotted for written test is one and half hours. Medium of instruction will be in English language.  There will be sectional cut off in this examination. Those who have cleared the written test will be short listed for next level of selection procedure; personal interview. The weightage allotted for entrance exam is 85% and that for Personal interview is 15%. Those who have secured at least 33% marks in written test are only eligible to attend personal interview.

Final selection will be based on the composite marks obtained by the candidates in qualifying examination, entrance test and personal interview. Apart from this candidates are required to submit the originals of relevant documents at the time of admission.

Application Procedure

Eligible candidates who wish to apply for Masters Program in Political Science in Jamia Millia Islamia are required to apply in prescribed format. Application form can be obtained from the University counter. Apart from this, candidates can download the application form cum instructions from the official website of the University. Duly filled in application form should be sent by post to the University. Those who have successfully registered for the examination will receive call letter for entrance examination.