MA Ancient History: Admission Process

The most popular entrance exams in the country are BHU PET and JNUEE, which are required and mandatory for admission into Primarily Public Universities/Colleges. Private institutes also conduct their own examinations, Several Rounds of Personal Interviews, Group discussions and sometimes rely on the national/ state level entrance exams. 

Generally the Procedure to be keep in mind when applying for Entrance exam-based Admission is mentioned below:

• Registration: Generally Date of Registration for the Entrance Exams are announced by the Institute/Colleges prior to the Final Admission. A Desired Student needs to be created an Account with some basic details like Full Name, email-id, phone number, Age and Current Status.
• Fill up Details: The Subsequent step is to fill up the application form of relevant exams with all necessary details with utmost care. Care must be taken to ensure that the details provided here are True in all the manners, Accurate and correct.
• Submission of Mandatory Documents: Then Students have to Scan and upload all mandatory documents like Class 10th - 12th Mark sheets, Bachelor’s Degree (If candidate had done Diploma then the Marksheet of the same). Those Documents need to be uploaded in a specific format only (mentioned therein Bracket like Doc File, PDF format, JPEG/PNG), as specified by the University/ Institute’s Exam application portal.
• Application Fees: An application fee is to be paid online through Net Banking or Specified NEFT A/C provided thereon, during the submission of the application form. Sometimes it differs from Institute to Institute though some relaxation provided to candidates belongs to SC/ST/OBC/EWS Category, read it carefully.
• Download Admit Card: Admit cards are released online, generally before a week or prior to the day of examination. The admit card must be downloaded and printed out by the students to be used and presented to Invigilator on the day of the examination.
• Examination: Prepare for the exam as per the syllabus, past and last year papers of Potential Institutes. Don’t forget to give Mock Test for the same. Appear for the examination on the date announced by the Colleges, Universities with fulfilling all the necessary requirements mentioned in the Admit Card itself.
• Result: Generally Results are announced by the colleges in a couple of weeks or in months from the day of the exam. If a candidate is successful in qualifying the entrance examinations, they will get an email confirming the same and are also eligible for the next round like Personal Interview/Assessment.
• Counseling and Admission: The last stage is Counselling, which is held only for those students who have successfully cleared the entrance examinations. The student can now take admission in the MA Ancient History course after proper counseling.

MA Ancient History: Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for MA Ancient History aspirants is not much complicated and is as follows. Though the eligibility criteria will differ from institute to institute and colleges to colleges offering the said course.

• Candidates must have held a Bachelor's Degree in the same field with History, Human Psychology as major subjects.
• The qualifying aggregate score required in Bachelor’s Degree is 50% to 55%. Though Some relaxation is provided to Students from reserved category in age and in marks.
• Candidates who have a Diploma in History, done after class 10th are also eligible for the admission.

MA Ancient History: Entrance Exams

There are many National and State-level entrance exams to appear for the admission into the MA Ancient History Program. Listed below are some of these popular entrance exams.

• JNUEE: Jawaharlal Nehru University Entrance Exam (JNUEE) is conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) at the National level. It is held twice in a year, in the month of May and October of each year for admission into Undergraduates and Postgraduate programs in all streams.
• Jain Entrance Test: Jain Entrance Test (JET) is the Entrance Exam Conducted by Jain University situated in Bangalore, Karnataka. The examination is held in both mode i.e. online and offline, conducted over three hours and the paper is of 100 marks. 
• BHU PET: Banaras Hindu University Postgraduate Entrance Test (BHU PET) conducted by Banaras Hindu University at University level. It is held in an offline mode, conducted over two hours and the paper is of 360 marks, containing 120 Questions each carrying 3 Marks. 

Following table shows the important dates to be kept in mind for application and examination of the above-mentioned examinations.

MA Ancient History: Tips to Prepare for Entrance Exams

To help candidates prepare effectively and efficiently for the entrance examinations, the following pointers can be referred to keep in mind.

• Prepare a Proper schedule and try to stick with a timesheet for studying. Include each topic in every subject and stick to the time allocated to each and every matter which is critical from an exam point of view. 
• This will ensure the entire syllabus is covered without missing any tricky point at least once and revised if possible. 
• Allocate at least minimum 2 to 3 hours for study on a day-to-day basis and then increase the same when examination has not much time to leave.
• Mind the basic Concept of subject and sensitivity thereon. The basics will be the key to form the base for the more advanced and relatively typical chapters later on when you are done with the syllabus at once. A strong understanding and proficient knowledge of the basics will be useful.
• Allocate some specific time for the more typical topics to resolve it. If needed, approach a teacher/professor or subject matter expert of your known to help go over the topics again in which one may face an issue.
• Try to read more and more of Competitive books that are read by Civil Service Aspirants as most of the toppers recommend the same.

MA Ancient History: Tips to get Admission in a Good College

To secure admission into a top-ranked MA Ancient History college of the country, a number of factors come into play. Some of the following tips, tricks will be helpful to prepare for the same.

• Since most of the institutes have individual tests, aspirants can prepare for them by studying respectively for each exam.
• They are required to have a UG degree, with a predisposed interest in the different aspects of a political science course.
• Candidates must keep the crucial dates of the entrance examination and application deadline in mind and must take early action against all of the requirements.
• Students must be updated with the current affairs of the world, with a jotted down knowledge of the stream they wish to excel in.
• They must also be prepared for the personal interview sessions and try to excel in their public speaking and communication skills.