Maharaja's College Admission 2024: Courses,Fees, Eligibility Criteria

Ernakulam, Kerala

Public (Autonomous) College

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Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam is a institute of higher learning located in the heart of the metro city of Kochi. It is affiliated to Dr. Harish Chandra Gour University, Sagar. Maharaja College offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Arts, Commerce and Science streams.

The college provides B.Sc degree for Seven subjects whereas for the B.A degree, it offers a total of twelve subjects and also the B.Com degree. At postgraduate level, the college offers M.Sc, M.A. and M.Com degree in various disciplines.The College also offers research facilities for Ph.D in 11 departments.

The college was elevated to the status of Autonomous College by the Government of Kerala and UGC in the year 2014. This is the only government college in Kerala which has been granted autonomy.

All the undergraduate courses comprise of three years while the postgraduate courses are of two years
Admission are done on the basis of merit list on the basis of marks obtained in the qualifying exams for both UG and PG courses, except for BA Music, where candidates need to go through an Aptitude Test for the basic knowledge in Karnatic Music (from saptaswaras to alankaras).
Seats available in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes are classified as - Merit Seats, Sports Quota Seats, Cultural Quota Seats and PD Seats

Maharaja's College UG Admission 2023

Maharaja's College provides Bachelor of Arts (BA) programme with twelve different specializations, while the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) is provided with seven different specializations. In addition, the college also offers Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) in Computer Applications.

The college accepts direct admission for UG courses. Candidates are shortlisted on the basis of marks obtained in qualifying exams i.e. percentage of marks received in Higher Secondary or any equivalent exam. Application process for the UG courses normally starts in the month of May every year.

Key Points to Note

Candidates who has passed the Higher Secondary from WBCHSE or its equivalent Examination from any recognised board not before 2016 are eligible to apply for the UG course for batch
For B.A in Music, Karnatic Music skills will be tested through an Aptitude test

List of UG courses offered at Maharaja's College with duration, seats, eligibility and total fees

Course Name	Specialization	Duration	Seats	Eligibility Criteria	Total Fees
B.A.	Arabic	3 years	30	Arabic in Secondary/Higher Secondary / equivalent course and working knowledge in Arabic	Rs. 5,795
	English		25	English in Secondary/Higher Secondary/equivalent course
	Hindi		40	Hindi in Secondary/Higher Secondary / equivalent course
	Malayalam		40	Malayalam in Secondary/Higher Secondary/equivalent course
	Sanskrit		20	Sanskrit at least at SSLC or equivalent examinations and working knowledge in Sanskrit
	Economics		50	Economics in Secondary/Higher Secondary / equivalent course
	Economics (Hons.)		30	60 percent for SC, 55 percent for ST and 70 percent for all other categories. Special reservation is not applicable in the case of B.A. Economics (Honours)
	History		50	History in Secondary/Higher Secondary / equivalent course
	Islamic history		30	Islamic history in Secondary/Higher Secondary / equivalent course
	Philosophy		50	Philosophy in Secondary/Higher Secondary / equivalent course
	Political Science		50	Political Science in Secondary/Higher Secondary /equivalent course
	Music		20	Marks obtained by the candidate in the Qualifying Examination and Aptitude Test conducted by the college shall be considered for calculating the index. There will be 50 percent weightage for the Qualifying Examination and 50 percent weightage for the Aptitude Test conducted by the college.*
B.Sc.	Botany		30	Higher Secondary /equivalent examination with Biology as one of the optional subjects	Rs. 7,445
	Chemistry		36	10+2 with Chemistry as one of the optional subjects	Rs. 6,995
	Chemistry-Environment and Water Management		30	10+2 with Chemistry and Mathematics	Rs. 36,995
	Mathematics		36	Higher Secondary /equivalent examination with Mathematics as one of the optional subjects or Mathematics as one of the subjects in Commerce group.	Rs. 6,245
	Physics		48	Higher Secondary /equivalent examination with Physics as one of the optional subjects	Rs. 6,995
	Physics-Instrumentation		30	Higher Secondary /equivalent examination with Physics as one of the optional subjects	Rs. 36,995
	Zoology		30	Higher Secondary/equivalent examination with Biology as one of the optional subjects	Rs. 7,445
B.Com.	Computer Applications		34	10+2 with Book-Keeping and Accountancy and any two of the following subjects, viz., (1) Commerce (2) Commercial Correspondence and Commercial Geography (3) Economics (4) Life Insurance with Salesmanship (5) Banking with Secretarial Practice (6) Business Studies (7) Mathematics (8) Computer Science/ Computer applications (9) Informatics Practice & Management (10) Informatics Practice (11) Management (12) Accountancy as optional under Part III of the Examination. OR have passed Higher Secondary or equivalent examination recognized by this University with other subjects under Part III optional subjects provided they have secured 45% of the aggregate marks.	Rs. 6,245

Maharaja's College PG Admission 2023

Maharaja's College offers two years PG courses affiliated to Dr. Harish Chandra Gour University, Sagar. It provides Master of Arts (MA) degree with ten different specializations, Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree with nine specializations and M.Com in Finance.

