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Amity University, Noida

Ownership:

Private


Noida, Uttar Pradesh


Rating:

4.1/5408 Reviews

Amity University, Noida

Ownership:

Private

Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Rating:

4.1/5408 Reviews

NIRF Ranking:

32

Careers360

Ranking

: 10

NIRF Ranking:

32

Careers360

Ranking

: 10
MA Development Studies
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5000+ Brochures downloaded so far
5000+ Brochures downloaded so far

Annamalai University - Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar

Ownership:

Public/Govt


Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu


Rating:

4.1/523 Reviews

Annamalai University - Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar

Ownership:

Public/Govt

Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu

Rating:

4.1/523 Reviews

NIRF Ranking:

101-150

Careers360

Ranking

: 86

NIRF Ranking:

101-150

Careers360

Ranking

: 86
MA Rural Development
1500+ Brochures downloaded so far
1500+ Brochures downloaded so far

Azim Premji University, Bangalore

Ownership:

Private


Bangalore, Karnataka


Rating:

4.9/56 Reviews

Azim Premji University, Bangalore

Ownership:

Private

Bangalore, Karnataka

Rating:

4.9/56 Reviews
MA Development
100+ Brochures downloaded so far
100+ Brochures downloaded so far

BHU Varanasi - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Ownership:

Public/Govt


Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh


Rating:

4.4/5524 Reviews

BHU Varanasi - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

Ownership:

Public/Govt

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Rating:

4.4/5524 Reviews

NIRF Ranking:

5

Careers360

Ranking

: 8

NIRF Ranking:

5

Careers360

Ranking

: 8
MA Conflict Management and Development
1500+ Brochures downloaded so far
1500+ Brochures downloaded so far

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Bangalore University - Bangalore University, Bangalore

Ownership:

Public/Govt


Bangalore, Karnataka


Rating:

4.4/519 Reviews

Bangalore University - Bangalore University, Bangalore

Ownership:

Public/Govt

Bangalore, Karnataka

Rating:

4.4/519 Reviews

NIRF Ranking:

81

NIRF Ranking:

81
MA Rural Development and Management
1000+ Brochures downloaded so far
1000+ Brochures downloaded so far

BU Bhopal - Barkatullah University, Bhopal

Ownership:

Public/Govt


Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh


Rating:

3.7/528 Reviews

BU Bhopal - Barkatullah University, Bhopal

Ownership:

Public/Govt

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Rating:

3.7/528 Reviews
MA Women Studies
600+ Brochures downloaded so far
600+ Brochures downloaded so far

Berhampur University - Berhampur University, Berhampur

Ownership:

Public/Govt


Berhampur, Odisha


Rating:

4.2/522 Reviews

Berhampur University - Berhampur University, Berhampur

Ownership:

Public/Govt

Berhampur, Odisha

Rating:

4.2/522 Reviews
MA Women Studies Self Finance
600+ Brochures downloaded so far
600+ Brochures downloaded so far

Bharathidasan University - Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

Ownership:

Public/Govt


Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu


Rating:

4.2/57 Reviews

Bharathidasan University - Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

Ownership:

Public/Govt

Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

Rating:

4.2/57 Reviews

NIRF Ranking:

36

Careers360

Ranking

: 69

NIRF Ranking:

36

Careers360

Ranking

: 69
MA Development Studies
300+ Brochures downloaded so far
300+ Brochures downloaded so far

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CUSB - Central University of South Bihar, Patna

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Public/Govt


Gaya, Bihar


Rating:

4.0/540 Reviews

CUSB - Central University of South Bihar, Patna

Ownership:

Public/Govt

Gaya, Bihar

Rating:

4.0/540 Reviews
MA Development Studies
300+ Brochures downloaded so far
300+ Brochures downloaded so far

DDU Gorakhpur - Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur

Ownership:

Public/Govt


Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh


Rating:

4.1/5100 Reviews

DDU Gorakhpur - Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur

Ownership:

Public/Govt

Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

Rating:

4.1/5100 Reviews
MA Defence Studies
    300+ Brochures downloaded so far
    300+ Brochures downloaded so far

