Master of Arts [MA]

The Master of Arts programme at Jesus and Mary College in New Delhi is a postgraduate course for students who want to build on an undergraduate degree with focused, advanced study in a humanities or social-science discipline. Compared to undergraduate study, an MA typically involves more independent reading, seminar-style discussion, and a greater expectation that students engage critically with the subject rather than simply absorb material, often including a dissertation or research-based project toward the end of the course. It suits graduates who already have a first degree in, or close to, the subject they want to pursue at postgraduate level, and who are aiming at further research, a doctoral programme, teaching, or research and analysis roles that value depth in a humanities or social-science field. New Delhi's academic and research environment gives postgraduate students at a college here access to libraries, seminars and institutions beyond the college's own campus. Admission to the MA is decided by Jesus and Mary College through the entrance or merit process it sets for that academic session, based on a relevant undergraduate degree. The programme's sanctioned intake is fixed each year and divided across the reservation categories and quotas the admitting authority prescribes, with the exact category-wise seat matrix published in the college's current admission notice for that session.