08-05-2025
AUD launches MA in political science, DLitt courses
New Delhi:
Dr BR Ambedkar University
on Thursday announced the launch of two new programmes—MA in political science and DLitt— in the new academic year. A total of 2,704 seats will be on offer for the upcoming 2025-26 session across UG, PG and PhD seats, vice-chancellor Anu Singh Lather said in a press university's new permanent campuses in Dhirpur and Rohini are also likely to come up soon, Lather said, adding that talks are on with chief minister Rekha Gupta and funds for at least one campus may be sanctioned anytime.
The total cost at which these campuses are expected to come up is over Rs 2,000 crore, officials present at the conference said."We had done a market survey of popular courses last time and based on it, we started UG in political science. We received a massive response for the course. Encouraged by that, we have decided to launch an MA in political science," Lather said."The
DLitt programme
is launched to encourage scholars or experts who have already completed their PhD to undertake specialised research at our institute," she for the MA programme will be held through CUET.
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For DLitt, applications will be accepted all year long and a special committee will review these. The criteria for DLitt is PhD and minimum 5 years of VC further said that the university was working on implementing a one-year MA programme.
It already holds a biannual admission cycle as per UGC the new academic cycle, admissions will be open for 20 UG courses, 28 PG programmes and 22 Phd programmes. Admission into these courses will be held through CUET except BBA-IEV admission for which will be held through Common Management Admission total UG seats on offer is 1,123 and total PG seats is 1,491. Above them, the supernumerary seats reserved for various categories include 134 for foreign students at UG level, 169 for PG students, 18 UG and 28 PG seats for single girl child and Kashmiri migrants, 18 UG and 24 PG seats for co-curricular activities, and 18 UG and 28 PG seats for addition, one seat in each UG and PG programme will be reserved for orphan 85% of the seats in Ambedkar University are reserved for Delhiites, the domicile of the student is not considered for according admissions. If a student has completed his/her schooling from Delhi, they will be considered for this 85% reservation. The student doesn't have to be a permanent resident of the city. The current total student strength of the university is 4,601.