    Ambedkar University Delhi - Dr BR Ambedkar University, Delhi

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt


    New Delhi, Delhi


    Rating:

    4.2/5    26 Reviews

    Ambedkar University Delhi - Dr BR Ambedkar University, Delhi

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt

    New Delhi, Delhi

    Rating:

    4.2/526 Reviews
    MA Development Studies
    600+ Brochures downloaded so far
    600+ Brochures downloaded so far

    Dr BR Ambedkar University of Social Sciences, Indore

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt


    Indore, Madhya Pradesh


    Dr BR Ambedkar University of Social Sciences, Indore

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt

    Indore, Madhya Pradesh

    MA Rural Development and Extension
    100+ Brochures downloaded so far
    100+ Brochures downloaded so far

    Dr DY Patil University, Navi Mumbai

    Ownership:

    Private


    Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra


    Rating:

    4.4/5    18 Reviews

    Dr DY Patil University, Navi Mumbai

    Ownership:

    Private

    Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra

    Rating:

    4.4/518 Reviews

    NIRF Ranking:

    101-150

    NIRF Ranking:

    101-150
    MA Urban Development and Economics
    • Fees : ₹3 Lakhs
    1000+ Brochures downloaded so far
    1000+ Brochures downloaded so far

    Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt


    Dindigul, Tamil Nadu


    Rating:

    2.0/5    1 Reviews

    Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt

    Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

    Rating:

    2.0/51 Reviews
    MA Development Administration Integrated
    300+ Brochures downloaded so far
    300+ Brochures downloaded so far

    Gauhati University - Gauhati University, Guwahati

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt


    Guwahati, Assam


    Rating:

    3.9/5    30 Reviews

    Gauhati University - Gauhati University, Guwahati

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt

    Guwahati, Assam

    Rating:

    3.9/530 Reviews

    NIRF Ranking:

    40

    NIRF Ranking:

    40
    MA Womens Studies
    300+ Brochures downloaded so far
    300+ Brochures downloaded so far

    Global Open University, Dimapur

    Ownership:

    Private


    Dimapur, Nagaland


    Rating:

    3.0/5    1 Reviews

    Global Open University, Dimapur

    Ownership:

    Private

    Dimapur, Nagaland

    Rating:

    3.0/51 Reviews
    MA Child Care and Development
    100+ Brochures downloaded so far
    100+ Brochures downloaded so far

    Gurugram University, Gurugram

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt


    Gurgaon, Haryana


    Rating:

    4.0/5    3 Reviews

    Gurugram University, Gurugram

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt

    Gurgaon, Haryana

    Rating:

    4.0/53 Reviews
    MA Development Studies Integrated
    600+ Brochures downloaded so far
    600+ Brochures downloaded so far

    Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya, Durg

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt


    Durg, Chhattisgarh


    Rating:

    4.6/5    5 Reviews

    Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya, Durg

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt

    Durg, Chhattisgarh

    Rating:

    4.6/55 Reviews
    MA Rural Development
    100+ Brochures downloaded so far
    100+ Brochures downloaded so far

    IIT Guwahati (IITG) - Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt


    Guwahati, Assam


    Rating:

    4.3/5    190 Reviews

    IIT Guwahati (IITG) - Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt

    Guwahati, Assam

    Rating:

    4.3/5190 Reviews

    Careers360

    Ranking

    : 12

    Careers360

    Ranking

    : 12
    MA Development Studies
    • Fees : ₹52.75 K
    300+ Brochures downloaded so far
    300+ Brochures downloaded so far

    IIT Madras (IITM) - Indian Institute of Technology Madras

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt


    Chennai, Tamil Nadu


    Rating:

    4.7/5    123 Reviews

    IIT Madras (IITM) - Indian Institute of Technology Madras

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt

    Chennai, Tamil Nadu

    Rating:

    4.7/5123 Reviews

    Careers360

    Ranking

    : 2

    Careers360

    Ranking

    : 2
    MA Development Studies
    • Exams:  GATE
    • Fees : ₹1.52 Lakhs
    1500+ Brochures downloaded so far
    1500+ Brochures downloaded so far

