Maharshi Dayanand Online MA

Online and distance education is booming in the academic industry. As of now, everyone wants to upgrade their skills and try to complete two degrees at once. UGC (University Grants Commission) has approved that a student can pursue two degrees at once, but ht thing is, you can not enroll for two regular courses but can enroll for one online and the other as regular or you can take two online courses. 

Online and distance Master of Arts is one such degree that has advantages over the regular course to pursue. Online MA is a 2-year post-graduate program for students who have completed their Bachelor's degree with a minimum score of 45% from some recognized university or college. An MA has some specializations that one must choose. Some of the specializations are English, Sociology, Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, Economics, Psychology, Humanities, and many more subjects. 

Maharshi Dayanand University offers online and distance MA  in multiple specializations like Hindi, English, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Public Administration, History, and Journalism &Mass Communication. MDU was established in 1976 and since then, the university has served the people by making them literate. This university has been accredited as an A+ graded university by the NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council).  Apart from that MDU is recognized by UGC (University Grants Commission) and AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) and got an overall 96 rank NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) ranking.

For Different courses, eligibility criteria are different. Also, for different universities eligibility criteria are different for the same course. Belo is the eligibility criteria for an MA from Maharshi Dayanand University.

• Must have completed a bachelor's degree.
• Students must have secured a minimum of 45% marks from a recognized university or any equivalent university
• No minimum experience is required and because of this freshers can also apply.

The Centre for Distance and Online Education at Maharshi Dayanand University offers various online programs in different specializations and the main aim of the university is to offer quality education to every student who is willing to pursue further studies at an affordable price. For this, the university has designed the fee structure of every offered program in such a way that it becomes affordable and budget-friendly for students and working professionals too.

The university does not offer any loans or EMI facilities but to financially assist students, there are a few scholarships that students can avail of according to their eligibility criteria, such as: 

• University Merit Scholarship
• Haryana State Merit Scholarship
• Pehlwan Harnarayan Phogat Memorial Scholarship
• Dr. Silak Ram Phogat Memorial Scholarship
• SH. Bimal Prashad Jain Memorial Scholarship
• L.P.S. Scholarship & L.P.S. Bossard Scholarship
• Kumari Bindu Memorial Scholarship

The syllabus completes your course and fulfills the criteria for getting a degree. Learning about the syllabus before enrolling in any particular university is a must thing to do. The course has 4 semesters and you need to clear each semester to jump to next semester. Let's see the syllabus for 

* The syllabus may vary depending on the subject or specialization that you are choosing. The above-presented syllabus is for a general Master of Arts.

The examination pattern followed at Maharshi Dayanand University is the most commonly opted examination pattern, which includes two major components that is internal assessment and end-term examinations.

The internal assessment is conducted to evaluate a student's practical understanding throughout a semester and it carries approx 20-30% of the total weightage which also includes the assignments, that are assigned to every student at the beginning of every semester, whereas the end-term examinations are conducted to evaluate the overall theoretical understanding of a student and it carries 70-80% of total weightage. 

After pursuing an MA, you can go for any career option that interests you or maybe something that pays you enough to sustain yourself in this world. There are multiple job roles that you can choose from. Below is a list of a few of them to help you. Let’s have a look!

*Salary may vary depending on your skills and how you negotiate with your interviewer and HR. Your experience also matters in getting a handsome salary in your hands.