The total intake for PG programmes varies from subject to subject. The total number of seats present for MA including all the specialization is 163, whereas, for M.Sc., the college has a total of 107 seats.

Admission to PG programmes are done on the basis of marks obtained in qualifying exams. Application process for the PG courses normally starts in the month of July every year.

Key Points to Note

75% of the total seats of MA programmes will be reserved for those who have taken the respective subject as Optional (Main) subject under Part III for the BA Degree Course
15% of the seats of PG programmes are reserved for Scheduled Castes, whereas 5% is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.

Course Name	Specialization	Seats	Duration	Eligibility			TotalFees
Course Name	Specialization	Seats	Duration	Qualification	CGPA in CBCSS pattern	Marks for other patterns	TotalFees
M.A.	Arabic	10	2years	Graduation	1.8 out of 4 in Core Group (Core + Complementary +Open)	45% marks in the Part III subjects (Main+subsidiaries)	3555
	English	18			1.8 out of 4 in Core Group(Core + Complementary + Open)	45% marks in the Part III subjects (Main+subsidiaries)
	Hindi	12			1.8 out of 4 in the in Core group with Hindi(Core+Complementary + Open)	45% marks in the Part III(Main/Core+ subsidiaries/ Complementa-ries.
	Malayalam	20			1.8 out of 4 in the Core Group (Core + open + Complementary)	45% marks in the Part III subjects (Main + subsidiaries)
	Sanskrit	12			1.8 out of 4 in the Core Group (Core + open + Complementary)	45% marks in the Part III subjects (Main + subsidiaries)
	Economics	15			1.8 out of 4 in the core group with Economics /Mathematics / Statistics (Core + Open + Complementary)	45% marks in the Part III subjects (Main + subsidiaries)
	History	16			1.8 out of 4 in the core group (Core + Open +Complementary	45%marks in the Part III subjects (Main + subsidiaries).
	Islamic history	15			1.8 out of 4 in the core group with Social Sciences (Core + Open + Complementary)	45% marks in the Part III subjects (Main + subsidiaries)
	Philosophy	20			1.8 out of 4 in the core group (Core + Open + Complementary).	45% marks in the Part III subjects (Main +subsidiaries).
	Political Science	25			1.8 out of 4 in the core group (Core + Open + Complementary).	45% marks in the Part III subjects (Main +subsidiaries).
M.Sc.	Botany	10			2.00 out of 4 in the Core Group (Core + Open + Complementary).	50% marks in the Part III Subjects (Main/ Core + subsidiaries/ Complementaries) with Botany or Botany Biotechnology	4755
	Chemistry	10			2.00 out of 4 in Core Group with Chemistry / Petrochemicals(Core + Complementary + Open Courses).	50% marks in Part III subjects (Main/Core +subsidiaries/ Complementaries) in Chemistry/ Petrochemicals
	Analytical Chemistry	12
	Applied Chemistry	06
	Pharmaceutical Chemistry	06
	Mathematics	20					3555
	Physics	16			2.00 out of 4 in the Core Group with Physics or Electronic Equipment maintenance (Core +Complementary + Open Courses) .	50% marks in Part III subjects (Main/Core +subsidiaries/ With Physics or Electronic Equipment maintenance	4755
	Statistics	15			2.00 out of 4 in the Core Group (Core +Complementary + Open Courses) with Statistics/Mathematics/ Computer Application	50% marks in the Part III subjects (Main/Core+subsidiaries/ Complementaries) with Statistics/ Mathematics/ Computer Application
	Zoology	12
M.Com.	Finance	12			1.80 out of 4 in the Core Group (Core + Complementary + Open Courses) with Commerce / BBA/ BBM	45% marks in the Part III (Main/Core+ subsidiaries/ Complementa-ries.	3555

Maharaja’s College Application Process 2022

Application for admission to all the courses can be submitted online through on the college’s official website for application i.e.98
Click on the admission link of the course, fill in all the details required
After the form is submitted, a challan will be generated. Take the print out of challan and deposit an application fee of Rs. 50 to any of the branches of the Federal Bank in Kerala.