    IIT Mandi - Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt


    Mandi, Himachal Pradesh


    Rating:

    4.4/5    28 Reviews

    IIT Mandi - Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt

    Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

    Rating:

    4.4/528 Reviews

    Careers360

    Ranking

    : 37

    Careers360

    Ranking

    : 37
    MA Development Studies
    • Fees : ₹1.59 Lakhs
    300+ Brochures downloaded so far
    300+ Brochures downloaded so far

    IGNOU - Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt


    New Delhi, Delhi


    Rating:

    3.7/5    245 Reviews

    IGNOU - Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt

    New Delhi, Delhi

    Rating:

    3.7/5245 Reviews
    MA Development Studies
    2000+ Brochures downloaded so far
    2000+ Brochures downloaded so far

    JNVU Jodhpur - Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt


    Jodhpur, Rajasthan


    Rating:

    3.9/5    25 Reviews

    JNVU Jodhpur - Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur

    Ownership:

    Public/Govt

    Jodhpur, Rajasthan

    Rating:

    3.9/525 Reviews
    MA Gandhian and Peace Studies
      600+ Brochures downloaded so far
      600+ Brochures downloaded so far

      JMI New Delhi - Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

      Ownership:

      Public/Govt


      New Delhi, Delhi


      Rating:

      4.5/5      413 Reviews

      JMI New Delhi - Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

      Ownership:

      Public/Govt

      New Delhi, Delhi

      Rating:

      4.5/5413 Reviews

      NIRF Ranking:

      3

      Careers360

      Ranking

      : 20

      NIRF Ranking:

      3

      Careers360

      Ranking

      : 20
      MA Early Childhood Development
      2000+ Brochures downloaded so far
      2000+ Brochures downloaded so far

      Kakatiya University, Warangal

      Ownership:

      Public/Govt


      Hanamkonda, Telangana


      Rating:

      4.0/5      15 Reviews

      Kakatiya University, Warangal

      Ownership:

      Public/Govt

      Hanamkonda, Telangana

      Rating:

      4.0/515 Reviews
      MA Gender Studies
      100+ Brochures downloaded so far
      100+ Brochures downloaded so far

      Kannada University, Hampi

      Ownership:

      Public/Govt


      Kamalapur, Karnataka


      Kannada University, Hampi

      Ownership:

      Public/Govt

      Kamalapur, Karnataka

      MA Women Studies
      100+ Brochures downloaded so far
      100+ Brochures downloaded so far

      Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women's University, Vijayapura

      Ownership:

      Public/Govt


      Vijayapura, Karnataka


      Rating:

      3.2/5      4 Reviews

      Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women's University, Vijayapura

      Ownership:

      Public/Govt

      Vijayapura, Karnataka

      Rating:

      3.2/54 Reviews
      MA Women Studies
      100+ Brochures downloaded so far
      100+ Brochures downloaded so far

      Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University, Gadag

      Ownership:

      Public/Govt


      Gadag, Karnataka


      Rating:

      5.0/5      3 Reviews

      Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University, Gadag

      Ownership:

      Public/Govt

      Gadag, Karnataka

      Rating:

      5.0/53 Reviews
      MA Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
      100+ Brochures downloaded so far
      100+ Brochures downloaded so far

      Kavikulguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Nagpur

      Ownership:

      Public/Govt


      Nagpur, Maharashtra


      Rating:

      5.0/5      1 Reviews

      Kavikulguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Nagpur

      Ownership:

      Public/Govt

      Nagpur, Maharashtra

      Rating:

      5.0/51 Reviews
      MA Planning and Development
        300+ Brochures downloaded so far
        300+ Brochures downloaded so far

        Magadh University, Bodhgaya

        Ownership:

        Public/Govt


        Gaya, Bihar


        Rating:

        4.2/5        28 Reviews

        Magadh University, Bodhgaya

        Ownership:

        Public/Govt

        Gaya, Bihar

        Rating:

