The University of Delhi offers a Master degree in Political Science. All the interested and eligible candidates can apply within the time limit shared by the University of Delhi

There will be an entrance exam for this course. All the candidates who qualify this exam will be selected as per the merit list. Further details about the DU M.A. Political Science Admission 2019 such as exam pattern, previous year papers, seats, eligibility criteria are given in this article.

Basic Details

Important details and information about M.A. Political Science.
Entrance ExamM.A. Political Science
Full NameMaster of Arts - Political Science
State/LocationDelhi
CategoryMaster of Arts
LevelPost Graduation
UniversityUniversity of Delhi
Entrance StatusApplication Form Not released

Important Dates:

Important Dates for M.A. Political Science are listed below. It includes Application form dates, exam date, result date etc.
EventDatesRemark
Start of Online Application FormNANot Announced Yet
End of Online Application FormNANot Announced Yet
Last Date to pay Online Application FeeNANot Announced Yet
Date of Release of Admit CardNANot Announced Yet
Exam DateNANot Announced Yet
Date of release of Answer keyNANot Announced Yet

M.A. Political Science Eligibility Criteria

Imortant requirements for M.A. Political Science are shared below. It includes Educational Qualification as well as age criteria.

Educational Qualification

Eligibility Criteria for the candidates applying for the DU Political Science entrance exam are given below.

As the admission in this course is based on the Entrance as well as merit in the qualifying exam, eligibility criteria for both cases are given below.

DU M.A. Political Science Entrance Based Eligibility

Delhi University Entrance Based Eligibility (Educational Qualification and Marks requirement) for the Master of Arts Political Science.

Category Id Course Requirements Marks Requirements
1 All the candidates with B.A. (Hons.) /B.A. Program/B.A. Pass /B.A. Degree from the University of Delhi or any other Universities recognized as equivalent to the University of Delhi. 50% marks in last qualifying examination or equivalent grade
2 All other graduate (Science/commerce/Engineering etc.) from the University of Delhi or any other Universities recognized as equivalent to University of Delhi. 50% marks in last qualifying examination or equivalent grade

DU M.A. Political Science Merit-Based Eligibility

Delhi University Merit-Based Eligibility (Educational Qualification and Marks requirement) for the Master of Arts Political Science.

Category Id Course Requirements Marks Requirements
1 B.A (Hons.) in Political Science from University of Delhi. 60% marks or above or equivalent grade

Seats (Category wise / State & District Wise)

Total Number of seats in M.A. Political Science Course Under the University of Delhi is 502. Out of these, 251 are entrance based and 251 are Merit Based.

Further Distribution of Seats as per the Category is given below.

Category Number of Seats
Entrance Based Category
Unreserved / General 127
SC 37
ST  19
OBC  68
Total 251
Entrance Based Category
Unreserved / General 127
SC 37
ST  19
OBC  68
Total 251

Application Fee

Candidates applying for the postgraduate course at the University of Delhi have to pay the registration fee. This DU Entrance Application Fee will be non-refundable.

Application fee amount is different for the different category students. So candidates have to pay the Delhi University application fee according to their category.

  1. The registration fee for SC/ST/PwD: Rs. 250/- for each course
  2. The registration fee for all other categories such as General / OBC: Rs. 500/- for each course

M.A. Political Science Exam Pattern

Admission in Master of Political Science is based on the written test exam conducted by the University of Delhi.

  1. There will be 100 questions.
  2. All the questions will be of Multiple choices.
  3. There will be one option correct.
  4. For every incorrect response, there will be a negative marking.
  5. Maximum marks will be 400.
  6. For each correct answer, the candidate will get 4 marks.

Previous year Papers

DU M. A. Political Science
Year2018
Number of Questions100
Language of PaperEnglish
Marks per Question4
Negative Marking-1
Download PaperClick here to download

Other Important Links

Important links for the DU Master of Arts in Political Science Entrance Exam 2019 is given below. Links include applying online, official prospectus, previous year papers, syllabus, exam pattern etc.

S. No.  Topics Direct Link
1. DU Official Prospectus Click Here
2. Direct Link to apply online Click here
3. Exam Pattern and Syllabus Click Here
4. DU Previous year Papers Click Here
5. List of Delhi University Colleges Click Here
6. DU Postgraduate Online Application Form Click here
7.  Delhi University Admissions Mobile Application Click Here