Master of Philosophy

A day course of two years' duration leading to the degree of Master of Philosophy in Bengali, 6 Comparative Literature, Economics, English, History, International Relations, Philosophy, Sanskrit or Women's Studies.

Conditions for eligibility:

Minimum 50% marks in M.A. /M.Sc. or equivalent examination in subjects as specified below. For De SC/ST candidates, the minimum requirement will be 40% marks. It will be 47% marks for
(a) Permanently Disabled candidates,
(b) permanent full-time teachers with 5 years' experience in Government-recognized Tt colleges, and
(c) for the Women's Studies course, permanent full-time research officers with 5 years' experience in an women's centres in Indian universities/recognized institutions.

For Bengali: in Bengali or Comparative Literature

For Comparative Literature: in any literature subject

For Economics: in Economics/Quantitative Economics

For English: in English or Comparative Literature

For History and Philosophy: in the relevant subject

For International Relations: in International Relations,
Political Science, Economics, Sociology or History (with at least one paper on either Political Theory or International Relations).

For Sanskrit: in Sanskrit or Comparative Literature with Sanskrit as a subsidiary subject at the undergraduate level

For Women's Studies: Master's degree or equivalent in any subject including Engineering and Medical Science.


Selection Procedure:

For Bengali, Comparative Literature, English, History, International Relations, Philosophy:
On the basis of equal weightage to marks obtained in (a) the M.A. examination and (b) a written test. In all the above subjects except Philosophy, candidates will have to obtain a minimum qualifying mark of 50% in the written test.

For Economics:

80% weightage to M.A./M.Sc. marks and 20% to B.A. (Honours) marks.

For Sanskrit:

80% weightage to M.A. marks and 20% to the marks obtained in a written admission test.

For Women's Studies:

On the basis of a written admission test, with 50% as the minimum qualifying mark.