        4.2/528 Reviews
        MA Women Studies
        300+ Brochures downloaded so far
        300+ Brochures downloaded so far

        Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha

        Ownership:

        Public/Govt


        Rotha, Maharashtra


        Rating:

        4.8/5        5 Reviews

        Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha

        Ownership:

        Public/Govt

        Rotha, Maharashtra

        Rating:

        4.8/55 Reviews
        MA Development and Peace Studies
        100+ Brochures downloaded so far
        100+ Brochures downloaded so far

        MGCGV Chitrakoot - Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot

        Ownership:

        Public/Govt


        Satna, Madhya Pradesh


        Rating:

        3.2/5        3 Reviews

        MGCGV Chitrakoot - Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot

        Ownership:

        Public/Govt

        Satna, Madhya Pradesh

        Rating:

        3.2/53 Reviews
        MA Rural Development
          100+ Brochures downloaded so far
          100+ Brochures downloaded so far

          MGKVP Varanasi - Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi

          Ownership:

          Public/Govt


          Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh


          Rating:

          4.1/5          105 Reviews

          MGKVP Varanasi - Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi

          Ownership:

          Public/Govt

          Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

          Rating:

          4.1/5105 Reviews
          MA Home Science in Human Development
          300+ Brochures downloaded so far
          300+ Brochures downloaded so far

          MG University (MGU) - Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

          Ownership:

          Public/Govt


          Kottayam, Kerala


          Rating:

          3.6/5          6 Reviews

          MG University (MGU) - Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

          Ownership:

          Public/Govt

          Kottayam, Kerala

          Rating:

          3.6/56 Reviews

          NIRF Ranking:

          37

          Careers360

          Ranking

          : 64

          NIRF Ranking:

          37

          Careers360

          Ranking

          : 64
          MA Development Studies
          300+ Brochures downloaded so far
          300+ Brochures downloaded so far

          Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda

          Ownership:

          Public/Govt


          Nalgonda, Telangana


          Rating:

          4.5/5          4 Reviews

          Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda

          Ownership:

          Public/Govt

          Nalgonda, Telangana

          Rating:

          4.5/54 Reviews
          MA Development Studies
          100+ Brochures downloaded so far
          100+ Brochures downloaded so far

          Mahatma Gandhi University, Tura

          Ownership:

          Private


          Tura, Meghalaya


          Rating:

          3.9/5          2 Reviews

          Mahatma Gandhi University, Tura

          Ownership:

          Private

          Tura, Meghalaya

          Rating:

          3.9/52 Reviews
          MA Rural Development
          100+ Brochures downloaded so far
          100+ Brochures downloaded so far

          MJPRU Bareilly - Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly

          Ownership:

          Public/Govt


          Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh


          Rating:

          4.1/5          35 Reviews

          MJPRU Bareilly - Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly

          Ownership:

          Public/Govt

          Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh

          Rating:

          4.1/535 Reviews
          MA Defence Studies Self Finance
          600+ Brochures downloaded so far
          600+ Brochures downloaded so far

          Mansarovar Global University, Sehore

          Ownership:

          Private


          Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh


          Rating:

          3.9/5          7 Reviews

          Mansarovar Global University, Sehore

          Ownership:

          Private

          Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

          Rating:

          3.9/57 Reviews
          MA Rural Development
          100+ Brochures downloaded so far
          100+ Brochures downloaded so far

          Mizoram University, Aizawl

          Ownership:

          Public/Govt


          Aizawl, Mizoram


          Rating:

          4.3/5          11 Reviews

          Mizoram University, Aizawl

          Ownership:

          Public/Govt

          Aizawl, Mizoram

          Rating:

          4.3/511 Reviews

          NIRF Ranking:

          77

          NIRF Ranking:

          77
          MA Rural Development
          100+ Brochures downloaded so far
          100+ Brochures downloaded so far

          Nalanda Open University, Patna

          Ownership:

          Public/Govt


          Patna, Bihar


          Rating:

          3.6/5          13 Reviews

          Nalanda Open University, Patna

          Ownership:

