What is the eligibility criteria for MA at Jamia Millia Islamia?
Jamia Millia Islamia offers a two-year MA programme, admission to which is offered based on the entrance conducted by the university, i.e. JMI Entrance Eest. More details for Jamia Millia Islamia fee for MA along with its eligibility, selection criteria and seat intake are as follows:
MA Specialisation | Eligibility Criteria |
|---|---|
English | BA/ BA (Hons)/ BSc/ BSc (Hons)/ BCom/ BCom (Hons) or a bachelor’s degree with at least 50% aggregate in the subject concerned |
Hindi | BA/ BA (Hons)/ BSc/ BSc (Hons)/ BCom/ BCom (Hons) or a bachelor’s degree with at least 50% aggregate in the subject concerned |
Mass Media (Hindi) - self-financed | UG degree in any discipline with a minimum 50% aggregate or equivalent CGPA |
History | BA/ BA (Hons)/ BSc/ BSc (Hons)/ BCom/ BCom (Hons) or a bachelor’s degree with at least 50% aggregate in the subject concerned |
Islamic Studies | BA/ BA (Hons)/ BSc/ BSc (Hons)/ BCom/ BCom (Hons) or a bachelor’s degree with at least 50% aggregate in the subject concerned |
Economics | BA/ BA (Hons)/ BSc/ BSc (Hons)/ BCom/ BCom (Hons) or a bachelor’s degree with at least 55% aggregate in the subject concerned |
Political Science | BA/ BA (Hons)/ BSc/ BSc (Hons)/ BCom/ BCom (Hons) or a bachelor’s degree with at least 50% aggregate in the subject concerned |
Sociology | UG degree in any discipline with a minimum 50% aggregate or equivalent CGPA |
Politics, International & Area Studies | UG degree in any discipline with a minimum 50% aggregate or equivalent CGPA |
Mass Communication | UG degree in any discipline with a minimum 50% aggregate or equivalent CGPA |
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No, you cannot get admission in BDes at JMI without entrance exam. It is mandatory to appear for the entrance test conducted by JMI for admission in BDes programme. You can get admission only if you get selected in the merit list based on entrance exam scores.
JMI has been ranked by many ranking bodies for design and allied domains. The latest ranks achieved by JMI are as follows:
Category | Rank |
|---|---|
NIRF (Architecture & Planning) 2025 | Rank 5 |
IIRF (Architecture & Applied Arts) 2025 | Rank 12 |
India Today (Architecture & Design) 2025 | Rank 5 |
The Week (Architecture & Allied Streams) 2025 | Rank 3 |
JMI reserves seats in BDes programme for students from Muslim Minority, Muslim Women, Muslim OBC/ST, Jamia Internal, PwD categories. Seat share policy of JMI is as follows:
Category | Seat share |
|---|---|
General Category | 40% |
Muslims | 30% |
Muslim Women | 10% |
Muslim OBC/ST | 10% |
PwD | 5% |
Internal-Jamia school | 5% |
JMI entrance test for BDes admission is an offline, pen and paper test. The test duration is 180 minutes. There are two main sections of the test as follows:
Section | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|
Part A: Objective Theory | 40 Marks |
Part B: Creative Aptitude & Practical Drawing | 60 Marks |
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