          Public/Govt

          Patna, Bihar

          Rating:

          3.6/513 Reviews
          MA Rural Development
          100+ Brochures downloaded so far
          100+ Brochures downloaded so far

          NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology Rourkela

          Ownership:

          Public/Govt


          Rourkela, Odisha


          Rating:

          4.6/5          342 Reviews

          NIT Rourkela - National Institute of Technology Rourkela

          Ownership:

          Public/Govt

          Rourkela, Odisha

          Rating:

          4.6/5342 Reviews

          Careers360

          Ranking

          : 29

          Careers360

          Ranking

          : 29
          MA Development Studies
            600+ Brochures downloaded so far
            600+ Brochures downloaded so far

            Nirwan University, Jaipur

            Ownership:

            Private


            Jaipur, Rajasthan


            Nirwan University, Jaipur

            Ownership:

            Private

            Jaipur, Rajasthan

            MA Gender and Development Studies
            • Fees : ₹29.50 K
            100+ Brochures downloaded so far
            100+ Brochures downloaded so far

            Patna University - Patna University, Patna

            Ownership:

            Public/Govt


            Patna, Bihar


            Rating:

            3.7/5            48 Reviews

            Patna University - Patna University, Patna

            Ownership:

            Public/Govt

            Patna, Bihar

            Rating:

            3.7/548 Reviews
            MA Women Studies
            300+ Brochures downloaded so far
            300+ Brochures downloaded so far

            Pondicherry University - Pondicherry University, Puducherry

            Ownership:

            Public/Govt


            Kalapet, Puducherry


            Rating:

            4.5/5            90 Reviews

            Pondicherry University - Pondicherry University, Puducherry

            Ownership:

            Public/Govt

            Kalapet, Puducherry

            Rating:

            4.5/590 Reviews

            NIRF Ranking:

            101-150

            Careers360

            Ranking

            : 85

            NIRF Ranking:

            101-150

            Careers360

            Ranking

            : 85
            MA Women's Studies
            600+ Brochures downloaded so far
            600+ Brochures downloaded so far

            PRSU - Pt Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur

            Ownership:

            Public/Govt


            Raipur, Chhattisgarh


            Rating:

            3.7/5            9 Reviews

            PRSU - Pt Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur

            Ownership:

            Public/Govt

            Raipur, Chhattisgarh

            Rating:

            3.7/59 Reviews
            MA Rural Development
            300+ Brochures downloaded so far
            300+ Brochures downloaded so far

            Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur University, Solapur

            Ownership:

            Public/Govt


            Solapur, Maharashtra


            Rating:

            4.0/5            4 Reviews

            Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur University, Solapur

            Ownership:

            Public/Govt

            Solapur, Maharashtra

            Rating:

            4.0/54 Reviews
            MA Rural Development
            100+ Brochures downloaded so far
            100+ Brochures downloaded so far

            Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata

            Ownership:

            Public/Govt


            Kolkata, West Bengal


            Rating:

            4.4/5            10 Reviews

            Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata

            Ownership:

            Public/Govt

            Kolkata, West Bengal

            Rating:

            4.4/510 Reviews
            MA Human Rights and Human Development
            300+ Brochures downloaded so far
            300+ Brochures downloaded so far

            RGNIYD Sriperumbudur - Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development Sriperumbudur

            Ownership:

            Public/Govt


            Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu


            Rating:

            4.3/5            10 Reviews

            RGNIYD Sriperumbudur - Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development Sriperumbudur

            Ownership:

            Public/Govt

            Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu

            Rating:

            4.3/510 Reviews
            MA Development Studies
            100+ Brochures downloaded so far
            100+ Brochures downloaded so far

            Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar

            Ownership:

            Public/Govt


            Rono, Arunachal Pradesh


            Rating:

            4.4/5            3 Reviews

            Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar

            Ownership:

            Public/Govt

            Rono, Arunachal Pradesh

            Rating:

            4.4/53 Reviews
            MA Defence and Strategic Studies
            100+ Brochures downloaded so far
            100+ Brochures downloaded so far
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